Canadian Movie Night

You will be able to pick up both videos at the premeire, so bring cash. Trust me it is definitely worth it.

-Nick. D

HAPPY 4th of July *Colin Kelso Online Edit*

THIS EDIT is amazing. I can’t really say much more than that. Enjoy. Oh P.S you get a look at the new USD Carbons.

Be-Mag Issue 33 Cover

Since Too Faded I cannot get Ben Schwab’s alley-oop grabbed fishbrain **Edit: darkside true fishbrain** out of my mind and then I look at the cover of the new Be-Mag and it hit me like a ton of bricks. It is one of the most stylish tricks I have seen, and this cover captures it perfectly.

Here is a little info about Be-Mag’s up coming issue

Be-Mag Issue 33 is another jam packed issue full of content from all over the place. We are featuring not only one skater this time, but 5 skater related stories and we’ll take you on a wild ride here. Ben Schwab scored the main interview and has been shooting this interview for several months, we follow him through the streets of LA at the tail end of his California trip. Dominic Sagona shows us his steeze and clears up some style issues with young skaters today. Dominic worked on this profile in both California and the UK. Chad Hornish hails from Arizona and has been turning heads there continuously. Beastmaster shows us why he has earned the name Beastmaster and is someone to look out for! Brandon Mateer from Kansas already was in the limelight with a Be-Mag profile, shocked everyone with his near death experience during a fall, time has passed so we decided to catch up with him again. Staff photographer Jeremy Stephenson joined Alex Broskow and Jeff Stockwell on their trip to Ecuador. This issue also showcases the two big competitions, the BCSD and the Winterclash. And to add in some international flavor we are showing you competition coverage from the Never Winter Jam in Poland. And last but not least flip through the pages of Soulstealing with the finest pictures featuring skaters, spots and photographers from all over the globe.

Ben Schwab Interview
Dominic Sagona Interview
Ecuador Trip
Chad Hornish Profile
Beastmaster Profile
What The Hell Has Brandon Mateer Been Up To?
Winterclash 09
BCSD 09
Never Winter Jam
Soulstealin

-Nick. D

Possibly the Gayest Thing I Have Ever Seen

This really has nothing to do with rollerblading. This is the BMX version of Kendama I assume, and it is bad. I ripped this off of Be-Mag HERE. I had a laugh so I decided I would share.

-Nick. D

Good Responses and Counter Arguements to my “Thanks for Quitting You Old Asshole! Just More Rolling for Me!” Article

I received a lot of response to the “Thanks for Quiting You Old Asshole! Just More Rolling for Me!” article, which was surprising because it was just an article I wrote to tide me over for the rather larger one that is in the works (possibly a two parter). However, the response I received from the article was fantastic and very eye opening; it was  mature, constructive, and never once down graded itself to name calling or petty argument. I must admit I was surprised, pleasantly surprised. This article proved to provide the pure form of debate amongst rollerbladers that I have been looking for. Truly amazing. So I decided below I would feature some of the better responses to my article. Not all of these responses agree with what I said, and I really like them for that. Providing a separate side to any argument helps bring clarity to a subject. Anyway, I didn’t ask these people to use their writing, but they did post it in the comments section of the article, so I think it should be alright, but if you see I used your material and want me to take it down just e-mail me at canadianroll@hotmail.com

dante

very well put. i was a competitive speed skater for 30 plus years. at the end, continuing killed me. i wanted to continue but i had an injury that didnt allow me to continue. i started aggressive skating at 32 years old. i didnt have the luxury of the young body to learn this sport. im 42 now and still going strong. sure my age limits me a bit. what it really is, my brain hinders me. i know what pain is , the consequences, responsibilities, etc. pretty much ( if you are in shape) your body will keep going if your mind tells you. its hard skating with people a third my age or half my age. i continue because skating is in my blood. so many people waste the talents they were given. i skate what i can skate, and my mind tells my body what it cant do. i still push myself, but i dont go crazy. i love rolling, and so i grind on. great articles

Oli Bennet

Im going through a lot of the same stuff really, and im 28 soon, and im trying to look after myself better, drink less, stretch more, go jogging, etc etc. So i understand and agree with a lot of the article.

