HY HAVE YOU
decided to save
yourself for mar-
riage? 'Cause girls
can't be trusted. Does God punish
people for the bad things they do?
No. I hope that I'm related to God, in
some way higher than myself. But from
what I've learned, it's all for-
giving, and that's how I
want to be. Does going to
church help you? It takes
me back, because it gets me
to think about people other
than myself. So I guess it
does. It lifts me up when I'm
feeling down. How often do
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the whole universe in my eye. What
was the "sign of the dookie" theory
that you had while riding for
Foundation? Somehow shit had gotten
in my eye-dookie eye. I've got a little
brown spot. I don't think Foundation
knew about it though. I thought you
told me once that you felt it was
pretend you're here. What has been
the worst sponsor you've put effort
into getting? No way. I can't even say it.
What? 26 Red Tred. Yeah, that's
pretty bad. They had Paul Sharpe. I
thought they were coming up! Have you
effectively hidden the Ohio trip
issue from your parents? Do you
"I'm cuddly"
you pray? Daily. Morning, night. It's
always a thing in the back of my head.
What do you think God would say to
you if he knew all the horrible
things you've done? Um... Does hav-
ing different-colored eyeballs serve
any special purpose? It's like having
somehow fate, because once you got
on Foundation they started to make
the Dookie Boy board. I have no
memory of that, but we'd need to ask
Chad Knight to make sure. How can
you skate with your eyes so
squinted? You just close them and you
think they've seen it? Thank God they
haven't! There is a God! What does
your dad do for a living, and what
kind of career advice has he given
you? He's a superintendent at this great
place that sells stuff to coal mines, and
he does a great job. Around there, they
call him "El Presidente." And what kind
of job advice has he given you? Get
one. What are some of your nick-
names? They all come from different
times and different people. Maestro.
Dinobaby. Maestro, I enjoy. Dinobaby, yes
it's true, but I'm not happy about it. Why
are you the Dinobaby? Because one
time I had athlete's foot so badly I thought
I was part lizard. And a dinosaur, because
I have this ferociousness. The baby,
because I'm cuddly. I have all this baby fat.
Have you ever gotten food poisoning?
Officially, maybe. I try to avoid grease. I
eat mostly bagel sandwiches. What's the
sleepy crooks? The sleepy crooks is
when you fall asleep in the middle of your
crooked grind with hands toward head,
eyes closed, while grinding. If landed suc-
cessfully, it's a feel-good trick. I haven't
found the right obstacle yet. It could defi-
nitely be a handrail trick. Maybe Tampa
could be the place for the sleepy crooks.
Speaking of Tampa, what was going
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Top to bottom: As if Dave weren't already mixed up enough,
he had to go and do his kickflip boardslides to fakie switch. This kid
needs help. How the hell can a tailgrab varial fingerflip be "caught
clean"? I don't know either, but look at that shit!
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