02.05.2010
Tea and shove-its
Blueprint just turned the perma-slept-on Marty Murawski pro and released this sweet video as a celebration. I wonder if the British dudes on the team get pissed when one of the rebels gets a board before they do.
Marty Murawski has been getting a good amount of coverage lately, so it was a smart move on Blueprint’s part to turn him pro — as one of the only Americans sponsored by the British board company, he’ll be a good ambassador to the colonies. So while we’re at it, here is his fantastic part from The Filmbot Files. It’s the total package — filming, music, and uh, oh right, skating.
Overall, I’ve really been feeling the Blueprint guys lately — they’re just so cute in that pasty-British-scrapper-with-awful-teeth kind of way. In general, it’s been great seeing increased coverage of European companies in the American skate media. There’s something just slightly different about them (like besides the accent and body odor) compared to all the over-saturated American teams, that when combined with a variety of lesser-known spots, makes these Euro bastards really refreshing to watch. Go figure, we’re seeing the effects of globalization in an industry where most of the participants didn’t even get far enough in high school to know what “globalization” means.
