{"id":55179,"date":"2019-09-25T17:58:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T22:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brookegeery.com\/?p=55179"},"modified":"2020-11-19T15:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T20:49:27","slug":"stranger-things-have-happened-than-a-hump-day-with-gabby-maiden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/?p=55179","title":{"rendered":"STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED THAN A HUMP DAY WITH GABBY MAIDEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<h1>Archives<\/h1>\t\t<p>Originally Published on Yobeat | November 8, 2017<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UkaTXKVoBd0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22158552_133180620662173_193650261376368640_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55180\" src=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22158552_133180620662173_193650261376368640_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22158552_133180620662173_193650261376368640_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22158552_133180620662173_193650261376368640_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22158552_133180620662173_193650261376368640_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22158552_133180620662173_193650261376368640_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/22158552_133180620662173_193650261376368640_n-550x550.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Afro tastic!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gabbymaiden\/\">Photo via INSTA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabby Maiden has lived many lives in her 30 years on earth. She grew up in the Los Angeles music scene, moved to Bear Mountain to pursue snowboarding, went pro, and ended up all the way in Iceland as a model in the process. She put out video parts, did contests and traveled the world over with sponsors including Nikita, Von Zipper, Celtek and more, before disappearing off the board-world radar to pursue other passions. Our paths diverged a while ago, but after seeing her face in the opening scene of the second season of Stranger Things, I knew it was time to hit her up again. Even though she\u2019s nearly 10 years older, wiser, and way more famous now, she\u2019s still the same Gabby. Excited, happy and appreciative of everything there is to appreciate. Hell, she even appreciated the tiny cassette logo graphic on my voice recorded app, which I used to capture the audio version of this interview. \u201cIt\u2019s so 90\u2019s, retro, but like, not,\u201d she exclaimed when I held it up to show her\u2026 \u201cThe 90s are so in right now,\u201d I joked. And that is where we begin\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Gabby:<\/em>\u00a0Everyone\u2019s wanting to go back to the 90s these days. It was the best time! I\u2019m not gonna lie, my childhood was pretty fun. And 90s movies. I was obsessed with the Mighty Ducks. OBSESSED. I told my parents, \u201cI\u2019m gonna be a hockey player,\u201d because it was so awesome. They were in Minnesota skating around, rollerblading in the mall, with massive team work \u2013 it looked so fun. My parents said, \u201cHell no, you\u2019re gonna knock your teeth out.\u201d So we compromised and they let me be a figure skater instead. (laughs)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brooke: Tell us more about your parents \u2013 what to they do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, my dad is the lead guitarist and singer in this great band called Rufus and Chaka Khan. Back in the 70s they had some awesome hits! And my mom, she\u2019s been his manager since they\u2019ve been together. She managed a couple other artists back in the day but now she mostly focuses on family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/straangerthings1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55181\" src=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/straangerthings1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/straangerthings1.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/straangerthings1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/straangerthings1-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/straangerthings1-550x439.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Gabby\u2019s Hollywood fam.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>So I, and hopefully everyone reading this, saw you in the new season of Stranger Things\u2026 I was hyped, like, \u201cHoly shit! I know her!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I know, it\u2019s so weird, but so cool. The snow world is kind of what got me inspired and made me comfortable enough to start acting again in the first place. I was very shy when I was a kid \u2013 but since I was 5 years old, I\u2019ve wanted to be an actress. I tried to pursue it back then, but it wasn\u2019t really working. So I was like, ok, I\u2019m gonna give myself some more time and work on some other activities to build confidence. I did almost every sport, but in high school, snowboarding was my newfound passion. That finally started to help me break out of my shell and is what inspired me to move to Bear a little after I graduated high school. If it wasn\u2019t for snowboarding and riding for such amazing companies, getting to travel around the world, be open and meet people, who knows. I\u2019m thankful, it helped me come back into acting. I\u2019m in my element now, thanks to throwing myself down stairs and rails. (laughs) It definitely put some tough skin on me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I feel like most people watching Netfllix probably don\u2019t realize you were once an official \u201cgirl who rides\u201d for Nikita. You\u2019re still a girl who rides right? Are you still snowboarding?