However all the stuff about people quitting

– “So for all those who quit, all I can say is, “thank you.” You helped rid rolling of fake bitches whose natural instinct is to give up when things get hard. We didn’t need you to begin with”–

Is just unnecessary and I totally disagree with it in its entirety. Theres a hell of a lot to do in life and people wanting to achieve something new or experience new sports or adventures are not people “whos natural instinct is to give up when things get hard” Sure, it would be hard for me to do most of the tricks i could do in 2002, im not giving up though and neither am i going to try them again. I have been skating since i was 8 years old, and if i was to give up now, which i am not, would i be a fake bitch after 20 years on wheels?

I have a lot of friends who have quit skating, and it used to annoy me, but then i realised, its just skating. These people have other things they want to pursue, and they are still great friends, and are happy. Who are we to be telling them they are fake bitches and insulting them because they don’t want to destroy their bodies any more, or they have other priorities?

Rollerblading is my life, but i hate the “nazi only rollerbladers rule and know” ideas. Im just as much into music as i am rollerblading, and even that annoys people.

Its a big world out there.

Just discussion, no beef!

Kevin Dowling, AKA King Dirty

Thank you for this, I needed to feel connected with people my age that still shred, sometimes I feel like I am the Last of the Mohicans. Props to all you guys, we should set up some sort of 25+ retreat where we all get together and shred.

Jamie Murret

At nearly 28 years old with responsibilities of a mortgage, a family, and working as a business owner, database marketing manager and a marketing consultant I can relate to a lot of what you said. Despite the added responsibilities and increased susceptibility to injuries that we are cursed with as we age, I’ve continued to be passionate about rollerblading for 14+ years. It’s all about making the time to do what you love and making sure you take care of yourself well enough to continue doing it.

Whether people who I have grown up with or once admired quit skating due to whatever their reasons might be does not bother me though. For me skating is personal, I do it for my own enjoyment and as my escape from the everyday stress and responsibilities that come with life on life’s terms. Ironically, despite the danger involved and damage it has done to my body, rollerblading has been my fountain of youth and I know will always be able to find a new friend in anyone who shares these feelings.

Last night I decided to go out to skate because a good friend of mine is helping me make a new section and we almost have enough footage to start editing. Despite being extremely sore from a full day of skating and filming over the weekend I forced myself to go out and try to get some more clips because I have been overly anxious to see the final product. Of course I should have listened to my sore body because as soon as I put my skates on I fell which resulted in a couple staples in my head. I took my skates off a little while later and decided to call it a night. Driving home I told myself that I need to do a better job of listening to my body when it’s telling me not to go skating if I want to continue doing this in the future. Besides being frustrated from waiting at the clinic until 2:00am and being a little embarrassed coming into work this morning with some messy, blood-soaked, greasy looking hair I am grateful to be ok and hopeful that with a little luck nothing will ever stop me from doing what I love.

Anyways, I just wanted to say thank you for the article. Hopefully I’ll be skating again next week and should have a new section online in the next couple weeks. I am proud to say this new section will be one of my biggest personal accomplishments and I can’t wait to share it with everyone who loves rollerblading as much as I do.

Garret

Interesting points Nick. I agree with you in some respects. But I don’t think getting enraged or bitter over someone dropping out of the blade scene is the right stance. I think you have to be in that situation to truly understand it. I myself fell out of love with rollerblading for almost a year, surfing became my new bed buddy. It didn’t hurt to fall, I was getting in better shape, and staying healthy, yet still getting that satisfaction that rollerblading/snowboarding gave me. Skating stopped being fun, I was reminded of how much better I “used” to be, and honestly who wants to continue something if it stops being fun? It felt like more of an obligation (to rollerblading as a whole) to skate than something I really wanted to be doing. It wasn’t a matter of making excuses, it was plain and simple, it stopped being enjoyable, and just became frustrating.

Now a year later I have fallen back in love, gotten my game back, gained new tricks, and it’s fun all over again. I’m sure people said the same thing about me “he’s a bitch, good thanks for quitting!” like a bitter ex girlfriend you’ve cheated on. So instead of getting bitter about someone who quit, take it with a grain of salt, maybe it just stopped being enjoyable, maybe they fell out of love, maybe it’s just a stage and they will eventually come back. Everyone has their reasons, and if you don’t enjoy it anymore, you shouldn’t be doing it, I don’t think that constitutes someone being a bitch, that’s them accepting what has happened and taking a step back to reevaluate themselves. Just my opinion from the other side.

