Great read on what Terry has been up to over on FAT BMX.
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Brian Tunney over at ESPN has put together a great article on Terry Adams, looking at how Hurricane Katrina in 2005 affected him personally.
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Winter Flatland in Auckland
Hi there from Aeoteroa, currently it’s cold and wet here in Auckland but this has not stopped regular flatland sessions happening on the weekend when the weather clears up.
For the dedicated few, putting up with the unpredictable weather New Zealand can throw at you has turned out to be some of the most enjoyable and progressive sessions I have had in a very long time.
With around 10 riders based in and around Auckland; sessions are taking place on the North Shore at Marlborough Park basketball court and also Windmill reserve in Mt Eden. There are also a couple of riders down south which we have not had the pleasure of riding with yet but hopefully this will happen soon.
Marlborough basketball courts has a nice concrete surface located next to the skate park but the area gets crowded with kids playing basketball, from time to time will get some of the park riders coming over to try there flatland skills out.
Windmill reserve is one of the better spots around Auckland, it’s open to the public to play netball or tennis and the surface is nice flat asphalt. There are about 9 courts available and it’s relatively quiet and you can have the whole place to yourself. There is plenty of space to roll and many long sessions have taken place here.
Regular riders include June Dungca, Derek Blaikie, Vic Bendall, Nick Jenson and myself with others coming and going when work or school commitments allow them the time, Skill levels vary for each rider and most sessions are spent pushing each other to learn new tricks or to perfect that one combo that seems to allude them.
June and Derek are the veterans of the NZ flatland scene and have been riding a long time, tales of sessions with Kerry Gatt, Parris and Dylan Worsley form part of the flatland history here in NZ, for those who don’t know June also runs the NZ flatland website and keeps everyone up to date with local jams and events.
June is also the backwards king when it comes to rolling tricks, his thousand and one hitchhiker variations keeps the mind guessing as to what he will do next.
Derek is one of the smoothest riders out here and has most rolling tricks down pat. His steam rollers to hitchhikers are one of the smoothest out there as well as his brakeless multiple whiplashes. His current record is 4 but this count is still climbing.
Vic and Nick, relatively new to the flatland scene these two guy’s have the determination and inspiration to take flatland wherever they want it to go. Watching them each week progressing reminds me of what it was like when I first started riding, There motivation is infectious and strives you to ride harder and try new things.
If you are interested in riding with us or if you are coming over to NZ for a holiday check out www.nzflatland.co.nz There is a interact section where all of the NZ riders chat and organise jams.
Cheers
Alan Woo and the NZ Flatland riders
Photos courtesy of Alan, Derek & June
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D E J A V U
Q) What is more satisfying than watching Simon O’Brien’s second solo effort?
A) Watching it BEFORE Effraim Catlow!!!
We all kicked back last weekend after DUG Round 2 in Sydney and watched Simon’s DVD for the first time. For most of us it will be the first of many times to come. Such as right now. I’m sat here in my pants and I can’t think of anything better to do than Effraim Catlow my way through it one more time.
To Effraim Catlow (verb) –owed –owing
To blend visual flatland media with personal commentary and statistics.
I watched Simmo’s 1st DVD at about 4am with James Smith and Effraim just after driving back to London from Ninja Spin in Paris. I got Effraim Catlowed then and you’re about to receive a way shitter version of what I got from the old flatland lexicon himself. Here goes:
Nice packaging. Really nice packaging. Can’t believe how good the packaging is in relation to how cheap it is on sale for. Bike’s awfully high in the air. Wonder what Clint will say about that! Mason Rose knows what he’s doing behind the lens. Good packaging – that’s something you can’t experience online right there.
Pop it in the computer. It works. Bonus. Oh there is a bonus section too! Watch that afterwards…
There’s some haunting music…Now there’s some American Beauty shit going on. The quality’s already too good for flatland – and there’s been no humans or bikes yet. Ok I’ll shut up and watch a bit more…
Ok there’s Simon holding his bike – It’s all brown. The sky that is. His bike’s white. Sometimes yellow. And sometimes red. Looks like he’s just survived the end of the world.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Simon is using that song from the Trickstars 6 intro. There’s none better! I hope more people use it in the future. Best intro song. There’s something about it that has always made me want to ride.
