Emile Panerio
Emile Panerio
Date of Birth: April 18, 1991
-foreword by Greg Young-
Emile is a funny dude. You can tell from his photos that he’s funny. Usually the really skinny kids are. During the trip to Canada that I mentioned in Tony and Tim’s bios, Emile and I hung out quite a bit. We had only just recently signed him to the team, so that trip was really one of the first times I’d ever talked to him. Just before we left, Emile had fallen on a rail while snowboarding and shattered his pelvis, leaving him unable to ride on the trip. The two of us sat around watching everyone else film for the video, laughing a lot and telling jokes all day. A guy like Emile is pretty necessary on trips like that, with a lot of people in tight quarters for days on end. He keeps things light during tense moments and sets the tone for laid back, stress-free days. He’s the type of rider that takes what he does on a skimboard, snowboard, or skateboard seriously enough to continue getting better and more creative, but not so seriously that he fails to have fun on an off-day.
If you read the bio for Tim Mackey, you’ll see the story about 9 of us sleeping in the NWR bus on a road trip. The way the bus is set up, all of the couches fold out into beds. When they’re all folded out, they combine forces to make one super-bed, about 17 feet long by 8 feet wide. The super-bed sleeps no more than 8 people, but since there were 9 of us, Emile volunteered to sleep under the bed that night. There might be 24 inches between the floor and the bottom of the bed, and there is one spot next to a wheel-well that isn’t covered by the bed. The hole is about 20 inches by 20 inches, so Emile wiggled down into it, somehow managed to get his sleeping bag in there, and fell asleep. The way we were all crammed into the bus left my head next to the gap that Emile had crawled into, which was the same hole that his head was situated in so he could breathe. Every time I opened my eyes, there was his face staring up at me...super creepy. When Tim started snoring like a steam-powered locomotive, Emile was stuck under the bed, unable to move because the space was so narrow. I was able to wrap a pillow around my head to dampen the noise, but poor Emile couldn’t move enough to do that. He was stuck there all night, about a foot from the source of the snoring, unable to escape, plug his ears, or roll over. Part of the reason I didn’t go crazy that night was because as bad is it was for all of us on the bed, I kept looking down and Emile looked like he was so claustrophobic and irritated that his head would explode.
Favorite Color:
Maybe some kind of green, or teal.
Favorite Animal:
Probably Kevin from “UP”
Favorite Travel Destination:
Thalia Beach in Laguna, CA.
I’ve been Skimboarding Since I Was:
10 or 11 years old
Favorite Part of Skimboarding:
Bellingham Bay at Sunset.
Least Favorite Part of Skimboarding:
Bellingham Bay post sunset. AKA the freezing wade of darkness across the Nooksack.
Favorite Subject In School:
This Cinema class I took was pretty rad, but Psychology and Spanish are both pretty fun too…though I say business is my major…yikes.
Least Favorite Subject in School:
Math for SURE.
Other Hobbies:
Skateboarding, snowboarding, making music.
Worst Injury You’ve Ever Had:
Fractured Pelvis, femur and a couple broken ribs all at the same time making the perfect cake of booooooo topped with months of bed-rest and lots of wheelchair wheelies.
My Perfect Day Would Look Like:
Some sun and strawberry smoothies are perfect enough for me. Dry enough to skate, warm enough to skim, or soft enough for care-free boardin’ and I’m a happy camper.
Top 5 Favorite Movies:
Get Real, Super Champion Fun Zone, UP, Bootycall and…TWILIGHT-NEW MOON.
Most Played Bands on My iPOD:
Vampire Weekend, Passion Pit, Discovery, Finley Quaye and The Arcade Fire.
Best Job You’ve Ever Had:
Skim Camp of Course!
Worst Job You’ve Ever Had:
Pulling Weeds.
10 Words That Best Describe You:
Fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun lovin’.
I’d Like To Thank:
My Family, The DB crew, Paul Barker (EOS), the Chambers locals, the skim campers, the Tranny Finder crew at ‘qualmie, and of course Greg and Zack (NWR).
