Delaminated: Taylor McCloskey

Charlie Hussman: Hey

Taylor McCloskey: Hey

CH: So tell me about yourself.
Did you grow up in Northfield?
Who do you ride for?

TM: Alright. Well, I was born in Faribault and I live in Faribault now, but I will not be living in Faribault in the future. I am 18 yrs. of age and my sponsors are Renegade most obvious and Conquer Clothing from Mursfreeburo, TN.
I only lived in Northfield for 3 years.

CH: What's it like working for the company you ride for?

TM: It has a different perspective. I now know more about the retail side of the skate industry now.

CH: Is there anyone else on the team that works there too?

TM: Tyler Benson and Nate Paulson.
Jake Perrizo, Billy Meyer, and I also do lessons and skate camps on command.

CH: You guys all live in the same building as well. Does it ever get annoying constantly being around the same people?

TM: Yeah, especially when Nate looks at porn all the time. He's on right now... nawh, they're cool.

We partayyy! A lot.



CH: What’s the craziest thing you've seen at one of the parties?

TM: One night two girls borrowed Nate's bed to do some scissoring.
And most of the team has been here.

CH: The last party I was at Tyler Benson tried to put me in the sink.

TM: Haha yea. He told me about that.

CH: Is the scissor thing really true?

TM: Haha, yeah.

CH: Did you get to see it or were they all like shut the door?

TM: They shut the door. And Nate came in later, and said "Hey, that's my bed…Isn't it?"

CH: If you weren’t into skating, what would you be doing?

TM: Probably some other extreme sport, like snowboarding. I can't see myself doing anything else long term.

CH: What about extreme scootering?

TM: How about extreme tree climbing?

CH: Besides partying with scissor sisters and work/skating at Renegade, what else are you into?

TM: I work at Taco John's, I am a senior in high school. I have a girlfriend that's typing this right now because I'm too lazy. And I like to sleep!

CH: So I’m actually interviewing your girlfriend?

TM: No, He's telling me exactly what to say.

CH: Nice… Alright, I heard you have a contest named after you. What’s that about?

TM: Yeah. They started calling me Mclovin and I won the "No Name" O.U.T contest,
so it's now named after me for next year.

CH: So from now on is it going to be called the Mclovin out contest or is it going to change every year?

TM: I think next year it will have my name because I'll win. Just kidding. I think it changes.



CH: Who are some of your biggest influences in skating, local and non-local?

TM: God, because he has a plan for everybody and this is my plan so far. It takes a lot of stress away and, for local, Billy Meyer because he always encouraged me.

CH: I never knew you were religious. What got you into that?

TM: My parents when I was a child brought me to church I became confused and didn't believe for a few years then Billy Meyer helped explain a lot of questions and got me back into faith.

CH: What confused you?

TM: That reminds me about Tyler and Billy Meyer's religious feuds.
Tyler's argument once said that he believed in particles.
A lot of stuff confused me.

CH: I asked you who your influences in skateboarding were, are there any human ones? Besides Billy?
Mine are Clint Peterson and Kenny Reed

TM: I don’t know. My parents and Rodney Mullen were inspiring when I was growing up. My favorite skaters right now are Bastien Salabanzi and Chris Cole

CH: How long have you been skating?

TM: I've been skating around 6 years.

CH: What stance are you?

TM: Regul-ARRRRRRRRRRgh

CH: Do you think it's harder to make it big skateboarding in Minnesota than say… California?

TM: No, Minnesota doesn't have a lot of skaters compared to California.
California has year-round skating though and more spots and companies.

CH: That’s very true, Mike inspired this last question. If you had a package of ramen noodles and were in the middle of the woods, what would you do with it?

TM: Eat it? Is that a trick question or a joke?

CH: You would just eat it dry?

TM: Yes. I do it anyways
I’d eat anything.
Food is great!

CH: Any last words?

TM: Brittnee is sexy.

(Photos taken by Nick*L3P)