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In his issue #14 interview, Chris Farmer opened up to ONE like we were Barbara Walters. He told us about playing in his brother’s band, realizing skating was a job, and why he dicks around at contests. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
For an in-depth look at what’s going on inside the mind of one of blading’s most prolific innovators, be sure to check this out.
— ONE.
Long-time German super shredder Daniel Prell finally answered the questions we sent him like a month ago now that he’s been released from the hospital.
Turns out this guy knows how to have a little bit too much of a good time, and what happened in Barcelona didn’t exactly stay in Barcelona. Glad to hear you’re better man! Anyway, here’s some insight and imagery to familiarize you with this staple of the European skate scene.
— ONE.
Dean, getting right down to biz, why don’t we start off with you telling the readers a little something about yourself; who is Dean Coward?
I’m a 17 year old blader from Orange County California (the home of Ryan Sheckler), who is attending Saddleback College and skating every chance that I can.
Currently, the entire rollerblading industry thinks that you are a raging alcoholic. Your “drunk edits” have given you quite the bad rep. I actually was at a skatepark the other day and saw a fourth grader drink an entire bottle of vodka then proceed to do a miszou.
When I asked him what was causing such bad behavior, all he could say was “Dean Coward rules!” Why don’t we clear the air, you’re not actually drunk in your drunk edits are you? ;)
Ha,ha, i’m glad you asked this question. Drunk edits came about when I started filming skating on my cheap digital camera at the skatepark one day. Adam Brierley told me to make an edit from the footage and call it “Drunk Edit,” for no apparent reason. As time went by I started making more edits, the skating got more silly, as well as the songs I used for them. Now it’s a standard to do funny tricks (pencil grinds, stair glides, etc.) in the drunk edits.
No one is drunk in drunk edits, that’s just the name we chose for them because it goes with the theme of the type of blading going on in them. For some reason, some people take these edits seriously when it’s pretty obvious we’re just doing silly skating and having a good time. But expect big things in the future of Drunk Edits… [...]
Check the One Mag, BLADE LIFE: An Interview with Dean Coward.
David Allen Paine is 38 years old and living the dream… no, seriously, he is! He quit a very stable, decent-paying job — probably with a union — one that your parents told you to get after college, where after your 40 years of services you’re on Easy Street.
But he wanted more out of life and wasn’t going to settle just for a decent job. Dave had dreams and he made them come true.
At a young age he always wanted to skate and film. Growing up in the Philadelphia area is where he cut his teeth, and in the early ’90s, like most of you now, found that filming could be just as gratifying as skating. Now he’s been rolling and filming for 17 years.
He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Irene, and works for the action sports TV channel Fuel.
— Mike Opalek.
Who is Mark Korte and what does he have to do with rollerblading?
I can basically answer that by saying… I am the USD Enforcer, one of the founders of the Stretch Crew, and a Powerslide veteran… since a lot of kids might not know what in the hell that means, I will break it down.
I came to be part of USD in the late part of ‘98, when the team was Arlo, Champ, Dustin, Jon, and Josh… at the time I was only hired by Powerslide to push papers, but that changed after a week or so.
To make a long story short, I had found my calling. I got to know all of the USD team (which was going through a transition period, much like we are now) and I ended up being the filter between the company and the team; I might even go as far as to say the glue, and at the same time I was the International Sales Manager at Powerslide.
So I was able to combine all of that into helping make USD (and The Conference Brands that followed) the hottest thing available. During this period, of which I am very proud to be a part of, we had the undisputed best team in Rolling, I built a worldwide flow team to rival all others at the time, and worked with distributors in over 40 countries building USD.
I was very adament about everything having structure, and working with the best team of rollers in the world has moulded my personality to this day, and I am grateful to each and every one who ever rolled for USD. [...]
quoting Scott Moffat:
I made it down to Santa Monica last weekend and got some shots at the LA All Day, which was an awesome event, you should have been there!
Amazing skating went down in not only the Beginner division, but even the Intermediate, Advanced, and Elite.
Competitions like the LA All Day are so diverse in the level of skating, and that’s the way it needs to be!
There are little Groms out there skating their hearts out and looking up to the upper divisions with hopes and ambitions of the next year’s season. They are the future and people like Tracy White, Carlos Kessell, and Matt Mickey are fueling the fire of Rollerblading. [...]
Check the LA All Day Photos on Believeinone.com.
What’s your name and how old are you?
My name is Steve Iacono, and I am 24 years old.Where are you from?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.When did you start blading?
I started blading around 1997, and skated in front of my house for like 2-3 years.How did you get the nickname “Alf”?
“Alf” was my favorite show when I was little, and for some odd reason they used to always re-run TV shows from the late-’80s era, but they would never show “Alf” on TV. One day I was out complaining about how it wasn’t re-run like “Happy Days” and “The Wonder Years,” and I had really messy hair, and one of my friends says, “With that haircut you look like Alf.” And he started saying it and it kinda caught on pretty fast. [...]
Check the full One, BLADE LIFE: An Interview with Steve Iacono.
What is left to say about the Bitter Cold Showdown? Each and every year is bigger, better and more exciting than the last.
The 9th annual Bitter Cold Showdown was no different. Jeff Dalnas, Franco Cammayo, Mathias Silhan, Jon Jon Bolino, David Sizemore, Brian Aragon, Chris Haffey, Alex Broskow and Montre Livingston battled it out for the 2009 title and kept the crowd cheering until the very end.
The 2009 DVD features every unforgettable trick from the contest along with commentary from the competitors.
In addition to the contest, Detroit native JC Rowe takes you through the official industry trade show to give you an inside look at what’s going on with some of your favorite rollerblading brands.
The DVD also features the World Rolling Series pro tour and covers events from Australia, France, England and Spain.
If you haven’t had the opportunity to experience the Bitter Cold Showdown first hand or are one of the hundreds of attendees eager to see everything you missed, pick up the Bitter Cold Showdown 2009 DVD and enjoy every moment of the world’s biggest rollerblading event.
Demetrios George is a big. strong, grown-ass-man rollerblader who happens to be on a personal mission to keep the legacy of the FP crew alive.
A legacy described in the following interview as being based on “Hard hitting, gangster, we know what we’re doing style.” Now teamed up with The Conference as co-Team Manager with Billy O’Neill, he’s got a chance to put his dedicated work ethic and ideas to the test.
We decided to let Ben Karris ask him some questions. Here’s what Demetrios had to say.— ONE
Demetrios, first and foremost, let me begin this interview by congratulating you on your new post as USD Team Manager. Why don’t YOU begin this interview by spilling the beans, who is Demetrios George?
Thanks Ben I hope all is well… As for me, I just turned 23-years-old this June, I’ve been skating for 14 years, and will do my best to stay in as long as I can. I’m a healthy-minded guy with a healthy diet.
I believe in taking care of yourself so that you can be better to the person next to you. I have a strong will to take care of people and support those around me. I was raised by some amazing Mediterranean parents and have a few older bros, one of which was always better than me at skating, name: Andre Stamenkovic.
I plan on showing him off soon ’cause he can still kill it. I’m proud to say that ’cause he was always my inspiration in rollerblading. Anyways, many have seen me differently, but although I look up to the Future Prospect guys from the past I respect all in this sport. I stay humble and try my best to better myself everyday.
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