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    <img src="assets/title-card.png" alt="Fireside BMX Chat title card featuring Damian X. Fulton and Radical Rick artwork." width="100%">
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# Fireside BMX Chat — Episode 1: Damian X. Fulton

<p align="center"><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtVr6GBJtlM">▶ Watch the complete recording on YouTube</a></strong></p>



## At a glance

| Field | Record |
|---|---|
| **Record ID** | `fbc-001-damian-x-fulton` |
| **Dossier type** | Interview Dossier |
| **Classification** | Creative-industry oral history and BMX cultural history interview. |
| **Participants** | Kyle A. Huffman, Damian X. Fulton, Anne-Marie Huffman |
| **Setting** | Seaside bonfire setting presented through audio theater; exact physical location not supplied |
| **Duration** | 34:18 |
| **Preservation status** | Dossier compiled; machine transcript preserved; full audio verification pending |

## Record summary

Damian X. Fulton discusses his creative career, Radical Rick, BMX advertising and magazine culture, Harry Leary’s public image and longevity, 1980s toy and entertainment work, and the continuing relationship between BMX history and contemporary preservation.

## Why this recording matters

Connects BMX oral history with illustration, advertising, magazine publishing, toy development, and the early growth of the Lititz BMX preservation project.

## Explore the dossier

| Public record | Context and provenance | Transcript and access |
|---|---|---|
| [Interview Record](interview-record.md) | [Dossier Contents](docs/dossier-contents.md) | [Working Transcript](transcript/working-transcript.md) |
| [Published Description](source/published-description.md) | [Provenance](docs/provenance.md) | [Transcript Status](docs/transcript-status.md) |
| [YouTube Record](source/youtube-record.md) | [Curator Notes](docs/curator-notes.md) | [Preliminary Chapter Index](docs/chapter-index.md) |
| [Metadata](metadata.json) | [Source Inventory](docs/source-inventory.md) | [Topic Index](docs/topic-index.md) |
| [Citation Record](CITATION.cff) | [Verification Notes](docs/verification-notes.md) | [Rights and Access](docs/rights-and-access.md) |

## Archival authority

The original recording is the primary source. The raw transcript is preserved unchanged as an access aid. Descriptive files identify testimony as testimony and record contradictions rather than silently resolving them.

## Current status

- source package compiled;
- public/private review completed;
- visual access layer completed;
- machine transcript preserved;
- full audio verification pending.
