07/09/2007

State your name for the record.

Rob Corum

You’ve been around the wake scene for a while. How did you get started riding?

Corum - Probably 10 years ago my sister dated this guy on our lake, we used to think he was the badest dude ever, and of course he wakeboarded. This was the first wakeboarder I’d ever scene. So I just started riding with this guy and his friends.

Ah, you have an older sister. I’ll bet that was fun. Hey, Grant, never mind. I’ll be honest; I have an unhealthy obsession with your style on the water. There is a lot to be said for making a trick look good and you definitely do that. Brandon Lee is another guy that takes tricks, adds his own flavor to them, and makes them look different and great. Was there something that made you decide to ride the way you do?

Corum - First off thanks bud. And yea that guy that first got me on a wakeboard had the biggest influence over me. He did nothing but 180s all the time heel, toe, regs, and switch. He grabbed all of them and so I thought that was all you were suppose to do.

Rumor has it that since you moved to Florida you have been riding with some of the big guns in the scene. How did that come about?

Corum - Just doing a clinic with JD and I was talking about moving down, he out of the blue goes “you should move in with me” so of course I really didn’t believe him at first, but that is just the kind of guy he is… ya know?

Sounds like a pretty chill fella. Well, maybe not that chill. Jumping a huge fountain on a wakeboard isn’t exactly chill, I think it falls in the category of “much man.” If you could only do one trick for the rest of your life what would it be and why?

Corum - That’s a no brainer…..a Raley...no that’s a lie, um probably a toeside-backside-melon-180 or just a heelside stalefish. That’s a tough question.

Oh man, for a second I thought you were being serious and we both had the same favorite trick. I should have known better. Ok. Four questions about wakeboarding are enough. On with the rest of our talk, and just to be honest, I have no idea where this is going to go.

What did you have for breakfast? I’m a big fan of Cookie Crisp, you like?

Corum - Dude you know it. But I had some eggs in the basket, you know eggs over medium on top of a buttered up piece of toast.

Yes, eggs in a basket. We call that the “one-eyed pete,” and throw a slice of cheese on top. It’s also called “eggs in a hole,” “square egg,” and in New Jersey and South Philly they call it an “Alabama Egg.” I’m not sure about that either, but I’d like to thank Wikipedia for the information. Moving on. Last movie you watched? I’ve got Another Day in Paradise on right now and there is a lot going on in this movie, pretty intense. Netflix is amazing.

Corum - Last night I watched a bootleg of Blades of Glory, the quality was so crappy it was definitely recorded in a movie theater.

Blades of Glory, I need to see that. Will Ferrell is a funny bastard. Are you still riding mountain bikes?

Corum - Yea occasionally although there aren’t any mountains around here too much, there’s only sand. We built a mini-ramp in our garage so skating mostly for sure.

Ah, indoor skating. That's the Bearden influence shining through. Tell some people you care.

Corum - You Buck, thanks for setting me up man. And of course my Mom and Dad, who have always been supportive, but stayed back and let me ride the way I want to, you know, no stupid mobes. Hyperlite for the boards...thanks Lamos. Anyone that has ever given me a pull. Shawn Perry for just knowing way too much about music. And last but not least, my other roommate JD Webb for letting me live here and always having a boat lying around to shred behind.

-bizzuck