![]() If you want to keep up with Slomo, you can follow him on Instagram or simply say hello on the boardwalk. “One thing is we all have the choice to believe that we live in the best possible world," he said. “A mob of crazy people! I really… I don’t understand why people love Slomo so much.”ĪBC 10News told him it’s simple: He’s an inspiration to San Diegans of all ages. “I didn’t have any idea how fanatically enthusiastic the young people were,” he said, laughing. Many people came dressed in his signature blue top, hat, glasses and sunscreen. For many San Diegans, the picturesque 'boardwalk' known as Ocean Front Walk between Mission Beach and Pacific Beach makes for a welcome respite from the daily grind, but for one man that space is life. “People were coming out with signs saying 'happy birthday' and little kids were saying 'hey Slomo!'” he said. “I’ve seen kids now that have gotten old enough to be married.”īut what the rollerblading icon didn't expect was hundreds of people showing up to skate with him on his 80th birthday. One of the films screening at the San Diego Film Festival features Slomo, a colorful skating enthusiast who spends his days rollerblading along Pacific Beach. In his more than two decades gliding along the boardwalk, Kitchin says he’s seen it all. There, he undergoes a radical transformation into SLOMO, trading. ![]() ![]() “All of the surfers… people who are into sliding sports… they become addicted to that feeling.” John Kitchin abandons his career as a neurologist and moves to Pacific Beach. “The feeling gets better the slower you get,” Kitchin explained. For 24 years, he’s been skating on the boardwalk almost daily. ![]() Kitchin is a retired neurologist who has lived in San Diego since 1976. “It’s really funny… I’ll go to the grocery store, and I’ll stop and look around, and there are three or four people that are staring at me,” said Kitchin, laughing. “How often do people say hello?” asked ABC 10News reporter Madison Weil. The local legend, always clad in knee pads and sunglasses, celebrated his 80th birthday this past weekend. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - If you’ve been to the Pacific Beach boardwalk, you’ve probably seen John Kitchin - better known to some by the moniker “Slomo" - gracefully gliding along on his rollerblades. ![]()
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