Date of Birth: April 18, 1991
-foreword by Greg Young-
Emile is a funny dude. You can tell from his photos that he’s funny. Usually the really skinny kids are. During the trip to Canada that I mentioned in Tony and Tim’s bios, Emile and I hung out quite a bit. We had only just recently signed him to the team, so that trip was really one of the first times I’d ever talked to him. Just before we left, Emile had fallen on a rail while snowboarding and shattered his pelvis, leaving him unable to ride on the trip. The two of us sat around watching everyone else film for the video, laughing a lot and telling jokes all day. A guy like Emile is pretty necessary on trips like that, with a lot of people in tight quarters for days on end. He keeps things light during tense moments and sets the tone for laid back, stress-free days. He’s the type of rider that takes what he does on a skimboard, snowboard, or skateboard seriously enough to continue getting better and more creative, but not so seriously that he fails to have fun on an off-day.
If you read the bio for Tim Mackey, you’ll see the story about 9 of us sleeping in the NWR bus on a road trip. The way the bus is set up, all of the couches fold out into beds. When they’re all folded out, they combine forces to make one super-bed, about 17 feet long by 8 feet wide. The super-bed sleeps no more than 8 people, but since there were 9 of us, Emile volunteered to sleep under the bed that night. There might be 24 inches between the floor and the bottom of the bed, and there is one spot next to a wheel-well that isn’t covered by the bed. The hole is about 20 inches by 20 inches, so Emile wiggled down into it, somehow managed to get his sleeping bag in there, and fell asleep. The way we were all crammed into the bus left my head next to the gap that Emile had crawled into, which was the same hole that his head was situated in so he could breathe. Every time I opened my eyes, there was his face staring up at me...super creepy. When Tim started snoring like a steam-powered locomotive, Emile was stuck under the bed, unable to move because the space was so narrow. I was able to wrap a pillow around my head to dampen the noise, but poor Emile couldn’t move enough to do that. He was stuck there all night, about a foot from the source of the snoring, unable to escape, plug his ears, or roll over. Part of the reason I didn’t go crazy that night was because as bad is it was for all of us on the bed, I kept looking down and Emile looked like he was so claustrophobic and irritated that his head would explode.
Q & A
Favorite Color:
Maybe some kind of green, or teal.
Favorite Animal:
Probably Kevin from “UP”
Favorite Travel Destination:
Thalia Beach in Laguna, CA.
I’ve been Skimboarding Since I Was:
10 or 11 years old
Favorite Part of Skimboarding:
Bellingham Bay at Sunset.
Least Favorite Part of Skimboarding:
Bellingham Bay post sunset. AKA the freezing wade of darkness across the Nooksack.
Favorite Subject In School:
This Cinema class I took was pretty rad, but Psychology and Spanish are both pretty fun too…though I say business is my major…yikes.
Least Favorite Subject in School:
Math for SURE.
Other Hobbies:
Skateboarding, snowboarding, making music.
Worst Injury You’ve Ever Had:
Fractured Pelvis, femur and a couple broken ribs all at the same time making the perfect cake of booooooo topped with months of bed-rest and lots of wheelchair wheelies.
My Perfect Day Would Look Like:
Some sun and strawberry smoothies are perfect enough for me. Dry enough to skate, warm enough to skim, or soft enough for care-free boardin’ and I’m a happy camper.
Top 5 Favorite Movies:
Get Real, Super Champion Fun Zone, UP, Bootycall and…TWILIGHT-NEW MOON.
Most Played Bands on My iPOD:
Vampire Weekend, Passion Pit, Discovery, Finley Quaye and The Arcade Fire.
Best Job You’ve Ever Had:
Skim Camp of Course!
Worst Job You’ve Ever Had:
Pulling Weeds.
10 Words That Best Describe You:
Fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun lovin’.
I’d Like To Thank:
My Family, The DB crew, Paul Barker (EOS), the Chambers locals, the skim campers, the Tranny Finder crew at ‘qualmie, and of course Greg and Zack (NWR).
