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“this is sean sheffey with a cocktail and a small hipper. sean has always been a hero to me, pure fucking power on a skateboard, his life video, “a soldier’s story” was a life changer! i loved watching him sk8 the early contests, he’d rip the shit out of the place then end up beating the security guards up. nothing better then having him as a friend. one of skateboarding’s legends. circa late ’90s in europe.” —Mark Oblow
Sean Sheffey, Europe, late ’90s Back Den 030
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