Tim Schmidt is first up for the new set of TTT questions.
Date of birth?
2/5/87
Where are you from?
Auckland
Backside 180 nosegrind. Photo: Jake Darwen.
Where are you currently and why?
North Shore City. My Dad’s basement is cheap.
Who are the lovely people that give you stuff?
Scott at Adidas Eyewear, Morri at Irrom, Fraiser and everyone at Cheapskates Takapuna, Chop City threads. Thanks guys. Oh yeah and my friends give me shit all the time.
What’s your favourite movie quote?
I can never remember anything at times like these. “So Napoleon, what are you gonna do today?” “WHATEVER I WANT, GOSH!”
Anything from Will Ferrell.
Switch flip. Photo: David Read.
What’s your favourite beverage?
Doctor P
What’s your favourite skate video when you were a grommet?
Illuminaton Process, Progression volume one
What’s your favourite skate photo of all time
Everyone blows my mind all the time. I’m just a fan and I have heaps, I just have a bad memory
Backside noseblunt. Photo: Mark Barber.
What song has the highest playcount in your iTunes?
Funny you ask because I just had to buy one on trade me and it has all the new pop hits and nothing else. Best thing is that there’s a hardware problem and I can’t change the songs. No excuse though. Lady gaga
What’s your favorite thing to do when not skateboarding?
Hang out with Sophie
Funniest clip on YouTube is
Understanding automatic door fail, food critic fail
Nollie frontside heelflip. Photo: Mark Barber.
One spot/skate park for the rest of your life, what would it be?
O parks pretty cool, or Lynfield bowl. Yeah I’d lurk there cleaning the glass out of the snake run every day for sure but at least there’s lots of Gs I could rap-battle with. It was also the first park I skated. Still love it, tweakers and all
One trick for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Ollie or the old slash
Where will skateboarding be in 10 years?
I don’t know, probably over there somewhere
Frontside shuvit. Photo: Mark Barber.
Pro you wanted to be when you were a kid?
Bernie Foo. Like GT said in his interview, he’s always been ahead of the game
Skater that inspires you the most now
Taylor Bingaman
Skateboarding in New Zealand needs?
Some money
5-0 kickflip to fakie. Photos: David Read.
Predictions for next year?
Steve Nicholls will be SHREDDING