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Yo, I’m down to do the interview. We should just do it ichat conversation stylee and just talk about shit. Maybe one conversation or a few over time. Just freestyle the shit outta it…

are there any points in your mind that you would just like to discuss? I know that sometimes when I do interviews I wish people would ask me questions about certain things because I’ve had shit on my mind. Lemme know dewey!

Haha, freestylin it all the way sounds funny, the ichat thing is clever… Well I’d just like people to know first off, that rollerblading is the most under-rated “action-sport” (or whatever label you want to put on it) out there. I think our industry could definitely use more corporate sponser involvement like it did back in the day when I was able to buy “Senate” shirts at “Bicycle World” in my hometown Harlingen, TX.

I hate seeing how skateboarding is so popular only because it means less money for more professionals like yourself to make a sweet sustainable living. I think our industry needs to have the vibes we had back in the 90s, when all bladers were a lot more chill and fun… I don’t believe that competition formats are the only way to get your name out there or be labeled a “pro”… I respect you Rob G because of the creative way you choose to skate and because it motivates me to have more fun with it although I’m always an advocate of people who drop raw hammers… [...]

Rob G. Freestyles with Pat Leal: Check the full Article on Shock.

Michael Garlinghouse, Shane McClay, and Jeph Howard skating at the Summit park wearing the new Vibralux Denim line (December 2009).

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FootageTape’s Jamie Olmstead & Kevin Dowling are interviewed for SHOCK TV.

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At the end of my block is the park I grew up at. I remember seeing a pack of rollerbladers that would blade past my house jumping off of the little dips in the driveways to end up at the park.

They would grind the red curbs at the parking lot and a bench that was stolen from the school across the street that was placed down a two step stage.

They were the kids that were two grades older than me that I had hoped to one day be just like. [...]

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What is going on with the blading scene in France? Where did it find its beginnings? Is there something distinctive about French blading, what is it?

I don’t find that there is something that really distinguishes the French blading scene from another.

There are a lot of talented skaters, all levels combined, with very different styles, who can’t access the recognition of being entitled a pro. From the top of my head as an example there’s Julien Cudot, Adrien Anne, Matthias Sillan and many more.

Skaters here either like to skate on their own, some prefer real group street sessions others are really motivated travel-wise and go to nearly all the contests (the European ones at least). However as far as skating goes I must say that there are very few infrastructures, skateparks and the street spots are never perfect and turn out to be quite difficult. But that’s actually a plus side and gives birth to crazy skaters such as Cyril Daniel and Mathieu Heinnemann…

I can keep trying to describe the french blading scene but actually there just isn’t a made in France label, which, to my mind, is what makes rollerblading interesting. [...]

Check the full Interview of Clement Milot on Shock.

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Shock: Intuition Pro Derek Henderson will kill hilself if you sponsor him.

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Jeremy Soderburg letting things air out at LB’s Monday Night Skate sesh.

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Justin D: Let’s just get right into it. There was a recent interview on this site in which someone claimed Franco Shade wasn’t that FRSH, that it wasn’t giving back to rollerblading.

How do you feel about that? What are you thoughts on that?

Jeremy: There’s so much shit I want to say. First of all I don’ t know where this kid gets his information. I find it outrageous that he thinks Joe Navran has nothing to do with rollerblading.

He’s made the most influential videos, and our sport wouldn’t be where it is today without him. Imagine our sport without classic videos like F.O.R., Elements I & II or Coup De Tat. [...]

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SHOCKING INTERVIEW: AMALL, VALO & DYNA RIDER BRANDON SMITH PART 1

It seems that the age of hammers has passed (that is, a time when hammers were the end all of skating) and skaters are now focusing more and more on developing their own independent esthetic.

Is this an accurate picture, if so, what are your thoughts on what factors might have caused this development and to what extent do you think this development is positive?

In the past the easiest way to stand out from the crowd was to find the biggest baddest stunt and be the first and/or only person to land it.

There’s a reason the leap of faith was such a huge phenomenon for years, someone simply wanted to hold the title that nobody had yet to accomplish.

I think our industry has started to mature, and somewhat grew out of this phase. It seems like people are more accepting of a different kind of skating, with more variety and individuality.

I definitely believe this is a step in the right direction. They say “variety is the spice of life” and that should apply to blading as well. [...]

Check the Interview + Photos + Clips of Brandon Smith on Shock.

I have heard that you are a nomad these days. What prompted you to pick up your things and go everywhere and stay nowhere? What are some pros and cons to being a nomadic wandering professional rollerblader?

Yea, I am actually looking for a place at this point, but for the last 6 months I have been on the move.

The motivation behind the lifestyle came from my constant travel. I had been gone so much, and knew I would be going on so many trips in the coming months that paying 800 bucks a month for a place a was never at didn’t make sense anymore.

The main pro to that lifestyle is the lack of rent. It is really nice for the first to roll around and not give away about half my check. It was fun to cruise around responsibility free, always hanging out with new people, and not really feeling something pulling you back to one place.

As fun as it is, there are a few things I don’t like. My car is constantly packed to the brim.

Sometimes it was weird to come home from a long trip and be at the airport trying to figure out where to go instead of having your own space to go back to. Other than those things though it was pretty nice.

Check the Chris Haffey: Shock Interview Part2: Skate Life by Wolfman.
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I respect Robert Guerrero immensely.

Through the years Rob’s skating has grown and grown into something too beautiful for words. To put it poetically, his blading is a swimming through ever opening doors.

Whenever he graces the bay area scene with his presence I silently admire his style, flow, and consistency. As the session progresses his lines build and build from simple, perfectly executed lines, to lines peppered with extremely technical grinds, boosting airs and tucked switch, natural and illusion spins.

He is an inspiration to any passionate rollerblader over 25 years old. Rob is also one of the few overseers of the numerous rollerblading communities all over the world. For years he has been traveling through the country, from one rollerblading shire to the next, infusing each with his revitalizing energy.

He is perhaps the closest thing we have to a rollerblading guru, yet at the same time he is a sensitive, self critical, and real person who is open enough to admit that he is still finding himself.

Rob lives his live by the motto, ‘be open to the present moment’, and this continues to guide him from one moment to the next. As a culture we are continually blessed to have ‘Rob G. to the full effect’.

-Wolfman

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What do you think about the current state of blading “culture”?

In what ways could we make it more robust and interesting to the outside world?

That’s a hard question. I don’t think we need to change much at all. Its not that it needs to be more interesting, but that the outside world just needs to be shown how interesting it already is.

The thing is you can’t force feed it to people. I think something as simple as having events with the right format and the right courses (to keep it impressive to an outside eye) in the right places would help a lot. Places like Venice beach or any boardwalk of any beach for that matter.

Places with a stupid amount of foot traffic. They see how tight skating is, and I think you can get a good sense of the culture from an event like that. Especially if its less of a contest and more of just a showcase of tight blading.

If its relaxed and all the skaters are having a good time it will come across to all the people that walk by. I know when I used to go to NISS at Venice Beach I always wanted to get better just so I could be hanging out with everyone cause it looked like they were all having a good time on and off the course. [...]

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