Junk Drawer

dude is such a weirdo.

quite possibly the gayest interview ever. I would have rather had a Salba Greco Duffel or Vallely interview.

krew. you are the one that is gay.

trying too hard to be eccentric? dunno. maybe. maybe not. doesnt matter.

Gonz is pretty much hands down the sickest dude ever. And it's not like we didn't know he was a little weird, that's what adds to his radnicity.

hes only weird to you people because your expect him to be like everyother pro copying someone else's style

instead of pro i shoulda put "everyother person"

he's only weird if you expect him to be somewhat normal. he fucking rips on a skateboard no doubt, but on a social level he's um... a little off.

its all an act
but there is no fakeing the style.

dude is a dude, man.

"Why did you have the baby in New Zealand?"

maybe cause he was not the one who was pregnant?

New Zealand-wise, they live in NY fool

"all an act" and "trying to hard to be eccentric"......I think not. This dude is as Legit as it gets.

I always thought that his off-kilter personality was an act for the cameras till I witnessed Mark cruising down Canal St. (NYC) in true form. Mark was blasting full speed towards moving traffic, air-boxing at the cars as if he were in a boxing ring. All his punches were performed at very close range, and at the very last second he would maneuver out of the way raising his arms in victory as if he just scored a knockout. Cars were honking, traffic halted, all cause of the Gonz. Not a camera in sight. He pushed forward gracefully, confident, and alone.

Performance art, NYC bullfighting? It was a beautiful sight to see, like spotting a fucking unicorn. Let me also add that it was during the summer, 98 degrees, and he was rocking one of those fuzzy Russian winter hats, and a huge powder blue goose down bubble jacket. Awesome

the first time i ever saw Gonz, he was skating a banana board through the Mission (SF) in white jeans, while covered head to toe in paint. i consider it one of the most amazing moments in my life. he's the real deal holyfield.

I don't know who's worse. Gonz or Sheckler.

I always wondered if he ever feels pressured to act weird sometimes to live up to the expectations. Like how Dave Chappelle would feel pressure to always be funny.

All hail Gonz! The one & only. Without him; there is no telling what our little skateboard world would be like.

Noway should seriously be banned from making any more comments, he's a complete idiot!

my only gonz experience was at some art show. he was talking about cannabilism in indonesia. then hopped in a bmw and sped away. fucking FREAK!

It's funny how mark gonzales, one of the most creative and influential people to ever ride a board, is getting all of this shit for his weird answers in this interview. I remember reading the infamous correy duffel interview in BB (rip) where he calls Stevie Williams a "trashy nigger" and thinking to myself, "oh man this kid is done", and how surprised I was a few months later when he started picking up all of his major sponsors. It is a sad state of affairs when a legend like mark gets all this shit for some kooky answers, and a little shit like correy makes blatantly racist comments and picks up a bunch of sponsors because of that controversy.

I know that the young and old will always have discrepencies and different ways of looking at things, but holy hell, show some damned respect. Without mark, skateboarding wouldn't look half as good as it does or be half as fun. He took skateboarding out of the context of contests, and showed everyone how joyous and artful playing with a wooden toy can really be. It just wouldn't seem right if the man answered these questions like a normal person, contrived or not.

welcome to actors studio

ha!you gotta admit though, the guys makes skateboarding that much more special for being a part of it.

gonz is sheckler's dad?

well he is right about sammy bacca.

gonz or gator ? GONZ RULES

( free josh swindell )

if you can find it in your empty heart to talk shit on Gonz, you should not be allowed to consider yourself a skateboarder.

True skaters understand and appreciate what Gonz is about. The rest of you are fucking posers, straight up wannabe, lames.

wowol weelwol, i didn't even think that there were skateboarders alive that did not apreciate the gonz.
he is a legend, made all the skating you do possible and brought style to it. the whole wierd artsy thing is rad. the guys crazy and it shows on and off the bored.
straight nuts. if yous dont like the gonz, yous better figure your shit out, before its to late.

The Gonz rules period!! Stuff it ya little shits! New Bruns. - slide it!
jarl

leave him alone you dont know what your talking about if gonz was perfectly normal street skateboarding wud never be what it was and wed all be skating vert ramps

Gonz has the biggest, fattest, most glorious cock that I have ever had to pleasure to stuff into my cock hungry mouth. you boyz are jealous.

Merry Chrismas.

Gonz is going to be the father of your new little brother, so you might as well learn to like him. if not, you will be grounded from your skateboard. but I guess that doesn't matter because you are about to quit anyway.

Should have left you on a hillside to die when you were you and a little more helpless.

Gonz is a legend... Most of you little bitches out there simply cannot and will not understand.

