University of Nebraska-Lincoln classics and religious studies professor Tom Winter has reportedly become an “Internet sensation” after a photo of him skateboarding was posted to Reddit.com, according to a story in the Journal Star.
The photo inspired dozens of memes — photos with humorous text superimposed. . . “Nine pages of memes and a site I never knew about before yesterday,” Winter said. “It’s a pretty good photo.” . . . By Thursday afternoon, the photo had gotten more than 756,000 views on Imgur.com, the Internet image hosting site on which it originally appeared, and 1,300 comments on Reddit.com. Users of Imgur.com wrote mock captions for the image, which features a skateboarding Winter, arms out and holding a briefcase.
People see a wise, older man skateboarding and are astounded. Yes, that’s how bad skateboarding’s image is.
The show will feature works from Andy Jenkins, Eric Anthony, Hershel Baltrotsky, Michael Coleman, Christian Morin, Andy Mueller, and Chris Waycott. Not only that, but the first 100 people to arrive will get a free tote bag from incase featuring “the faux-office-inspired graphics of The Art Dump.”
We’d like to think that someday the president of the United States would actually roll into an nuclear security summit with skills like these. Until then, we’ll have to just dream with The Jay Leno Show video effects people who built this Barack Obama clip.
Skullcandyannounced today that they have purchased a dump load of advertising and product placement formed a “multi-platform alliance” with The Berrics that will see the Skullcandy logo plastered all over Steve Berra and Eric Koston’s warehouse and website. But that’s not all. Not only will there be Skullcandy preroll on The Berrics videos, but there will also be a Skullcandy recording studio at The Berrics and, The Berrics design staff will help design Skullcandy apparel, accessories, and headphones.
“Eric and I have spent the past five years developing a new paradigm for media in the skateboarding industry,” said Berra. “This partnership with Skullcandy, especially with their renewed focus on skateboarding, enables us to collaborate on special content, make exclusive product for our employees as well as all the different types of skateboarders that step foot into the Berrics. We’ve been looking for a partner like this for quite sometime, and Skullcandy is the ideal brand for this new type of innovative partnership.”
Take the money. . . Guess we should probably start calling it the Skullcandy Berrics. Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
We’ll don’t even need a reason to run one of our favorite C.R. Stecyk III skate photos of all time, but this time it is to remind everyone of the Santa Monica Vans Store Grand Re-Opening on April 15, 2012.
Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, and Wes Humpston will all be there to sign autographs, hang out, and tell stories at 1 PM. The Santa Monica Vans Store is located at400 Broadway. For more info call (301) 394-1413.
“The Offcuts Initiative is a recognition of our effort to waste no waste,” states Brad Anderson, Grain co-owner. “In the normal course of producing surfboards and Home Grown Kits, we’ve simply devoted ourselves to finding ways for each off-cut to be used somewhere down the line.” Though the last stop for Grain’s shavings and splinters is as animal bedding or garden mulch, whatever wood harbors even a hint of utility gets saved in the corners of the shop to await it’s full potential.
The Cedar Hill ($250 complete) is a cedar veneer laminate with “SFI-certified sustainably harvested maple.” The top is finished with a “permanent grip-tape” deck of bamboo cloth laminated with Entropy Eco-resin, and with the distinctive Grain Surfboards logo burned into the deck and bottom.” Follow the jump for more details or click here for more info. [click to continue…]
Karmaloop.com, the Boston-based urban fashion online retailer, is dropping in on online skateboard retailing with a new site called BrickHarbor.com.
“While our goal is to appeal to customers that actually skate, our expert staff strives to provide the best customer service to aspiring skateboarders as well, creating a unique user experience that will leave customers impressed and eager to return,” says Chase Whitaker, Brick Harbor’s Director of Operations.
The site lists PJ Ladd, Terry Kennedy, Jack Curtin, Stevie Williams, and Gino Ianucci as their team and they’re playing the “created by skateboarders for skateboarders” game from the start. Looks like CCS is getting a little more competition. And if BrickHarbor can do for skateboarding what Karmaloop does in youth fashion this could get interesting. For the official word, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
The Hundreds is pleased to team up with such a talented artist whose influences and messages speak to those of the aesthetic and mindset of the brand itself. He has worked for the likes of Alien Workshop, Element Skateboards, Zero Skateboards, Etnies shoes, and DVS shoes, among many other clients worldwide.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln classics and religious studies professor Tom Winter has reportedly become an “Internet sensation” after a photo of him skateboarding was posted to Reddit.com, according to a story in the Journal Star.
