Homer: All normal people love meat. If I went to a barbeque and there was no meat, I would say 'Yo Goober! Where's the meat!?'. I'm trying to impress people here Lisa. You don't win friends with salad.
Bmx, Morrissey, jogging, vegetarianism, 80's hardcore, 90's post hardcore, vinyl records, nutrition, politics, The Simpson's.
Music
10 records every human being needs to own to live a fulfilling and meaningful existence:
Rites of Spring- LP
Fuel- LP
Unbroken- Life. Love. Regret
The Smiths- The Queen Is Dead
The Hated- What Was Behind
Jawbreaker- 24 Hour Revenge Therapy
Downcast- LP
Still Life- From Angry Heads With Skyward Eyes
Elliott Smith- xoxo
Jawbox- Novelty
Movies
Goodwill Hunting, Momento, Joe Kid On A Sting Ray, Cast Away, The Outsiders, The Life Of David Gale, High Fidelity, Stand By Me, Say Anything, Better Off Dead, American History X, Rounders.
Television
As little as possible- with the exception of The Simpson's. Then as much as possible.
Books
Douglas Coupland- Life After God; Dan O'Mahoney- Four Letter World; Abraham Rodriquez Jr.- Spidertown; Robert Fulghum- It Was On Fire When I lay down on it; Anything by Larry Livermore, Mykel Board, Ben Weasel, Aaron Cometbus or George Tabb.
Heroes
Stephen Murray. Also- Commander Cool, Max Power, Mr. Plow, King Stink, Lance Uppercut, Rock Strongo- aka Homer Simpson
About me:
Birth to age 10: Relatively simple life in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Kick the can after school, Family Ties reruns, Casey Kasem's top 40 on the dial, velcro on my shoes.
10-15: Saw the movie 'Rad' and started saving money mowing lawns to buy a bike with stunt nuts. With a lime green Diamondback Hot Streak in my possession I spend every waking moment flatlanding in front of my parent's house.
15-20: My family moves to Plymouth and I get a driver's license. I now spend every waking moment riding dirt jumps and street.
20-25: Left college, turned pro, got sponsored by GT Bikes and started living on the road all in a span of about 1 month when I'm 21. Over air conditioned hotel rooms, astonishing frequent flier accounts and countless cities comprise the bulk of these years.
25-30: GT goes bankrupt, I ride for Giant for 2.5 years before they fire me. Then I start riding for Free Agent Bikes in 2004. In 2005 I move to Orlando, i.e. God's Waiting Room. I immediately purchase an oversized fanny pack, an entirely white wardrobe and start driving 30 Mph below the speed limit.
If you want to know more about the Bmx portion of my life:
Freeagentbmx.com Undergroundproducts.com Oxygen4energy Expn.com Interview at Bmxunion.com Astdewtour.com Actionsportstour.com history pictures Interview: JTfreestyle.com Interview: Fatbmx.com Osiris Shoes profile Go211.com profile
Stephen Murray is someone I've always held a tremendous amount of respect for as both a human being and a bike rider. We both turned pro about the same time and thus have been at the same events for the past decade; I've always have made a point to stop and talk with him, see how he's doing, what he's been up to, etc. We shake hands, talk some, and then repeat about the same formality the next weekend in a different city. Sounds pretty impersonal and maybe even trivial from the outside, but catching up with him has always been something I've looked forward to.
At our first event this year in Baltimore Stephen suffered a bad crash resulting in a broken neck. I heard about this right before my event, but had no details as to the severity of it. While leaving the hotel the following morning to catch a flight I saw someone on staff and casually asked how Stephen was doing. 'You didn't hear?'
'No, is he okay?'. 'He severed his spinal chord, he's paralyzed'.
You know that feeling when you hear something so devastating you literally feel as if everything inside you falls to the floor in an instant? I thought about him the plane ride home and everyday since.
Stephen's medical bills are astronomical. As pro riders we are responsible for our own insurance. Even then insurance will not cover everything and he is looking at medical assistance for many, many years. He is currently being treated in Denver, but needs everyone's help.
Here are three ways you can contribute:
Email StephenMurrayFund@hotmail.com with the dollar amount you would like to contribute. You will then receive an email back with the invoice that leads you directly to a Pay Pal Secure account where you can pay by credit card or bank account number.
Mail a check payable to Stephen Murray Family Fund:
92 Corporate Park Ste. C #171
Irvine, CA 92606
Make a bank deposit or wire funds directly to:
Stephen Murray Family Fund
Bank of America
4500 Barranca Parkway
Irvine, CA 92614
Routing # 121000358
Account # 1015867459
Or just click here: Help Stephen Murray
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Who I'd like to meet: People I went to school with, rode with at one point, met at a demo somewhere, sat next to on an airplane over the atlantic, heckled me from their seat at a contest, let the air out of my tires when I went into 7-11 or anyone with a valid question, concern, comment or anything remotely interesting to say. Note: If you're going to ask me for a bike or bike parts, I'd say you're better off trying to win a bike at the Free Agent myspace page.
hey what's up? i just wanted to drop by and say that you and everyone else that was performing at Kennywood were amazing! my friend and i went on june 8th and we enjoyed the show! you guys are awesome!
hahaha! Go to my top friends and look at HITT's myspace. He's an artist and we are the people that support him and get him out there :) I'll have to get you a "I'm so burgh" shirt so you can be an McM too! :)
Come celebrate our 1 year anniversary with us on Saturday May 16th! There will be lots of Food, Prizes, Skateboard and BMX Contests, FREE STUFF! Repost and Send this to EVERYONE!!!
hey Tom,, we'll be around Fl. hopefully by mid July,, hopefully our schedules work out so we can meet up for a bit,, keep me posted how things are going for ya,, take care buddy
hey tom u prob dont rember me its been bout a year or two i used to always be at vans for bike night with my brother id be at the top of the half pipe and talk to ya. o and the names rob if tht rings ne bells.but well dude congrats on ths osiris sponsership and man these vids your comeing out with ther insane!!!!and with stephen murray god be with him my cousin just got paralized to. but ya again congrats keep up the good work and are u workin on any new vids?
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