Interview and photos by Brian Perry, Neal Erickson, Ryan Damian, John Vang and Benji Meyer.
Feb 2001

Ryan: Sponsors?
Cal Surf, Supernatural Clothing, Iota Flow, and I want to love Ryan Damian and I do love Ryan Damian.

Burrito Buddies: Munz and Neal

Tell us about the 4X4
What's there to say about the 4X4... Neal Erickson havin' fun.
Ryan: The worst part about Neal's 4x4 was that he went around afterward giving high-fives to everybody with unwashed hands. And it was on my bed.

Who are you living with and how did you meet them?
I'm living in a house that Josh Holton bought. He lives there, Benji Meyer lives there, John Vang, Keith, and Darril. I met all those guys through skateboarding. They're all older than me. I'm the youngest one there.

Benji: How many times a day to you shave?
Twice. Once for the back and once for the front.

Benji: At 19 how do you have so much chest hair?
It's genetic.

Just like so many women before him, Ryan Damian eventually fell in love with the Munz.

Ryan: Any time we see you making out it's usually with fat girls. Can you elaborate on that?
What's there to elaborate on, really. I take 'em as they come, I guess. Why, how do you feel about young broads?
Ryan: I'm a stallion. And eventually the girls want to ride the stallion. Am I right? They don't know any better. Hey, just a side note... Keith is over there macking on Benji's cousin who's involved with a farmer named Billy. (See Photo)

Neal: Tell us about skating your basement.
Yea, that was at my dad's house. We had a quarter pipe and some boxes and basically before there was a skatepark we'd skate in there for hours. Neal put a hole in my brother's room. Good memories. We did that for like three years strait.

Ryan: You've been dubbed with several nicknames. The Munzka, Munzie, Munzune... which of these to you prefer?
Well, I'm trying to phase out 'the Munzka' right now. The fun with that one wore off. I like 'the Munz'. I could just rely on Sissi to come up with a new one.

John Vang stuffing his butt cheeks

Benji: I bet your sister had a letter jacket with 'Munzie' in the back of it.
No, but my Uncle had vanity plates.

So when's the album coming out? The Weathermen?
Actually, it's the Weatha-men. It's a crew consisting of me (M.C. Munzune), Josh Holton AKA Chips X AKA El Nino, and Todd Brown alias, he doesn't have one yet.

Do you actually get laid a lot or is this just some bullshit thing that everybody talks about?
What happens in the bedroom stays in the bedroom.

Neal: I heard your going to get hooked up by Chipotle and get a signature burrito. Is this true?
Actually, it's a signature taco.

Ryan: How do you feel about the new edition to the Supernatural squad? How do you feel about Supernatural clothing?
The gears lookin' good and I'm glad to be getting it for free. Ricky Oyola is sick. Steve Olsen's got some fashion problems.

The video messiah... Benji Meyer.

What do you like to skate at the park (3rd Lair)?
Lately I've just been skating the mini ramp cuz I can't take that street course much longer. So I've been trying to learn frontside boardslides cuz they're fun.

What spots are you looking forward to skating this summer?
Ummm, Downtown. The metrodome. Even though I don't like the metrodome much, I like the metrodome. Just the U and stuff. It's fun.

Final comments? Shouts?
First of all I'd like to praise Benji Meyer's genius for what he's done for everyone. Ryan Damian for being such a stallion, Scotty at Cal Surf, Rob Sissi for giving me cloths, Chad Benson for being Chad Benson, 3rd Lair, Steve. That's it I think...

For more on the Munz see A day in the life of Munzka