Deep in
the heart of The Sierra Nevada's, sequestered in the back
of The Volcom RV, I find myself picking nose dirt goblins
and sniffing other peoples' farts as I drink Coors over a
therapy session with Big Bear OG's, The Line. The afternoon
activities leading up to our foray included people doing backflips
into the crowd off the half-pipe gnarly style during The Lines'
impromptu punk rock jam session at Boreal Ski Resort and young
Dr. Greenthumbs in the audience trying to pass pot to the
musicians in the band. On the first attempt, guitarist, Donald
Horne, immediately dropped the shit on the stage like it was
poo-dollar. Later Donald would say, "I fucking freaked.
I thought it was a bee or something." With seven years
behind them, and their fourth album, The Monsters We Breed,
just out the gate, The Line, have solidified themselves as
a mantle in the punk rock/skate/snow video scene appearing
in mucho video releases every year. Their last release, Disimilar
was a triumphant energetic rock manifesto with its middle
finger extended fully in the air towards money grubbing capitalist
institutions, war mongers, and phonies. The anthems for today,
tomorrow, next year, and forever after until the sun burns
out, this is The Line on.........
Ethics:
"We're basically about, do whatever the fuck you want.
Who are we to say anything?" - Rich Kaiser, Bass/Vocals
Their
First Real Tour (Sno-Core '95):
"That was our first real tour ever. We've never been
drunker than that tour. We caused a lot of problems."
-Rich "We both got arrested the very first night. Basically,
there was this bouncer, he looked like an overgrown jock from
Colorado State beating up some girls. Rich doused him in some
Copenhagen chew spit and I bounced a bottle off his head.
Then he grabbed us and beat us up and we spent the night in
jail." -Donald Horne, Lead Guitar/Vocals
"I got to ride in the front seat of a Saab cop car, it
was really nice." -Rich
Their
Hometown:
"We’re from Big Bear Lake. We live in Costa Mesa,
Orange County, now. There was nothing to do but snowboard
and skateboard, but skating sucked because it was rough everywhere.
We got out of there as soon as we could." - Rich
Hygiene:
"Donald hasn't changed his fucking shirt in, like, four
days. I go around to every band and beg for a new T-shirt
everyday." -Rich
Snowboarding:
"We were pro when it was cool to do an indy air, that
and Methods with day glo headbands. I used to ride with Steve
Graham, Bryan Iguchi, Mike Parillo. I probably had the best
day of backcountry powder ever at Big Bear this year, and
I've been riding there forever." -Ryan Immegart, Guitar/Vocals
Capitalism
(In regard to the song, Purchase is a Program):
"Purchase is a Program was cool because no matter what
you do, you're just buying and selling. Even when it comes
down to just taking a piss-sometimes they charge you a quarter.
When you're programmed to think that, like, if you want shit
you've got to buy it, were all essentially buying in."
- Rich
Weed:
"Who wants to hit a bong when its all brown and nasty
and tastes like shit? That's why its personal bowl tokes for
everyone. When you pack a big bowl it's like having sex with
a girl just after your buddy hit her. Why would you want to
do that?" -Donald
Their
new album:
"We definitely smoked a lot of pot, except for Forest
(The non-quoted
drummer). Our formula is we played whatever we wanted, and
however it comes out is how the record is going to be. We
wanted to rock as fast as we could without using the 2-4 fast
punk beat as an escape." - Donald
Keys
to success:
"I lost my keys." -Donald
"The key is to beat off three times a day." - Rich
"Don’t forget lube, or your cock will get chafed."
-Donald\
Their
Mission Statement:
"It's all about making yourself happy, choosing the right
path. In the end, whatever happens to you is the line you
take. Skating, snowboarding, surfing, playing music--its all
about finding the right line. That's what we hope people get
out of it, the life experience, and the ability to help guide
them." - Ryan
The
Line