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LOOKBACK #1: My Daily Routine by B Bell
Brian Bell’s late ’90s video “My Daily Routine” is a certified classic. It’s the perfect place to kick off a column about blade treasures from the past. “My Daily Routine” looks exactly like what it...
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LOOKBACK #2: Jon Julio Interview from BOX
This interview with Jon Julio appeared in the March 1999 issue of Box Magazine. It is an interesting snapshot of his career at that point. This is several years after his profile in “VG4,” and by this...
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LOOKBACK #3: Joe Navran’s F.O.R. (1998)
“Skating has to mature and grow, which it hasn’t. It has regressed.” — Beau Cottington It has been 12 years since Joe Navran’s film “The Future of Rollerblading” was released. In between every section...
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LOOKBACK #4: Respect the Architects of VG4
This past week the world lost one of the greatest emcees of all-time, Keith Elam, Guru of Gang Starr. It is hard for me to put into words what his music has meant to me over the years, how much it...
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LOOKBACK #5: Supporting Angry Youth
One strange day, in 2002 or so, my friend Nick and I were sitting at a bus stop in Springfield, VA about to board a greyhound to Nashville, Tennessee en route to Plano, Texas for The Hoedown. We both...
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LOOKBACK #6: Ryan Jacklone is The Riggler
“Then I heard from Jose that Ryan’s a little bitter toward skating; he’s actually angry at skating I guess right now, because a lot of people don’t really remember him. And that’s our fault, you...
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LOOKBACK #7: Some Free Advice (1996)
“‘Some Free Advice’ is a journey into the philosophies of inline skating. From simple grinds on street to 720 McTwists on vert to Misty Flips over fun boxes… this film displays and describes the...
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LOOKBACK #8: I think I’m turning Japanese…
In August, Valo will release the Soichiro Kanashima tv. 2, the first pro skate from a Japanese skater. It’s surprising it has taken so long, as Japan has always had a strong scene and been a part of...
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LOOKBACK #9: Make it perfect…
Falls sections are timeless. When a group of skaters are sitting around a TV laughing hysterically at someone taking a horrible fall, it is because we feel their pain. Falling unites us all. We have...
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LOOKBACK #10: The Medium Cult
“Medium was very much about rebellion. I was working with the guys at Tribe at the time and Senate was a very rebellious company as well, but I wanted to rebel against Senate. That’s what Medium was....
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LOOKBACK #11: Washington, D.C.’s Lost Tapes
Filmed between 1996-1998, these local videos are filled with names from the Washington, D.C. area that people who grew up watching old VGs, the “Hoax II,” and “One Nation” will remember, like Matt...
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LOOKBACK #12: Harvesting The Crust
“There are going to be individuals that stand out and there are gonna be kids that follow their example and one day stand out for themselves. Any pro now, at one point, skated like someone else except...
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LOOKBACK #13: Box Magazine Class of 2000
This week, let’s take a look at the Box Magazine Class of 2000 from the January 2000 issue. It is interesting to look at the list of names featured and see the different paths their lives have taken....
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LOOKBACK #14: What happened to Jay Dick?
Rollerbladers often reminisce about their favorite skaters from back in the day with a tinge of disappointment in their voices, wondering what happened to their childhood heroes, and then trade...
View ArticleLOOKBACK #15: Neil Semar
“Some kids never get to do anything their whole lives… Some never experience happiness. It’s not their fault.” — Neil Semar Neil “Sweet Chuck” Semar passed away late last month. For many in our sport,...
View ArticleThe Truespin On “Alley-Oop” History
How important are trick names? Depending on who you ask, you’re bound to get a range of answers from “who cares” to “I’ll fight you over wrong terminology.” And to be fair, this debate has raged within...
View ArticleShane McDermott: 15 Minutes
Sometime prior to 1993, Icon Production and Warner Bros. Pictures teamed up to spend $2,600,000 creating a comedy drama aimed at teen audiences. And 1993 was a busy year for movies. “Jurassic Park.”...
View ArticleLOOKBACK #2: Jon Julio Interview from BOX
This interview with Jon Julio appeared in the March 1999 issue of Box Magazine. It is an interesting snapshot of his career at that point. This is several years after his profile in “VG4,” and by this...
View ArticleLOOKBACK #3: Joe Navran’s F.O.R. (1998)
“Skating has to mature and grow, which it hasn’t. It has regressed.” — Beau Cottington It has been 12 years since Joe Navran’s film “The Future of Rollerblading” was released. In between every section...
View ArticleLOOKBACK #4: Respect the Architects of VG4
This past week the world lost one of the greatest emcees of all-time, Keith Elam, Guru of Gang Starr. It is hard for me to put into words what his music has meant to me over the years, how much it...
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