Magic Rolling Board (1976)
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Keywords
Magic Rolling Board, creativity, play, Ed Meline, Guy Grundy, freestyle skating, downhill racing, speed, imagination, recreation
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[Music] A simple wheeled board. Oh no, it's a magic rolling ride. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Aha. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] [Music] The wheel. When a child's inventive curiosity transpose a piece of wood into a magical vehicle, a medium for creative, playful expression. the magic rolling board. And every surface becomes a dance [Music] floor. Just ask the soft shoe shuffler. He knows it's perpetual motion on wheels. No wires, no mirrors. It's all above board. What you see is what you see. [Music] And you may see a ride for [Music] six-year-olds or grown-ups like Mike Johnson, former professional motorcycle racer. [Music] here. Only 8 months after losing the lake, going for it in a different way. [Music] Just drain the water from a backyard pool and let the kids pull out the stops. [Music] [Music] [Applause] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] The downhill slalom measures and defines the magical ride in minutes and seconds. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] His name is Ed Meline. At 20, he's a world's champion and a master of the magic rolling board. [Music] Ed specializes in the freestyle expression of his dynamic and creative abilities. [Music] An enormously versatile skater, Ed's determination has put him on a level with the best surfers and skiers. [Music] And then the recreational opportunities of the magic rolling board must not be [Music] [Applause] [Music] underestimated. [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] And there are dreamers. Waldo Autry's imagination takes him beyond gravity and common sense on a truly magical ride. Heat. Heat. Guy Grundy is a downhill racer. He holds the Guinness Book World Record for skateboard velocity, 50.1 mph on wheels only 3 in in diameter. Recently, Guy Grundy set out with his 5-ft rocket to shatter that mark. [Music] Yeah. [Music] Yeah. Yeah. [Music] [Applause] 55.7 mph. A new unofficial [Music] record. Magic rolling board. Magic flying wheels. Dance of perpetual motion. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, catalog record, video
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