Orange County Culture Magazine

Duane Peters

Suicide by train

Ronda rousey?

FlashBACK Interview with edward colver

VOL 2 #1 JAN 2016

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1890’s. Ways and Means Committee, Anaheim. Trendiness!! Look at these Orange County hipsters from the 1890s! The trend over a hundred years ago around these parts were top hats, beards and funny mustaches. It’s not all that different than today except now it’s beanies, beards, funny mustaches, tattoos and fedoras. Oh yeah, and top knots and man buns! Ugh, guess it is quite different. Times were certainly simpler back then.

Social media was having a shot of whiskey at the local saloon and complaining about your wife. Wonder what these guys would’ve said about man buns? p h o t o co u r t e s y A n a h e i m P u b l i c L i b r a ry

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Contents

Well finally it happened, snow in the local mountains. This shot wasn’t taken in the local mountains, but read on. Driving up the 55 North, you look for it.

Normally Mt. Baldy is exactly that, bald, but today it was covered. Not really sure how long it will last, guess you’ve gotta get it while you can or pray for snow and a lot more of it. Travis Rice is in a place, a sacred place, where lack of snow doesn’t exist in the winter, well lucky him. We’re packing up and hitting our local mountain tomorrow. Gotta make some turns! p h o t o : Scot t S e r fa s / R e d B u l l C o n t e n t Poo l

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#Spewing

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Suicide by Train

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#CoverStory Flashback with Edward Colver

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#OCSTATEOFMIND

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#FightKlub The Fall of Ronda Rousey

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Truth w/ Ray Bones Feat. Duane Peters

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Hank Foto My World w/ Mav

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Foster’s Army One of the Best A.I. photos ever!

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#TattooYou: Big Tiny

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Motorheads with Cory Mac

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Eating Out

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Bar Wars OC

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Culture Shock: Rock Climbing in Greece

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Truth, Lies, Legends

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OC Teen Culture Girl Meet Isabella Albaisa

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This is beginning to shape up into a solid winter. The last couple swells packed a massive punch. This monster, this cyclops of a wave, rears its ugly head pretty rarely but when it does it’s almost like the Wedge in reverse, a winter Wedge, if you will. On this particular day there were some straight up ass kickings being handed out. Looks like the California coast has finally awoken and boy is she pissed. The question is, will the next three months serve up more of the same?

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P h o t o : R i c k y RK p h o t o

January 2016 yo!

Culture Klub PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Skip Snead skip@orangecountyculture.com EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Steve Cabler steve@orangecountyculture.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Neight Adamson neight@orangecountyculture.com CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Ray “Bones” Rodriguez ADVERTISING & SALES Brad Darling - brad@orangecountyculture.com Skip Snead - skip@orangecountyculture.com Steve Cabler - steve@orangecountyculture.com EDITORIAL INTERNS Sean Stroh, Victoria Johnson, Alessandra Campos ILLUSTRATORS Antonio Mejias, Drew Toonz PHOTOGRAPHERS Dave Weems, Tom Cozad, Strider Snead, Nick “The Tooth” Gullo, Hank Foto, Edward Colver, Robbie Crawford, Murphy Karges, PK, Jake Polgreen, Ken Woods, Marshall Lally, Duke Burchell, Joe Foster, John Salanoa, Dawson Maloney, Eric Barnes, Cat Gregory, Jared Sislin, Cliff Endsley, Ben Ginsberg, Matt Doheny, Bob Okvist, Stan Sievers, Dylan Davis, Jon Zich, Willyam Bradbury, David Holzman CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Nick Gullo, Daniel Samarin, Jamie Heraver, Paul Duran, Jack Grisham, Deano, Bill Demoss, Chris Cullen, Jon Richards, Derek Rielly, Scott Theriault, Jeff Weddle FINANCE & OPERATIONS Chele Rubendall COMMUNITY OUTREACH Diana McCalla CORporate Attorney Mike Molseed ADVERTISING INQURIES INVITED, EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS APPRECIATED Please submit all media kit requests, questions, or contributions via email skip@orangecountyculture.com PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY OC CULTURE, LLC 2650 Avon Street Newport Beach, CA 92663 ORANGECOUNTYCULTURE.COM Instagram @orangecountyculture Facebook /orangecountyculture FOUNDERS Skip Snead and Steve Cabler PRINTED IN USA, All rights reserved. Any reproduction in whole or in any part of any words or photos or drawings without the expressed written consent by OC Culture, LLC is strictly prohibited.

4X Olympian and Purps Advocate Kjersti Buass Photo: Chanelle Sladics

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HB’s Oily Past (and Present) Have you ever asked yourself why are there no oil rigs off Newport, Laguna, Dana Point or San Clemente? It’s not because local government officials “lobbied” against it. And no, Surfrider nor the CA Coastal Commission had anything to do with it. The reason there are no rigs offshore in South OC is because there’s simply no oil. Nothing! According to Wikipedia, the only true source of anything, “The Huntington Beach Oil Field (pictured) is part of rich pools of oil that was discovered along the West Coast of the United States in the early 1920s stretching from Huntington to Santa Barbara. The discovery of oil was followed by a real estate boom in the surrounding communities. Since then, Huntington Beach has produced well over a billion barrels of oil and in 2013, the USGS estimated that the Huntington Beach oilfield could produce an additional 117 to 866 million barrels of oil, with their best estimate being 370 million barrels.”

But you know that ain’t gonna happen.

Huntington cliffs circa 1920

Jail Babes of the 1960’s This month we escape to the past and by doing so are reminded that girls have been getting in trouble since the beginning of time. We scoured far and wide for vintage photos of local OC Jail Babes from the 1960s but fell a few thouands miles short with Carol, a bee-hive jivin’ nugget from Minnesota. Dare we say she was feeling California?

