This week's skater, Johnny, grew up cruising the Central Coast, and along with making some skate vids, he plays guitar in the band, Soundscraper. Johnny is a vet skater with the scars to prove it and prefers to Mobb the sketchier spots SLO has to offer. Take a peek at his pics and stay tuned to the blog for more on his band Soundscraper.
Check out Johnny's film work featuring himself, local skaters, and SLO scenery HERE and find out more in the Mobberview below...
Q: What are your fav. tricks?
A: Wallrides, halfcab flips, pole jams, switch 180 manuals
Q: How long have you been skating?
A: About nine years now.
Q: What was your first skate?
A: My grandpa got me a CCS board when I was in third grade, but I didn’t really start skating until middle school. The first board I truly started skating with was a Black Label board. I remember I was between buying that board or a Bam board. Thank god I didn’t get the Bam board.
Q: How'd you get into skating?
A: I remember being at a friends house who I played music with and after we were done, he pulled out a kicker ramp and his friends started doing shove-its and kick-flips off of it. After that, I wanted to learn how to do tricks.
Q: Had any nasty skate injuries?
A: Cinco de Mayo 2008, I completely blew out my elbow skating the spine in Cayucos. I dislocated it and chipped the part that keeps the joint working properly. I had to get a metal plate put in, and now I have a huge scar going across my right arm. I didn’t skate for eight months, and I still don’t feel the same on a board.
Q: Who's your fav. pro skater? Why?
A: Mark Gonzales is the greatest skater that will ever touch a board. He basically modernized street skating to what it is today. Handrails, double kinks, and switch-stance was all him, and he did it all with the most natural style.
Q: What's your fav. song/artist/music genre?
A: Bands like Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Bad Brains, Grey Matter, CKY, and Captain Beefheart always get me psyched. I really like music that takes the better elements of punk & hardcore and applies it to another style.
Q: Anything else you wanna tell us...
A: Yeah, I have a YouTube account of some skating with my friends. I’ve been making local skate videos for the last five years and have really enjoyed editing different friend’s parts according to their personality. I think that there is a fair amount of untouched spots in SLO that have some serious potential. People need to get out more and explore. Trust me, there’s a lot out there.
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