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Krys Dauchy – 1986 – Aggrorag

// July 8th, 2010 // No Comments » // BMX, china

Jared Souney sent me this yesterday by email. He had dinner with Mike Daily and together they went through some of the legendary ‘zine “AggroRag“. It it was this little gem.

If my memory serves correctly this image was from my very first national contest ever, the NY AFA Masters. It was also my second contest ever. I’m thinking this was in 1986. I would have been 15. I rode a blue Haro Master (which I completely loved, BTW) and I also think that I remember Mat Hoffman riding in this contest too. Something tells me that may have been HIS first national too.

Ah…such innocent youngsters we were.

East Coast Reunion Jam – July 17-18, 2009 – Solon Community Center

// July 20th, 2009 // No Comments » // BMX

So much fun. I haven’t seen so many of these guys for 20 years. That’s a long time. It was really great to see everyone.

Karl Elsass & Trey Leeper

Karl Elsass & Trey Leeper

Here’s a link to HalleenBrandon’s Flick’r Set

and my Flick’r Set

Lawnmowers.  Pinky Squeaks.  Obsure Tricks.  What could be better?

hang fiving blue bike waiting... bikes without riders...so sad more biles

Woodward West: Old Skool BMX reunion

// April 14th, 2009 // No Comments » // BMX

I am SO sorry I missed this (but I am glad I took my kid to see the “Great Ohio Serpent Mound” that weekend!

Awesome!

Freestylin’ 6.0 scan

// January 5th, 2009 // No Comments » // BMX

Sombody scanned and linked the entire Freestylin’ Nike 6.0 book.  Whoa…that’s one industrous little guinea pig!

BMX: In the beginning there was…MIKE DOMINGUEZ

// December 23rd, 2008 // 4 Comments » // BMX

Mike Dominguez @ Pipeline, 1984

Mike Dominguez @ Pipeline, 1984

I just started the story of how I got into freestyle BMX in the 1980′s over at chinakrysdarrington.com.  Go over and read up on how my thieving ways and safe-cracking abilities turned me onto Californian golden-boy Mike Dominguez and from there…me and the bike…we were like, one.  Really.

Read more…

[editors note 04/19/2010:  Ptooy, I just realized that when I migrated ckd.com over here, I never updated the links.  So sorry about that and thanks to rrice who let me know about this dilema.  I'll get it fixed as soon as I can.  So sorry for the problems.]

Pre-School Riders by The White Bear

// December 22nd, 2008 // No Comments » // BMX

Found at: http://www.ewirezine.com/more/columns/column18.shtml

In a recent issue of Ride they talked about the Old School and New School riders. But there’s another group that was around before there was an old school, these are the Pre-school riders…

How to tell if you’re a pre-school rider
by The White Bear

  • You’ve been in a room drunk with McGoo (OK, this applies to pre-school, old school, and new school)
  • You once had a neon bike and a number plate with your name on it.
  • There’s still a pair of leathers in the back of your closet.
  • Your wife/girlfriend/roommates tell you to shut up every time you say “I know Dennis McCoy” while watching ESPN.
  • You go to the Van’s Skatepark and can name the three guys riding that big pool in the back.
  • You know the name of that big pool in the back.
  • You know what a “steamer” is.
    The word “King” comes to mind when someone mentions Eddie Fiola.
  • You know who Mad Dog is, and you’ve seen him naked.
  • You still know every word from Beastie Boys’ Licensed to Ill.
  • You know what a Velodrome is.
  • Mike Sarrail once taught you a trick.
  • You were almost in a van accident while Ron Wilkerson was driving.
  • You make fun of people who ride without brakes.
  • You’ve been ht by Dennis McCoy skidding off the ramp landing a 540.
  • You’ve bumped into John Ker on the deck of a vert ramp.
  • You once wondered if you were dual and silk.
  • You once had a seatpost with a handle on it.
  • You remember when miniramps were vert ramps.
  • You know at least three people who are now millionaires but claim not to be.
  • You’ve wondered if Bob Haro is gay.
  • You know the Land of Oz was really in Torrance.
  • You once wished YOUR dad would start a magazine.
  • You’ve helped Matt Hoffman straighten his bars during a contest run.
  • You can still do a curb endo.
  • You’ve fallen on your ass recently trying a trick you used to pull every time.
  • You’ve had a drunk walk up to you while you were riding and say, “I used to ride for Redline.”
  • You’ve walked up drunk to some young riders and said, “I used to ride for Kuwahara.”
  • You’ve jerked off thinking about Windy.
  • You can finish this sentence: Alley oops are hard, lookbacks are harder, but _________.”

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Poem: “Become” by The White Bear

// December 11th, 2008 // No Comments » // BMX

This was posted on Steve Emig’s blog for Darkchilde (whoever she is…)  I like it!

Become

You must risk
If you’re to succeed
For when you grow
Sometimes you bleed
Each must climb
Over the fence
For the only cage
Is ignorance
Each Jedi knight
And Shaolin monk
Evolved from
A lowly punk
Don’t get caught
In the world’s throws
We must become
Our own heroes

-The White Bear

Go check out his blog if you want to read all about the backstage stuff at FREESTYLIN’ magazine.

“You have NO friends…”

// December 5th, 2008 // No Comments » // BMX, funny-bone

I was working on MySpace and was making a friend request.  This dialog box popped up informing me that I have NO friends (in that newly created category).  But I found it funny…  No friends  *SNIFF*

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