BIRTH
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Bemiji, MN
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HOME
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Lewiston, MN
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SKATE
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21 years
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SPONSORS
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Board To Death (BTD) Sports
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SETUP
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7.5" Blank or any good shape 7.5", Silver Royals, 52-55 mm Spitfires, whatever bearings, Randoms hardware
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TRICK
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Backside Boneless to Tail Backside Revert on a quarterpipe or halfpipe
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SKATE WITH
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BTD team, Skipp Boyenga, Craig Platteter, Chris Larson; Rob Norland, Gregg Witt and Fred Kaehler when in California
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MUSIC
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Hip-Hop especially Hieroglyphics, J5, Tribe Called Quest, Dilated Peoples, Beastie Boys Metal especially Metallica, Motley Crue, Ozzy/Sabbath, AC/DC 80's especially Lionel Richie and the Commodores
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WORK
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RTP Company in Winona, MN as a Plastics Engineer, I am also Team Captain of the BTD team and I do skatepark design/development consulting work on the side
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ANIMAL
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A cat so I can lie around all day and lounge
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ALCOHOL
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Gatorade
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HOBBIES
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Billiards, Snowboarding, Collecting Skate Videos and Footage
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MINNESOTA
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The skateboard scene and people in Minnesota are some of the best I have seen anywhere in the country. I am really glad to be part of this scene and would not trade it for anything (except maybe the sunny and 70's of San Diego). I really enjoy skateboarding more than almost anything in the World I hope to continue riding the "Wave" as long as I can.
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SHOUT OUTS
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To my beautiful wife Lindsay for being so understanding and putting up with all of my skateboarding events; my new daughter Jenna Michelle; John, Andy and Rick at BTD as well as the whole BTD team; Gregg and Kristine Witt, Skipp Boyenga, Craig Platteter, Aaron Zdon, Chris Larson, Fred Kaehler, Rob Norland, Auggie at Absolute and the La Crosse/Onalaska crew; Mark, Steve, Woody and Nate at 3rd Lair for having one of the best skateparks around and supporting the scene; the whole Twin Cities crew; Regan at ITW for holding down the Mankato scene; and of course thanks to Dom at MN Skateboarder for this profile and keeping us all entertained and informed.
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Chris with newborn daughter Jenna.
Frontside Air. Photo by Rob Norland.
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