quarta-feira, 25 de setembro de 2013
JASON DILL STATS… HOMETOWN Zanzabar CURRENTLY RESIDES Man without country… Man without city… I have no allegence to any God or Nation… Any hotel room anywhere at the moment is always fine by me. SPONSORS Vans shoes, Independent trucks, Supreme, also a supporter of The Strong Hold Society FIRST BOARD: Some banana board somewhere within my first 3 years of life. ON VANS SINCE: Since 2012. STANCE: Regular SHOE SIZE: 9.5 Irish/American Scorpio. JASON DILL BIO… They don’t make ‘em like Jason Dill anymore and that’s a fact. There was a long stretch of skateboarding history where it was rebellious, where whatever anyone else was into we were out of, where the words of our pros were purposely antagonistic and confrontational rather than preprogrammed PC sound bites. If you listen to Jason Dill you know he’s never out grown out of that mentality. He speaks his mind, says/does/skates what he wants the way he wants without giving two shits about what anyone thinks about it…that’s the essence of skateboarding. Jason grew up in the nineties in Huntington Beach, CA in a time when some of the greatest street skaters ever were making their bones. He was a part of the early World Industries/101 camp that changed the way street skating would be regarded forever more. Since then he’s lived a hundred lives on and off the skateboard, most of them while riding for Alien Workshop, one the most respected brands in the business. His 2000 video part in Alien’s Photosynthesis is the stuff of legends; 50 years from now kids will still look to that part for inspiration. Jason’s smooth, effortless skating throughout his career and his ability to reinvent his appearance and trick selection again and again and again earned him the 28th spot on Transworld’s Most Influential Skateboarders Of All Time List in 2012. Jason has been a friend to Vans for many years now. He’s help create and design shoes as classic as he himself is for our Syndacite division and we were unbelievably proud and honored to welcome him officially to the Vans Team in the Summer of 2012. JASON DILL INTERVIEW… WHAT SHOES DO YOU SKATE? Authentics… I also love Sk8 Highs and AVE’s shoes… I usually stick with Authentics on and off the board. WHAT’S YOUR SET UP? I ride whatever Ave is riding, he knows the dimensions… I never ride my own Pro model… It’s usually a Grant, Ave or Dylan Graphic Alien Workshop board, Independent trucks, and 51mm wheels… I like Mob grip… I don’t work or ride for them…. I just like that grip the most… I don’t ride for the maker of the “Swiss” bearings either… But I won’t ride a board without ‘em… Take the shields off. WHAT’S THE BEST TRIP YOU’VE EVER BEEN ON? Acid, all summer when I was 17 in NY and SF. WHAT’S THE BEST STORY YOU’VE EVER HEARD? The great big American lie and the Bible are both very entertaining “stories” to me. Any story with Fred Gall in it will work too. FAVORITE VANS RIDER? Julien Stranger. WHAT TRICK CAN’T YOU DO THAT YOU WISH YOU COULD? Calming down… That would be a good trick to learn… I haven’t quite landed that one yet. WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT’S EVER HAPPENED TO YOU? Life. WORST TREND IN SKATEBOARDING RIGHT NOW? Me. WHAT ARE SOME INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF SKATING? I’m not allowed to have them anymore. Apparently they almost killed me. LAST GOOD BOOK YOU READ? Everything Kurt Vonnegut, especially Palm Sunday… I’m reading Do or Die by a woman named Leon Bing… 1980’s-90’s southern California Gang culture… Its really great so far. 6 SONGS THAT HAVE TO BE ON A MIX TAPE: Well, I have never owned a computer… I hate ipods… I love records and cd’s… 1. Falling Rain by Link Wray. 2. Human Nature by Micheal Jackson. 3. Give it up by Curtis Mayfield. 4. Rocket Love by Stevie Wonder. 5. Everything Desmond Dekker ever recorded is incredible. 6. Ramblin’ Woman by Cat Power.
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