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Josh Beagle is the kind of person that doesn't dwell on much. He just
figures out what to do and does it. No ifs, ands, buts or whys. Humor is
his lending guide. Just try to get a serious answer out of him. He's the
contemporary skateboarder human being of today.
When you lived in Japan, you were
known as Boomer. Why is that?
No.
Come on, tell me.
No.
Is it because you're well-endowed?
What's "well-endowed" mean?
It means you have a large penis.
Shut up.
So, you're not going to tell me?
No.
Where did you come from?
I came from Japan.
How old were you when you lived in
Japan?
11 to 15.
Did you skate there?
That's where I started, right when I got there.
Why did you skate there? Did Japan
have a big skate scene?
No, there were lots of girls around and felt
like I should impress them. So voila.
So you're a lady's man?
Well, I wouldn't say that I am slutty!
And then you moved to...
Tustin, CA.
And what happened there?
What do you mean, what?
Did you start going to parties?
No.
You're a deep kind of guy, Josh.
What's that mean?
What drives you, Josh? What compels
you to do what you do?
Skating?
Sure, skating works.
I just do what I do. I do what I think is fun.
Except that I can't speed any more because
I get caught.
So you think as you get older you get to
do less fun stuff?
No, you get to do more.
Like?
Smoke cigarettes, stay out late, go to bars
and fight. You can buy guns, too.
Are you addicted?
To what?
To anything?
Crack? No, no, no. I'm not addicted to any-
thing. I don't even have to eat. I don't even
like to eat.
What do you mean? You love to eat.
Everyone loves to eat, but I don't have to if I
don't want to.
"Smoke ciga-
rettes, stay out
What do you see in television?
Whatever channel I put on.
I mean, what do you get from it?
You learn lots of stuff, like from watching
MacGyver.
What does MacGyver teach?
How to get out of desperate situations.
They might never happen, but just in case.
Do you have any morals?
What do you expect me to say to that?
Everything is a joke. It's all funny. Why get
mad?
Any dates lately?
Tons.
Will you get married, have kids and play
guitar in a mariachi band?
I'm getting married in a month. Two pairs of
twins via test tube. That's how we'll get twins.
What makes you feel good?
out A lot of stuff.
late, go to bars
and fight."
Let's talk about skateboarding.
Sure, what do you want to know?
Where's it heading, trick-wise?
I don't know.
You're not supposed to know, nobody
knows.
I know, I'm just not telling.
So you skate EMB a lot?
Yes, that's my favorite place.
Who do you skate with there?
Jo Jo, Mikey. Owen Nieder, Kiki, Kendra
Gaeta. I've got new graphics coming out with
a picture of EMB
Give me some examples.
Watching Studs, driving my car, going to the
ocean, eating food, hanging out and stuff like
that.
Why do you drive so erratic?
I try not to, but the road makes me. Or maybe
it could be the music.
Have you ever gotten into a fist fight?
I don't want to talk about that.
When do you get you braces off?
Three months.
If you could do anything right now, what
would it be?
I like what I'm doing now.
What's that, skateboarding?
Sure, and lots of other stuff that I don't want
to get into.
OK, keep in touch.
OK.■
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