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My names Aiden Taylor.
How old are you?
28
And how long have you been skating?
Er, on and off, about 15 year.
You stopped for a while though, why was that?
I stopped for about seven year: too much work, 12 hour shift, not enough time in the day.
And what made you start again?
Er, losing my job [laughs].
So some good things can come of it?
Oh aye, totally.
Did you find that you had to re-learn loads of things?
Aye, I had to re-learn it all. I couldnt even push in a straight line when I stepped back on it.
What was the hardest thing that you found to re-learn?
[Thinks for a while] Ooooh, er, probably lip slides or front-side smiths.
Do you live in the Glasgow area?
Yep, I live in Yoker.
How do you rate the scene in Glasgow?
Its getting bigger. It was quiet there for a while, but it is getting bigger. We need more parks.
How have things changed over the years?
Ive seen everything change: I started skating on banana boards and Ive seen the wide, ten inch boards come and then the noses commin through and now its just big, freestyle boards.
What are your favourite memories of skating in Scotland?
That would probably be the church: Angel Lights in Temple. It was just the first plywood park I ever skated, the first vert ramp I ever skated, the first spine I ever skated. It was brilliant!
How old were you when that was going on?
I must have been about 13.
Who do you like to skate with nowadays and why?
Anybody.
What about Ricky?
Aye, well Rickys stuck in the eighties [laughs]!
And do you respect that?
Yup, totally!
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