Firing line: Alex Chalmers - On Board - Brief Article - Interview

Thrasher Magazine, Nov, 2002

DOB: 05.09.77

Years on board: Seventeen

Years pro: About a week and a half

First five skateboards: Santa Cruz Keith Meek, SC Rob Roskopp, Powell Lance Mountain Street Shield, Powell Tony Hawk Big Time Hawk (Had four of these in a row), New Deal Andrew Morisson

Terrain: I skate evry-ting mon! So should you

First skate spots: Down my driveway, on my paper route, to and from school. Then I found Seylyn and Griffin snakeruns. Once I get my first car I went to the Richmond Skate Ranch a lot

New skate spots: Keep things interesting

Stamps in your passport: USA 6x, Heathrow 3x, Marseille 2x, Australia 2x, Amsterdam, Brussels, Munich, Prague, South Africa

Favorite parks: Marsee son; Hastings bowl; Park City, Utah; Newburg; Calgary Full Pipe; Tom's bowl in his barn

Good Times: Birdman's bus tours, Quicksilver Bowlriders

Riffs or Rhymes: Public Enemy feat. Slayer "She Watch Channel Zero," NERD, Renee Renee Heavy Soft

Board size: 8.5 by 33, 15-inch wheelbase, 58mm wheels, Swissies, Fury 850s

Why: Go faster without any effort

Support: Flip, Quick, Hawk shoes, Dragon

Future plans: Same as it ever was-do some stunts, make some moves, be a slumlord, get my own land, and start to build my own shit.