What is the name of the smell of new rain on pavement? It should be added to the pantheon of things we name. It should be it’s own scent.
I never love breathing more than after the first new rain. Rain on grass. Rain on concrete. Rain on pine. Fresh rain. Skate wheels humming in the rain. Black Asphalt. No thoughts.
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X is a sushi-loving long-board skater, veteran music consultant and contributing writer to Flixster.com, the world's largest online movie fan community. He is the editor of the popular memoir Static: My Tupac Shakur Story (OffPlanet), and has traveled extensively throughout Europe and North America producing live concerts for artists like Ziggy Marley, Maxi Priest, Steele Pulse, Digital Underground and George Clinton. Oliver lives in a quiet Reno neighborhood with his trusted skateboard Dino. He speaks no French.
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