Episode 15: Mike Peters

Giant's interview with Mike Peters, a custom automotive fabricator based in Denver, Colorado. Recorded in Mr. Peters' garage in Northglenn, Colorado on May 12, 2019. Topics discussed include: Moving to San Diego from Denver in 1983, skateboarding, running into cars, litho printing in high school, hot rod/custom family, car shows in the 1980s, lowrider love, El Cajon, The Phantom, ditching at the ditch, backyard half pipe, skating vert, injuries, tagbanging, witnessing murder, graffiti as a career, Aerosol Psychotics Crew, spray techniques/can control, Sake/spitter caps, (broken chair), aviation, dropping out of high school, 1973 Bulletside Datsun, the Trades, Miracles Truck Club/Negative Camber, 1960s hot rods, 1956 Merc, custom audio, Phoenix, returning to Denver, camaraderie, SEMA 2017, showing work in front of fellow professionals, the critical eye, 1980s punk rock, beach life, Tribal Gear, cruising/bass music (DJ Magic Mike), Rel, shooting, San Diego taco shops, horchata, regional cultures/styles, Cholo style/respect, graffiti identity, Teck, following security patrols, fatcaps on freeways, Bobby Ruiz, 1990s street wear, ASR/432F, speeding through a border patrol checkpoint, times of change/perseverance, the Art Hussle, Uneekbilt, fabrication on Giant’s box van, project stress, workflow, “30,000 Parts”, Denver truck scene, Española, motorcycles, mentorship/Art Night and Trades ethics. @mikepeters56 @uneekbilt