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Karston 'Tannis' Tannis
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Nicknames: Skinny
 
Place of Residence: New York City
 
Top 3 websites (non-bmx): www.frontstreetny.com, www.datpiff.com (latest mix tapes) and www.karmaloop.com
 
Top 3 websites (bmx): www.thecomeupbmx.net, www.vitalbmx.com and www.grindstate.com
 
3 things you do after you wake up every morning: Scratch my ass, take a  Shower and brush my teeth
 
Top Five Bands of this year: Kanye West, Joel Ortiz, 50 Cent, Papoose and GhostFace
 
Top 3 web videos of this year: Eli Platt Micreation Edit, Jason Enns latest web edit and Skavenger "TF" video
 
What inspired you this year: Work. My appetite to ride has grown since I started working again. I have a limited time to ride during the week,but its freezing over here so I'm going through withdrawals
 
Top 3 movies of 07: American Gangster, Super-bad and The Davinci Code (the book: the movie sucked)
 
Things you learned this year that you're pumped on (could be anything non bmx related): I learned to ride a tad bit faster, lol.
 
What would you be doing if you weren't riding a bmx bike for a living: Well, I'm not riding for a living, although free parts definitely helps to preserve the funds. I'm currently working on Wall St. doing some accounting work for an online retailer.
 
Can you give us a one memorable quote from the movie RAD: I really can't remember that movie too well
 
Best photographers in bmx: Dolecki, Romanowski and Terra. Be on the lookout for Matt Brown and Joel Rosario though
 
Name the first pro rider put on Volume (excluding Castillo): Not sure on this answer, was it Rooftop?
 
What's your word of 07: Life's too short to dwell on insignificant dilemmas. Make the best of any situation on or off the bike. That's a lot of words, sorry.
 
Why Gypsy (catalog): The Gypsy once again the most interesting compilation of words and photos. It shed light on some underground guys that are definitely repping their coasts.
 
Shout out: Shout out to everyone! Can't miss anyone that way. Lol
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