U-Paz uthi, 'Ndicinga ukuba ngumfo wepaparazzi,' u-Mnumzana u-Olson ucacisile ngelixa ebetha ugwayi ongatshixwanga nencwadana njengoko sihleli kwindawo entle, enomoya i-Soho loft (yi pal Curtis Kulig's, igcisa lesitalato). Ndifana, 'Fuck' em. Ukuba bafuna umfanekiso, ndiza kubanika umfanekiso. Kwaye saqala ukwanga. Emva kwexesha, iibhlogi zokuhleba zaziya ekhaya kwinto yokuba uMnu Olson wayephethe i-skateboard. Bafana, 'Ngubani lo mfo mdala uzama ukuphinda ubutsha bakhe?, Mnu. Olson ukhumbule. Ndifana, 'Bitch, ndikhwele ebhodini xa ndisemncinci. Kwaye ndiza skateboard de ndife. Uhleli ngobugcisa bakhe ngaphezulu kweminyaka elishumi, kwaye linqanaba lakutshanje kubomi bokuhamba ngokungummangaliso. Ukuhlala ungaphumli, Mnu.Olson ugxumeka phakathi konxweme, phakathi kwegig, phakathi kwamantombazana. Angakhathali ngaphezulu kokufumana irente, kwaye emkhathalele nonyana wakhe, uxinzezele amava obomi ambalwa. Buza abahlobo bakhe ukuba ukwazile njani ukukhupha le nto kwaye baya kuphendula, ngokuthinta nje uloyiko, ukuba kuyacaca-ngandlela thile, wahlala i-17 ngonaphakade. Umnumzana Olson yindoda eyomeleleyo eyakhiwe ngokuqinileyo, enamaqhuqhuva, enomhlathi. Mhle ngoku, kodwa wayenomdla obalaseleyo-ebukekayo-ebemhle ngeentsuku zakhe zobutsha. Eyona asethi yakhe intle ziinwele zakhe, ezingqindilili nezinamafutha kwaye zingwevu, ezahlulahlula zibe yimimandla emibini ezimeleyo: icandelo le-midskull-to-back-of-skull, kunye ne-tuft esecaleni kwebunzi lakhe. Uyitsala rhoqo, kwaye ijikeleza endle, ii-engile ezimangalisayo. Nini Umjongi Waqala ukudibana noMnumzana Olson, wayesedolophini esebenza kwisiqwenga sobugcisa esibizwa ngokuba Kukulenga. Indawo ephambili nguMnumzana u-Olson ngokwakhe, ngeenyawo ezingenanto kunye nesuti emnyama emnyama, ebotshelelwe emngxunyeni. Ngaphantsi, ucacisile xa sijonga iifoto kwi-iMac yakhe, iya kuba sisiqwenga sedemografi-abanye be-Hasidics, abanye base-Afrika, nokuba yintoni-bejonge kuye. Apha ngezantsi kuyakuthi Sonke sivela kwi-bang efanayo. Uninzi lukaMnu Olson's persona lunokulandelwa emva ekuqaleni kwakhe njenge-LA skate kid. Waqengqeleka kunye nabasebenzi abavela kwi-Orenji County, ababengavisisani nabantwana abadumileyo baseDocktown eMantla. Njengoko u-Dogtowner-wajika-waba ngumenzi wefilimu uStacy Peralta wayibeka, Wayeyintshatsheli yokuqala ye-skateboard. Uya kubonakala kwimincintiswano kunye nexabiso elincinci lokusebenza. Kodwa emva koko wayefumana olu lujoliso kwaye wayeya kuphuma apho angabinasiphako. Kwaye akazange enze into efanayo kabini. Ngo-1979, uMnu Olson waphumelela ibhaso leSkateboarder loNyaka. Umzi mveliso osakhasayo wawusebenza nzima ukuzimisela ngokusemthethweni ngelo xesha- kodwa uMnu Olson wayesandul 'ukungena kwi-punk rock. Akholelwa kuwo nawaphi na amathuba okuphumelela, wayebonisa ukuya kwisidlo kwi-blazer emhlophe, ibhulukhwe ekhutshwe kwivenkile yobukhoboka, kunye neqhina le-polka echaza ukuba uzixhoma. Ukhutshiwe. Ndaye ndaya kufuna ibhaso, utshilo uMnu. Olson, kwaye bonke abafoti bathanda, 'Intetho!' Khange ndikwazi ukuthetha. Wayeneminyaka engama-20 ubudala ngelo xesha. Wayephumile kwisikolo samabanga aphakamileyo, kwaye wayehlawulwa ngumenzi we skateboard uSanta Cruz ukuhamba ilizwe, ejinga nje. Ukukhwela ebhodini. Kunye nabantu abaphezulu. Kwaye emva koko, yayihamba njalo. Iipaki ze-skate ezibandakanya ukukhula kwezemidlalo zazivaliwe, impendulo kumabango e-inshurensi kunye nokudodobala kwangoko- '80s. Ukusweleka kwe-skateboarding kufile, utshilo uMnu Olson. Kwaye, 'Kulungile-uza kwenza ntoni ngobomi bakho? Akazange awuphendule ngokwenene loo mbuzo kube kanye. Amaphepha:1 Mbini 3
