One of the most fun things in blading is finding random things and making something out of nothing. I feel like I don't see it that much now, but back in the day, it was a lot more common. When I started skating, we used to always check out local construction sites and find wood, signs, poles, crates, pretty much whatever we could find and build something out of it. Looking back at this photo reminds me of a simpler time...
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Tear Sheets - ONE Magazine Take 5
These "Take 5" and similar style articles in magazines were always one of my favorites because they get to help you know a person with just a few quick lines. Looking back at these older articles always helps me reference a certain time of my life and I get to see how I've changed/ grown since then. This tear sheet from ONE Magazine, in 2014, is only a few years old, but I can already remember how much has changed from just 3 years ago...
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#TBT - Franco Cammayo - TopSoul Of Sorts - Staten Island, NY
Everyone has one of those people in their crew, someone who is a master of funky tricks, always does something out of the ordinary and can most likely catch a letter on everyone with them in a game of skate. In our crew, this person was Franco Cammayo...
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My List Of Timeless Blading Sections (Part 1???)
I feel like every blader on earth can unanimously agree on some of the most impactful or quite possibly "best" sections or profiles ever made. As you would guess, some would include parts from classics such as "Brain Fear Gone" or "Coup De Tat". As I was surfing around on the YouTube, I realized that there are a few of my personal favorites, old and new, that have had to have made as much of an impact on other people as they did to me. I titled this post "...Part 1???" because I feel like there are many more sections that I either couldn't find or just couldn't remember, so we'll see where this leads...
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#TBT - Billy O'Neill - Disaster Roll - Staten Island, NY
Here is one of the most epic things ever done on blades. Period.
I have a lot to say about this photo sequence and this trick in particular from what I remember. This was while Billy was filming for his Mindgame "Accidental Machines" section in 2006 (Holy shit that was 10 years ago already!). Billy was in a "fuck shit up" part of his career and at this particular time was heavily motivated by his short addiction to sky diving. I remember him coming back from his first or second time in the same week saying how unreal it was and that it makes you feel like you can do anything you want. This was shortly followed by him saying something along the lines of "I'm going to disaster into the roll in at the stadium."
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