sw bs 180

What’s up Adrian, where we at right now?

Man, we are kicking it over here at the FTC/ Gnarhunters collab art show. Buncha homies just doing what we do. Family united.

So what was it like growing up in Alaska trying to skateboard? Dope spots or all ice?

You know, we got our cool little 4-5 months of love, the rest of it is icy as fuck. Growing up there was great to be honest. At the time I was growing up it was real slow paced there. You know, not a lot of craziness to get into, I had great parents, I was blessed. I found skateboarding at the age of ten and I was set from then on.

ollie up 5-0

Did you have a crew out in Alaska?

Oh yes, we had the crew for sure man. Micah Hollinger, Jerry Smyth, both these motherfuckers got covers. Micah had the cover of Big Brother, 180 nosegrind staples center L.A. Jerry Smyth, cover of Thrasher front crook at 3rd and Army on the police barrier thing. Known both those fools since the 5th grade, and you know, we definitely had crew besides that. We weren’t rowing boats, but we had crew, know what I’m saying?

You’ve put in over a decade of skating SF almost exclusively. What is it about this place?

Man, it’s just the access. Like, you’re accessible to whatever it is. Go out your doorstep, you’re good. I live in the Sunset but I could be downtown like it’s nothing. A twenty minute push and half of that you ain’t even pushing!

Are you bummed the library is so wack now?

I’m definitely bummed that the library has been, not so much taken, but definitely saran wrapped, you know what I mean? They got it behind the glass a little bit. We can skate it still, but we can’t get it like we want to get it. We could take some shit off but we might end up fucking it up. So I’m a little bummed, but at least we can still roll through there. And you know, skateboarders adapt so I can’t even get bummed anymore, I’m too old to be bummed.

bs 5050

What’s your favorite spot to skate currently?

Honestly I don’t even have a favorite spot man. My favorite spot is being where I’m at, when I’m there. I don’t know what it is, but that’s where it’s at. I’m on some Buddhist type shit with that one.

You just had a part in SF State of Mind and your banger in Business as Usual. What’s next?

Supposedly there’s some other Think video coming out, I may have some shit in there. Honestly, I don’t know what’s next man, I’m on such a new little hype. I work a lot right now. Skateboarding isn’t supporting me at the level that I need it to support me at, so I can’t give it as much attention as I’d like to at this moment. But what I do know is, whatever you do see next is going to be me trying. Cause that’s what I do, I try like a motherfucker. I may not be one of the greatest, but I got one of the biggest tries, so I give a fuck.

What’s the best part about teaching kids how to skateboard?

Man, best part for me, on the selfish hype, is having a kid who really wants to learn and is down to fucking get licked one time, even though it hurts a little bit. You ain’t broken you know, it’s alright. Most kids are down with the idea, skateboarding. But then they get fucked up and it’s actually hard, and they gotta try, and it takes time. The kid that is willing to take all that, I love that.

switch crook

Have braces ever fucked you up with skating? Like you ever bit your lip or anything?

Uhh…. Braces fuck you up. They don’t fuck up your skating, they just fuck you up.

Morning or night?

Both. Fuck that, I love it all. I need all the time I can get.

Aright so what happened with Grind King, what was that about?

Eyy much love to Grind King, off the top of everything. Pretty much I had a roommate out here, Jason Rodriguez. His good homie, this dude Kevin, came to visit us one time, then somehow he became the Grind King TM. He hit up Jason, who hit me up. They were one of the first fools to really hold me down, and pay me something cool, for some trucks at that. I was like whoa. I was able, you know what I mean? Able with that shit, so that was nice!

nollie flip

You seem like a religious dude, do you feel your faith, or your belief in god, has helped get you to where you’re at today?

Of course man! And I don’t even really believe it’s religion man, I believe it’s relation. I believe it’s really getting down, and really just keeping it real. At the end of the day I can’t prove it to you, and you can’t prove it to me. But I can know it for me, and you can you know it for you. When you say religion, I say relation. Cause I’m here somehow and you’re here somehow and if you know, kudos, cause I can’t really fathom it. But I’m here, doing this, and I’m about to do that, you know what I’m saying?

That’s real. Alright shout it out, thank you, say whatever.

Yeah, so I’m gonna thank G-O-D to the most. Thank my family to the most, my brother got me on the board. And just all supporters and all the fools that believe in the homie. Not even believe, just like to see the homie, and encourage the homie. Thank you everybody and everything cause that’s what it is yo. I thank it all cause that’s what it takes.

fs 5050