Running Your Mouth With Catfish
FatTony
- August 13 2008
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- 28 comments
Over the past few years Catfish has been known best for running his mouth. He’s on Fuel TV running his mouth, he announces the Dew Tours and X Games along with other contests around the world, talks crap on message boards, and most recently started blogging on our site where he is yapping some more. We caught up with the man of many words for some fill in the blanks as only he could do.
Catfish mid decade flyout of a huge cement bank. Photo by Z.
Last Saturday…
I was in Los Angeles. I watched all my friends do awesome things on their bikes. I watched Rob Darden stand on the podium at the X-games. I watched Chase Hawk do a tailwhip at the X-games. I stood on the roof of the Standard Hotel later that evening having a cocktail with Mr. Hawk in awe of everything. I made business moves. I woke up to sunshine. I hung out with Biz. I saw a lot of hot girls. I wore a Monster hat. I smiled.
Most of the time when I’m on the Internet…
I’m feeding my brain with input. I am always watching Web videos. I love them. No matter what it is…if it’s new, I watch it. I love watching new shit go down. I’ve seen some amazing clips from the most random kids. I cherish the fact that we have the Internet now. Growing up I got my input from ‘zines…now it’s instant gratification from Web videos.
My favorite photo in the past few months…
Is a picture of me, Jamie Bestwick, and Mad John Taylor in front of Buckingham Palace in London. I didn’t take it but it is my favorite at the moment. My favorite pic that I snapped would be a picture of Brian Hunt in China. I was just getting used to a new camera and was scared I would blow the shot. I didn’t.
Jamie Bestwick, Catfish, & Mad John Taylor in London. Photo by Seth Pulford.
In Estonia…
I filmed a show for Estonian national television. It was basically “a day in the life of Catfish.” They told me they were going to send a camera crew to the hotel first thing in the morning. When they showed up I had one of my friends who is both hot and blonde answer the door nakey. The poor camera crew had no idea what they were getting into. They ended up airing the footage because in Europe boobies on TV isn’t a big deal. Did I mention that I like Europe?
In France…
I rode some AMAZING spots. Specifically, Paris. It is truly an awesome city. I got a bunch of e-mails from riders in France telling me they were bummed about hearing that DK got robbed in Paris. Don’t worry. I’ll be back. France is cool.
Catfish showing all the kiddies out there that grandpa can grind. Photo by Z.
In England…
I have seen some of the hottest girls in the world. I was there a few weeks back doing demos for Monster. Whoever started the rumor about English girls being ugly needs to be shot. At one point during the demo and after a couple Monster/Vodkas I hopped on the microphone and screamed a huge thank you to all the English parents for creating such beautiful women. I then proceeded to go overboard and ask all the hot girls to “Come back to the USA with me and help me stab all the fat American girls.” Sometimes I don’t know when to shut up.
Ohio…
Is where my life is. DK and our awesome new bike park. My family. Good times. Horrible winters. Good friends. Most importantly RAY’S MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK. I love you Ray. My pit bull…
Is named Simone and she is a bi-polar maniac. I haven’t seen her in a long time because I have been traveling so much. I love dearly. She has also bit a lot of people. Most of whom ride BMX. Sorry to everybody she has bitten
Catfish standing on the street course at X Games 14 right before interviewing the gold medalist Garrett Reynolds. Photo by Fat.
Being on the road with the DK team…
Is the best thing ever. We have such an amazing, eclectic, and rad team. It’s an honor to be involved. Kind of crazy that I am the boss on those trips, but that kind of makes it impossible not to have fun. I also cherish the fact that I have the opportunity to do shows, which is essentially sharing my passion in life with people that have never seen BMX in person before. I get to stoke people on what stokes me.
And to all the haters out there…
Keep it coming. It just makes all the good times even better knowing that people hate me for succeeding. I think Kat Williams said something along the lines of, “If you have 20 haters now, you better be working to have 40 by summer.” I had 400 in Spring. Go haters, go.
Catfish may have made these T-shirts that read “Please stop the tailwhip” but trust me, he was just as stoked to see Mike Spinner pull a quadruple tailwhip as anyone else in the crowd in Cleveland. (This photo: Kevin Kiraly, tailwhip air.) Photo by Fat.
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August 13th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
catfish makes me laugh…always. back when i was in high school i would just sit in computer class and read catfishcatfish.com and laugh for hours.
August 13th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Get in where you fit in… If you can’t trick, act the fool!!!!!!
August 13th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Yo catfish remember me from louisville when you and 2 other doods were roppin like a year ago?!
August 13th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
the most awesome dude in the world
August 13th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
ur an idiot all u do is talk about ur self like ur the best person in the world ur team is still good but without chris doyle it will never be as good, u made the worst decision in bmx when u dropped him and i hope u get bashed by someone in ur winy litty face called the wambulance u steer. by the way ur shirt u made is gay tailwhips are a part of pretty much every combo and trick kids do these days. stop trying to get attention u !!!!!!!!!
August 13th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Zack remember when we were doing upside down naked handstands in Orlando and I farted and blew shart on your face? Yah.. That was sweet
August 13th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
To the moron that wrote this: ” ur an idiot all u do is talk about ur self like ur the best person in the world ur team is still good but without chris doyle it will never be as good, u made the worst decision in bmx when u dropped him and i hope u get bashed by someone in ur winy litty face called the wambulance u steer. by the way ur shirt u made is gay tailwhips are a part of pretty much every combo and trick kids do these days. stop trying to get attention u !!!!!!!!!
First of all I understand that you are probably 12 years old. Although if we met in person it would be against the law for me to hit you. I would however put you in your place and probably spit on you. You also spelled “you’re” wrong.
As for tailwhips being a part of pretty much every combo..You are a bafoon. I hope someone hits you and your mom over the head with a rolling pin. Pancake face.
PS…I love attention. LOVE it. Thats why I’m on TV bitch.
August 13th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
hahaha i love the last post. catfish is dope. quit hating
August 13th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Fuck yeah Catfish. Your the man.
August 13th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
some people need to grow up
August 13th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Catfish brings together all the finer things in life. Cat and Fish….although I dont like either of them, I like catfish. Keep stickin it to em!! You da man!!!
August 13th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
yeah i know you talk a lot but i really know how people cant just relax and realize how funny you are! i met you once in Warrens WI at a baco jam and i broke my frame and you and i were riding my frontwheel/fork/bar unicycle making the best of the situation. keep doing what you do and ill keep enjoying the rest.
August 13th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
catfish is an amazing person, no matter what anyone says, he has helped me thru bmx, helped me get some sponsors, got me the amazing spot on dk. and most of all catfish has a friend named mad pup….!!!!
Ridaz!
August 13th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
catfish…bro ur the s**t man
i seen u at the x-games…haha…anyways bro
i was wacthing props on fuel tv..and u said that u didnt no y u where on the tour…then u said that u love BMX with all ur heart
bro im not the best in my town…but like u i love this sport…bro ur the best….
rideBMX!!!!!
August 14th, 2008 at 3:11 am
frontie 360 try one on a box catfish almost had it catfish is the shit
mike team calories rider
August 14th, 2008 at 4:04 am
To the guy that wrote this…
“ur an idiot all u do is talk about ur self like ur the best person in the world ur team is still good but without chris doyle it will never be as good, u made the worst decision in bmx when u dropped him and i hope u get bashed by someone in ur winy litty face called the wambulance u steer. by the way ur shirt u made is gay tailwhips are a part of pretty much every combo and trick kids do these days. stop trying to get attention u !!!!!!!!!”
YOU FUCKING IDIOT, u just chose the most moronic way to get attention!
August 14th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
haha wat a kool guy.
August 14th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
even if the kid is 12 years old zack he could still prob hood stomp the shit out of your four foot ass. just remember your 40 and shrinkin and hes still a growing. put your self in place. yuz a trick for a man that talks as much as you, think of how hard it would be to work with your mouth wired shut
August 15th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
yo tom tom i remember that crazy time at louisville when me and pinky raced up the hill there and you were sleepin in your van
August 15th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
hey remember that time at band camp when u blew the horn at night hahahahaha im funny.
August 17th, 2008 at 7:09 am
Catfish doesn’t talk about how much better he is than everyone, he talks about how much he loves BMX…..there is a big difference. How dumb does that guy who said that Catfish, “talks like he’s the best person in the world” think that we all are? ….cause everyone knows Chuck Norris would have already round housed him, or anyone for that matter, in the face for talking such nonsense.
August 17th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
tail whipos are done way to much i agree however i have no idea who catfish is lol
August 18th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
man catfish is the biggest legend of bmx ever i think.
seing him in our chicken suit at red bull empire of dirt made me laugh for days. made my weekend.
p.s. hes a fucking loose kid !!
September 15th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Catfish your the man, People need to stop haten.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:12 am
Catfish, you look really gay on “props”….like you have long eyelashes n shit…. you should tell whoever does your “look” for that show to tone down the gay-ness. I mean, I’m relatively certain you arent into dudes, just saying on that particular show you look, talk, and gesture like a complete fag. Nothing personal.
December 18th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
where can i get a hat like that man?
July 14th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
hey man, i can type. you have a whole keyboard in front of you, stop using one letter to abbrieviate a three letter word =]