It honestly blows my mind how few videos we see pop up from that massive SMP park over in Shanghai. Last year, Brian Tunney spent a few days over there and ended up at the park where he filmed this quick clip. It has been sitting on his computer for a while and he finally decided to upload it for us to check out. Always stoked on some Tunney footage!
Props – Road Fools 1 Is Being Remasted for RF Box Set
Oh hell yeah. Props announced that they will be re-mastered Road Fools 1 as part of a full box set from all the Road Fools and Rock and Roll tours. Anyone who has been in BMX for 10+ years is probably drooling since this is going to be amazing. So stoked about this. Check out the official word from them below.
“Check out this nice little article by ESPN’s Brian Tunney about the Road Fools 1 re-mastering that’s going on! If you didn’t hear, we’re finally going to be releasing a complete Road Fools box set on Blu-ray with all the videos, RF 1-18 and the 2 Rock and Roll Tours.
Since the only master of the original Road Fools 1 is on analog S-VHS, the video is undergoing a complete re-edit and re-mastering from the source DV footage tapes to produce a native DV master for the box set.
We’re also putting together a Road Fools book, which will be available as a traditional coffee table print book and also as an interactive digital iBook version that will be available for download on iPads. All coming this year!”
Props – Issue 37: New Jersey Scene Report
Oh man, this is definitely a legendary part from Props. So many amazing riders in this… Plus, Ralph Sinsi’s intro is hilarious.
“Ralph Sinisi, Joe Tiseo, Grimaldo Durran, Bob Scerbo, George Dossantos, Brian Tunney, Garrett Byrnes, Keith Terra and the rest of the boys hit up streets, parks, trails and lots in dirty Jersey. Circa 2000.
Music
Big, Big Furnace | Phones Are For Squares
Jets To Brazil | King Medicine
The Ladderback | Few And Far Between”
Props – “E-Lot”: A Flatland Short
This is pretty awesome. Props dug into their classic vault and pulled out this short they di featuring Brian Tunney. There’s not a ton of riding and it’s kind of deep, but a real interesting watch. Take a look.
“This was a fun little side project Brian Tunney and I worked on one June day in Madison, WI, where we delved into the retrospective psychology of riding flatland hours on end alone in a parking lot. Shot on 16mm and 8mm film. Head games circa 2000.
Sometimes life can become a stressful series of head games. A constant test, as if two sides of consciousness are in deep battle over the ownership of one’s sanity. Replaced, with a faithless void by your mind.
It’s believed, we, as humans, are only capable of utilizing less than ten percent of our brain. Leaving the other ninety percent untouched by our consciousness. To me, this poses a series of questions. Does this merely limit the head games, or would a deeper understanding just overcomplicate them? And if so, would we be capable of unimaginable wonders, or be relegated to confusion?
Well then how does that ten percent of my small comprehension begin to reconstruct the bridge back to personal accomplishment?
I just don’t know. Maybe I will never know. Maybe none of us will ever know.
For now, I will let these thoughts subside and rewire my mind to accept a simple series of beats and rhythms.
[Music]
Some days the mind steps back from the original plan, taking you in a diverted and unwanted direction. A direction that only seems to take you backwards and over the same route many times. Why must I become so damn familiar with this path?
Some days I just don’t want to deal with these head games. Some days I just wish it could be simple. A times of frustration, my mind begins to wander.
I dream of moments of serenity, when the stresses of the day subside and set in the sky. I dream of moments of glee, when the hallway in my mind is free of clutter and I can freely travel its lengths. Maybe I should dust of my old trumpet and blow out a golden melody?
Maybe I just need to channel my aggression in new ways. Like a summer shimmer off the reflective waters, where I can pretend I’m Leonardo diCaprio as the king of the world from the hit movie Titanic.
All this I can only ponder upon.
The great thing about head games is that I’m always willing to play them, despite their frustrations, despite their challenges. Maybe it’s just part of the human spirit we all share: the desire to be competitive, even if at times it is only with one’s self.
The struggle is refreshing, and in a strange way I welcome it. I welcome the challenges I am faced with on a daily basis because I know that at the very least, they teach me and lead me to a further understanding of what this is all about.
And the passing of time, although tough on occasion, will eventually lead me to the answers for which I search so hard for. It’s the barrier my mind wishes to overcome.
[Music]
Life can be funny at times. Like playing a game of tug of war where neither side has the advantage. And life can be even funnier when you beat your head at something once thought impossible. Maybe unlearning the concept of impossible is the key to exploring the mind even further?
A simple discovery in the long road ahead.
Music
Lambchop | Up With People (Live)“
Brian Tunney – 90’s Edit
Here’s an oldie I spotted over on Brian Tunney’s personal site, Assblasters. His long time friend, Adam Guild, put together this video over 10+ years ago and in that time it was transfered from VHS to DVD, and from DVD to now Vimeo. Definitely pretty crazy to think Brian was riding long before about 95%+ of us. Awesome.
Video Recap: 12/3 – 12/9
You would almost think with the temps dropping lower and lower every day for a good number of the riders around the world that the amount of edits would slow down. That wasn’t the case this week. This week I’ve pulled out 16 of the best edits from the Daily Section featuring the likes of Daniel Sandoval, Bruno Hoffmann, Codey Levesque, Ruben Alcantara, Johnny Devlin, Stevie Churchill, Ben Lewis, Jason Phelan, Brian Tunney, Clint Millar, Corey Martinez, Chris Childs and many more. Since you’ve got a bunch of edits to watch, I’ll just let you get to this.
Brian Tunney – Flatland 2012
I got a sneak peek of this new Brian Tunney edit the other day and I was wondering when it would be dropping. Brian met up with Aaron Nardi to film a few links in a parking lot and ended up with this awesome video. Always hyped on some Brian Tunney. Enjoy!
“Filmed and edited by Aaron Nardi.
Music: ‘Diamond Lightning’ by Minus The Bear minusthebear.com
By the album here: iTunes”
Old Brian Tunney Footage
Here’s a bunch of old footage of Brian Tunney that popped up online the other day. No idea on the year of this stuff, but still real cool. Take a peek.