Juice magazine has a chunk of an older Jim Murphy interview with Ian McKaye where Ian talks about his skateboarding past. I always thought that Ian was in the Dogtown and Z-Boys documentary because Minor Threat was so important to so many skateboarders but he was idolizing that Dogtown stuff just like we were. Sounds so familiar. He mentions that he and Henry took a bus trip out to California to skate. That’s like, 2600 miles which would be several days on a bus right? Pretty hardcore for a 16 and 17 year-old. I wonder how they got around the release forms. The interview was in issue 50. You might be able to order a back issue from them if you want the rest of the interview.
Ian still runs Dischord records and the prices are very reasonable and the service is excellent.
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marc
minor thread they skated for shure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDItPrRnW2Y&mode=related&search=
Welsh Pete
Apparently, Rollins and MacKaye had their own skate team.
Kilwag
I embedded Marc’s video link at the end of the post.
Paige
I love them. Dischord is great, so is BYO. Someone’s Gonna Get Their Head to Believe In Something is the best comp.
brad
I prefered Black Market Baby….and No Trend…
Neil can't kickflip
McKaye was in one of the Mike V. Drive episodes too.
orezona
one of my favorite quotes:
*”Some people think of skateboarding as a recreational activity, but it’s not.
It’s a manifestation of a commitment to something that brings clarity to like.”*
-Ian McKaye