Jacob Juul went to Margarita Island, Venezuela, to visit the legendary inline skater Santiago Azpurua.

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The Day of the Rope is more than just a skate video. Make no mistakes, it does contain the best footage of the best rollerbladers in the world, but its purpose is greater than just that. Consider the Senate riders, not just as the best team of rollerbladers ever assembled on the face of the Earth, but also as the messengers of a new era. With the release of this video begins the official countdown to THE DAY OF THE ROPE. So to anyone who has ever crossed a rollerblader, beware. To anyone who has ever raised a fist, shouted an insult or even so much as directed a disapproving look towards a rollerblader, your days are numbered. We are gathering our troops. Our numbers are already strong, and they are growing. To rollerbladers, this is a call to arms… To everyone else, this is a warning… THE DAY OF THE ROPE IS COMING.

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Day of the Rope is a Senate team video released in 1996. It was directed by Arlo Eisenberg and Brian Konoske, and produced by Mark Heineken for PRN.

Soundtrack Listing - courtesy of Blading.Wiki.

• Eric Schrijn: A Tribe Called Quest - Youthful Expression.
• Louis Zamora: The Prunes - Cantona Style.
• Mike Scott: Misfits - Last Caress.
• Brandon Hardin: 311 - Next (311 Sessions).
• Alex Miranda and Nick Leggatt: Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made Of Sand.
• Eitan Kramer and Matt Mantz: Metallica - Dyers Eve.
• Friends: The Herbaliser - Mr Chombee Has The Flaw.
• Kevin Gillan and Santiago Azpurua: Pete Rock & CL Smooth - All The Places.
• TJ Webber: Morcheeba - Tape Loop.
• Arlo Eisenberg: The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil.
• BMX: Rooftop, Dennis McCoy, Rick Thorne, and Dave Mirra: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock ‘N Roll.
• Brian Konoske, Brooke Howard-Smith, Scott Bently, Tasha Hodgson, and Mike Opalek: Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the Pain.
• Randy Spizer: The Spice Girls - Wannabe.
• Josh Petty: Apollo 440 - Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Dub.
• Credits.

Iconic Skate Spot: the legendary double set at San Dieguito Academy. Featuring: Bryan Bell, Chris Haffey, Ranier Piramide, BJ Bernhardt, Aaron Feinberg, Shayne Skowers, Charles Dunkle, Carlos Pianowski, Boschi Pope, Oli Short, Jeff Stockwell, Aaron Dizon, Nick Wood, Frazer Watson, Connor O’Brien, Dominic Sagona, Jon Elliott, Santiago Azpurua, Eric Perkett, Brian Shima & more.

A compilation by Scoreback (Youtube Channel).

60+ minutes of strictly the realest. Footage stockpiled from late 1996 to 2004. Total over 230 hours of raw footage. Tricks & stunts from all 7 of my prior full release’s to date, as well as current, and old unseen footage. Put in sections seperated by skater to get a feel for their style and progression over the years. Plus a few sections from some very promising young guns. - Beau Cottington (2004).

Sections - PLAY: Intro | Louis Zamora | Brian Hamm | Mike Albritton & Troy White | Brent Hicks & Chris Haffey | Rob Thompson | TJ Webber | Blake Dennis & Santiago Azpurua | Abdiel Colberg | Brandon Campell & Tristan Feerey | Tory Treseder & Jimmy Shuda | Robert Guerrero & Beau Cottington | Mike MURDA Johnson & Dre Powell | Dominic Sagona | Cory Casey | Jon Elliott | Brian Shima | Eric Schrijn | Eric Perkett | Credits - Playlist on Youtube.

Montages - PLAY:

• Montage 1 with Bruno Loewe, Marc Dubied, Jona Messerli, Kato & Chris Haffey.
• Montage 2 with Matt Mantz, Champion Baumstimler, Joe Tan, Jason Marshall, Shayne Skowers, Vinny Minton, Billy Prislin & Dustin Latimer.
• Montage 3 with Erik Burke, Josh Clarke, Cory Donohoe, Dominic Wagner, Charles Dunkle, Christian Rodriguez, Matt Morrisson, Josh Petty, Walt Austin, Sam Davis, Chris Lapenta, Chris Haffey, Billy Prislin, Bruno Loewe, Jon Bergeron, Erik Bailey, Dustin Latimer, Hoang Phung, Marc Dubied, Oscar Colmanero, Micah Yeager, Mike Spring, Dustin Halleran, Carlos Ibanez, Tomas Banuelos, Beau Hale, Champion Baumstimler, Dominic Sagona, Jason Marshall, John Starr, Billy O’Neill, Omar Wysong, Jon Elliott & Ian Brown.

Respect (2004) by Beau Cottington, a retrospective remix from almost a decades’ worth of raw footage tapes. Released in 2004, with an original skater-produced soundtrack.