Wonder what became of her?

Homeless Jacket Drive!!

Old jacket? Don’t throw it away, give it to us! We want your sweaters, sweatshirts and jackets. People are cold and only you can help! Drop off whatever you can at our Orange County Culture World HQ, 2650 Avon Street, NB or at the Clint Carroll Surf School at 22017 Bushard St, HB, CA.

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Local Spotlight: KJA Surf Designs KJA Surfboard Designs has been a long time in the making. World traveler and surfer Kurt Arnold has spent his entire life traveling the world in search of the world’s finest waves. Along the way he’s ridden every board shape and size and truly has through life experience and hands on training learned what works in high performance board design and what doesn’t. With over 35 years of surfing under his belt he has just now decided to design and manufacture his own line of top quality surfboards, KJA Designs. Boards for just about every wave and surfer under the sun and on every level, KJA is definitely not your everyday surfboard company. The level of attention to quality is unsurpassed. You must see, feel and ride one to truly understand what this man has done. To order one of these badboys, check out www.kjadesigns.com

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This month we’re having coffee and a bagel with a charismatic young man, Randy Abachelli, 31, from Oceanside who hasn’t slept in five days and currently lives in the riverbed of the Santa Ana Rivermouth. OC Culture interviews ....

Orange County Culture: So how you doing?

Randy: OK, I guess. I’ve been awake for five days and my girlfriend is missing. She is homeless too. I’m afraid something bad has happened to her.

Did you look for her? Why have you been up for five days? I lost her in HB on Brookhurst and Hamilton. I do meth, that’s how I stay awake.

Have you contacted the police? Nope, I’m afraid of the cops, they just harrass us all the time.

They could probably help you right now though, would you like me to call? No! We’ve separated before. I’ll find her.

You look cold and unhealthy... Well, I shoot up the meth with needles so I’m sick a lot.

Well be careful and try to get some help!

Thanks man! You got a couple bucks?

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Your Phone is Ringing ... Baja’s Calling!

Going to Mexico there’s this feeling in the pit of your gut. In line at the border, swell’s up, you’re gonna score and you know it. Driving through TJ anticipating and then you see the coast, lines to the horizon. You stop, grab a coupla tacos and a Sprite and bee-line to your own secret spot.

Then you see it, 6-8 feet, no one out, yes! Rip on your suit and get out there. Believe it or not, empty perfection can still be yours in 2016.

Angler of the Month: Evan Salvay W i l d b a ja P h ot o co u r t e s y K JA S u r f d e s i g n s

behind the coLver: JAN 2016

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“The night I took this shot,” says legendary photographer Ed Colver, “was a really amazing, high energy night with DOA, The Adolescents and Stiff Little Fingers at Perkins Palace in Pasadena. It was July 4th, 1981. Chuck Burke the skateboarder did quite a few complete flip stage dives and a lot of people thought it wouldn’t be a hard photo but you gotta realize all the punk photos I took were shot with a 50mm lens. I never had an an auto-focus or telephoto lens, motordrive. None of that. I had a cheap little camera and cheap flash that took about ten seconds to recycle after I took a picture.”

Nature + Science with dr. purps What’s in your basket?

Can you spot a rainbow of fruits and vegetables?

What about the person in line next to you ... any colors in there? It’s well accepted that a diet rich in a diversity of colorful fruits and veggies promotes health and helps reduce the burden of chronic disease. As a whole, fruits and veggies are a great source of fiber, vitamins and minerals, along with a variety of natural food components called phytochemicals that may provide added benefits to promote your life’s health. So, back to the question: is anyone actually filling their baskets with enough fruits and veggies?

If the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey is any indication of what’s going on in the OC, the answer is a resounding NO - we do not eat enough produce! In fact, roughly 80%

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of Americans do not meet the current intake recommendation for fruit (2 cups per day), and a staggering 90% don’t eat enough vegetables (target: 2.5 cups/day). What are Americans eating? It’s certainly not healthy whole grains (98% of the population is lacking there) and more than 90% of Americans consume too many refined grains. Do you think there’s a link between poor nutrition and the fact that half the U.S. population suffers some form of preventable disease?

Take home: Americans eat too much fat and refined grain, and not enough whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Include a daily diversity of orange-yellow, red-tan, blue-purple-black and green fruits (2 cups/day) and veggies (2.5 cups/day) to promote health and help reduce the burden of chronic disease. --@DrPurps (Coming up next issue: What’s super about superfruits!)

In honor of our Oil Rig shot on the previous page, here’s an epic photo of Pelagic Pro Team Captain Evan Salvay with the first of a local trio of wahoo caught trolling around the Huntington Beach oil rigs. Another reminder of a classic season we had around here this year. Viva El Nino!!!

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Suicide by Train

By Sean Stroh

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ix ix months months ago, ago, and and just just aa few few hours hours after after the the 39th 39th Annual Annual San San Clemente Clemente Ocean Ocean Festival Festival was was postponed postponed due due to to the the threat threat of of aa lightning lightning storm, storm, Jacob Jacob Mackey Mackey lingered lingered along along Avenida Avenida Victoria Victoria with with aa friend. friend. As As an an Amtrak Amtrak Pacific Pacific Surfliner Surfliner approached approached the the San San Clemente Clemente Pier Pier train train station, station, Jacob Jacob hurled hurled himself himself into into the the path path of of the the 200 200 plus plus ton ton train. train.

According According to to his his friend, friend, Jacob’s Jacob’s last last word word was was “peace.” “peace.”

