Nov 2, 2020BIRTHRIGHT: A SHORT SCREENPLAYThe following screenplay is based on an event I attended back in 2012 while working as a journalist in the motocross industry. As a screenplay, the work is dramatized and the names have been changed, but it was written to convey my own sentiments and the feeling of that occasion. …Screenplay6 min readScreenplay6 min read
Nov 6, 2018Mountain Bikes Amok: 2018 Red Bull RampageThe temperature is 45 degrees in the early morning shade, but that will soon change when the sun crests over the mountaintop plateau. …Cycling4 min readCycling4 min read
Oct 26, 2018The Return of the RampageAt the footsteps of Zion National Park sits a small crowd of hardcore mountain bikers. …Utah3 min readUtah3 min read
Jun 5, 2018Red Bull Joins Climate Change Convo via Biking in “North of Nightfall”Mountain biking is not a difficult subject to broach. Generally there are two standpoints: you’re into it, or you’re not. Either way, the conversation tends to not cause much animosity. Global warming on the other hand, has become a blood boiling topic. …Mountain Biking6 min readMountain Biking6 min read
May 10, 2018Motocross Over: MX Gear Has Bled Over to Pop CultureAs a lifelong motocross fan, I’ve been witness to it for 30 years. What is the “it” I am referring to? Crossover. More specifically the influence of motocross’ uniqueness on other sports and fashions. In the 1990s the most obvious bleed over was within mountain biking. This came as no…Fashion6 min readFashion6 min read
Mar 16, 2018Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame — It’s Official and It’s Super!Motocross is not the most popular sport in the world…not by a long shot. When I was growing up, frothing at the mouth for anything motocross related, I usually had to explain what this obscure sport was to my New Jersey friends and family. Honestly, that still happens all the…Gaming9 min readGaming9 min read
Mar 2, 2018The Winter Olympics Need Some Crashed IceThe 2018 Winter Olympics just concluded, meaning the world will wait another four years to observe some obscure frozen water sports. …Olympics6 min readOlympics6 min read
Jan 26, 2018Fred Armisen is Creepy AF and Funny as Hell in “The Last Man On Earth”In the two most recent episodes of The Last Man On Earth, viewers were introduced to Karl, a sweet and mild mannered 40-something played by Fred Armisen. Karl just also happens to be a serial killer. …Television4 min readTelevision4 min read
Nov 10, 2017One of a Kind: 2017 Red Bull Rampage in PicturesOn a day in late October, a lone mountain biker points his wheels straight down a desolate bluff in southern Utah. Within one pump of the pedals, he is careening towards a cliff without any sign of slowing down. A small but fervent crowd cheers him on as he hurls…Travel7 min readTravel7 min read
May 2, 2017In Photos: New Jersey SupercrossSupercross racing in 2017 has been a roller coaster ride and fans just experienced the biggest loop yet in New Jersey. When championship leader Eli Tomac fell while leading the race, he effectively handed the points lead back to defending champion, Ryan Dungey. …Sports5 min readSports5 min read