One: Get Someone to Blade Day
It’s a new year, now let’s go make some new friends! Each dedicated rollerblader wants to see our sport and culture grow to its fullest potential, and Get Someone to Blade Day is here to remind us that one person can make a difference. But getting a new person on blades is about more than just making a new rollerblader, it’s a chance to share the unique awesomeness that is blade culture with new people; to pass the fun you get from blading on to someone else’s life. It’s a win-win situation all around. So don’t be shy. Keep your old blades in your trunk and when you hit up the park next time, get them on a pair of feet. Drag your non-skating friends in with you to the local skate shop. Bring ‘em to the video premieres and events in your area. This may sound like a no-brainer to some of us, but there’s plenty of you out there being greedy and keeping blading all to yourselves! No fair! You want your pros to earn more cheddar and your favorite company to make even cooler gear? Go the extra mile and do what you can to help make a whole new army of rollers. Let’s consider this post a forum to discuss ways to get your local scene involved and a place to brainstorm ideas. We’re here to help however we can, so let us know what we can do to help you Get Someone to Blade! — ONE
Designer Chris Piascik was super-cool and donated his time to make up some preliminary designs for the Get Someone to Blade Day campaign. (Thanks, Chris!) The graphic you see above is the first GIF we’ll be spreading around, and below we’ve posted some of Chris’ initial concepts. Use them as you see fit! Just give props where props are due. All we wanna do is inspire folks to see how much power is in their hands, and trust us, we’ve got some plans of our own…
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January 8th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Actually a pretty good idea, it’s similar to “go skateboarding day” I guess.
I’ve got a few friends into rolling now, just nagged them and nagged them until they tried it, and they come out for a chilled roll once in a while.
Good stuff, I quite like the designs too.
January 8th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Yes!!! this is what we need. More rollerbladers, especially pros and ams getting people to rollerblade. The number one reason people do not skate is simply because they have never seen rollerblading. Even skateboarders will rollerblade after you show them what its really about. Give or sell anyone that asks a pair of your used skates, let them use your own skates. They will love it and buy new skates. Build a box and let kids skate it, its what i do for all the kids ive gotten into rollerblading at one skatepark, theres a shit load of them now! A company needs to step up as well and produce a best of rollerblading dvd with the rowdiest sections ever and sell it at cost simply for promotional purposes. If i ever grab a copy of something like that, i’d make a hundred copies and make sure every kid i saw got one.
January 8th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I’ve gotten a lot of my friends into rollerblading. I either sell them my skates cheap, take them to the skatepark and let them try my skates and show them some skating, or i show them awsome clips of Chris haffey / Chris farmer.
I don’t know if it is just me but don’t these art peices look like they are influenced by Arlo?
January 8th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
marketing bullshit
January 8th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
i allready pay my “friends” that they skate with me
January 8th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
you pay your friends to skate with you?
January 8th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
dude its a great idea im a brand new noob, i aint even got skates yet but my boi silentkay has shown me the light!! now im stuck on skating!!!
