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Texas Ranger Division | Father's Skate Supply | S3 E141
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On this week’s episode of the USAFBL Fingerboard Podcast, we sit down with Mason Baker, the rider behind Father’s Skate Supply and the Texas Ranger Division. We talk about his 20-hour bus ride to Atlanta, the evolution of the American fingerboard scene, and what it means to build real community in 2025. We dive into King of the Plies, crew culture, and why the competitive circuit is finally developing real consistency. We also talk about Nationals, the road to Germany, and the pressure that comes with filming, competing, and progressing on camera. Mason shares updates on Father’s Skate Supply, the Texas scene, and how moving to Houston has transformed his brand. This one is packed with laughs, raw stories, and core fingerboarding moments from the Atlanta regional tour stop.
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Speaker 2 (00:03)
Can't write my story
Speaker 1 (00:05)
you
Welcome to USAFEL Fingerboard Podcast. I'm your host, Levine Cunningham. Today I've got Mason Baker, AKA Father's Skate Supply and two fats a cr-
Speaker 2 (00:26)
How's it going y'all?
Speaker 1 (00:29)
Man, I'm stoked that you're here on this pod.
Speaker 2 (00:32)
20 hour bus ride. I got to spend the week with my dad. It was worth it. So I mean, got to see friends and family ⁓ got to come out, have a good contest. You see all these new people that I've never met before and see how the scene's really been evolving since I got involved with what you've been doing.
Speaker 1 (00:47)
for everybody. We're live here at the Atlanta event. The doors just opened and we're trying to get the last of these little pods and get everybody on. Shout out to all the local homies got Mason Baker here on the mic. Atlanta 2025 regional tour stop. You were here yesterday. It was a blast.
Speaker 2 (01:04)
I was in fact here yesterday.
yeah, no, it was, it was great. It's always, it's always a good vibe whenever USAFBL actually is doing the physical event themselves. You tend to do it on a bigger scale than what most of the sanction events that you've been doing nationwide have been. But judging from what I've seen by all of the videos, recap videos from the last year, year and a half, the way the season's been going, it's been only getting bigger, stronger and better.
Speaker 1 (01:31)
couldn't agree more. I'm excited to wrap up this season, not with just the last of the regionals and the nationals. But I mean, you're talking 2026 with a whole new listings of sanction events for the locals and of course, coming back on tour for regionals and nationals for 2026. We're also sending people to Fast Wingers 22 next year for the World Championships, Germany.
Speaker 2 (01:52)
yeah, absolutely. I mean, we're going to be sending the best of the best to represent North America, Central America basically as a whole. I mean, we're going to leave it up to the skate guys. Cause like I said, only, only the best of the best can go.
Rant away big boy
Speaker 1 (02:28)
Oh yeah.
Black River, which I love Black River, don't get it twisted, but they've got a history of only Black River riders winning their contest.
Speaker 2 (02:42)
the ⁓
Speaker 1 (02:51)
not saying is rigged.
They've always won and we need to bring our A team our best and we need to knock some of the Germans off that totem pole and we got to slide in some Americans. That's all.
Speaker 2 (03:04)
I don't disagree. ⁓ In fact, in terms of like mentioning Black River, how they've kind of had like a for lack of a better term, a chokehold on the podium at Fast Fingers. Because let's just just call it what it is. It's been absolute dominance by Black River riders. This is true. They're they're world renowned. They're not all just European based. We've got a few over here in North America as well that are on par with the bigger names on that squad. I think the coolest thing about sending the three best American riders over is
There is a 95 % chance that they are not on a Black Rivers team, whether it be obstacles, boards, trucks, wheels. ⁓ And it's going to get an opportunity for the rest of the world to see, these are the kind of companies coming out of America right now. Whether it be sponsors, I have sponsors, other riders here have. At the end of the day, when Fast Fingers is said and done, they're going to know that those brands and those riders were there regardless of results. And that's what I'm looking forward to.
Speaker 1 (04:02)
I'm looking forward to that. I'm looking forward because right now the American scene has just been exploding.
Speaker 2 (04:07)
We've been making massive statements worldwide.
Speaker 1 (04:10)
But on the competitive circuits, we have been lackluster.
Speaker 2 (04:14)
I think it's because we haven't had something like this set up to really determine in terms of who wants to compete and be in the competitive circuit who really is the most consistent who can handle the pressure who can just wave off the cameras and the eyeballs on them
Speaker 1 (04:29)
That's a special talent right there.
