Front cover for Volume 1 by Jefferson. Words by Justin “Jefferson” Augustus A few weeks ago I talked to B.J. about making a music post for the connection. Since talking to him I’ve gone through many ideas before landing on this one. I decided to make a mix of music that I would choose to [...]

Erik Cheung. Davenport. (Click to enlarge) Photos and edit by B.J. Bales He’s back for now. Yes, Erik Cheung has been blading the streets of the Quad Cities like he never has before. Thanks to him, we bring to you 10 questions and 10 photos with Lil’ Cheungy. For these questions we went all over, [...]

Josh Goodell. Rocket grab transfer. Waterloo. (Click to enlarge) Words and photos by B.J. Bales Like most of the Iowa rollerbladers, I don’t get enough time to blade and hang out with Josh Goodell of Waterloo. Thankfully, I recently had the chance to make the drive north to visit my good friend. We had a [...]

Gathering at the East side park. Photo: Bales. (Click to enlarge) Words by Junior Terronez Awakening with groggy eyes, later than expected, while trying to recollect the prior night of induced activities, I had little expectations for the day ahead of us. Bruce Bales, Tyler Noland and I embarked on yet another adventure to the [...]