The first time I really met Davis and John I was having a peaceful morning at the beach with my wife in Croatia until we heard the sound of wheels clacking down the sidewalk coming from town. In the distance we could see two lanky dudes pushing directly towards us with shit-eating grins on their faces holding a bottle of rose. They pulled up, laughing to themselves, and dropped the few belongings they had next to us. They told us that they just skated from their bus stop in Pula, a small city, to this beach in Fazana, which is over six miles on a single road going downhill with heavy traffic. They excitedly started explaining the most recent leg of their trip between constant laughing while they uncorked their bottle, took their first gulps and then refilled it with soda water. Budapest to Pula midnight burner bus, getting off a few hours ago in the early morning, they said, happily passing their soda rose back and forth. They shrugged, continued laughing, and ran into the ocean. Their demeanor didn’t change for the next 5 days, and I’m pretty sure they’re like this 100% of the time. Read below for an interview with Davis McDonald about their two month euro journey and some good advice for any hopeful road dog.
-Larry
So Davis, tell me a little about this footage.
All the footage was filmed between August and November of last year. I went out to Europe for two months with John (Longyear) and didn’t really know what to expect. Ended up traveling to a bunch of places that I thought I would never go to and bringing the Hi8 was the best. You could turn it on real quick and film what ever the fuck, super fast, and be done with it and keep skating or partying or whatever.
Where did you guys go and how long were you roaming around?
Over the course of two months we went to France, Hungary, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Greece.
Anything specific bring you out there?
John knew all the Rios crew guys out in Budapest so we stayed there for more than a month. Pretty rad place. Was all pretty loosely planned. Our friend Jordan out in SF also told us about this film festival in Croatia called Vladimir that we should check out. We managed to take a bus over there.
Best part about Vladimir Film Fest?
Tito’s fucking island.
How do you maintain a positive mental attitude on the road?
Shove the ego aside and be cool to everyone you meet.
Advice to future road dogs?
Go faster.
Oh yeah, Why is the clip called “the shitty flower?”
John gave some chick a rose that smelt like ass. I don’t think it worked out.
