interview and photos by Eric Ungberg

Are you moving out West or what?

I’m moving to Seattle in like 2 weeks and staying with my friend Finn Pope, so I guess I’m moving out North West.

What kind of spots Seattle got? I bet they don’t have a fuckin Courthouse. How do you like perpetual rain, or is that actually a myth? 

Seattle has so many spots and parks but there’s not a courthouse like good ole NC so it’s lack’n. It doesn’t rain too much there and if it does it’s light and not for long. I’m putting the rumors to rest.

Tell me about the sub2 crew, and who among them is the most sus? Plug your video and all that. You getting last part?

Well sub2 it’s a VX video my friend Hunter Davis is filming with my friends Nick Ruffin, Kyle Cutting, Reagan Crownover, Jake Tenace, Sean Evans, Aaron Casey, Maxton Barber and me in it. Most of the footage is in Raleigh and we’ve been filming for a little over a year it should be super dank n dope! Hunter is for sure the most sus out of all of us hahaha, honestly anyone can get last part so I guess you’ll just have to wait for this Fall to see!

Nice, I’m looking forward to it. Still filming? I imagine you’ve got some enders but do you have an ender ender?

I have some tricks that are harder than others for sure but I have a few more things I might want to bang out or whatever. Who knows let’s see if we can get Hunter out that tux and out to skate.

Favorite NC legend and most legendary trick?

My favorite NC legend is a 3 way tie between Jed shooter, legendary Robert Clark, and JIM LAW. My favorite trick done locally is probably Matt Byrd kickflip up the 2 to wall ride down the 7 downtown!! So tight.

What’s that clip in? I swear I’ve seen it, but I think it was on Instagram or something.

It’s in THE FUN HAS BEGUN some vertical urge video, full Matt Byrd part, it’s gooooes. Also Cameron Keene fs smith backside flip yolo ledge goes so hard.

Who you getting boxes from these days, just 917? Anyone else?

Yeah shoutout to Roctakon, Steve, and Calvin at Bianca for hooking it up, also my friend Ollie at mob mentality sends me some clothes sometimes.

Best spot in the Triangle?

Best spot in triangle is probably n2n, definitely the funnest place to skate if you’re in Raleigh. You could skate around that court all damn day. 

Wrong answer, Courthouse.

I didn’t put courthouse I blew it! Obvious best spot, I lose the game show!

You’ve got a tattoo of that says “Marsh Creek” on it, I take it you love that place?

I grew up skating marsh creek! It was the first park I ever went to when I was 9 and where I learned a bunch of tricks and meant a bunch of friends. That tattoo… It’s kinda fucked though haha ROB CLARK.

Oh damn, Rob Clark did the tattoo? Does he even do tattoos or did you just get him to do some janky jailhouse shit?

Dude the story is so fucked! My friend Cody’s girlfriend who’s super good at art (and music) was supposed to do it and pretty much Robert clark said he’d beat me up if I let a girl tattoo “Marsh Creek” on me he’s a “OG Marsh Creek homie” he had a gun but we were all a little faded. I like the tattoo now but when I woke up I was like “shit” haha.

Whats the story with you getting jumped there?

Ok so, me and a bunch of friends from out of town were drinking at a friends house and we decided to go to marsh and as soon as we get there this sus ass dude who’s known for stealing a skatepark flatbar is there and pretty much he was salty at me and paid some ghetto rat to punch me in the face. I was super fades and had no idea what was going on it was fucked but my homie John Pankus and hella dudes handled it and kicked that dude’s ass boards to heads phones focused… It was all fucked haha.