Ch. 2 Viewers meaning

Ch. 2 Viewers Make Meaning

Now when It come to this picture we are talking more than how it speaks to me. This picture can pretty much sum up how I have lived since I was 11 years old. I grew up riding a skateboard since I was a young boy, although I never tok as serious as I did when I turned 11. It was then I discovered Punk Rock music and the rest was history. Through many friends, especially those through High School, I discovered the fun and the freedom through both of these counter cultures. Now, when I was grew as a adolescent most of my friends were no more then 2 years older then I was, but through both the music and skateboarding I found myself hanging out with kids in High School, now their wasn’t many kids doing thins, I mean why would they. It was then I found the comradery in skateboarding, there was no such thing as a age group, skateboarding brought age groups, race, and cultures together.

I can’t say that I view this picture any different than anyone else, I mean come on this is simply, professional skateboarder and punk rock veteran, Duane Peters skating one of the famous pools in the world. He’s skating Lance Mountains pool in Monterey Park, Ca, how do I know this? Well, I used to live their, theirs a lot of history their, and the sessions never end. Well actually I guess I can say it speaks to me differently, while many others see this picture as Duane Peters skating a pool, I see it as a way of feeling at home, I don’t skate anymore so it makes me feel good looking back on pass memories, and it makes me feel proud knowing I was apart of it.