DeLaredo has created a spinoff, The Rad 80s. The title of the blog speaks for itself: the 80s rule and we're going to talk all about it.
But this is not the first time deLaredo has brought up the 80s. Last year, he posted a story about the 1983 flick, Eddie Macon's Run. That led to me seeking out the movie (on VHS) and featuring it in LaSanbe's first-ever luncheon, which was a huge success if I do say so myself.
Anyway, one of the first posts that the new blog features is the movie Rad. It was the only movie, if memory serves, that focused entirely on BMX racing and freestyling. Quicksilver, and Pretty In Pink had a scene each where bike tricks (freestyling) were also included.
The only reason I know this is because my brother and I, and all our friends in the Puente Blanco neighborhood, were deep into the whole BMX scene. We knew names like Martin Aparijio, and Ceppie Mays. We scoured the city to see where we could get our hands on a pair of Z-Rims, colored fiberglass-like rims that if bent out of shape from too much BMXing, could be brought back to its original form by putting them in the freezer. We thought we were all that because we rode around in name brand bikes like Hutch, GT, and Haro.
Ah, the things we bought into.
Where all that stuff is now is beyond me. Although, there might be an old bike frame still hanging around at my mom's house. We owe her so much for helping us keep up with 80s fads.
And we owe a debt of gratitude to The Rad 80s for helping us relive the "awesome" decade.
6 comments:
Tsk tsk.
All this 1980s BMX fever and you forgot the movie that started it all:
ET.
Yes, it was ET, The Extraterrestrial, that actually launched much of this BMX in the movies craze.
If you recall, the Japanese bike-maker, Kuwahara, even had an ET special edition BMX bike in the early 1980s. It had the red & white color scheme found in the movie.
Over in Las Cantaranas, the bike ramps made out of plywood and cement blocks were out in force, too.
All I remember from ET is that the bike took to the air. Come to think of it, I don't think I've seen the movie beginning to end.
And I never had a RAD sticker on my car's bumper.
Before the bikes were in the air, they eluded the cops/agents in a conveniently placed series of dirt hills.
One of the bikers even did a layout on top of a cop car as they got away.
I have to go back and see ET.
There was an area somewhere in North Laredo where several hills were close together. It was our very own obstacle course.
<< There was an area somewhere in North Laredo where several hills were close together. >>
are you referring to the vacant areas east of the Mall behind the old Charter Hospital? that area had a bunch of hills (great make-out spot in high school).
Screw BMX! It's all about "Gleamin the Cube" baby!!
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