World Industries‘ battling cartoon characters Wet Willy and Flameboy are getting the boot and will be out on their own under their own Flameboy vs. Wet Willy brand after this summer. That means, the 2012 summer line will be the last time the boys will be on World Industries skateboards.
In celebration of the end of an era and the beginning of a new one World will be numbering their Flameboy and/or Wet Willy completes in their limited edition Summer 2012 final line. This will be the last chance to get the characters on a World Industries’ skateboard. Going forward World Industries plans to reflect on their 25 years of skate heritage and take inspiration from the early Rocco generation with a focus on a more relevant skate audience.
It really is about time those two grew up and handled their own big box store business. Sounds like good news all around. Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
The Emerica super team (including Andrew Reynolds, Leo Romero, Ed Templeton, Bryan Herman, Jerry Hsu, Brandon Westgate, Collin Provost, Justin Figueroa & Trevor Colden) is hitting the road for their six-stop Made In Emerica Tour beginning Sunday, June 10, 2012. The tour rolls on through Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio.
First demo is at Humidity Skate Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 10, 2012. For more details on the tour and the Wild In The Streets Detroit event, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
It is Andy Kessler weekend in NYC. First on Thursday night May 31, 2012 Brooklyn’s Picture Farm Gallery is hosting a special benefit art auction (with all proceeds going to the Andy Kessler Foundation) featuring over 30 artists including Dennis McNett, Lance Mountain, Steve Olson, Wes Humpston, and more. Then on Satruday, June 2, 2012 House of Vans will celebrate Andy Kessler Day with “open skate inside and out, food, and live music from 4PM-7PM.”
The Picture Farm Gallery is located at 338 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn and the House of Vans is at 25 Franklin Street in Brooklyn. For complete information click the image above to view it full size.
ONE Distribution is rightfully proud to announce that Chewy Cannon is now on KR3W.
“Proper stoked to be part of the KR3W team,” Chewy said. “Still trippin’ on being on the same team as Tom Penny. Legend! Can’t wait to meet a bunch of them boys, too. Me and Karim are holding down the KR3W fort over here so you can rest easy boys.”
Multi-glisse practitioner Trevor Jacob tossed off this little skateboard double cork to springy landing zone at Woodward while “skateboarding across this country.” Not a bad buck. Now let’s see that on the mega-ramp. . .
Hey kids, want some free money to build a concrete skatepark in your neighborhood? Now is the time to apply for a little cash from Tony Hawk himself. The summer grand season is open.
The Tony Hawk Foundation helps fund the construction of public skateparks through its twice-annual grant program. The summer 2012 grant season is now open, and communities planning to build free public skateparks that serve at-risk youth may apply through July 2, 2012 for grants worth up to $25,000. . . The Tony Hawk Foundation online grant application is currently available on the Foundation’s Web site through July 2, 2012. For more information, including details about Tony Hawk Foundation grants and eligibility, please visit www.tonyhawkfoundation.org.
Seems a winter off hasn’t slowed Nyjah Huston down one bit if the first stop of the 2012 Street League Skateboarding event in Kansas City is any judge. After blazing his way through the finals he rolled away with $150,000 for the win and another $10,000 for best trick. Here’s how he did it:
By posting consistently high scores and dropping big moves, like a bigspin to backside Hurricane on the bump-to-rail in the Best Trick section, he maintained a top two position throughout. In the final Big Section, with Monster teammate Chris Cole and Bastien Salabanzi nipping at his heels, Huston threw it into overdrive unleashing tricks on the rails like Cab backside lipslide, 360-flip lipslide, and then the one that sealed the deal and earned him Best Trick honors, the kickflip backside noseblunt slide.
This was Street League win number five for Huston and we’re betting there will be a few more on the season. For complete results, follow the jump.
The 2012 Street League Skateboarding tour kicks off with qualifiers tonight (May 18, 2012) live from stop one in Kansas City. Coverage begins at 5 PM PT (8 PM ET) on ESPN2. Watch all your favorite skateboarding stars from the big show face off on a completely redesigned street course. Finals air Saturday night (May 19, 2012) at 6 PM PT (9 PM ET). Click the link for more info.
Those hunting, fishing outdoorsy, hatchett-throwing skaters at Bohnam have just dropped a couple nice new pieces for summer. Camo pockets? They got ’em.
Summer is here! Sorry to say we don’t offer a tank top yet, but you can use a scissor on any of our existing tees and go sleeveless
Indeed. To see more of their work, click the link.
On May 19, 2012 the Good Wood Skateboard Art Auction will open and run for one week. The auction features custom cruiser skateboard art by more than 80 artists including the following:
. . . Swoon, Matthew Barney, Richard Coleman, Ed Templeton, Neil Blender, Twist, Thomas Campbell, Lance Mountain, Cyril Lance Mountain, Jerry Hsu, Don Pendleton, Todd Batrud, and many more, the exhibit and auction benefits Power House Productions’ RideIt Sculpture Park.
By purchasing one of these one-of-a-kind you can help Detroit, Michigan getting rolling again. To check out the auction and bid beginning May 19, click here to visit GoodwoodExhibit.com. The auction closes on May 26, 2012. So don’t delay. For the official word follow the jump. [click to continue…]
