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Here’s a quick rundown of team additions and change ups as of today. Florentin Marfaing becomes the fifth member to have been recently added to Hurley Europa’s rising line up of talented professionals. Bobby Puleo has been placed on Traffic duty with Oyola and his pals out east. Silver has officially added two young German talents, Lem Villemin and Alex Mizurov to its am squad.
Posted by bkWe’ve got the final results from Volcom’s “Acid Drop” mini ramp battle right here. There was plenty of tie died tees, patchouli oil, and free love out in Orlando, but somehow Chris Haslam and Daewon Song missed out on the heated sessions.
Final results
Pro
1. Kyle Berard $10,000
2. Rune Glifberg $7500
3. Chet Childress $5000
4. Evan Rivado
5. Mike Peterson
6. Dennis Busenitz
7. Anthony Furlong
8. Alain Goikoetxea
9. Caswell Berry
10. Tim Johnson
Amateur
1. Jared Lee
2. Vince del Valle
3. Mason Huggins
4. Grant Taylor
5. Mark Clements
6. Dan Carreiro
7. Collin Provost
8. Evan Smith
9. Josh Folley
10. Tyler Mumma
Later this month, Foundation is hosting a premiere of its newest video effort, Cataclysmic Abyss in San Diego at the Pacific Gaslamp Theater. Get ready for the axes to drop.
Posted by bkWith his first film, The Good Life, playing at the Sundance Film Festival, independent movie website Indiewire has posted an interview with Steve Berra. In the piece Berra discusses the process of making his new film, life in pro skateboarding and his favorite films of 2006.
Also, go over to the Sundance Website and watch a ‘Meet The Artists’ video of Steve discussing the Good Life.
It’s nice to hear Steve talk about skateboarding being a crucial part of who he is and how film comes from some of those experiences. Let’s hope the film gets picked up and goes wide soon after Sundance. Fingers crossed.
Posted by ChrisSeveral things to announce at the moment as the weekend draws near and brings Volcom’s $35K Acid Drop Mini Ramp contest to the Surf Expo show in Orlando. After months of sponsorlessness on the board front, Torey Pudwill’s skills have blown up the internet boards and he’s soon to sign with his friends at Almost.
Meanwhile, over at the Element site there is an announcement touting the addition of Darrel Stanton to their mixed pro team. Look for the team’s full length video to drop on Go Skateboarding Day.
Also, by the time you read this, one hell of a badass and a hard working skateboarder will have his first-ever and well-deserved professional signature deck on the skateshop shelves near you. Yep, that’s right, Nick Dompierre’s time has come! One man enters…ten must leave.
Posted by bkWe mentioned the blogs over at The Skateboard Mag before, but it’s worth repeating in the case of J. Grant Brittain.
The photo legend has consistent, interesting updates and throws up classic shots often. It’s on our bookmark list and should be on yours.
Posted by ChrisMtv has been running some interesting ads looking to eliminate stereotypes and discrimination. We couldn’t help but notice this one focusing on two skaters building a half-pipe. It’s definitely a strong comment on the understood sexual roles in skateboarding.
Also worth checking out is this article which discusses both the Mtv ad and the parallels in skateboarding and the growth of gay culture. Yeah, they aren’t fully on point (“Savanna Slamma” skate park?) but it’s certainly interesting to see this community relating to skateboarding and it’s “underground” culture.
If you happen to be in Sydney Australia this Thursday be sure and visit the Monster Children Gallery and check out ‘Taking Turns’ a collaborative show by the world famous Art Dump. The work will be a series of small and large digital monoprints, plus a salon-styled wall of hands-on work done specifically for the exhibition.
Check out the flyer here.
Posted by ChrisGlobe is launching a series of web short films, or webisodes as they are called in the internet world. The series will feature Paul Machnau, Mark Appleyard, Chris Haslam, Jake Dencombe, Greg Lutzka and Rodney Mullen.
Learn more and watch the first trailer at their website unitedbyfate.tv.
Posted by ChrisSkate writer Rob Brink has posted a few strong interviews on his site on the topic on manuals. Brink talks to masters Rodney Mullen and Ronnie Creager about their first manuals, what took them longest to master and other interesting questions.
Good stuff, let’s hope he posts some more of his interviews dealing with the skate wheelie.
Posted by Chris
