Lucas Puig: "something you could Google".Where is Toulouse? It's in the South of France South of France south n the South of France → le Sud de la France, le Midi . What keeps you there? My family and friends, and the fact that it's chill there. It's not exactly Orange County, so how do you discover skateboarding in a place like that? Through school; some friends of mine had a board and it snowballed from there. I loved being on the street. If you could make 20,000 Euros a month as a pro in France, but instead of soccer the only thing on local TV was X-Games coverage and reality shows featuring Ryan Sheckler Ryan Allen Sheckler (born December 30, 1989) is an American professional skateboarder. He is also the star of the MTV reality show, Life of Ryan. [1] Biography Early life , Rob Dyrdek Rob Dyrdek (born June 28, 1974, in Kettering, Ohio) is an American skateboarder and star of his own reality tv series entitled Rob and Big with his personal bodyguard Chris "Big Black" Boykin. He currently resides in Hollywood, California. , and Bam Margera Bam Margera (born Brandon Cole Margera on September 28, 1979, name legally changed to "Bam") is a professional skateboarder and television personality. He released a series of videos under the CKY banner and came to prominence after being drafted into MTV's Jackass , would you be down? No, I wouldn't be involved. That's not my cup of tea. What about moving to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for the same amount? Could you rig it? No, seriously not into it. I'm happy where I'm at today. Just couldn't do it. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You toured the US for the first time this summer. Which French stereotype of Americans did you find to be the most true? Definitely loud and everything is really big, as Big Tymer would say. Gypsy tour or Motel 6 tour? The Gypsy tour is mellower, but having Ty pushing you on the Motel 6 tour is great, too. It's really two different things with different goals. What makes riding for Cliche better than trying to ride for a board company in the States? It's a lot easier and more accessible. Plus, I wouldn't want to give up the Euro way of life. When people out there ask you what you do for a living and you say, "I'm a pro skateboarder," what's the most common reaction? I'm sure the same as everyone else, that it's not a job. That's followed by, "What will you do when you're 30?" Is skateboarding chick repellent re·pel·lent adj. Capable of driving off or repelling. n. A substance used to drive off or keep away insects. repellent able to repel or drive off; also, an agent that repels. Refers usually to insect repellent. , or does it actually help to get you laid? I'm sure it could help, but Toulouse isn't Orange County so I do without. Which French pro do you think has done the most to put France on the map? From as far as I can remember it's JB. He opened the door for France, and possibly Europe. Which one has been your favorite? That goes back to the other question: JB. Who's on the come-up right now? Cliche am Charles Collet Charles Herbert Collet DSO, was a British Naval airman during the First World War, regarded as one of the best Naval airmen of his day.[1]. Background and Gauthier Rouger, for sure. The only English you knew when you got on Lakai was "suede." Now you can carry on a full conversation. Which hip-hop album helped you learn the most English? That Nas album I Am was my reference. I was like 13-years-old. Why do you think France produced so many pro freestylers back in the day? I didn't even skate back then so I couldn't tell you. If not for Tupac and Scarface, would there be anything from American culture for French youth to love? What about Biggy? Yeah, I think Biggy Who would you say the French dislike the most: Algerians, gypsies, Americans, or other French people? That's a tough one. Maybe the general population would say Americans, but then again French-speaking Belgium gets all the jokes. I don't pay attention to it, so I'm really not sure. Did it hurt your feelings when the Bush regime took the "French" out of fries and toast? Not really, but it did reinforce their stupidity. We still ask for American hamburgers no matter what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. . Since I've never even seen anything that remotely resembled it out there, do you have any idea why it was even called "French toast" to begin with? Maybe because it tastes good. Shit, 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. ... It's something you could Google. Nobody out here knows a thing about Zinedine Zidane “Zidane” redirects here. For other uses, see Zidane (disambiguation). Zinedine Yazid Zidane (IPA: [ˌzineˈdin jaziːd ziˈdan]; born 23 June 1972), popularly nicknamed Zizou . Who is he and why does he get you so hyped? He's the best footballer there is. He's so talented and lived his dream; came from nothing to glory. He's humble and bonds the French with his Algerian heritage. He'll probably be remembered most for his ejection after head-butting an opposing player in France's 2006 World Cup final loss. Would they have won if not for that jackass jackass: see ass. move? Yeah, that sucked. We would have beaten Italy, for sure. They shouldn't have even reached the finals; they faked a penalty against Australia in the early rounds. Have you ever actually seen The French Connection? Still haven't. I almost bought it in China when I was Fully Flared, but the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. didn't have french subbies so I'll have to wait. Now that Fully Flared is fully finished, what's next on the agenda for you? Chill, and work on my Cliche part for the new full-length DVD due next spring. Thanks, shout outs? Family and friends, everyone who has my back--and even those who don't, all good. |
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