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(16) <strong>SLUG</strong>Andy Pitts ... L<strong>as</strong>t callPhotos: Bob PlumbIntro: Mike MurdockBack in 1999, Andy Pitts helped build an indoor skatepark with me and my family. The more I look back onthis scenario, the more ridiculous it becomes. He did allthe ramp plans, designed the layout, did the majority ofthe construction and w<strong>as</strong> there every night until it w<strong>as</strong>done. If anyone remembers Connection, you know howgoddamned big that place w<strong>as</strong> and how much wood itw<strong>as</strong> made of — a feat by itself, but the part of this storythat really blows my mind is the fact that he built the entirething completely for free. He never <strong>as</strong>ked for a singledime; all he wanted w<strong>as</strong> a key to the front door so he andhis homies could have a dope place to skate in the winter.Wait ... what?That’s Andy in a nutshell: cool <strong>as</strong> fuck and just down toskate. We still owe you big for that one.Andy’s one of my best friends and over the l<strong>as</strong>t eightyears of skating, road trips, drunken nights of anarchy,stories, insanity, sleeping in cars, filming, sleeping in frontof the Arizona jail and breaking many, many boards andcomputers, I’ve come to learn that he h<strong>as</strong> more weirdquirks and phobi<strong>as</strong> than anyone I’ve ever met. So, in thisfarewell article, I’d like to leave you with a list of somestrange facts about Andy that make him so rad.1. He doesn’t eat. He derives all of his nutrients from beer,cookies and coffee.2. Never touch his neck. I karate chopped him once (noteven hard) and it took him 20 minutes to calm down.3. Ever seen E.T.? He h<strong>as</strong>. He grew up in the middle ofnowhere in South Dakota where he w<strong>as</strong> frequently visitedby aliens. After all of his fucked-up stories about burnedrabbits and UFOs, I think I actually believe him.4. H<strong>as</strong> a completely insane phobia of ... I don’t think Ishould spill the beans on this one just yet. Even seeingthe word in print is enough to send him into fits of coldsweats. Seriously though, he once punched a nurse to getaway from a ...5. Maple syrup and/or apple juice will make him vomit.6. Probably the best skateboarder ever, which is weirdbecause of fact #1.7. He can build anything, and I’m not just talking aboutawesome skate shit, but he actually built a working fluxcapacitor that goes back to the future.8. He can drink your great-uncle Steve right under thetable … well, with beer, not liquor. The funny part aboutthis is after a long night of drinking three times more thanthe drunkest guy at the bar, he just stays drunk the nextday instead of getting any sort of hangover.I realize this list could honestly go up to about 20-something but let’s just call it good for now...I’ll just go ahead and speak for everyone and say thanksfor everything and GOOD LUCK IN PHILLY!!!!!!48484848484848484848484848484848484848484848
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