Author Topic: We were Rad a book of our childhood years (Read 2081 times)

oldschoolace · « **on:** December 05, 2016, 10:40 PM »

Ok, can't believe im suggesting this $:-\$
Since MK and the Rad rag I've been knocking round the idea of a really nice coffee table hardback book of bmx.
I know there are a couple out there, Doms fine efforts spring to mind, but this would be totally different!
80s bmx told from the hundreds of us who ate, slept and wore it. Stories of first bikes, seeing bmx legends at shows, crashes, mates who has other bikes, saving paper round money, swapping parts, race days, stunt evenings after school, all the day to day untold stories which were the fabric of our bmx childhood complete with all our old pics, paper clippings, posters etc

Thoughts

chubby · « **Reply #1 on:** December 05, 2016, 11:11 PM »

First thing that springs to mind is glutton for punishment !!!!!!

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deeman · « **Reply #2 on:** December 05, 2016, 11:39 PM »

Love the idea Clint...I don't know where you get the time??!

fischflo · « **Reply #3 on:** December 06, 2016, 12:02 AM »

...could begin with a double-page semi-bird's eye view of an MK full group shot as a backdrop of a chapters page

...now all we need is the content(-cept) of the chapters

griff · « **Reply #4 on:** December 06, 2016, 12:22 AM »

Sounds ace
I don't have any pics to contribute though sadly, not aware of any surviving photos of my Bmx days

factory pilot · « **Reply #5 on:** December 06, 2016, 10:13 AM »

I'm all over this Clint .. PM sent

factory pilot · « **Reply #6 on:** December 06, 2016, 10:25 AM »

Paul Barlow has some amazing photos from BITD as do Steve ( Mr Skyway ) and many others ... Love it Clint

BMX1973 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 06, 2016, 05:50 PM »

I think its a great idea.

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #8 on:** December 06, 2016, 08:12 PM »

Fantastic idea Clint. I'll gladly help in any way i can

ED209 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 06, 2016, 08:24 PM »

top idea ... I'm in

ED209 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 06, 2016, 08:25 PM »

Not sure about 'We were Rad' tho ... I still fukkin am

oldschoolace · « **Reply #11 on:** December 06, 2016, 11:40 PM »

In theory there should be enough radsters who can contribute to make this happen, especially when I think of some of the anecdotes I've read on here over the years. Really want to avoid going the Facebook route if I can. Love it or loathe it, there are enough coonts on there to pull any idea down