ALABAMA NATIVE PHILIP MOORE GIVES US HIS PICK OF THE LITTER
X Grind – Berkley, California – Photograph by Erick Garcia for Be-Mag
Introduction by Ryan Loewy
Photographs by Erick Garcia for Be-Mag
Philip Moore has some fancy feet. Continuously making a name for himself, the Birmingham, Alabama native continues to make waves while currently residing in Oakland, CA. With a pro wheel from Sic Wheels released last year, along with a full lengther section released not to long ago, we felt it fitting to ask Phil some of his Top 5…
Photograph by Erick Garcia for Be-Mag
Top Five Most Played Songs on Spotify
– Anything by Frank Ocean
– Blood Orange’s Negro Swan
– Travis Scott – “Yosemite”
– Gunna – “Sold Out Dates” ( feat. Lil Baby )
– How Did This Get made? Podcast
– KIDS SEE GHOSTS
Top 5 Ways To Annoy Me
– Stepping on my shoes
– Wet mouth sounds
– People with big egos that take up too much space
– Intense food smells in confined spaces
– racism
Parallel 180 – Berkley, California – Photograph by Erick Garcia for Be-Mag
Top 5 Means Of Inspiration
– My Parents
– Daniel Ogbogu
– Music
– Therapy
– GUMBY
Top 5 Skaters ( Current Day )
Negative Makio – Oakland, California – Photograph by Erick Garcia for Be-Mag
Top 5 Skaters ( All Time )
Top 5 Ways To Prep For A Sesh
– Stretch
– Watch some edits for motivation
– Be confused in a group text
– Lounge with my dog oliver
– Roast
True Negative Misfit – Oakland, California – Photograph by Erick Garcia for Be-Mag
Top 5 places To Go in 2018
– Well the years almost done but…. King of Cleveland is this Saturday
– Blade Cup/Blading Cup in Santa Ana
– Lux Street Open in San Jose
– Possibly Australia for christmas with my wife
– Skating with my friends
Top 5 Places To Eat In California (Bay Area)
– Nicks Pizza Oakland
– True Burger
– Market Hall Bakery
– Smokehouse
– Nicks Pizza Oakland
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Top 5 Items to Bring When Skating
– Allen Keys ( at least 2 but maybe one of those tiny ones, just in case… )
– Extra Socks
– Wax
– Water
– Flowers
Top 5 Best Things About Traveling
– Meeting new people
– Clothing
– New pizza
– New and interesting forms of racism
– New perspectives
Negative Top Acid – Oakland, California – Photograph by Erick Garcia for Be-Mag
Top 5 People I Look Up To Outside of Skating
– Ta-nehisi Coates
– My parents
– My wife
– Colin Kaepernick
– James Baldwin
Top 5 Worst Injuries
– Broken big toe
– 2 broken ribs
– Really really swollen knees
– Legs that people think have leprosy(lots of scars)
– Badly sprained ankle
Top 5 Things To Do Outside Blading
– Work with kids (some skating, some not )
-Watch bad movies
– Thrift (I’m original)
-Eat ice cream
– Podcast ?
Portrait by Erick Garcia for Be-Mag
Philip Moore lives and works in Oakland, California. He’s been skating for almost 20 years. You can follow him on Instagram here.
