through your mind when you landed
perfect 360° ollie kickflips over the
pyramid in both of your runs? "Ow,
my tooth hurts." Had you practiced it?
I had some luck with it before, so I
thought, "Hey, what the hell. I haven't
landed anything else." Was that the
highlight of your amateur career? I
don't know. What happened this
year? I was just not on it. Nothing
worked. What do you and T-Bone
talk about when it's just the two of
you? Man, he can relate on some out-
there levels. A lot about skating and a lot
about other things. His journey has been
as crazy as mine and we have been.
blessed in a lot of the same ways. Were
you upset when Maple discontinued
the lovable Leaf Boy graphic series?
Actually, I was a little sad. The Leaf Boy
versus the Match Head was a good
board, but every leaf has to blow away
some time. I understand you've been
having a problem with some big-
boned ladies coming over. I can't
even say it. It's more of a culture shock.
You just have to let them keep passing
you by. When you were a kid, did you
ever accidentally see your parents
doing stuff? Absolutely not! Never? I
don't know! Why are you making me
think about this? Where's a good place
to meet a girl? I'd say school, but... par-
ties, no. Bars, no. What about skate
spots? I don't know. People meet when
they're not expecting it. What kind of
music do you put on when you
know ladies are going to be coming
over? Biggie Smalls, lately. Have you
ever had a friend who could eat
more than one supper? Yeah, yeah.
Have you gotten over your addiction
to Chad Knight? Yes. I've done it. I got
older. Was his story of when you
came to live with him fair and accu-
rate? Yes and no. There are a lot of
specifics-you'd really have to get spe-
cific. Did you ever sleep under the
ping pong table? Maybe once or twice.
I got drunk once and ended up on some
filthy mattress or something in there.
What was it like living with Josh
Kasper? It was fun at first. He's just a
joy. What's Josh Kasper really like?
Honestly, Josh defines the word eccen-
tric. He's very personal, very to himself.
But he does some shit. He's crazy. Have
you ever been to Tijuana? Yes. Josh
and this girl took me there for my twen-
tieth birthday, but everyone thought I
was thirteen and kept looking at my ID. I
showed it to anyone who asked. I practi-
cally passed it around. I guess that's not
such a good idea in Tijuana. There have
been other times when I've gone skating
down there, and that's a lot more fun.
What are some tricks you can credit
yourself for inventing? Have I
invented any? I'll start you off-the
Sal flip boardslide down a handrail.
OK, I guess the latest trick I've done,
which is the noseblunt slide shove-it to
Left to right: Flip a Coyne. Heads, Dave's
tech; tails, he's burl. A big lipslide makes it a friggin'
draw. A hella long noseskidder turns ugly when
Dave's at the wheel. Tailgrab fingerflip out!
69