All Hail Gonz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think that was the most confusingly clear interview i've ever read and all it did was confirm why every skater who wants to be still in it respects and reveres the gonz with the utmost of respect. When danny gonzales kickflip meloned wallenberg, out of the overwhelming amount of respect for the gonz, his sponsor at the time dropped him, and he's yet to recover career wise. Gonz invented street skating, and it should tell you something that when some fag does the trick of his career and still gets dropped for (kinda) stepping on the toes of the man. He's the shit IF you need more explanation as to why, you probably should go put on some snowboard boots with 4 wheels and a nice button up shirt and parachute pants cuz your ass is chilly and doesn't deserve the privilege to skate. Mark Gonzales...thanks for the gift, thrasher.

Ive always loved Gonz as a SKATEBOARDER. On his skateboard hes Genius, off it, hes annoying. These days for every photo of Gonz skateboarding you get 10 of him painting, riding his bike, or jumping over things with his skateboard in his hand. Gonz has become KING OF THE LIFESTYLE PHOTO. I challenge you to find a Pro with a higher ratio of lifestyle photos to skateboarding photos.

mj's interview was just as kooky. whatever, thats what has always been so cool about gonz.

yeah. I figured this would be a good thread with lots of harsh debate. Show'nuff...
I first was aware of Gonz back in , like '85.. in Action BMX or some bike type mag- he was given a small article and , having just started skating- I bought it. Until much later, that was all I knew about skating- other than Myself and a couple o' other dudes who rode at that time. I remember hearing of "ollies" but had never seen one, in print or real-life. My buddy, Pettinelli, and I pretty much taught ourselves how to do them. My first year of boarding was like that.
Street skating, which wasn't even a term at that time, was mostly boneless-footplant-type tricks, slappies, maybe a railslide on a parking block. Gonz brought us all to ollies that were higher than 1ft.(along with Natas), handrails(!), doing grinds on bus benches, and basically doing only ollie-type tricks-- NOT planting a foot or holding the board - footwork only. His kickflip in the Houston ditch was astonishing at that time, like Whoa! When he left Vision, that was the beginning of the end for the dominant brands at that time. (see also: Rocco.) That he's stayed in this game so long says something, and hella love to all who posted positively.
Kids~ accept the history of skateboarding ; not downplay it.

P.S. f Noway

uhhh...hosoi IS free jackass. pick a better name next time.

yo, free hosoi!
tony hawk
Bam
sheckles
MIKE V
thats just a few.
gonz is sick
there is live beyond skating.....but not much.....so he makes the best of it.

The collective IQ of skateboarding is falling everyday.

how's YOUR BOY Ali Boulala doing? get drunk, kill people! sk8 or die! Beer Helmet!

Corky, i have had that name for a while. And for the record hosoi is now a slave to Jesus. So suck it CORKY. By the way corky is a frickin stupid name, if its your real name your parents are assholes but more likely your referencing Life Goes On and thats just retarded.

and uh, the dude up there with the witty name, Im not convinced man, maybe Bam has more lifestyle photos...MAYBE. but that just makes my point, Bam is everything thats wrong with skateboarding and the gonz is getting dangersously close to being a personality(like Bam) and not a skateboarder.

"The collective IQ of skateboarding is falling everyday" What the fuck does that even mean? What kind of pretentious bullshit is that. Shallow doesnt even begin to describe that statemnet...and then quickly finishes describing it.

Sorry you couldn't wrap your lil pea brain around that one. If you don't get it, you never will. Step away from the keyboard and practice not pushing mongo, goon.

Free Rocco,

you are a stupid cunt. either write something that actually displays your awe inspiring intellect or just remain silent.

this is what you claim:

'I am smarter than you.'

It's easy to write this but hard to prove. taking the high ground in an interaction that is circular is too easy and pathetic.

example:

you: I am smarter than you.

me: no you are not. prove it.

you: If I have to explain then you are not worth explaining to... so I am smarter than you.

me: no you are not. prove it.

you: If I have to explain then you are not worth explaining to... so I am smarter than you.

etc.,

now fuck off.

If you reply to this you are a stupid cunt. Even if you don't reply, you are still a stupid cunt.

I am a stupid cunt. Even still, your last response is all the proof I need of my intellectual superiority. Fuck you're ignorant.

ignorant of what?

Exactly

when you close your eyes, does the world still exist? is this universe a figment of your imagination?

what's the sound of one hand clapping?

do you exist because you think?

smell my finger.

Gonz is a woman.

I'll never get why people like him so much, saying he has a great style and everything, I think he sucks !!! He really does suck !

The reason you don't get it is because you're a fucking idiot.

You dumb fuck ! Let's face it, that guy is freaking retarded, almost as much as you are ... :)