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noticed you put on an Iron Maiden
record before we started this interview.
Are you into them?
Yeah, sometimes. Not all the time, though.
What's your favorite Maiden record?
I'd have to say that lately it's been Piece Of Mind.
That one is definitely the goods.
Do you know how you got the name "Crazy Eddie"?
I don't really remember. I think it came from me always skat-
ing and slamming a lot, so Salman Agah started calling me crazy
and the name just stuck.
Do you feel crazy?
No, I like to have a good time, but I don't really feel crazy.
So, you live in San Jose?
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Interview by Jason Adams
Photos by Jai Tanju
Yeah. It's the best place I've ever lived.
What happened the night of Metallica?
It was New Year's Eve, and it was pouring outside, so we rode our
bikes home, then I got in my room, and it was totally flooded, so I did
everything I could to stop it: pots and pans, a little cement here, a little
cement there. Nothing was working, so I just let all the drips just drop
on me.
Didn't someone catch on fire that night?
I think so, but it might've just been a figment of my imagination.
Why do you think it was a figment of your Imagination?
Because I had my mushroom belt buckle on, and I
had some friendly fungus brewing in myself.
What motivates you to skate?
Pretty much the spirit of Yahway. He gives
me strength and energy and makes me feel.
good all around, so I want to jump on my
happy stick and go ride around the sunshine.
How long have you been into Yahway?
About three years. My friend Nick came up
to me with it. It's pretty interesting. It drew my spirit towards him
and the holy spirit Holyin and Joshua Ben Joshua and
Yahoshaway. There was an ordeal in my life at that time, and he
helped me out with a lot of struggles. Praise Yahway
What about the talking horses?
Well, that came to me through some books that some friends
I ran into gave me. It talks about past lifetimes and this life-
time and future lifetimes, Soon there's going to be horses that'll
be just like the lions on this earth right now; they'll be superior.
You'll be able to carry on a conversation with a horse. It's the
smartest creature.
Where's this going to take place?
It will probably take place here after we go to Arion off the
spaceships.
Is there anything else about Yahwayism you want to share?
Yeah, the spaceships will keep us here until the year 2000, so all
you hedists call the spaceships. It will be five miles wide and one mile
long, and they'll take us all away.
Who do you skate for?
The Scarecrow, the Krux, Este Clothing, Skateworks, and Vans,
I think. Who knows?
What do you think about turning pro?
It's exciting for me. I don't know what to think. It's just
skateboarding. I'm glad I achieved something. It's a good feel-
ing I get from it.