Zumiez may be an overpriced wannabe skateshop specializing in selling the latest flashy clothing trends to young victims of too much inbreeding, but when the annual Zumiez Couch Tour comes around, I'll overlook those aspects due to the admittance of a professional skate team demo, two band performances, an Am contest open to locals, Chipotle tacos and chips, energy drink giveaways. Did I mention all this is FREE?!
This year the Lakai team was scheduled to make an appearance in the Murray Fashion Place Mall where the entire event was hosted. The team included heavy hitting skate legends such as Mike Carroll, Cairo Foster, Guy Mariano, Rick Howard, Vincent Alvarez and Brandon Biebel. Among this list of professional thrashers, Lakai am Daniel Espinoza was there tearing it up like it was the Maloof Money Cup finals. Mike Mo Capaldi was there, but due to an ininjury, he skipped out on skating the course and went straight to sign autographs after the demo. Photos: Eric Poole