May 3, 2006
Ok, here's the deal. At a large event like the X Games, before they can even catch their breath from skating the contest, all the medal winners get shuffled into press room and sit at a table waiting for reporters to swarm in, acting all frantic and asking gay questions, as if they are interviewing Tiger Woods or Kobe Bryant after some huge tournament or game or something.
At Summer X Games 11, I was providing the skate coverage for EXPN.com. Most of the time I just put my recorder down on the table and let the other reporters do all the work. But sometimes the questions got lame, so I had to chime ask my own too. So here's a never-before-seen Paul Rodriguez mini interview from after he won the gold medal in Street. I pressed "record" in the middle of him answering a question from another reporter dude...
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May 3, 2006
Franck Boistel, the man behind such classic skateboarding shoes as the original Marc Johnson Emerica pro model and èS Creager and Muska pro models sent this in yesterday:
Hey Rob.
We don't know each other. I am the ex-footwear designer for Sole Technology. I have been the first designer after Pierre on all brands for nine years. I surf regularly between a bunch of skateboard related websites so I found yours. I just wanted to tell you that I really like your blog, your spirit and your talent. I like your big mouth, I found that it's a quality that you don't find often on people, saying the raw truth. I love the New York Mess and Arto's crack on the etnies website. I wish we could meet and grab a beer. Shoot me a line sometime and keep it up!
Cheers,
FB
Thanks...
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May 2, 2006
Ali Boulala
By Rob Brink
etnies.com March 2006
Wrote this one for etnies.com. Throughout the interview, Ali said "I don't know" and "fuck" a lot, but I had to cut that kinda stuff out for the site. Not that many people get the chance to interview a guy as outrageous and elusive as Ali, and, even though this is a basic interview for a younger audience, I'm stoked that I had the opportunity to do it.
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