Now there’s bombs and fireworks being dropped all over the place. There’s Bondi. His backyard. A familiar spot from his first DVD. A decade. It was quick. Does that mean a back brake? There’s frustrated Simon who didn’t land something looking up at the sky like he does. A homeless Samuel L. Jackson dropping the f-bomb in New Orleans into a wide-angle lens. WTF? It’s all post-apocalyptic again now. Oh man it’s good. It looks like a real movie with a decent budget and everything. The sparks are flying and they look dope. Simon is THE best at switches into halfpackers ever. Backwheel’s getting worked at Bondi. Jaws are dropping and applause is being rounded. There’s frustrated Simon again – and he’s flaming this time. Can’t believe how good the effects are. Seriously. Getting OG in the skatepark for the third time. Seems like he’s been doing that a bit lately! Now he’s timelapsing looking at traffic. Varial into a halfpacker again as natural as going to the toilet. You bastard! Now it’s the end of the world again. Beautiful colours. Bike’s been thrown again. Same one he’s riding now by the looks of it. None the worse for it. Large pegs. Some things just work. Awesome shot. It’s over.
Can’t believe that was just the intro. Sick.
On with the feature. Straight in. Seamless.
Hip hop drops. Who is it? I know I know who this is… Cinefilm now or an effect? Who even knows the difference anymore? Buttery switch: pedal 5 into x-footed lashes. Nice. Cheeky finish to that combo. Now it’s that varial into a halfpacker that made me shout “NO!?!?!?!?” at the screen last time I watched it. He owns varials and pivots. Fuck it I’ll rewind it.
Pedal 5 varial to halfpacker. “NOOOOO!!!???!!!???”
That’s not a perfect description to see it in your head is it? Sorry Effraim. Fuck it. I’ll leave you all with the mystery and then you can follow up with a purchase! Go and buy it!!!
Recognise it now it’s Gangstarr. There’s another halfpacker. Oh that’s what the decade stuff was about in the intro. Sick stuff Simon. Now there’s an old lady calling him an idiot.
Just saw some sick switch jumplash variation brakeless. Can’t believe Simon telling me how he thought the riding could have been better… Only in your head mate! Now I’m alone and in control of the rewind situation I’m absorbing all of this properly.
Now here’s his mates. First guy goes high! Kenny Raggett now. Good to see someone still rocking a mid 90’s ramp riding style and Primo Walls. Whip to fuf?!?! Yep he’s serious!
Best transitions.
There’s Holmes and Robin. Stu Munroe. Think I just saw the Urban Games too. RIP. Water. Motorbikes. Wow – body boarding looks pretty dangerous. We’re in Japan now.
Nice titles.
Very interesting section. Both bikes are out in some different environments. Some groundbreaking stuff here. You’re gonna have to watch it.
Graff’s going up in quick time. Looking good. Guess that’s the next section.
Great time lapses all the way through. Make me miss Australia so much.
Mini-interviews with people about travelling. Nice idea. Bashi in his pants. Looks hung over. Funny shit!
Travel section is great all round. Probably the best thing for me so far. Makes me feel lucky to be able to move around a lot. Gotta get to Japan. Gotta get to Uluru. Wave Rock too! Look at Wave Rock. Got to get a photo at least head height on a carve. That’ll be a keeper. Easier said than done I guess.
Breakin section is cool. Some real original bits and pieces in there.
Now it’s the girl from his show. What a haunting voice. This looks like it’s gotta be it. Yep. Last section. No comment.
Credits rolling. Go out and “Express Yourself”. . .
Thanks Simon,
Paul Chamberlain.
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Presented in a new format of a ‘Coffee table book’. Rebelyell has now gone really thick. (in more ways than one)
We’ve jammed in plenty of reading material as well as a shit load of photos that’ll keep you going for ages.
Feature Interviews are with S&M rider Jamie Mauri, Tempered Bikes rider Jerry Vandervalk and street legend Adrian ‘Gonz’ Galaz.
We interview ‘The Offspring’ about their involvement with BMX and making videos.
We cover the involvement of music and its close ties to BMX. We talk to riders who play in bands, create music for themselves and who are generally inspired by music.
Rebelyelll hits the West Coast of Australia documenting the many talents Perth and the surrounding areas have to offer including a visit to ride the famous ‘Wave Rock’.
Flatland is featured courtesy of Frenchman Michael Husser, The Ben Moran & Shane Badman.
