The Chumash Indians are native to the Central California Coast. The Chumash story of the Rainbow Bridge is that the Chumash were created on what is now known as Santa Cruz Island. Santa Cruz Island is part of the Channel Islands off the coast of Santa Barbara. The story goes that the Chumash were thriving […]
I have a few friends that actually had to physically run away from the Tea Fire (2008). They lost everything. One of them still lives on his property that was more or less burned to the ground. He’s got all of these amazing relics. An example would be a garbage can full of bottles that […]
The word Anacapa is the Spanish translation of the Chumash Indian word ‘anyapax. Anacapa means “mirage” or “illusion”. Many times in my life while sitting on the beaches of Santa Barbara, I’ve looked out at the Channel Islands and noticed a strange phenomena that happens. It’s usually when there’s some form of Marine layer on […]
George and I have been doing this shit for a minute. He’s several years younger than me, but I think we probably both started skating around the same year. He was a little freestyle kid from Goleta. I was a Suicidal Tendencies obsessed teen living in Los Osos. We didn’t meet until maybe ’88?? I […]