MARK GONZALES
If was very hard to get ahold of
Mark Gonzales. uis agent kept saying
that he was "unavailable. When called
and explained that we were willing to
pay 20.000 dollars for the exclusive
Interview and photo shoot. De fidally
returned my calls. The Thrasher Lear
Het waisted the Gonz up to San
Francisco and the rest is
Why did you quit?
history.
I just got burnt out. I get turned off real easy if I don't want to be in a particular place and around
certain people. I just get sick and have to leave. I am a paranoid person. All I wanted to do was paint
and watch movies and kick back in my own little area. Sometimes I would be walking somewhere and
A lot has changed in skating since 1987. EMB was just another spot in the City
when Mark Gonzales first jumped this gap and they christened it "The Gonz." After
a long hiatus, Mark came back and was the first to kickflip it and ride away clean.