Five Minutes with | Joe Sexton
By: Anthony Cappetta
I stopped into Cal Surf about a week ago to check out the remodel of the upstairs and I left with a task, to interview one of the team riders for this blog. After a little procrastinating I jumped on a antique mission with Cal Surf team members Joe Sexton and John Hodge as well as Newsroom Cinema editor Riley Erickson. It was a beautiful day and clustered all in one Minnesota town is about fifteen crazy antique shops. We dug deep into the pits of dust and dirt; through 1940’s Coke memorabilia, cases of sterling silver jewelry and multiple floors of trinkets and knick-knacks. The day was capped off by a smooth 1950’s lunch and interview with Joe Sexton at Lily’s Grill and Malt Shop.
Anthony: I lost you for a while there, what all did you buy?
Joe: I almost got a Harley Davidson bicycle that looked like a motorcycle but instead I bought a pair of 1920’s John Lennon Sunglasses. I was looking for a pair of regular eyeglasses.
(John Hodge chimes in with a quote from Liar Liar)
Anthony: What are you looking forward to most about the off-season?
Joe: I am getting knee surgery tomorrow so really focusing on rehab, fishing and friends.
Anthony: Lets get an explanation of your kit.
Joe: Backwards Altamont Navy mesh hat, Red Altamont button up, white belt, RVCA jeans, bull dog green socks, Etnies slip ons.
Anthony: Where are you pulling most of your inspiration these days?
Joe: Thrift Stores, John Hodge, Music and the past.
Anthony: Why did you switch to vanilla coke from cherry coke for your refill?
Joe: I tried Riley’s and it was good.
Anthony: What goals do you have for the future?
Joe: That’s a serial question… keep having fun snowboarding and take more photos.
Anthony: Coolest place you have traveled and why?
Joe: Japan, it was culture shock(Joe shoots straw wrapper at my face, I return fire and it goes on the next table… awkward)
- Joe Sexton at the HDHR CONTEST AT BEAR MTN.
Anthony: What was a highlight from this season?
Joe: The new people I got to snowboard with and going to snowboard paradise, Quebec.
Anthony: What is the Number one place that is going to be blown out from this year?
Joe: Quebec.
Anthony: Baker or Deathwish
Joe: That’s hard (Hodge, Riley and Joe go off for 10 mins talking about different skateboarders trying to figure out the answer)
It’s too early to tell.
Anthony: Who do you think is coming up in snowboarding?
Joe: There is a lot, Will Tuddenham, a lot of MN kids, Jake [Olson-Elm], John Hodge. A lot of the Transworld video people.
Anthony: Which video are you looking forward to the most?
Joe: And Now, Extremely Sorry, Stay Gold, Mind Field and all of the snowboard movies.
Anthony: I should have asked earlier but what were you looking to find at the antique stores?
Joe: Old eyeglasses that I can put my prescription in, jewelry, trinkets, old stuff.
(Joe laughs antique style, and Riley starts asking some questions)
Riley: Johnny Cash or Elvis?
Joe: Elvis
Riley: why did you go with coke instead of a Malt?
Joe: because fries were extra and I didn’t know how big the burger was. The malt was expensive and they have flavored Coke.
Riley: If you bought a bull dog tomorrow what would you name it?
Joe: Oscar
(Hodge Quotes another Movie)
Anthony: What upcoming video part are you looking forward to the most?
Joe: Skate or Snow?
Anthony: Snow
Joe: JP Walker, Peter Line, and Louif
- Joe and J.P. at the 2008 etnies Goofy VS. Regular
Anthony: and skate?
Joe: Rowley (Joe converses with Hodge) Dillon Reider and Nick Trapasso.
Anthony: ok word association. Minnesota
Joe: Minnesnowta
Anthony: Camel
Joe: Lights
Anthony: Samuel
Joe: Jackson
Anthony: Stripes
Joe: Jail
Anthony: Bill Murry
Joe: Stripes, haha
Anthony: Greco
Joe: Loose
Anthony: Kim
Joe: Baby
- Joe got best trick at the 2007 Hot Dawg and Handrails at Bear Mtn
Anthony: Fedora
Joe: Fresh
Anthony: Tattoos
Joe: Scary
Anthony: Wood
Joe: Ply
Anthony: Chuck
Joe: Charles
Anthony: Hard way back 270
Joe: Hard
Anthony: Stepchild
Joe: Kool with a K
Anthony: Cigarettes
Joe: look cool, bad for you
Anthony: free refills
Joe: best thing ever
This is where the interview ended as we look at the time and had to get Hodge home to hang with his lady and then jet set out to L.A. We left the little shop getting vibed on by some strangers who were hopefully smelling the farts coming from our table the whole time. Later
Big thanks to Scott Oreschnick at cal-surf.com