Robert Brink - Writer

Best quotes of '08: Hsu, Cairo, Hassler!

January 9, 2009 | Skip To The Comments (4)

Triple shot! I was asked to interview the entire enjoi team at once, about five months ago, for their Fall '08 catalog. This was a really amazing project... one, because I've been a huge enjoi fan since this amazing piece of literature came out. Two, because I have become friends with many of the enjoi crew over the years and they are awesome. And three, because I can't think of a time where many writers will get to interview about 11 dudes in one sitting. enjoi was en route to a Zumiez Couch Tour demo (seven hour drive) so I called them and they passed the phone around for a few hours in the van. For those of you who don't work in the skate industry, it takes a lot to get an entire team in one spot... a real lot. Not to mention all these dudes have an amazing sense of humor and always have hilarious stories to tell and things to say.

We're nearing the end of my little Best of '08 list... you're going to notice a little pattern here... with Jose in the last post, these three guys here, and my favorite quote of the year soon to come...

1. Jerry Hsu

RB: What’s the best or dumbest thing that you’ve heard recently?
JH: "Braydon Szafranski telling me that he did acid for three years in a row in middle school. And he was like, absolutely certain and like, unwavering about it. He’s like, 'I did acid from sixth to eighth grade, every single day, everyday. Me and my bros, We’d just do acid in the morning and then go skate.'"

Was that a lie?
"Well it’s obviously not true."

2. Cairo Foster

RB: When’s the last time you really embarrassed yourself?
CF: "I wasn’t too embarrassed, but I fell asleep on the streets of San Francisco after a night of partying. I vomited all over myself. Then I switched sides and vomited over myself some more. It was one of those corners behind a building where a lot of people take a piss in the middle of the night. So I was probably like, vomiting on myself and rolling around in piss. My cell phone got swiped. but I didn’t get jumped."

Well that’s cool.
"It’s not embarrassing anymore though, because I was at the horse races recently and I’m always carrying all my kid’s stuff every time I go out. I look like one of those dads... like, 'Check it out! he’s carrying the wife’s purse! He’s carrying the kid’s stuff!'"

I make fun of those guys.
When I didn’t have a kid I felt bad for people who had to do that shit. But that’s me now. I’m the main target."

3. Clark Hassler

RB: What’s your favorite YouTube video of the moment?
CH: "It’s on RedTube. 'The new car.' It’s like, a lady getting fucked in the ass by a dildo in traffic... no wait, it’s called 'Dildo Car.'"

See the earlier "Best quotes of '08!"