He He was was 23 23 years years old. old. With With all all due due respect respect to to the the victims victims and and the the loved loved ones ones they they leave leave behind, behind, we’re we’re not not here here to to discuss discuss how how or or why why Jacob Jacob or or anyone anyone commits commits the the selfish selfish act act of of suicide. suicide. It’s It’s the the thought thought of of ‘suicide ‘suicide by by train’ train’ that that shocks shocks us, us, especially especially when when you you look look at at how how many many times times it’s it’s happened happened here here in in the the county county formerly formerly dominated dominated by by orange orange groves. groves.

Since Since 2002, 2002, at at least least 64 64 people people have have committed committed suicide suicide on on train train tracks tracks here here in in Orange Orange County.

County.

And And since since 1986, 1986, at at least least 20 20 people people have have died died on on aa six six mile mile stretch stretch of of track track between between the the San San Diego Diego County County line line around around Trestles Trestles and and Dana Dana Point.

Point.

When When someone someone does does decided decided to to end end their their life life on on the the train train tracks, tracks, the the scene scene isn’t isn’t pretty. pretty. On On one one Saturday Saturday in in July July 2014, 2014, aa man man riding riding his his bike bike in in Tustin Tustin saw saw aa homeless homeless man man wander wander onto onto the the tracks tracks about about 150 150 yards yards west west of of Harvard Harvard Avenue, Avenue, north north of of Edinger Edinger Avenue.

Avenue. The The man man on on the the bike bike described described what what he he saw saw shortly shortly thereafter thereafter to to the the OC OC Weekly.

Weekly. “His “His belly belly was was wide wide open open and and the the cut cut was was clean clean like like aa surgical surgical knife knife slit slit him him from from end end to to end...all end...all his his guts guts were were exposed.” exposed.” The The Pacific Pacific Surfliner, Surfliner, which which was was just just two two miles miles out out of of the the Santa Santa Ana Ana train train station, station, was was carrying carrying 74 74 passengers passengers at at the the time time of of the the incident. incident. Less Less than than nine nine hours hours before before the the incident, incident, aa woman woman in in her her thirties thirties laid laid down down on on the the tracks tracks in in the the path path of of an an oncoming oncoming Union Union Pacific Pacific freight freight train train and and was was killed. killed. While While every every train train is is supplied supplied with with defibrillators defibrillators and and conductors conductors are are required required to to use use them them on on survivors, survivors, more more than than often often it’s it’s too too late. late. Basically, Basically, there’s there’s nothing nothing an an engineer engineer or or conductor conductor can can do do to to stop stop aa train train from from hitting hitting someone someone fixated fixated to to hurl hurl themselves themselves in in front front of of one. one.

If If you you or or someone someone you you know know is is considering considering suicide, suicide, please please call call the the National National Suicide Suicide Prevention Prevention Lifeline Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 1-800-273-8255 or or visit visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org suicidepreventionlifeline.org

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Despite Despite efforts efforts being being made made at at both both the the national national and and local local level level to to reduce reduce the the number number of of suicides suicides via via train, train, the the problem problem remains remains rampant. rampant. ItIt isn’t isn’t so so much much aa matter matter of of ifif but but when when itit will will happen, happen, as as every every three three hours hours or or so, so, aa person person or or vehicle vehicle is is hit hit by by aa train train in in the the United United States.

States.

According According to to the the Federal Federal Railroad Railroad Administration, Administration, about about 400 400 people people aa year year commit commit suicide suicide by by train train in in this this country. country. In In order order to to prevent prevent the the number number from from rising, rising, many many rail rail systems systems across across the the country country have have launched launched anti-suicide anti-suicide campaigns. campaigns. In In November November 2014, 2014, Metrolink Metrolink installed installed station station posters posters throughout throughout its its system system with with contact contact information information for for Mental Mental Health Health Services Services and and the the National National Suicide Suicide Prevention Prevention Lifeline Lifeline along along with with the the message message“Reach “Reachout. out.There Thereis ishelp.” help.”At Atleast least130 130people people who who saw saw the the signs signs have have called called the the crisis crisis line line for for help. help.

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FlashBACK AN I n t e r v i e w w / e d w a r d c o l v e r Interview by Steve Cabler & Skip Snead

Iconic music photographer Edward Colver’s work has both defined a generation and has given us living proof that the punk days really happened. While Edward made a name for himself in the early LA punk rock scene, his iconic images quickly propelled him to being one of the top music photographers of his generation, shooting everyone from Ice Cube to Brian Setzer and having photographed more than 250 album covers which include some of the most recognizable and iconic covers of the late 20th century. It should also be noted that Ed has never advertised, has never solicited his work, his phone number has always been unpublished and he hasn’t watched TV since 1979. Gotta love it! Orange County Culture interviews....

Orange County Culture: Back in the day when you started there was a pretty fresh music scene, whether it be punk rock, new wave, rockabilly or metal. We wonder what made you decide to document that era?

Ed Colver: It was kind of a fluke that I started doing that, but I made a huge distinction between punk and new wave. People always tried to put them in the same sentence but those two things have nothing to do with each other in my opinion and early on decided punk’s what I’m into. New Wave was just kind of like a modern progression of bad punk music.

Do you remember the first time you actually went to a club with a camera?

It’s almost embarrassing to say but Madame Wong’s in Hollywood was the first club I went to with a camera, and real soon after that realized that wasn’t what I was into, and then the Hong Kong Cafe opened up across the street and I pretty much lived there.

How old were you at the time?

I started shooting punk photos in the late 70’s when I was around 29 years old.

minor threat, 1980

Did you know at the time what you were doing would become so iconic?

No, I did not. You know, people hated on punk rock back then, and they wanted to beat on you if you were into it. The fact that it’s become world reknowned history is shocking and amazing. It’s pretty cool but at the same time it’s like, who woulda thunk that?

Because people hated punk rock back then.

