Who on the Osiris team is
the most physically fit?
I can see Mathias being
pretty fit. I bet he works out. It's
either Mathias or Mayhew. Mayhew
has pecs.
Who was the first pro skater
you ever saw?
Salman Agah.
Were you flippin' out?
No, because I didn't know
who he was. My friend and I
were skating in a parking lot
and we met him. Then later we
saw him in a magazine and we
freaked out.
Did you ever get autographs
when you were younger?
Just one: Steve Caballero. I got
it at skate camp, but that was the
only one.
Are you a Spock rocker?
A Spock rocker? What's that?
Those punk rock emo kids who
super tight black
wear
clothes
and
have Mr. Spock
haircuts.
Oh yeah. No, but we have a lot of those
in San Jose.
We have 'em down in San Diego too.
The Sex Pistols described the act of
taking someone's picture "a second
of your life, ruined for life." Would
you agree with that statement?
What's your take on photography?
That's great. I like to think of it like that,
too. Photography's great fun. I don't get too
artistic. I just like to take pictures.
Do you have any superstitions or
special rituals?
I don't know, just keep it real.
Nice. That's a great superstition. Have
you ever been to church?
Yeah. I went once to some choir thing.
didn't have fun. I'm not against religion or
anything, though.
Describe San Jose's rich skate his-
tory and present thriving scene in
one word.
Circle parks.
Have you ever freed the weed?
I think so.
Yeah?
Yeah. But not on a daily basis.
If your parents had their way, what
would you be doing right now?
I'd be going to a very prestigious four-year
university, studying something where I can
make 500,000 dollars a year. Something
secure. A desk job.
Do they sweat you?
Not so much now that I'm older.
Were they strict with you?
Yeah. I always had really strict cur-
fews and I had to keep my grades in tip-
top condition.
But you got A's in school, right?
I got A's and B's and C's and D's and F's.
What kind of job do you suspect you'd
be especially bad at?
Above: After extensive spot research, several hours in
the car, and some light power-tool duties, Jer came
through in the clutch with an Armando-esque nollie
backside tailslide shove-it.
Below: A locked and loaded fakie ollie nosegrind with
a tip of the hat to the Losi school of style.
Probably a counselor. I just don't think I'd
care enough to give anyone good advice. I'd
be like, "Just grow up."
What are your worst pet peeves?
Probably sitting around a lot, waiting for
other people.
Would you rather be bald or fat?
Really, really, really fat.
Bald and fat or bucktoothed and with a
baby arm?
Bucktoothed with a baby arm, all the way.
Would you rather have a skate style
that's the subject of constant ridicule
and negative comments by your peers,
where they all talk about it behind
your back but no one ever brings it up
to you, or have a glass eye?
Glass eye.
Since we last spoke, have you
come any closer to
learning your grand-
parents' names?
No, I haven't spoken to
my grandparents. I haven't
put much thought to it.
When was the last time
you felt embarrassed to be
a skateboarder?
Yesterday, when I was yelling
and screaming and throwing my
boards.
Does that happen often?
No, not that often.
Ken Park had the same problem.
Good ol' Krap Nek.
What's the biggest problem with the
skateboarding media today?
Well, one thing I don't like is when they
split the coverage, where the sequence
goes in the ad, and the long lens
goes in the editorial. Oh, here's
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