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HEADS STACY LOWERY
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WOULDN'T WEAR SHORTS FOR TEN GRAND
OW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU
gotten the shaft?
I don't know that I've ever really
gotten the shaft, so to speak, but
I'm definitely cursed as far as skateboard compa-
nies go. They seem to fall apart as soon as I get
on the team.
Powell's still around.
Yeah. I left it on my own, but I'm sure if I had
stuck around, it would have gone under.
What would you be doing if you were as tall as
Ron Whaley?
If I were six foot seven I would definitely be
making upwards of 50 million dollars as a two
guard in the NBA-a shooting guard like
Jordan or Pippen. If I get a late growth spurt it
might be possible.
I sure suffered, and I think it's only fair that they
should too. But we actually worked so hard that
we made it cool and now these kids are soft.
Why do you live in Long Beach?
I live in Long Beach because it's centrally
located between LA and San Diego and I have a
lot of friends here.
Do you know Long Beach Larry?
I don't, but we have a lot of mutual friends.
What about Larry Perkins?
I don't know too much about Larry Perkins, but
I know that if I took him to a demo and there was
a rail there, he'd be the first one up on it.
Now I get it. Tell a good story about riding
for Airwalk.
One time we went to a meeting at the adver-
tising firm that handled Airwalk, and we sat at
Yeah, but you're not.
Well, thanks.
Have you ever willingly killed an animal?
I shot a gun at a bird and killed it. I blew it right
out of the tree.
Is meat murder?
I don't think so.
What was going through your head during the
high ollie contest?
I was really nervous. That was the most nervous
I've ever been in a contest. My legs were cramp-
ing up and I was pissed because I knew I could!
ollie higher than I did.
Do you think you can take it next year?
Yeah, because I know I could ollie as high as it
went. But I also know Danny can ollie higher
than it went. I don't think I could beat Danny. He
DRIVE THRU
Left to right: Flippin' signs beats flippin'
burgers anyday. Stacy found Toan Nugyen's
doppleganger working at In N' Out.
Rollercoaster 50-50.
This might be an unpopular stance, but bas-
ketball is for jocks.
Yeah. You're probably right. But I'm not afraid
to admit that I have a little jock in me. I'm per-
fectly comfortable with who I am.
How much farther can the jock ethic go in the
realm of sponsored skating?
It will only go as far as the money is. Once
ESPN leaves and the money leaves, it will only
be for those people who love it again.
Flat-top haircuts?
I don't see it going as far as the Ditka. Isn't the
shaved head a jock thing?
Keg stands?
Isn't that already a big part of skateboarding?
Date rape?
No, definitely not. More like weight rooms at
corporate headquarters. That might be nice.
Do you miss the days when kids had to suffer
socially for skateboarding?
this big round table. We had all these advertis-
ing nerds try to relate to us and be extreme.
They were throwing out their kooky, crazy
ideas that Airwalk should use to recapture the
core market. It was really sad. That's when I
knew it was the end.
Have you had bail shots published?
Yeah. My check-out was a bail. I never made it
in the photo, but I got the video of it.
Oh, that counts then. What do you miss the
most about the South?
The sweet iced tea. You can get it everywhere.
What are some misconceptions people seem to
have about you?
A lot of people think I'm a lot taller than I am,
that I'm bigger than I am. I guess a lot of people
think I'm mean. Joey Pulsifer told me that. Are
there others?
I thought you'd be really boring.
Boring?
was made for that.
Do you think you could ollie higher in shorts?
Yeah, but I don't know if it's worth exposing the
world to my legs. I don't know if that would be
worth $10,000.
What's the best bumper sticker you've seen
around lately?
The ones with Calvin pissing on different
things like Ford and Chevy. My favorite is the one
where Calvin is pissing on La Migra.
If you were going to customize your own, what
would you have Calvin pissing on?
The Gerber baby. Or maybe a puppy.
Talk about how you're going to blow up and
how we shouldn't sleep on you.
The Y2G is all about me.
Are you still pissed?
I tried, but you're so damn likable.
Oh, thank you.
-Michael Burnett