Tunney wrote up a article about the origin of the barspin over on the ESPN blog. It had Chris Moeller’s part from an old S&M video which had a barspin in it. Definitely a good read for sure. Imagine landing a half barspin on vert? That would be so scary!
-Kurt

Jared Souney and Brian Tunney teamed up for a free BMX magazine back in 1999 that only ever had one issue before Jared took a job at Ride and Tunney got busy working for Dig. Jared posted a PDF of the issue on his site and it’s awesome, I read the whole thing. Reading the old news column which consists almost entirely of companies who don’t exist anymore is good for a laugh. The article about the internet is also funny, crazy how times have changed.

So Ryan Fudger fucking hates Chris Duncan. Ryan usually seems pretty grumpy about something or other, but Duncan got on his nerves to the point that he wrote a blog about it. It seems that he was prompted to write about Duncan on the basis of this interview that Tunney did with him, since they appeared literally 3 posts apart on my RSS. Duncan is often annoying and probably pretty mentally unstable as far as I can tell, but he doesn’t really seem like a bad dude. But then again I don’t know shit about the subject and more importantly, don’t care. The whole beef is a shame too since before Duncan’s stoke value plummeted it seems like Ryan and Chris used to be good friends, based on the photo above.

Previously: My Phone Call With Chris Duncan

There’s an interview here with Tunney about exactly what he’s doing at ESPN. Also if I could have one wish for the new year, it would be less pre-written E-mailed interviews. If you’re going to interview someone, put some effort in.

Tunney keeps churning out more articles for EXPN. Check out this write up on the history of the Primo V Monster, this one about resolving copyright issues on Youtube and this review of the DK Random Wrench. Not sure if he needs the help, but if you have any idea for future Brian Tunney articles, leave them in the comments and maybe you’ll inspire him.

I won’t lie, Tunney is somebody I look up to because of my interest in writing. That’s probably why I was so into his interview over on Vital BMX. Check that out for sure.
-Kurt

Brian Tunney has been writing a lot of high quality stuff for EXPN lately including a history of Standard. There’s some other good stuff up on their BMX main page right here too if you’re interested.

Distinguised gentleman, Brian Tunney up there received a pretty hilarious E-mail today from some douche from Ohio with a serious entitlement complex. In true Tunney fashion, he shut the kid down without coming off like an asshole, a skill I have yet to master.