This week’s column happened as organically as any. It was one of those things where I was waiting until the last minute to see what happens and luckily I recently ran into one of my good friends Mark Mulville and decided to sit him down and get him to share some facts about himself with the BMX world. We spent some time in the middle of nowhere Pennsylvania chillin, getting some coffee and putting this piece together. It’s always a good time running into old friends and in true “TTL” fashion, I had no idea what I was going to do for #76 until yesterday. It wouldn’t really feel right if I didn’t wait until the last minute to commit to a column and every time it makes me realize how hard it can be to keep up on this series week after week. On that note, Mark has been killing it lately… traveling, filming, enjoying life and sharing positive vibes along the way. Take a minute to learn about one of the best riders out there and find out a few things about Mark that I can guarantee that you didn’t already know and enjoy the first-edition of “Fact Check.”
Favorite travel destinations:
1. China
2. South of France
3. Costa Rica
4. Puerto Rico
5. Spain
Things the average person doesn’t know about you:
1. I don’t eat cheese on any sandwiches
2. I haven’t had soda in five years
3. I haven’t worn underwear in ten years
4. I hate calling people by their actual name
5. I have the metabolism of a thirteen year old
Favorite trail spots past or present:
1. Casselberry Trails
2. Posh
3. Catty
4. Epsom
5. Boondocks
Travel necessities:
1. Sunscreen
2. Iphone
3. Toothbrush
4. Grips
5. Beer Money
Favorite foods:
1. Avocado
2. Grilled Chicken Sandwich w/ Ranch
3. Spinach Salad
4. Turkey Sandwich
5. Chips & Salsa
Favorite riding music:
1. The Sword
2. High on Fire
3. Poison
4. Motley Crue
5. Kiss
Favorite chill music:
1. Brooke Wagoner
2. Bob Marley
3. The Beach Boys
4. Cory Branan
5. Rosie & The Originals
Favorite alcoholic drink choices:
1. Yuenling
2. PBR
3. Victory “Golden Monkey”
4. Bud Heavy
5. Landshark
Favorite BMX videos from your past:
1. Anthem
2. Ride “Role Models”
3. Baco 6 “Girls just wanna’ have fun”
4. Little Devil “Seek and Destroy”
5. Standard “Domination”
Favorite BMX videos from the present:
1. Anthem 2
2. FBM “Thousand Yard Stare”
3. Banned 4 Life
4. Subrosa “G.U.T.I”
5. Cult “Talk is Cheap”
Favorite ways to spend time off the bike:
1. Surfing
2. Eating
3. Playing guitar
4. Going on adventures with my girl
5. Karaoke
Favorite Karaoke Songs:
1. Kiss “Love Gun”
2. Poison “Talk Dirty to Me”
3. Elvis “Hound Dog”
4. The Doors “Five to One”
5. Poison “Look what the cat dragged in”
Favorite tricks you like to do:
1. Kick out seat grab
2. Superman
3. X-up superman to no footed can-can
4. Barspin to turndown
5. No footed can cans every way possible
Favorite tricks you like to see be done:
1. Chris Doyle’s 360 inverts
2. Dave Mirra’s 360 no handed backflips
3. Colt Fake’s 360 gaps
4. 360 turndowns
5. Taj’s can cans
That’s a wrap for this week. Hopefully you enjoyed this new feature because I definitely want to make this a recurring one with some interesting characters down the line. Also, be sure to check back next Wednesday for the seventy seventh edition of Through the Lens and as always feel free to leave any questions in the comments section or email me at [email protected] and I will hit you back as soon as I can. Feel free to follow me on Twitter and Instagram @jeremypavia.