Azur

Thought provoking, inspiring and instigating of far right thinking I´d say!
I very much side with Oli Benet on this one, the hatred disqualifying has no room in adulthood, but I understant resentment and have gone through similar feelings many times.
Still, despite I mainly agree with most that has been said, I feel that most people do not aknowledge the “rabbit hole factor”; the psychollogical side of our subculture has much pollution from the leissure industry propaganda, and is in a sense a big fake. Nonetheless, this is ignored in the rolleblading community and all the rest of the action sports niches. (Ref. the apple series)
I feel it is one of the most important aspects of the curve that the average rollerblader has go through, when balancing normal life with rollerblading and the latter slowly goes on to one side. We, the ones that got really implicated, are a majorly marginalised group among society and need to readapt. I am always astonished about how there is such little thinking on these issues, when they represent the very root of the problem. The leissure industry does not take responsibilities for bombarding youth with ideas that aren´t exactly apropriate for them, but how would they, the whole world is irresponsible for their actions. Then you get a whole generation trying to work out what the hell happened with that lifestyle we were sold like it happened from 1999 onwards…
What is key to understand in these subjects is that we have been sold an image for an activity, and that image has to evolve within us because they (industry leaders) won´t market a saner image of it; as profit is tehir religion. As for us, it simply can´t stay in the trick after trick porn, “have a quicky and get rid of the tisue” format. It needs to attend to the intellectual and spiritual needs of teh individual.
This activity must remain giving the individual positive aspects and a sane mindframe, and when it does not, it simply must be adapted without treason threats from the environment or the community.
These ideas are so contemporary they are actually becoming common in rollerblading trends now (bear with them) “quitters never loose”, and stygma ties for you office lovers.

May sarcasm start replacing hatred?

Never too late!

Azur, 29 in few days.

I want to thank everyone who responded, not just the people featured. Truly great responses everyone. Like I said, very eye opening. It is good to see that between the crazy Be-Mag threads (most of which are hilarious) and the crazy responses on Rollernews from anonymous posters, that topics like this can still be discussed in a mature manner.

-Nick. D

The Pianowski Grycon 2009. No.

Hey, the Conference/ USD/ Deshi/ whatever the hell else you are,  where is my Richie Eisler Pro Skate release? I bet you this Grycon (I refuse to acknowledge it as a VII) skate sells maybe 100 pairs* and I never see a pair in Canada. How long has the Richie Eisler skate been delayed for now? Since Christmas 08? Why aren’t efforts going toward that release instead of this souped up ghetto fabulous Grycon?**

Below are the new Pianowski Grycons

Whoops, sorry, I got them slightly mixed up with the Franky Morales Remz. Funny how that happened (gold writing on the back of the cuff with the pro’s name, check. Gold bolts on the frame, check. Gold writing on the liners plus gold backing near the achilles, check. Gold backslide plate, check. Prodominantly black boot, check) . Well trust me, below are the REAL Pianowski Grycon 09s.

When I look at all Grycons I cannot get this picture out of my head.

So no, I cannot take the skate seriously.

Did you know that for every shitty skate that gets released before the Richie Eisler pro skate that a young child dies from disappointment? I know, I was shocked when I heard it too.

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*I am not sure the exact sales numbers of the Grycon skate, so I am using the number 100 as a under-exaggeration. However, I know they are not sold in every major shop, including Canada’s main shop, Shop-Task. So I can only conclude that A) they do not sell well B) they are cheap to make, because they do not sell well and are STILL be released, and C) not too many people give two flying fucks about them.

** Don’t give me that bullshit of this not being a Grycon. This is a Grycon with a different name. Please refer to the shitty Grycons HERE, HERE and HERE (this last one is included in the post for increased laughs) if you don’t believe me. Also, don’t tell me that they offer better products on the VII line, that last example had nearly the same frame offered on the new Pianowski Grycon, and replaced some Project Blow wheels with some Chimera ones, and the verdict is still out on Sifika liners (dear Sifika, instead of putting all your efforts on the outside “wow” effect of the liner, you should restructure the liners internally so that they offer better padding and support where it is needed. Trust liners did it and they are on their first release with the Catalyst. how many releases have you had now Sifika?).