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studied. I studied all forms of applied art, sculpting, printing, painting, ceramics, woodworking ... and it all played into shooting photos.

Why did you stop shooting with film?

I stopped shooting with film because it became an outrageous inconvenience. I’ve never been on a computer and I’ve never really used a digital camera, but I do shoot picture with my iPad and iPhone. I do shoot with the iPad. I’ve shot several album covers recently with the iPad. I see digital photographers today who look at their camera after every photo and I’m like, ‘Oh my God!’ That kind of freaks me out.

Instant gratification and a waste of time all at the same time. I call Fauxtographers.

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circle jerks, 1981

Tell us what it was like?

Yeah ... well, it was just this amazing underground scene with amazing people doing incredible stuff and I was right there. It was vitally important to me at the time. I’d see incredible bands playing mid-week in empty clubs and I was like, wow, people are missing this stuff, this is unreal, amazing stuff and now it’s turned out to be history. It’s kind of amazing.

I know I remember seeing Social Distortion playing a club with around 20 of us in there and I remember getting goosebumps and thinking why is this music not resonating with anyone yet?

Yeah, there you go, that’s a good way to describe it.

What, nobody’s here? They’re not getting this?? This is nuts!

What do you miss most about those days?

I don’t know, it was fun going out and seeing live music that was so incredible and stuff. I don’t really live in the past. I’m really happy with the way things are now. But I am proud and happy that I did that.

“Chuck D thought it was a career defining image with him. taken in 60 seconds.”

— Ed colver on ice cube

How did you go from shooting punk rock to artists like Ice Cube?

That all happened because of just being in the music scene. The Ice Cube picture happened because an art director friend of mine hired me just to do press photos of Ice Cube signing the contract with the suits from Priority and he was sitting at his desk and I was like, ‘oh wow, look at those eyes’ and he looked at me all violently as he was sitting with the suits and I said, hey can I do a picture and he said sure.So I yanked my one light that I was using and went and had him sit over by the lamp on the couch to sort of get a blank clean background and I had him put his chin down and I shot two polaroids and then without looking at them shot ten black and white photographs and I was done with that picture in one minute.

The shot is so intimate.

Yeah, it captured him real good. Chuck D thought it was like a career defining image with him. Taken in sixty seconds. I’m pretty proud of that.

Do you have a personal favorite photo?

You want my opinion of my favorite shot? I don’t know, the Wasted Youth Flip photograph is way up there. It’s an iconic image.

You shot heaps of photos in black in white in those days. Did you feel that black and white photos represented the punk scene best?

It always has represented punk rock best. I wasn’t into the fashion aspects of it, I was more into the artistic side of it and the social rebellion aspects. I grew up being a long haired teenager in the late 60s and early 70s and in 1971 I cut off all my hair because it didn’t mean anything anymore. It was funny, punks were always like, ‘F%$# the hippies!’ and I’d go, those aren’t hippies! The hippes are long gone. They moved to Oregon and stuff like that. They’re not around anymore.

They’re in Oregon wearing Birkenstocks!

(Laughs) Probably.

There’s something so unique about your photography.

What helped with me was being an art nut since I was a little kid. That’s all I ever did, cared about and

red hot chili peppers, 1989

ice cube, 1992 It’s also on the cover our magazine this month!

Do you still remember the night you took it?

Yeah, the night I took that shot was a really amazing, high energy night with DOA, The Adolescents and Stiff Little Fingers at Perkins Palace in Pasadena on July 4th, 1981. Chuck Burke the skateboarder did quite a few complete flip stage dives and a lot of people thought it wouldn’t be a hard photo but you gotta realize all the punk photos I took were shot with a 50mm lens. I never had an an auto-

focus or telephoto lens, motordrive. None of that. I had a cheap little camera and cheap flash that took about ten seconds to recycle after I took a picture.

Who was the most intelligent punk rocker you ever met?

Jello Biafra, Dead Kennedys. He’s the only one I know I’d use the term genius on. He’s brilliant.

I remember one time Jello put me on the guest list when he was doing a spoken word gig and

I went back and talked to him afterward and he asked me if I brought my camera, and I said no, and he told me to always bring a camera and I was like, why so I can get a photo of you reading paper on a stage? I’ve got shots of you flying through the air, why would I need that?

It was funny. I love the guy.

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henry rollins black flag, 1981

One last thing, we heard you quit watching TV in 1979. Is that true?

Well, I always detested commercials to begin with and then they started using, you know, R&B and rock n’ roll songs in commercials and I was like, oh, no, I’m outta here, TV’s not going to ruin my musical experience. There was nothing worse than seeing music I liked as a kid growing up being looped with some guy flipping a hamburger. You know, like the California Raisins, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine,” I was like, F#&k you people! I’m outta here! I didn’t want it to ruin my own personal music history in a sense so I tuned out all that garbage back then. It’s almost impossible to tune it out now with the internet and stuff.

“New Wave was just kind of like a modern progression of bad punk music.”

— Ed colver on New wave

Jaws of life.

Maui madman Kai Lenny by Brian Bielmann / Red Bull Content Pool

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Down but not out!

Muay Thai ledge Andrej Kulebin by Tumar

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Seek and destroy.

Great White hope by Marshall Lally

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Darkness descends.

Markus Keller by Lorenz Holder / Red Bull Content Pool

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Rasta man vibrations.

Ziggy Marley, circa 1994 by Northfoto

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Fear is weakness leaving the body.

Tara Hyer-Tira by Dean Treml / Red Bull Content Pool

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Three hour tour.

Ghosts of the Crystal-Lee by Hugh R. McMillan / UCI Special Services

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Use your illusion.

Wintry day at Salt Creek by Jared Sislin

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Full circle.

