On the outskirts of Germany’s Capital lies Potsdam – a former home of the Prussian Kings and German Emperor until 1918. A city draped in ornamental grandeur and elegance, a true example of ‘if you’ve got it, flaunt it’, this is especially the case regarding the Sanssouci Palaces – Often compared to Versailles in Paris.
…I went to the punk mini ramp near my house and they owner always played Minor Threat full blast. This time is when I became a real person. Before I was just a lost kid, with no real friends. I was entering a whole new world of music and skateboarding. My punk friends’ rooms were covered with flyers for punk shows, they drew pictures from album covers on their school folders. Skaters and punkers were a do it yourself group. The kids organized their own punk shows and made their own flyers, and punk ‘zines. Skaters made their own ramps, own skate ‘zines, organized our own sessions at different skate spots, and even organized a few local skate contests…