Speaker 2 (04:31)
I that's why I set my camera up as much as I can for myself. You know, I've been, like I said, I've been involved in your league since 22 and ever since then I've kept the camera rolling as much as possible and to this day I still, right before I start filming and I'm working on that.
Speaker 1 (04:44)
it takes a little bit i'm not gonna lie but once you get past all that like it is fu-
Speaker 2 (04:50)
the
Once you get a kickflip nose grinder, kickflip back tail down on camera, the pressure goes away. ⁓ It's just one of those things where you gotta stay consistent, stay on it. And if you really wanna get out to Germany and you really wanna make your statement that, ⁓ as an American rider, take us a little more serious. We're not just a bunch of little skeevy thrifty kids that are just looking for something to do on board. Some of us, this is our way to stay skating because of injury.
Some of us never physically got into it because we were scared of getting hurt. This is the closest thing we got like We take this just as seriously as they do in Europe in Asia I mean down in like Southeast Asia the Asian islands and the Indonesian islands. Those scenes are massive. They're huge Oh, I've been talking to the guys out in Malaysia and all of that You know, there's a bit of a language barrier But they they take it super serious and I think it's only a matter of time before we start seeing those guys end up at fast fingers, too
Speaker 1 (05:46)
they are just the currency changes I think is the only thing that's keeping those guys behind like the Philippine they're like in the Facebook groups some of those like Philippine groups and they're talking like a hundred hundred fifty thousand people in some of those groups ⁓
Speaker 2 (06:02)
I get hit I get hit with friend requests like dozens daily from the guys over down in those islands and that area of the world and at first you think with the name and the in the in the picture like a fake profile then you look into it you see they're posting clips they're good they're involved in the community
Speaker 1 (06:19)
we'll be talking about them in the next couple years I feel like I feel that I you'll really start to notice them though you'll probably see leagues and things like that start to develop pop up and things that kind of happening over there
Speaker 2 (06:21)
the
That's why I'm glad we're bringing it up because now that we brought it up, the people are finally going to start seeing it more. know, and it's not because of an algorithm thing. It's going to be one of those once it's out there, you know about it. And it feels like you finally see it.
Speaker 1 (06:44)
Man, so speaking of cameras and stuff, we're talking about, let's talk about the 2024 2025 King of the Plies.
Speaker 2 (06:57)
So 2024 really kind of set a precedent of what to expect with this contest. And I like how you kind of paid homage to Thrasher, King of the Road, wanting to just kind of do a turn loose, no holds barred deal. know, the first year you felt it out, there was some craziness and some zaniness. And the guys were about their business and just knocked it out and made very, very well polished presentable video projects in the end of it. But 25 is when we started to realize only the second time around.
This has potential to be bigger than possibly the competitive circuit itself. It is.
Speaker 1 (07:30)
is
I feel like the amount of energy, time and passion that went behind the King of the Plies projects unmatched on parallel. And for people that don't know what I'm talking about, King of the Plies is literally a 45 day video submission team competition. like basically you put together a local team. So Mason here, father's
put together the Texas Ranger Division. he had it, that's local. We put together a list of challenges and they go out and they film these list of challenges and then they submit their story, their edits and they compete against 12 other teams, 13 other teams that are also doing it in different cities around the country.
Speaker 2 (08:00)
crew.
It's worth the buy-in. One thing that I felt turned a handful of crews off from really doing it and pulling the trigger was the buy-in. But when you look back on it, whether you place or not, get a package or not, or win any of that pot or not out of the deal, like I was telling you yesterday, this contest will test you as a rider, test you as a crew, test you as a film or an editor. It will test you in your decision-making on the fly. ⁓
You only have 45 days to do this from the day the challenges drop to the moment you have to have your Google Drive files submitted and sent to you at 45 days. You said we sat there and took a week off on this. And when we took that week off and reconvened so everybody could go to work, make a little extra money to do this. We felt the pressure like we, we were tested ourselves. ⁓ I can't really speak for any other teams involved, but all I can say is.
If you really are about this life and you really just want to prove that you're a one percenter, this is the way to do it. The contest circuit's fine and all, I love it myself, but I think King of the Plies is really where a lot of people are going to shine for the league.
Speaker 1 (09:24)
I think King of the Plies is like, it is just, it's so core and so raw and the challenges, I mean, we've got, I mean, we kind of created a cult. Like I've got probably 20 people with our logos tattin' on them, Plies logos, King the Plies.