Greg Lutzga by Robbie Crawford / GoPro

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... they call her “Stormy.”

Winter paradise by Pindyurin Vasily

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Down Goes Frazier! Down Goes Tyson!!

Down Goes ... Rousey?

Fall from Grace.

Opinion Editorial by Daniel Samarin In case you’ve been living under a rock, the fighter most “experts” thought of as being the “Unstoppable” and “Best athlete on the planet” took a kick to the face by Holly Holm like Nicky Santoro taking baseball bats to the head in Casino. And for me (and other unbiased MMA enthusiasts with nonpolitically correct eyes) this was no surprise. If you go back and read my story on Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (Girl on Fire, Vol. 1 #4), I talked extensively on how Ronda Rousey had many holes in her game and could be easily exposed by somebody like Cyborg. Since Cyborg is not yet in the UFC due to weight issues, another woman who is extremely similar to Cyborg in virtually everything from style, credentials and size is Holly Holm. Holly’s been a superstar for many years and had the glorious pleasure in exposing the most overrated fighters in the world. Ronda’s dominance in the UFC has stemmed from many things, but more importantly it has stemmed from her opponents lack of many things. (Flip the page)

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.Fall from Grace.

(From previous page)

Ronda Rousey had the aura levels and mystique that the old school prime Mike Tyson had in his hay day. Although Tyson was making people’s head’s pop back like a pez dispenser, he’d already won the fight before they even stepped in the ring. That’s how it’s been for so long in the UFC with Rousey. All the women she faced bought into her hype and were beaten before the first blow was thrown. On top of that, every single opponent of Rousey’s before Holly Holm was physically smaller and weaker than Rousey, far less talented, and had at very best average hands and striking. If you go back and watch those fights, Ronda was always bigger and stronger and would simply walk over, grab her opponent, throw them to the canvas with ease and do the same old song and dance; no surprise (yawn).

And then there was Holm who exposed Rousey’s weaknesses. Holm’s bigger than Rousey, has far superior striking, amazing take down defense, she’s more athletic, humble and most importantly not intimidated or scared in the least of Rousey. Meanwhile, going into this fight Rousey literally thought she was unbeatable.

It was ironic at how cocky and arrogant Rousey was.

Either Ronda didn’t care or was too dillusional to realize that for the first time in her career she had a serious challenger on her hands in Holly Holm. As you all know now, Holly Holm is no joke. Her resume and pedigree is second to none. Her boxing career statistics are on the same level of Floyd “Money” Mayweather, as she is a 16-time world boxing champion through three different weight classes. She pillaged through the female boxing world, yet Ronda Rousey (with zero boxing pedigree and background) landed on the bible of the boxing world, Ring Magazine just before her monumental knock out loss to a 16 time boxing champion. And guess what?

It gets worse! Ronda went on record to say she could beat Floyd Mayweather in a fight. Are you kidding me?

Instead of running her mouth, she should’ve worried about training and taking care of business.

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As of right now I don’t see Rousey fully mentally recovering from this and ever being the same if she decides to return to combat. But she can recover from this if she changes a few things: First, she needs to humble herself, face the fact she got outclassed, regain her mental game, show respect and class toward her opponents and stop running her mouth; secondly, she needs to go back to the drawing board, overcome the beatdown, and work hard to develop UFC level boxing skills. On that note, she should possibly rethink how she trains, with whom she trains and work more on her boxing skills that can help her get back on a winning track. As she found out, judo and ground skills just aren’t enough; and thirdly, she needs to tap into the mental toughness of a champion and remember that she was and still could be a champion again. A real champion’s best asset is their mental edge and toughness, being able to bounce back and overcome any situation. If Ronda can put this loss behind her, get hungry and motivated again, she can get back on track. And if she does get back on track, will she be able to beat the likes of Cyborg or Holly Holm? I doubt it.

PONYTAIL & PIGTAILS BEANIE

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The Truth Behind the sword w i t h R ay Bo n e s Ro d r i G u e Z

Spirit77 P h o t o by Dav e W e e m s

DUANE PETERS

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“THE MAN, THE LEGEND, MY HERO.” Duane Peters from Newport Beach, CA has created the mold as the most influential skater of his time.

Since getting our heads shaved in the bathrooms of the late Big O skatepark, Duane Peters brought real punk rock and punk influence behind the orange curtain. And he’s been doing it since the 70’s. DUANE IS MY DOG!!!! He was cool enough to let a guy like me hang with him. He took me under his wing and treated me like family. I’ll always admire his heart and soul. Duane took his influence skating to performing sell-out shows as a lead singer and really coming out with sick music!! Duane does everything the way he designs it and I know he’s real. His bands are US Bombs, Die Hunns and Duane Peters Gunfight! In closing I want to spread to all our readers that we really appreciate our history of skateboarding and love to share our true life experiences with the great legends of this life in skateboarding!!

Love you my brother, DP! Punk till we die. 77’ --- Ray Bones

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Andy Irons in the shorebreak at Waimea Bay, Winter 2009/10. I took this shot on my first trip to Hawaii as a photographer. I was really lucky that they held the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau that year. The whole island was there to watch and cars were just parked in the middle of the street blocking the whole highway.

With no where to set up I hiked to the top of the moutain overlooking Waimea Bay with the Body Glove team and found a nice perch on the side of the hill. They somehow managed to bring a giant ice chest full of beverages and the legendary Alex Gray was cracking the funniest one-liners ever. Anyway, I only had a 100-400 mm and even when I took this photo I had no idea it was Andy until way later. I will always remember this trip and especially want to thank Andy for making this one of the best and most memorable photos I have taken. AI Forever!

