Marquis Preston

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      Where you from and how long have you been skating? I’m from Palmdale California, I have been skating for 12years   Who or what got you into skateboarding? My big brother D’monte Preston got me into skateboarding.    Favorite skate video that hyped you up when you first started skating? Shorty’s Fulfill…

Marcus McBride

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  While I was out in front of the park, still preparing and researching information on the guys, Tommie Zam walked up to me and introduced me to Marcus McBride. Not fazed by the fact that he was co-founder of DGK, quite frankly because I wasn’t aware…yet; I started a relaxed conversation with him and…

Baby Scumbag

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  Just a little time before the afternoon showers expected of summer weather started to come down, I rescued Baby Scumbag from a different kind of phenomenon—the large crowd of small fans expected to be swarming around such a popular young skater. EC-Where are you from? BS-Compton. EC-Do you still live there? BS-I do. And…

Karl Watson

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  When the water broke loose from its cloud encasings, we took cover from the summer showers under the shed that houses the grill.  Unable to move in a small space and with the wind spritzing water our way, I found myself next to Karl Watson who was amused by the situation and happy to…

Schmatty

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  Schmatty  walked up to Marquise Henry after our interview in front of The SPoT. He had just fallen on his ass. The pain was still so fresh in and inhibiting of his lower back/buttocks region that he couldn’t locate what specific area he had hurt. I took this as an opportunity to interview him….

Lenny Rivas

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    Lenny Rivas was hard to get to. He was always doing something. Many times I lost his all black, leather lined hat in the crowd. I had to wait until he was done signing the skateboards and posters of all the fans to speak to him. EC-Where are you from? LR-San Diego, California….

Matt Miller

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    Matt Miller and I walked away from the scene looking for a quieter place to talk just as everyone watched and cheered on a boy doing front and back flips off the wooden rails and into the moat that in just 20 minutes filled up enough to cause the boy no injuries from…

Brad Rosado

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  Brad Rosado was hesitant to give me an interview. His face at my proposal seemed to say, “What is she going to ask me?” I had two major questions: how’d you get the job and what’s it like to be Team Manager. Eventually and timidly he acceded. He told me a lot of what…