Speaker 2 (09:41)
Speaking of I'm sorry speaking of no I don't have one but I wanted to shout out my two guys I got them yeah a handful of guys had multiple members get tattooed like we did but I'm biased so I'm gonna say that dysfunctional fingers you had the best one I love you Zach you got the actual duck trophy on your shoulder and then you know ⁓ ditch Kenneth you know yeah got a thin line KO TP with the crown you know and that was him trying to manifest the wind for us I believe
Speaker 1 (10:11)
Man, well got Gary Graves. I held him back on some of the challenges this year.
He's me nervous with some of the challenges he's going we're like creating challenges. We you know, just get together. We're just having a session like he's spitting them off and I'm like, I don't know, man. These are pretty risky, pretty dangerous, pretty raw and uncut for fingerboard like skateboarding like hell yeah. I'm like fingerboarders. Like, don't know. And you guys answered the call this year with the couple that allowed him to put on the rock socket and everybody stoked and completed them. And I'm like, all right, Gary Graves this year, 2026.
King of the Flies should drop this April. He's got full range. I think he's got about 10 absolutely wild challenges for you guys to add to the circuit.
Speaker 2 (10:57)
Well, we're saving our pennies just putting stuff off to the side because as long as you're doing this contest, I know for a fact, the father's crew is going to keep buying in and keep trying. ⁓ Like I said, as much as we love coming to the sanction events and the regionals and the nationals, ⁓ we feel that's our element and we feel that's where we're finding a lot of other teams are finding their element. Because I mean, at the end of the day, at the end of the day, it's all about the fun and the memories, but it's still also proving that, hey, I'm a one percenter. Hey, I live this life.
You know, that's really what this contest series King of Plies is about.
Speaker 1 (11:30)
I feel that I mean at the end of the day, mean, us, FPL is just that platform for people to be able to hop on, create and really be able to express their passions for finger boarding. Whether you're here at an event, I saw a kid get sponsored yesterday, which is pretty wild. I don't know if I'm at Liberty and say, is there talking about maybe doing a pro model or something like that? But yeah, I want to be that guy that leaks that, but I'm just saying like coming out here and
Speaker 2 (11:50)
yeah, let's keep that under wraps.
Speaker 1 (11:56)
like being on network and next hang out, have a great time, possibly find sponsors and network and wild. And then if you're a competitive finger boarder, this is the only real place to shine on a legitimate circuit.
Speaker 2 (12:09)
Yeah,
if you like pressure, if you like showing off and showing out, this is the place to be.
Speaker 1 (12:13)
Of course. And then of course you got the podcast where you got real people telling real stories.
Speaker 2 (12:18)
some of the stories I hear a while on the podcast some of the stories I hear a while where just went from I was bored one day to I run the biggest brand out there in this region or or you know I was a pro I was I was this close to going pro and then you know my knee my ankle my leg and they found their passion to repurpose themselves so I mean it's the stories themselves can be tame but what they got out of it how it came to fruition is what's wild to me too
Speaker 1 (12:44)
Yeah, no, most definitely, most definitely. First off, you had a hell of a journey getting out here, and I appreciate you making that trip, making this journey. I hope everything is far exceeds everything that you were expecting out of this whole plan, even though this is the start of day two. mean, we've got a crazy day today.
Speaker 2 (13:03)
⁓
a ⁓
I don't want to be that guy, but a couple of guys are trying to recreate what I did a couple years ago in Atlanta in 22.
Speaker 1 (13:17)
Okay, okay. You want to talk about it.
Speaker 2 (13:19)
Mean it it does my heart good to see people doing that trick not many people do it So to see one of the youngest competitors here pull it off just as cleanly as I as I like to do them and another guy sitting here putting in the work and getting them really really well and consistent, know You think within you think in a contest format your ego a kick in you'd be like, oh, that's my trick. How dare you? No, I don't gatekeep the day like in 22 when when I date when I showed everyone that trick I was telling everyone how to do it after the contest already
It's part of progression, it's part of the history with it and that's what I'm liking about this contest. I'm seeing people evolve stuff that were just concepts a couple years ago into their daily repertoire.
