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Interview! > Josh Kalis of DC Shoes!  Josh Kalis pro skater for DC Shoes. A cool, laid back dude of few words. Benjamin caught up with him to discuss cars, lattes, and out running police helicopters. Read up real quick, wow. THE BRILLIANCE! > Josh Kalis... What's really good? How is your day going? JOSH KALIS > Life is good. Sittin in Chicago grillin some burgers with friends. TB! > Tell everyone a little bit about your self... You can touch on the pro skateboarder thing, but is there anything else people should know about you? JK > Im pretty much a hater. I dont like people in my mix that shouldnt be there. TB! > What city do you rep? JK > I rep Dallas, Philly, Chicago, Barcelona, Grand Rapids... well its pretty tough to rep Grand Rapids. Basically i have a family of friends all over the world. TB! > More importantly, what did you have for breakfast this morning? For real, everyone wants to know... JK > 3 shot iced latte and 3-4 smokes. Every morning, its the same thing. TB! > Alright, let's get these questions going... You're a huge 'car guy', I've personally seen your collection, it's pretty sick. But what was the first car you ever owned? JK > 89 civic wagon. TB! > Put everyone on smash here... Tell them what you're pushing around these days. Get detailed with it... JK > 02 g500 silver on black 22's, 01 911 turbo, seal grey on seal grey 19's, 00 M5 silver on black 19's. TB! > You've competed in the Gumball Rally national car race... I know you have some crazy stories from that... What are some of the wildest things that happened? JK > The craziest was just outrunning those slow ass cop cars and cop choppers. TB! > Any other crazy car/racing stories? I know you have some... JK > Just people talking shit, then they get smoked. Its cool though because ive been smoked too. TB! > Professional Skateboarding... How long have you been skating professionally? JK > Since 96 or 97 i think. TB! > That's one of those one-in-a-million things, being a pro skater. When did it 'hit you' that you had really 'made it'? How was that? JK > Youve never "made it", you got to keep it going till the end. TB! > Tony Hawk is an older cat and he is still doing his thing... How long do you think you'll stay at it? JK > no idea. TB! > Alright, that crazy basketball video with you and a bunch of other DC skaters... Tell everyone the truth here... Real or not? JK > 100% real. TB! > What about music... If you could organize a concert with 5 bands/musicians/etc who would they be? Dead or alive... JK > Old Metallica, Jay z, Whit stripes, Fugazi, Big L. TB! > Since this is a taste-making site... Besides DC shoes, what are your favorite shoe brands? JK > Just DC. TB! > Favorite vacation spot? JK > Aulstralia TB! > In 10 years, where will you be? JK > On top of the world. TB! > Alright, that's all I've got... Any final comments? Anything you want to get off your chest? Anything random here would be perfect... JK > nope. TB! > Shout-outs are getting pretty corny, but do you have any? JK > nope. TB! > Finally, because we are so full of ourselves... What do you think about THE BRILLIANCE? JK > fucking pretty sick. TB! > Thanks for your time Josh. End.
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