Who Killed Rollerblading?

Long before I was Creative Director at Eisenberg, I had an entirely different life in Southern California. Some of you already know this, but I used to be a professional rollerblader. I moved from Dallas, Texas to Venice Beach, California in the winter of 1992. I competed in the first X Games and won a gold medal for Inline Street in the second X Games in 1996.

Inline skating was huge in the 1990s and early 2000s. Now you don’t see it as much, and it’s no longer included in X Games programming. I was featured recently in a documentary by VICE Media that attempts to answer the question, “Who Killed Rollerblading?” Earlier this month, along with my father and my girlfriend, I attended the premiere at a festival in Brooklyn, New York.

Arthur and Celina at the VICE film premiere in Brooklyn, New York.

The entire documentary (it’s only about 20 minutes) is available to watch on YouTube. It’s a fascinating snapshot of action sports in the 90s and 2000s, and captures a pivotal era from my life. The documentary has already garnered over 250K views, so it appears to be striking a chord. I invite you to watch it as well, and to learn a little more about my life before Eisenberg. Be sure to let us know what you think!

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