Surfer/skater, airbrush artist, surfboard shaper.
Born Christopher Michael Cahill, he moved to Santa Monica, CA while in the 3rd grade. He was a member of the Zephyr Surf Team in 1974, and an original member of the Zephyr Skate Team which stormed the 1975 Del Mar National Skateboard Competition and catapulted the Z-Boys into overnight stardom.
As a talented airbrush artist he airbrushed many of the early Zephyr surfboards that were made at the Zephyr Surf Shop in Santa Monica, CA in the early 1970's.
In the late 70's he moved to Oahu's North Shore. He also lived in Brazil and Mexico before returning back to Southern CA.
He was listed as "MIA" in the 2001 documentary "Dogtown & Z-Boys" by Stacy Peralta.
He was featured in "Dogtown Cronicles" in Juice magazine, March 2005; issue 58.
In his last days he returned to the Dogtown area. He worked at a surf shop shaping & repairing surfboards while still selling his original art & T-shirts with his designs.
He had battled cancer and liver damage.
Born Christopher Michael Cahill, he moved to Santa Monica, CA while in the 3rd grade. He was a member of the Zephyr Surf Team in 1974, and an original member of the Zephyr Skate Team which stormed the 1975 Del Mar National Skateboard Competition and catapulted the Z-Boys into overnight stardom.
As a talented airbrush artist he airbrushed many of the early Zephyr surfboards that were made at the Zephyr Surf Shop in Santa Monica, CA in the early 1970's.
In the late 70's he moved to Oahu's North Shore. He also lived in Brazil and Mexico before returning back to Southern CA.
He was listed as "MIA" in the 2001 documentary "Dogtown & Z-Boys" by Stacy Peralta.
He was featured in "Dogtown Cronicles" in Juice magazine, March 2005; issue 58.
In his last days he returned to the Dogtown area. He worked at a surf shop shaping & repairing surfboards while still selling his original art & T-shirts with his designs.
He had battled cancer and liver damage.
Surfer/skater, airbrush artist, surfboard shaper.
Born Christopher Michael Cahill, he moved to Santa Monica, CA while in the 3rd grade. He was a member of the Zephyr Surf Team in 1974, and an original member of the Zephyr Skate Team which stormed the 1975 Del Mar National Skateboard Competition and catapulted the Z-Boys into overnight stardom.
As a talented airbrush artist he airbrushed many of the early Zephyr surfboards that were made at the Zephyr Surf Shop in Santa Monica, CA in the early 1970's.
In the late 70's he moved to Oahu's North Shore. He also lived in Brazil and Mexico before returning back to Southern CA.
He was listed as "MIA" in the 2001 documentary "Dogtown & Z-Boys" by Stacy Peralta.
He was featured in "Dogtown Cronicles" in Juice magazine, March 2005; issue 58.
In his last days he returned to the Dogtown area. He worked at a surf shop shaping & repairing surfboards while still selling his original art & T-shirts with his designs.
He had battled cancer and liver damage.
Born Christopher Michael Cahill, he moved to Santa Monica, CA while in the 3rd grade. He was a member of the Zephyr Surf Team in 1974, and an original member of the Zephyr Skate Team which stormed the 1975 Del Mar National Skateboard Competition and catapulted the Z-Boys into overnight stardom.
As a talented airbrush artist he airbrushed many of the early Zephyr surfboards that were made at the Zephyr Surf Shop in Santa Monica, CA in the early 1970's.
In the late 70's he moved to Oahu's North Shore. He also lived in Brazil and Mexico before returning back to Southern CA.
He was listed as "MIA" in the 2001 documentary "Dogtown & Z-Boys" by Stacy Peralta.
He was featured in "Dogtown Cronicles" in Juice magazine, March 2005; issue 58.
In his last days he returned to the Dogtown area. He worked at a surf shop shaping & repairing surfboards while still selling his original art & T-shirts with his designs.
He had battled cancer and liver damage.
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