Homies Sold 150 Million Toys Before The Vending Machine Industry Collapsed

History of the Bay Podcast Ep. 143: David Gonzales is an artist from Richmond, California who grew up in his local lowrider and Chicano arts scene. Starting with his own t-shirts and comic strips, he created the Homies characters that became a worldwide phenomenon. After selling millions of toys, David had to start from square one after the vending machine industry collapses. He's continued to push his own art and even started putting out new lines of Homies toys and merchandise that continue to this day - check David out at https://www.dgatees.com/ -- History of the Bay x Mojo Labs snapbacks on sale 3/15, sign up to the VIP list for early access: https://mojo-labs.com Join the Patreon:   / dregsone   Subscribe to our clips channel:    / @historyofthebayclips   -- For promo opportunities on the podcast, e-mail: [email protected] -- History of the Bay Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZU... Online Store: https://dregsone.myshopify.com Follow Dregs One: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1UNuC... Instagram:   / dregs_one   TikTok:   / dregs_one   Twitter:   / dregs_one   Facebook:   / dregsone415   #homies #chicano #toys #collectibles #lowrider #podcast #documentary