California Surfer Boy

California used to be synonymous with skateboarding. If you can believe it, there once was a time in the not to distant past when California had to export skateboarding to the rest of the country, let alone the world. In some parts of the midwest, even as recent as the 80’s you might still hear the taunt “Go back to California, dude!” if you rode a skateboard. It was supposed to be a put down, much like jocks would yell “Devo!” as an insult to anyone who dressed like they didn’t listen to Journey or Zepplin. Ahh… fun times. This California key chain skateboard souvenir dates back to the 80’s according to the eBay auction. They also have another one in pink with an inscription that says “Super Boy,” but I’m willing to be that was a typo that was supposed to read “Surfer Boy.” It’s funny now, but California might not be the first thing that non-skating people think of when playing the word association game with “skateboard.”