I rolled into the Blue Collar Underground and got my front row seat right next to Jason Reyna who was filming most of the event. So all of the video you see of the event was how it appeared for me. Adam came on stage to the roar of 200+ adults slightly intoxicated an hungry from a days worth of shredding. He started back with KFC 1, and made his way to the most coveted Vibralux KFC 3 section. Now this to me stands out as one of the best sections of all time, and watching it with 200+ people getting hyped out of our minds together only made it that much better. The list continued on with dabs of stories in the middle, and a Montre section narrated by a shit faced Montre. The highlight of the night came as Adam played his last section of the evening, Straight Jacket Tour Midway Recap. He set the scene by letting us know that to date, this was his favorite section he’s made. I had seen the video before, but in the context of what rollerblading had meant to him, and how it showcases everything that makes rollerblading sick and how he wishes he could live life like this video every day, my eyes adjusted to a new vision of what this video meant. AJ retook the stage with a parting message that is burned into my brain. With tears nearly slipping from his eyes, he told us that we had given his life validation and given the life of his friends validation. It was a heavier weight than anyone in that room expected to feel. But closing on the fact that we’re not going anywhere, he’s not going anywhere, you’re not going anywhere, the room erupted into applause that isn’t captured at the end of the video. We slowly filtered out of the room, and I pulled up a few classic songs as I filled my ears with the sounds of KFC 2, 3, 4, and Ego on my walk back to my hotel. My mind wandered after everything I just took in, and still to this day, I’m honored to have been in that room with him for that event.