Checkin' in with Chance!

Chance was at Studio City and came across a bag in his cargo mini-van. The mysterious bag had half the collection of energy drinks he's been testing out over the years.

"All these drinks flowed through my digestive track to make me what I am today!" - Chance

Freestylin' to the 80s!

80s Trix! 80s Flix! 
The 80s brought us a lot of cool stuff. I know a lot of you new riders weren't even around in the 80s, but this awesome thing you call flatland came from the 80s. It was called 'freestyle' back then. A whole slew of movies that became cult classics were also released. Here's a little tribute to the 80swith Todd Carter and Bobby Carter. 

One of the greatest Karate stories ever told takes place in the Valley. LOL!  So we set out to find the Kobra Kai Dojo....

We didn't have to go far. The Kobra Kai dojo is down the street from the Studio City parkinglot. 

"Pain does not exist in this dojo! Class, observe the Miami Hopper"

"You got some nerve old man, coming in my dojo when there's freestylers out front doing I-hops."

WATCH MOVIE REFERENCE:  The Kobra Kai scene

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On to the next spot....Reseda!

Once we get to 88 mph we'll be in Reseda in no time...WAIT! What movie are we supposed to be covering???

We heard some kid named Daniel just moved to Reseda so we thought we'd drop by his place! 

We figured we'd let him know there are some other riders in town. He only has a cruiser, but that's OK. 

WATCH MOVIE REFERENCE:  Daniel Arrives in Reseda.

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No one at the apartment building knew any "Daniel-San," but I heard that foo' threw his bike in the trash the other day.

  

"I hate this stupid bike!" LOL!

This dude named Mr. Miyagi had a maintenance room back here, but the land lord thought the area would have been better served as parking...

Yo' boy! Mista Miyagi!

Movie Reference: Daniel donates his bike to the Reseda Sanitary Engineering Department.

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Well so much for Karate lessons, lets head down to Torrance to the Wizard Publications building. Once home to Freestylin' Magazine!

YOooooo... it's Nelson Kuo! 

Nelson lived a few blocks from Wizard Publications in the 80s! 

One of the greatest magazines ever printed was created in this building! 

Freestylin' was like a 'zine in magazine form. It used a lot of photo copied pictures in it's layout. Hence all the high contrast photoshopped images in this post. 

Check out Freestylin' Magazine's here: 

http://www.23mag.com/mags/fs/fs87.htm

Get your flatland yoga on!

Check yo' boy!

Freestyle in Ghana!

Aww yeah!

Freestyle in India!

Awww yeah!

Ryan Russel is on his Grustle...

....That's his grind and his hustle!  Check these edits!


Here goes his grind...

And here goes his hustle...

Me and the Roommates In Costa Rica from Ryan Russell on Vimeo.

Matt Wilhelm Lands Hair Gel Sponsorship!

Matt Wilhelm just hit me up and let me know he's got a new sponsor, Pinhead Hair Gel.

 

FM: How did you come across this sponsor?

MATT: One of the main guys at the company hired me to perform at a charity event a year or two ago.  They really like the message I send at shows about perseverance and bullying.  It's cool that doing something positive for the community ended up also being something really positive for me too.  

FM: Do you have any projects lined up with Pinhead?

MATT: They are all about spreading the word about Flatland.  We are talking about setting up demos at some cool places and events to expose people to Flatland.

FM: What’s your favorite scent?

MATT: It's funny how I never thought of smell of my old hair gel.  Now I'm wondering why I would put something on my body that didn't smell good.  I'm currently digging the watermelon scent.

FM: Are you going to get your own bottle with a pic of you riding flatland?

MATT: That would be sweet, and I wouldn't rule anything out with this company because they have all kinds of ideas.  They also have some Smart Cars with mohawks on top that drive around the city.  It wouldn't surprise me if my picture showed up on a Smart Car one of these days. 

FM: Let me know if there’s anything else you think would be important to know about getting this sponsor that other pros might find useful...

MATT: I think a lot of pros and companies kind of miss the boat on sponsorship opportunities in flatland.  If you are doing demos everyday and getting people psyched about riding then you don't have to be in the X Games to make a difference.  It's all about being positive and sending a positive message.  Just yesterday I had a full page article in the biggest newspaper in Chicago about my motivational speaking and performing.  Companies like supporting positive things for the community.