thanks Pals. ? it was a very selfish interview in the sense that I just asked what I've always wanted to know about Busenitz and his shoes, video parts, whatnot. ? it's not often you get the chance to talk to one of your all-time favorites...but talking to him was as easy as talking to any other 30+ skateboarder...you could hear the earnest of his answers in his voice. ? a real class act.
one of my favorite parts was:
Speaking of details like that, I remember someone on the Slap Forums (i.e. Eranka) took apart the Busenitz ADV and it had secret messages in it. It said “Gary Headlock Forever” and “No Bozos” underneath a layer inside the sole.
That was Danny Kinley. That wasn’t my personal message, but I got a kick out of that. Apparently, shoe companies take apart each other’s shoes to look at them and see what’s going on and it was them fucking with each other…just having a laugh. I don’t know what I would put in there.
we also talked about the "666" Watson found in a pair of Busenitz pros... but it was edited out for length. ? Basically, we were both trying to figure out whether that was a designer's message or maybe just so happened an inspector at the factory has the privilege of being "Inspector 666".