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HAT WAS THE FIRST THRASHER
you ever saw?
I'm not sure. It was an all-black cover, with
Koston doing a noseblunt slide on the Venice
ledge. I had seen Thrasher before, back in the day,
but that was the first one I really remember buy-
ing. That was about 1997. I was at a supermarket
with my mom and I had to beg her to buy it for
me. I was super stoked though.
Have you noticed any similarities between
Sturt and Phelps?
Yeah. They're both mad; that's about it.
Like angry?
No, they're both just out of their minds.
They're just doing their own thing.
What would Phelps have to write about you to
make you want to storm into the office and
kick his ass?
See, now he's going to want to write some-
thing about me, so I'm going to have to go up
there and kick his ass anyway. I'll try to. I'll
probably lose horrendously, but fuck it. I'll give
it a try.
Is your BMW better than Geoff's?
No. I lost. We were at this fucking traffic
light the other day, with Moul and everybody,
and we tried to race, but I had fatter people
so I lost.
What do kids ask you about your
Thrasher interview?
Oh, they just tell me it's shit.
No, because people always ask me if you
landed that backside lipslide.
Yeah. I heard a couple of people say I
didn't do it.
I heard you cave-manned into it.
I've heard all these weird rumors, like, "Yeah,
it's a nice photo but he didn't do it." Fuck it. I
don't care.
What are doing for Halloween this year?
I'm going to go party with Ozzy
Motherfuckin' Osbourne. That's what I'm.
July 2000
Who's your favorite bald skater?
Like no-hair skater?
Yeah.
Ed or Geoff. They're tied now 'cause Ed just
sliced his head open. But Geoff has a pretty
big bald spot that nobody knows about.
That's why he's growing out that mullet type
of deal to cover it up.
doing this year. It's going to be so heinous and
just ridiculous.
Are you part of the entertainment at Ozzy's.
Halloween party?
Yeah, there's a mini-ramp or something
going on, and I guess we have to skate. I don't
know, it's just a party. I heard he has some
daughters too.
Banister hurricane.
Piel Harold Sturt 2000