Vanessa Torres

Thrasher Magazine, Jan, 2005 by Michael Burnett

Cara-Beth had one.

Correct. Who else?

I don't know.

Jaime Reyes.

Yeah. I was gonna say that!

Do you drive?

No. But when I get home I'm gonna figure all that out and get a car.

You should get a PT Cruiser.

Fuck no!

You know who drives PT Cruisers?

Who?

PT Losers.

Exactly.

What are you gonna get? All you new pros think you're in a rap video or something.

Nah. Not me. I don't need any of that stuff.

Do you ever get girly and get all dolled up in makeup and leather skirts and stuff?

No, never.

I've seen Elissa do it.

Yeah, Cnaan Omer does it too.

But that's not your style?

No. Not at all.

Do you watch videos?

Not really. But I like the Anti-Social video and the new Stereo video.

Are you in the new Villa Villa Cola video?

Yeah. Oh, I almost forgot! That'll be out way before Element. That's gonna be so good! It's not even like a video; it's like a story. It's got a plot and everything. That should be out soon.

You ever taken acid?

No. I don't plan to.

I hear it's trippy.

Yeah. Well, probably. I'm not down for any of that stuff. I've come face to face with someone on acid and it ain't pretty. I don't mess with none of that hippy shit.

How's cigarette smoking working out for you?

Harsh. It's pretty harsh on the lungs.

Can you drop in on vert?

Yeah!

What's your best trick?

Working on some back Ds.

What's your vert dream trick?

Just big fuckin' frontside ollies.

What's fucked about skating right now?

Deodorant ads in magazines.

Not in Thrasher.

Deodorant ads and Arnette glasses. Fucking wack.

You're gonna lose your sunglass sponsor.

Boo-hoo!

What's great about skating right now?

Skating's pretty free soul for me right now. Skating's been good to me this year.

Right on! Describe a dream session.

Somewhere in Berlin with the locals that showed us the sickest spots I've ever seen.

What would you say to someone that says you shouldn't be pro just because you're good for a girl?

You know what? I've never got that. So that's awesome, 'cause it means people respect what I'm doing. I'm just doing what I'm doing and I can't really be bothered by what other people think about that.

Good for you. What is Vanessa's definition of happiness?

Hmm ... eating cheese burritos and Six Feet Under. There you go.

Anything else?

Yeah. I'm a winner, 'cause all my friends are losers.