Skateboard.dk's så absolut mest undergravende reporter SpndX er taget på togt i MyBerrics og er lykkedes at komme i snak med Steve Berra, som sammen med Eric Koston, står bag det hastigt voksende fænomen The Berrics. Efter i første omgang tilsyneladende at have trådt Steve kraftigt over tæerne på MyBerrics' forum, skal Steve da lige takkes for at tage sig tid til at besvare vores spørgsmål.
Skateboard.dk's så absolut mest undergravende reporter SpndX er taget på togt i MyBerrics og er lykkedes at komme i snak med Steve Berra, som sammen med Eric Koston, står bag det hastigt voksende fænomen The Berrics. Efter i første omgang tilsyneladende at have trådt Steve kraftigt over tæerne på MyBerrics' forum, skal Steve da lige takkes for at tage sig tid til at besvare vores spørgsmål.
When did you start skating?
I got a board for my 13th birthday, which is quite late nowadays for kids to start, but back then that was pretty much the normal age.
What was your first pro model?
It was a Vision John Grigley Street Ghost.
Could you explain the thoughts behind expanding The Berrics with the online community MyBerrics?
When I was younger I lived far from California, not just in distance but in probability of me ever going there because I didn't have any money. California is where skateboarding seemed to happen. To me, everyone in California skated. In Nebraska there were very few people that did. We would drive to Kansas and Missouri and Minnesota and Illinois just to hang out with and meet other skaters. Those were great times. Really great times. Eric and I figured MyBerrics could help bring skaters together because Skateboarding is happening everywhere, not just in California. People can post up footage and photos on MyBerrics and it could be seen. I've been skateboarding a long time. A lot of people talk about the industry and have their own viewpoint of it. You even posted on MyBerrics, "Is it just me or is this basically a bad idéa? Yet again does remnants of skateboard culture deterioate into something elitist and removed from it roots, just another way to shove more products down the greedy throats of frustrated teens from the middle class? Slowly but surely removing both the street and cultural elements from skateboarding and instead creating a small elitist cult ready to spend their income on their respective icons..." -- I'm not exactly sure what that means really. We're not shoving any products down anyone's throat. I'd say having Sk8Mafia, Stereo, City Skateboards, Real, Black Label and Enjoi in here to do a UNITED NATIONS is far from elitist as well. That same philosophy applies to MyBerrics. Elitists are on other sites. And man, come on, we're not Mtv.
Being involved in Scientology, does that mean you have more in common with L. Ron Hubbard and Tom Cruise than you do Steve Alba and Duane Peters? I'm not sure you care if I have anything in common with any of the aforementioned, but I'll answer it the best I can. Steve Alba skates. I skate. His name is Steve. My name is Steve. That's something. L. Ron Hubbard is the author of all Scientology. I read his books so we have that in common. Tom Cruise also reads his books, we got that in common. Duane Peters skates. I skate. We got that in common, but I don't know Duane. I don't know Tom and I don't know Salba either, but we did used to ride for Hurley together and he was the second pro skater I saw when I was 13. If I knew any of these 3 individuals I'd be able to answer the question better. As far as L. Ron Hubbard is concerned, I never even heard of him until 1999, 13 years after his passing. If you would have asked Eric Koston or Peter Smolik, I could answer it better. I know those guys, I know what we do and don't have in common.
Where do you see skateboarding evolving to next?
Do you mean skateboarding or the industry of skateboarding? Those are two different things. Skateboarding will evolve no matter what. The ability some of these young skaters have at 16 is just remarkable. It blows my mind. As far as the industry? I don't know. It will be interesting though.
Which skaters really get you stoked?
There are so many. I see so many come to the Berrics and, like I said, they're incredible. But you don't have to be incredible to get me stoked. I watch some of the videos on MyBerrics and the skaters look like they're having so much fun. I remember those days. No pressure of having to jump down stairs. No video deadlines. Those were fun days. Those skaters, out there, doing it, they all inspire me.
What's the worst thing that has happened to skateboarding in recent years?
Oh, I don't know. This seems like a Sheckler bait question so I'll take it. I know people complain about Ryan a lot, but honestly, I've never even met him so I don't have anything to complain about. He doesn't have any real effect on my life. I do know that I saw him take one of the gnarliest slams at that Maloof Cup a few months ago, one that not many people could get up from and he got right up. As a guy who's been face down in the concrete before, I respect that. He's extremely good at skateboarding. As far as all the other stuff... I think if someone is letting Ryan Sheckler or MyBerrics or the XGames or Jamie Thomas or whatever eat away at them and aren't doing anything but sounding off about on message boards it instead of actually doing something they would like to see and do in skateboarding, then they really don't have a right to complain about it. I mean, Darren Navarette for instance, he doesn't like the X-Games, so what's he doing? He and Creature created a backyard ramp jam like they used to have in the late 80s and 90s. That's fucking cool!! Darren Navarette is fucking cool! That's the way to go about things. He's taking shit into his own hands. That's what Ryan is doing as well, taking shit in his own hands, just the other end of the spectrum.
The best thing about skateboarding?
