The Rock Town Podcast

Jay Cottrell, or Young OG as he’d prefer to be known, is an oddball in the blade game and we love him because of it. Off-mic and on blades, Jay is always about ad-libbing and just spitting out hilarious bits about fat women and his dreams to own his own hog farm. On the podcast, he’s more reserved, talking about how Harriet the Spy became sexy, his ancestor that snogged Martha Washington, and getting stabbed in the face by Rutgers students. We also determined that there’s a good possibility Jay was the one I threw down a flight of stairs at a book release party.

Jose Fuentes is credited as the 3D animator for the 2010 anti-masterpiece ‘Birdemic: Shock and Terror,’ designed Blading the Game, created BladeorDie.com, and is dedicated crew member at the Blading Cup. Check out his work at Jose-F.com

This podcast was recorded in the Rock Town Garage on Oct. 4, 2015. Music by The Afterdarks.

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The Oakland Blade Jam was a community event and skating competition held Sept. 19 at Town Park in West Oakland. This episode features interviews and commentary with Matt Mickey, Michael “Obe” Obedoza, Megan Petersen, Ivan Narez, Erick Garcia, Gene Steagall, and Kennan Scott, the MC with a Masters Degree.

To support the podcast, check out RockTownPress.comIntro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.

Building stuff is fun. Host Brian Krans talks to himself about scrounging for materials for his home rail box on Craigslist free ads, how the details make the difference, and making new mistakes.

To support the podcast, order goods from RockTownPress.com.Intro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.

Hello, sports fans!

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.In order of appearance: Joey Augustin, MC Challe Walle, Jeff Asi, Stephen “White Wolf” Babcock, Bryce Bonn, and Matt Bolger. Check out Wolves Den at wdnation.com.To support the podcast, order goods from RockTownPress.comIntro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.

Bruce Bales is a rollerblader, photographer, videographer, and host of the Iowa River Rumble.

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.You can check out some of Bruce’s work at vimeo.com/deft. Follow him as @D_E_F_TCover art by Joshua Cullen Photography.To support the podcast, order goods from RockTownPress.comIntro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.

Brian Freeman and Omar Onitveros run the Oakland Blade Jam, which returns to Town Park on Sept. 19. We talked about the upcoming contest, the rich history of competitions in the Bay Area, recruiting new bladers with skate demos, and more. Please hashtag responsibility: #OaklandBladeJam2015

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Intro is “Devils Poker” and outro is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks. Music on the break was a segment of “Bay to L.A.” by the Grouch.

Mike Opalek was on the original Senate team, and has performed stunts in such 90s classics as Airborne, Brink, Double Dragon, and Batman and Robin.From his front porch in Salt Lake City, Mike talks about rollerblading in the movie industry, being a blade coach, and, of course, making whiskey and beer. We end by hashing out possible plot points in the script for Airborne II and whether or not it could ever get made. The alternate title to this podcast would have been “Ice Thug Life with Mike Opalek,” but we’re better than that. Follow Mike on Instagram. He’s @opalek.To support the podcast, check out RockTownPress.comIntro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.

Tyler Noland, John Vossoughi, and Neil Chen are three master shredders exploring Montana by escaping wildfire in Glacier National Park, putting in long days skating in the hot sun, and soaking in hot tubs full of dudes. This episode was recorded this on July 23, 2015, over a few pots of coffee and many cigarettes on the deck of a cabin just outside the Lolo National Forest.To support the podcast, check out RockTownPress.comIntro music is “Devils Poker” and the outro music is “I Ain’t Dead Yet,” both by The Afterdarks.

On Independence Day, host Brian Krans boarded up the Rock Town Garage to he kept his terrified dog, Friday, company as fireworks and gunfire lit up East Oakland. He talks past and present America, blade haters, being a blade ambassadors, and whether any of these podcasts have a point.

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