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The massive etnies GvR starts today. If you’re in the area you already know about this event, but if you don’t check out a schedule here. The rider list is huge, the money is sizable and the Beastie Boys are going to be performing (with KROQ stepping in to help).
Are Skateboard Mag’s Dave Swift and the Goofy’s going to take the title or will SLAP Magazine’s Mark Whiteley and Joe Brook and the Regular squad come out on top? Time will tell…
Posted by ChrisThe highly anticipated official opening of Portland, Oregon’s Pier Park took place last Saturday on October 14th. By most accounts the event was a great time and approximately 500 people showed up to skate the new forms of crete. This new park is the first of 19 pre-approved skate parks in the Portland area. Next up is the Glenhaven project.
These two parks are paid for, the remaining 17 are subject to ongoing fundraising events through the PDX skating community and both private and public contributions. With the creative minds and efforts of skaters young and old … the sky is certainly the limit.
Posted by bkUnknown filmaker Pam Rit has shared an insightful, heavy hearted, and lengthy video interview with the late Skateboarder magazine photographer and editor Warren Bolster on her MySpace page. Have a look and listen to learn from the past.
Posted by bkThe Vox team will be dishing out tricks and treats at Sun Diego’s Mission Beach store next Saturday, October 28th. Ol’ Corpsey will be there getting sick in his new signature kicks. Pick up a pair and join in on the action.
Posted by bkAnti Gravity skateark in Williamsburg, Virginia is hosting a skate demo this Saturday October 21st at 4pm.
Dudes in the mix will include, Daniel Kim, Zach Lyons, Paul McElroy, Angelo Lee, Ronald Flores, Keir Johnson, Alex Hansen, Adam Graham, Bobby Worrest, Darren Harper and Brian Tucci.
Chris Hall and Jimmy Pelletier MC’in. DJ Streetwise spinning the wheels of steel (or iPods perhaps). Check these sites for more info.
Get Familiar
Catalyst skateboards
Antigravity skateshop
Dakine has partnered with the Grease Not Gas organization to take a skate tour on the road from San Diego to Seattle this month. Dakine team riders Paul Machnau, Jeron Wilson, Brent Atchley, Kyle Berard, Tyler Bledsoe, Jesse Landen, and Chris Haslam will pile into a Grease Not Gas RV for an eight day, 1300 mile trip up the West Coast visiting retailers, signing autographs and doing demos.
The Grease Not Gas mission is to create social change through alternative fuels. The organization’s RV runs solely on vegetable oil, emitting no cancer causing exhaust or sulfur dioxide (which causes acid rain), and leaving everyone in its path craving french fries.
Check out all of the tour’s fun, action, and mayhem at a stop near you.
October 20th 4pm at Sundiego in Mission Beach, CA
October 21st 2:30pm at ZJ s Boardhouse Santa Monica, CA
October 23rd 1pm at Mainland in Visalia, CA
October 24th 4pm at Ground Zero in Roseville, CA
October 26th 4pm at Board Tactic in Eugene, OR
October 28th 4pm at Snowboard Connection/Skate Barn in W. Seattle, WA
Mark has been busy engraving away at an edition of 1000 priest figurines that are to exhibited and at the London’s DPMHI Gallery this Friday, October 2Oth. Each of the priests are hand painted and numbered by Gonz and will be available for purchase. The online sale begins at 7pm UK time. For more info log onto the DPMHI site.
Posted by bkWe’re proud to announce the recent birth of Christian Classic Hosoi who came into the world on Tuesday, October 10th weighing into the world at 7 lbs. and 19 inches long. Congratulations to the entire Hosoi family!
Posted by bkAltamont apparel has launched its new website. Check their threads and heads.
Posted by bkJust under a year ago, the dynamic of the etnies skate team was forever changed with the addition of Ali Boulala. This January, Ali will take etnies to realms it’s never seen before with his first etnies pro model, the Ali. And considering the Ali is a direct reflection of his eclectic personality, the shoe couldn’t be more appropriately named.
Ali is the undisputed champion of modern skateboarding flair, and he chose to integrate this into the look of his shoe by including lace, a faux ruby on the tongue, another ruby on the heel panel and cowboy-boot-inspired deco stitching on the toe and heel panels. The result of taking Ali’s reputation, personality and design input into consideration, as well as a slim skate silhouette and etnies’ thinnest cup sole ever, is a skateboarding shoe that effortlessly combines performance, style, technology and a little bit of fun.
Source: press release
Posted by bkStarting today, October 17th and continuing through October 27th, Keep A Breast Foundation will launch a one-of-a-kind online auction showcasing painted plaster breast casts from the most influential men and women in the skateboarding industry to raise funds for breast cancer research, treatment, and prevention programs.
Fans around the world can bid on casts of Pink, Elissa Steamer, Amy Caron, Nicole, Zuck, Holly Lyons, Rosa Gonzalez, Staci Gabrielli, Judi Oyama, Jen Lasek, and others, decorated by dedicated skateboarders and artists such as Mark Gonzales, Robert Williams, Ed Templeton, Todd Francis, Esao Andrews, John Lucero, Steve Caballero, Chris Cole, Andy Jenkins, Craig Stecyk III, and Wes Humpston. Have a look and bid on a pair of colorful boobs for a great cause.
Posted by bkFollowing his second Dew Tour win in Orlando, the Miami Herald has posted a little news piece on Ryan Sheckler’s rise to fame and the current build of his empire.
Posted by bkYesterday’s 2nd annual Hella Hella Show at the Ripon skatepark brought together many of Northern California’s top ams for a stab at $1000. Following several rounds of preliminary battles, a heated five-man, Texas style throwdown capped off the afternoon with one of the best skate jams the skatepark has ever hosted. Look for a full recap of the action at the Caliskatz site soon.
Results
1. Taylor Bingaman
2. Josh Mattson
3. Frank “The Tank”
4. Sean Barclay
5. Ryan Carpenter
