Top 5 with Animal’s Mike Osso

November 16, 2007 @ 3:37 PM by Mark Noble

With Ralph Sinisi in the magazine (check the new issue out now - Ralph has taken the liberty of extending Top5 to Top44 in some cases!), it makes sense to have Mike Osso right here online: they both run a tight ship at Animal Bike Co, so let's find out a little more.

Mike, 180 off some ghettofabulous set-up. Photo: Omar Elsebai


Who are you, Mike Osso? I haven’t figured that out yet. I’ll let you know as soon as I know.

Age? Hometown? 22 Cliffside Park, NJ

What is your role at Animal? I write a lot of emails to people I rarely see.

What do you do, on a daily basis? I stress out, eat ice cream sandwiches, get the mail, watch Rad on DVD, and order stuff.

What plans do you have with Animal then? To work from home at my penthouse suite in Trump Tower overlooking Central Park in Manhattan.

We have a Top5 with him in the new magazine, but what is it really like working with Ralph? Ralph is a character, I’m really lucky to have someone like him around me, let alone work with on a daily basis. He’s a hard worker and keeps the business moving at a steady pace.

Actually, what are your own Top 5s?



Riders

1 Vinnie Sammon. 2 Bob Scerbo. 3 Ralph Sinisi. 4 Edwin Delarosa. 5 Shane Rossi

Spots

1 School 11. 2 Brookyln Banks. 3 Fdr Ledges. 4 Skate Spot. 5 Gotham City

Videos

1 Rad. 2 All Day. 3 Criminal Mischief. 4 Don’t Quit Your Day Job 1. 5 Don’t Quit Your Day Job 2

Products

1 Bob Bars. 2 GLH Tires. 3 Edwin Grips. 4 American Apparel Clothing. 5 Falafels

Fads

1 I-phone. 2 Myspace. 3 Facebook. 4 Cars. 5 Blue Tooth Ear Phone Things

Magazines (Non Bmx)

1 Maxim. 2 Weird NJ. 3 FHM. 4 Document Skateboard. 5 Snow Board Mags.

Books

1 I Can’t. 2 Read A Book. 3 Because. 4 I Always . 5 Fall Alseep

Music

1 Guns’n’Roses. 2 Skid Row. 3 Bon Jovi. 4 End Game. 5 Dj Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince Of Bell Air

Movies

1 Super Bad. 2 Don’t Tell Mom The Baby Sitter’s Dead. 3 Goodfellas. 4 Bronx Tale. 5 Rad

People

1 Joey Osso. 2 Teague . 3 Omar. 4 Erick. 5 Beyonce Knowles

Places

1 Penthouse In Trump Tower. 2 Hustler Club. 3 40/40 Club. 4 Cliffside Park. 5 Jersey City

Influences

1 Friends. 2 Different Cities. 3 Positive People. 4 My Bike. 5 Riders

Ambitions

1 To Eat Falafels. 2 Get Mystic. 3 To own a Penthouse in every major city. 4 Have a gold card with unlimited balance. 5 To meet Jared from Subway

Wastes Of Time

1 Myspace. 2 Cars. 3 Street Luge. 4 Driving. 5 Traffic

Good Times

1 Red Bull Contests. 2 McDougal Street. 3 Brooklyn Banks. 4 After work street sessions. 5 Any riding trips

--MN

Animal Bike Co


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