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Woke up, brushed the teeth and headed for Los Angeles for the LA Street jam . Over 200 riders showed up for that one and it was great. Riding the city from spot to spot with a few hundred people is just plain fun. The riding at each spot was ridiculous too. BMX is alive!

Drove back to HB to meet up with Choq who was going to be the host for the rest of the trip. Thanks man! On Monday I drove over to Vital BMX in Irvine. Seeing friends is great. We chatted away for a few hours and then I drove over to meet Simon Tabron who is now living in the USA (and riding a wethepeople). It was good to catch up with him too. At 18:30hr I got a call from Andy Zeiss who told me he had made it through customs. I picked him up, we bought some brewskis and headed for Choq's in HB. Yes, of course we stopped by Taco Bell. Man, I'd only been in Cali for a few days and it felt like weeks. But that's the way I planned it. Did I tell you that it was sunny every day?

Tuesday saw the TomTom take us to the Vans HQ in Cypress, then on to FIT Bike Co where we met up with Rob-O. It was St. Patrick's day but I wasn't feeling it. I barely could master the FAT Tyre beer at the RIDEBMX offices before crashing out at Choq's. After some extra hours of sleep we decided not to go to San Diego after all. Will Stroud, Morgan Wade (no new bike sponsor lined up yet) and Dakota were shooting a Levi's web clip in Santa Ana at some park so we drove over there and rolled around for a bit. Sheep Hills followed later that day. Felt good to be back.

After our power start on Thursday (thanks to some Lucky Charms) we made it to Mount Baldy in no-time only to be stuck in front of that hole. We did not have many advise on how to get to the other side other than bunny hop but one flat tire or broken chain would mean we'd be stuck there. We'll be back to ride that thing, I promise. We had an appointment with our friend Stephen Murray at 2pm and managed to get there in time. It was great to hang out with him. We managed to blast through traffic (carpool!) and arrived at the Vans HQ to get a session in on the miniramp.

Next day: Woodward West. That place is pretty much paradise. Add 200 likewise people to the place and you'll have a great weekend. The BMX Old School Reunion was fantastic. On Sunday we drove back to HB and felt the sore muscles coming up. Monday the bikes were packed up. After a short stop at the waffle sole HQ, Andy and I drove to Hollywood, cruised on Sunset, Beverly Hills, stopped at the Santa Monica Pier and took in all the good stuff before getting on board of that plane again back to the rain. What a great trip it was. Thanks to everyone for their hospitality.

But things didn't stop while on the road. Here are the links to the FAT FAVORITES that were published:
Aaron Ross
Aaron Bellerby
Cory Coffee
 DJ
Corey Bohan
Anthony Watkinson
James Ivett
Morgan Wade
Rob Ridge
Ryan Guettler
Isaac Lesser
Quinn Semling
Nicolas Bertier
Chris Mahoney
 
-We are liking the fact that top MX riders are using BMX as a form of cross training. Snafu hooked up Ryan Villopoto and Jake Weimer plus their trainer Randy Lawrence. Go here to view them in action.

-Monster Energy has signed on as a sponsor of the Mini-FAT-JAM. DJ booth, sampling, branding, you know the score. They're getting close to signing a Dutch rider too. The rider will make the trip down to Aarle-Rixtel on 4 April to the Sugar Hills. The trails are looking good and as always we are expecting the sun down here. Are you ready for a good time? The afterparty will take place at OJA with a total of three live bands! Free to get in too and no need to dress up funny. Mini-FAT-JAM, Sugarhills, Buizerdstraat 40, 5735 HG  Aarle-Rixtel, NL. Saturday 4 April, Starts at 13:00hr. Ride all day and have fun. Tunes, free Monster Energy drinks and chicks. Party at OJA starts at 20:00hr. Free entry. 3 bands. Cheap Bavaria.

-Find out who the new American Colony BMX rider is by going HERE.

-Byke Project Demos - This Saturday, March 28th. This coming weekend the Byke Project, with the help of every flatland crew member in Houston, will be in attendance at the 5 Year Anniversary of The Third Ward Bike Shop also known as Workshop Houston. These guys have dedicated themselves to giving back to the Third Ward for the past several years and they’re doing a great job at it. They'll be having a huge party from 1 - 4pm with food, DJs, and raffles. More info at TheBykeProject.com

-Bruno Hoffmann will be part of Fuel TV's New Pollution series. The new batch starts showing on Sunday 29 March so make sure you check that out.

-Sean Burns has got a comp up on Peta.

-X-Games/Dew Tour/ASA BMX judge Mike Vincent is fighting to get his vision back. Where some doctors have given up restoring his vision, there is hope for Mike as he is traveling to China for them to see what they can do to make his eyes work again. Hit the photo on your right and read the story. Then try to help out a brother. Anything is appreciated.

-Upcoming BMX events:
 
2009/03/28 - Extreme Thing
2009/03/28 - Local Support Dirt Challenge, Mainz, Germany
2009/03/28 - 1st Valley´s BMX Jam
2009/03/28 - MOORA CUP 2009, Amsterdam, NL
2009/04/04 - Rookie Jam
2009/04/04 - Mini-FAT-JAM
2009/04/10 - All Clucking Nighter
2009/04/19 - Dirt Session Extreme Playgrounds
2009/04/25 - ASA World Tour
2009/05/01 - 20" Trophy
2009/05/08 - Vans Wheels of Rock
2009/05/15 - 20" Trophy
2009/05/20 - FISE 2009
2009/06/05 - adidas eyewear - Austrian King of Dirt
2009/06/20 - REVOLCON BMX ROUND 2
2009/06/26 - Dew Tour event 1, Chicago
2009/07/10 - IBMXFF World Championships
2009/07/10 - Nass 2009
2009/07/18 - BMX Playtime Hasselt
2009/07/24 - HARBORSHRED

-Parano Garage are having an Abrockprämie special going on. It helps to understand the whole deal if you speak German. Go HERE to check it out.

-Ian Morris and Dean Hearne both finished their Hastings Half Marathon. Much respect to that. Running for 21 kilometers ain't an easy task. Now who got the best time? Ian finished in 2 hours flat. Dean crossed the finish line 5 minutes later. Life in the office has never been the same....

-Pro Final Results Toronto BMX Jam:
1. Brian Hunt - 93.56
2. Drew Bezanson - 93
3. Garrett Reynolds - 90.67
4. Charlie Bowers - 90.56
5. Brandon Dosch - 89.11
6. Steven Moxley - 85.11
7. Harry Main - 84

-USA National BMX Championships results:

Elite Men
1 Jason Rogers
2 Donny Robinson
3 Barry Nobles

Elite Women
1 Dominique Daniels
2 Stephanie Barragan
3 Allie Dragoo

Junior Men
1 Corben Sharrah
2 Denzel Stein
3 Will Grant

Masters Class
1 John Purse
2 Greg Romero
3 Chad Street

-Ralf Maier has finished up the Club Old Boy website and is now looking for stories from the Old guys. I was old enough to submit a story that you can read by going HERE.

Let's wrap it up here and hope it's still Friday somewhere on this planet.

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BdJ