Willy Akers Place of Birth: Wilmington, Delaware Currently Resides: camping around europe D.O.B.: July 7th 1986 Years Skating: just about 11 Sponsors: 5boro NYC, bones wheels, volcom flow, vans flow, and kinetic skateshop Music: almost everything... it always depends on the mood im in Food: just about anything... except seafood. Riding for the 5 since: 2000 Who/What inspires you to skate on a day to day basis?: always being around my friends... you cant beat it. i get to skate with my best friends, and go on trips with them, and grow as a family with them! skating with the crew is always keeping me siked! How do you spend your free time? i love travelling. so when i am home... i am working to save money to go to another country. i love travelling. How did you get on 5boro? i have seen the original 5boro dudes ripping around, doing 5 foot blasters around when i was younger at contests at riverside park. then i kind of new sheltler and westgate for a bit, and seamus was team manager at the time. i met them at a contest in west chester, and they invited me on a trip. i went on a couple trips with them and it all clicked. If you could switch places with anyone in the crew it would be and why? I guess Pensyl because he doesn.t know how to bail! Future? No clue. Dan Pensyl on Akers: wow how to start this guy grew up in deleware. I know. He has a keith haring and a pigeon tattoo. He.s been gone for awhile and is going to be gone for an even longer time riding his bike around Europe with a big red beard, 3 pairs of socks, and climbing in dumpsters for food. He can skate anything better than you( unless your god and still probably does better Christ airs.) he enjoys being super psyched and eating. See now its like you.re his best friend.