📝 Interview by Adam Abada
When we were chatting with Will for his interview that ran back in September, we stayed on for a bonus Five Favorite Parts epilogue to keep on ice. Given Will’s closer in the latest Augustin Giovannoni-helmed Dime video, this week felt as good of a time to drop it as any ;)
🔑 Intro + Interview by Adam Abada
📷 Photo by Cade Meyers
A lot of times, when we first ask people to partake in this series, they clam up; they can’t narrow it down to their actual five favorites. The spirit, however, is not to pin down everyone’s all-times, but get an understanding of influences.
By his own admission, videographer and WKND head honcho Grant Yansura said that if he were to actually pick his five favorites, it would be the same ones everybody says (you could probably guess em all – yes, Jake Johnson in Mindfield was one.) Without any further prompting, however, he coughed up a different set of five parts that he loves equally as much.
🔑 Interview by Farran Golding
📷 Photo by Kyle Seidler
We got one of the stars of Sci-Fi’s Endless Beauty to chime in on the videos that help inform what he does, which reminded us that there are two types of people in this world: those who want a part with immaculate vibes, and those who want a part that sends the skater teetering on the verge of a mental breakdown. It’s either one or the other.
On the heels of Nikolai’s Venture part from last month, we figured it’d be a good time to hit him to log one of these. We have finally arrived at the tipping point generationally to where the Sour team begins to get credit for the prolific influence they’ve had over the last now-almost-ten years of skate videos. Antwuan Dixon might also be gaining on Jake in Mind Field‘s marketshare as the most name-checked part of the series as well…
🔑 Intro & Interview by Farran Golding
📷 Photo by Sarah Meurle
We noticed how much real-life connections and childhood viewing habits have informed Five Favorite Parts — with the latter often offering up the left-field selections. Although vert superstardom was not high among the collective youthful aspirations of the QS office, if we ran a vote, then a ledge of any shape or size would undoubtedly emerge as our preferred obstacle of choice. That shared ideal, our sympathy for ledges gone AWOL, and her recent output, make Hayley Wilson an overdue guest here.
