How old are you and where are you from?

18, Lynchburg, VA.

How long have you been skating?

Seven years.

What was the hot video when you first started skating?

I watched That’s Life and Baker 3 like everyday, they’re still the best, and some free promo videos that I got in product tosses and stuff. Then Fully Flared came out, that was hot for a while.

Did you have any of the older homies take you under their wing and show you how it’s done?

Yeah, this dude Bill would take me and my brother to YDG often when I first started skating. It really helped with our skating. You know, just getting out of town. We really appreciated it. I don’t see much of him now though, I think he got married and has a few kids or something.

Do you try to help the younger homies coming up?

Yeah, I’ll film and make little edits for them. It’s cool seeing them get really stoked on tricks and stuff. I try to get them out on the streets with me as much as possible too.

So what’s up with Lynchburg? Good skate scene, spots, shop, park?

Really small skate scene, it’s like five of us total. We are all real close so it’s tight. Spots around here are really gnarly, rough ground and cracks, but we love it. There’s a small skate shop downtown that I ride for called Scene3, it’s actually more of a bike repair shop now. Turns out five skaters can’t solely support a skate shop…haha. He will put on contests and stuff to try to bring in skaters though and that’s always a good time. There’s a park downtown that has been there since I started skating, and recently the University I live next to made a small indoor skatepark. Along with the new park out in Bedford which is 20 minutes away, so as far as parks go we are pretty set.

Weather is starting to finally break, you hyped for Spring and Summer? Any road trips planned?

I’m super stoked! No trips planned right now, but I know there will be. I’m looking forward to them for sure!

Ever considered moving out West or California? Seems like the thing to do for a lot of skaters trying to come up?

Oh yeah, my uncle lives in San Diego so I’m sure we will have plenty of trips out there. But the more time I spend in Lynchburg the more I fall in love with it. The scenery, and how peaceful everything and everybody is, it would e hard to break away from.

What do you hope to accomplish in 2013?

Skate a lot!

Any last words/shoutouts?

Thanks to Luke McKaye for all his effort! So rad!