On the path frequented by Hambone, the Bones crew comes by means of with a sizzling edit worthy of the area
Captions by Agush Agushi
Let’s begin simple. How do you pronounce your full title?
So it’s “Uh-goosh Uh-goosh-ee.”
Glorious. It is a distinctive title. The place does it come from?
My mother and father are from Kosovo.
Earlier than this journey, I stayed at Jaws’ home as soon as. The funniest factor about it was that I slept on the sofa and Jaws simply performed Tetris. He was locked in all night time. I’d get up periodically and he’d simply be enjoying Tetris. I used to be like, This dude’s the shit. He did this kickflip bottom seize simple, too
Oh, sick. When did they arrive to the States?
I believe round 1999. They got here as refugees from Kosovo. There was a warfare occurring on the market. It is known as Kosovo, however we’re like Albanians, actually. Plenty of us came to visit to America. They sort of simply unfold us concerning the states. We occurred to land in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Wow. So your loved ones was assigned a spot to reside after they came to visit?
I don’t know the main points, ‘trigger I wasn’t born but, however we had a church sponsor that helped us get on our toes and assist my mother and father get a job. ‘Trigger they didn’t converse English or something. To at the present time, in the event you had been to speak to ‘em, it is sort of exhausting to grasp ’em, however they’re getting by.
Matt Berger’s what I name a brilliant professional. Like, there’s professionals, after which there’s the individuals within the league above that. Berger skated just about each spot on the entire journey. That is why he at all times obtained the master suite on the Airbnb
Cool. So that they converse Albanian at residence?
That is what I’d say, like Albanian Shqip is the title of the language.
So that you’re bilingual?
I principally converse English, however I picked up somewhat from my mother and father. So I might get round on the market. However they might inform I’m extra Americanized.
I’m from Arizona, and a variety of my neighbors had been Mexican. It was actually widespread for the children who had been born within the US to translate for his or her mother and father, like seven-year-old translators. Have been you want that?
Yeah, very same factor, besides totally different languages.
I wasn’t there for Adrian Sisk’s nosemanual. So once I first met him, I believed he was a filmer, ‘trigger he was filming on the journey too. He additionally likes to stroll backward within the morning to assist his ankles. Looks as if it is working
So that you’re born and raised in Albuquerque?
Yeah, I used to be born and raised in Albuquerque.
How do you dig it? It’s obtained a popularity for being sort of a loopy place.
That is a typical factor to suppose, man. Sucks to say, as a result of it’s a lovely place. However there are some loopy individuals right here. I really feel like there’s loopy shit taking place in every single place although.
What do you suppose the sketchiest place is within the Southwest?
I don’t hear an excessive amount of Arizona information. I don’t wanna put us on blast, however I heard there have been one thing like 15 murders since August seventeenth. Truly, I used to be fairly bummed about this. However my neighbor a few block away, they had been making an attempt to steal his automobile and he went out and obtained shot. It was tragic. Simply shit like that, ?
This spot is such a mission, you gotta hike and also you normally get caught there all day. However that is not the one motive I hate it. After I shot this 5-0, we had been all sitting on this ledge, watching the homies. We hear a automobile honk, ‘trigger it is a freeway exit. Your pure intuition is to look, so I do. And a Sprite bottle flew out their automobile window and hit me within the face. They threw it at us, and I used to be simply the unfortunate one. It busted my eyebrow open, so I needed to go away the session to get that dealt with. Jake the Jeweler obtained me super-glued up
It’s nonetheless the wild west generally.
I assume that shit might be taking place in Arizona too.
Yeah, it occurred in my neighborhood too. However they had been making an attempt to take a catalytic converter.
I swear individuals work so exhausting to simply steal, when you can simply work exhausting and get a job.
You’re employed, proper?
Yeah, I do low-voltage electrical work.
Once you keep in your hometown lengthy sufficient, you begin to discover shit that nobody would consider skating. That is how this spot was in Arizona for John Motta’s ollie
Good!
I am truly figuring out in Santa Fe. There’s an Indian Well being Hospital, so I have been on the market doing their web and their fireplace alarm system and all of the particular methods.
That’s superior. Workin’ within the trades pays off.
I will not lie. This shit sucks, but it surely’s higher than nothing, proper?
Ryan Carrell solely caught round for Arizona, however that is all he wanted to get this criminal nollie flip
For positive, it’s exhausting work. However I commend you on lockin’ down a gig younger. What was your crew? Have been you skating with the Rocky Norton or the Lutherans or Durans?
Rocky was just like the era earlier than me. However yeah, the Durans. We’ve at all times had widespread associates. They’re extra my era of skaters. I do know Mariah and Jerry and Zeke and his brother, Elijah. I skated with Elijah yesterday.
Sick. Let’s discuss this journey and the images. I noticed it was a little bit of an homage to Joe Hammeke, who was a pal of mine. Did you ever meet Joe?
I sadly didn’t. I might need seen him a very long time in the past at a demo. However I wasn’t paying an excessive amount of consideration.
Ryan Alvero’s the shit. I used to be the brand new man, so I used to be sort of intimidated by assembly a bunch of latest individuals. Ryan made me really feel included. He was cool proper from the leap. Similar to on this ollie over to 50-50
The place was the heaviest ripping happening, Arizona or New Mexico?
I’d in all probability say New Mexico.
Who stunned you probably the most or who was the MVP?
It must be Kristion or Santana.
Kristion skated day-after-day on the journey. This Again Smith in ABQ was simply one other day for him
The younger one?!
these youngsters that come round, just like the Ryan Sheckler youngsters who’re doing insane shit and so they’re like 4 toes tall. He’s exhausting to maintain up with.
Was this your first firm skate journey?
Yeah, this was my first journey with Bones.
How did it meet expectations? Was it somewhat extra G-rated than you may’ve thought?
What do you imply?
We name this spot Rowley ditch as a result of he kickflipped into it. Santana’s again three appears to be like like an outdated Rowley picture too
Earlier than I went on a skate tour, I believed it was like wreckin’ accommodations, doin’ cocaine and crashin’ automobiles.
No, it was, it was not like that in any respect. It was simply going skating all day. They’d a pleasant Airbnb. Most the workforce is fairly chill and never too heavy partiers.
Yeah, it’s a variety of skating.
I attempted to skate day-after-day however by the fourth day my legs had been mud.
The Southwest used to have a variety of motion. Do you suppose it is time for individuals to begin taking extra journeys on the market once more?
I believe it is at all times a good suggestion to at the least cease by. The Nike dudes lately stopped by and Antonio obtained down on a few of our spots. So in the event you’re ever passing by means of, you can at all times hit us up. We’re not making an attempt to gatekeep.
Jared hacked the knobs off the within rail at Bullhead and Santana Smithed it fast. Santana has the last word finesse, man. You’re taking him to nearly any spot and he is simply getting one thing good on it. It was sick to be on the highway with him and everybody else
