Notable:
It took a year and a half for Diego Bucchieri to get his work visa, enabling him to move to San Francisco in April of '98. He says he had to pay a lot of money, provided by Reef shoes, while Think skateboards found him a lawyer.

Quote:
Got his nickname "The Butcher" from Phil Shao and Jake Phelps at Thrasher. "They were asking me what kind of food we eat in Argentina. There is a lot of meat, and they asked me what my nickname was in Argentina. I tell them "Bucha"-B-U-C-H-A. So they were like, "Bucha...Butcher, -it fits perfect."