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Alex Valdez, Skater, Interview, Just Liv', Brian Walnum, Photos

HOMETOWN & YEARS SPENT SKATING?
City of Bell in Los Angeles and about 7 years.

Alex Valdez, Skater, Gap Boardslide, Brian Walnum
Gap Fs Boardslide. Photos: Brian Walnum

WHATS A TYPICAL SKATE DAY FOR YOURSELF AND WHO YOU ROLL WITH?
Wake up, eat some bomb ass food while I'm texting everyone trying to
wake their asses up to go skate. I don't really have a crew, if your
down to go skate so am I. But lately I've been going out with Darien
Brown, Yuri Facchini, and JP. If your (Walnum) in town you know we're cruising
out with Garibay, Meza and the rest of the goons.

Alex Valdez, Skater, Gap Boardslide, Snatch, Skatepark, Mission Valley, Brian Walnum
Fs Crooks.

WHO OR WHAT DO YOU THINK INFLUENCES YOUR STYLE?
I don't think anyone influences my style but the one thing that def
keeps me going is all the support from friends and family

Alex Valdez, Skater, Gap Boardslide, Brian Walnum, Bs Tailslide
Bs Tailslide.

HOWS THE SKATE SCENE IN YOUR HOOD?
Honestly it sucks. I have to go a few cities away in order to actually
meet up with people that skate like I do. Everyone just knows of BELL
as the city that was on tv cause our city counsel scandal with their
outrageous salaries.

Alex Valdez, Skater, Gap Boardslide, Snatch, D.I.Y, Skatepark, Skate, Snatch Park, Brian Walnum
Fs Pivot Fakie.

OUTSIDE OF SKATEBOARDING WHAT DO YOU LOVE?
Music, coffee, greens, and girls girls girls!

Alex Valdez, Skater, Gap Boardslide, Snatch, D.I.Y, Skatepark, Skate, Snatch Park, Brian Walnum
Gap Bs Tailslide.

WHERE'S THE PARTY HOUSE AT, TELL ME A FUNNY STORY.
Yeah the TRAP. It's where all my friends kick it and live. It's the meet up spot before we go skate and usually where we all end up. One night at like at 2am I walk in their and see all my homies with girls butt naked playing some sort of game and there were other people just watching. It was so random I didn't know what to think other then, "damn I've been missing out."

Alex Valdez, Skater, Noseslide, Brian Walnum
Fs Noseslide.

YOUR ONE OF A FEW SKATERS RIDING FOR JSLV, HOWS THAT GOING?
It's going really good. Just went to Agenda trade show in Huntington and checked out all the new product coming out. It's hella hot so look out for it. I also have a commercial coming out for them soon.

Alex Valdez, Skater, 50-50, Brian Walnum
50-50

EVER CRUISE DOWN TO SD FOR TRADE SHOWS?
Yea we've gone down their for Crossroads and to just go skate with some friends. Usually roll 15 deep in a mega van but only pay the hotel for 2 people and we always get away with it. The first thing we do when we get in the room is sticker up the smoke detectors just so we won't have any problems.

Alex Valdez, Skater, 180, Brian Walnum
Fs 180.

AFTER A LONG DAY OF SKATING HOW DO YOU REVIVE YOURSELF?
Throughout a full day of skating all we think about is food. So I hit up Big E over at Kogi (twitter@kogibbq) and let him know we just got done filming then he sets us up. We get all this grub and its the best!

Alex Valdez, Skater, 5-0 fakie, Brian Walnum
5-0 Fakie.

ANY UPCOMING HAPPENINGS YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO?
Yea on the 1st of October I will be having a video part premiere/party over at Blitz Distribution in Huntington. I've been working on this part for about 2 years now so I'm hyped.

Alex Valdez, Skater, Crooks, Brian Walnum
Bs Overcrook.

SPONSORS, SHOUT-OUTS...
Thanks to all my Friends and Family and specially all my sponsors. Cory, Iggy, and Luke over at Active, Peter and Jordan at Chocolate, Dan of Kontrol wheels, Jayson and Preebz with Jslv, Big E and Chef Roy at Kogi BBQ, Jameson Decew at Etnies and the rest I didn't mention I love you all - no homo

Alex Valdez, Skater, Crooks, Brian Walnum
Bs Smith.


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