Have you ever run across one of those dudes that looks like he’s 15 but converses like he’s 40 and the only thing you are sure of is that he’s probably somewhere in between those ages? Have you ever come across a sport that looks like stuntman training but flows like poetry and you wonder how something so outwardly physical can evolve to something so inward? If you said no to these questions then you have never met Roan “Apex” Cushing. For the record, I can say yes to these questions, because I’m cool like that. Read the rest of this entry »
The Tao of Roan
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August 18th, 2010
Backstage Passes, Baby
I’m just going to start off by saying I have never been a fan of NASCAR and frankly I’m not sure if I am now or what. I do know that I’m a HUGE fan of the racing teams’ crews and their hard work. Read the rest of this entry »
How Bad Do You Want It, Matty?
August 12th, 2010
Matty's good taste
Matt, aka Matty, Aschbrenner easily tops Live Action Sports’ most favorite people list. He’s what I like to call a ‘treebender’ because when he’s walking down the sidewalk the trees are bending to get out of the way of his energy. Read the rest of this entry »
Rookie Nick White
August 11th, 2010
Roooookie
Nick White, aka (at the time of writing this) Rookie Nick, is a newly graduated skydiver that makes Paradise Skydives in Vinton, Iowa, his home drop zone. Read the rest of this entry »
Anatomy of Wonderboy
July 9th, 2010
I met Cole Chapman in 2006 at the Des Moines Skydiver’s Dollar Daze Boogie in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was introduced to me as Wonderboy; which apparently was an endearing nickname given to him by his instructors at Tri-State Skydive. My initial thoughts about Wonderboy were that he barely looked 13 years old and that he had a permanent Cheshire grin on his face like he was enjoying a joke you weren’t privy to. In the years following I saw Cole at the occasional dropzone or skydive event (I specifically remember the Dubuque Boogie where he bought one of Live Action Sports’ radical shirts). Knowing I should keep tabs on Cole but not knowing why, I followed his adventures, or at least the ones he posted on Facebook. Finally, when he road tripped to California to surf, I insisted I get a first-hand account of the escapade to post on Live Action Sports’ website. To accompany the account, I also requested a brief biography so readers could get to know a little about the Wonderboy. Read the rest of this entry »
Don Briggs
July 6th, 2010Mother Nature didn’t exactly bless Iowa with a topographic playground now did she? It’s flat. It’s farmy. It’s boring. But that’s what makes Iowans more creative and inventive than anyone else out there. What we lack in environment we make up for, with style. Enter Don Briggs. For those of you who already know him (which is more people that know you and me put together) let’s admit it, he doesn’t look like much. His crotchety exterior coupled with that sly smile eternally etched on his face makes you wonder if he’s that nutty guy that lives in every neighborhood or the devil in disguise. But spend two minutes with Briggs and you’ll find he is truly a treasure trove of adventure, kindness, and generosity (okay with a bit of nutty and devily mixed in). And although I’ll deny it if you tell him, Briggs is one of my heroes. Read the rest of this entry »
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