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Well deserved and long overdue, it has been finally and officially announced that Dylan Rieder has joined the professional ranks of skateboarding. Expect his first signature deck in your local skateshop sooner than later.
Posted by bkeS footwear and Boost mobile have this summer’s Game of Skate schedule locked and loaded for those that desire to compete and get their flatground stunts on. Numerous regional winners in the US will be flown to San Diego for the event’s Amateur Championships. What have you got to lose?
Posted by bkIf you are in the Culver City area be sure and visit The Lab101 Gallery starting June 16th to view new paintings by Andy Jenkins, Andy Mueller and Andrew Pommier. The opening reception will take place the evening of the 16th from 6 to 10pm. You’re sure to see some great work by these talented Andrews. For more information visit the gallery website.
Posted by ChrisFor fifteen days this month the Matix Am team will be visiting various local shops travel via Toyota hybrid vehicles. Interesting idea. Go here to check out dates and locations of when Torey Pudwill, Mike Mo Capaldi, Lamare Hemmings, Marty Murawski, Jordan Williams and Mike Anderson will be hitting your town. Less gas is always good.
Who’s ready to step up and sponsor the hydrogen, ethanol and electric tours? Dakine covered vegetable oil last year. What about bicycles and trailers? Straight up skating from park to park? Who’s ready?
Posted by ChrisYeah, that headline made us shake our heads too…but this New York Times article is at least an interesting read.
“Jeff Stern has started the California High School Skateboard Club, a league of teams from seven schools in the Los Angeles area that began competing in April. The season concludes Saturday.”
On the plus side he’s got Miki Vuckovich and Nike’s blessing as well as a ‘no coaches’ rule…but there’s also a 50-page book of by laws and optional ‘practices’. Is this really something skating needs? We’ve done pretty good so far.
Call us crazy, but these kids who are hungry for ‘exposure’ should just hit the streets, skate hard and have fun. Sponsorship and glory shouldn’t the goal of picking up your board…it’s just a very, VERY rare benefit.
Posted by ChrisFlip has just posted an update an Ali’s condition. Seems like he’s moving forward in leaps and bounds. From their site:
“He partakes in physical therapy on a daily basis, each day becoming stronger and stronger due to all of the excellent hospital food that he can now eat since he no longer requires being fed through his stomach. The hospital has even given Ali an electric wheelchair to assist in longer journeys around the hospital and has undergone the advanced electric wheelchair course, which allows him on short rides on the streets under hospital supervision.”
It also states that Ali is in the process of pimping out his wheelchair. Good to hear. We wish him a solid and quick recovery.
Posted by ChrisInnes Clothing and Black Label have partnered up once again to bring you the Walk the Line Am Tour. The roster of ams packed into the Innes RV will change a little week by week, but the dudes set to shred across the western states include: Chris Troy, Shuriken Shannon, Peter Raffin, Steve Reeves, Donovan Rice, Shaun Gregoire, Woody Butwolski (Aussie), and a few others. It’s time to get it on boys.
Posted by bk