Speaker 1 (13:59)
I feel that there's a couple of people out here nonchalantly busting out Nali Hills like it's second natured Baja Baja Jonas and you I'm about to perfect it by the end of the day that's the goal the goal is to be like alright let me get the motions because it's foreign to me but everybody out here on the competitive circuit man they're just especially game of skates like we have some epic like regional qualifier game of skates go down yesterday
Speaker 2 (14:08)
the ⁓
of games escape this year have been insane the consistency level of these riders is getting is getting ridiculous it is like I mean I do game escape at every sanction event and I'm just happy to make it to like the round before third place you know I'm not the most consistent I'm 100 % in edit skater you know I'm definitely the guy that sets up the camera the angles and filming and I'll sit there and put in the work you know the hour long battle for my trick so game escapes a little out of my element but that's why I do it
Speaker 1 (14:55)
It's just about, uh, just learning and evolving. Game of Skate is like, it's one within yourself. It's, it's just about, you can't, it's not like you do a best run. You're like, Oh, maybe if I would have done this trick instead of that trick, it's one of those like, you know, it's one-on-one, one V one, you versus you kind of a thing.
Speaker 2 (15:15)
Yeah, you see your opponent put a trick down and you don't have that trick at all. You know, that's where things can take a turn for the worst. Yeah. You know, but I've seen guys learn that trick on the spot on the other like on the same side of that.
Speaker 1 (15:26)
like I've never done that before and they actually did it and did it good like clean and like just buttered I'm like that's wild to me to see that in real life
Speaker 2 (15:34)
me with nolly heels when I was learning a consistent with them up against Jake Roemer in Dallas you know the man switch heels and nolly heels in his sleep and he threw one out on me in a round of it I'm like I don't have that and you know I pulled it off and I kept my round alive so that's what I'm talking about you'll learn tricks on the fly and they may not be pretty but if they're clean enough it keeps you alive in the round
Speaker 1 (15:57)
I feel that, I feel that.
Speaker 2 (15:59)
Baker Makers will save you guys. Don't be afraid to take an imperfect landing. Whether it be your video clips, your game escape round, your contest runs. Just document it and you can watch your progression that way.
Speaker 1 (16:13)
I feel that I feel that. All right, let's backtrack a little bit about the brands because we really haven't talked to miles a lot about fathers like it's been a minute since you've been on the pod last. I think we did the heartbreak Valentine's Day special.
Speaker 2 (16:25)
Yeah, actually, and it's kind of funny. One of the guys that I didn't name with a situation we talked about in that episode is in this room right now. And I was more than happy to see him. You know, we hugged it out. We were smiling. We shook hands. We had an hour long conversation about just life catching up about what we've been up to. So that's the thing. That's the thing. Like on the other side of the heartbreak, there's if you give some things a little bit of time, strained relationships in this scene repair themselves.
Speaker 1 (16:50)
Yeah. Man, all right, so from it's been about a year, I guess. So kind of like recap the last year, what's been going on with fathers and kind of walk us into what's going on present day in the future.
Speaker 2 (17:02)
Okay, so I've revamped some things. went into ⁓ pre-order, like I set up my big cartel again finally. I've got it set up. I've got actually dropping prices on everything when I get back to Texas. So anybody that's actually interested in Father's Merch, which none of you are, and I'm okay with that, I'm dropping prices, man. Hoodies are about to be cheaper. T-shirts are about to be cheaper. Any color you want on the print, any color you want on the shirt. I've got a supply house in town instead of waiting to order in bulk.
So that's what's been happening moving to Texas from Louisiana for fathers has been exponential in terms of its growth. I've established a local crew. It strengthened the connection with the guys nationally and internationally. Shout out NUX in Canada, shout out Baldy in the UK. You guys are holding it down worldwide for me and I couldn't thank you guys anymore.
Speaker 1 (17:52)
missing Baldi. Baldi came in 2023 last time we were down here he flew in.
the ⁓
Speaker 2 (18:05)
we miss you baldy you gotta come back stateside please ⁓ but so yeah i mean and then meeting up with a kenneth a k a ditch decks you know that's also been huge in terms of the growth of fathers he got on the squad overtime you know i was on jelly bear on the last episode you know jelly bears involved with father's crew inner ⁓ you know ⁓ nationwide so interstate i should say ⁓ you know and
You know, got the blessing from Justin to start working with Kenneth on ditch decks. So, you know, since then I personally have switched from Jelly Bear to ditch decks, but shout out Justin, keep doing what you're doing. ⁓ And that's also been helping fathers in a sense that we now work together shoulder to shoulder. We're pouring concrete for ditch. We're shaping decks for ditch. We're about to start lathering wheels for a new brand. We're going to unveil over time. Once we perfect our lathering and the sizes we want, get our bearings we want. ⁓ It's been allowing
a dedicated area for me to print. So I've just been slowly acquiring shirts and hoodies over time, letting them build up, just mostly sending them out to team riders and events for now. And if people ask about it, I've got stuff for sale, you know, but once again, I'm just trying to still like we were talking about in the last episode, just eat a bunch of profit, put shirts and hoodies in people's hands and on their backs. Like right now it's not about making the money or getting the sales. It's about establishing who you are in the community, what your brand's about, what your riders can do for you in the scene.
