Where are the most incredible
places you've been?
Recently, this year, I got to go to
Europe, thanks to Sole Technologies.
They flew me to Marseille, the best
place in the world. I went to France,
England, Germany, the Czech Republic,
Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and I'm going
to Australia, California, and Oregon. I'm
sure I'll go many other places. I can't
wait to go to Brazil. I can't wait to go.
back to Marseille. I went to Bolivia with
my school and did an exchange program
in 12th grade.
What place moved you the most?
Definitely Bolivia, because of the
culture. There are all kinds of alien
artifacts, and weird unexplained stuff.
That place is very mystical, and there
are a lot of good stories about it. I like
a good story.
What are you doing tomorrow?
I'm getting on a plane and going to
LA, and then the next day I go to
Australia for two weeks. It's the middle
of summer there, and it's raining here
in Vancouver. It's going to be so much
fun. I can't wait to skate
Australia. It's just what I
need. I'm so happy.
Any thanks?
Big Poppa, Big Momma, and
James Bong on Bong Row. Paul
Machnau and his roommates. Jeremy,
Ian, Geoff, Arto, and Rune at Flip.
Lance at Fury. Sasha, Don, and Pierre
at Sole Tech. Garrett and Nick Louie at
Time Bomb. Jim Barnum at Spectrum
Skatepark Designs. Whoever is respon-
sible for designing Marseille and all the
concrete structures we skate around
the world-especially Vancouver.
Sluggo, Kearns, Johnson, Jodi,
Prangnell, Brendan, Skin, Kelly Ryan,
Matt Goodman, Keith Wilson, Dylan,
Shorty, Hunter, Mitchy, Sherratt, the
Laportes, Drunk D, Steve and Anthony,
Matt, Justin, Santarossa at Triumph
Wheels. All the NV locs. Most of all,
thank you Mom, Dad, brother, sister,
and Gramma for supporting me all this
time. Everyone else I forgot, I'll thank
you in person next time I see you. Rest
in peace, Tim.
102 THRASHER
Clockwise from left: Right at home on the other
side of the world, Chalm-daddy gets feisty on a transfer
at the best skatepark in the world: Marseille, France.
Man cannot live on cement parks alone; sometimes
you gotta go out there and feeble grind some
handrails to stay well-rounded. Mini-Chalmers
floats a lazy-foot ollie in November of 1991.