Not simply Dickies’ high canine, Joe Face is a lifer who’s crossed paths with an absurd forged of the world’s most enigmatic figures. From Lengthy Island legends to literal billionaires, he is received a narrative for ’em all. As seen in our November ’24 magazine.
At 16, Gino was the primary professional skater I ever noticed. I used to be too shook to say hello, as he was (and nonetheless is) my favourite skater. Just a few years later he could be the primary professional skater I ever filmed. I owe my profession to him. They are saying don’t meet your heroes, however mine was cooler than I ever may have imagined. Thanks, Luigi.
Kevin informed Antonio Durao he wanted to apply smoking weed, so you’ll be able to thank Kevin for the Antonio you see right this moment.
After I first moved to LA, I used to be dwelling with PJ and had some anger points. He thought going to yoga would possibly assist. Effectively, it was Kundalini yoga, which entails singing, chanting and respiration workouts—all of which simply made me angrier. Demi Moore was within the class, although, so I suppose that was fairly cool.
Grosso was the one man to ever name and introduce himself earlier than asking for a field—and was additionally the one man to ever name and say thanks afterwards. I assumed that was cool as hell. Nonetheless do.
The primary time I ever skated with Cairo I requested him if he may nollie hardflip a picnic desk. He did one first strive.
Adrian received so sick of Sam Muller and me that he moved to Hawaii for 5 years. He’s again now. He missed us. 
Bob has a pet tennis ball named Alfred, a stolen-menu assortment that he’s been amassing through the years, had a pet hamster named Throckmorton, as soon as climbed a tree each day for a yr, can skate higher than most individuals and has a coronary heart of gold. He’s actually one in every of a sort.
I as soon as noticed a very-drunk Chad beat up a man at a strip membership—twice. As soon as inside and as soon as outdoors within the snow an hour later as a result of the man waited for him. Chad’s sober now and holds a Guinness World Report for skating throughout America within the quickest time (57 days!).
Has a behavior of falling asleep on you mid-conversation.
His first winter in LA, I left Antonio at a home get together with Sam Muller and Adrian Adrid. I used to be awoken that evening with a textual content of him handed out in luggage of rubbish. We went filming the subsequent day and he received 5 clips.
I used to be in a cab heading to our Airbnb in NYC when Tom known as asking if I used to be going to be again quickly. He was locked out and it was 4 AM—and raining. After I received there, I walked as much as him with an enormous smile, smoking a cigarette and he stated, “Mate, I shit my pants.” He had, the truth is, shat himself.
Pete as soon as informed me, “It sucks I by no means had the final half in a video.” I needed to remind/persuade him that he closed out Bootleg 3000.
On one in every of our annual Dickies journeys to NYC, we went to a flowery Chinese language meals restaurant, and the invoice was a little bit too excessive for a way many individuals have been there. After I received questioned about it at work, I simply replied, “Foy was hungry and wished to strive every little thing.” That smoothed it over. Humorous factor was, he ordered a pizza that was on the menu for some cause. The meals sucked, too.
Mike claims his first “non-party skate journey” to NYC was in 2022. He spent the complete journey dropping little Whip-It containers from his pockets. He did a number of hundred in like seven days. He filmed his enders for Honeymoon on that journey in addition to a bunch of different clips. Each journey since then has been Whip-It free and he’s been far much less productive. Nonetheless love him, although.
Rising up, I all the time assumed Mike was Spanish, therefore the nickname. It seems he’s half Dominican and half Italian—he simply by no means bothered to right me. Italian Mike or Dominican Mike sounds kinda bizarre at this level, although.
Zack and I purchased a plastic WWE championship belt. Whoever was the Tremendous Smash Bros champ received to put on it. Zack’s had the belt for seven years. Don’t let him play as Donkey Kong.
Whereas driving for Dickies, Jake as soon as informed me that Asphalt Yacht Membership was thinking about him. After I pried additional he confessed, “Nah, I can’t mislead you. I simply need a increase.” I’ve identified Jake since we have been 14; I gave him the increase.
Steve as soon as requested me to work for the Berrics. I needed to take care of their hiring supervisor who provided me a job/contract for “70% of my time.” I declined.
He shot the quilt of Time Journal and change ollied a 15 stair.
