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(3:31) I was lucky enough to be invited as one of the athletes featured in the Guitar Hero: World Tour commercial, along with Kobe Bryant, Alex Rodriguez and Michael Phelps. I managed to ca... more >

(3:31) I was lucky enough to be invited as one of the athletes featured in the Guitar Hero: World Tour commercial, along with Kobe Bryant, Alex Rodriguez and Michael Phelps. I managed to catch Michael in between takes (the other guys did their shoot the day before us) and ask him what he's been doing since breaking all Olympic records in Beijing. And yes, we danced around in our underwear just like Tom Cruise in Risky Business... but that's beside the point. < less

(6:07) Come along as we follow Mike Vallely, literally the hardest working man in show business, on the Warped Tour with his band Revolution Mother. On tour for 60 days, he plays two shows ... more >

(6:07) Come along as we follow Mike Vallely, literally the hardest working man in show business, on the Warped Tour with his band Revolution Mother. On tour for 60 days, he plays two shows a day, and then skates a full session on the Warped ramp before packing up and heading for the next city. Then back to reality, we join Mike at home with his family as he decompresses from the tour, and explains what it`s like to have a life where one day you`re a rock star, and the next you`re a responsible father. As Mike likes to say, "Sometimes we rock and sometimes we roll." In this "Firsthand," you`ll witness all that and much, much more. < less

(9:05) Come along as we follow Mike Vallely, literally the hardest working man in show business, on the Warped Tour with his band Revolution Mother. On tour for 60 days, he plays two shows ... more >

(9:05) Come along as we follow Mike Vallely, literally the hardest working man in show business, on the Warped Tour with his band Revolution Mother. On tour for 60 days, he plays two shows a day, and then skates a full session on the Warped ramp before packing up and heading for the next city. Then back to reality, we join Mike at home with his family as he decompresses from the tour, and explains what it`s like to have a life where one day you`re a rock star, and the next you`re a responsible father. As Mike likes to say, "Sometimes we rock and sometimes we roll." In this "Firsthand," you`ll witness all that and much, much more. < less

(2:04) This footage of Bly Nantz is from September 2007 when he was 14. He had gotten on Etnies at the end of September - so you see him wearing a couple of other brands of shoes in this fo... more >

(2:04) This footage of Bly Nantz is from September 2007 when he was 14. He had gotten on Etnies at the end of September - so you see him wearing a couple of other brands of shoes in this footy. He obviously owns this drop at the Bowling Green KY skatepark. Once he's landing a trick off the drop he can quickly take it to the 5 set or larger. There's an arsenal of tricks in this video: cab flip, nollie tre, nollie inward heel, switch double flip, big spin double flip, backside flips over a 5 set handrail, quite a few manny tricks, and lots of switch business. Keep in mind he's regular footed. At this point his switch tricks are smoother than most people can do in their normal stance. I think this was his first switch tre down the drop at the BGKY park. Anyway - Bly's current age is 15. His current sponsors are Etnies (flow), Blue Wallace skateshop, Blue Balls Bearings. He is looking for deck, truck, and wheel flow sponsorship. < less

(7:06) Come along as we follow Mike Vallely, literally the hardest working man in show business, on the Warped Tour with his band Revolution Mother. On tour for 60 days, he plays two shows ... more >

(7:06) Come along as we follow Mike Vallely, literally the hardest working man in show business, on the Warped Tour with his band Revolution Mother. On tour for 60 days, he plays two shows a day, and then skates a full session on the Warped ramp before packing up and heading for the next city. Then back to reality, we join Mike at home with his family as he decompresses from the tour, and explains what it`s like to have a life where one day you`re a rock star, and the next you`re a responsible father. As Mike likes to say, "Sometimes we rock and sometimes we roll." In this "Firsthand," you`ll witness all that and much, much more. < less

(0:56) Finger lickin' good footage of Bly Nantz from Saturday August 30th. Bly's bee-dubb-dubb boneless wing addiction exposed! Mr Clean delivers a nollie big down the drop, sick ledge tech... more >

(0:56) Finger lickin' good footage of Bly Nantz from Saturday August 30th. Bly's bee-dubb-dubb boneless wing addiction exposed! Mr Clean delivers a nollie big down the drop, sick ledge tech 101 for you groms, and some switch frontside kickflip business just to remind you Bly ain't slippin' on his goofy stance skills... BTW Bly is not that short... The highway cone he b/s flips is over 4 foot tall and chest high. Bly's sponsors are: Etnies (flow), Meanwhile skateboards, Blue Balls Bearings, and Blue Wallace Skateshop. < less

(5:42) We sit down and talk to Chicken about screenprinted skateboards vs heat transfers and why Pocket Pistols and Hosoi Skates choose to have their boards printed even when most comapnies... more >

(5:42) We sit down and talk to Chicken about screenprinted skateboards vs heat transfers and why Pocket Pistols and Hosoi Skates choose to have their boards printed even when most comapnies have abandoned art for the sake of business. < less