Lane-borghini.

I make people walk again, what do you do?
Interview for “The Plastic Explosion.” by James Saito.
What’s your name?
Lane.
Where were you born?
New Castle, Indiana in the U.S.
Where do you live?
B-ham, Washington.
What’s your job?
I’m an R.T.O.P., I design artificial limbs and braces, prosthetic and orthotic stuff.
What’s your favorite color?
Glow-in-the-dark translucent sky blue chrome, white, Pacific Northwest Realtree snow camo, hunter’s blaze orange, I don’t know.
What was your favorite toy as a kid?
The O.G. He-Man from Masters of the Universe with Battle Cat, Blowtorch from G.I.Joe(the orange and yellow flamethrower guy), and Soundwave’s red bird tape: Lazerbeak from Transformers.
Do you collect anything?
Action figures and shoes.
What influences you?
Burton’s Snowboard catalog, Brett’s art/tattooing, skateboarding, the guy who lives next door to me who carves giant bears out of logs with his chainsaw.
What is your favorite restaurant?
Thai Tom’s in Seattle’s U. District. It’s kind of a hole-in-the wall joint on the Ave. and you always have to wait at least fifteen minutes to get in, but the food there is packed so full of flavor that I usually order another one to-go after I eat my meal, so I can eat it again for lunch the next day. It’s that good.
If you could be someone or something else, who would it be?
I would only ever be myself. Maybe myself as a Lottery winner would be good too.
What do you love?
Monica. I like a lot of things, but “love” is a very strong word. I only love one thing and it’s her.
What do you detest?
This could take all day. People mostly. People who are hypocritical or who can’t back the things they say up or have no logic in speaking. Being late and people who are always late to everything. People who wear generic knock-off shoes. Those stupid ugly rubber Swiss cheese clogs, those things suck bad. Enough.
What’s in your pockets?
The same stuff. I never load them up. My keys, my phone, my wallet.
What did you eat for breakfast?
Monica makes me bomb breakfasts every day. Today she made me a smoothie with fruit and sherbet and juice, bacon and eggs, fluffy pancakes, and some milk. Marry a woman that can cook, that’s my advice.
Are you married?
Not yet.
What’s your favorite city?
Seattle. It has everything I enjoy: great places to skate, great places to eat, great places to shop, lots of art everywhere, U.W., and there’s always something cool going down, if you’re “in the know”. It’s close to the ocean and the mountains.
What’s on your iPod?
I don’t have one. They’re gay. I’d rather hear my life. I like music, but not playing all the time like all these iPod folks. I like the little Shuffle one that’s the size of a stamp though. If I had one, it would be that one.
What was the last show you went to?
Show? Music or movie? Music was: Motley Crue. Movies was: “Borat”.
What’s your favorite thing you’ve ever been given?
This giant Star Wars Lego Millennium Falcon from a friend for Christmas, it was totally unexpected, but bomb.