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am, just not as much as I used to. My time has been more concentrated on wanting to be in LA, being with my family, acting, auditions and I just haven\u2019t had the time. Lately, it\u2019s made me a bit bummed, but this year I\u2019m already planning a trip to snowboard! I\u2019m going to go to Utah at the end of December and I\u2019m making more of an effort to head up to Bear this season. Looking forward to it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabby2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55182\" src=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabby2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabby2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabby2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabby2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabby2-550x366.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>On board and on the streets. Photo: Nathaniel Harrington<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you decide to make the call to end your professional snowboarding career? Is there a story there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I went fully off the radar. It was after I made my video part for Peep Show\u2019s Winter Wars. June had asked me if I could make a fun song for the end credits. I said of course! I made it with my Ukulele, singing, whistling and even had my dad play on it using very fun random instruments (my grandmother\u2019s old washboard, the bass, and a toy harmonica). I titled the song \u201cA long way to go,\u201d and it\u2019s one of my favorites I\u2019ve created.<\/p>\n<p>I went to the premiere at Mt. Hood and when my part came on June was like, \u201clook up,\u201d and she used my song, for my video part! They just surprised me with it. I almost cried, it was on another level. I was extremely proud of that part, and of the song I created talking about taking long journey\u2019s with people you care about.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>So after that I was like, where do I go from here?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I based myself in Iceland with the Nikita fam on and off for 2 years and everyone was like where the hell did Gabby go? I just had that feeling where I was content and happy with what I created and was ready to expand. Not quit snowboarding, but it was something I wanted to put a pause on and end on a nice note\u2026 Adventure out into the world in another way. I\u2019m so glad I did that, it was the perfect timing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabby1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55183\" src=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabby1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1598\" height=\"1064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabby1.png 1598w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabby1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabby1-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabby1-550x366.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1598px) 100vw, 1598px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>And now to the other side!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking of Iceland, I have a special question from former Nikita Marketing genius Asgeir Hoskuldsson. He wanted to know if the song \u201cGabba Gabba Hey\u201d speaks to you on a spiritual level?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Geiri! That\u2019s the best question I\u2019ve ever heard. That was my nickname when I was snowboarding. It definitely makes me feel very pumped up \u2013 I would put that song on when I was snowboarding and just start singing ::sings Gabba Gabba we accept you, we accept you! One of us!:: It definitely makes me feel like a boss of the day! Thanks for calling in Geiri.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8291993506529710\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\"><ins id=\"aswift_2_expand\"><ins id=\"aswift_2_anchor\"><iframe id=\"aswift_2\" name=\"aswift_2\" width=\"757\" height=\"190\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<p><strong>He\u2019s actually got another one, you ready? He was hoping you could describe your Nikita years in four words or less.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wow. (counts on fingers) What about five, can I have five?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alright, but only \u2018cause of the Icelandic exchange rate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Best. Time. Of. My. Life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I can\u2019t thank that Icelandic company and the people involved enough for being such an inspiration to me. They really took care of me and I still call them my second family. They brought me out of the country for the first time when I was 19 to Portugal; doing one of our famously-fun photoshoots. It was my dream, to explore, and they took me along for the ride. I grew up with them and they collaborated with so many important women who were being themselves. I really loved how the OG Nikita brand really capitalized on that individuality. I was living the dream, dude\u2026 Traveling around, snowboarding and being myself!<\/p>\n<p>I remember, I was so stressed out for weeks before I told them I wanted to do something else. I had filmed a little bit with the Helgasons and I was telling the Nikita peeps I would use it to make something that winter or send it to Dangy for her edits. But to be honest, I was really just prolonging telling them I was done being a snowboarder. When I finally did they were like, \u201cOf course Gabby! We get it! You\u2019re a person of many talents\u2026 Do your thing!