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WORDS AND PHOTOS BY MICHAEL BURNETT
BRIAN
SUMNER
INTERVIEW
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WHILE AGO, BEFORE I MOVED MY LI
to the States, I would skate around in
city called Liverpool in the northwest
England. Whatever or wherever I w
skating, Brian and his friend Cact
would find me, just wanting
skate. But me, being the young sh
that I was, would tell them to go skate somewhere el
and quit following me. It wasn't so much that I did
want to skate with them, but they were annoying
humming skate video tunes as they'd skate and havi
spit fights with each other. Plus they were the new ki
to come into the skate scene, so I had to give them sh
As time progressed and we both started to grow up, I beg
to see him for what he is. Let me tell you, there is
one other person in the world who is as amped
skating as Brian. He still sees every skate video bef
everyone else and hasn't ended his annoying habit
humming skate tunes as he skates, but you gotta l
him for all his madness. Teenage ladykiller and go
friend, Brian is the best. -Geoff Rowley
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WORLD TRADE C
Right: At Christmas dinner in England, people traditionally open poppers, but in feature interviews with
English amateurs, traditionally the double-set pop is the opener.
Above: When he's not shading his eyes with his hands, Sumner is handling kickflip wallrides in the shade.
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