Yahbrain's completely obscure skate trivia thread

The last trivia comp really got my brain ticking, and I figured as no-one is asking trivia questions I may as well fill the niche.

Correct answers to questions win nothing but a virtual pat on the back and the glow of self satisfaction.

Sooooo ..... first question.

Lance Mountain has a great f/s invert, as the cover of the new Skateboarder will attest. Apparently he had a plethora of f/s invert photos in the mags at some point though, as someone bitched about that fact in their interview in a now long defunct mag. It went something along the lines of "why so many lance f/s invert photos get published? Not fair, other people deserve coverage too".

The question has three parts - which pro was doing the bitching? who did he share the interview with (it was a joint interview)? and which mag was the interview in?

I should point out that this will be close to impossible for anyone under 30 to get, but feel free to guess or fish for clues.

was it in big brother, and i'm pretty sure such comments put the final nail in the coffin of the unmentioned skaters career

Hey Demon how have you been? Gotta catch up for a roll soon.

Although Big Brother became a great source of bitching, controversy etc this little hoo ha was before its time. Nice try though.

i was going for the under 30 punt. rolls for sure mate.
wasn't sidewalk by chance... i'll stop guessing

I've got some trivia for ya yahbrain . . . . . . . .


What is the similarity betwen a peanut and a split pea?

And for an answer, was is the Gonz?

Was he a vert skater?

Was he Australian?

I'm gonna take a stab at the magazine - Poweredge?

Yep, Vert skater.

Not Australian.

No, not the Gonz.

Yes Leedog, Poweredge was the magazine.

Grosso?

Braddox, both are legumes, as is the wattle tree. no idea on your question Yahbrain, a bit before my time

Not Grosso.

Trying to think of clues I can give without giving it away.

Uhhh.... did lots of liptricks I believe.

It was the Bod Boyle/Steve Douglas interview from Poweredge Magazine the November 1989 issue. And I am going to say it was Douglas doing the bitching.

Mick Mulhall.

Max schaff?

Holy Crap Fair Dinkum. Well done, 100% correct

It's kind of funny how Lance getting coverage of that trick copped flack 20 years ago, and he just had that amazing cover. Shows how timeless good skating can be.

Ah, times were simpler then. You could get a cover doin a flat ground one footed ollie.

That knock knee Ron Allen looking madollie just sent shivers up my spine.

Makes me wanna go home and scan my R.A.D. magazine with a sequence of Tom Penny doing a "fakie nollie 180 one foot kick out"

In my heyday Dinkum, in my heyday. I'd be lucky to huck one up a curb these days.

Next question Yah???

Which pro had an interview in Transworld with the following tricks featured?

Backside nosegrind backside 180 out (on a rail), Pivot kickflip to fakie (on a mini ramp), Frontside noseslide (hubba), Front blunt shove (bench), Frontside cab (down a double set), Frontside ollie a rail the hard way, Switch pop shove a double set, Japan to fakie (mini ramp) and backside flip a gap and rail.

Bob Burnquist??

nah, but this dudes pretty bionic too

Hint what year the Transworld was haha?

the dude with one leg? jon comer?

The only person I can picture fs cabbing a double set is jeremy wray.