Sponsors:
Zero Skateboards and Wheels, Fallen Footwear, Insight, Thunder trucks, Mob grip
Where are you from:
Dothan, AL AKA "The peanut capital of the world"
Where do you currently reside:
Encinitas, CA
Current Set Up:
8 and 1/8 Zero board with white rails, Thunder 147 hi's, 52 mm Mystery wheels, my screaming eagle bearings
How often do you skate a week?
During video time, 5 days a week. When business is hectic, once or twice a week
How long does a board tend to last?
When I'm skating a lot 2-3 days. When I'm not I change it every few weeks to a month
Favorite Skaters:
Dudes that get me psyched: Gilley, Ellington, Ave, Keegan, Bama. Dudes that keep getting sicker: Silas, Slash, Andrew Langi, Leo. Favorite dude that hangs out on ramps: Jason Jesse
Favorite Skate Spots:
Zero park, WSVT, New stuff, wherever
Favorite Travel Spots:
Asia, Australia, Atlanta, anywhere the van's going, I'm down
Favorite Music:
Classic Rock. actually whatever's pumping. Sabbath, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Floyd. Q65, Shocking Blue. I also like some old country and hip hop; Cher, Hank Williams, Tammy Winette, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Biggie, 2-Pac, Nas, Eminem, PE, NWA. But, if I had to be on a desert island with one catalog, it would be Hendrix, hands down
Favorite Movies:
Rocky II (Favorite of all time) Gladiator, Braveheart, Shawshank
Favorite Authors/Books:
New Testament, Into The Wild, Let my people go surfing
Hobbies off board:
Camping, fishing, pool, family and motorcycles
Best Day of your Life:
The day our first son was born
Worst Day of Your Life:
It has yet to come
Perfect Day:
Spend the first half of the day with the family, then spend a few hours getting something done (maybe work in the yard or something), Take a motorcycle ride to skate somewhere. Then have a barbeque hang out with the family and friends with some wine or a few beers.
First thing you do upon waking up?
Answer emails, as many as I can until everyone else wakes up
Last thing you do before going to sleep:
Answer emails
Website you visit everyday:
SLAP... talk crap and battle on the message board
General:
Life's short and I'm just now learning to live and enjoy myself. I'm psyched to be alive, healthy and skating. ...And the family makes everything make sense. As Smith and some other wise man once said, "every day on this side of the dirt is a good one!"
