STOCKTON — Back in 2009, Eric Torres saw his business go up in flames.But out of the ashes came a better location and new clientele – college students.Slip Skate Shop on Pacific Avenue near Alpine Avenue is a stone’s throw away from the University of the Pacific campus.“Students (from UOP) during back to school will come in and buy their long board as a way of getting around,” he said on Friday.Torres has a few remnants of that devastating fire of nearly four years ago, including his scorched guitar displayed prominently in his shop. He opened the business in 1997, initially flirting with the idea of opening up a combination music/skate shop.Music and skating are his two passions. Torres had musical equipment stored at his original location adjacent to the Hi and Bye Market on Harding Way when fire destroyed the building.“I had a few of my regulars in the shop at the time,” he recalled.