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Let's have an interview.
Let's have...so, tell me.
Uhm, there's money,
There's money, there's definitely
money. How much money?
My hands are kinda cold right
now
O.K., we'll start stupidly. When
did you start skating? That's
about as stupid as you could get.
At the end of ninth grade.
What year was that?
78.
Why, what happened? What went
wrong?
I don't know, man Sheesh.
What's her name?
Check it though, there I was,
walking around. My mom wanted
me to play basebal
Yeah. A baseball cap would look
good on you.
Uh, huh. They wanted me to get
into baseball, they always wanted
me to. I don't know why. And, so
when I'd go to practice, I'd sneak off
with my skateboard to Sadlands,
sometimes. I'd get in some ses
sions.
Was that when you started
skating?
Yeah! 'Cause I saw skating. I
don't know how I saw it, I just saw it
And then my friend got me into it
Really? Who's that?
A couple people. Brad Johnson,
Andy Campbell
So how old are you anyway?
Twenty-one. Do I look it?
I
Is that proper English? "Do
Look-it?" I don't know. Look at
what? What do you like to look
at?
Hey, Dick Clark, ok?
So when did you get into compet-
ition, what happened after
Sadlands? Give me some details.
Talk to me, talk to me.
OK. we had Sadlands. That was
happening for awhile. Andy
Campbell built a ramp. It didn't have
any flat-bottom, it was four feet
wide, O.K.? If that tells you anything.
Four feet wide? How high?
It was eight feet high. It actually
weneto vert hover knew how to
Fakio, was jealous because
Andy could "Fakie," and I couldn't.
So, did you finally get clued-in to
"fakles"?
I thought it was pretty weird. I
didn't think it was possible.
You thought that there should be
more to it, than just going up and
straight back?
Yeah. It didn't seem right. Then I
Title
went to the "Concrete Wave." I
heard it was there. Oh, I went there,
my first day, I had long pants on, I
rented equipment, I over-heated
and vomited
(uncontrolled noises that sound
like, what could be called laugh-
ter.)
No, it isn't funny. This is serious. It
was sad
Overheated and heaved, huh?
I had to sit down in the shade. I
vomited, I didn't feel good and my
session was over...it was only a two
hour session.
How many runs did you get?
Alot. I just kept skating. You know
how, when you feed a lizard until it
just throws up? Don't know. I skated
until I just didn't know. I just kept
skating. Heatstroke. I used to bike
too. I used to race bikes
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Spedizi
Yeah. You know.
Motocross?
Yeah
Uh, oh.
BMX, and 1 overheated and
vomited then too. Me and the sun
just don't get on very good.
When's the last time you over-
heated and heaved?
I don't know, I haven't done that in
awhile Now, my eyes just go bad.
think my body is ruined, O.K.?
From skating?
From anything
What do you think about girls?
I like girls. I had one once.
When was this?
A couple years ago.
And you haven't gone out with
one since?
Oh yeah, I like a girl.
"TLIKE A GIRL She's a girl. Is
she little?
I wonder what it would be ske
What, to like a girl?
No. To be a slut. I wonder what it
would be like, to be a girl too. To
have all the guys look at you
Only if you're a happening girl.
So, what about the last time?
When?
Well, how come it was like, when
It was, and now it's like different.
and you like a girl.
Well before, I sked her, I guess
she liked me and I really didn't care
about it. But, uh, it's different now..
So what about the JAM, What's
wrong?
The JAM?
Yeah. Why is it?
Stephanie's nice. The Jam? They
were probably the best group
around,
What's your personal feeling
about the Jam? What makes you
like them? I know I like them, but
I have a reason. What's yours?
Here's how it happened. I didn't
Ske them when I first heard about
them, because there were all these
people that were dressin' up like
don't know what, I guess you could
call it MOD. It's a scene, and I really
don't like to get into scenes. I was
condemning the band because of
all the people who were fucking
them up. They were doing all this
bullshit, riding around their Vespas
looking neat. Neater than everyone
else. Neater than the other guy
Then I just listened to them some
how. Ended up liking 'em. Now it's
like. I don't know. It's kinda good
that they broke up?
Did you ever see them?
No. Saw 'em on a video tape
tonight. They write serious
What touches you most about
the way the band writes?
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