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DC Shoes Am Bios 2004: Robertson, Myers, Gallant, Curtin

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DC Am Team Bios
By Rob Brink
dcshoes.com June 2004

Prior to my stint at DC Shoes as their copywriter, I was asked to write bios for the team pages on dcshoes.com. Here are the Am ones. As you can see by reading them, a lot has changed since June 2004 when they were written. To the best of my knowledge, most of them are still on the dcshoes.com website.

Greg Myers

A few years ago, the “Am” took skateboarding by storm. If you were young and small and could skate well, you were a hot commodity worth nurturing and every skate company was out there searching for a token “little ripper.” Greg Myers was part of that movement. With the passage of time, many of these young prodigies lose their love for skateboarding, grow too big for their britches, move onto other things in life, or just flat-out fall off the scene. In only a few short years, and at the young age of 16, Greg Myers is still here and has amassed an impressive list of sponsors, including Seek Skateboards and Independent Trucks, who find him worthy of their support. Originally from Michigan, but now residing in California, Greg's short but sweet segment in The DC Video is only a preview of things to come.

Lindsey Robertson

The skateboard world most likely came to know Lindsey Robertson when he ollied off of the vert ramp at the Skate Park of Tampa during his run in the Am 2001. The stunt seemed ridiculous to even attempt for a virtual unknown from Miami, proved how hungry the ams were getting in that era, and only served to foreshadow what Lindsey's contribution to skateboarding would be in the years to come—taking things bigger. To name it all trick by trick would take too long, but Lindsey's debut part in Zero's Dying to Live and recent heelflip (and almost backside heelflip) down the Wallenberg 4 are testaments to the “larger than life” maneuvers that Lindsey makes a reality. Hand selected by Jamie Thomas and now pro for Mystery Skateboards, “the Juice” has much more in store for skateboarding, you can count on it.

Jackson Curtin

DC doesn't put just anyone to their team. If you know about DC then you know and respect the high standards for talent and quality that DC embodies. Jack Curtin is the most recent addition to DC's amateur squad, and a deserving one at that. Talented, but far from overexposed, Jackson was busy nollie nosebluntsliding San Francisco's famous Clipper ledge while most others had only attempted the basics at the millennium version of Hubba Hideout. Not too shabby for a kid from Washington DC who started skating in Indonesia and spends his free time in art school or playing basketball. Technical skating has been going bigger and bigger and Jack is one of the people bringing it there. Just because you haven't seen a lot of him yet doesn't mean Jack isn't going to blow minds. DC pro Stevie Williams has taken Curtin under his wing on DGK and Gold—so you can bet you'll be impressed real soon.

Ryan Gallant

The newest pro on the Expedition squad, and another skateboarder backed by Stevie Williams to ride for Gold wheels, Ryan Gallant is proof that you still don't need to grow up or live in California to be an amazing skateboarder. What Ryan also proves is that one can make a name for himself and thrive in skateboarding without running to the biggest rail or gap or double set in America to film a “banger.” Ryan is smooth, technical, and will go big and throw heaps of flip tricks down a set of stairs if he gets the urge. Original, yet versatile and keeping skating stylish, Gallant is an asset to the DC lineup and to modern skateboarding.