Sit on Pillow to See," and then Chad took
over after he saw what I wrote, and he
put "I'm Fuckin' Retarded." MB: Can
you get that off? I haven't tried.
Where did you get that pillow that
you sit on to see? It's a family heir-
loom. It's from this other pillow that had
a little cover on it with flowers. I'm try-
ing not to use it anymore. Who was the
first pro skater you saw in San
Diego, and what was your reaction?
"Oh God, Chad's got a mullet!" OK, I got
into the bus station and luckily Chad was
home and he let me stay with him for
two days, and that turned into two
weeks. I saw Mayhew, Smolik, and
Connelly the first day. What about
when you saw Alphonzo Rawls for
the first time? As far as meeting peo-
ple, maybe I have a problem-I'm not
too good at it. So, I saw him, looked him
in the face, and said, "Damn! It's the old
Alfster!" I guess he's not that old; he's
only two years older than I am. The old
Alfster? Yeah. Why'd you suck so bad
on the Ohio trip? I don't know. Too
much dopamine. Has Maple vet Jason
Carney ever given you any good
advice? Yep. Watch out for drinkin'. Do
you ever wish the Muska were still
on the team? Yeah, except I bet if he
were, then I wouldn't be here. Who are
some of your favorite hip-hop
artists? Mos Def, De La Soul-they
have happiness in their music. And
Pharcyde, when I was younger.
Recently, Andy Macdonald has
made waves with his car-clearing
jumps. Are there any records you'd
like to break? Car cleaning? No, car
clearing. Um, no. Describe the ideal
relationship you would like to have
with your fans. "Hi guys, what's up?"
Who's the most attractive girl
skater? I'd have to say Jodi McDonald.
But then again, there
are other girls that...
no, no, no. Why do
you keep saying
no? There might be
another one. You
can tell me. No.
There are lots of
"The hard way" usually involves an alley-oop style angle of
flight, but on this fat blast over the Roosevelt rail, it could
also include the shittiness of the runway, the sandpapery
grittiness of the asphalt landing, the board-confiscating
police officers who give tickets there, or any of the other
impediments Dave had to face in landing this particular
maneuver. He also ripped the ass out of his pants.
great ones. Why don't you skate vert?
I tried it once. I can't get out of the lip.
Can't get out of the lip? No, the one
time I really said, "Hey, I'm going to try
to do this a few times a week and see if I
can do it," I broke my ankle worse than
any other time. And Buster Halterman
was there. Who were your favorite
skaters growing up? I was really into
the whole H-Street thing. That's what I
was really excited about. ED: What
about Rob Roskopp? I knew he was
from Ohio and he had some good photos
in the magazines, but I'd never really...
ED: He had some good photos in the
magazines? I guess. ED: I don't
remember seeing any. No, but, you
know, that whole thing. MB: Who was
your favorite guy on H-
Street? Alf. The old
Alfster? Yeah, those
guys, and the Del Mar
crew. Who was the Del
Mar crew? Danny Way...
ED: That was the Vista
crew. Don't ask me. MB:
Have you ever met up
with
any
skate
groupies? No, but Jerry
Hsu has. I've seen some
people attack Jerry Hsu
before. What kinds of
girls go after Jerry?
Black hair, chubby titties.
ED: Those don't sound
like good titties.
Basically, the black look.
MB: Like African American? No, no.
Like dirty. The grunge look. Once, at a
demo, a girl was super tall and she got on
her knees to talk to me. I got pissed. It
was kind of a belittling experience. ED:
Do you think your career will last as
long as Johnee Kopp's? I'm down to
skate as long as I can, forever. I mean,
shit. ED: Did you ever have a Johnee
Kopp board? No, my first board had a
king cobra. Why is Thrasher your
favorite magazine? Because it has all
the rad photos. Photograffiti. It's down to
earth. Have you been writing any
more skate poems? No, but I've come
close to drinking a bottle of Drano. Do
you have a message for all the kids,
a message about life? It doesn't end!
72 THRASHER