Steve Thomas invented the backslide. I made it the hottest trick by balancing it. This was at Camp Rollerblade in Santa Rosa when I first figured that out. I’ll never forget the feeling of my first balanced backslide. Photo sequence by Chris Mitchell. Fall issue of Box, 1995.
Favorite skater ever?
Depends on what day you ask me. Monday, Aragon; Tuesday, Dustin Latimer; Wednesday, T.J. Webber; Thursday, Haffey; Friday, Dion Antony; Saturday, Arlo. But if I’m having a mimosa brunch on a warm Sunday afternoon, it would be Rob G.
BK was delighted to shoot this ad of me lying naked in my backyard trying to get a tan. But it was raining that day.
What was it like going from pro skater to “Shit, I need a job”?
Disheartening. I dream of a day when skaters have ample opportunities to stay and prosper in an industry they love.
Excellent Read here.B Love still rules today. Now I’m wondering what happened to Matty Mantz.
You was the guy I looked up to, when I startet grinding sidewalk curbs and jumping small stair sets back in 1995! You are one of those guys that ignited all of this rollerblading we have now!
Nice article. Now, if they could track down the king of old-school style-TJ Webber, then that would be amazing.
Just awesome, best guy ever.
Fantastic article! Pleaaaasssse do a 15 minutes with Dion Antony and TJ Webber. This was just too good.
Great, I remember seeing B Hardin section on Day of the Rope, but I had seen nothing before that of him, im glad I read this as I feel I know more about the history of rollerblading before I started in 96/97
Great read. Please keep writing these kind of articles. I can’t get enough content on old school skaters.
Awesome article bro, I remember you letting me borrow your skates all those years ago when you came back to visit and I trashed your bearings in those tarmacs, You were so pissed but I learned to grind those few days, years later I followed in your steps here in Houston but never went too far. I am glad you got the recognition I always thought you deserved and are seen by many as the great skater I always looked up to.
Congrats on the interview and you were always my favorite skater.
Your little bro
I just randomly came across this and am totally pumped to see it! B has been a great friend of mine since back in the day. I have so many great memories and random stories that I still tell on a regular basis! Shit I was seriously telling a B story to a friend of mine about 2 hours ago!!haha…B is an awesome guy and the recognition couldn’t go to a more deserving person!
And whaddup Josh AKA “little bro”?!?!?! haha
Bit late to the party I know, but these guys were inspirational. I remember watching hoax 2 and thought b love , brooke-howard smith & co were legends, the number of kids who strapped on a pair & went hitting rails. Anyone know what happened to ryan jacklone? That dude was amazing
