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TALK TURKEY TUESDAY WITH NICO GOTTSCHALK

Posted by Jake Mein on Tuesday May 19 2009

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Better late than never, TTT with Nico Gottschalk.

Talk Turkey Tuesdays

How old are you?
20

Where do you live?
Wellys

Who makes it possible?
The crew, especially the ones with cars. DVS and ALC help out as well

Who is up and coming?
O’Rourke

Who are your favourite Ol’ Top Dogs?
The filthy ones, Duane Peters, Andy Roy. Is Drehobl old yet? He’s legit

What can you not live without?
The vital stuff

When you’re not skating you are?
Losing at the TAB

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Frontside 180 ollie, Hastings. Photo: David Read

What are your favourite five albums?
1. Ghostface Killah – Ironman
2. Bob Dylan – Desire
3. The Beatles – The White album
4. Notorious BIG – Ready to Die
5. GZA – Liquid Swords

What are your favourite five video parts?
1. Jerry Hsu in bag of suck
2. Gino and Keenan in Mouse
3. Guy Mariano in Mouse
4. Cardiel in Sight Unseen
5. Mind Blank in My Head

What are your favourite five books?
At the moment its something like The outsider by Albert Camus, Hells Angels by Hunter S. Thompson was good too, Old Man and the Sea by Hemmingway is nice in a tame way. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and I know Rum Diaries is gonna make it in this list, just started

Who do you look up to?
O’Rourke

What are your bad habits?
Ciggies, breaking boards, the nightlife and working for the man

What’s the worst thing about skateboarding in NZ?
The winter

What’s the best thing about skateboarding in NZ?
Wellington in the summer is legit. Good crew

Top photo: Frontside hurricane, Waipukurau. Photo: David Read