067 Geoffrey Gunderson, Vaquero Skateboards Owner, Skater and Friend
Geoff is a skater and small skate brand owner I’ve gotten to know and become friends with over the past few years. He is a So Cal born, Oregon Raised, eventually a Nor Cal transplant, so we talk about that and our perceptions of the preconceived attitudes that come with each amongst other things. We have had some great sessions together over the last decade and we talk about some of those times… Flower Shop in SF, Weirdo Bowl, etc….
We talk skate shops vs. chain stores and what small skate shops provided for skateboarders which is so rare today. In the old days “Kooks were Kooks, but who gets to decide who a Kook is, some other Kook” We even give props to some longboarder friends of ours, so damn we must be the kooks… hahaha We talked about one of our mutually favorite skateboarders Josh Rodriguez! We both feel Josh a craft beer who has never had a model which is unbelievable, and lots of guys that have models are Coors Lite… lol we had a fun conversation and hope you enjoy it…
Geoffrey skates everything, and I like that. We talk about some of the issues in sponsoring skaters, our own perceptions and what stokes us out vs what’s cool to do. Both of us are stubborn and do it our way. He has a great 14 year old Danny Way story amongst others.