Manual Magazine

TALK TURKEY TUESDAY WITH GREGG TIMMS

Posted by Jake Mein on Tuesday August 10 2010


Portrait: Justin Heaney.

The Geetz is up for one of the heaviest TTT’s yet, enjoy.

What’s your current age?
30

What’s your place of birth?
Crimes

Where do you reside?
St. Albans

Why are you there?
To live the dream of course, why else? Mofos hating on crimes too much, get over it, I’ve lived in far worse places

Who helps out?
VIC, Lakai, ABC, Quest, The Caffeine Lab

Who are your favourite badgers?
My son Nixon and Stewie from Family guy, they are both dope c@#ts!


Fakie frontside noseslide bigspin, Pegasus. Photos: Simon Kerr.

Who is your favourite New Zealand skater of all time?
That’s almost impossible to answer, um either B. Foo or Anthony Gregoroff

What’s your best piece of advice?
Do what ya feel, if you worry too much about what some other charmer thinks you will get eaten up, seriously, it got me for way too long. Just do what you
think is right, not what the next guy wants to see you doing

What is your favourite now defunct skate label?
I could go to town on this one, so I’ll give you two: Element and Alien, and yes I do know what defunct means

In 10 years I’ll be?
Still tagging RESN97 and wearing the same size clothes that I always have, I don’t do shrinkage with age, what the fuck is that?

What’s your favourite New Zealand video part?
Any Bernie part, probably the first Strobe video. He was always ahead of the game


Nollie shifty, Winton. Photo: Jake Mein.

What’s your all time favourite skate photo?
Stevie Williams doing a switch deadline on the high ledge at Love Park, maybe it was a Reflex ad or something? Shit’s got pop!

What’s your favourite warm-up spot?
VIC square R.I.P.

What’s your favourite place to travel to?
Anywhere that’s not east of Fitzgerald Ave

Name your all time all star skate team
Josh Kalis, Rob Welsh, Marcus McBride, Alex Carolino, Pepe Martinez (R.I.P.) and Lugby Gage a.k.a Toby Locke

What’s your favourite YouTube clip?
Anything by Paul Williams, maybe STILL PAUL or NIGHT ‘n’ DAY

What’s your favourite song right now?
Right now probably “Cant Wait” by Redman. Songs change every minute though, oh it just changed again, now it’s “Buck ‘em Down” remix by Black Moon


Switch 180 nose manual bigspin, Christchurch. Photos: Simon Kerr.

Footage or photos, which is better and why?
Thats a no-brainer. BOTH!

In your mind what’s the best skate park in New Zealand?
Can’t answer that, I don’t do skate parks. Fucking fatty to flatty fly out shit! What a fucking waste of time, go skate some street, learn how to get your board off the ground without a wedge or tranny. I cringe thinking about the amount of time I wasted at skate parks.

Who are you backing for 2010?
DWAYNE FAGUNDES

Sam Hanna guest question: Who is your favourite snowboarder?
Hahahahahaha! Are you kidding me? Ok, um, the Mains brothers.

Morri guest guestion: Are you ever gonna bring back the Mo-Tongues (Gregg’s phat shoe tongue company)?
I never stopped with the Mo Tongues. Like I said, do what ya feel

Dave Read guest question: Phat Farm or Sean John?
P diddy called, wants his jumpsuit back, SEAN JOHN ALL DAY!


Heelflip, Christchurch. Photo: Jake Mein.

Garage guest question: Top 5 memories of the Vic days
SHEEEEIIIITTTT! They were all good times

Peacocks 2 from alex dyer on Vimeo.

gregg from Campbell Johnson on Vimeo.

  • turtle dove

    best TTT yet

  • Dan G

    I remember buzzing out watching your part in peacocks! must have seen it 100 times! Such a dope part Bro!

  • crits

    there is… THE

  • Conan

    Damn geetz! Greatest!

  • tom the grom

    Peacocks 2…the backside nosegrind in a line at washington on a yellow box, one of the best.

  • poul

    Damn Greg luv it all!
    and Anthony G is def one of nz’s finest.

  • Babys Mama

    G.O.A.T!

  • Badger

    nothing man..

  • http://muckmouth.com/forum Alex Dyer

    Fuck yeah. Loved this. Great work Greg and Manual.

  • http://nah CRAIG

    hell yes.

  • lemuel

    THE greatest!!!!!!!

  • Tunny

    Sick stuff Greg. The answer to the defunct label question is classic.

  • Jagnew

    Thoroughly enjoyed, been way too long since we had a drink bro!

  • cologne boy

    haha. geetzy luv

  • duck.

    the almighty, keeping shit how its supposed to be.

  • kane michalick

    haha love the worse places link

  • fluentchild

    word…life! black moon buck em down remix!! got taste? ohww shitt. advice – no1 could have possibly said better. thats exactly what it is. all.i.see

  • rhys

    Yeah Greg, how’s that grill son?

  • cretney

    tight

  • bert

    thaaat got me amped for a shred!

  • Levi H

    Yeah Geets! My all time favorite pop! Those track pants looking a little tight there mate!

  • daz

    yeah greg, nice answers..staying true with sag!

  • Fish

    Jeah Geetz! all covrage allways boss as f%#k! respect! stay baggy kid. jah bless

  • Daryian Teei

    that was a mean ttt greg t is a beast

  • nick

    fuck yeah “the, nothing better!!

  • ADRO

    SHOTTT GEETZ!

  • http://www.irrom.com morri

    Rolled ice creams at dunsandel store and singles from Balclutha warehouse good times Geetz

  • scott

    damn this part had me buzzing. ill style and tricks for days.

  • RBinQT

    Switch 180 nose manual bigspin. Duly noted bro. Justice!

  • dagar

    haha switch deadline, can picture it perfectly, hope you’re well brother, south rep