Near Death – Fighting Over Food

On our way to the old port today with visiting family members, we stopped at Peace Park for only five minutes, which was just long enough for them to want to leave. Everything was cool at first when we arrived. Dustin Lopez and Jamie were popping nollie nose grinds and switch heels as my family appreciated the graffiti that surrounds the park.

While greeting with Dustin and Jamie I asked them if they knew why the park seemed so quiet. Dustin told me that most of the lifers left after some dude just about died in the park about 20 minutes earlier. They said that it happened right in front of Temple under their mailbox, adding that Andy from Temple took a picture of the incident. Trying to find out whom it was that nearly croaked and for what reason I asked Andy’s for input . He wasn’t sure who the guy was but he was pretty sure he had a heart attack. The picture he took was on film and was therefore unavailable for viewing. The important part is that the guy lived.

As I walked out of the shop, I saw Didi trying to eat Real’s food like a seagull. Real went berserk blowing his whistle giving Didi hell. That’s when the family was ready to continue on to the old port, and when Dustin came running to watch the action as I snapped off a couple flicks of the public disturbance.

Real took his food back only to throw it back in Didi’s face, who simply stood there until he realized Real wasn’t going to calm down. The ordeal ended with Didi walking away as he stated that he’d be back. Jamie and Dustin didn’t budge though; they stuck around with their video camera capturing the moment, hanging out with Real who was looking super down after using his food as a defense weapon. What a great classic five minutes at Peace Park.