On Go Skateboarding Day (June 21, 2012), Etnies and Pierre-Andre Senizergues hope to set an official Guinness World Record at the Etnies Skatepark in Lake Forest, California for teaching the largest skateboarding lesson in the history of the world.
“We’re excited to participate in something that gives people the chance to learn more about skateboarding,” said Pierre-Andre Senizergues, World Championship Skateboarder and etnies Owner and CEO. “For me, it’s not just teaching you how to do a kick flip, it’s everything else that skateboarding teaches you. When you learn a trick, you have to approach it with creativity and be adventurous enough to take a risk. You have to be humble because you could fall and be willing to share with others around you who want to learn that same trick. But most of all, it’s about enjoying each moment that skateboarding brings!”
If you’ve got nothing better going on cruise by the Etnies park and get in on the lesson (and the free tacos). You’re never too old to learn, or too rich to pass up a free meal. For all the details, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
We know, it’s silly to have a Go Skateboarding Day when you already go skateboarding everyday so we’re calling this year’s even Go Skateboarding Again Day. That means on June 21, 2012 you do your usual and then you go and do it all over again with all your friends who don’t skate every day. But there’s more than that:
This year, Go Skateboarding Day takes on a new direction with IASC’s Just One Board recycling initiative. The program collects and refurbishes used but functional skateboard equipment, re-assembles it with the help of local skateshops and distributes the complete skateboards to local community organizations for underprivileged youth.
Nyjah Huston kept his flawless ways rolling this weekend in Ontario, California as he topped the qualifiers and then grabbed top spot in Street League Skateboarding #2 (click here to watch it all if you missed it). Pretty soon they’re going to have to call this the Nyjah League. Does anyone else have a chance?
Tonight, the Street League gets down to qualifier business at 7 PM PST live from Ontario, California. The big question on everyone’s mind–will Nyjah Huston continue his fat wallet project? We’re going to say yes. Finals are Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 5:45 PM PST. In the meantime, check out a little practice action from DC Shoes. Click here to watch it live online.
Dylan Rieder joined a partnership with Jake Lamagno and Steven Ditchkus on a new hipster antique/furniture/art store on New York City’s Lower East Side. It’s called The Hunt. No, it’s not a skateboard shop, and yes, it is a conceptual retail piece.
It’s Saturday, June 9, 2012 and Gary Ream, the visionary behind Camp Woodward, is leaning against the railing of the upper observation deck inside Woodward Tahoe’s new 33,000 square foot facility (“The Bunker”) looking out over what they’ve created. He can’t help but smile. Moments before, a BMXer fastplanted over and through the ribbon to officially open the facility, and now a constant stream of kids and their parents pour into the building to check out the six olympic sized trampolines, the foam pits, and the concrete skate park for themselves.
While action luminaries like Tony Hawk, Todd Richards, Mike Vallely, Hannah Teter, Tanner Hall, and Slash dine on catered snacks behind him Ream (pictured right with his daughter Kelsey) looks out over the facility and nods. It’s obvious that he is extremely proud and excited about the new facility, but more than that he seems amped on what this means for the future of Woodward action sports complexes.
“Look at this,” he says gazing off into the cavernous space. “You know there’s obviously a lot of passion here. You listen to the kids, we have a great staff and look at the pros and family that showed up. We did this at Copper. We did this in Bejing. We listened to the kids, we listened to the pros. We added a little capital and a bunch of passion and we’re going to do this again.”
Follow the jump for the rest of the story and a slew of photos from the Grand Opening. [click to continue…]
We never pass up the opportunity to listen to Rodney Mullen speak. Here is his presentation from TEDx and what TED said about it:
What do skateboarding and innovation have in common? More than you might think. A successful entrepreneur and innovator, Rodney Mullen is widely considered the most influential street skater in history, inventing most of the tricks used today. By the time he was 23, Mullen had already set new milestones for skateboarding winning 35 out of 36 freestyle competitions.
But we’ll let Rodney explain it all. The man is obsessed in all the best ways. Just watch the video.
The Florence Brothers (2 John, Nathan, and Ivan) and Nyjah Huston have joined the Stance socks program.
“We’re humbled and proud that these guys have decided to be a part of our family. John John and Nyjah seemingly mirror each other in their young competition dominance and credibility as well rounded individuals that truly love what they do.” stated VP of Marketing, Ryan Kingman.
Foot covers are good. Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
Ryan Stutt and the die-hard print magazine enthusiasts behind the Canadian skate and snow magazines King Shit and King Snow are diving into the travel magazine world with a new titled called Later. Here’s their elevator pitch:
LATER. speaks to an audience of people who travel regularly to do what they love—be it surfing, skating, snowboarding or just getting weird in a foreign land. It features content from all over the globe and from a hugely diverse group of contributors —from pro surfers, skateboarders and snowboarders, to random people who just had a funny story from the road. . . “When all is said and done, you’ll never remember that week you worked overtime and went to sleep early, but passing out on a Mexican beach, getting robbed and scoring the best waves of your life are memories that will last forever,” said Editor Andrew Sayer.
From the looks of King Shit and King Snow, Later will be a lush, quality papered, fifth-color-and-varnish magazine that will go great on the coffee table, and with Keith Malloy man-handling a squid on the first cover Later promises to be “authentically hip.” Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
On Go Skateboarding Day (June 21, 2012), Etnies and Pierre-Andre Senizergues hope to set an official Guinness World Record at the Etnies Skatepark in Lake Forest, California for teaching the largest skateboarding lesson in the history of the world.
