He's a big streetwear guy and he loves his rap music.
In the latest edition of 'Quality Time', presented by GE Appliances, we caught up with defender Tristan Blackmon, who recently signed a contract extension through 2023 with the 'Caps.
What’s one thing your hometown is known for?
Casinos.
What's one thing that reminds you home?
Picture frames, they remind me of photos of my parents.
What do you love most about Vancouver?
Seafood.
Who's one celebrity you'd like to meet?
Neymar.
If you had to swap places with a teammate for a day, who would it be?
Brian White.
There's a zombie apocalypse and you can choose three teammates to help you survive, who are you choosing?
Javain Brown, Ranko Veselinović and Florian Jungwirth.
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
Super strength.
Describe your dream home.
Five bed home in Malibu Beach, California.
What do you think you'll do once your playing days are over?
Become a firefighter, see if I can still move.
What's your favorite genre of music?
Hip hop, rap.
What's your favorite movie?
Wolf of Wall Street.
Describe your dream vacation.
I've always wanted to go to Paris, never been.
What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?
I don't know if it's advice but I actually have it tattooed on me, it’s “time waits for no man”, so you could say “time waits for nobody”. But yeah, just like live your life to the fullest because the clock’s always ticking.
When you're not in uniform, what do you dress like?
Street wear.
What's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?
Brush my teeth.
Describe the worst haircut you've ever had.
I've had some bad ones. Probably when I bleached my hair blonde and it was a comb over.
If you can only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Buffalo chicken wings.
What would the title of your autobiography be?
Time Waits For No Man.
Strangest job you’ve ever had?
I worked at a bagel shop as a cash register. Terrible, I was fired in a month.
What's the quirkiest thing about you?
I don't know if this is quirky, but I like Harry Potter.
What's your go to dance move in the club?
I'm kind of just the guy that just like posts up and just like rocks. Maybe I'll hit the doggy.
