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Tommy Guerrero, captured in a rare moment when he's not in motion.
The skull 'n' bones design marks a Real Skateboard. Guerrero co-founded the company.
The skull 'n' bones design marks a Real Skateboard. Guerrero co-founded the company.
December 17, 2006 - Born in San Francisco, a mecca for street skaters, Tommy Guerrero was beating pros in skateboard competitions as a young teenager.
A member of the legendary Bones Brigade, he co-founded Real Skateboards in 1990. He still works with the company, and also does graphic design for Krooked Skateboards.
And he's a musician -- a one-man groove factory with beats and bass lines ready-made for the streetscapes of skate culture.
The multi-talented Guerrero clearly doesn't like to be put in a pigeon hole. And he tells Andrea Seabrook his music -- including his new CD, From the Soil to the Soul -- won't fit neatly into any one category, either.
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