September 20, 2005
Let me set this one up. I had an idea for an article for TransWorld Skateboarding Business comparing the skateboarding print ads of the late '80s/early '90s to those of today, which at the time of this article was January 2003. Steve Rocco and the companies he owned put out some of the most memorable ads in skateboarding history, so, in addition to him being someone I have always admired, his inclusion in the piece was a must. When I contacted his people, after a week or so of correspondence, they said Steve was only willing to do an email interview with me.
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September 18, 2005
Versus: Photographer vs. Editor
by Rob Brink and Eric Stricker
TransWorld Skateboarding October 2005
While it sounds like the ultimate profession, working in the skateboarding industry ain't all it's cracked up to be. But if you have to pick a job, two of the best options would have to be working as either one, a photographer, or two, an editor. You get to work with a number of people, restraints are nil, and chances are, beyond those you work with in the industry, you'll have very few people to actually report to. So now that you've narrowed it down to two options, you'll have to pick one and focus solely on that one-when guys try to do both, they either A) do one exquisitely and extremely suck at the other, or B) do both half-assedly yet still somehow get published (not round here). After reading on, you'll definitely know who's got the better end of the stick, but remember one thing: decent skate photographers are a dime a dozen, so you'll have to go above and beyond if you want to make it. As for skate editors, the uphill battles and lavish lives they don't lead have left finding good ones like searching for a needle in a haystack.
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September 18, 2005
Gasbag: Love Park
by Rob Brink
TransWorld Skateboarding October 2004
The following was my first Gasbag for TransWorld Skateboarding. Basically it is an intro/editorial-type column for each issue. I threw in a few extra quotes that didn't make it to print from a few well-known Philly pros and LOVE Park designer, Edmund Bacon.
“There's never going to be any skateboarding at Love Park.”
-Phil Goldsmith, Managing Director of Philadelphia and Barbara Grant, spokeswoman for Mayor Street.
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September 7, 2005
This is the last of my 2002 Tim O'Connor storytime tales. Once again, Tim told me this story a few years prior and I just had to sit him down and turn the tape recorder on:
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September 2, 2005
The following story was one in a series of tales I had Tim O'Connor tell me in January of 2002—simply because, as the result of being a professional skateboarder, he's always got some random stuff happening to him. Furthermore, he is a master storyteller and I figured one day, somehow, I would be able to use it somewhere.
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September 1, 2005
The following conversation took place for no particular reason in a McDonalds after an average skateboarding session in NJ in January of 2002.
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