April 29, 2004
+ Tyler Monoghan (I probably spelled that wrong) is working to organize a contest at Xscape in Bowling Green for early July. There will be beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes with sick trick to follow. He has a handful of sponsors already, but if you'd like to help out or get more info email Tyler at exploitedbmx@hotmail.com. flyer + Paul "P Fishy" Fisher's band played their first show on Saturday. If you talk to Paul tell him he's dreamy and...hardcore. This is what Paul had to say about the show: "7 other bands played, 130 people showed, a band got bitchy with the promoter and a riot broke out. The owner of the place got in a fight and the cops came and shut it down, a shitty 'death metal' band named Atrocius from Lima had members go to jail for being dumb and fun was had by all." So there ya have it. For pictures of Paul and his band check the music page. more... + I've added a new park to the list of spots in Michigan. Heavy Duty Skatepark is in Adrian and has a fun little course indoors, and an ABA sanctioned race track outside. And if you feel like some street while you're there a couple local colleges have some fun rails, that is if you don't get kicked out right away. more... + 4 new video clips have been uploaded, along with a new picture of Auston. The picture and 1 of the clips can be viewed at the right. I did add a couple other pictures in various places, but you'll just have to do some browsing to find those. more... + Lastnight Auston, Andy, and I rode with the Sedition kids around Bowling Green and UT. They were filming some stuff for their video, and lots of good stuff went down. They're a fun group of kids to ride with. And I've gotta add that Auston did one of the biggest gaps/drops I've seen in quite awhile. Expect to see the video clip within a few weeks. -Bud	Auston Gregory- tuck over a wedge to wedge box into 15mph winds. Photo taken by yours truly. As The Silence Falls [video] Bud and Troy tag teamin' some 14 stair feeble ledges in Lima(377kb)
April 21, 2004
What you get after 45+ minutes of solid tube surgery. A mugsot of Wapakoneta's finest; Paul Fisher. That's a steep four foot box jump that Troy Merkle is airing out of.	+Some of you may or may not know that for the past several months I have been borrowing a front wheel from Troy. Some of you may also know that this front wheel was equipped with a solid rubber tube that Troy had expiremented with when he ran the wheel himself. Well I finally got around to putting a real tube and tire set-up back on. Since it was such a laborious process I thought I'd share it with you in a "how-to" of sorts. more... + A new bike check has been done. This time we've inspected Paul Fisher's ride. And in other Paul Fisher news, he's now the vocalist for a metalcore band. They call themselves "As The Ruin Falls"...errr I mean, "As The Silence Falls." They are playing a show on the 24th at the St. Mary's Opera House. more... + This Friday the 23rd there's going to be a show at Bowsher High School in Toledo. The show is a benefit for a Bowsher HS organization, and my friend Joe has spent a lot of time putting it together. So check it out if you can. The bands on the list are Before I Go, Hit The Lights, Whats The Point, Promise of Tomorrow, The Honour Recital, and The Red Sea. Bowsher is located at 3548 S. Detroit Ave, and the doors will open at 5:30. + Troy and Russel went street riding in Fort Wayne, Indiana the other day. Troy sent me a few pictures from that. more... + I've also added pictures of the Tecumseh, Michigan park. I went up there and rode with Jim and Adam one day last week, and it's true, the mini-ramp there is golden. more... -Bud
April 10, 2004
+ The Troy Merkle interview is now up. With the interview I also uploaded a 1 minute video of Troy. I showed up at his house one night and started filming him. After approximately 30 minutes the footage you'll see in the video was shot. So be sure to check that out as well. more... + I saw Hopesfall, Silverstein, and Fall Out Boy play over the last couple of weeks. Pictures from those shows are now up. more... + There's going to be a contest at Blindside in Elkhart, Indiana on Saturday the 24th. blindsidesports.com elkhartbmx.tk + Tyler Monoghan out of Toledo has started printing Exploited shirts. Contact him on AOL instant messenger at ExploitedBMX for more information. exploited shirt design #1 -Bud	Troy Merkle; a tailwhipper, photographer, magazine editor, and all-around kick ass dude. Fall Out Boy's surge strip as it sits during their set. Drummer Andy Hurley plays in the background.
April 5, 2004
Coma Eternal has eternally been put into a coma. Lame puns and captions rule, bands that rule breaking up doesn't. ...I think I used all of my wit on the caption above. Russell-Russell The Love Muscle. That's Russell Greene, folks.	+ Troy sent me a few pictures of Russell and himself riding at Faurot Park. Speaking of Faurot Park, does anyone know if there will be another Earth Day contest this year? more... + A couple weeks ago I showed up at a show in St. Mary's, and Troy and I both happened to be wearing our Perspectives shirts that night. So we dug the fake mustaches out of my car and took some fun pictures. I made a desktop background out of one of them. The other mustache pictures may surface in the future. more... + Coma Eternal has broken up. They had been minus one guitar player since Brad Clifford had left the group, and joined Since By Man after their last tour. Just recently they have decided to drop Coma Eternal and move on. Guitarist Logan Kelly will be working on a new project of his own while the remaining members will create something of theirs. Coma Eternal's last show will be at Chaos Fest in Racine, Wisconsin the weekend of April 23 and 24th. Check the Chaos Fest site for additional info. chaosfest.com + Radio Eat Radio Records is putting out a 3-way split featuring A Day In The Life(Hawthorne Heights), Hit The Lights, and The Red Affair(formerly The Chicago Typewriter). It's been titled "From Ohio With Love" with 5 songs from A Day In The Life and 4 each from Hit The Lights and The Red Affair. radioeatradio.com -Bud