The industry is a real industry. People can grow up loving skating and if they don't turn pro they can actually have a job working inside something they love. They can have a family and live a life that you couldn't really live when I was 13. You could, but it wasn't like it is today. It has sustained itself. It's big. It's a part of the culture now.
Biggest ambition in life?
To see people do well. To help people do well.
Any final thoughts for our readers?
I don't think this thing is final yet.
Steve blev naturligvis spurgt om at uddybe hans sidste svar, men indtil nu må spørgsmålet stå ubesvaret hen. Denne reporter fortsætter sine perfide, undergravende aktiviteter og vil fortsat gang på gang udstille sig som et mindre menneske end de fleste, følg med hvis du tør...
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simon (00:00): Det er satme dug frisk footy! smukt arbejde.
balder (23:26): har smidt et klip op fra i dag (torsdag) tjek det..
NUKA (23:11): Jep mødte Daniel Schou i Malmö omkring Ultrabowl, efter at have lavet et Mike V. interwiev som han så på nettet kom han hen til bowlen med sin model kæreste. han laver dansk produceret modetøj og ligner sig selv, tror godt han kunne fyre den aff hvis han fik et board, han var jo i en klasse for sig på nogle tricks
Botox (18:48): Fuck. Håber Parken bliver ligeså syg som den ser ud til.
Mads (13:16): D. Schou - have you seen him?
Mads (11:19): Bong i aften?
Simon (16:16): Selvom det burde være Phils hvis han gad at skate...
Simon (16:15): Måske kan han få den nye - Gasser under tryk -?
dk (14:58): Bemærk at den Lokalirriterende Matzon er blevet vejet og fundet for let til det ny.
Phil (14:41): Tillykke med den nye design profil til team giftig
tm (13:37): Den bowl i parken bliver ikke for gamle mænd med hængenosser.
MT (22:53): Gammel Århus dreng der rippede i slut 80erne og start 90
Mads (16:57): Hvem er ham Daniel Schou, som FB nævner i linket i quicklinks? Han skulle åbenbart have kørt for Blockhead.
Eski (16:22): Afslutningsfest/session i x? Hvornår og hvordan - kom på banen!
Rune wonder... (14:57): verden er død...
Wonderland lever!!!!
maggie (14:30): check out Freeski og Snowboard camp! det er sjov! check videos fra sidste camp! freestylecamps.ch
trashformation (14:30): siger at der kommer genbrugsplads
maggie (14:29): YEAH
X-HALL (14:16): Stop alle de rygter om hvad der skal ske med X-hall. Det er ikke afgjort endnu...
Gu. (13:03): Ja, Heftigt slam, lige ned på hoften.
4 real? (10:45): blir der bygget vert på wonder???
mathias (09:57): der bliver bygget et corner og et vert corner med door som man kan carve over
SpndX (06:32): der bliver bygget igen foran wonderland, update nok? :P
er det det jeg tror? (00:52): det ser ud som om der blir bygget igen foran wonderland, er der nogen der har en opdate på det?
kut (21:17): hvor kommer hørsholm til at stå
Mads (19:28): Heftigt slam Madsen tager omkring 4:34
tj (18:42): Hørsholm update: Minirampe med spine.
kut (16:32): X til jægers W'T*F, det kan man da ikke, de kan ikke samle ramper, se den gamle mikro bowl, stort set uskatebal da copingen ikke er samlet ordentligt
det skæve danmark (16:22): X hall bliver givet væk til Jägers
kut (08:54): Mere opdate på Hørsholm, tak. f.eks. tidsplan, beliggenhed og tegninger
Botox (18:38): Rimelig røv og nøgler med X. Er der noget nyt om ny lokation? Ellers må Royal snart steppe op med en ordentlig bowl.
Yir! (16:18): MØGUNGERRRRR!. haha!!
X-Hall (14:55): X-hall lukker 1. nov...
Tait (12:59): Damn fælledparkens looking sweet.
Friis (10:36): RIP x-hall
letten (10:33): Saa skal jeg snart ned og skate vert corner i en brandert. saa er det fandme af banen !!!
Eski (09:09): Er der ikke nogle importører der spytter i kassen, nu hvor den gamle luder skal i graven? Pils, præmier og anlæg - så ruller vi!
SpndX (07:13): jo, lad os fyre op for et ordenligt skate bash!
Eski (22:22): Skal der ikke holdes en monsterfest i X inden det lukker? Jeg kender et par bands der helt sikkert stiller op for en kasse øl! (gode bands that is...)
kut (19:54): x lukker sidst i november R.I.P
X-HALL (14:52): Så kan der skates i X-Hall igen...
mikkel (16:47): jeg tror jeg er klar på vert iaften ca 1930?
FD (14:21): Xhall er jo blevet voldtaget på det groveste :)
balder (14:08): er der nogen der skal skate vert i hallen i dag/ aften
Daniel (13:12): WOOT hvor er det dog galt at han kan komme helt derop fra minirampens extension... Og ja den tailslide er helt ude af denne verden!!!
SpndX (11:17): fs nosegrind rundt i corneret er der heller ikke noget at sige æv til...
dk (10:25): måbede eddermanme også over tailsliden
JP (09:34): Er der nogle der skal rulle vert i eftermiddag ?
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