he's had a several video parts: local stuff that was really gnarly, creature vids, vox promos and now a transworld part (which is always major), plenty of magazine coverage including a cover (and all the dudes at the mags love the kid), he's a good mix of rail and tranny skating which fits creature perfect, he does well in contests, looks like he's having fun and seems to be pretty marketable. all of this has created a good amount of hype behind him. seems like a perfect time to turn pro, and i'm hyped for him.
i'm from the seattle area and we all knew that if anyone was going to "make it" out of that scene again, it was going to be david. congratulations dude.