April 18, 2010
Following surgery to remove a tumor in his head, Josh Perry is on the mend.
Following the news of Eastern's Josh Perry being diagnosed with a non-cancerous brain tumor last week, Josh went in for surgery at noon on Friday, April 16, and the surgery was a success. How do we know this? Because Josh basically Twittered his way through the entire process. Here's a quick rundown of Josh's Tweets leading up to and immediately after the surgery.
Friday, April 16, 10:01am: "Going in at noon for a 4-hour operation. Pretty nervous but feel better thanks to everyone and the positive thoughts and prayers!!!!"
Friday, April 16, 10:57pm: "Hey guys! Just got out, feel amazing and so relieved!! I'm so happy because I can move everything and should be home very soon."
Sunday, April 18, 9am: "Doc says I'm doing so well I can go home today. Might be going home tonight."
So it looks as though all things are well for Josh, and that he might even be riding again by mid-summer. You can track Josh's progress or send words of encouragement through his Twitter account.
There is nothing more that I need to say about the devastating earthquake that occurred in Haiti last week. Now, with another hitting today, and the constant aftershocks, the people of Haiti can use any and all help far into the future.
One BMX-related way that you can help is to pick up “I Love My Bicycle, The Story of FBM Bikes”, directly from the director, Joe Stakun. All of this week, he is donating the profits of every DVD sold to the relief efforts.
You can order the DVD here: http://www.ilovemybicyclemovie.com
Follow Joe on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ILoveMyBicycle
Also, on the BMXMuseum, user Polanco, from neighboring Dominican Republic, has started a drive selling BMX parts or just looking for folks with a few extra bucks in their PayPal that want to contribute.
Follow the thread on the BMXMuseum board here: http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=191263
Mt. Baldy Pipe - Photo and T-Shirt by Jared Souney
Jared Souney, action sports photographer extraordinaire, has T-shirts for sale on his site featuring one of his photos of the infamous Mt. Baldy. He’s only making a few in each size, so if you want one, go scoop one up, pronto! If Mt. Baldy means nothing to you, get yourself a history lesson, son!
Nice to see some well-designed, limited edition t-shirts popping-up in the land o’ BMX lately. DefGrip and Mutiny bikes have both put out some solid examples as well.
Good news - Rick got his bike back. It was found in an apartment across the street from the D’port skatepark. Missing its brakes, but otherwise intact.
Read about it here:
http://www.standardbyke.com/blog/?p=2479
If you’re in the midwest, particularly around Davenport, IA/The Quad Cities, keep your eyes open, for Rick Moliterno’s bike. It was stolen earlier today from the Davenport skatepark. All of you outside of the area, lookout for it on craigslist or ebay. It is a pretty custom ride, with features and parts that only Rick has.
Rick Moliterno's stolen Standard 20" BMX
Here’s the info from Rick (Standard Byke Company Owner/BMX Veteran), himself:
My bike was my first and only bike made here in our shop. It had unique engraving on the head tube and drop outs. It had a custom green paint job to match my 1963 Ford Galaxie. The fork had straight cut legs and a freestyle steer tube instead of race. The compression bolt was a sample we never sold.
It had a titanium Standard front peg that is like 10 years old. Oh yeah, the frame has euro bb and a 27.0 seat tube…2 things no other freestyle frames that are up to date have. Man, I loved that damn bike! It had so much I liked plus being the first one from here and being the one I am getting back to riding full time on again….
If you see this bike, let Rick/Standard know via:
info@standardbyke.com
twitter.com/standrdbykeco
Stu Thomsen, Greg Hill and other race heros from the 80s.
Looks like Mark Eaton of Bang! Pictures and of course the “Dorkin in York” series of videos, is at it again. Following-up on the BMX documentary, “Joe Kid on a Stingray”, Eaton is releasing “Stompin’ Stu, the Story of BMX Legend, Stu Thomsen”. Looks like it will be similar in style to Joe Kid, with filmed interviews, vintage film/video footage, as well as still photos.
I forgot that Stu’s wife is Greg Hill’s sister. But hearing that in the trailer, I was reminded of how much the magazines used to push their rivalry back-in-the-day.
I love to see BMX remembering and celebrating its roots. For too long, we’ve only focused on the new and now. Every day that continues to change. Good stuff.
Discuss over at the BMXMuseum.
Found on ESPN, posted by Brian Tunney.
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