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Hailing from the city of Cypress, Big Tiny has tattooed a legendary name for himself. In addition to tattoos, he earned a degree in visual communications and has designed for well known clothing lines and hip hop figures such as Joker Brand, Tribal Gear, Famous Stars and Straps, and DJ Khalil of Self Scientific/ Aftermath Entertainment. He was also the Art Director for the infamous kings of the underground, the Psycho Realm and label under Sick Jacken, RMG/Rebel Music Group. There were no boundaries for Big Tiny and today he is living a life far beyond his wildest dreams. We caught up with Big Tiny while he was working in Germany to see what was crackin!

OCC: How important is family to you?

Big Tiny: Family is everything. I do this for them.

My travels and countless hours of work sacrifices my time with them. I didn’t choose one day, “Hey, I wanna be a tattoo artist!” It literally just grabbed by the throat and lead me this way. I know one day they will appreciate the Vatican in Italy, the Red Square in Russia, and the experience that a lot of people will never have the chance to see or do. I promised my kids the world. Now it’s at their hands. Not only the travel but the support I give them and the “Riches” of electricity, hot meals and the definition of family.

Talk about your roots in Orange County. Where you grew up, went to school....

I grew up in Cypress. A nice quiet community. A great place to raise a family, unless you liked to live on the wild side of things. As I teenager I ran heavy in Anaheim and I picked up the life of crime.

I attended Cypress and Western High School. I

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graduated in ‘94 and then was shipped off to prison in ’96, that’s where I picked up this magnificent trade. I then obtained my AA from Brooks College in Long Beach, CA with Honors in 2004. I majored in visual communications. I’m a Adobe guru when it comes to vectoring and Photoshopping images.

My main job is an art director, or a problem solver for those starting up their dreams with an identity.

Tattooing is just therapy for me and a side hustle. It’s an outer body experience from what’s going on in my surroundings.

weight and outcasted you from society. Now it’s fashion, it’s bling, it’s “look at me I’m hip.” By all means if you wanna sling ink do it for the love of art, be humble and know your roots.

If you could have anybody tattoo you, who would it be and why?

There are too many to chose from. Off the top I would say Franco Vesoci, Steve Soto, Chuey Quintinar, Flaks, Norm, Trigger Jo.... I know these humble artists on a personal level. It’s only right, I believe, to collect from people who inspire me and I can call a brother.

You can follow me on Insta @bigtiny_ui. I have a website and Facebook but the IG is updated more these days. If people are serious they can hit me on IG or email me tiny@unaink.com.

You’re in Germany right now and have tattooed all over the world. What’s been your favorite country?

What inspired you back in the day to keep creating Before Germany my last trips were the Philippines and wanting to create? and Japan. It’s a blessing to see all these countries Graffiti was my biggest inspiration. Seeing what and cultures from a hustle I picked up on vacation people can do with a spray can in large scales or should I say my education in the C. D. C. Every from the wall to the heavens (freeway signs) on the country has its own unique favoritism. It’s hard to say freeways. I had my share of arrests and scrambles, which stands out. but that didn’t stop me from expressing what I felt at Where can we see your work online and how can those moments. someone get in touch with you?

Any advice for the up and coming tattoo artists?

Do it for the love and passion of having your art on mobile canvases. A lot of people are in it today for the wrong reasons. Fame and money. Yeah money is part of it. Fast money. When I came up, it was about territorial and life experiences. Tattoos had

Any closing thoughts or words of wisdom?

You only live this life once. Find your niché and run with it. Dream big and chase it. The only thing in the way is yourself. Don’t sit and hope. When you hope it doesn’t happen. Go get it. Own it. And pass the knowledge and experience on to the next. And remember to stay grounded, humble, never take advantage of anything, and tell your loved ones you love them every day. Respect, peace and one love.

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Nitro Psycho An interview with drag racer Cory Mac

by Scotty Avalos / Crusty Demons

To say my life has been eventful would be an under statement. Traveling to the edge of the earth I’ve met a lot do characters and a lot of athletes, but I f’n tell you right now, one of my most memorable productions was shooting with the Fabtec race team and Cory Mac. He exemplifies what it means to be a true professional on and off the track. A true gentleman and a man I feel honored to be partnered with.

Orange County Culture: So Cory Mac, tell us who you are where you come from?

Cory Mac: I grew up in Torrance but spent the majority of my childhood and teen years in Orange County. Back in the day, OC was the mecca of racing with the Orange County Raceway really being the spot where everyone raced. That was the track that started it all for me. My dad would go with all his buddies and take me along so I was able to see a lot of really cool cars and drivers at a very young age. It was the beginning of my love and passion for racing and it was at those races where I really got my mind set on what I wanted and dreamed of competing in and “The Need for Speed!” Race teams are like big families and that’s how I was raised, in a race family. Racing was born and bred in me since I was a kid.

What goes through your mind when you’re doing three hundred miles an hour down the track?

When I got into NHRA top fuel I realized how fast I was really going and it really started to become all instinct, a

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certain methodology goes behind every run; from the car, engine, crew chief and the crew and ultimately driving. It happens as quick as 3.70 seconds at well over 320mph. You’re pinned to the seat through the whole run and basically it happens so fast it’s over before you know it.

It basically feels like a rocket ship on wheels, from leaving the starting line At 5.5 g’s to 6.5 negative g’s when the parachute’s hit at the end of the run! That’s fast!

What incident was the heaviest moment of your career?

2006 in Bristol, Tennessee. We were racing a Friday night qualifier for the NHRA circuit. With a brand new car and just before the finish line the car broke in half right behind me and goes aerial and I’m looking straight to the ground and I slam into the wall at over 300 mph at 120 g’! The insanest sh!# I’ve ever experienced! I mean, totally out of control hitting g’s at 120 is no joke and I’m very lucky to have survived! I was taken out on lifeflight but sustained no major injuries and was racing again on Sunday.

