When he isn’t swinging around powerlines with a chainsaw, battling encroaching trees, Brick Strait (Certified Street Soldier) is battling the PNW’s arsenal of crusty spots. Once he gets an idea in his head for a trick, he won’t rest until he gets it. As soon as time allows him, Brick will go to that spot to film that one trick and then leave with five. We still haven’t figured out where he gets all of his energy from. Nor do we care. All we know is that we can’t get enough of it. Brick’s motivation is contagious and spreads like wildfire through any sesh he steps into. To say the least, we’re super stoked to welcome him to Fireside. 

What’s under the hood?
Steve Perdue - Hunter’s Moon 8.5, Jessup grip. Indy’s 149. Dirty Bearings (or at least the sticker). Wheels depend on the surface: 56 OJ Plain Jane 87a or 56 OJ Dub Duro 101A out 95a or 54 Ricta Cloud 78d. 

Favorite active country singer-songwriter?
Colter Wall.

What can people find you doing when you’re not skating?
I prefer that they can’t.

Hand-rail or bowl?
Bowl for fun. Handrail for elective torture. 

Street or tranny?
Lately, we’re in the streets. Tranny is the retirement plan.

Favorite city that you lived in?|
Seattle has been there for me. My favorite might have been Portland… if I remembered more of it.

(bonus question)
How do you skate so fucking hard?
I’m not really sure. I want to say that if stuff came easier for me I wouldn’t have to… but that’s not true, because if a trick works quickly I usually try it again or try something else until I end up in a battle. Sometimes, I don’t even care about the trick that much. I feel like I have a finite amount of body function left and I spent a lot of years thinking it wasn’t cool to try. I guess now I’m trying to milk the last of the almonds… it is a good question.