In this episode I re-post (with permission) the first part of a long conversation Nel Martin had with early Australian vert skating legend Manuel Billiris.

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I’m working on a literary fiction novel about rollerblading with the working title ‘Fruitbooters: a rollerblading novel’, and am looking for help to set aside the time to get it done quickly and properly. It’s one small contribution towards building the ‘cultural capital’ of rollerblading.

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