Why did you choose Lecce as a destination? The guys had already done a big tour up in Northern Italy not too long ago, and the first idea they had for this one was to go to Sicily, but since it has been seen way too much over the past years, I suggested that we go to Lecce, which is still south. It has a vibe that is really similar to Sicily but has not been seen as much, and the food is really, really good! I hope everyone liked the places and had good times. We ate so much every night, midnight steaks were the best! Cons is a fresh thing for you, how did this new adventure begin? It actually started in a kind of funny way, I was out in this little town on the other side of the island a few months back to finish this clip. It’s 08.30 AM and I’m sitting on the toilet for that 30-minute morning sesh, still sleepy, when I get a phone call from this French number and it’s Luidgi, telling me we had already met a few months earlier at this party in Paris, and is asking me what’s up and if I would be down to help them out with Cons for Italy. I was like, “Wait what?!” At the time, things with Lakai were a bit too static, I wasn’t receiving much news or feedback, the guys in Europe didn’t know much. I mean, we can all see what’s up, so it’s not hard to imagine the situation, but this is a whole other discussion; since then we have
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been in touch trying to see what’s up, until we planned and went on this first mission! Things are still in the process but we should be officially starting soon! Pietro is the first guy we are putting on. They had already met him in Milan a few months back and skated with him and really liked him, so I didn’t have to think twice about it when they told me, I was stoked. Pietro is a sick guy with an amazing style and board control, I really hope we can push him the right way, him and whoever else we put on. He deserves it, he is putting a lot of work into it, he loves it and we definitely need to get him out of that kitchen he is working in! Unfortunately, you got hurt 2 days before the tour started and couldn’t skate a lot, so you had more time to watch the guys skating. Skate-wise, who impressed you the most? Yes, in these past years I have been having this thing with trips where I’m always hurt, it’s either a few days before or right on the first day of the trip… I’m so over it! Ha ha. This time I rolled my ankle in three different places falling down this long and low stair set; I had black fingers for a week. It happened 10 days before the trip and still today it’s blocked, I definitely need to go to an osteopath now. But yes man, for sure I was there watching everyone skating, I really like to watch people skating and what they do to get to