So the cover story for the Northern Monkeys Home page this month is Solid Jim.

 He is a massive legend in his own head and a good friend to all the Northern Monkeys. Friendly and always fun to go riding with there is never a dull moment with Solid (unless we are on a week wakeboard trip to Spain and its raining alot and he has the shits). Solid always puts tonnes of effort into his ridding and has a unique style. He especially rips on sliders and pool gaps and the highlight of his life so far was sessioning the pool gap at wakestock in front of his loveing fans.

Check out this awesome video of our cover boy Mr Soild Sanjay Sandwich Sedgy, its been edited together by Whitenosugar Productions. Listen to his fan club at the end - Brilliant!!!!!!! 

I emailed Solid Jim a few questions about life as a Northern Monkey! His reply took a week and delayed the release of this website, what a muppet! But it is quite a funny interview I think:-

Please explain in detail why you are called Solid Jim.

It really isnt as impressive as you might first think... I wish it was because I have the strength of 10 bears or that I have a titianium skeleton but the official story on the street is when I first started riding at pine lake I was said to have solid grabs, also I took my fair share of faceplants and just kept gettin back up and doing it again. Oh yeah did I mention that I chew sandpaper for breakfast!

Please explain in detail why sometimes you are called Sanjay.

Oh the old Sanjay storey... well as you probably guessed im not asian. This all started when I was down at a comp in Tattershall. I rang one of my non wakeboard friends from school whilst stood in close proximety to the rest of the monkeys. All my old school mates call me sedg or sedgy.... because its short for my last name! My friend couldnt hear me so i started shouting "its me sedgy". When i got off the phone wise old Buzz asked they question..."why do your mates call you SANJAY?" much to the amusement of everyone else! So i guess it just stuck.

Please explain in detail why you are sometimes called Jim Sandwich.

This one dates back to my first ever wakeboard competition at THE QUAYS. After a good night on the the drink under the guidance of my fellow monkeys I was feeling.... a little bit ruff! Just about dragging myself out of bed i had to go and register which involves being able to write your own name! Personally I thought that id done a farely good job of it, but oh no who ever was doing the mic that day must have thought it said JIM SANDWICH! Ha Ha very funny boys.

There was once a picture of you in Alliance and it looked like you were beating the shit out of Rob Moyle. Did you beat the shit out of him? And would you have a re-match with him?

 How did i know this was gonna get dragged up again! The gloves came out in Ditchford while i was at the nearest tesco getting beer and apparently everyone had drawn names and had to fight each other.... What a suprize I got Moyle I new id been stitched up but Moyle was'nt gonna let me back out! He set about me like a punch bag but you cant go up against someone called solid and expect not to get at least one bitch slap! Im pretty sure that it was a draw! NO REMATCH!

What's you best drunken story from life as a Northern Monkey?

Erm theres so many to choose from but its got to be an Xtreme Gene moment. On one of the annual Northern Monkeys trips to spain we all went out to Cordober as it was the final night and we were all going home the next day. The drinks were flowing and the night began to get more and more larey. Whilst walking across the park to the bars Moyle and Crowhurst found a kiddies play area and couldnt resist their child like erges! They clambered onto a spring loaded seesaw that resembled a picnic bench with a handrail infront to steady yourself with. it soon turned into a macho contest with neither caveman willing to loose! With heads down and eyes shut it started to look dangerous.... at that moment Matty C was flung into the air smacking his head on center of the seesaw and then managed to fall under it! meanwhile Moyle kept on going unaware that Matt was under it getting beaten to a pulp! Matt quickly decided he was feeling tired and went home. Sorry Matt but it was funny!

What's your best wakeboarding story from life as Northern Monkey?

My best moment wakeboarding with the monkeys has either got to be landing my first heelside front flip in a comp at port Haverigg or landing my first 540 in Spain. Both felt sick!

Why do you always buy shit looking vehicles?

Im sorry "Timmy Tickle Mouse" but you only have to look at the evidence to see what a pile of dog turd your van is compared to mine, what respect are you ever gonna get driving around in a "WHITE" merc van?! Its all about the V DUBS dude!

If you could be any of the Northern Monkeys for one day who would it be and what would you do? (the answer cant be me so you can drive my pimp Van)

This might sound a bit weird but it would have to be LITTLE BEX so i could go to America and Spain all the time riding.... you jammey git!

Why do you wakeboard?

I wakeboard because I enjoy it and because I have got a really cool group of mates that i would never have met unless i had started. But come on tell me a better way of spending a hot summers day than being behind a big phat super air!

Are you any good at any other sports?

Im not doing to bad at my snowboardind considering ive only been doing it about two years properly. I used to swim for Lancashire (sorry if thats a bit boring!)

Describe your perfect day?

It would start by waking up between Christina Aguilera and Jenifer Elison (for obvious reasons!) have the utimate fry up with a nice cold beer. go outside to my private lake in my back garden with a super air full of really fat people! go for a ride and stick 10 new tricks. Have a play around on my slider park with the rest of the monkeys. Have a huge party get very drunk and go back to bed with CA and JE. only joking Philly!

Tell me about the time you rolled over the A Frame at Haverigg.

The only reason that happend is because Bronson the bastard drove the A frame for me on my toes when i said i wanted a wake pass in the comp and they were shouting me from the boat "go on solid!" so i had to or i would have lost points, Made a good crash sequence though! Oh yeah and it hurt!

Imagine you get given an unlimited budget to build one slider, just what the hell would you build and where?

I think i'd build a 10ft high A frame with 2 step downs on 1 side, in total about 100ft long and super silky smoothe tranitions! ooh yeah!

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