Duane Wills


Name: Duane Wills
Age: 15
Has been skateboarding for: 4 years
Lives in: North Vancouver

Description: Up until summer 2003, duane lived in duncan with his mom, but mostly at my apartment (Graham). Although Duane killed the Duncan scene, it just couldn't satisfy his need to find better spots. In september 2003, he moved to Vancouver and looks back time to time..

 

 

Duane Illin it somewhere out there.
 
 
 
   
(GrayScale) So Duane Wills, how long have you been skateboarding?

(Duane Wills) 4 years

(GS) What scene do you like better, Vancouver Island or Vancouver?

(DW) Van city is the shit.

(GS) What makes it so good?

(DW) The skating, the people, being in an actual city, lots to do.

(GS) who do you skate with over there?

(DW) Nick, Danny, Mike, Mitch, anyone who’s down to skate that isn’t a nerd, but there are dope people on the island.

Switch Backside Heelflip


(GS) So what are your main influences in skateboarding?

(DW) Umm, seeing new spots, John Igei, Rob Welsh, any Stevie Williams shit

(GS) Who do you think is keeping the underground skateboard scene alive?

(DW) I would have to say John Igei. Well what do you mean underground?

(GS) Like non pop culture, (Avril Lavigne, X-Games).

(DW) Yeah John Igei is sick.

(GS) What is your favorite part from Freddy got fingered?

(DW) (Laughs) either the part when he jacks off the horse or the sausages, oh god that movie was the best. Remember when Shwagster broke that bitch? I was choked.

(GS) Yeah, those were the days. What’s the funniest experience you've had while out skating?

(DW) Hmmmm, probably when Chad was trying to skate and he got to close to me and tripped over my skate and fell flat on his face and spilled his slurpee all over himself (Laughs). That was the first one that came to mind.

(GS) That’s dope. Thats happened all too many times (Camby bridge)

(DW) (Laughs) That one was funny, but not quite as funny.

(GS) What was the worst experience?

(DW) Ummm, breaking the anks (ankle)

Frontside Flip Gap

(GS) How did that go down?

(DW) FS board down the huge downrail at the Duncan park. Stick at the very top and land straight sideways on the anks.

(GS) That's the breaks, hey?

(DW) (Laughs) yeah.

(GS) Ok second to last question. Who is killing it on Vancouver Island and who is killing it in Van city?

(DW) On the island: Trevor Fraser and Justin Freeborn. In Vancouver there are so many people killin’ it I can’t actually pick one.

(GS) Alright, any last words?

(DW) Props to The Grayscale, props to the original Duncan crew and ya’ll can suck on a lemon. HOLLA!!