{"id":57453,"date":"2016-09-10T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=57453"},"modified":"2016-09-08T15:47:04","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T22:47:04","slug":"brett-roper-juice-magazine-state-of-skate-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/brett-roper-juice-magazine-state-of-skate-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Brett Roper – Juice Magazine State of Skate Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Name: Brett Roper<\/strong>
\n Hometown: Katy, Texas<\/strong>
\n Age: 42<\/strong>
\n Sponsors: Cockfight Skateboards,\u00a0Speedlab Wheels.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What set-up are you riding right now?<\/strong>
\nCockfight Hairy Palm – Shaggy Palmer, Indy Trucks Lance Mountain Specials.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the most fun DIY, skater-built or renegade spot that you\u2019ve skated lately?<\/strong>
\nThe new Evergreen skatepark in Fredericksburg, TX, is a good one.<\/p>\n

Have you ever built something to skate?<\/strong>
\nYes, I\u2019ve built lots of things. I used to work with RampTech a.k.a. Mike Mapp. I put some sweat into this great ramp in Austin called \u201cThe Banana Farm\u201d.<\/p>\n

Who do you like to skate with these days?<\/strong>
\nI\u2008just moved back to Texas, so it is real nice to be riding with my good ole friends: Mike Niemann, Adam Young, Wes Hunter, Cary Jackson, Scott Garlington, Michael Sieben and William LeMater.<\/p>\n

Best skate graphic you have seen lately?<\/strong>
\nI really like the Tres Amigos series Cockfight just put out. Those three kids kill it!<\/p>\n

Best thing you\u2019ve skated in a skatepark?<\/strong>
\nThe skateparks with pool coping.<\/p>\n

Favorite skateboarders of all time?<\/strong>
\nNeil Blender, Lance Mountain, Jeff Grosso, Peter Hewitt, Bryan Pennington, all my Houston homies and Ben Raybourn. There are so many that I like watching these days.<\/p>\n

Is there anything that hasn\u2019t been built to skate yet that you\u2019d like to see built?<\/strong>
\nYeah. I would like something built in my backyard!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s one of the best road trips you ever took?<\/strong>
\nSo many! I was fortunate enough to take a couple of one\/two day trips with Jeff Phillips and Dan Wilkes riding pools and ditches. I\u2019ve gone on some good Outer Bank trips too. The best road trip might be the Chinook Trip: William LeMaster, Travis Burke, Cary Jackson, and myself packed into a Chinook for three weeks and headed west from Texas to Cali and all around. That was a good one!<\/p>\n

What music have you been listening to?<\/strong>
\nThe Dicks, The Big Boys, Geto Boys, Rites of Spring, The Spits, The Sword, a lot of old Blues and country, Thee Oh Sees, and probably way too much indie\/emo shit.<\/p>\n

What do you consider the responsibilities of a professional skateboarder?<\/strong>
\nTo keep skateboarding out of the Olympics. No. It\u2019s just to skate for the love and fun. Build shit. Wreck shit and then build more shit.<\/p>\n

Which skate shops do you support and go to the most?<\/strong>
\nBack on the East Coast, I liked this shop Pure in MD. Here in Austin, I go to Apparition and
\nNo-Comply.<\/p>\n

Favorite skate photo of all time?<\/strong>
\nNot sure, but it is of Jeff Phillips.<\/p>\n

What is your take on girls skateboarding?<\/strong>
\nMore power to them! They are ripping.<\/p>\n

What skateboarding memorabilia do you have that means the most to you?<\/strong>
\nOld photos, memories and friends all make up my skateboard stoke. There\u2019s a t-shirt that Bryan Pennington gave me that makes me warm and fuzzy inside when I come across it. I always enjoy coming across the picture on the inter-web of Jeff Grosso wearing a t-shirt that reads \u201cI Love Brett Roper\u201d on it.<\/p>\n

Who contributes the most to your local skate scene?<\/strong>
\nThe skateboarders.<\/p>\n

Top three favorite skate tricks?<\/strong>
\nFrontside ollie, Monty grinds, frontside boneless.<\/p>\n

Do you think skateboarding should be in the Olympics?<\/strong>
\nOh, definitely… not.<\/p>\n

What is your proudest moment in\u00a0skateboarding so far?<\/strong>
\nI am really proud to be a part of The Cockfight Movement and all that Mike Niemann does. Oh, and there is that Jeff Grosso t-shirt thing.<\/p>\n

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BRETT ROPER IS TRULY COMMITTED TO RADNESS. GET YOUR \u201cI LOVE BRETT ROPER\u201d T-SHIRT NOW. PHOTO BY JON BURGESS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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ABOUT THE JUICE MAGAZINE STATE OF SKATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

