Home Articles TOP 5: SEAN GROSSMANRyan Loewy·January 22, 2018Sean Grossman has been a pivotal force in documenting the New York blade scene. With his releases such as Big Apple Blade and Caprice, along with the JalHeads series, Grossman has solidified himself as among the best in documenting blading. But he isn’t just a phenomenal videographer. Grossman retains an incredible skillset on the blades as well, so we decided to hit him up for a Top 5.NEGATIVE ACID – LONG ISLAND CITY, NY – PHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN LOEWY FOR BE-MAGIntroduction : Ryan Loewy Photographs by Ryan Loewy for Be-Mag Top 5 most played on your iTunes/SpotifyThe Sound- Total Recall Snoop Dogg- Murder Was The Case Boy Harsher- Pain Cortex- Mind of Darkness New Order- Your Silent Face Top 5 Ways to Annoy You When you’re eating with someone at a restaurant and they put food you don’t want on your plate When people don’t move out of the way when you’re trying to exit a subway When someone uses 98% of the toilet paper roll and they’re too lazy to pop a fresh one in the holder for the next culprit Being cut off/ stuck behind a granny on the road Clip poachersLEDGE ROLL TO 180 – LONG ISLAND CITY, NY – PHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN LOEWY FOR BE-MAGTop 5 Best Things About Traveling Meeting new people Adjusting to different lifestyles/ cultures New food (even though I’m a picky SOB) Getting away from routine Weather Top 5 items To Bring When BladingMy testicles A beverage Flowers Camera A tampon (for the bitches and complainers)PORTRAIT BY RYAN LOEWY FOR BE-MAGTop 5 People You Look Up To Outside of BladingKevin Smith Robert Smith Mandy Patinkin Ben Kadow Stone Cold Steve AustinTop 5 Worst Injuries Breaking ankle Bleeding testicles Broken finger Tearing cartilage/ ligaments in my knee Bashing my skull jumping a 20 stair and waking up in an ambulanceBANK TO BACK SAVANNAH – THE BRONX, NY – PHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN LOEWY FOR BE-MAGTop 5 Videographers Gavin Fitch Carl Sturgess Brandon Negrete David Sizemore Chris SaccenteSean Grossman: Big Apple Blade 2014 from Sean G. on Vimeo.Top 5 BladersChris Murphy Mike Lilly Alex Broskow Chris Farmer Micah YeagerBACKSIDE FASTSLIDE – THE BRONX, NY – PHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN LOEWY FOR BE-MAGTop 5 things You Would Like To Do With Blading Inspire kids to get into skating produce more content/ videos meet more skaters around the globe revive the Jalheads bring NYC back on the mapTop 5 Best Things About Bladingfriends feeling like you’re brothers with complete strangers (all you have is blading in common) the feeling you get after landing something cool clears your mind allows you to be creative and believe in yourself180 THE HYDRANT – SUNNYSIDE QUEENS, NY – PHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN LOEWY FOR BE-MAGTop 5 Life ExperiencesAfrica Big Apple Blade Premiere 1 week solo trip in SoCal Montreal Getting my bachelor’sTop 5 Careers You Would Like To Pursue After BladingProducing videos for other organizations (Currently working for an NGO) Veterinarian Playing keys Personal Trainer ITTop 5 Places To Visit Before You DieCairo Pyramids Thailand Barcelona Tokyo AlaskaBACK TORQUE – LONG ISLAND CITY, NY – PHOTOGRAPHS BY RYAN LOEWY FOR BE-MAG Top 5 Moments Of Your Blading Career Thus FarBig Apple Blade Premiere Winning 2 Oil City Comps 3 BCSD events Pow Wow Tri-State Skate partiesSWITCH FRONT ROYALE – SUNNYSIDE QUEENS, NY – PHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN LOEWY FOR BE-MAG Top 5 Ways To Spend $5Egg & cheese wrap from DelMonicos record guy on 14th st chicken over rice platter miss vicki’s jalapeno chips brown rice pizza at Jandi’sPORTRAIT BY RYAN LOEWY FOR BE-MAGTop 5 FoodsAnything from Essen Falafel & Hummus Blossom Vegan Naya Pizza Top 5 blading ritualsGulf Wax Shin guards Jal Instagram stories Just Did ItPHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN LOEWY FOR BE-MAG Top 5 things to do before you dieskydive Travel to every continent have a kid, maybe 2 live in California hurricane topsoul John Bowne railTop 5 Best Reasons to Live in NYCBest transportation PIZZA the city never sleeps unlimited possibilities/ opportunities it’s “real”SWITCH TRUE BACK SAVANNAH – LONG ISLAND CITY, NY – PHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN LOEWY FOR BE-MAGTop 5 Reasons Not to Live in NYCExpensive Dirty Smelly Little time to chill People are assholesPORTRAIT BY RYAN LOEWY FOR BE-MAG