I also heard you’re racing Pro-lite trucks lately. How’s that all going?

It’s going ... the transition to racing trucks had been a bit of a struggle. In reality I wish I would’ve started at a younger age and had more time to learn but, hey, that’s how it is. I’ve been super lucky to have had lifelong friend Dave Winner (owner of Fabtec and Winner Motorsports) push me into racing trucks. Dave basically said, “Hey I have an extra Pro-lite truck, you wanna race it?” and I was like, “Are you kidding? Hell yeah!” Dave’s also supported my career so far which has been huge! Fabtech has one of the best off-road programs in the business and I love the whole family, professional atmosphere and everything is top-notch. My team mate Cory Winner has been doing really well and winning races and he’s been

exceptional when it comes to teaching me the ins and outs of racing trucks.

Cory has a huge future and hopefully I can be part of all of that success!

Any mayhem racin’ trucks yet?

Like when I caught on fire in my first race? (Laughs). Well something on the truck caught on fire when I rolled (more laughs) and I had to be pulled out! But I’ve been on fire before so I know how to unbuckle and exit the vehicle. The crazy thing is my foot got caught under the steering wheel and was keeping me stuck half way in the truck while it was full of smoke and fire but luckily I managed to pry my foot loose and escape. Another lucky one for the books!

One final question and be honest. Between the NHRA or Off-road Racing, who has the hottest chicks?

NHRA has hot chicks for sure, but I really love the chicks in off-road racing! These chicks can come out to a race, get dirty, hang in the action and still be hot as hell at the end of the day. To me that’s what it’s all about!

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I never imagined that a health workshop in a chiropractic office could be standing room only. But when I arrived at Dr. Billy DeMoss’ office in Newport Beach (5 minutes early), I could only find seating in the back row.

“This guy must be good,” I thought to myself.

I quickly learned that a packed house is par for the course at DeMoss Chiropractic, which boasts a huge backroom (referred to as ‘the clubhouse’) dedicated to educational health, nutrition, and lifestyle workshops that are open to the public.

As the night went on, Dr. Billy spoke passionately about a range of health-related topics, including chiropractic care: an often overlooked field that holds the potential to fix much more than back misalignment. He explained how chiropractic was founded by trailblazers who discovered that manual adjustments of the spine could improve health and even cure disease.

Chiropractic has successfully relied on the body’s ability to heal from within for well over a century. Though many chiropractors have began to step into the realm of modern medical practices, a few chiropractic outliers, like Dr. Billy, still honor the roots of their predecessors.

“Just think,” he explained to the engaged audience, “if every man, woman, and child were under regular chiropractic care, Orange County would be the healthiest community in the country.”

As the months went on, I ran an experiment of sorts on Billy’s aforementioned statement by scheduling regular chiropractic care in his office, which he shares with two other doctors of chiropractic. After a few adjustments my daily tension headaches subsided, my skin cleared up, my digestion improved, and I even stopped biting my nails. Chiropractic care surprised me, to say the least, but I have to admit that Dr. Billy surprised me more. His personalized care is second to none and the waiting area in his office is always buzzing with happy, healthy patients ranging from newborns to surfers to the elderly.

He insists on a hug before every patient leaves and always has something to share about current events, healthy living, or the waves off of 52nd Street in Newport Beach.

When Dr. Billy’s family moved from Nebraska to Southern California in the 70s, he had never seen the ocean. Now, he surfs daily; all while transforming his surrounding community from the inside out.

Along with heading a innovative practice that educates and strengthens his community, Dr. Billy formed the Dead Chiropractic Society (DCS), a coalition of Southern California chiropractors who meet monthly to discuss chiropractic philosophy and advancements. In 2008, he decided to expand DCS by founding California Jam, an event which allows him to invite world-renowned experts in public health and global sustainability to the Segerstrom Center of the Arts in Costa Mesa. The event exists to educate and empower people, not just chiropractors, from around the world who find natural solutions more attractive than harmful man-made ones and share a desire to ensure the well-being of future generations. The mission of Cal Jam is simple: awaken, empower, action.

Dr. Billy ended our evening in the clubhouse by quoting one of the founders of chiropractic: “Professions are often concerned with changing the environment to suit the weakened body, chiropractic is concerned with strengthening the body to suit any environment”.

Dr. Billy has that in common with the profession: he’s a rebellious force, concerned with bringing his community back to health and strengthening it from within.

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I’d heard a lot of people talkin’ about Slapfish and how amazing the food was, I just never tried it until my friend Nedal opened up his own Slapfish franchise in Newport Beach. With stories of “real American seafood redefined with simple flavors and a healthy slap of fresh” my mouth watered as I waited for the grand opening. A few months later it opened and I ordered what everyone was raving about, the Surf n Turf Lobster Burger. I took a bite and bammo! That damn thing was the best burger I’ve ever eaten, really!! Been back more than a couple times since and had the grilled cheese “Clobster” sandwich that is melting with cheese, crab meat and lobster. Out of this world!! And you’ve gotta try their authentic New England Chowder ... it warms the soul. Great food, great service, gotta love Slapfish!--SS

Seems like everyone’s opening up a sandwich shoppe these days. Sandwiches can be so boring. That’s where Sessions Founder and Chief Shaka Giver Matt Meddock steps in making what we think are some of the finest handcrafted sandwiches to be found, period, with only the freshest breads, finest deli meats, cheeses and original sauces. Service is fast, friendly and on the mark! Personally, I loved the Ruben, it was truly epic! The first Sessions WCD opened in Newport a little less than two years ago and a second location has recently opened on PCH in Huntington Beach just north of the pier. Matt’s going places with Sessions and the hype is real so get in there soon and see for yourself. Good work, Matt!!--SC

