Cario On Enjoi
This just in…Cario Foster now rides for Enjoi. Download and watch the video or just take a look at the press release.
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Friday September 1, 2006 : 03:36 PM
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Friday September 1, 2006 : 07:29 AM
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No Excuse for Entertainment
Lacking a place to skate in your town? Flat spotted your wheels? Stuck at home with an injury for this long weekend? Whatever your excuse, get off your ass and head on over to the etnies website and entertain yourself with their new online skate game, “Street Sesh”. The long hours of being off of your board will just seem to melt away.
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Thursday August 31, 2006 : 09:44 PM
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Skate Showdown to be Webcast
The 2nd annual Vans Downtown Showdown is this Sunday, September 3rd and the tech jockeys over there plan to webcast it live beginning at 4pm PST for the world to watch. All of the information you need is right here.
Be sure to cast your vote for which team you think will rack up the most points to win the Vans Downtown Showdown and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a pair of Anthony Van Engelen’s Signtaure Model - The AV Era. Get to it!
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Thursday August 31, 2006 : 09:28 PM
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Blatant Infringement
As you can imagine, we regularly receive a wide range of information and links from many of our friends and visitors to this here little skateboarding news site. Most of these submissions are great and we encourage your involvement. Then again, sometimes there’s information passed along that leaves us thinking, “What the fuck?”
We wonder if Koston got a free bedliner with his new truck contract.
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Thursday August 31, 2006 : 09:11 AM
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Skateboarding : A U.S. State Department Report
Entitled, ‘Skateboarding Grows from Casual Hobby to International Sport’ this very ignorant overview on skating has been posted to the U.S. Department of State website and was reportedly written by a ‘Washington File Special Correspondent’. It seems that skateboarding is now a topic of national importance.
If it is they certainly need to work on getting their facts straight. Here are a few highlights:
- “If (tricks are) executed well, fellow skaters will offer their most superlative compliment: “Dude, that stinks!”
- “…the impact cushioned by the kneepads and helmets virtually all skateboarders wear.”
- “Tight jeans are in “because they let you see your feet,”
The article also mentions, “Tee Cherry, an American Muslim, taking a few minutes to skateboard with his young son before heading off to afternoon prayers.” Is it a tad strange to call out a skate Dad as an American Muslim in an article created by the Bureau of International Information Programs or is it just us?
UPDATE 9/1: It seems like the State Department must have received a great deal of emails from angry and confused skaters asking what the deal was. In any case, the article mentioned above was taken down and a strange disclaimer was added. It will be interesting to see what they post next, if anything.
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Thursday August 31, 2006 : 08:41 AM
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Rags to Riches?
We never actually got the official press release on this one, but apparently Rag Doll has been enlisted over at Birdhouse for a signature board endorsement. However, he doesn’t appear on their site. Hmmm…
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Wednesday August 30, 2006 : 08:47 AM
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Teens Severely Beaten While Skateboarding
While skating and filiming in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina two teenagers were jumped and severely beaten. The teen’s parents are offering a $1000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the attackers. The act was also captured on film so hopefully police will be able to track down the cowards responsible.
Get well soon Jonathan and Jason, stay strong and keep skating.
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Wednesday August 30, 2006 : 08:30 AM
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Sessions Southern Comfort Tour
The Sessions team is getting ready to hit the road once again. This time out, Corey Duffel, Chet Childress, The Nuge, Dyson Ramones, and John Ponts will be hitting up regions in the South East as they trip through Florida on their way to the Surf Expo. From there, the crew gears up and skates along for some southern hospitality making their way up to Virginia.
Posted by bk
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Tuesday August 29, 2006 : 11:24 PM
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Ruca Profile Online
The New York Times first published this extensive article on the clothing brand Ruca. The piece discusses the rise of the brand and surf/skate wear hitting the mainstream. It seems that skate shops are now being visited by actors to grab the latest ‘trends’.
