We spent the day today (August 3, 2012) at the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California and will have a little more to say on that later, but as usual the SPoT Life crew has completely captured the mood of the day and the event. Check it out. For the Damn Am Finals and Coastal Carnage match ups click the link.
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We keep thinking we’ll eventually reach the point where Gary Rogers stops making us laugh. Each week we expect it to be next week. But the kid keeps on coming up. This episode it was his opinions on girls who skate that got us wheezing. Watch and you’ll see what we mean.
[Link: Ride Channel]
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For the past four years New York Times writer Azam Ahmed and Director Ryan Ferguson have been working on a documentary film showing how skateboarding is changing lives in Chicago’s gang infested streets. Here’s what Ahmed has to say about Skate or Die:
We’ve scraped by with almost no money, compiling more than 100 hours of footage that follows the life of one skater who was shot in gang crossfire while sitting on his mother’s porch. Here’s the original story that was an inspiration for the film. . . Now, we need to cut about 100 hours of footage into a movie. To do that, we need a top-notch editor. While we’ve cut costs in every way imaginable, to professionally cut this film will cost about $35,000.
The filmmakers have have $29,940 already pledged on Kickstarter, but the have only 60 hours to reach their goal of $35,000 or they lose it all. If there is anything you can do to help the project, please click the link and make a donation.
[Link: Skate Or Die]
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Want to see what went down in Copenhagen over the weekend (July 29, 2012)? It’s all right here. Apparently, Nyjah Huston “had it on lock until just before the last jam” of the Copenhagen Pro.
[Link: Skate Park of Tampa]
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So, Chris Cole reportedly “blew the doors off the joint, viking style” at the Copenhagen Pro today. And thanks to SPoT Life Event Check we can all see exactly how it happened. For the complete results (via the Skatepark of Tampa), follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Ancient skateboarders will be reminded of the ads in the back of the original Skateboarder Magazine as Jeff Grosso, Steve Olson, and John Cardiel roll through all the strange “innovations” to come out of skateboarding during the years that manufacturers were honestly trying to make technological advancements in skateboarding (lappets, rails, Tailbones, Air Beams, cored wheels, etc. . . ). It’s a nice reminder of how stagnant skateboard technology is today.
[Link: Off The Wall TV]
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Hollywood hits the NorCal surf in the Jay Moriarity bio-pic Chasing Mavericks staring an nearly drowned Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston as Jay. Sadly, we all know how the story ends. Still, seems Chasing Mavericks will be a prime addition to Hollywood vs. surfing discussions for years to come.
[Link: Screen Rant]
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Spitfire logo rings of fire, Nyjah hooks it up, and all the other ancillary action from The Copenhagen Pro with the SPoT Life crew.
[Link: Ride Channel]
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A continuation of the Street League Firsts series Rob Dyrdek talks to Nyjah Huston about a few of his firsts.
[Link: Street League]
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Riley Blakeway has directed a new surf film for Analog titled Chromatic. It features the surfing talents of Nathan Fletcher, Chippa Wilson, Fergal Smith and Benny Godwin.
Chroma by definition is the purity of color, or its freedom from monotony. Analog is characterized by our team and influenced by the chroma each individual emits. Color defines us in existence. Color is alive.
The film we premiere in September sometime. We’ll keep you posted.
[Link: Analog]
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