This week we back to the AFA Masters in Wayne, NJ USA in 1987, and the man behind the Pinky Squeak. Old School Sundays with Gary Pollack!
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This week we back to the AFA Masters in Wayne, NJ USA in 1987, and the man behind the Pinky Squeak. Old School Sundays with Gary Pollack!
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It’s been a minute, lets back on the Old School Sunday tip. This week we go back to Joe Gruttola’s run from the 1988 AFA Masters in Wayne, New Jersey. In the 17 Expert class where he took 1st Place.
The old school vibes are flowing strong in this great run from Dave Nourie at the Moreno Valley contest back in 1995. Listen to that crowd. Thanks Snakebite BMX for the upload!
Stoked to come across this upload from the archives today featuring the likes of Mark Atkins, Lee Clark, Mark Teo, Jim Dellavalle, Jay Jones, Scott Santamaria, Craig Lepage and many more! What a trip down memory lane!
The news of Dave Beveridge’s passing away is still hitting hard here with the UK BMX community especially. Cheeky Monkey BMX just dropped this nice tribute to Dave so it only makes sense to me to have another OSS dedication.
Lots of great footage of Dave shredding flatland, vert, bowls and anything in his way basically. Straight up BMX!
This deserves your attention if you knew Dave, and if you didn’t. It’s a good time to get up to speed with his riding talents.
Rest in peace Dave…
The sad news broke last week of Dave Beveridge passing away last week, my emails and private messages have been full of lovely messages full of memories of Dave, including a message from one of his family members that really touched me personally.
Let’s go back to King of Concrete 1991 and Dave’s flatland run, rest in peace Dave!
This week we go back to 1987, and pivotal moment in the history of flatland. Kevin Jones and his AFA Masters run in 19 & Over Expert from Austin, Texas dropping the puppet, the crank-a-roni, elephant glide and gliding locomotive in his run , not to mention the way the run is linked together. Game changer!
We are go back to 1987 for this weeks Old School Sundays, and the legendary Holeshot contest than ran here in the UK during the 80’s. This week it’s the turn of the Condor, Mat Hoffman!
Josh Marsele – AFA Tarpon Springs, FL 1989 from 990Adjustments on Vimeo.
Following the sad announcement of Josh Marsele passing away this past weekend, plenty of heads have kindly sent in archive contest footage of Josh ripping. Here you can see Josh’s run from the AFA Tarpon Springs, FL 1989 where he took first place in 16/17 expert class ahead of none other than Trevor Meyer!
Rest in peace Josh Marsele…
Photos: Kieran Chapman @wire_zine.
Josh Marsele – KOF – April 1989 from Kieran on Vimeo.
Yesterday the sad news, New England flatland legend Josh Marsele aged 48 has passed away broke online. Josh’s name and riding talent first came to my attention in my ‘zine swapping days in the late 80’s early 90’s, and particularly Kieran Chapman’s Radazine and Wire creations that did a fantastic job of documenting the N.E progressive flatland and ramp riding scene.
Josh was also one of those riders that broke out of the thriving New England flatland scene, and competed all over the states in the AFA Masters series, and even became year end champion in his class in 1989. (Those classes were stayed back then, that is not an easy achievement!).
I will dig out some contest footage below as well as some photos, as we pay tribute to this amazing rider. Thank you for all the inspiration you personally gave me through the late 80’s and 90’s.
Rest in peace, Josh Marsele.
Condolences to all of Josh’s family, friends, and the New England flatland scene.
Effraim Catlow / Flatmattersonline.
Josh Marsele – KOF – October 1988 from Kieran on Vimeo.
Scott Denoncourt kindly sent in this tribute that I will share with you all….
“Joshua P. Marsele, 48, of Bristol, died on Tuesday (January 19, 2021) ending his battle with an ailment that caused him intense chronic pain and severely limited his mobility. Josh was born in Bristol on February 14, 1972 and was a son of Joan (Beger) Barney of Bristol and the late James F. Marsele.
A lifelong Bristol resident, he graduated from Bristol Central High School Class of 1990. He worked as a graphic computer artist, a medical assistant for kids and the elderly, and for 14 years as a high-voltage lineman for Eversource.
He was a loving son, brother, and doting father to his cats Applejack and Buster. His loved ones will remember him as a charismatic, creative, passionate, funny, mischievous, vibrant, generous, and accomplished individual with a singular sense of style, a soft spot for animals, and a penchant for kayaking. His true passion was BMX flatland freestyle riding (search YouTube: Axlepeg BMX) and he was the 1989 American Freestyle Association Masters Champion.
In addition to his mother, Josh is survived by two sisters: Julie Marsele-Cusson of Naples, FL, and Hayley Varhol of Philadelphia, PA; a niece, Chloe Cusson; a nephew, Kyle Cusson; his stepfather, Stephen R. Varhol, as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins.
A walk-through visitation will be held at Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, on Saturday, February 6, 2021, between 1 and 3 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Friends of Bristol Parks and Recreation Fund.
https://www.mainstreetfoundation.org/friends-bristol-parks-and-recreation-fund
Please visit Josh’s memorial website at: