Lacey Baker
Full name: Lacey Lavena Marchelle Rohner-Baker. I inherited Lavena from my grandma and Marchelle Rohner from my dad
Nickname: lace
Birthday: 11-24-91
Hometown: Covina, CA
Current residence: Covina, CA
Parents: Donna... Marshall Rohner (R.I.P.)
Siblings: older brother Chris, older sister April, brother Jeffery Marshall.
High school: Northview
College: One day.
Degree: graphic arts?
Sponsors: Billabong, Element, etnies, Independent, Bones, Utility Board Shop
Years skateboarding: 8
Other action sports or sports that you participate in: I just skate.
How did you start skateboarding? Got my first board at 4, learned to ollie when I was 8
What is your proudest moment in skateboarding? When I finally landed a kickflip.
Who do you look up to? Inspiration? Skateboarders who skate for the right reasons. Artists. Musicians.
Worst injury: fractured ankle.
Close call: many.
Favorite skate spot: anything marble.
Dream trip: to live Barcelona.
What would you tell girls who are curious about learning to skate? Keep skating as long as it makes you happy.
FAVORITES
Color: purple
Food: spaghetti
Smell: the beach.
Place: wesco skate park
Animal: love’em all
Love: skateboarding
Need: not too much
Want: not too much
Top 5 bands:
1.) pink floyd
2.) led zeppelin
3.) jimi hendrix
4.) red hot chili peppers
5.) patti smith
Currently listening to:
1.)MGMT
2.)red hot chili peppers
3.)band of horses
The most recent band you saw live: I haven’t gone to a show. But I’d like to see red hot chili peppers.
If you could have any song for a video part, what would it be?
Starstruck by Santogold, You’ll Find a Way by Santogold, Break It Up by patti smith
Biggest fear: haven’t really thought about it.
Happiest moment: skateboarding.
5 Things you want to do before death:
1.)get my house on the beach,
2.)with an old school metallic dark purple paint job,
3.)graduate from art college,
4.)live happily ever after,
5.)the end.
If you could only have one wish come true tomorrow what would it be? Wishing for more wishes doesn’t count. I’d wish for Mama’s back to be pain free.
Have you ever volunteered for or supported a charity or a noble cause?
Someday…
If you could dedicate your entire life to supporting a charitable cause, what would it be? AIDS, in memory of my dad
Do you do anything in your daily life that is considered GREEN? We recycle at home…