Back in 1979-1980, us P*Land boyz spent a lot of time at The Ranch Skatepark in Colton, California. We thought we were pretty good skaters and shredded our homestyle ramp daily, but once we left the desert and hit The Ranch, we discovered we had a long, long way to go. Eddie "El Gato" Elguera (pictured above, mid-frontside invert), was a local there and blew us away. I once saw him stop mid-Rock-n-Roll on The Ranch's half pipe extension, leave his skate rocking there on top, hop off, go get a soda in the snack bar. About 15 minutes later, he came back, hopped back on his board, and dropped in on 12 feet of vert back into the pipe. Maybe a bit of a showoff, but still...only El Gato at The Ranch could get away that. He definitely owned the place. We would drive back up to the desert, humbled but inspired, and keep blazing. One day I hope to write more about all that P*Land stuff.....so boyz, scan your photos and send them to me.
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