If any of you weren’t at the last BBT Lansing Game of Skate, you missed Mike “P WIRE” take first place in the advanced game of skate. We asked all of you to send us in some skate footage and while everyone’s vids were great, Mike’s stood out and we watched him kill it at the last BBT game of skate (be there May 3rd). As our first featured skater, we had Mike take a break from the skate park and answer some questions for us:
Interview by Matt “the wolverine” Boroughs
Q1: Years skating?
I’ve been skating since age 10; for seven years now.
Q2: What’s your favorite thing to skate?
Manny pads and flatground.
Q3: Favorite trick?
Switch Flips
Q4: Trick you have the most trouble with?
Any rail trick.
Q5: Who do you skate with the most, who’s your crew?
Bart, Bravo, Derek, and Pat.
Q6: Fav. Skate shoe?
Es Pj Ladd
Q7: Who is your dream sponsor?
Jamba Juice or Chocolate board company.
Q8: Favorite Skater? Actually that’s a hard one, give us your top 3.
Pj Ladd, Ronson Lambert, Joey Brezinski.
Q9: If you could take any three attributes from any different skater, what would they be?
Mark Johnsons creativity, Ronson Lamberts tech, and Stevie Williams pop.
Q10: Favorite snack and drink while skating?
Snack, subway, and free water; gotta save money for skateboards.
Q11: What other activities do you partake in?
I used to play lots of sports, and sometimes still play the saxophone.
Q12: What kind of music do you dig?
Used to rock metal, but now mostly mellow, more chill music, like sublime.
Q13: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Any kind of job where I can always skate.
Q14: And FINALLY, why is Bad boyz toyz your favorite skateshop.
They gave me free boards for playing skate.
Thanks for the interview MIKE!
Check out Mike’s footage. Send us yours. See you all at the next contest this Saturday, May 3rd. Live music, skate all day, HUGE skate sale.
