and a bunch of friends... but it would be easier to show you in a movie:
Diving further into the Northwest Scene You find some very talented riders such as Flat-lander Fish Johnson, trails rider / future MX superstar Jake "Balthazar" Shuster and park shredder Sam Fox. We joined forces and took a loooong road trip into Canada for some BMX-Freestyle shows. On our last day of shows I crashed hard during practice and lacerated my spleen... Not realizing how seriously I was injured; I continued to ride and announce the shows. Crazy to think I almost died that day, lucky for me we made it to the hospital just in time. I made this video as a thank you to Sam, Jake and Fish;
I hope you will enjoy it too. The hospital bill was as much as a new car so I'm selling some BMX stuff on E-bay to help pay it off. It breaks my heart to sell my bike but here's the link: CLICK HERE No worries because the Doctor says I'll be able to ride in a month or two. I just hope gOrk over at Redline can set aside a new Redline Device bike for me because I'm Spike Jonzen to ride right now. In other news the new Spike Jonze film, "Where the wild things are." will be released Oct 16th and it looks amazing! Trailer here.
Brent Sprute
The North West has had a strong BMX scene for a long, long time. It grows stronger with each session and every new rider that tries their first trick. So to all the older riders and legends thanks for paving the way for the new guys. To the new guys, welcome; You are in for one hell of a ride and lots of good times! One such BMX legend that occasionally goes by the nickname I gave him years ago. "Donut" put together a fun and exciting jam with a little help from his friends. North West Legends such as Nick Halsey, Paul Kintner, G.J., D.R., Robbie Write, and tons of others joined in the festivities... I could write about how amazing it was spending a Sunday with 3 bands, a few artists, a bunch of dancing babes on bikes (Yes really!) 
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.