\u201d They left the door open for me to come back. I was super thankful and lucky to have such great sponsors that were like a family. I think that\u2019s gone into acting too. I\u2019m careful about choosing the people I work with and I\u2019m very loyal. If I\u2019m with you, I\u2019m with you, and I feel fortunate to have worked with companies that treated me the same way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8291993506529710\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\"><ins id=\"aswift_3_expand\"><ins id=\"aswift_3_anchor\"><iframe id=\"aswift_3\" name=\"aswift_3\" width=\"757\" height=\"190\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<p><strong>How does the Hollywood biz compare with the snowboard biz? Do you feel the same sort of comradery or has it been more cutthroat?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d say It\u2019s actually very similar. When you first start out as a snowboarder you\u2019re trying to get attention in some way \u2014 by doing events or contests and being visible \u2014 it\u2019s the same with acting. The industry and the casting directors need to see you in order to know who you are, so once you get into that audition room, that\u2019s where they can see you shine. When I started out auditioning, I was lucky that I was going out for shows\/films I really wanted to do. And that was the same thing when I was young snowboarding \u2013 I did fun contests I really wanted to do, like the Forum Young Bloods and the Nikita Chickita. That\u2019s where people started noticing me \u2013 \u201cWho\u2019s that girl with the afro?!\u201d Once you\u2019re noticed, then you can be more particular of what you want to do. Which is why I moved past contest riding and decided to do more film and video parts.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In either world, you want to start off (and continue) with people who are hard working and not dicks \u2013 I can\u2019t really put it any simpler than that. You just have to trust your gut.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In acting it\u2019s all about networking and meeting people. In snowboarding you have to do the same. If you\u2019re not feeling good vibes about doing something creatively, it\u2019s ok to say no. When I was snowboarding I would never ride for a company that I didn\u2019t love riding for, and in my opinion, that\u2019s how you should feel about film and television projects. If you\u2019re not excited about it, you shouldn\u2019t do it. You wanna be happy, you don\u2019t want to be in something that\u2019s not for the love.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabbymertz.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55184\" src=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabbymertz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabbymertz.jpg 1081w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabbymertz-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabbymertz-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabbymertz-550x823.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Getting all urban with a little Think Thank influence in Park City, 2010. Photo: Alex Mertz<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>This next one comes from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yobeatdotcom\/photos\/a.10152274098741742.1073741832.33526891741\/10155994055146742\/?type=3&amp;theater\">\u00a0Danya Jackson via our facebook<\/a>. What was your first urban feature and what did you do on it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8291993506529710\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\"><ins id=\"aswift_4_expand\"><ins id=\"aswift_4_anchor\"><iframe id=\"aswift_4\" name=\"aswift_4\" width=\"757\" height=\"190\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Oh man, I remember that day well. It was in Utah with Erik Leines, when I was first riding with Celtek. He let me go on a rail trip with this program they had, teaching groms to ride street spots. He asked me to come ride and we went to this one downrail \u2013 which I wish I remember where it was because it was so perfect \u2013 and I did a 50-50 front 180 out. I freaked out! I have it on film but I don\u2019t know where that clip is, but I\u2019m looking at it in my brain \u2013 that was a such an incredible moment. Celtek was another company that was always down for me. I didn\u2019t have a board sponsor at the time and they asked me to ride one of their collab boards and let me pick the graphic. I picked this green goddess looking character \u2013 it was beautiful. I still have that board, it\u2019s up in Big Bear in my storage unit and I rode it until it was totally destroyed. That brought me back, fantastic question, thank you Danya!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabbylifey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55185\" src=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabbylifey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabbylifey.jpg 426w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gabbylifey-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Have a pro model or be a pro model? Gabby did both. Photo: Luiz Lima<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you been paying attention to modern snowboarding \u2013 especially on the women\u2019s side?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8291993506529710\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\"><ins id=\"aswift_5_expand\"><ins id=\"aswift_5_anchor\"><iframe id=\"aswift_5\" name=\"aswift_5\" width=\"757\" height=\"190\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Well first, shout out to Too Hard.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yobeatdotcom\/photos\/a.10152274098741742.1073741832.33526891741\/10155994055146742\/?type=3&amp;theater\">That split screen they posted of me riding<\/a>\u00a0and me as my character Mick that said \u201cget you a girl that does both\u201d melted my heart. It was the sweetest!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Their Instagram videos are my favorite! (laughs) The riding, the editing, the craftsmanship, the kitty cats, the dance moves. It\u2019s so Dangy. It\u2019s genius.