Am Focus
An interview with Sammy Baca
Question by James Dunn, Paul Smith, Jeremy Moore and
some other grommets
Conducted and Edited by Hektor D. Esparza
Sponsors: Pig wood, Pig wheels, Dekline,
City Boardshop
SM:
How’s the skating career going?
SB: It’s good. I‘ve been
going to some cool places, pro hoes, I’m lovin’
it.
SM: What’s
the worst part of being a sponsored am?
SB: My friends asking me for everything.
SM: You were in
a big contest recently, what happened ?
SB: Oh, Tampa Am, yeah that faggot
Tim O’Connor made fun of me and I just walked
off. He was an announcer, he’s gay. He told
me I‘d have to diet to get out of my tight pants.
SM: Did you give
him the bird?
SB: Yeah, and kinda spit and just
left.
SM: What’s
your Dirty Biz tattoo about?
SB: Oh dirty business is just a way
of life; partying, booze, women, everything.
SM: What do you
like to skate?
SB: I love skating tranny, but I
skate street because you have to, you’re expected
to.
SM: Who sneaks
you into bars?
SB: Breydon and Jeremy.
SM: How do you
get tattoos if you’re under age?
SB: My mom.
SM: How do feel
about John Ponce
SB: I love that dude, the best skater
ever, But no one… watch, wait he’s gonna
take over the world. He’s so under rated.
SM: What’s
up with your nick name?
SB: Oh Ziggy. I went to Heath’s
(Kirchart) house and Josh Beagle came over and he
called me Ziggy and it just stuck I guess.
SM: Who would
win in a fight between Breydon and Ragdoll?
SB: Rags.
SM: Who would
win in a fight between you and Ragdoll?
SB: I’d take him.
SM: Who does the
frontside blunt in your City part?
SB: Paul Smith.
SM: What do you think of him?
SB: I love that dude.
SM: Do you think
he is a burn out?
SB: No. He’s not. He’ll
get on a skateboard and just shred. He taught me how
to skate tranny
SM: How has Desert
Breeze skatepark treated to you?
SB: I love it. I started skating
there about four years ago. Me and my friends just
grew up there.
SM: A lot of people
don’t like it because the transitions are so
small.
SB: Well fuck everyone who hates
Desert Breeze. I like tight tranny. It’s fun
because you go faster. I can skate all kinds of stuff
because of that park.
SM: What music
have you been listening to lately?
SB: Rock ’n’ roll, AC/DC
Johnny Thunders, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, all kinds
of shit.
SM: Who would
you like to thank?
SB: My Mom, my sponsors and all my
friends.