Anything and everything about music and BMX is covered in this issue and its by far the thickest issue we’ve done so far.
200 pages of BMX goodness to help keep you well inspired while rocking your bike.
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“I‘d heard of Buff through the Flatland grapevine while I was living in Europe. The word as I’d heard it was that there was a new guy on the scene who was riding hard. He’d started riding hardcore at a much later age than most riders, but was seriously making up time for this with his dedication & focus to learn.
Add all this in with a guy who’s built like a tank, is down to earth & drives a ‘67 Mustang & you’ve got one very interesting character. I’ve been fortunate to spend a bit of time with the man & it’s always good moments from hanging out at some of Perth’s best beaches & riding spots to cruising in Red 67 – read on for the low down…” Shane Badman 2010
1. Full name & years involved with riding and/or flatland?
Andrew James McDermott. aka. ‘Buff’ or ‘Andy Mack’. Officially/seriously riding Flatland now for 4.5yrs.
2. So how did you come to be involved with flatland?
As a kid, I was always impressed by Flatland. How these guys got their bikes into these different positions, and the way they moved around their bike was just the coolest looking thing I’d ever seen!! One quiet night at work I stumbled across ‘Ground Rules’ online, and decided it was the perfect time to get serious about learning Flatland, so I ordered the dvd, laid some pesos down on a Hoffman bike (I had no idea Flatland-specific bikes existed at this point), and devoted a huge chunk of my spare time to practising my tricks. A few months later, I introduced myself to a jesus-bearded Jason Parker at a local Huck-Fest, and competed against the W.A. Flat-Crew the next day at the same event. I came last, but was so stoked to be in my first competition, and so began the 4-year journey of being a part of the West-Aus Flatland crew, from the humble beginnings of Scarborough Car-park, feeding off the energy, knowledge and experience of guys like Jason Parker, Shaun Jarvis and Aaron Bandy, to the dream-spot in the heart of Perth City where many travelling rider has shared a session, a Subway, and a good perve with the W.A. trio 
Viva la West-Aus Flatland scene..!!
3. What are your motivations/inspirations for getting out there each day to ride?
Ok, so I’m 33 now, and not getting any younger. Scary!! I’m kicking myself for not getting into Flatland when I was younger, so one of my main motivational factors for riding hard and often is that my Flatland tank probably only has about a good 10-15 years left in it. There are so many tricks I wanna be able to do before I retire, so that fuels my fire to ride. Besides that, there’s nothing like pulling up to our City spot on a sunny weekday morning, putting my bag down, taking a deep breath and smiling to myself because I know that for the next 6 hours I’ll be doing something I love with good mates who share my passion for Flatland. I gotta admit, I also love being able to do something that very few people can, and that makes people stop, watch and smile because it looks so cool .
4. Living in Perth, Western Australia is possibly the furthest away from the rest of Australia as you could possibly get. How do you find living there? Do you think the BMX culture in Perth is any different to the rest of Australia given its isolation?
To me, W.A. is what you make of it. If it’s non-stop night-life you’re after, I’d recommend moving East, but for me I find Perth to be a great place to live. I have beautiful stretches of coastline 10mins drive from home, and everything I need is only minutes away, including great riding spots. I think that regardless of how far apart riders may be from each other, and no matter what state you live in, a bmx community is only as strong as the desire within the rider/s. Take the Flatland scene here, for example… 3 guys with a shared passion for riding, yet there are demos running almost every other week! At a competition level, however, East Coast riders have an easier time of travelling the Coast to various comps, which there tend to be more of over there. This makes the BMX culture over here more of a casual one, where the riders are more into jams and roadtrips rather than competing.
5. Tell us about the scene you’re a part of…
Oh man, I’m lovin’ being a part of the scene over here..!! The scene has had more highs and lows than a season of Bold and the Beautiful, but every rider has found his place now, and the terrific-trio of myself, Shaun Jarvis and Mike Brandt (+ the odd guest rider) are out riding on the daily, whether it be on our own after work, or the three of us jamming it up on a Friday in the City. Our sessions are like a college cram-group… we’re there to progress, and we do just that. Shaun and I nick-named our weekly night-jam the ‘Wednesday Night Progression-Session’, because we would land something new at almost every session..!!
