Derek Adams

Orchid Footwear head hancho. Lover of beer, iphones and backflips.

Posts from Derek:

Epic Stage Dive

Spotted this awesome photo on Dickhouse today. Ryan Dunn diving off the second level of the Trocadero theatre in Philadelphia, shot by Adam Wallacavage in 2001.

Fun fact #1: A split second after this was taken the crowd moved and Ryan got destroyed on the concrete floor below.

Fun fact #2: It’s not easy to see but Ryan is wearing a Little Devil “genuine evil” shirt in this photo, if any bmxers out there remember that one.

If you missed it last week we posted a Ryan Dunn photo tribute featuring some long lost photos, also shot by Adam in 2001. Be sure to check that out. Legend.

“As a tribute to the life of Ryan Dunn here’s a collection of lost photographs from 2001. They were shot by Adam Wallacavage in the Little Devil warehouse during the filming of Criminal Mischief. Ryan was a true fan of bmx and he even volunteered to help us film the intro section of the video, which consisted of a few pranks and some “stunt car” work. This was around the time that Jackass was just beginning and even though Ryan wasn’t a television/movie star yet, he already had a star quality about him. That’s what I love about these photographs, that star quality comes through loud and clear. He even made a suit of Xmas lights look cool. It’s sad that star had to burn out just when it was glowing the brightest. I wish I got to a chance to tell him how proud I was of his success and how much I appreciated his support and help with Little Devil. Then again I guess this is my chance. So thank you Ryan. Thanks for the laughs and thanks for making the world a lot of fun while you were here. We’re going to miss you, but you’ll never be forgotten.” -Derek Adams

For more about Ryan Dunn check out dickhouse.tv where they’ve been posting a bunch of stuff in Ryan’s memory. There’s even some words from Mat Hoffman and Rooftop who got to know Ryan well. There’s also a nice write up about Ryan on ESPN + MTV has been posting classic Jackass moments with Ryan including corn sledding and hotdog bmx. And if you’ve never seen the movie Haggard check it out, it’s a comedy based around actual events in Ryan’s life.

RIP brother.

Wicked Reviews by Alan

Joe Stakun of I Love My Bicycle super stardom hit us up to mention his “friend” Alan’s new video review project called Wicked Reviews. Above is his first review which you will find very in-depth and informative. Alan seems like a really really nice guy. You can follow his Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/WickedReviews. Wicked!

New Small Brown Bike Album

…comes out tomorrow. Here’s a video from their new record Fell & Found and you can listen to some other tracks at smallbrownbike.com. Thanks for the heads up Dig.

Pedal Thru

This is probably my favorite mural in Philadelphia for fairly obvious reasons. It’s another one that our homie Josh Smith helped paint in 2008. It’s called “Pedal Thru”. Hugely amazing.

Le Josh

Josh Smith is a friend of mine who does street art in Philadelphia. His stuff is all over the city, if you’ve ridden there in the last few years you’ve probably seen his art around town. Check out the video feature below to see more of his work (above image via Streets Dept.)

Art Phag – Le Josh by Woodshopfilms

“In our latest episode, we journey through the twisted world of philly artist Josh Smith as he tours the streets and then his show Twisted Fields at the Nice Things boutique in South Philly! Distributed by Tubemogul.”

Nemy BBQ on April 9th

NEMY (pronounced “enemy”) is a new bmx shop in Langhorne PA, just north of Philly. They sponsor Dave Krone & Brian Histand and they’re hosting a grand opening BBQ on Saturday April 9th. The festivities start at noon and the premiere of Orchid‘s Footwork begins at 8pm. They’ll even have some grind box and ramps set up to shred. Sounds like a good time. Do it.