Jimmy Levan & Dean Dickinson

Hello all, it's been a busy week here in sunny So Cal. This week i attended Dean Dickinson's Pink Motel Pool Party. Dean is quite the pool junkie and this visit to the Pink Motel pool in Sun Valley, CA marks Dean's 100th pool sessioned. This event was invite only, so the vibe was super chill. Many old school legends were in attendance, including Eddie Fiola, Ron Wilkerson, Mike Dominguez, and Brian Blyther.

Jimmy Levan ran the mic for the event, so you know the commentary is gonna be colorful. Other notable pool shredders in attendance were Chester Blacksmith, Tom Dugan, Adam Banton, Jim Bauer, John Bristol and John Ivers.

Chillin with Brian Blyther

A couple of days after the pool party, I filmed a day in the life with Brian Blyther. Blyther was pretty much the man in early 80's pro vert until a young Mat Hoffman showed up on the scene. Brian still gets on the bike every now and again and flows with his trademark smoothness. I also tagged along with Brian at his day job, a police officer for the Montclair, CA police department. Following Brian in the bowls and on the streets of Montclair is a day that I personally know I'll never forget.

Look for the Pool Party section in the upcoming Issue 76. The Blyther Day in the Life will be featured in Issue 77.

Have a good one.

Stew Johnson
Video Magazine Production