January 8th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
THIS IS ABOUT THE WINTERCLASH POST SOOO…
ONCE AGAIN I NOTICE A LOT OF YOU ARENT TAKING THE WORD “PRO” SERIOUSLY. SO MANY OF YOU ARE LOOKING AT “PRO” AS A POPULARITY STATUS SYMBOL. NO. “PRO” MEANS YOU WORK AS A SKATER FOR A BUSINESS. YES THATS WHAT ITS ABOUT, BUSINESS & MAKING MONEY. THATS WHAT BEING A PROFESSIONal IS ALL ABOUT. I KNOW IT ISNT WHAT SKATINGS AOUT BUT SKATING FOR FUN AND SKATING AS A PRO ARE DIFFERENT. ALL YOU HATERS NEED TO OPEN UP A DICTIONARY, LOOK UP THE WORD, AND REALIZE THAT THERE ARE RULES WHEN TALKING ABOUT PRO STATUS, ITS NOT ABOUT FAIRNESS, AND YES THE PEOPLE WHO HIRE PROS DO MAKE THE RULES ITS NOT A DEMOCRACY, YOU DONT GET TO CHOOSE WHO IS PRO OR NOT, SPONSORS DO. AFTER ALL ITS A BUSINESS AND ITS THERE MONEY. DONT GET THIS CONFUSED WITH SKATING JUST FOR FUN. YOU KIDS NEED TO GROW UP AND UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “PRO” AND SKATING CAUSE YOU LOVE IT. YES PROS LOVE SKATING BUT BEING “PRO” IS ABOUT BEING A PROFESSIONAL WHO WORKS FOR A LIVING. ITS NOT ABOUT BEING THE BEST OR MOST RESPECTED SKATER. STOP BEING CHILDISH AND SAYIN STUPID COMMENTS ABOUT HOW UNFAIR THE WHOLE PRO STATUS THING IS AND HOW ITS ALL ABOUT MONEY.. NO SHIT SHERLOCK. IF YOU LOVE SKATING YOU SHOULD DO IT FOR THAT. AND PLEASE GROW UP, YES BEING PRO IS ABOUT MONEY AND CAPITALISM, JUST LIKE EVERY JOB OUT THERE. ITS NOT ABOUT FAIRNESS YOU IDOTS. IF YOU THINK BEING PRO HAS TO DO WITH FAIRNESS THEN YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD. AND YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW SKATING WILL GROW AS AN INDUSTRY, A BUSINESS. THATS WHY WE ARE BEHIND OTHER SPORTS, WE AS SKATERS HAVENT BEEN TAKING THE BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SIDE OF SKATING SERIOUSLY. A LOT OF KIDS WANT SKATING TO BE LIKE THE TEEN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ALL ABOUT WHO KIDS THINK IS COOL AND POPULAR VERSUS WHAT WILL GROW OUR INDUSTRY. IM SORRY BUT JULIEN CUDOT AND CJ WELLSMORE HAVE A WHILE TO GO BEFORE THEY CAN TRULY REP OUR SPORT AS “PROFESSIONALS” WHICH IS MORE ABOUT BUSINESS THAN TALENT. SO STOP CRYING AND SCREAMING “UNFAIR” WHEN IT COMES TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONALISM.
January 8th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
I dunno if JJ is Jon Julio but I am so glad that somebody put that into words it doesn’t matter if you can do all the tricks in the world… if your a douche your a douche….
January 8th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
J J !
what the hell are you talking about!! back in the days all pros were little kids! and they managed the industry to work ! can you remember those days!
and yes of course the inline boom is a while back! but skating nowadays is only “underground” because of games like tony hawk and skate and shows like jackass! put some sick skating in jackass and you will see how many people will roll around!! so all we need ismaking our sport more popular! sees phil
January 8th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
All the pro’s were little kids? Are you twisting information from Barely Dead???? Some immature, but not kids (Except Randy Spizer, Aaron F, being young at pro status… but i’m sure they got mature real fast, hanging older team members.)
Arlo, Chris Edwards, Mike Budnik, Rawlinson, Tash, Brooke, Julio, Scott, Erik Burke, Ryan Jacklone, Marco Hitze, Manuel Billiris, Tom Fry, Cesar Mora, Salerno… list goes on.
They were all far from little kids.
January 9th, 2009 at 2:35 am
yeh back to the point!!!!
this is get someone to blade day, not “your not a pro and now im angry day” i think this is a great opportunity for people like me an yeh i know i aint no “pro” an probably wont be.. ever!! but why kill dreams for others. i like skating for the fun of it, and accomplishing self setting targets/goals, is a buzz in it self, c’mon man if ya wanna write s**t like that dont leave comments from one end of the scale on posts meant for the beginning of the scale. Encourage us!!
u get me??
January 9th, 2009 at 6:51 am
Awesome. Im gonna make iron on tranfers and make tshirts and get my crew to wear them. yea boi!
January 9th, 2009 at 7:54 am
J J is right. pro means you skate for a company (and are good to).
but anyway, when i get the chance, ill always be getting people into skating. always good to see more ppl taking interest.