The mystery guests.[?] VERTICAL HEROES OF THE 1980s was this year's 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) mystery guest theme, giving the competitors in their late 20's and early 30's a chance to fan out on their childhood idols and the youngsters a window into just how tore back they'll be if they keep skating for 20 more years. The fact that all the guests agreed to participate is a testament to their generous nature and love of skating--especially considering 90 percent of the trip would be spent sitting in the van at two in the morning at the bottom of a handrail. Thank you, gentlemen. You are truly hand-planting princes among men! Jeff Grosso AKA: Mothra Age: 34 Home: Orange County, CA Strengths: Legend status, handplants, new lease on life Weaknesses: The hard and scary stuff, not much of a street-styler Assigned to: Zero Fun Facts: Bukowski tattoo, hot eggs, invented the roast beef, came on the tour one month after near-fatal drug overdose Drug Overdose Definition A drug overdose is the accidental or intentional use of a drug or medicine in an amount that is higher than is normally used. , learned McTwists at age 31 Lance Mountain AKA: Lance Age: 40 Home: Alhambra, CA Strengths: Legend status, pool punisher, frontals, family man Weaknesses: Constantly mobbed by fans in their 30s, doesn't actually own 411 Assigned to: Real Fun Facts: First video hero, drug-free lifer lif·er n. Slang 1. a. A prisoner serving a life sentence. b. One who makes a career in one of the armed forces. 2. Informal A right-to-lifer. , agreed to participate because he thought he was going with the Girl team Ben Schroeder AKA: Big Ben Age: 35 Home: Monrovia, CA Strengths: Legend status, incredible girth GIRTH., A girth or yard is a measure of length. The word is of Saxon origin, taken from the circumference of the human body. Girth is contracted from girdeth, and signifies as much as girdle. See Ell. and pain threshold, lip trickery Trickery See also Cunning, Deceit, Humbuggery. Bunsby, Captain Jack trapped into marriage by landlady. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son] Camacho cheated of bride after lavish wedding preparations. [Span. Lit. Weaknesses: Gullwing gull·wing adj. Hinged at the top so as to swing upward. Used of a type of automobile door. groove Assigned to: Almost Fun Facts: Came back from a broken neck, biggest professional skater of all time, from a large family of skaters, inventor of the alley-oop 50-50 to lipslide to Smith, aka the disco lip Jason Jessee AKA: Jason Jessee Age: 34 Home: Watsonville, CA Strengths: Legend status Weaknesses: Fatty foods, ability to successfully board a flight Assigned to: Girl Fun Facts: Has no problem showing up for Monster Garage, the Stoked stoked adj. Slang 1. Exhilarated or excited. 2. Being or feeling high or intoxicated, especially from a drug. premiere, the Boost Mobile contest, sunglass and watch ads and every Starbucks he sees, but couldn't make it to Carbondale Peter Gomez AKA: Faggot Eyes Age: 22 Home: Soiled pile of towels in the warehouse Strengths: Ability to play The Lackey, great command of Jessee shtick shtick also schtick or shtik n. Slang 1. A characteristic attribute, talent, or trait that is helpful in securing recognition or attention: , including gratuitous use of the word "buns" Weaknesses: Not Jason Jessee Forced on: Girl (for 24 hours Adv. 1. for 24 hours - without stopping; "she worked around the clock" around the clock, round the clock ) Fun Facts: Once buggered with a hot pepper by Burnside's Pig Pen Darren Navarrette AKA: The Vertical Vato, The Vertical Vampire Age: 28 Home: Mission Beach, CA Strengths: Vert, pools. Mohawks, owns a hearse Weaknesses: Tequila, that Sasha Steinhorst finger-snapping thing Assigned as a sub to: Girl Fun Facts: Can lipslide and 50-50 rails up to and including 10 stairs, in charge of the revamped Creature program, member of Daggers and Hesh Crew, can't get over the fact that vert is primarily for nerds |
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