Alex Olson #6.

Steve's kid.

In addition to Mike Capaldi, Alex was the other fresh face who debuted in Fully Flared. He was the new am on Girl and Lakai. His part began with a montage of clumsy teenage moments paired with some Kerry Getz level temper tantrums. Alex skates fast and does a lot of big ollies, kickflips, and frontside flips. There are a few park clips and he hits up a bunch of handrails. He also spins a couple of nice frontside 360 ollies. It's a solid introduction to the world of his skating.

This was Alex's only Lakai ad. He split for Vans after Fully Flared was released. I like the sequence. The footage was in the video.

I know it has been discussed a few times over the years and Alex has said he was fine with the song selection, but the King Diamond just does not fit with his skateboarding. It doesn't really fit in with the overall soundtrack of the video. Although after watching his part again last night, "One Down Two To Go" wasn't that out of place either. I guess I've seen it enough that I'm used to it. I dunno.

Shout out to Lucas Wisenthal.

The photo sequence is by Dave Chami.

Thrasher - September 2007 Volume 27 Number 9