Jon Fromm is a Florida-raised shredder living in San Diego who was in the Bay for work and vacation. We talk about his many, many travels, the new Razors’ Shift skate, catching a black eye at Pow-wow, and more.

Follow him on social media: @JonFromm.

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Huge thanks to our supporters on Patreon: Trudy, Dustin, Edward, Jose, Nate, Steve, Alexander, Zach, Basti, Jon, Levi, Sean, Brad, Ivan, Randy, Jeff, Brad,Tri, and now Lawrence Ingraham and Mike. Just Mike.

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BLADE OR DIE,

— BRIAN KRANS

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On this episode, Jon answers questions from the /r/rollerblading community about the relationship between Valo and Roces, the likelihood of a Fifth Element reboot, the status of the industry, and more. Jon and I also talk about his new storefront, the Blading Cup, the new Forecast trade show, and taking pride in being a rollerblader.

Check out Valo-Brand.com, Them Goods, and swing on down to the Blading Cup Nov. 5 in lovely downtown Santa Ana, Calif.

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It’s always worth recognizing our Patreon supporters, otherwise known as those who make this podcast possible. Huge thanks to Trudy, Dustin, Edward, Jose, Nate, Steve, and Alexander.

BLADE OR DIE (and we mean it),

— BRIAN KRANS

Erick is a staple of NorCal rollerblading, from history-making stunts during Bay Area traffic to shooting photos for FilthJuice.

Known better as ESG, he’s “El Presidente” of the Juiced Sucka Foos, a crew formed in the Battle My Crew days.

On this episode, we talk about his experiences working for his parents carpet cleaning business, how cess slides are a sign of financial independence, his relationship with K2 skates, getting into photography, and, of course, smoking weed.

Follow him on Instagram: @juicedsuckafoos

CHECK OUT FILTHJUICE.COM

Erick in Valo V:

Ringbone:

Humble Beings:

Break song: “Juiced” by Zyme (Jared Majors)

If you’d like to know more about the JSF crew, read the article I wrote for AggressiveMall.com when they launched the JSF/AM Juiced line.

Blade or Die,

— Brian Krans

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Most known for his stunt skating in videos like Leading the Blind and Drip Drop, Pat got his start by flipping over Ferraris.

A pro for the K2 skate brand fresh out of high school, Pat talks about his purple pro skate, how he pulled off the tricks he does, and what he’s been up to in the last six years. He’s also looking for a ping-pong table.

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Pat’s purple pro boot from K2.

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Blade or Die,

— Brian Krans

We talk about the making of Valo 4Life, what skates spots are off limits, acquiring music rights, and other topics.

Following the Q&A portion is another installment of the Blade Video DJ (#BVDJ) series with Valo 4Life, featuring music from Free the Robots, Jeff Stockwell, Sage Francis, and others.

Check out Ivan’s latest film, “Hermanos,” available soon.

How to Win a Signed Copy of Valo 4Life (and five beer coasters)

To be entered into the raffle to win a DVD copy of Valo 4Life (signed by Ivan) and five beer coasters from the Valo 4Life world premiere, upload a screen shot of your favorite trick in Valo 4Life to Instagram. Tag me, @citizenkrans, and use the hashtag #BVDJ.

That’s Bravo, Vagina, Donut, Jose.

Once this episode reaches 200 downloads, I’ll pick a winner and send out the DVD, coasters, and other things I find lying around the Rock Town garage.

Here’s where you can snag some screen grabs:

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Blade or Die,

— Brian Krans

We talk about Korey’s blading childhood in NorCal, his travels, brotherly influence, oversensitive people, having “stones,” and why Korey isn’t very competitive.

You can listen to this and other episodes on iTunes and Sticher. Or you can directly download the episode by clicking here.

His pro skate edit:

Here’s some clips of Korey skating in Australia:

Here’s Sneak’s edit from when he first went pro:

Buy his new pro skate at AggressiveMall.com and follow him on Twitter as @KoreyWaikiki.

Check out the interview I did with Sneaky in 2012 when he was first named pro: http://bladeordie.com/blader-digest-thanks-for-kids-like-sneaky/.

The Rock Town Podcast is made possible by our supporters on Patreon, a way creative people can make cool stuff. So thanks Dustin and Trudie for your support.

As I took a similar break in college, we talked about what we missed, New York blading history, the Mushroom Blading influence, the radicalization of rollerblading, the realization we’re Millennials, and many names we couldn’t remember.

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Don’t forget to check out Joey’s latest edit:

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Before his Nitro Circus stop in San Jose, Chris gives us the full story behind his newly-revitalized “Bone Crusher” nickname, the good ol’ days of watching VHS skate videos until the tape broke, and talking about the one thing he hates most about rollerblading.

He also answers questions the /r/rollerblading community on Reddit.

If you haven’t already, buy his Vibralux VOD on Sellfy for a mere $3.99.

Here’s what happens when Chris’ Nitro Circus family found out about his old nickname.

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(If you can support, I can fix my phone’s camera lens and get pictures without the JJ Abrams lens flares.)

Blade or Die,

— Brian Krans

For this episode, we take you out to Monday Night Shred in Union City—orchestrated by Wolves Den and Death Squad—for their tournament of champions.

We’ll bring you play-by-play and in-depth commentary and more as three veteran rollerblading competition spectators decompress back at the Rock Town Garage.

Strap into your seats here, people, because if you’re not buckled up, the battle for the belt will blow your blades off.

Guests, in order of appearance, include: Joey Agustin, MC Challe Walle, Jeff Asi, Stephen “White Wolf” Babcock, Bryce Bonn, and Matt Bolger.

Check out Wolves Den at wdnation.com.

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Intro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.

We talk about the zen art of blade maintenance, rollerblading as an art form, working for free, and drafting the USA vs. Canada Aggressive Roller Hockey Dream Teams.

[The draft begins around 1:07.]

Here’s our picks for our ideal roller hockey team, consisting of pro or am rollerbladers.

• Team USA

  Captain: Chris Dafick
  Alex Broskow
  Jeph Howard
  Victor Arias
  Jeff Dalnas
  Brian Weis
  Don Bambrick
  Chris Farmer
  Brandon Ford
  Collin Kelso
  Goalie: Joey Chase
  

• Team Canada

  Captain: Richie Eisler
  Taylor Ritchie
  Danny Beer
  Todd McInerney
  Joey McGarry
  Leon Basin
  Stuart Brattey
  Colin Brattey
  Sean Knight
  Dallas Kurtz
  Goalie: Dustin Werbeski

If you want to know the reasoning behind the choices, you’ll have to listen to the podcast. It starts after the break.

You can check out some of Bruce’s work at vimeo.com/deft. Follow him as @D_E_F_T

If you’re in the area, check out the Quad City Showdown and Iowa River Rumble, Sept. 18-19, in Davenport, Iowa. For more, check out the Iowa-Connection.com.

Episode cover art by Joshua Cullen Photography.

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Intro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.