This is true, but the same could be said about most skaters that are around 30 and still have a board and a shoe.
Absolutely.
I mean what you're saying is guys like Rick Howard, Mike Carroll, Eric Koston, Marc Johnson, Guy Mariano, Cairo Foster, Daewon Song, Steve Berra, Keith Hufnagel, Kerry Getz, Jeron Wilson, Rob Dyrdek, Danny Way, Colin McKay, Josh Kalis, Geoff Rowley, Jim Greco, Tom Penny, Erik Ellington, Rick McCrank, Ed Templeton, Ronnie Creager, Jason Dill, Dan Drehobl, Justin Strubing, Peter Hewitt, Bob Burnquist, Fred Gall, and Matt Rodriguez would all be just another dude unless they had close friends in the industry with their own companies, right?
Maybe think before you post next time.