Element hires skate nerd to consult for tricks that have 'already been done'; pro riders pissed.LONDON -- When the Element team hopped into a van at the start of a two-week England photo/filming trip, they were unpleasantly surprised to see their travelling companion was Sardiff Hauser, the self-described "World's Biggest Skate Nerd." Hauser's sole purpose on the trip was to help the team keep track of and avoid tricks that have Already Been Done (ABD ABD n. A candidate for a doctorate who has completed all the requirements for the degree, such as courses and examinations, with the exception of the dissertation. [a(ll) b(ut) d(issertation).] ). Although Hauser is despised as a fun-killing kook by most pro skaters, some companies find his encyclopedic en·cy·clo·pe·dic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an encyclopedia. 2. Embracing many subjects; comprehensive: "an ignorance almost as encyclopedic as his erudition" knowledge of skating useful to avoid ABDs. Hauser is not known to even skate and often sports serious Euro flair. "He's the worst guy ever," said Mike Vallely Mike Vallely (pronounced Val-ey-lee), a.k.a. Mike V, (born June 29, 1970) is a professional skateboarder who resides in Long Beach, California. He also is the singer in the rock band Revolution Mother. He is on the Element skate team as a pro. . "What's with that name? And those cornrows Cornrows are a traditional style of hair grooming of African origin where the hair is tightly braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to produce a continuous, raised row. ? I hate him." The team harassed Hauser endlessly and took every opportunity they could to ditch him, but to no avail. |
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