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Minding the Gap - Masculinity, Clip 2
You'd come into the skate shop. I don't know. We'd talk about random stuff. And I can't remember when you opened up to me about your mom and stuff, but I didn't... You never really told me about anything about what was going on with you. But, like, I could tell with you from the very beginning, like, skateboarding meant more to you than just being cool and having friends. Like, it was your thing to, like, get away. It was kind of a life-or-death thing. -To other people, it's funny, ha-ha, you know? Oh, these guys are crazy. But in reality, I think it's a control thing. You have to control the most minute, small details to make you feel normal in a world that's not normal. -It would kind of be like a drug in a way. Like, I could seriously be on the verge of having a mental breakdown, but as long as I'm able to go skate, then I'm completely fine.
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Yeah! -Here goes nothin'. -As soon as the effect of the drug wears off, it just comes back to you.
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