Lords of Dogtown
When I was a kid, I had a skateboard, but I was never good at skating, mostly because I didn't put in the work to master the necessary skills. I wanted to be like the "Z-Boys" - the Zephyr skate team who were constantly highlighted in the skating magazines of that time. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva, and Jay Adams were gods (and still are, in some ways) of the skating world. In previous posts , I've shown how mind, body, and spirit characters are used in stories based on real people and events. Lords of Dogtown continues that illustration. The examples given in this post are from the movie, and not necessarily on actual events. The Mind Character: Stacy Peralta (John Robinson) Stacy is a character study in practicality. Early in the movie, he is watching some of the older guys surfing when one of then wipes out and gets cut. Stacy suggests he should get out of the water because of the injury, a suggestion that is not taken kindly. Stacy is the only one ...