500
POINTS
100
SINGLE
HOME RUN
Grand Slams
10
POIN
The Lopez Brothers
SANFORD GRILLS RICH
How long have you rode?
Nine years.
What else do you do?
Play Nintendo, the bass
and chill with the little lady.
What made you start?
A long time ago I saw my
friend Mike Frei ripping on
the street. Then me and my
brother started street skat-
ing and we never stopped.
Who do you listen to?
I listen to King Diamond,
Overkill and the Bad Brains.
Who are your influences?
Mike Frei, Jay Henry, Cab,
Hawk and Christian.
Any closing words?
Just skate and have fun.
Don't worry about getting
sponsored. Just have fun.
RICH ASKS SANFORD
How long have you rode?
Nine years, minus one
laid out in a hospital due to
a motorcycle accident, and
about six months for a bro-
ken arm, then another three
months for broken ribs.
Who's good to ride with?
Ruben Montero and Tom
Boyle, Darren Menditto,
Sean Miller, Augi and Coco,
Where do you skate?
Cheapskates and Shim-
merville Skatepark in PA.
What would you like see?
I hope vert comes back
strong like it was a few years
ago. Pros should get some
serious money considering
that fat baseball players get
paid bank just to spit on the
pitcher's mound.
Frankie Mata
Gimme your stats.
I'm nineteen, live in High-
land, California, by San Ber-
nardino, where Eric Koston
came out of, and I've been
skating for seven years.
First board?
An Action Sports "Break
Out" my mom bought me.
Do you go to school?
I go to San Bernardino
College, a small little junior
college but it's cool.
Where do you ride?
I like to skate everywhere
but I always seem to find
myself back over at Chaffee
High School.
What else do you do?
I read Fish & Game and
Walking for Fun.
Who is rad?
I like to watch Richard
Mulder and Dae won.
Do you have a girlfriend?
It's hard to say, I'm in this
weird situation right now
but I guess you could say I
have a woman.
Where were you born?
At this little truck stop
near LA called Fontana.
What would you do if you
won the lottery?
Rule the world.
Any thanks?
Yes, the one upstairs, my
family, friends, Santa Cruz,
Gullwing, Blast Skateshop,
Banned and Jeff Kendall
Rodney Jason Torres
How long have you been skating?
Four years
Where do you live?
Flushing New York, in Queens.
Who do you skate with?
Pancho Moler, and my friends Chris
Carich, James Granger, Geovanny
Moya, Rodney Cooper, Mike Wright,
Cosmo Torres, Gabe Carpenter, the
Zoo York team and Lonnie.
What are your favorite skate spots?
The Banks, Flushing Meadows Park,
and midtown spots.
Do you go to school?
Nope, pass to new question please.
What are your plans for the future?
I don't know, I plan to keep skating
until I'm so old and gray that I can't
walk no more.
Who are your favorite skaters?
Mike Carroll, Jason Lee, Paulo Diaz,
and I'd say my all-time favorite skater is
Mark Gonzales.
Do you have any last comments?
Yeah Dead End is dead and Queens,
represent.
24