At one stage it was just Shaun and myself hittin’ it up, after the original crew had a fall-out, but then Mike Brandt came along and the spirit of being part of a crew was alive again. Throw in the memorable visitors who washed up on our shores for while, ( Michael Husser, Eric Effinger, The Ben Moran ), and I’d say the scene has gotta be one of the strongest, most enjoyable scenes in the country
6. What are you thoughts on Flatland & BMX in general?
You’re never too old to ride..!! People say it’s for kids, but what’s bad about learning a skill and getting exercise at the same time..?? There’s something about Flatland that amazes people, and I love being a part of that. We do things with our bike that people probably never thought possible, or could even imagine. Almost everyone identifies with riding a bike, so I find people appreciate what we can do and the dedication and time taken to learn it.
7. You’ve travelled a lot to the DownUnderground contests around Australia in the past few seasons. What are some stand out memories from these events?
I’ve been fortunate enough to have the time and money to travel to almost every Flatland competition in Australia since the ’07 BMX-Games. The only event I’ve missed was the ’08 Games, so I didn’t get to meet Terry Adams, which woulda been cool, but I’m just as stoked to have met Simon and Shane. Awesome riders and really good blokes, too!! The DownUnderground weekends are a guaranteed blast, and the memory banks are choc-full of highlights In the first season, they were just as stressful as they were fun, because I was on top after the second stop, and wanted to stay there for the next two stops, but this time round I’m competing against the big boys, so I’m just focusing on bringing a new combo to each event and setting a goal of nailing it on competition day. As for the shenanigans outside the comps, standouts are…
- Hyde Park sessions with Mike S. and crew.
- ‘California Games’ battles with Tomaz
- All-day IMAX sessions
- Late-night rides around Sydney
8. So I understand that you do a lot of personal training outside of BMX – how do you organise everything into your day?
I earned the nickname ‘Buff’ from my 20yrs of gym-training, so it’s pretty much a way of life, now. I work 12hr shifts, days and nights, so it’s hard to juggle my two passions in life, and fitting a good amount of each of them into my wacky working week can get tough, but I do this thing where I’ll write down a plan for the next day, and schedule my workouts and riding times around my daily tasks. I recently met a beautiful girl who goes by the name of Lauren, so I gotta fit the two ’second-loves’ around my first love, now. lol All the above means I get very little sleep, usually around 4-6hrs a day/night, but once a week I’ll write off a day with a 10hr sleep to recharge. It’s chaotic, but I get the most out of every day.
9. Tell us about Red67….
“That’s funny, MY name’s Roger! Two Rogers don’t make a right…” After seeing ‘Gone in 60 seconds’, I was hooked on the 1967 Mustang Fastback, and vowed to one day own one. Well, that day came late last year I bought it intending to restore her to look like ‘Eleanor’, a replica GT-500 from the film, but I’ve since grown fond of the classic-look of my beast, and so that way she will stay. It’s a fuel-injected 302, with a top-loader 4spd manual, converted to right-hand drive, with a Mach-1 bonnet scoop. I’ve named her ‘Hayley’, after the hot little red-haired singer from Paramore, and she turns heads everywhere she goes..!!
I always remember the time Shane Badman and I pulled up to the lights next to a car full of guys who were revving their engine. I made Hayley sing in all her American-muscled glory, and they just cowered in shame. lol I try to forget the day it took us 3hrs to discover we were out of fuel. Ha ha ha!
10. What are the future goals of Andrew McDermott? Plans for a web edit? More travelling?
Goals..?? Ooh, let’s see… One of my main ones is to do a full restoration of my Mustang over the next few years. Traveling with my beautiful girlfriend Lauren is definitely on the books, too… I’m thinkin’ Vegas I’ve been so inspired and impressed by all these web-edits poppin’ up, I just gotta make one of my own. I have no idea how to edit video… but I’m gonna learn, shoot some footage, and put something together for sure.
11. Final words of wisdom & thanks?
I’ll take this opportunity to thank all those people who are a positive influence in my life. Shaun and Mike for the support and dedication to the W.A. scene, Shane Badman for the honour of giving me this interview, my parents for helping me out when my wallet’s in a pickle and my pups need looking after, all the riders Australia wide for their friendship and hospitality when I travel East, and finally, I want to thank my girlfriend Lauren for being the sunshine of my life. Love you, babe!!
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