TALK TURKEY TUESDAY WITH CONAN MARRIOTT

Conan Marriott is TTT’ing a whole new set of questions this week

Heelflip, Wellington. Photos: Kevin Francis.

What’s your current age?
24

What’s your place of birth?
Wellington

Where do you reside?
Wellington

Why are you there?
Liz, Good friends, Family, Good spots, weathers pretty good most the time.

Who helps out?
Justin @ Traffick helps out heaps, such a dope human, Cheaps Welly, Rob and Sanga keep the perks of work flowing

Crooked grind, Wellington. Photo: Adrian Vercoe.

Who are your favourite badgers?
Luke McLeod before he went M.I.A, Jesse Egden, Black Adam aka The Darkness, Alex and Brad Young

Who is your favourite New Zealand skater of all time?
Can’t do just one… Joseph Whaanga, Chey Ataria, Kevin Francis, Gregg Timms, Glenn Wignall

What’s your best piece of advice?
Ask Kev, he’s full of good advice

What is your favourite now defunct skate label?
Original Axion, I know they are back now but it’ll never be the same

In 10 years I’ll be?
34, scary shit

What’s your favourite New Zealand video part?
Bernie Foo or Chey in Strobe – Illumination Process

What’s your all time favourite skate photo?
Reynolds, f/s flip that 14 stair rail, His last trick in The End, it was a transworld cover around 98 – 99

What’s your favourite warm-up spot?
Basin Spot, 2 mins from home

Kickflip nose manual nollie heelflip, Wellington. Photos: Adrian Vercoe.

What’s your favourite place to travel to?
Hawkes Bay for chilling, maybe AK for skating, couldn’t live there but there are good peeps up there, all the VIC crew etc

Name your all time all star skate team
Kalis, Keenan, Gino, JB, Stevie

What’s your favourite YouTube clip?
Pigeon, The Stevie and Kalis lost tapes

What’s your favourite song right now?
Afu-Ra – Equality. An oldie but a goodie

Footage or photos, which is better and why?
Either or really, depends who is shooting and filming. I believe you can do a lot more with a photo in its raw form than footage, but in saying that people that know how to film can make things look amazing

Frontside noseslide, Wellington. Photo: Jake Mein.

In your mind what’s the best skate park in New Zealand?
O.G Newlands park

Who are you backing for 2010?
Celtics!