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I remember when Dangy was just starting to make videos. We were in Tahoe. Peep Show was taking a break and June and Estee were thinking they wanted to do different things. Joanie Robichard and I were filming with Dangy in Tahoe and she was totally in her element \u2013 directing people, plus she knew where all the spots were. It was really fun and I think shortly after that, that\u2019s when I started seeing her post her fun edits and then it blew the frick up!<\/p>\n<p>But not gonna lie, I\u2019ve been out of the loop. I just follow my homies from forever ago \u2013 It makes me proud to know them and to also see where women\u2019s riding is going. It\u2019s always been progressing, but now girls even more so, are making guys pay attention. Just whipping out heavy bangers with such style! I\u2019m excited this year to watch all the videos and read the articles like I did when I was an obsessive little snow kid. Catch up with my general snowboarding pop culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Women have really stepped it up \u2013 it\u2019s awesome to see and not just because I am one. Even the guys are paying attention now. Leanne is still killing it too with Full Moon films. It\u2019s her Hana Beaman, Robyn Van Gyn, Jamie Anderson, and lots more\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oh that\u2019s awesome! I remember Leanne put a clip of me in one of her films, I think it was \u201cRo-Sham-bo,\u201d and I freaked out! I get excited very easily (laughs) but I had always looked up to Leanne and the women in that video so it was amazing to be part of anything she did. I remember that day too.. They were sessioning a rail at Bear and someone was like, do you wanna session with us? I was like, \u201cNo way!\u201d It was literally a dream come true! It was a closed shoot and I did a 50-50 to 360 out on one of the down-rails with a donkey kink. It took me forever to do it. (laughs) I was just learning because I had just seen Johnny Miller do it, and I wanted to try and master it so bad. When I finally landed it, everyone gave me so much props, and then she put it in the movie! It was so cool! When you get included with people you respect and look up to it\u2019s a really nice feeling. Especially when you\u2019re coming up. It\u2019s the same as if I was to meet my acting hero \u2013 I would hope that they\u2019d be super cool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who is your acting hero?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Female or male?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s go both, but female first because girl power and stuff.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, I haven\u2019t met her yet, but Halle Berry. I look up to her as an actress and I think she\u2019s very versatile. I would love to work with her one day. She\u2019s also a mixed-race female, which when I was young, it was really cool to see on screen. I looked up to her and said, \u201cI wanna be like her.\u201d I find its similar when I get people who come up to me and say how much they like that I wear my hair natural and embrace it. They say it encourages them to do the same, which warms my heart. Its always nice to have someone or something to look up to. Also Thandie Newton is an amazing actress, and Viola Davis is a boss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ok, how about male?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I actually met Damon Wayans the other day! In my household, \u201cMajor Payne\u201d is quoted and watched very frequently. My friends and I were sitting at a restaurant patio eating and he walked out. I hyped myself up and then approached him in the most dorky Gabby way possible \u2013 I probably skipped \u2013 and was like, \u201cHey!\u201d And he was super cool! He asked me my name and introduced himself and we had an awesome conversation \u2013 including how much I loved Major Payne and the comedic work he\u2019s done. We took a picture and it was casual. I don\u2019t go crazy fan girl \u2013 but if I admire you, I will go up and talk to you and let you know (laughs). Everyone\u2019s just normal \u2013 not a unicorn.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I don\u2019t go crazy fan girl \u2013 but if I admire you, I will go up and talk to you and let you know<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When people come up to me and say nice things, I really appreciate it, and I\u2019ll always talk to you like we\u2019re friends. I cant help it (laughs). Actually there was this one time where two girls who were friends that recognized me from this web series I\u2019m on called Sexless. I was at FYF music fest in LA and they came up to me and we\u2019re like \u201cOH MY GOD, ARE YOU FARRAH!\u201d I was super flattered and I just started talking to them. I was by myself, lost my friends and was just wandering around. We were talking and it got to the point where they were clearly sick of talking to me and we\u2019re like, \u201cCool, well we\u2019re gonna go\u2026\u201d (laughs) But that\u2019s what I always do \u2013 They were sweet about it, but it was funny. I felt like I overstayed my conversation welcome. I wanted to talk to them and they just wanted to say hi. (laughing)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23098748_361094974345903_3577920534542811136_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55186\" src=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23098748_361094974345903_3577920534542811136_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23098748_361094974345903_3577920534542811136_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23098748_361094974345903_3577920534542811136_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23098748_361094974345903_3577920534542811136_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23098748_361094974345903_3577920534542811136_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/23098748_361094974345903_3577920534542811136_n-550x550.