Current Set Up: DogTown –Tom Miyao guest model, Indy, Oj wheels
Fave tricks: Madona, sweepers, proper style “slap-a-rocks”, proper smith grinds, hitting the corner apex perfectly
Goals: goals? My goals have been far surpassed! I’m still skating and surfing as hard as ever! Never stop! And now my son is ripping right along my side!
Shout Outs: after 35 years this is going to be long, but it’s all important! So read this and know your history! first off, Red Dog and Mark Sweetser for making this happen. And of course my wife, Tamara for the years of undying support. Hank, for the constant inspiration. And then the homeys: Jeff Grosso, Hosoi, Cab, uncle Jay, Mark Waters, Hagop, N Blender, Alex Horn, Rich Scott, Edmar, Rhino, Ras Joey Tershay, Shrewgey, Lucero, Fish and all the Jaks world wide, CBS-(not the network) Keith Meek, Aaron Vrh, Luis Carlton Jason Lytle, Carmel Valley skate punks, Alex and the “Dad” at Go skate, Kemi, Dan and Taren, Kim Ball at Hi-tech Maui, FFej for forgetting who I was, and then remembering, and then forgetting again, Salman, Ben Kavanoki, for conning your mom into letting us build a vert ramp in your back yard and drink Hamms, the kid and Jai- all the BMC!, Bryce Kanights, Gary Wright, Lee Randolph and family, Eric Mapes, Lee Charon, Russ Pope, Ben Brough and family, the Garners, RS-2, Mike and Colleen Lohrman, Brett G at Ossur, Smith & Wesson, Rachel & Ted, the superior products of Epicuren, S.L.O.B.R.C- Art L,ChrisPontius,Dave carney,Mike Kassak,Tony Cappadona Scott Manning, Spidey, the Firestine family for kind of adopting me when I was a punk kid, Danny,Jeff and Luis at Mckenna VW, and last but not least, MOM! Thank you for letting me “do my thing” and supporting me when everyone else walked away! You all rule and (in one way or another) have a lot to do with who I am today!
