Friday April 27, 2007 : 08:11 AM
Manual Madness Across the US
The first-ever professional manual contest is about to flip in and flip out of Venice Beach on Saturday, May 19th. Red Bull’s Manny Mania, (super tech manual contest) will be hitting select cities all over the US this summer. Heated jam sessions, a select pro invite list and the wildest manny pads ever built are just some features of this two-wheeled battle. Led by manual tech wizard Joey Brezinski, the contest series kicks off in Venice Beach for a pro showdown.
Practice begins at 11am with the 1st Jam session beginning at high noon.
Final jam at 2:30pm
From there, Manny Mania will tour the country with six amateur stops where locals will get a chance to throw down their best trick combos and take away prizes. Red Bull pros Joey Brezinski, Zered Bassett, Danny Supa and Benny Fairfax will be at various stops to judge, hang out, and crown the best local. The series will wrap up in NYC where the pros will take a final crack at walking away with the Manny title and a good chunk of prize money.
Manny pad design and pro skater invite list to be released soon….
Tour dates and locations:
May 19th - Venice, CA (Pro event) at Venice Beach Basketball Courts
May 26th - Tampa, FL at Skatepark of Tampa
June 2nd - Austin, TX at Skatepark of Austin
June 9th - Denver, CO at Emage
June 16th - Sacto, CA at 28th and B Skate Park
July 13th - Boston, MA at City Hall Plaza
July 21st - Louisville, KY at Louisville Extreme Park
August 12th - NYC, NY (Pro event) at Coleman Skatepark
Live web casts of both pro events will be broadcast by 411VM.
For those skaters not able to get out to a Red Bull Manny Mania event, don’t sweat it, just get out there and film it… Go on-line and upload your best manny tricks and enter to win great prizes from Cliché, Stereo, and Adio.
For more information, including event schedules, trick tips, updated skater list and amateur event details, log onto the Red Bull Manny Mania site.
Posted by bk
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Thursday April 26, 2007 : 04:23 PM
Timberland Acquires I-Path
Somebody on their team is getting big raises this year because Timberland just acquired IPath footwear.
From the press release:
4/26/2007
Stratham, New Hampshire
The Timberland Company (NYSE: TBL) today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of IPATH, LLC through a new wholly-owned subsidiary, IPATH Footwear Inc. IPATH designs, develops and markets skateboarding-inspired casual footwear, apparel and accessories. The IPATH brand mantra is “Follow Your Path” and the brand represents a melting pot of youth lifestyles, drawing strong influences from music, art and culture. The IPATH business will continue to be led by its founders Brian Krauss and Matt Field with the current management team based in Torrance, California.
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Thursday April 26, 2007 : 07:41 AM
Portland Set to Open Another Public Pacifier
The city of Portland, Oregon readies to open its second of nineteen planned skateparks tomorrow afternoon. Yes, the Glenhaven skatepark complete with brick simulated banks, assorted ledges and rails surrounded by tight trannies reminiscent of Berkeley’s tennis courts, and a peanut shaped pool will be officially open for shredding tomorrow at 3pm.
Two down, seventeen to go.
Posted by bk
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Thursday April 26, 2007 : 07:30 AM
SF Skateboarder Killed by a Truck
A legless panhandler known as “Skateboard” was killed by a mail truck earlier this week in San Francisco.
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Thursday April 26, 2007 : 07:14 AM
Connecting with Stereo’s Frontmen
The morning after their monumental 15 year anniversary party in San Francisco last weekend, the dudes at 48 blocks cornered Chris Pastras and Jason Lee for a recap on the origins of the Stereo and their thoughts on the brand’s momentum going forward. Look for their new video to drop in 2008.
Posted by bk
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Thursday April 26, 2007 : 06:45 AM
Riding Shotgun with Jake Phelps
Love him or hate him, Thrasher magazine’s Jake Phelps is the subject of this week’s Epicly Later’d episode. Jump in the front seat and take a ride with the editor as he tells it like it is, shows you a handful of renowned SF skatespots, discusses John Cardiel’s rawness, and lays down the rules of the road.
Posted by bk
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Wednesday April 25, 2007 : 03:05 PM
Skatepark Ground Breaking in San Francisco
If you live in SF or anywhere in the Bay Area, please come out and show your support as Major Gavin Newsom breaks ground for the new skatepark in San Francisco’s Mission District. It all happens on Friday May 4th at 3:30pm. Additional information can be found here. Show your support!
Posted by Chris
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Wednesday April 25, 2007 : 01:49 PM
City Dudes Roll from SF to PHX
City skateboards has released another free episode of footy over at their site with top notch action from their team’s recent road trip. Check SF to PHX right here, right now.
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Wednesday April 25, 2007 : 12:40 PM
Duffy Vs. The Mega Ramp
This is flying around the skate sites, but we feel like we have to post the Pat Duffy segment of Mtv’s Scarred. Pat takes us through his Mega Ramp fall that led to some leg bones smashing into each other. Woah, that was tough to watch…and Mtv is making a show out of this stuff? We’ll take Rob & Big.
Posted by Chris
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Tuesday April 24, 2007 : 08:56 PM
Skating Over At My Space
If you feel you need to spend even MORE time online, Ollie Mag has gathered a link list of pro skater My Space pages. By no means is this a complete list…but it’s good to know that Dan Drehobl and Terry Kennedy are down with Tom.
And yes, we here at SKATEDAILY.net are just as guilty.
Posted by Chris
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Tuesday April 24, 2007 : 09:56 AM
Slap Celebrates 15 Years of Greatness
Last Friday on April 20th, Slap magazine celebrated its 15th year anniversary in San Francisco with a huge party of sorts. In the crowded mix there were skaters young and old, pros past and present, two dozen or more Slap pals ,classic photographs, original artwork, adult sodas, the Blktop project, a premiere of the commemorative Nike/Slap designed Abbington shoe and a heavy live performance with the legendary econo punk jammer, Mike Watt. And, by most accounts, it was the place to be on 4/20.
However, certain inebriated individuals decided to steal some original art pieces from the walls which were lent to the Slap heads specifically for the show.
So if you’d lifted the pieces or have any info on who, in fact, has them, please either return them (no questions asked) or contact Slap. Karma can be a killer.
Nonetheless, congratulations to the entire Slap crew from SKATEDAILY.net! Skateboaring, life, art, and progression is where it’s at.
Posted by bk
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Monday April 23, 2007 : 08:44 AM
Bro, It’s Skateboarding
Jai Tanju has collaborated with Michael Ballard to produce a 260 page color monster of a book titled, “Bro, It’s Skateboarding.” To celebrate their hard work and creative efforts, the pair of veteran skate lensmen are hosting a book release party this Saturday, the 28th at the Mandrake in Los Angeles. Have a sneak peek at the book’s pages right here.
Posted by bk
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Sunday April 22, 2007 : 10:28 PM
Deluxe’s Dojo Duel - Cast Your Vote
Over the past several weeks eleven Northern California shop teams were invited and entered Deluxe’s Dojo to break it off (and get broken off) on tape for a shot at bragging rights and a grip of free gear. At the moment each shop’s edited footage has been posted online for your viewing enjoyment and critique.
So check ‘em out, be inspired, have a few laughs, and be sure to vote for your favorite crew of shred heads. The polls close on May 14th. Get to it!
Posted by bk
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Sunday April 22, 2007 : 06:25 PM
Sheckler’s Truth?
Contrary to information that we’d received and reported earlier in the week, Ryan Sheckler is still riding for Silver trucks.
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