Sunday, March 11, 2007

Josh Kasper


Josh Kasper dreamt of rolling into a demo on a Harley Davidson, parking the hog atop a pyramid, launching a benihana over it whilst beaming a kid in the crowd and dedicating his move to the youth.

A dream like that is pretty unique, and it takes a certain kind of skater to think such a scenario up. Skateboarding couldn't help but notice Josh because his antics had skaters rubber necking all around the globe. To get noticed, Josh played it simple by making a name for himself as the kid who ollies the biggest shit. 20 stairs, 15 foot drops, famous gaps... Josh flew it all.

It was only a couple of years after his heroic arrival on the scene that things went pear shaped and his real bag of tricks and dubious past was revealed. To put it bluntly, Josh had about three tricks in total- The 360 flip, the benihana and the heelflip, and he used to rollerblade.

That later truth sent Josh's career spiralling downwards and the loyal support from his adament fans, the Kasperholics, took a beating.

Josh has since left the limelight, but still enjoys the odd roll around. He doesn't seem the least bit fazed about his shady ascent to fame and even openly admits to having enjoyed being a rollerblader. Big Brother magazine celebrated skateboarding's disgraced daredevil by posting him on the cover of their Worst Issue Ever!

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