{"id":57484,"date":"2016-09-20T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=57484"},"modified":"2016-09-08T16:56:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T23:56:15","slug":"sid-melvin-juice-magazine-state-of-skate-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/sid-melvin-juice-magazine-state-of-skate-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Sid Melvin – Juice Magazine State of Skate Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Name: Sid Melvin<\/strong>
\n Hometown: Bakersfield, California<\/strong>
\n Age: 31<\/strong>
\n Sponsors: Arbor Skateboards, Caliber Trucks, Blood Orange Wheels, Shady Grip, Back Yard Bandits, FTC, BSC and Adidas hooks it up also.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What set-up are you riding right now?<\/strong>
\nArbor 8.25 Whiskey snake deck, 8.0\u201d Silver caliber hollow trucks, 53mm Blood Orange 99a, Leftover 7\/8 hardware and Bones Swiss.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the most fun DIY, skater-built or renegade spot that you\u2019ve skated lately?<\/strong>
\nKern Side DIY, Bakersfield.<\/p>\n

Have you ever built something to skate?<\/strong>
\nKern Side DIY Bakersfield, too much to talk about\u2026\u00a0Check the Insta @kernside.<\/p>\n

Who do you like to skate with the most?<\/strong>
\nWhoever is down to skate and is positive.<\/p>\n

Best skate graphic you have seen lately?<\/strong>
\nErnie Torres has a rad Tecate graphic on Real.<\/p>\n

Best thing you\u2019ve skated in a skatepark?<\/strong>
\nI can\u2019t think of anything,\u00a0but usually something funky that you wouldn\u2019t find anywhere else.<\/p>\n

Favorite skateboarders of all time?<\/strong>
\nGonz,\u00a0Dennis Busenitz and Daewon Song.<\/p>\n

Is there anything that hasn\u2019t been built to skate yet that you\u2019d like to see built?<\/strong>
\nNothing I can think of, but\u00a0that\u2019s why I like going to DIYs because you get everyone else\u2019s perspective on skating.<\/p>\n

Best road trip you ever took?<\/strong>
\nI took a homies trip to Japan that was rad.\u00a0No agenda, just\u00a0skating and fun.<\/p>\n

Any skate-related charities you support?<\/strong>
\nMy skate shop supports\u00a0the A-Skate Foundation that\u00a0allows children with Autism to be part of our social world through skateboarding.<\/p>\n

What music have you been listening to?<\/strong>
\nOld school country\/ honky tonk stuff;\u00a0Hank, Waylon and Willie etc\u2026<\/p>\n

What do you consider the responsibilities of a professional skateboarder?<\/strong>
\nTo try and keep people interested\u00a0in what you are doing.<\/p>\n

Which skate shops do you support?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m down with any local skate shop. #shoplocal<\/p>\n

Favorite skate photo of all time?<\/strong>
\nI was hyped on the first photo that I had in a mag. It was a two-page in Skateboarder, other than that, seeing photos of my friends in the mags.<\/p>\n

What is your take on girls skateboarding?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m down. My wife skates and it\u2019s cool having the same interests.\u00a0She gets the fact I want to go skate. I don\u2019t have to explain she just gets it.<\/p>\n

What skate memorabilia do you have that means the most to you?<\/strong>
\nMy first skateboard I\u00a0ever owned. It\u2019s a yellow\u00a0Free Former banana board.<\/p>\n

Who contributes the most to your local skate scene?<\/strong>
\nEveryone that helps with Kern Side first off, but it\u2019s hard\u00a0to say about just around town. I would like to say everyone helps a little.<\/p>\n

Top three favorite skate tricks?<\/strong>
\nKickflip, backside Smith and frontside ollie.<\/p>\n

Do you think skateboarding should be in the Olympics?<\/strong>
\nDo I think skateboarding should be in the Olympics?\u2008I personally don\u2019t care either way but I\u2019m sure the\u00a01%\u00a0making most of the money in skateboarding\u00a0would be hyped on the extra\u00a0endorsements.<\/p>\n

What is your proudest moment in skateboarding so far?<\/strong>
\nGetting my own Tech-deck!<\/p>\n

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SID CHECKING OUT THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE WORK BETWEEN BUILDING SESSIONS WITH A BACKSIDE DISASTER. DIY OR DIE. PHOTO BY NICK MARTINEZ<\/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: Sid Melvin Hometown: Bakersfield, California Age: 31 Sponsors: Arbor Skateboards, Caliber Trucks, Blood Orange Wheels, Shady Grip, Back Yard Bandits, FTC, BSC and Adidas hooks it up also. What set-up are you riding right now? Arbor 8.25 Whiskey snake deck, 8.0\u201d Silver caliber hollow trucks, 53mm Blood Orange 99a, Leftover 7\/8 hardware and Bones […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57485,"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-57484","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\/sid_melvin_back_disaster-Nick_Martinez.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57484","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=57484"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59929,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57484\/revisions\/59929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}