I assumed who he was, what he was all about, and I was wrong. And that's one of the many reasons I am eager to sit down and chat with him.
When I saw him for the first time I remember thinking, "What a looney! So bizarre but I like it!" I judged too quickly. The day after I moved to San Diego in 2016, I excitedly tossed on my rollerskates and glided along the same boardwalk that Slomo rides two, sometimes three times a day.
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