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Columbus discovered Ohio: Mark Gonzales poetry reading, Wexner Center, Columbus, Oh.


THE WEXNER CENTER IS THIS BIG MUSEUM IN COLUMBUS, OHIO Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. . Les Wexner Leslie "Les" H. Wexner (born September 8 1937 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American businessman from Columbus, Ohio, and currently chairman and CEO of the Limited Brands corporation. Professional
Wexner was born to Russian Jewish immigrants in Dayton, Ohio.
 is the guy that owns every store in the mall. Tino Razo, Bobby Puleo, Leo Leo, in astronomy
Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac.
 Fitzpatrick, Ryan Weibust, Bobby Puleo and myself all headed to Ohio Ohio, state, United States
Ohio, midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania (NE) West Virginia (SE), Kentucky (S), Indiana (W), and Michigan and Lake Erie (N).
 to check out this bowl and see a little Mark Gonzales poetry reading. Dude, it was tight. The bowl is the same one that was in some Chicago museum and now it's off to Germany. The bowl was called "Free Basin." Is that a stupid name or what? Did Cypress Hill come up with that? Whatever, It was so much fun to skate. Ramp killers include Jon Iddings, the elusive Chaz McGee (who was rumored to be doing back-flips), Eric Barkow, Sue Bishop, Kokomoe Joe, Chris Higgins, Mike Newton, Craig Dransfield, the hesh and fresh Davis brothers... I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed)

"Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party.
, Nick Tague might have been there, Smelly Brewce Martin, Donny Humes--all the Ohio Players. The Wexner bowl was the best thing Columbus has ever had to skate, except for maybe the legendary Apple Park from the '70s, but I'm not that old. I'm more from the times of slappy nosegrinds.

RELATED ARTICLE: MARK'S OBSERVATIONS

1. Public speaking is usually reserved for people in suits

2. Kids know when they are being lied to

3. I needed someone big who was real and not real on stage with me for protection

4. Someone from the audience screamed "Bust a freestyle," but I don't freestyle

5. A girl asked what life was about. I replied "Business." I tried to read the business section from the New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 Times, but someone had stolen it. Later I found it, and invited someone up from the audience and they read it for me

6. I peeled an orange and drank some H2O

7. The audience became restless. So Iran a loop around them and jumped off the stage to mimic a skate move without a board.

8. I read about a country songwriter that had just passed away. He had lived in Memphis

9. Amanda, the girl who organized the event, asked me to end it up soon. She said I had been on stage for an hour

10. I wondered wether WETHER. A castrated ram, at least one year old in ark indictment it may be called a sheep. 4 Car. & Payne, 216; 19 Eng. Com. Law Rep. 351.  or not I should straighten up the stage before I said goodnight

11. After the speaking I signed copies of high-tech poetry and posed for photos with people, then drove to Cincinnati

Mark Gonzales
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Author:O'Dell, Patrick
Publication:Thrasher
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Geographic Code:1U3OH
Date:Jul 1, 2002
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