Paul Schmitt Saved The Damn Am

Posted on Saturday, January 24, 2009. Photo by Rob Meronek. Tags: [Nightlife and Parties]
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Years ago when Schaefer and I first started doing the Damn Am series, we ran out of money and almost had to stop doing them. Paul Schmitt wrote us a gargantuan check and said, "Keep doing what you're doing. It's good for skateboarding." And with that no questions asked or repayments requested donation, the Damn Am Series kept alive and has turned into what it is today, nine years later. Paul is not just a great skateboarder, but a fantastic human as well