If you’ve ever wondered why other bladers talk about respecting those who came before you, it’s because long ago guys like those in the second and third generations of rollerblading godfathers were carving history into the asphalt. And in Southern California Beau Cottington was there to film it. Back in 2004 he cut together about 10 years’ worth of footage to release the retrospective “Respect.”

We just watched it again and wrote down all the names that were shown on screen. It was quite a list.

Gonzo, Ernie Ramos, Robert Lievanos, Eric Schrijn, Louie Zamora, Matt Mantz, Mayan Tamang, Oscar Colmanero, Dustin Halleran, Erik Morales, Omar Wysong, Tat Nasu, Hoang Phung, Bryan Jaggers, Josh Petty, Randy Spizer, Brian Hamm, Brune Lowe, Brent Hicks, Chris Haffey, Rob Thompson, Abdiel Colberg, Champion Baumstimler, Jason Marshall, Joe Tan, Shayne Skowers, Vinny Minton, Billy Prislin, Dustin Latimer, TJ Webber, Blake Dennis, Santiago Azpurua, Brandon Campbell, Tristan Feeney, Tory Treseder, Jimmy Shuda, Rob G, Beau Cottington, Mike Johnson, Dre Powell, Dominic Sagona, Erik Burke, Josh Clarke, Cory Donohoe, Dominic Wagner, Charles Dunkle, Christian Rodriguez, Matt Morrison, Walt Austin, Sam Davis, Chris Lapenta, Jon Bergeron, Erik Bailey, Marc Dubied, Micah Yeager, Mike Spring, Tomas Banuelos, Bean Hale, John Starr, Billy O’Neill, Jon Elliott, Ian Brown, Corey Casey, Brian Shima, Eric Perkett

So set aside 58 minutes of your life for a poignant dose of blade history and badass shredding. And tell us what it makes you think about in the comments. How do you describe the evolution that blading has undergone since Beau captured all these clips? — ONE