42 THRASHER
SALMAN AGAH
How long have you lived in San Jose?
Since 1980. Has living in the area had an effect
on your style? It did a little because the guys
were so amazing and I wanted to be smooth.
Jason Jessee: Have you ever done a sweep-
er? No, I could never grab my nose. It was too
short. Have you ever lived anywhere else? I
lived in Washington, DC. Did you like it? I loved
it. Is it better than San Jose? I didn't skate, but
I liked it better because I lived by all these black
kids and we'd play hide and go seek in the dark.
Are you straight-edged? No. I eat mushrooms
all the time. Do you care about much? No. Are
you bummed you're going bald? No.
TIM BRAUCH
Tim Brauch is bad as shit. He's drinking a
Coke, he's got a pro model. What are you
doin'? Just hangin' out. You went street skat-
ing today. Yeah, it was a rad session because
we all skated in a group. We hardly ever get
together like that. It was fun. We're going to do it
once a week now. You got a Porsche, but you
only paid a $150.00 for it? No I paid, $350.00,
but I also had to pay a lot of money to fix it up
because it was thrashed. What bands do you
like? Supersuckers, Bad Religion, Buffalo Tom,
Seaweed. There's an endless list. You got a girl-
friend? Yeah, but I don't really like to talk about
girls. How's San Jose? There's a lot of cool
skaters and friends to hang out with. Do you
like to travel? Yeah, it's good to see new things
and meet new people and make connections.
When you go down south, there's a lot more
technical skating going on. Yeah. But it's dif-
ferent everywhere you go. Everyone has their
own style.
JASON ADAMS
What do you think of Crazy Eddie? He's my
favorite. He's bad-assed. Every head in San Jose
was looking at this railing and Crazy Eddie just
skated up out of nowhere and busted it. What
do you think is cool? That's a hard question.
Lots of things are cool. What's the right girl for
you? I don't know, but I haven't found her yet.
How tall are you? I'm 6'1". Tall, white and hand-
some. And skinny. Are your feet big? No. Is
nine-and-a-half big? Now, Jason Adams has
the floor. I had scabs on my head, but I washed
When he ain't smoking
them all off today. So
cigs, Edward DeVera (left) chicks, he had scabs on
is pummeling lathered his head, but the condi-
tion is gone. Did you use
curbs with switchstance Head and Shoulders?
crooked grinds. Opposite. No, I used Apple Sham-
clockwise from top right poo. Does it smell like
Sometime stoner and full apples? No, it smells like
time gnarler, Crazy Eddie Helmet. I thought you
commits a frontside blunt liked Helmet. I do. Helmet
slide. Jimmy Young dis- rocks.
tances himself from a just ED DEVERA
rung railing. Jason Adams We got Ed Devera here.
aims his front foot over a Tell me about this gap
hydrant gap in the heart that you're trying. It's
of the Silicon Valley. Two called the Gunderson Gap
California classics, the and it's pretty fuckin'
Catalina & the Caballero. small. It's about ten feet
high and I'm just trying to ollie it. No, you're try-
ing a varial heelflip. Yeah, that's what I'm trying.
So, what have you been doing lately, going
to school? Yeah. I'm a senior now and I'm just
trying to get out of fuckin' school. Just skating
after school. That's it. I'm sixteen too. What,
you're a smart guy? No, I just started school
when I was about four. Really early. What's up?
Nothin', just kickin' back. Any thoughts on mov-
ing out of San Jose to San Francisco? Yeah,
after school ends. I'll move to San Francisco in
the summer. Do you feel like a sell-out? No.
It's just fun to skate there. There's more people
to skate with and it's easy to get around. Way
cooler people than, like, me and Salman and
stuff like that. Yeah, I don't like you guys. So are
you into the party scene and shit like that?
Whenever I'm fuckin' into it. Not lately, though.
Hey, the street lights are coming on. Do you
have to go home? No, I'm going to go skating.
CRAZY EDDIE
Okay, we're already rolling and Crazy
Eddie is in the back room of the San Jose
Skatepark in the VIP Lounge. How much pot
do you smoke in a day, Ed? Tons. What do you
think of marijuana and hemp? It will save the
earth. Why is the use of cannabis going to
save the earth? Are you on any drugs right
now? Yeah. Crazy Eddie's lit. He's a stoner.
JJ ROGERS
Okay, we're at the 11th Street House in
downtown San Jose, JJ's been drinking and
we're going to try and sneak him into having
an interview real fast. He's coming into the
kitchen... What do you think's wrong with
my radio, dude? It's probably recording. What's
that drink called? Strip and go naked. Is that
what you're going to do later? Probably. Why
did you shave your head, are you some kind
of fuckin' Nazi or something? Because Salman
did it. So you just kiss his ass all the time or
what? No, my girlfriend likes Salman so the
easiest way to impress her is to shave my head.
Now she thinks I'm Salman. I wear longsleeves,
though. Do you have lots of tattoos now? Well,
they're under my long sleeves. Do you skate
switchstance all of the time, then? Well, I've
been skating and riding goofy-foot for eleven
years, but I do all of my tricks regular-footed. I
never told anyone because I didn't want to get
laughed at. So, you're just riding the wrong
way in your skateboard career. Word. What
did you do today? Cooked an omelet, drank
beer and vodka. We went to Lucky's once. Are
you working tomorrow? No, Monday through
Friday, 6 to 2. Does that suck? I like it. So what
other shit do you want to talk about? Bikes.
You like jumping bikes and shit? Yeah.
Who's your bike posse? Vince, Jason Moore
and Jay West. Todd tries to be, but as long as
we don't go off-roading and stay away from liquor
stores, he'll go. Alright, any last words?
but I won't need it, when I reach the end.
JIM YOUNG
(Singing) Lord my body, has been a good friend,
How long have you lived in San Jose? About
a year-and-a-half now. Has
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