SAM SCHOONDERWOERD
Date of birth: March 4, 1996
Favorite terrain to skate: Vert, pool, mini ramp
Music: Led Zeppelin, Guns N Roses, Pennywise, Rage Aginst the Machine
Favorie drink: Acai smoothies, Dr. Pepper
Words of wisdom: skateboard!!!
Future plans: Become a pro skater
Favorite food: In-n-Out
Alias: Sobe, Sammy
Fear: dogs
Local hood: YMCA Skatepark Encinitas, CA
2008-1st Place, HotDog Jam
2008-2nd Place, Steve Stedman
2007-1st Place, Coronado Street and Bowl
2006-2nd Place, Coronado Bowl and Street
2006-1st Place, Pool, 2nd Street McGill Classic
2006-1st Place, Best Run, Vista Skate Park
2005-1st Place, Best All Around, YMCA Encinitas Next Cup
2005-3rd Place, Coronado, Bowl
2005-4th Place, Clairmont, Street
2005-2nd Place, Elsinore, Ramp
2004-5th Place, Chula Vista, Bowl
2004-6th Place, Boomers, Street
2003-4th Place, Coronado, Bowl
MATTHEW BARKER, Film-Maker (Dead Bird Films)
Born: 1985 (23 years old)
Alias: Barkstar
Place of Origin: Texas
Local hood: 412 Boys. Corpus Christi, TX
Preferred Skateboard: Ashland Combi Pool Board
Favorite terrain to skate: backyard ramps, pools, concrete
Music: Loud.
Favorite beer: Lonestar or mexy cerveza
Favorite food: queso and chips
Pets: Diablo Blanco. AM.Bulldogs
Fears: kooks
Motivation: art, travel, and friends
Words of wisdom: Live fast, skate faster
Future plans: To travel the world and find my niche. To keep skating new transitions wherever and whenever I can.
JOHN SMART
Hometown: Hermosa Beach, CA
Favorite Wave: anywhere with large peaks or long points
Stance: Natural. . .depending on the day
Quiver: Ashland Combi, Fish, Thruster, Gun and variations of long and short
Favorite Moves: Tubes, trims and fades
Began Skating: In the womb. . .or age 6
Education: BA Films Studies UCSB
Surfing Influences: My Dad, Duke, Tom Blake, Bob Simmons, Skip Frye, Landon Smith, Wayne Lynch, Derek Hynd, Andrew Kidman, Chris Del Moro, Oliver Hazard, Gabe Kelly, Dustin Smith
Current Job: Filmmaker
Past Trips: Mexico, Hawaii, Caribbean, Costa Rica, California, Oregon
Future Trips: South America, New Zealand, Australia, Europe. . . any where with waves please
Music: Anyone strumming a guitar or playing from the heart. . .Jazz, Bob Marley, Gabor Szabo, The Bay Area Dream Band - “The Perro Tapes”, My Mornin Jacket, Dream Band
Favorite Quote: “Every man has a dream. To follow that dream, though it may be difficult, is the quickest way to true happiness. To watch that dream slowly fade away is a most certain and painful death, though your heart may still be beating. . . follow your dream.” - J.P.S.
