12
ADDAMS FAMILY
Mike
Bouarnick
Why do they call you Gravedigger?
It's my job, I work at a cemetery.
Any gnarly stories?
I had to dig up some lady after she'd been buried
twenty years. I was all stoked until I opened the cas-
ket and saw the rotted body with bugs all over it.
Why do you skate?
Because I have nothing else to do.
What's your favorite place to skate?
The Cutting Edge Bowl.
Latest tricks?
Survival. The Hardcore Drop.
Tell the kids what they need to know.
If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards.
Thanks to anyone?
Shepard at Andre the Giant, Bjorn at 420 Skate-
boards, and Paul at Boarding House Skateshop.
Alex
Chalmers
Where do you live?
I was born in North Vancouver, I live in North
Vancouver and I'm dying in North Vancouver.
How did you get into skating?
The local corner store owner, who used to
baby-sit for me, gave me an old banana board
to keep. I used to roll down the driveway on it.
I put a sheet of plywood on top of it because it
was too skinny. My brother had a fat Toy-R-Us
board. I wanted one really bad, so later my
parents got me one. I watched Colin and
Casey (McKay) do wall rides and launch off this
launch ramp at the church next door. That was
what got me the most stoked-the air time.
Who sponsors you?
Clubhouse and Etnies Canada.
Where's your favorite place to skate?
I'll skate anywhere, but I really like concrete
parks and vert.
Do you have a favorite trick?
Anything with hang time.
Who do you skate with?
Kevin, Derrick, Jim, G&G Faulkner and
anyone from Van. There are lots of good
vert skaters here.
Any last words?
Go big or go home.
Josh Kalis
Sponsors: Alien Workshop, Thunder,
FTC, Spitfire, Vans, Sophisto.
This eighteen-year-old kid, originally
from Grand Rapids, MI, now resides in
SFC. He enjoys eating beans, rice and
cheese burritos from Zona Rosa while
kickin' it with Lil' Stevie, Jimi, Moody, Lil'
Nick and Lil Gary Talent is definitely not
lacking in the way Josh plays with his
board and he always has some wild and
crazy stories to tell.-Drake Jones
"Josh is a ghetto hick!" Jesse McMillin
"That dude is the coolest." -Bill Kern
"Josh is crazy." -John Drake
"You see that shit? That shit was bad! -JK
"Pay that niggal Yeah!" -Ruben Orkin
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