When we started Juice Magazine 22 years ago, you could count the number of skateparks on one hand and grindable pool coping was mostly a distant memory. Now there are thousands of skateparks all over the world, along with a vast quantity of DIY spots built to skate. In 1993, the majority of skateboarders listened to punk rock or hip hop exclusively. Now skateboarders listen to almost every kind of sound created. Two decades ago, skateboarding related charities were non-existent. Today, there are numerous non-profits giving back to skateboarding in many ways. One of the most important differences between now and then is that, 22 years ago, there was a clear division between old school and new school skateboarding. Now that wall of separation has followed the same path as the Berlin Wall, allowing for an unprecedented unification of skateboarders all over the globe. Great strides have been made for girls that skate as well as the acceptance of skate history and long overdue recognition for skateboarding\u2019s pioneers and its artifacts. At the same time, the current generation of skateboarders is taking skateboarding to new heights, previously unimaginable. As the landscape of the skateboarding industry changes on a daily basis, and the topic of skateboarding in the Olympics rears its head once again, along with the disturbing subject of who controls skateboarding being tossed about by corporate entities, we decided it was time to take a good look at the State of Skate. We asked 20 questions to 100 skateboarders, ages 8 to 58, and found that skateboarding is as diverse as the skateboarders that are addicted to it, no one controls skateboarding except skateboarders, and the State of Skate is savage and strong. Now get out there and skate tough!<\/p>\n

JUICE MAGAZINE STATE OF SKATE <\/strong>features interviews with 100 skateboarders including: Tony Alva, Dave Hackett, Chris Strople, Duane Peters, Steve Olson, Dave Duncan, Steve Alba, Tony Magnusson, Pat Black, Jesse Martinez, Bill Danforth, Jim Murphy, Ric Widenor, <\/span>Lester Kasai, Glen Charnoski, Bryan Pennington, Peter Furnee, <\/span>Jeremiah Risk, Ryan Smith, Jason Jessee, Omar Hassan, Cam Dowse, Jen O\u2019Brien, Depth Leviathan Dweller, Brett Roper, Travis Beattie, Chris Gentry, <\/span>CW Dunn, Chris Albright, Charlie Wilkins, Cairo Foster, Pierre-Luc Gagnon, BJ Morrill, Dr. Lenore L.A. Sparks, Sid Melvin, Jesse Irish, Packy Fancher, Greg Lutzka, Jimmy Larsen, Adam Dyet, Luis Tolentino, Greg Harbour, Frank Faria, Ryan DeCenzo, Dave Bachinsky, Johnny Turgesen, Casey Meyer, Edward Sanchez, David Gravette, Ben Hatchell, Brian Geib, <\/span>Felipe Gouveia, Eric Santos, Kyle Smith, <\/span>Cameron Revier, Josh Stafford, Justin Grubbs, Etienne Eden Archila, Sanzio Piacentini, <\/span>Josh Elder, Eddie \u201cMighty\u201d Moreno, Kevin Kowalski, Otto Pflanz, Jeremy Smith, <\/span>Adam Wiggins, Jimmy Wilkins, Danny Gordon, Jake Hilbish, Corey Blanchette, Adam Legassie, <\/span>Nick Santos, Trey Rounds, Curren Caples, Justyce Tabor, Andy Anderson, Sarah Thompson, <\/span>Coral Guerrero, Collin Graham, Derek Scott, Ace Pelka, Sonny Rodriguez, Jarren Duke, Mikayla Sheppard, CJ Titus, Noah Schott, Emily Earring, Julian Torres, Wyatt Wisenbaker, Josh Forsberg, Nathan Midgette, Roman Pabich, Yago Dominguez, Jack Winburn, Jonas Carlsson, Kiko Francisco, Bryce Ava Wettstein, Desmond Shepherd, Matty Jessee and Luke Kahler.<\/p>\n

FOR THE REST OF THE STORY, ORDER ISSUE #74 BY CLICKING HERE…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Name: Brett Roper Hometown: Katy, Texas Age: 42 Sponsors: Cockfight Skateboards,\u00a0Speedlab Wheels. What set-up are you riding right now? Cockfight Hairy Palm – Shaggy Palmer, Indy Trucks Lance Mountain Specials. What\u2019s the most fun DIY, skater-built or renegade spot that you\u2019ve skated lately? The new Evergreen skatepark in Fredericksburg, TX, is a good one. Have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4027,4028,4041],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-interviews","category-skate-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/BRETT_ROPER-JON_BURGESS.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57453"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59919,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57453\/revisions\/59919"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}