the Freestyle Podcast

Yes, we are still alive, and yes this is a new episode, and yes, we discuss the following stuff!

• Cirus freestyle deck
• Bob’s upcoming London/Germany trip
• Upcoming Events
• 2014 Philly Freestyle
• Connor Burke vs. Darryl Grogan fantasy skateboard cage match.
• Broken Fingers Freestyle Magazine

The opening of this episode sounds quite majestic, so play it on some good speakers.

This is kind of a long episode, so get a nice glass, cup, mug, or bottle of your favorite beverage and stay calm.

The opening music comes from a couple of Godzilla movies, and was found on The Monster Movie Music Album. The closing music is the Bars, from Black Flag’s Slip It In album.

In this very long episode (We haven't talked for quite a while), Tony and Bob discuss various topics such as fingerflips, Tony's new Instagram Trick Tips, the Texas Freestyle Massacre, and various other topics.

Tony's trick tips can be found on his Instagram account: http://instagram.com/coldkennels

The music in this episode is from the band Red Hare - check them out and buy their music, from Dischord Records.

Mentions in the episode: Mike Osterman skates for Mode Skateboards. Jesse Whalen is now riding for Bustin Boards. Congrats to both of these great skaters.

In this episode we welcome special guest Simon Mrozinski, from England. Yes, Bob is outnumbered by Brits this time. We discuss Tony’s demo at the London Edge event with Callum Bowran, Bob’s trip to the 2013 Philly Freestyle contest, and various other freestyle related babble.

In this episode we refer to Tony’s supplemental video from episode 4 – click here to see it.

The video from the London Edge event is in two parts…

Part 1 and Part 2

Matt is on leave, while Tony and Bob discuss the upcoming (in September) Philly Freestyle event, the new 1-minute run format that seem to be gather steam, bearings, etc.

In this episode Bob mentions Pleasure Tools Bearings and Tony discusses Seismic Tekton Bearings.

Videos mentioned in this episode include…

Mike Osterman at the 2013 World Roundup.

Hippy Mike’s videos from the Roundup.

In this episode, after discussing various tricks, the Small School freestyle Jam (from mid March), and various other topics, we discuss the role that creativity plays in the lives of freestylers. Bob asks the boys about their other creative endeavors, and of course we relate such activities to our skating.

As promised, here are a few links:

Matt’s Stuff:Reach Megamix (Push the Feeling).

Trick Matt discusses at :36http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juQ9QN0RrP8

Tony’s Photographyon Flicker…and on Tumblr

Some of Bob’s stuff…

The music on this episode is the Big Boys, of Austin, TX, and their song Self Contortion, from the new vinyl reissue of their album Where’s My Towel?/Industry Standard, from Light in the Attic Records. AWESOME!

In this episode, we discuss the four upcoming freestyle events, Bob announces that he has high blood pressure, we talk about flowing and transitioning well from one trick to another, and go over a a fun list of tricks to see who can do them.

Videos mentioned in this episode:

Guy in Zimbabwe, or other country…http://youtu.be/Fvaryy8eAYc

Bob’s Longboarding video:http://youtu.be/V8qZnXwKT9Q

Sean Burke’s rear-handed 180 fingerflip (grabbing the tai), as at 1:35 of this video:http://youtu.be/u7lJA4Y2gOA

Tony’s M-80 Video:http://www.freestylepodcast.com/?p=119

The Kilian Martin video mentioned…http://youtu.be/pd3TlkitmAk

In this episode, we talk about finding the right setup for how YOU ride, Bob announces that he’s learned a new trick (a rare event for the old man), we discuss learning 540 Shoveits, the boys discuss their recent skating adventures, and Bob has joined the Seismic Army.

In this episode, we discuss a number of fascinating topics, such as freestyle-street skating on softer wheels, Matt’s recent massive demo, possible contest in Texas, and Tony’s ramp-riding adventures and their effect on his freestyle.

Bob’s Zip Zinger Video: http://youtu.be/JgiCQSQeKTI

Matt’s Japanse Video – “2013/1/1 Nagai Park Freestyle SK8 Session”:http://youtu.be/jN7n8FVO7OM

In this episode we interview Stefan “Lillis” Åkesson, one of the greats of Freestyle. A huge thanks to Lillis for taking time to talk to us, and we look forward to doing it again!

In this episode, Tony, Matt, and Bob discuss and stereotype various national and regional styles of freestyle, discuss their love of the Seismic freestyle wheels (again — Tony give an update of how they last), etc.