Interviews
Kraftyshaman By Arker

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Ok, to kick this thing off, please give us your Name, Age, Location, Inside Leg measurement, etc?
My name is Josh D. Escribano , I'm 17 , live in the hell hole called Orlando , Fl ( I was born In Puerto Rico ) , and have been liven in Orlando for 14 years.

How long've you been riding?
Two years and a half.

Run us through an average day in the life of Kraftyshaman.
An average day in the life of me is lame! I get up, get on the computer, talk to my girl while shes at " work " haha, and go riding, come home, and find something to do during the night time. Most of the time I don't find anything to do. Sometimes I can but most naaww.

How did you get into riding?
People always said I was good at riding that bike so I just always rode it all the time. Jumped curbs, ran things over and fell a lot! Eventually learned what tricks were and started to learn them. First thing I learned was a feeble grind Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Hahaha, ok, where do you ride & who with?
I usually ride around Orlando. The scene around here has died down in the past year. Riders have moved and people just stopped riding. It's kinda a bummer but I don't let it stop me. Most of the time I ride alone but I do have two good riding friends. One of them is my friend Justin Lightfoot. This kid is pretty creative when it comes to doing weird tricks. He's probably invited more tricks then most riders have just using a ledge (hehe). My other pretty good riding friend is Dave A Moroon (like the color maroon not moron). He can go off on any rail he wants. Does any big thing he wants and is pretty fearless. He’s the person you want to bring along riding if you want to do something big!

What do you ride/prefer to ride most? Street, trails...FLAT!??
(these are interview q's by the way! Haha - So make em wordy!!!!)
i am a fool! haha
That your answer!?!
I like to ride street the most. Thats what i started with when I first started to ride. Found some ledge and ran into with my bike hoping something good would happen out of it.
THERES MY ANSWER YOU SILLY FOOL!


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Who are the riders you like to watch rip and who, if any, have influenced you in the way you ride?
That’s a weird question cause people would say "well any rider with no brakes and four pegs" but really I've always liked the weird riders (Gonz, Ratboy, Ruben , Butcher , Luc-e , Taubin, ect ) I like to watch all of them ride . But I'll watch just about anybody ride and be stoked about it. I guess you can say I have been influenced by all of them in some small way. I always like to do my own thing though and not bite other peoples styles.

_{4 pegs, no brakes, 3 socks, The Shaman.}

No Brakes? Tough guy or just plain lazy!?
It's not really either . When I first put my Shaman together I was so eager to ride it I didn't care that it didn't have brakes or not. So I just went out brakeless and liked it. Never really noticed that it was a big thing then. So since then I have had no brakes. Not really tough or lazy just eager to ride my bike haha.

What's that THING stuck to the top of your seatpost....looks like Roadkill covered in gaffa tape or something!?...
Don't hate on my seat sucka! It's been through 2 years of hell! I think it's holding up pretty well. Right now there are 3 socks in it and more duck tape around it then ever Hahaha!

Alrighty then: Latest Trick Learnt?
The latest trick I have learned is probably turndowns. I've always been trying them just bunny hoping and I got them now! They aren't nothing too special just a cool trick I have always wanted to be able to do.

Favourite Trick to do for the ladies?
Feeble half barspin off. That's always a crowed pleaser hehehe.

Tricks for future?
Any type of air trick. I've been in more of a jumping mood lately and have been wanting to learn more air tricks (Unturndown, lookbacks, better tables, ect ).

General Plans for the future?
Graduate from high school, move somewhere with good riding and people, ride, and live.

If you could ride with anyone in the world, who would it be and why!?
Wow there are so many great riders I couldn't just pick one. I mean I could say a favourite but its like: "well that would be cool but what would i gain from it?". I think if I had to chose I'd want to ride with Mat Hoffman. He's a fucking bad ass and I'd like to learn some vert skills hehe.

If you could ghost your bike INTO anyone in the world, who would it be and why?
Britney Spears. I fucking hate that stupid bitch she needs to die!
- A fine choice!

Ok, What would you say has been the most influential/important thing in your life thus far?
My bike. Without it I'd be nothing.

Anything else you were hoping I'd ask?
Yeah man why didn't you ask how I got so damn bling?! Hahah, Naw man you asked just about everything I could think of.

Hehe. Any Family, Friends, Sponsors, Crack Dealers you wish to thank?
I'd like to thank my mom - she bought all the parts to my Shaman so I really have to thank her, all my friends I ride with, all my friends I talk to on this box (you know who you are) and my awesome girlfriend who keeps me sane.


Any tips for wannabe bling blingers?
Always stay on top of the game ! Know thats the most blingest thing out and get it g!

The wise words of a 17 year old peurto rican there.
hahahah damn straight man!

I think I'm going to interview Sheepdog for the next interview, as a reward for being the first victi- ‘interviewee', is there anything you want me to ask him? ANYTHING at all!?!
Haha, yeah, ask sheep if he ever got some from a chick at his bike shop!

It'll be my opening question! Any Last words?
Ride till you poop your pants!


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