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Szpog

Follow your dreams, sleep a lot!

About Me

I am a brazilian oldschool skateboarder, amateur dj and music (jazz, blues, rock, reggae, r&b, soul, funk, bossa nova) addict. I also double as a university professor and english teacher.

I've had the good fortune of seeing many of my musical idols playing live, either in Brazil or in the USA (NYC), where I lived for nearly a decade. I consider myself blessed for that and wish every music lover to be just as lucky as I am, or even more. Music gets me going, it's my inspiration and my therapy.

Skateboarding came back to me in 2003, thru a group of friends who I used to skate with in the late 70s. It's amazing what a 40 year old can do on a skateboard...

BACK THEN (1979)

NOW

My Interests

music, movies, skateboarding, internet, wine, beer, food, traveling

Music:

jazz, bossa, nu-jazz, blues, pop/rock, soul, hip-hop, dance, reggae,...

Movies:

2001, young frankenstein, a clockwork orange, bladerunner, cidade de deus, monty python, woody allen, almodovar, polanski,...

Heroes:

Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Mozart, Mohammed Ali, Pelé, Jordan, Charlie Parker, Coltrane, Miles, Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, Steve Alba, Micke Alba, Steve Olson, Doug Saladino, Duane Peters, Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain