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Change Yer Damn T-Shirt

By Adam Salo

Monday, December 8, 2008

Nearly a decade ago, I used to show up, with some irregularity, at Philly's DIY park, FDR. While I'd suffer through mediocre lines, guys like Andy Wilcox, Bam Margera, Steve Faas, J.R. Neves and Mat Yula zipped around ad-nauseum shaking the ground they rolled over. Every time I'd make my way to the park down under I-95, I'd spot this scrappy kid in the same stained yellow T-shirt and tan Dickies falling down all over the place. I liked the kid immediately. Despite his repeated falls, Phil Jacks ...

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