Adrian Mallory: "I sit on the computer all day".Let's get some vital stats out of the way. How old are you and where are you from? I'm 17 and I'm from Ocean Beach, California. And you're a Pig man? Yeah, Pig wood, Pig wheels and 88 shoes. Tell me a little hit about the Ocean Beach skatepark. Did you skate before they built it? No, I didn't. Describe the park to someone who's never been there. It's not smooth. Why's it so rough? They mixed up the concrete wrong and it just sucks now. Has riding such a slow, rough skatepark given you an advantage on normal terrain? Yeah, I guess, since I go there every day. Do you feel like you're flying at a normal skatepark? Yeah, pretty much. It feels a lot better. Who's the baddest dude at the OB skatepark? What do you mean by that? Who's the ripper Software that extracts raw audio data from a music CD. See ripping and MP3. ? Who's the guy everybody can't stop talking about because he rips the place so hard? I used to idolize i·dol·ize tr.v. i·dol·ized, i·dol·iz·ing, i·dol·iz·es 1. To regard with blind admiration or devotion. See Synonyms at revere1. 2. To worship as an idol. Peter Hewitt Peter Hewitt can refer to:
Sounds like he's the baddest dude. Yeah. Growing up in OB, I'm surprised you didn't become an extreme longboarder. Oh yeah. Grow out my dreads dreads pl.n. Informal Dreadlocks. . What's your opinion on extreme longboarding? I don't get it. If you're gonna skate like a normal skater, why not do it on a short board? What about soul skating? I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. anything about that. Has shit ever hit the fan over at that park? Not really. Have you ever seen a drug deal go down there? Have I ever not seen a drug deal go down there? Do you ever meet chicks down on the strand when you're begging for spare change? No. Never. Did you have to jump off a barn to get on Natural Koncepts? No, I did not. That sounds fun, though. I would have. What made you decide Natural Koncepts wasn't for you? Well, Pig was in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. so that helps a lot. They were nice when 1 quit. They understood completely. Yeah, they're nice guys. I know in the last year you've grown your hair out and sort of have a heavy metal look going. Are you sick of people asking you if you're Tony Trujillo Tony Trujillo (born August 23, 1982 in Santa Rosa, California) is an American skateboarder. He is noted for his anti-corporate attitude and love for rock and roll, as well as his aggressive skating style. ? I really don't get it that much. There are worse people to be compared to. Yeah. I really like the way he skates. He's got a great Style. Did you skate tranny before street? Yeah. I had a mini-ramp in my backyard. Can you do McTwists? No. Not even. Handplants? You saw my attempt at handplants on the King of the Road trip! Speaking of KOTR KOTR King of the Road (skateboarding) KOTR King of the Ring (pro wrestling) KOTR Knights of the Round KOTR Korea on the rocks (website) , did you ever catch any shit from your lady over the hijinx in Louisville? Nah. She got mad for a little, but she got over it. I hear you're a computer nard. Yeah, I sit on the computer all day. You're not doing any of that shit like in War Games are you? Nah, I don't play games. I'm trying to learn Photoshop but it's hard as shit. So you're a gnarly (jargon) gnarly - /nar'lee/ Both obscure and hairy. "Yow! - the tuned assembler implementation of BitBlt is really gnarly!" From a similar but less specific usage in surfer slang. slash dog who likes to compute in his spare time? Yeah, I guess. I make a lot of stencils in Photoshop and then cut them out. Are you a real hesh or just a fashion hesh? I don't know. OK. I'll give you a test. Do you ever ride your BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. bike with no seat to the 7-11? If I had a dirt bike, and I had to go to 7-11, for sure. Do you have a comb or a brush in your back pocket right now? No. Is all your music in cassette form? No. Well, I'm afraid you're not a real hessian. Well, I'm no Navarrette! Do you cut your own hair? No. When was the last time you cut it? About six months ago. Are you ever gonna cut it? Yeah, not short, but I'll cut it. That's the wrong answer. You're supposed to say, "I ain't never gonna cut my hair!" OK. I ain't never gonna cut my hair, damnit! Are bandannas in the future for skating with long hair for you? Never! How dare you ask such an insulting question. While we're on the topic of bandannas, I heard a rumor Jamie Thomas Jamie Thomas (born October 11, 1974) also known as The Chief, is a professional skateboarder and skateboard industry magnate from Dothan, Alabama. He started skateboarding at the age of eleven. called you to ride for Fallen shoes; what happened with that? I ride for 88, duh! Have you ever had to fight for rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. ? No. I usually just have my headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. on so I don't have to worry about it. Who's your top three? Bands? Slayer, Maiden, and I've been listening to chick bands lately. Chick bands? Like Tori Amos? Nah. Bands with chicks in 'em. Like Sahara Hotnights. OK ... A little dancey, a little new? Yeah. You go to fake school? Yeah, I'm starting fake school. Why? So I won't have to deal with people. |
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