Name and occupation?
Tosh Townend, Skateboarder.

And your sponsors are?
Element, Independent, Boost & CCS.

Your dad was the world champ of surfing in 1976. As a kid, did you ever dream of following in your dads footsteps?
Yes, I thought about it�but skating was more appealing and in a way, it was following in his footsteps because I went pro in something.

I remember seeing you skate C.A.S.L. events back in the late 90's. Were those contests as fun as say the World Cup events now?
It's way more pressure with the World Cup events�back in the C.A.S.L. days, it was fun just going to the contest and getting to skate with your friends.

You came up quick with your part in Transworld's 'Sight Unseen'. How old were you when you filmed that part?
15 years old.

When you feeble grinded El Toro, what at the time was going through your head? You were like the third person ever to skate that monster!
Yes, I think I was only the 3rd person to skate that�I was thinking just go for it�no time to think, go, go, go.

You rode for Birdhouse flow for a hot second. Did you start out on the same program with Element or did they put you right on the team?
I was on Element flow for the first six months or so. Then I got my first Element ad with the tailslide down the 14 stair rail at LA City College and I was officially on the team.

Was Network 17 your first real sponsor in skateboarding?
My first sponsor was 311 Boarding Supplies in Huntington Beach. Then Network 17 helped me out and sponsored me�they helped me get together my sponsor me video and get it to Element. Thanks to Anthony Acosta for helping me out!

What's your top three video parts of all time?
'On Video', 'Sight Unseen', and the next one is coming soon.

6ft snapper rocks or Barcelona with the boys?
Caught me in between...

I know Element is putting out those 'Elementality' videos every 6 months or so. Are there plans for a full Element video in the near future?
Yeah...coming up in mid 2007.

What AMs these days are you hyped on?
Pat Pasquale

What type of music are you into these days?
Some old classics, hip-hop & reggae.

What's in store for Tosh in 2007?
The launch of my pro shoe with Element, Weenabago Projekt 2: 'Weenabago Kross Amerika', video by the homies Sin Habits, and lots of travel...skating around...