Mike Daily, espn.go.com, august 2010: I did 12 issues altogether. What I called the "First Ever" BMX Rag came out in '84. It was influenced by "skate rags" [Xeroxed mini-mags] that skateboarders were making, and by all the BMX magazines that I avidly read. I changed the name to Aggro Rag for the second issue. My English teachers encouraged the journalism I was doing. I graduated high school in '86 and went off to college at Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania. That's when my Hoods teammates started contributing more photos, news and articles, since I couldn't attend as many shows and comps.
Andy Jenkins: Daily's "Aggro Rag" was a mini-mag on the vanguard of BMX zines; irreverent, humorous and detailed in both content and layout-loaded with the minutiae of kids breathing exclusively from the thin air microcosm that was BMX freestyle.
Brett Downs ,www.notfreestylin.com: Back in the 1980?s websites were called "zines". They were mini-magazines put out by riders to represent their scene or viewpoint. Perhaps the most famous of these was one called Aggro Rag. While most zines were about ten pages, Aggro Rag was over fifty and full color. I used to work on the Rag with my buddy, Mike Daily.
The March '87 issue is dedicated to actor Dick Van Patten, featuring Brett Downs' interview and "Pinky Speaks" with Gary Pollak.
48 pages
Contributors: Steve Giberson, Spike Jonze, Mel Bend, Greg Higgins, Lungmustard, Howdy Riggs, Jamie Smith.
On the cover: Craig Grasso, Howdy “T-shirt king” Riggs,Greg Higgins, Spike Jonze & Andy Jenkins.
Contents:
Escape from Planet of the Apes (about getting harassed by cops/security
guards)
Pool riding
Interview with Jim Dellavalle
Plywood Hoods history
Team Scrounge.
56 pages, Smokin' issue !
Contributors: Mark Eaton, Steve Giberson, Greg Higgins, Spike Jonze, Shayne
On the cover: Grassroots, John Byers, Kev, Mad Dog, Indian Lady
Karas, Lew, Maverick, Matt Pingel, Chip Riggs, Scott Towne
Contents:
King of Vert and Meet the Street – Woodward, PA
Chris Mad Dog Moeller interview
Perry Mervar interview
Craig Grasso interview
Greg Higgins art
Marty Stoyer interview
Plywood Hoods go bowling.
