I didnt even know who mark gonzalez was at the the time, i didnt care pros didnt mean shit too me until way later in my skateboarding career if you will call it that (most will not) i dont deserve too call it as much. anyways My brother had hooked me up with my first brand new deck ever. I remember getting props for having that board but i didnt even know why. like dudes that i thought ripped (they still do/they did) ripped being like sick board dude. I thought i was cool. Those guys that shredded made me feel good when they said that. They made me feel like i had potential, maybe i did. Finally Bellingham got a park. I sessioned that park that a lot of my friends said sucked (it wasn't perfect)til i had lines down that made me feel like i was one of the upcoming badasses in b-ham. Id been learning from the monsters (they are still some of the sickest riders in(b-ham) since about the age of 15. thanks jesse for the confidence to boardslide you and neil were there when ilearned that in lynden. I always liked skating with you guys because I felt like you guys showed me the tricks that were available in a session . I thought You guys were so cool. I wish I could have lived up too how bad ass you guys taught me too be. you guys were so stoked when you seen me pop shuvit tail grab over the hip, when you guys cheered me on for that I thought I was en route too being the next teacher too youngins like you guys were for me. you guys didnt push me like my posse did but you guys always made me feel good. I have so much respect for how you guys have kept up your sick level of skateboarding. When i got third place among the youngsters the first year the park opened, i thought i might have done better, but iknew that i didnt hold a candle to the real rippers in b-ham. To the monsters Neil, jesse, matt, dave, mostly neil and jesse you guys built me up so much, built me up too were i could compete with josie and cam who were both way out of my league. i didnt see them skate but i was so proud of the way skated that i thought that i had a chance too win. Those two guys are sick and im lucky to have even been compared to them at any time many props too josie, cam, and the monsters when i skateboarded with you guys i felt like i was the shit. thank you.
P.S. mad props too mikey pali, matt french, sprague cason, and most of all my brother josh kamphouse

matt french is now doing graphics for a ton of companies. He knows how little i skateboard these days and never hesitated too hook me up with a new skateboard. the only thing i had to pay for was the original grip job. what a cool guy, something only matt could think of. just like his bonelesses. Bonelesses? pocket pistols! hook one up for your self

What the hell is this, your shout-out section? Are you REAL skateboards? And learn how to spell the word: "to".

Thanks,

Big Dave.