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Gabby at the Stranger Things premiere with Finn Wolfhard aka Mike Wheeler<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Right\u2026 so about those male actors\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oh yeah, Damon Wayans, Denzel Washington would be a dream to work with and Morgan Freeman. I would love to talk to him. I feel like he knows the meaning of life. He could say anything and I would be like, \u201cyou\u2019re right Morgan, you\u2019re such a wise man.\u201d Best voice ever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He is the voice of God, right? That\u2019s a pretty solid top 3!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8291993506529710\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\"><ins id=\"aswift_6_expand\"><ins id=\"aswift_6_anchor\"><iframe id=\"aswift_6\" name=\"aswift_6\" width=\"757\" height=\"190\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>It can always change too, with so many new great talents coming up. Not to mention the kids on Stranger Things. They inspire me, I mean, that whole cast and crew does. The Duffer\u2019s created a fantastic world and it\u2019s insanely fun to be part of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Since we\u2019re back on Stranger Things, let\u2019s take another question from Facebook. Cody Livingstone asked, \u201cDid you get hit by the spray of bullets when the van was driving away after the wall and 11 disappeared?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another great question! All I know is that it freaked me out when the pellets first went off (laughs). I\u2019ve never been part of a project with so much action before, so it was a new and exciting experience. Lonie, our amazing stunt coordinator did that pull out drive for me, even though they were gonna allow me to do it at first. But after one take, it felt better to have the professionals do it. Safety first! I did do a good portion of my stunt driving though, but if it was too wild, they had my amazing stunt double Jwaundace Candece take over for me.. Such as the epic opening car chase scene. She killed it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/strangerthings2-768x431.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55187\" src=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/strangerthings2-768x431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/strangerthings2-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/strangerthings2-768x431-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/strangerthings2-768x431-550x309.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>At the wheel!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s pretty badass that they let you drive at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, my favorite scene I got to drive for was when we were jamming out and driving down the road. I\u2019m blowing smoke in Axel\u2019s [James Landry Hebert] face and dancing. Our director Rebecca Thomas definitely let us have some freedom in that scene, which was really fun.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sorry for the spoilers!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Hey, it\u2019s out and if people haven\u2019t watched it yet, that\u2019s their fault. But let\u2019s wrap this up. I have one last Facebook question from Andruw Jones that I think is the perfect ender\u2026\u00a0 \u201cWhat have you learned in her journey thus far and how can that be applied to help progress\/enlighten others?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What I\u2019ve learned and am continuing to practice is the art of trusting yourself. You\u2019re gonna have a million moments \u2014 in life, love, in snowboarding doing crazy tricks \u2014\u00a0 where you have to trust the outcome. We tend to stress ourselves out by feeling or thinking that we can\u2019t do certain things sometimes, and it can be very unnecessary. There are also so many aspiring actors that feel pressured to make things happen quickly, but it takes time. There\u2019s no rush. Just trust your gut, and know that everything is gonna work out. Try not to waste your time thinking about how it\u2019s supposed to be. Everyone is different and you\u2019re never gonna have the same thing that someone else has. You have to make sure that you do the work, and always stay focused with the direction of where you\u2019re going. You can listen to people and take in different advice, but don\u2019t follow through with something if it\u2019s not truly in your heart. You know what you need to do, so get out there, do it and have fun!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You know what you need to do, so get out there, do it and have fun!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>WANT MOAR \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yobeat.com\/2009\/08\/12\/hump-day-with-gabby-maiden\/\">READ HER FIRST HUMP DAY FROM 2009 HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archives Originally Published on Yobeat | November 8, 2017 Afro tastic!\u00a0Photo via INSTA Gabby Maiden has lived many lives in her 30 years on earth. She grew up in the Los Angeles music scene, moved to Bear Mountain to pursue snowboarding, went pro, and ended up all the way in Iceland as a model in the process. She put out video parts, did contests and traveled the world over with sponsors including Nikita, Von Zipper, Celtek and more, before disappearing off the board-world radar to pursue other passions. Our paths diverged a while ago, but after seeing her face in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[2900,2194],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55179"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55188,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55179\/revisions\/55188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brookegeery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}