What comes with being a professional skimboarder?

Acceptance and getting known.

Where do you think the future progression of our sport will occur?

Laguna Beach

If you don't spend the day riding, what do you do?

Socialize, Jam

If you had to pack up and leave in a hurry, what would you grab and where would head?

Skate, I pod, Skim

Who or what inspires you most?

The Community

Who do you look up to?

My Dad

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

A good day at the beach

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Graduating, getting a drivers license, and getting onto Vic

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?

Laguna Beach

What do you most value in your friends?

Trust, Humor, and Fun

What else do you do to help your skimboarding?

Skate, Surf, Snowboard, watch skim videos, and watch all of the other Skimmers that kill it

Favorite film?

Blow

Favorite skate film?

Lords of Dogtown documentary

Favorite snow film?

Burton movies

Favorite surf film?

Anything with A.I., Taj, Kelly, or Shane Dorian (In Gods Hands)

If you could have any other job in the world what would it be?

Moviestar

Do you think you will ride for the rest of your life?

As long as I can run and jump on the board, yes

What are your goals for 2011?

Gaining a larger range of style for how I skim

What is your greatest regret?

Not Charging waves when I should have been.

What cell phone are you using?

iPhone

What laptop are you using?

Macbook Pro

If you could choose your own name, what would it be and why?

Johnny, I like my name

What is your favorite thing about yourself?

Where I live

How would your friends describe you to someone who has never seen you?

Tall, Skinny, and reserved

What is the first thing that you notice about people?

Their appearance

Peanut butter and what?

Jelly

What is your favorite book?

The Great Gatsby

What is your favorite type of art?

Artwork by my friends

What do you think drives innovation in skimboarding?

Bringing people from around the world and getting them interested in the sport

What would you like to learn within the year 2011?

New ways to improve my skimming, mastering the backflip

Why do you skimboard?

It gets my mind off things that stress me out, and its my favorite way to spend time with my friends

Where do you see the future of skimboarding?

I see it getting almost as popular as surfing.

What is the hardest trick for you to accomplish?

Backflip

What is the hardest?

Alley oop air

What is the easiest?

Shuv-its

What scares you?

Thunder and Lightning

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

More talkative

What do you believe makes a successful life?

Going after whatever makes you happy in life.

Who is the person you respect the most and why?

My Mom

Who would you turn to if you were in desperate need of help?

Friends

What is your most treasured possession?

My car

What is your idea of good entertainment?

Something that will make me laugh or go home after and still have the chills from the experience.

If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, name three things that you would do in the time you had left?

Go to my favorite local beach and just live up the best last beach day of my life.

If you could have a super power what would it be?

Reading People's Minds

What would you do with it?

Read People's Minds

What was your first car?

2007 series Bmw

Who is your favorite entertainer?

Johnny Depp

What do you feel is the best way to relax?

Sitting on the beach when the weather is epic

What is your favorite lunch meat?

Turkey

What is your favorite cereal?

Lucky Charms

What's the longest you've gone without sleep?

Over a day

What were your worst jobs?

Cleaning the toilets in my house

What is a food you can live without?

Raw Onions

Toppings on pizza?

Pepperoni and Pineapple

What sporting event/concert/entertainment would you buy tickets to regardless of the price?

If they were still around… The Beatles