Guy’s and Gal’s sorry for the lack of posts on our actual website these days. In this modern age of get up and go, information over load, quick easy apps, go pro’s, and vlogs it almost seems like these type of things seem behind the times. That being said we love more in-depth stuff and were happy to announce that one of our newest riders and New England badasses Andrew Stadnik is throwing a Jam this weekend, Saturday the 6th of May, at The Edge Indoor Skate Park starting at 6pm. Instead of rambling on, here are some words from the man himself below in quotations, about the event and how he got the idea or inspiration to throw the up coming jam. Enjoy the read and hope to see you there. We here at Pareidolia are proud to be apart of Stad’s jam and on the line up with some of New England and BMX finest. See you on the deck. -shajn
“"Northeast BMX Collective"- How it came to be..
Well dang, I'm not much of one for writing things out but here goes. Lately my mind has been absolutely scattered with organizing this event, renovating my soon to be home(an old tow behind camper), and my full time day job in residential construction and renovation so bear with me here.
I guess the driving factor that motivated me to do this has been the countless awesome bmx jams I have been to or seen go down in my short number of years riding. They happen everywhere and always seem to be such a great time. New England Jam Chowder, Texas Toast, Donner party to name a few I think are the most inspirational because they really highlight the diy culture in BMX.
It's really cool to think that some people just got together and made these big BMX jams happen. That's what got me started on this. Then being a part of some smaller parking lot jams with really good vibes and seeing riders being stoked on it. It's incredibly motivating when you bring some ramps to a parking lot and people are having fun. But When you put a quarter pipe in the bed of your pick up truck and get people blasting airs out of that, that's when I knew I wanted more sessions, jams, BMX parties, obscure obstacles, good vibes, and people sending it!
To be on the other side now and experience what goes into putting these things on has been an incredible experience... stressful as fuck, but I get a really good feeling doing it.
I had been talking with my closest friends about doing this and there is no way I could've done this with out them. The Pareidolia guys are sooo fucking rad and supportive when it comes to doing cool shit. It was an idea quickly transformed into action. Shajn and I met with Dave and carol who own edge and picked a date. That was the tricky part because I am moving to St. Louis the end of May and our meeting was in February. The next time we do this I think more time for planning would be helpful. Or not... idk. It's funny because a good part of me doesn't expect it to go as planned so my expectation vs reality spectrum is wide open for anything to happen. the way I see it, I'm gathering a bunch of homies to shred at a skatepark and have a bunch of product to give away(huge thank you to all the sponsors). How could it go wrong? Aside from that are the added bonuses. The kids who haven't been to a jam yet will be able to see how much fun BMX is, a bunch of us will do or witness some gnarly maneuvers, and who knows what else?... maybe someone will have a fun memory to share with their kids. Or maybe someone will host an even better BMX jam next year.
I don't know how things will go the day of but I'm confident it will definitely at least be an ok time to hang out. I do know that every time I'm on my bike and G out pumping around a corner or roast through the air I can't help but ask myself how this can be so much fricken fun. So I encourage y'all, if you have fun on your bike, come do that with your friends, brands, shops, and obstacles that help make that fun possible.
I have so much love, gratitude, and respect for BMX and everyone that has helped make this happen.
See you soon.
Andrew Stadnik
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