The 10th anniversary of the Blading Cup took place November 6th and 7th In Santa Ana, California. Founded by long-time professional inline skater and Them Skates owner Jon Julio, Blading…
Interview with Rollerblader and Illustrator Louie Joyce
For the third installment of our Artist Series, I speak to Louie Joyce, a 34-year-old comic creator, illustrator, and rollerblading enthusiast living in Wollongong, Australia. What was your first exposure to art? Does…
Caleb Smith Discusses his Ultra Skating, Camp SkateIA, Aggressive Inline, and More
For the second episode of the Then And Now Interview Series, I chat with Caleb Smith. Caleb is an aggressive inline skater who fell in love with big wheel blading…
Jan Welch Presents The Vault Episode 2
Welcome to the second episode of The Vault on the Then And Now YouTube channel. Each episode of The Vault features raw footage from one tape in Jan Welch's collection.…
Jan Welch Presents The Vault Episode 1
The Vault features raw footage from one tape from Jan Welch's collection. He has nearly 400 VHS-C, Hi-8, and MiniDV tapes that I am archiving on my computer and sharing…
“The Land of Enchantment” Caleb Smith and Katie Baird Bladepacking New Mexico
Last October, my girlfriend Bambi and myself spent twenty-three days inline skating and exploring the state of New Mexico. Here are a few stories, thoughts and things we learned along…
Back to Blading, Lawrence Ingraham Rediscovers and Shares His Passion for Inline Skating
Lawrence Ingraham is a 41-year-old aggressive inline skater living in Durham, North Carolina. Back in the 1990s and early 2000s Lawrence was heavily involved in the aggressive inline skating industry.…
Caleb Smith Goes on an Epic Winter Skate Adventure Throughout the USA
Caleb Smith is an aggressive, urban and distance skater from Des Moines, Iowa. This past winter he had some time off work and decided to make a trip and get…
Interview with Mick Casals of Austin, Texas
Mick Casals is a 29-year-old aggressive inline skater living in Austin, Texas, USA. When it comes to skating, Mick is really good at it. I’ve spent the past fives years…
2017 Berlin Marathon x The Lino Life
My favorite inline skating video blogger, Ricardo Lino, was in Berlin, Germany last weekend to compete in the 2017 Berlin Inline Marathon. If you had a chance to read his…