Speaker 1 (19:32)
⁓ the huge progression. could see like the forward movement from where you were two years ago, three years ago when I first met you to where you are now.
Speaker 2 (19:45)
the
the ⁓
the weather is not ideal being out in Louisiana there's no scene to establish we're hoping to actually go out to New Orleans and ⁓ help build that up actually through fathers and some Texas brands and ⁓ when Eli comes back from wherever he's been at lost flipper. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:25)
I was getting ready to say he's been talking about trying to set something up.
Speaker 2 (20:28)
We've
been talking, he's actually been talking with the guys at Riding Dirty Skate Shop in Slido, Louisiana about setting stuff up because they just got a new skate park. So he and I have a lot of mutuals. He didn't know what I knew. ⁓ So he was sending me DMs, hey, do know who this is? yeah, that's so and so. That's my friend's kid brother actually, and stuff like that. That's how small the area of Louisiana, Mississippi Eli and I are from is.
Speaker 1 (20:51)
That's crazy. Well, I he's a good resource. He's a hard worker. He really wants to make things happen and stuff. So I'm excited for you guys to tag team up and see what you guys are able to establish out there for sure.
Speaker 2 (21:01)
and then all that in you've actually helped me out immensely after i moved to texas i mean you as soon as kenneth established roots back in texas you know he was a texas native living in norcal for a while came back because of family and all that ⁓ you know you just kind of through like i would lack of better term through it all so you guys want to do a sanction event for us not i didn't hesitate i said yeah let's do it and you know you
⁓ the
Speaker 1 (21:55)
Phoenix
I know does
Speaker 2 (21:57)
the they do four, so that's what I'm saying, I meant to say eight. My math does not math. That's why I have tape measures, pens, pencils, and micrometers. I write everything down. Have to. ⁓ But yeah, so, you know, and that's been another thing. You've gotten me in touch with Stephen. Stephen's been ⁓ a finite resource of knowledge and in terms of connections on how to source for things I need materials. you know, just...
Speaker 1 (22:02)
Ever.
Speaker 2 (22:23)
Getting involved with you in the league has been exponential for the brand and it all actually came from being inspired by what I saw in 22, the first time I met you in person and came out and met a lot of these people. know, Fathers didn't become a concept until after I got back to Louisiana from ⁓ my Georgia, Florida trip that year.
Speaker 1 (22:41)
That's why I like hosting these events. I think like a lot of people come out, they get inspired, they meet up with other people that also inspires them because they'll come see a vendor or they'll talk to people that are making decks and they'll literally be able to pick their brains like, hey, I want to make decks or I to make obstacles like kind of want to do something that's like this, not like this. Like, what do you think? What do you suggest? And like, literally interact with them and talk to them and be like, yeah, try this out. Point you in this direction. And like for me, like coming here.
You the city is like every single year, like I'll meet people. I'll give them a few pointers and then they'll come back like, bro, I like do what you said. And like, now I've got like, you know, 2000 followers on Instagram and I'm making edits and like I'm creating this. I started a channel and I'm like, bro, you're making it. And they're like super excited and like you do it year after year after year. And like, you really kind of see the progression of people like Nick Dimer.
I mean, first event was our Philly event in 2022. And like I've watched his entire career from like start to finish sausage rams with a lot of people like.
Speaker 2 (23:47)
the that
Speaker 1 (24:01)
It is, it is. We're from the South, you know about Golden Corral.
Speaker 2 (24:04)
Oh, and if you've never been to a Waffle House on top of that, just come out to the south in general and find the nearest one. Go between the hours of 1 a.m. and 4 a.m.
Speaker 1 (24:14)
That's when all the fun happens.
Speaker 2 (24:16)
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Speaker 1 (24:18)
Preferably a side area.
