What you been up to today?
I just got done skating Stone Cliffe the Reading skatepark.
What’s Reading PA like?
Its a pretty sick city! Its kinda small and theres a lot of hood parts in the city but overall its not too bad.
Are there a lot of homeless and shit?
Yea theres some homeless people but definitely not as many as Philly or New York.
What’s there to do there besides skate?
Well theres a lot of good food in the Reading area! Theres the Reading Philles baseball team. Two Malls. The Schuylkill River. Theres a lot goin on here haha!
Last place you were kicked out of, not for skating?
My last jobӬӬ.
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What happened?
I was working as a groundskeeper for this apartment complex and they had just hired a new supervisor for my crew and the guy was a total asshole. So the one day I was just fed up with him and I threw a brick at him. haha
Did it hit him?
Na and I’m kinda glad it didn’t cause I would have gotten locked up forsure!
Where do you normally skate?
Anywhere between Reading, Lancaster, and Philly.
Favorite thing about Philly?
The people! All the skaters down there are really sick and even just the people that live there are cool too. Oh and Skate Jawn!
What do you think made skating seem cool to you when you started?
The freedom of it! No coaches or teammates telling you what to do and when you would mess up you could always try again till you landed it. ӬAnd a bunch of my friends were skating at the time too.
What’s the furthest you’ve ever went on a skate trip?
Barcelona. I flew out there solo to meet up with JD.
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How was that?
It was the sickest trip ever! We got to skate all the famous Barci spots and the food was bangin too!
What was he doing out there?
I think he was studying abroad through Temple out in Rome. Then he had a couple of weeks off and invited me to come to Barcelona with him.
How long have you known JD?
Around 10 years
What’s Holistic skateshop like?
Its the sickest shop!! Theres so many of the best brands and the best vibes in there. JD is the man for opening that place!
Ever meet Taylor Swift?
Hahaha I don’t think so. She moved out of Reading when she was like 12 or something. But theres people around here trying to cling on to her and be her friend and shit.
Ever go skate the west coast?
Yea I’ve been to cali twice. It was fun but nothin like the East Coast. I gotta have that crust!
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Do you film?
Yea I film a little. I picked up a Sony VX3 a couple months back and I’ve been messing with it here and there. But I mostly go out with Nicky B and he does all the filming. He’s actually in Cali at the moment so me and the homie Ryan Kochel have been filming a little Hi8 video.
What’s the worst you’ve ever got in trouble for skating?
Oh man I hope my parents don’t read this part haha!”¨ Well a couple of years ago I was skating this rail in Lancaster and I was trying really hard to land some trick. And sometimes I get really pissed and freak out kinda like Kerry Getz used to. And I got really close to landing it and this cop showed up. So I pretty much flipped out on this cop and she called for backup and they arrested me.
For what?
I guess disorderly conduct but luckily I never got charged with anything. They let me go from the police station and that was it. So I took it as a lesson learned and never flipped out that bad again!
When was the last time you focused a board?
2 weeks ago. I used to do it all the time but I think I’ve mellowed out a lot.”¨”¨ There was one point were I focused like 7 or 8 boards in one week. Yea now I just think about younger kids with thrashed boards and how they could use my deck and it keeps me from breaking it.
Alright favorite thing about summer?
The heat, chillin with my friends outdoors, grillin, the beach, and shreddin!
You go to the beach a lot?
Na its been a while but I love the ocean!
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What do you think of longboarders/snake boarders/other alt boardsӬ?
I think their kinda lame and sometimes I tell them to get a real skateboard. BoardӬscooters are the worst!
WӬorst habit?
Biting my nailsӬӬ.
Favorite ramp to skate?
Lanc Bowl
What do you do to contribute to the community?
The occasional DIY spots.
Ever have yr ass kicked?
I don’t think so. But I am kinda scrawny so it probably wouldn’t be hard.
Shout outs?
I gotta say thanks to my family, the Reading homies, Lanc homies, Philly homies, BEVheads, and last but not least Nicky B for holding it down in the best and worst of times!
