Kevin "Frog" Spanier Interview

What can sleep on a lilly pad, eat flies, say "ribbet," and throw down some of the most insane tricks on a BMX bike? Florence Frog! His real name is Kevin Spanier and he's a teammate of mine on SNAFU, and a fellow Failure. I've known Frog for years and have witnessed some of the craziest riding I've ever seen from him. From technical stuff that would make Dave Freimuth pumped, to big stuff that would make Dave Voelker proud, Frog rules. —Matt "Beard" Bischoff

Kevin "Frog" Spanier
Age: 22
Hometown: Atlanta, GA, currently in Cincinnati, Ohio
Sponsors: Failure Bikes, SNAFU

Last BMX road trip you went on: SNAFU Props trip

Have you ever impressed a chick with your BMX skills?
Yes, She is my girlfriend...but I highly doubt my BMX skills got me her.

Any hobbies?
Yes, I enjoy taking photos, working on cars, and taking my car to the road course. Photography is somewhat like riding because it’s your view on what you see through the lens. And with riding it’s what you see through your eyes is what’s possible. I guess that’s why so many crazy tricks are going down these days. It’s fun to go with friends and fly around a track goin’ as fast as your car can withstand.

Ever get any chicks with your whip?
I guess you could say yes and no… I didn't really get any chicks from my car but a lot of under age girls are always like, "Take me for a ride," or "Cute car." Just weird stuff like that—I guess that’s Kentucky for ya.

What’s the longest you’ve ever been knocked out?
Maybe 30 seconds? How would I know if I was knocked out?

Who would win in a fight: you with a fast and furious coffee mug, or Matt Bischoff with a microphone stand?
Wow, I would have to say Matt. That man might have some kind of crazy “objects” in there that he could attack me with. Plus I can't take out my boss.

WORD ASSOCIATION

Bikes: Rule

Cars: Speed

Banks: Money

Trouble: Law

Tickets: Suck

Vin Diesel: Sucks

Dave Mirra: Ballin’

Trick: April Fools

Drift: Cars

Brakes: Stop

If you won a million dollars, what would you do with it?
First I would invest half of it and then pay off all my parents’ bills and buy them what they wanted. Then buy an RV and go on a 50-state road trip with my lovely girlfriend and my good friends Jeremiah, Chad, Ryan, Seth, Sean, Lil’ Branden, and Dave.

If you lost your left foot, what would you do?
Go get a fake one.

What's the farthest you've been from home with less than $10 in your pocket?
Nowhere, I always have my bank card.

Any last words?
The weather sucks, I want it to be warm.

Thanks?
Thanks to all my friends that I shred with on a daily basis, my girlfriend, Matt at Failure, McGoo at SNAFU, my parents, God, and Honda for letting me off for BMX trips.