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when i was in middles school i would draw epic skateparks in my notebooks. big oververt hangings and sinister taco bowls. i was also very intrigued by the one they called Lee Ralph. he was an australian skater with an abe lincoln beard (yet ginger), a few missing teeth, and was always photographed doing a sweeper or a handplant. i would one day like to meet neil blender, lee ralph, and bill danforth.