The Shelter Blog

Question 1. What was your first skateboard and what year was that?

frank hirata consolidated. Im going to say1996

Question 2. What is the Rapp compound?

hard to explain. But the Rapp compound consists of a plot of land on a river in the mountains. Used to be two run down cabins in a thick adirondack forest. Now 13 years later, its the tightest place you could ever go. diving board, rope swing, floating bar, volleyball, fireworks and bikini contests on the regs

Question 3. You became pretty good at catching turtles what was your technique?

I cant be giving out my techniques that took years to develop. All you need to know is that im better than you at catching turtles.

Curtis drop in the drop off as a seed!!!

Question 4. Do you pop switch tricks off the nose or tail and why?

Pop Switch tricks off the nose man come on. Thats just how its done.

Question 5. Philly cheese steak or a steak burrito?

Philly Cheese drip

Question 6. Do you have any suspicions when setting up a deck?

Nope. just set it up

Question 7. Where do you live now and where did you grow up?

Brooklyn. Born and raised in Latham NY

Question 8. insert funny youtube clip

Question 9. Who is the best skateboarder you have seen with your own eyeballs?

Thats a really hard one. Louie Barletta maybe

Question 10 Did I see you on the Berrics?

No..ok maybe some bgp’s…

Question 11 So I noticed you have red hair.. does that mean you’re a viking?

I would like to think so. I know i feel like one most of the time.

Question 12 What is your favourite thing to skate at the shelter?

Warm up on the miniramp, then shred the center granite ledge.

Curt backside flip by the ocean.. grown man status

Question 13 Nollie or Fakie?

Fakie!

Question 14 Koston or Mariano?

Koston

Question 15 Name a trick that is easier for you to do switch than regs?

NO comply and triple heelflips

Question 16 To listen to nothing but modern Country music for life or techno?

I listen to Modern Country voluntarily

Question 17 Favourite holiday?

Thanksgiving. nothing brings a family together like eating until you need to barf

Question 18 how did you get on Habitat skateboards?

Friends with the crew.

Question 19 what do you know about meat pies? and are they better than combos?

Meat pie is an australian version of the beef pattie. Apples and Oranges..

Question 20 tell me a quick W.A.R story

When i was a wee seed, my older brother stole a pack of cigarettes from price chopper and got caught. That night at we sat down to dinner. Table set, foot out, everyones glasses full of 2% milk…Next thing you know the whole table got picked up and thrown upside down. That shit went flying! it was like an hour long high school food fight just happened in 2 seconds. I enjoyed it

Question 21 what is your all time favourtie video game?

James Bond Golden Eye for nintendo 64. or paperboy for super nintendo

Question 22 East coast or West coast?

East

Question 23 Worst injury?

broke my pinky toe yesterday. I think it might be the worst ever. I would rather break my leg

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