-Nick. D

A Day in Our Lives Volume 1 Preview…With Canadians (A.K.A Sean Knight and D.P)!

When I said Sean Knight and D.P were the hardest working skaters in Canada I wasn’t kidding. Everywhere I go I am seeing media of these guys and everything they are putting out is grade A material. Now I see their names along side the likes of Jeph Howard, Ian Mcleod, Mikey Blair and others, in Quinn Feldman’s “A Day in Our Lives Volume 1.”

The full volume will be released on Rolling Revival next week, but for now enjoy the description and the preview.

A Day in Our Lives is an online video series I created that captures a day in the life from skaters around the world. This is the first volume. It captures complete days of Anthony Williams, Mikey Blair, Sean Knight, Andrew Scherf, and Ryan Googins. It also features skating from Iain and Colin Mcleod, Ryan Santos, Brian Weis, Jeph Howard, DP, Ryan Roux, Ranier Piramide, and many more.
The message behind this series is that we all are from different places, have different back rounds and skate at different skill levels but in the end of the day we all just go out and Blade and have fun with friends. volume 1 will be out on revival next week.
Thanks to everyone who helped film the days of the skaters. A big thanks to all the artist that contributed their music to it, And thanks to all the skaters who skated for it.
Artist: Dickie Bass
Song: Another Song

-Nick. D

Sean Knight & D.P June Edit

I am going to go out on a ledge and say it. D.P and Sean Knight are the hardest working skaters in Canadian Rollerblading. You don’t agree with me? Find me someone who puts out as much dope shit as them, constantly. This June edit is ridiculous (like all of their edits), it is packed full of tricks you probably can’t do, done with a style that you wish you had. Also, it looks like both Sean and D.P are rockin the helmet steeze, I gotta say, they make it look not bad at all. Anyway, that’s enough dick riding for me, check out the edit at the Shop-Task blog HERE. Once the vimeo version becomes available I will put it up because I know some of you assholes are lazy and won’t even click the link.

Sean Knight just sent me the vimeo link. Enjoy!

-Nick. D

Continuing with the Rob G Love…”Controlled Accidents Num. 9, Fade Nation “Green’”

I hate writing edit descriptions. So I will just steal the write up off the youtube page for this edit.

Robert Guerrero, Jayson Reduta, and John Starr meet up in Los Angeles to film for the third installment of the Fade Nation series entitled “Green.” For more Info about Fade Nation “Green” visit www.fadenation.blogspot.com. For updates and video on Rob Guerrero visit www.controlledaccidents.wordpress.com

Also be sure to check out the latest update from the Rob G blog HERE.

P.S this is awesome, Rob G out takes from the Inline Warehouse Rollerblade Solo description. It made me laugh.

-Nick. D

I Fuckin’ Love Zombies…and Eulogy Wheels

What you are seeing is a sneak peak at the new Eulogy line of wheels, and they are rad. Anyone who says they aren’t rad probably likes “The Note Book” and cries himself / herself to sleep at night. I am not going to lie, I think I may just get the whole line because I love zombies that much (and keep some just for display). Finally, my love for zombie movies and rollerblading can find a happy median. Thank you Eulogy. Now all I need is for George Remareo to make a a skate video and I would be extremely happy.

Oh yea, and Fallon Heffernan and Soichiro Kanashima have decided to support Eulogy wheels and Crap bearings  (I don’t know what the fuck “support” means, I guess they aren’t on the pro team or officially sponsored by Eulogy, but they get free wheels and bearings). I don’t really know much about Fallon, so I can’t say if she is deserving or not (but Issac is knowledgeable so I trust his judgment), but Soichiro is definitely deserving; I could watch Soichiro’s skating all day and not get bored. He is one of the most (if not the most) stylish rollerbladers out there. In fact, if he is only being “supported” and not on the pro team, I would be disappointed. Someone make this happen.

To further my quest to get Soichiro on the pro team, watch him destroy this little ledge for 10 minutes. That’s right, this was filmed in 10 minutes…and it is a small ledge, and he still makes it look good.

If you want to see the original post go HERE.

-Nick. D