1. Name? JP.
2. Starsign? Uranus.
3. Do you believe in that crap? Was that a band in the 80s?
4. How many years have you been riding? 8.
5. Where do you ride nowadays - and who with? Anywhere, anybody...
6. Where's better - Europe or the States? States' parks, European hills.
7. What type of riding do you do and why? I am really in to freestyle but will ride anything.
8. Sponsors? TSA, Völkl, Westbeach, Jamvikt.
9. What board do you ride? Völkl Squad.
10. Done any Videos this year? A couple of tricks for Tim and Adam's flick.
11. Favourite video part ever? Snowboard or not - Michael J Fox in Back to the Future, no one slides on high school floors like that guy.
12. Favourite Snowboard Magazine? Whitelines.
13. Comps or mags and film? All over it.
14. Best trick? Levitating.
15. Where did you grow up? Ambleside, Cumbria.
16. Whats the worst thing you ever did at School? Chinned my French teacher.
17. Have you ever been arrested - and what for? n/c.
18. Ever been caught in a compromising situation and if so what? n/c.
19. Do you remember your first day riding? Was on a dryslope at Kendal - a friend lent me a board and showed me the way, cheers Jez.
20. Is your cup half full or half empty? Beer or wine.
21. Who do you like most in snowboarding and why? n/c.
22. Who do you dislike most in Snowboarding and why? n/c.
23. Who are you jealous of? James Thorne, he is ace.
24. Football ­ yes/no? Yep.
25. How many years have you been riding? 8 [ed#, yeah, we know]
26. Do you really wish that you were a good skater instead of a good snowboarder? nope
27. Whats the gayest* sport you have done and enjoyed? Is dance a sport?
28. Which super hero are you most like and why? Banana Man, cos he was from a house that looked like mine and bananas are the most humourus fruit.
29. What do you have an irrational hatred of? The word "jolly".
30. How many times have you been injured due to snowboarding? Constant ankle trouble - but never too bad - I've been lucky...
31. Which would you rather;
a) Never ride powder again or never have a good shit again? I've had enough good shits - I'll take the powder please.
b) Be beaten to death by your own arm or get runover by a steam-roller? Steamroller, I love machines, engines and stuff definately the steamroller.
c) Get a bikini wax or go out with a bearded lady? Wax.
d) Snog your mum or lick a tramp's balls? n/c
32. What would you be doing if you were not snowboarding? Ihonestly do not know.
33. Do you work? What do you do? I have done all kinds; docker, miner, railwayman.
34. Do your parents wish you would get "a real job"? They are cool about it.
35. Song which would be the soundtrack of your life? Beast in Me - it's a Johnny Cash number.
36. Nightrider/A-Team/Airwolf/Dukes of Hazard? DOH - Daisy rocks.
37. Favourite things at TSA? Jez the boss man.
38. Lastly, what's your favourite cheese? Any kind of chilli cheese or Beaufort.

*this is a boarding term - not derogatory / homophobic
Q&A by AT ©2004