KEEP AN EYE OUT: Kenny Gardner aka KRAZY KENNY

Name:Kenny Gardner aka Krazy Kenny
Age: 15
Where are you located: Odessa Tx
Myspace Page: myspace.com/adio_98
Sponsors / Affiliates: i do not have any sponsors.

First thoughts waking up:
i NEED to skate.

Tell us a little about yourself and where you come from:
well i come from monahans tx not much to skate there but a lil ledge at hill park where the old pool use to be and the methodist church it has a 3 stair and a box and thats basicaly where i was taught to skate from riding a board to throwing a tre off that box. then we ended up moving to odessa tx thats a lil bigger and i picked up on filming and i do that and still get crunk on my board and i live for skating its my passion along with filming.

How long have you been skating for?
about a year now.

Whats your favorite terrain to skate?
street/skate park.

How did you get into the skateboarding scene? What and who motivated you?
it would have to be johnny and pattrick gomez from albuquerque i watched there videos and talked to pattrick alot and they got me into it and i thank them. check them out on my top friends Albuquerque Skateboard Media. and pattrick is my second on my top friends and youl find johnny on ASM

Who is your favorite skater right now?
paul rodriguez

What’s your favorite trick? Least favorite?
favorite trick would be a hardflip or a tre, least favorite kickflip sex change.

What else are you into besides skating?
filming i love filming i put it as a art not something you do such as skating i put that as a way to express yourself to.

What would you be doing if you weren’t skating?
straight up filming.

How do skaters make money skateboarding?
competitions or a offset job like at dairy queen or something.

If you decided to retire from skating, what would be the next thing you would go after?
filming i would stick with that.

What’s your favorite genre of music? Favorite artist?
hmm well i listen to rock/metal/heavy metal/and death metal/and some rap just a lil. id have to say tool,darkest hour, deftones, killswitch engage and a few others.

What’s the craziest place you’ve ever skated and why?
abel in midland tx its just crazy set up.

In your opinion what is the best skate spot in the world?
u kno i realy dont kno lol but i might have to say albuquerque they have alot of spots.

What do you do when it’s raining?
bust tricks on my carpet or lurk on myspace ha ha.

Where do you see yourself five years from now?
skating still and still livin it up.

What’s your favorite movie? why?
i have alot….there all skate videos ha ha still have to watch them to get pumped up lol.

If you could have any car, what would it be?
a car that gets me anywhere im not realy all for the whole big dollar cars i just want a car that gets me around.

What are some of your favorite clothing brands?
zero,plan b,dc, zoo york and flip.

Favorite kicks to wear when you skate?
etnies or dcs

What was your last job or present occupation?
buffalo wild wings in odessa ha but i quit cause i had enough money to buy me a fisheye lens and the summer was ending/

For some people, skating is a passing fad, what keeps you skating no matter what?
the feeling of landing a trick is so over whelming ( i dont think i spelled that right lol) and it gives me such a rush knowing i did that and landed it.

What else besides skateboarding is important to you?
my family and my gf and friends.

Some people consider skateboarding a crime and that gives skaters a bad rep, what are your thoughts about that?
i want to see those ppl get on a board and heelflip a 10 stair or even ride a board correctly and then say somethin.

If WWS Magazine gave you one million dollars right now, what would you do with it?
give almost all of it to poor ppl and use some of it to get me a dcr vx 2100 beautiful camera and give some back to my friends and family.

interview/edited by Theo