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Boise Weekly - 11.05.08: Obama Time

Photo by Kyle Elliot.

I meant to send this photo as my ‘mugshot’ but screwed up and sent the top one instead.

I basically met Kurt Hohberger when I was sitting at a roulette table in Vegas (during Interbike week) and while we were hangin’ out in the parking lot, he asked if I’d do an interview for his website, BMX Union. This is what became of it. I was pretty stoked to have had the opportunity to ramble more than usual. Thanks again, Kurt. I appreciate it.

PS. I blacked out my eyes in all the photos. I don’t want people looking at my pupils.

EDIT: I can’t believe I forgot to include Odyssey in the ‘Thanks’ portion. I feel like a jackass. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t even be here. It’s a really great opportunity to work for them. Mucho gracias!

I haven’t edited a video in almost a year, so it was fun playing around with this. I’m not a pro at it but I like to pretend. This video in particular was self-filmed in Long Beach, over the span of three days and edited in one. I tend to lean more towards the self-filmed edits because it gives me 100% control over everything. Plus, it lets me take as much time as I want entertaining myself with silly little things…

The first day involved a crack in the sidewalk and a fire hydrant. The second day involved curb cuts, alleyways, slides and riding between drips of rain. The third day involved a flat-tire trying to hop up an unlucky 7-stair. I’ve pulled it once before, slightly intoxicated, but each time after that first, a tube always gets claimed. It’s the stairs in the 360 clip.

The music is 36-24-36, by the Violent Femmes. I was looking for something short and sweet and that song best fit the bill. The lyrics are kinda silly, but so is the entire video. I found the song on a CD a friend gave me from over 5 years ago. It was filled with Violent Femmes albums and pornography…

I miss having a wall I can staple stuff to.

I don’t think these have made it up here, yet

8 legs. 2 wheels. No brakes.

I feel like I need to put something on top of one of these roofs so I have something to stare at.

I really want to try monster trucking this bike down a set of stairs.

I was looking for some BMX photos and came across this…