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I was in the mood for a burger so I ordered the Barrell Burger. It was epic. A burger cooked to perfection, melting with cheese and covered in avocado. I just went back in yesterday and had the “Rasta Wrap” with tri-tip. So fricken’ tasty. Great service, clean place, we highly recommend the Beach Barrel. Oh, and don’t forget the Friday and Saturday night Midnight to 3AM delivery service! Best on the beach!--SC

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If you are not sure about which beer to choose, they offer samples to help on the decision, or to keep updated about what you can find there, they use to post the options on their Facebook page – and it already included Karl Strauss Windansea Wheat and Noble Ale Works Big Whig IPA, for example. Located inside the campus and next to the Student Center, Anthill receives students and people that want to enjoy a good place and company, and if you want a tip, go on the Happy Hour time (4pm – 7pm) and enjoy the discounts on beer and food! The place only accepts cash, but there are ATMs outside it with an easy access.-Allessandra Campos from Brazil 215 Student Center Drive Irvine, CA 92697 (949) 824-3050

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Kyparissi, Greece Often referred to as the most beautiful village in all of Greece, Kyparissi was an ancient sanctuary of Asclepius and used to be known as Kyfanta. At some point in its history the people of this lush valley of olive trees, pine and carob left the coast and moved to a highpoint where the village was hidden from the sea and the pirates who raided the coast. This did not help them when some very determined pirates climbed the mountain and slaughtered most of the villagers and threw their bodies in a well.

Professional climber and 4X World Champion Angela Eiter recently went climbing in Kyparissi and here’s her story ....

Kyparissi is just a small village with about 400 people living there. It’s totally Greek style with stone structure buildings, traditional cafes and tranquil in the afternoon. It’s just how you imagine Greece to be. I had the impression the people there haven’t quite realized how good the rocks are that surround them. When I first got out of the car and looked upward, an absolute stunning wall immediately struck my eye. I hiked up for the first time and right away saw all the possibilities for futuristic lines. The wall is pretty steep, there are lots of tufas and so far only about five percent of the crag has been established. I’m sure every

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climber could find their lifetime project here.

Two lines I found particularly striking were extremely steep along tufas, long and enduring. I immediately wanted to climb them. There are many tufas but what’s really challenging is that there are barely any footholds to the sides and that’s what makes the routes so demanding. It’s technically very difficult, and it stays like that all the way to the top. It was totally awesome with a view fit for a Greek god. Like a dream coming true.

I will come back to Kyparissi for sure but I’m also excited to see how other climbers will be blown away by its beauty.

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by S te v e C a b le r a n d A lle sa n d r a C a m p os I remember being a kid growing up in the OC in the ‘70s hearing my older brother and his friends tell horror stories about a mysterious place in the Santa Ana mountains called Black Star Canyon and how there were ghosts and murders and even satanic cult meetings up there. Being a kid I knew they were probably trying to scare me but as with any story there must’ve been some element of truth to it. And so I begged him to take me up there, then he finally did. I remember even as a child the canyon had a dark feeling to it, almost macabre, like eyes were on you from the shadows. I never forgot that feeling to this day, so I decided to do some research. I was blown away at what I discovered about Black Star Canyon and its bloody roots.

It all started in the 1800s with a tribe of horsemeat-eating Indians that would come in the dead of the night and steal horses from the Spaniard Ranchos that lived in the canyon. Fed up with the thieves, the Spaniards enlisted the help of some American trappers to stop the

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thievery once and for all. So they formed a posse and began the three hour trek up the canyon trail to hunt for their horses and the men who stole them. Once at the top of the hill, looking down at what is now known as “Hidden Ranch” and saw billows of smoke from an age old campfire.

Upon close inspection they found their thieves feasting on horsemeat. Suddenly the crack of a long-rifle ripped through the valley and so it began, one of Orange County’s bloodiest massacres. Many Indians were killed. Some escaped and disappeared into the night. Not one of the trappers or Spaniards were injured.

The bloody massacre was the first blood spilled in the canyon but not the last. In 1899, cowboy James Gregg was shot and killed over a dispute involving a horse trade gone bad. Legend has it that Gregg’s ghost still haunts the canyon seeking revenge.

There’s also the legend of Black Star Bill decades earlier who was said to chase people off with his gun but has been seen in ghostly form to this day.

Throw in the countless sightings of satanic rituals and animal sacrifices and rumors of KKK

meetings and you’ve got one hell of a creepy place. Not to mention, legend has it Charles Manson had spent some time in BSC with his cult of brainwashed followers.

It’s not just about the past that makes Black Star Canyon so creepy. In the 1970s, the driver of a school bus lost control over a cliff in the canyon, killing most of the children. Upon removal of the bus many claimed they heard children screaming and saw small shadows scurry from the bus into the bushes. Most recently there’s a story of a group of friends who parked next to the locked entrance of the canyon and saw a group of impish little glowing faceless people marching toward them. Horrified they jumped back in their car, backed up and as they did the faceless imps seemed to speed up as if floating toward the car.

They sped off. There were four people in the car each with the same account. Is Black Star Canyon haunted or is it just paranoid imagination? Go up there and find out for yourself... But beware of “the tree.”

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Isabella Albaisa, 17, is from nearby San Diego but grew up living a double life as an expat in both Tokyo and London. She is a hardworking student who is super passionate about ways to create positive change. Particularly for gender equality, young women’s empowerment and protecting the environment. She recently participated in a youth conference at the United Nations which inspired her to pursue a career in International Law and/or Advocacy. She participates in Youth and Government and started a recycling club at school.

She enjoys balancing her life with hiking, yoga and travel. She also loves spending time with family and friends. Needless to say, this girl’s going places!

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