Speaker 2 (24:25)
the ⁓
Speaker 1 (24:39)
They could be literally sub-stitutions for like the Avengers.
Speaker 2 (24:44)
I've heard the Avengers are actually afraid of Waffle House line cooks.
Speaker 1 (24:48)
The only person not afraid, Chuck Norris.
Speaker 2 (24:52)
I don't know Chuck Norris still says please to them.
Speaker 1 (24:55)
Man, that's a whole nother ball game right there.
Speaker 2 (24:58)
I could also just be his southern charm in the way he was raised.
Speaker 1 (25:02)
That's true, that's true. All so what's next up for fathers?
Speaker 2 (25:07)
Like I said, know, the Salad Fingers events we do are going to go quarterly starting in January. We're going to line up with Phoenix and start doing eight events a year combined between the two of us. We're talking to some guys over in Austin about seeing if they want to start doing ⁓ quarterly events as well. We don't need them to all be sanctioned like the way Phoenix does, but I'm going to keep doing my one sanction event out of the year for you. I'm going to talk them into sanctioning out in Austin once every four if they decide to go quarterly.
and stand up plan is to have an event a month okay in that in pretty much from central to east texas an event a month so you might be traveling down to houston one month you might be going up to dallas one month might be going to austin and what we're trying to do is we're trying to get corpus christi involved over time they're their own scene i went down there and help us to the better the zoomies were first moved out there and you'd be surprised how hungry they are for something more solid and more committed
Speaker 1 (26:03)
No, that's definitely everybody's looking for stability. Everybody's looking for. Stuff that's just consistent, there's just, you know, there's a lot of one offs and it's really hard to. You know, build off of one offs.
Speaker 2 (26:20)
you know that's what i thought solid fingers was going to be the first one i was like this can be a one-off and then when i saw the turnout i was like okay i'm going to do one around october make fun for everyone halloween and you know that the turnouts are just getting been getting bigger and better and i'm seeing that at other events not only just in texas but uh... you know the florida guys when they actually get their events going which they need to kind of get off their asses and do a little bit more out there you guys in southern georgia that are dying to get out the contest you mean you got guys like your mom's favorite you got
the ⁓ the ⁓
Speaker 1 (26:54)
Okay.
It
one one, let's do one go in the year. Let's try to like start off with the 2026 event. Definitely hit me up. I'm down to help. I'm down to sponsor. I'm down to promote whatever you guys need. Definitely let me know because the Florida crew, the Florida scene is big, but there's no organizers that are really aggressively kind of doing things. You got mom's favorite right now. That's really kind of leading the pack. And I think that's really
Speaker 2 (27:35)
And on top of that it's so hard for him to do it all by himself
Speaker 1 (27:39)
Yeah, he's just one guy. We need a team. We need a village.
Speaker 2 (27:42)
On
top of that, I mean, just like everyone else here, that's whether they're competitor, a product creator, a brand owner or anything like that, you know, he's got his kids, his wife, his hobbies outside of finger boarding. He can't just constantly devote his time to it. I mean, the reason I do it is because I've gotten bored of playing video games. I'm getting too old and beat up to keep writing BMX as consistently as I used to. You know, I need something to to to occupy my time or else I'm just going to go crazy. So.
I've decided to just jump in this 100 % and make this what I do now as of the last couple years. And we're really looking for guys that are dedicated like that. I mean, you don't have to be a one percenter, but you just gotta love what you're doing.
Speaker 1 (28:23)
No, for sure, for sure. Man, all right, so where can people find you on the internet?
Speaker 2 (28:28)
of ⁓
so you know there's some close to some stuff that didn't make the cut there's pictures of some stuff before we did our event in java ⁓
Speaker 1 (28:59)
ECS stuff,
Gotcha.
Speaker 2 (29:49)
but i was so dogoos on that thing man i was so mad ⁓ i had dogoos on that thing i was mad
Speaker 1 (29:55)
These man casualties that's for love of the game right there though
Speaker 2 (29:58)
the
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Speaker 1 (30:03)
Do you even have a finger board?
Speaker 2 (30:05)
the ⁓
Speaker 1 (30:13)
the
Yeah,
we got to get the doors open day to Atlanta 2025. I'm stoked for this. I can't wait for all these to come out on the pod. So next time.
Speaker 2 (30:29)
Just remember, get off your ass and do something if you want to build the scene.
Speaker 1 (30:33)
Like he said. ⁓