I’ve solely sang karaoke as soon as and it was with Zack Wallin and Louie in a bowling alley in San Jose. I’ve footage of Louie double fisting microphones singing “Tackle Me.”
Steve traded me a damaged VX1000 for an previous Zoo York board. I fastened the ribbon cable and began filming. That is all his fault.
Frank was attempting to change ollie over a bump to can to get his “XP up.” On one try he landed contained in the can and slammed. I heard him mutter to himself on the ground, “See what occurs while you imagine in your self, Frank?”
In the course of the Woodward Riviera Maya grand opening, Tony was signing autographs after placing on a spectacle of a demo. Jake Johnson and I waited in line for over an hour so Jake may get his copy of One Step Past signed. The road received lower off a number of individuals earlier than us. Shut name!
Glenn gave me my first job in skateboarding once I was 15 or 16 years previous. I’d hold across the Chapman skateboards workplace/skate store each day earlier than going to clean dishes on the restaurant subsequent door. He ultimately simply requested me to work there, and people have been a few of my favourite years of my life. Thanks, Glenn.
I watched Jake break his foot after which attempt to go shoot a photograph for a possible cowl the subsequent day. He kickflipped this actually tall bump to bar in 4 tries, however then jumped over it one other 40 occasions to attempt to get the proper photograph. His foot was utterly purple for weeks after that.
Kelly and I are good buddies, however we’re type of just like the odd couple—Laguna Seaside’s dangerous boy and a guido from Lengthy Island. Kelly drove throughout the nation with me once I moved to LA, however he solely drove 1.5 hours out of the entire journey. “Bro, I can’t maintain my eyes open.” It was midday.
Lui was as soon as a private assistant for a porn star named Kristina Rose. He hooked me up with a job filming her make private movies for her followers. I received paid 250 bucks for about quarter-hour of labor. I watched her chug a Redbull so she may squirt on a photograph of a man’s abs. After, she informed me she didn’t know how one can squirt and had simply pissed on her ground, which was carpet. That was the final time I labored for Lui’s boss.
I discovered at a household reunion that Frank and I are distant cousins. Yearly we strive to determine how precisely we’re associated. We haven’t solved it but.
Kevin drives 50 miles spherical journey for a weekly haircut.
Papke began going bald a number of years in the past and has since bitten my look and grow to be my doppelgänger—a much less enticing one, nonetheless. He went to a Vans’ occasion and Steve Van Doren got here as much as him and stated, “Joe! It’s so good to see you!” I’m unsure if that’s or a nasty factor but.
Dylan informed me the worst factor that’s ever occurred to him was he rolled his ankle as soon as. Down dangerous for good.
There was a quick stint the place I didn’t do something skate associated for work, and I discovered myself at Geico as a customer-service agent. It was most likely the worst 18 months of my life, and dying sounded higher than answering the telephone for eight hours a day. Warren Buffett as soon as visited the workplace to take footage with the entire worker teams. He’s actually tall and solely likes to face subsequent to ladies.
Stacey was my boss at Dickies for seven years, and on our first Dickies journey she insisted on being within the van and turning the beer faucet off. However by the top of the journey she was shopping for beer for us at drive-through liquor shops. She helped battle for the skate program the entire time she was at Dickies and we wouldn’t be right here with out her.
I’m virtually optimistic I received him fired from the Berrics. He later informed me it was the perfect factor that ever occurred to him.
After I first met Ronnie all he would discuss was the great previous days and the way a lot he missed them. He was 17.
The bar on the Fairly Candy after get together required you to present a bank card and an ID to start out a tab. After I went to shut out, the bartender realized he’d by chance given my stuff away to another person. I began dropping it on the supervisor and made them inform the DJ, who occurred to be Snoop Dogg, to ask if anyone had my ID and card. Listening to Eavesdrop on the microphone saying, “If anybody has Joe Monteleone’s ID and bank card, please carry it to the bar,” just isn’t one thing I ever imagined taking place to me.
I’ve all of the gen-Z slang down due to him. On God, bitch.
Frankie “by chance” grabbed Stacey’s ass after dinner on her final evening at Dickies. His excuse—he thought it was Sam. AGF strikes once more.
He’s my greatest buddy in the entire world. Cher tried to fuck him as soon as.
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