“Part of the brand’s high/low, hard- core/mainstream appeal is that Ruca’s vendors include both hard-core surf and skate shops and places like Bloomingdale’s SoHo in New York and Fred Segal in Los Angeles - presumably where actors Josh Hartnett, Sandra Bullock and Ewan McGregor buy their Ruca stuff.”
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Tuesday August 29, 2006 : 11:11 PM
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Real Skateboards Podcasts
Looking to add some skating to your video iPod? Head over to the Deluxe site and check out their newly posted downloads. Welcome to the future of skate video.
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Tuesday August 29, 2006 : 10:28 AM
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Naming of a Disasterpiece
The guys at Name This Video have announced Davy Shiriwastaw of Rohnert Park, California with his creative submission of “Disasterpiece” as the winning title for their upcoming skate video. His title was selected from from over 5000 entries worldwide.
Disasterpiece will be released with bonus features and an accompanying CD soundtrack in early December.
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Tuesday August 29, 2006 : 10:10 AM
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Mad About Skaters
Disturbed residents nearest to the skatepark in West Linn, Oregon have rallied to present a petition to their city council members to better manage the illicit use of their beloved skatepark. The council has decided to hold a future work session to assess and find a remedy for the situation.
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Sunday August 27, 2006 : 08:28 PM
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Slam City Jam’s Results and Surprises
By most acounts, it appears that many of professional skateboarding’s heavy hitters had opted not to travel out to Calgary for this year’s relocated Slam City Jam. Noticeably, today’s standard young gun trio of talent including Sheckler, Huston and Rodgers were surely missed. On the vert Bucky, Bob, Jake, CB, and Knoop were also MIA. For whatever reasons, there sure are alot of uncommon names listed in the final results below.
Nonetheless, Greg Lutzka wins for the second time at SCJ in three years and Rob Lorifice, Lacey Baker and Karen Jones win for the first time as professionals. Congratulations!
Men’s Street
1. Greg Lutzka
2. Chad Bartie
3. Ryan DeCenzo
4. Magnus Hanson
5. Nathan LaCoste
6. Ryan Oughton
7. Dayne Brummet
8. Sascha Daley
9. Tony Trujillo
10. Danny Fuenzalida
11. Scott DeCenzo
12. Sheldon Meleshinski
13. Chris Cudlipp
14. Ricardo Oliveira Porva
15. Chris Haslam
Mens Vert
1. Rob Lorifice
2. Sandro Dias
3. Neal Hendrix
4. Jean Postec
5. Mike Frazier
6. Lincoln Ueda
7. Mike Crum
8. Anthony Hancock
9. Chris Cudlipp
10. Josh Evin
Womens Street
1. Lacey Baker
2. Vanessa Torres
3. Lauren Perkins
4. Marissa Del Santo
5. Amy Caron
Women’s Vert
1. Karen Jones
2. Holly Lyons
3. Vanessa Torres
4. Amy Caron
5. Alison “Nugget” Matasi
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Sunday August 27, 2006 : 07:39 PM
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Bam Interviewed AT TWS
Transworld online has posted a selection of recent video interviews with Bam Margera. Topics include Don Vito’s arrest, Jackass 2, his solo movie plans and the new Tony Hawk game. Oh yeah, he also mentions skating a bit between sips of beer. Go figure.
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Sunday August 27, 2006 : 03:52 PM
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Zero Three Peats in Thrasher’s KOTR 2006 Challenge
Zero skateboards has taken home the crown, the cash, and an upcoming Thrasher magazine cover as King of the Road champions for the third consecutive year. The cumulative points awarded for each team that braved the challenges of KOTR06 are listed below. Read this blog for more info as the point books and tapes were submitted and tallied.
1st - Zero - 5530 points
2nd - Darkstar - 4610 points
3rd - Baker - 4540 points
4th - Toy Machine - 3690 points
Andrew Reynolds won the Boost Mobile MVP
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