Keegan Callahan is a former Calgary skater who now lives and skates in Edmonton. He and his brother Luke were behind a series of videos called Norbeece. Photographer Dave Bloom took some nice photos of Keegan while Luke did the interview. Click the photo below to check them out:
Jed Anderson is probably known more for snowboarding but he happens to skate very well. He recently had a short interview on the KR3W website. Click here for the interview.
Here’s a fun clip of him skating at Millennium:
A lot of these introductions to interviews end up sounding the same. “He’s got effortless style, a huge bag of tricks, is always down to skate…” Yeah, we know that already– that’s why the dude is getting an interview. While Dustin Henry possesses the aforementioned qualities, he’s also very nice, thankful, and has a good head on his shoulders. That’s something that seems to be rare and worth mentioning.
All skate photos by Mike Kozan.
Name, Date of birth, and place of birth
My name’s Dustin Henry, I was born in Ontario but grew up in Calgary. October 4th 1993.
So that makes you 16, right?
Yep.
And you live in Bowness?
Yep.
Do you love Bowness, like those stickers they have?
I love Bowness. Yeah, for sure.
Who are your sponsors?
I ride for City Skateboards, Venture trucks, Bones wheels, C1RCA, and Skaters.
When did the City thing happen? I didn’t even know!
Yeah, it’s pretty new—it was all Drew Merriman—he helped me out.
Who do you skate with?
Anyone who’s down – Bacon, Tyler, Spencer, Ben, everyone.
Where do you like to skate?
Downtown, mostly. Or the park. Millz.
What’s your favourite Calgary spot?
This spot. Ghetto spot.
What videos have you been in?
Canadian Tuxedo, that’s about it.
What other coverage have you had?
I got my first photo in SBC – the back 180 nosegrind.
You like feeble grinds, hey?
Yeah, funnest trick.
What are your plans for the Summer? Any trips?
I’m gonna try to go out to Vancouver for a bit and might go see Owen Woytowich in Saskatoon. I’ve never been there but it sounds tight.
What about Go Skateboarding Day? Any plans?
Vancouver maybe.
What did you do last year for GSD?
I was in Calgary. Followed around Pantera and Herbage—all the Millz locs.
Who’s your favourite Millz loc?
Herbage for sure.
Who’s that? Never heard of him.
He’s the best.
What does he look like?
He wears a hat usually. He’s a sketchy dude, funny though.
Who’s your least favourite Millz loc?
I don’t have a least favourite.
What do you think of all the parks in the Calgary area? Cochrane, Brooks, Strathmore…
So sick! All of them.
What’s your favourite?
I’d say Canmore because it’s so sick and it just came out. I think Airdrie will be the best though.
What do you do when you’re not skating?
I don’t know, try to skate.
What’s your favourite drink?
Arizona Iced Tea—Grape!
Have you ever had the Arnold Palmer flavour? It’s the best. You can only get it in the States I think.
No. They have so many kinds in the States though.
Are you filming right now? Where is your footage going?
I filmed a lot with Bacon. He’s making a little video. Right now we’re finishing Cow Tails. Tyler Warren and Kareck Reid are making it.
If you could change anything about Calgary skatbeoarding, what would it be?
No security! More spots! We gotta make more spots!
What’s up with you being so polite? Did your mama raise you right?
I don’t know. Yeah. She taught me not to swear. Ha ha.
Have you ever done anything bad or gotten into trouble? Have you ever done any hood rat stuff with your friends?
This is kinda funny: I live right by the Bow River and in the winter there’s lots of ice on the side of it. My brother and I and some friends were really young, we used to just go on the ice and jump around.
On the river?
Yeah, we’d jump on the ice while it was moving. It was really sketchy but we thought it was so fun. This one time the cops came and we tried to run away but they caught us. But they were like, “Oh, we thought you were someone else.” It was funny.
Shout outs/props?
Everyone. Mom, Dad, Skaters, sponsors, Owen, Bacon, all the homies.
Brock Mitchell filmed Riley Boland to see what he gets up to in the average day. Here’s the result:
There’s another Devin Morrison interview, this time on Calgary is Awesome. Check it out:
For our first interview here on Calgaryskateboarding.com, we thought we’d go to the guy who’s recognized as one of the best skateboarders in Calgary, Devin Morrison.
“Everyone knows Devin is a talented skateboarder but what most don’t know is that he is one of the busiest skaters you could ever meet. By the time most people even get up to go skate, Devin has already prepared a four-course breakfast for his wife and daughter, done some renovations to the mini ramp, made five grand at his restaurant for setting up a few tables and an additional 50 bucks playing online poker while his customers enjoy pan seared Quebec foie gras served with greens so well tended they were sung to.”
–Ryan Oughton
Backside lipslide — Christian photo
Please state your name, date and place of birth.
Devin Kyle Morrison
06/16/82
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Who do you ride for?
Stereo Skateboards, Royal Trucks, Hi-Fi wheels, DVS shoes, Matix clothing and The Source skate shop.
When did you move to Calgary?
I made the move to Calgary in the Summer of 2001.
Why did you move here?
I moved to Calgary for a change of pace. I bounced from Ontario as soon as I got word that I was going to graduate from high school. I wasn’t doing anything except getting into trouble so I moved in with my sister here in the 403 for what was supposed to be a month.
Looking back, was it worth moving half way across the country?
Absolutely the best decision I have ever made. A lot of great things came from that move for which I am very grateful.
Backside disaster — Snow photo
Who do you skate with?
Anyone looking for a session.
Where do you skate? Favourite spots?
We have just been lurking the streets hard lately. I can’t believe how many new spots we have been rolling up on. There are actually a lot of street spots in Calgary that have not been killed yet.
Tell us about the Hart House ramp.
It is a great, heated, indoor ramp. There is virtually nowhere to skateboard in Calgary when the weather takes over. That ramp has kept me sane and rekindled my love for skateboarding. It was built by a tight knit group of friends and gets slaughtered often. It’s invite-only but an ideal spot to relax, session and enjoy some frosty beers.
What are your plans for the summer? Any trips coming up?
Probably just skate some contests and try to hit the streets as much as possible. I’m going to Ontario for a week to hang and skate so that should be pretty rad. I think there is a Source team trip going down soon too.
Kickflip manual 360 flip — Christian photos
What do you think of the new parks in the Calgary area (Cochrane, Brooks, Strathmore, etc)?
After spending so much time at Millennium, any new park in Alberta seems like a dream come true! I really enjoy the Cochrane and Strathmore parks. Both parks are decent with a good selection of obstacles.
What do you do when you’re not skating?
Mostly working at a restaurant downtown called Teatro. Other than that I just post up with my wife and daughter watching movies and thinking of skateboarding.
Do you still film? Where does your footage go?
I have been out filming a lot lately. There is a Source video in the works. There has not been a Source video for a long time. I think it will be great for the Calgary skate scene.
If you could change anything in Calgary skateboarding, what would it be?
I would love to see an indoor skatepark here again. Apparently it is in the works but we’ll have to wait and see.
Any thanks or shout outs?
Mostly my family for being so awesome. Also all of my sponsors for their continuous support.
Brock Mitchell was kind enough to send along the new commercial he made for The Source, featuring Devin:
Devin Morrison from Brock Mitchell on Vimeo.