Here is a link to an article about on of skateboarding's pioneers that altered what skateboarding was to what it has become today. He died last Feb. 25 at 51 years old, check out the article from New York Times.
Interesting blog, Dale. Sorry to see Bob Biniak pass. There is an interesting generational component to his story. The Z-Boys, like the Beastie Boys and Sugar Hill Gang, were part of a generational “missing link” between Baby Boomers and Generation X: the newly identified Generation Jones (born 1954-1965). This component is crucial in understanding the historical context of Biniak and the Z-Boys.
Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten lots of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. I found this page helpful because it gives a pretty good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html
Thank You, for your comment, Biniak and the other Z-Boys definitely changed skateboarding in a big way for the better, effecting all the generations of skateboarding to come after their time. I don't know much about this "Generation Jones" stuff. I am not really trying to follow the #1 trend, I just enjoy skateboarding and it's history.
Interesting blog, Dale. Sorry to see Bob Biniak pass. There is an interesting generational component to his story. The Z-Boys, like the Beastie Boys and Sugar Hill Gang, were part of a generational “missing link” between Baby Boomers and Generation X: the newly identified Generation Jones (born 1954-1965). This component is crucial in understanding the historical context of Biniak and the Z-Boys.
ReplyDeleteGoogle Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten lots of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report chose the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. I found this page helpful because it gives a pretty good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html
Thank You, for your comment, Biniak and the other Z-Boys definitely changed skateboarding in a big way for the better, effecting all the generations of skateboarding to come after their time. I don't know much about this "Generation Jones" stuff. I am not really trying to follow the #1 trend, I just enjoy skateboarding and it's history.
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