HAMMERS
Richard Paez
How old are you
Richard and where
do you live?
I'm sixteen and
live in Visalia, CA
Who are your
sponsors?
Consolidated,
Thunder Trucks and
Spitfire Wheels.
Who do you usual-
ly skate with?
Frankie, Dale,
Johnny, Jesse, Tom,
Nanda Zipp and the
whole VSL
What is VSL?
The Visalia Skate
Locals. We're just
a bunch of homies
that skate, get high
and chill.
What are your
future plans?
To just skate and
go with the flow.
Whatever happens,
happens.
What are some
of your favorite
spots to ride?
I like SF because
it has all this crazy
stuff. I just went to
Santa Rosa, it was
pretty fun.
Is there anyone
you want to
thank?
Keenan, Moish,
Jason Jesse, all the
Consolidated team,
my mom and every
one in VSL
Al
Massu
What does AJ stand for?
Anthony John.
Where do you skate?
Anywhere fun. Philadel-
phia is real good. I also like
contests too.
Who do you skate for?
I skate for a shop in New
Jersey called Failure..
Who else is on the team?
Matt Kahler, Jerry Fisher,
Steve Williams, Bill Hoff-
man, Brian Stevens, Will
Evans and Dalyn Bristol.
Who do you think kills it?
I'd say Ricky Oyola, Matt
Reason, Fred Gall, Keith
Hufnagel, Jason Lee and
Jeremy Wray.
Any thanks?
Yeah, thanks to Adam
and Chris, mom, dad, Kelly
Ryan, Matt, Gabe, Jeff,
Alicia and Herb.
Drake
Jones
HOME: San Francisco, CA.
AGE: 20.
SPONSORS: Real, Indy. Vans
and Spitfire.
If you run into a kid in SF
named Drake be sure not to
touch his hair. When he's not
out filming with the twins or
taking photos with Bryce or
Mike, you can probably catch
him at Eddie's for breakfast.
When he is not playing poker
or breaking D-scrubs for his
last bill, you will find Drake
playing dice with Black-ass
Marcus against the kitchen
wall. Gravediggaz and Nas
are the tunes at night and
Crooklyn is the movie at the
Red Vic. Drake's skating is
usually at its best when his
new pair of GTs are broken
in. Athletic, confident and
smooth all characterize his
skating, and he is always
down for the late-late-night
DMV session. The combo of
East and West suit Drake just
fine as he is also known as a
good roommate. Shots out
to the Dungeon.
-Jesse Jones McMillin
Hideo Sakuragi
CASADY'S W
How old are you and
where are you from?
I'm twenty years old and
I'm from Yokohama, Japan.
Who are your sponsors?
Right now I don't really
have a board sponsor, but I
ride for Etnies, Folded and
the Yohann Market.
Where do you live now?
live in Costa Mesa, CA,
at the TSA warehouse with
Mike and Ryan.
What are you doing here.
in America?
I'm going to college and
studying English. I am also
here to skate new and dif-
ferent things.
How is skating here dif-
ferent than in Japan?
In Japan there aren't as
many spots as there are
here. But in Japan they all
love skateboarding as much
as they do here.
What direction do you
see skateboarding going?
Hopefully it's going in a
positive direction, I think if
people would just skate for
fun and not worry about
doing every trick, it would
be a lot better.
Is there anyone that
you want to thank for
helping you out?
I'd like to thank TSA,
Mike J, John P, Quy, Mario,
Russ, Paul Sharpe, Matt
Eversol, Adrian and Jade,
Frank Hirata, Justin Ortiz,
Don Brown from Etnies, my
parents, and everyone else I
forgot that has helped me
out along the way.