It Kind of Grew On Me
By J.N.R Dutton
@jnrdutton (3625)
United States
October 18, 2026 5:25am CST
Dear all,
Have you ever started out not being a fan of a certain sport, but it kind of grew on you? That happened to me with skateboarding.
Specifically when I started looking into the actual lives of Jay Adams and Shogo Kubo. If you've never heard the names, they are two of the original Zephyr team (Z-Boys) out of Cali's early surf and skate culture.
Their story was dramatized in the film Lords of Dogtown, featuring the late Heath Ledger w/a cameo by the also late comedian Mitch Hedberg.
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@jnrdutton (3625)
• United States
18 Oct
What's funny is I had seen Lords of Dogtown and a couple skate docs before, but there's something about delving deeply into the true lives that inspired the stories that sealed it for me.
@AmbiePam
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