NorCal skate legend John Cardiel takes In The CUTTS on a tour of Sacramento skate spots. His 2004 injury in Australia has not slowed him down one bit as is obvious in this interview. He can’t skate the way he used to, but he rolls a fixie better than most.
[Link: IntheCUTTS via ESPN]
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How can you not keep reading an interview that starts out like this:
Ask anyone who knows Tyler Bledsoe and they’ll tell you that on the rare occasions he actually does speak, it’s usually the funniest, most epic utterance of the day. They’ll also tell you how gifted of a skateboarder he is… which is no bullshit. In fact, despite it’s complimentary nature, is still probably an understatement.
As we’ve reminded Rob Brink several times. . . if we read everything we posted we’d never have time to post. But this one looks good and we’d read it if we had time. Honestly.
[Link: Rob Brink via Skatedaily]
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Thanks to help from friends all over the world, 411vm founder Josh Friedberg won the $25,000 Audience Award in the Nikon Festival for his video New York State Of Mind.
The Nikon Festival Audience Award winner is San Antonio resident Joshua Friedberg. He will receive $25,000 as the top fan favorite for his video “New York State of Mind.” The video captured twenty four hours in New York, featuring renowned locations. “I got into video through skateboarding and learned how to shoot by just doing it,” said Joshua Friedberg, Nikon Festival Audience Award Winner. “That’s part of why I think the Nikon Festival is such a great event, it motivated people to be creative and get out there and shoot.” . . . He credits retweets of his Festival video via Twitter by media personalities Bam Margera, Steve Berra and Tony Hawk as a key to his win. Friedberg plans to use the $25,000 to help revive 411 Video Magazine that covers the skateboarding community.
Way for the skate community to pull together. Hope 411vm can climb back on. Follow the jump for all the details.
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Ross Rebagliati, the first snowboarder to ever win an Olympic Gold medal (and have it taken away and given back) took to the streets yesterday on a skateboard and carried the Olympic Torch for 300 meters near Osoyoos, BC without smoking it. According to CTV it was pretty heavy.
“That was very, very exciting, emotional,” Mr. Rebagliati, 38, said after completing his torch run on wheels, as his wife, bundled-up baby and parents tried to keep up on the side of the highway.
Rebagliati took the opportunity to talk to the media about the legalization of marijuana.
“Prohibition didn’t work; this isn’t working,” he said after running with the torch, which some have even said resembles a giant joint. . . “You look at the numbers; it’s not helping by throwing people in jail. I think the thing we can focus on is helping people with addictions, taking a proactive view. . . How can we help people rather than throw them in jail?” Mr. Rebagliati was jubilant in his post-skateboard moment, and either forgot about his party’s edict that he not speak to the news media, or chose to ignore it.
Smoke two joints in the morning, smoke two joints at night. . .
[Link: CTV Olympics]
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The downhill skateboarding underground is alive and well in Hawai’i not that anyone was worried, according to the Honolulu Advertiser.
The burgeoning sport has found particular traction in Hawai’i, where outlaw events like the Tantalus 420 are captured and transmitted across the Pacific, where informal groups like 808 Bomberz of Maui bring together longboard enthusiasts of all stripe, and where skaters such as Ryan Lau have become local legends. . . “They’re their own subculture,” said 18-year-old skateboarder Noil Buscaglia.
Watching these guys blowing by big, green, leafy jungle does have an hypnotic effect.
[Link: Honolulu Advertiser]
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It was three years ago today (January 22, 2007) that Burton Snowboards rolled out their Andy Warhol Foundation collaboration featuring boards, boots, and outerwear decorated with Warhol art. Now, in 2010 Burton’s skateboard company Alien Workshop appears to be doing the same thing, according to a post on their website.
As the preeminent American artist of the 20th Century, Andy Warhol challenged the world to see art differently. This distinctive project presents a new approach to skateboard/artist collaborations by pairing unique examples of Warhol’s groundbreaking artwork with each of the ten iconoclast pro riders sponsored by Alien Workshop. . . .Featuring five pro decks with works from Warhol’s Death & Disaster Series and five pro decks showcasing his iconic Pop works, the complete set is shipped in custom printed board box packaging inspired by Warhol’s box sculptures from the 1960’s.
Andy would likely be happy to see the same company recycling his art over and over again. We’re wondering when the Channel Islands dead artist collab will be announced, or did we already miss that one?
[Link: Alien Workshop via High Snobiety via Retrogo.com]
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Henderson, Nevada police are looking for the guy in the above photo because they believe he was involved in a hit-and-run accident with a 15-year-old skateboarders, according to a story in the Las Vegas Sun.
Police said the boy was riding a skateboard in the street at about 4:20 p.m. when he saw a car turn off Center Street onto Fir Street. The driver struck the boy and drove off, authorities said. . . The boy was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle didn’t stop or call 911, police said.
Luckily, a bystander got this cellphone photo of the kid. If you know who this is, please call the Henderson Police Department at (702) 267-5099 or Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.
[Link: Las Vegas Sun]
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New Jersey’s Mountain Creek Resort is stepping up its crossover campaign by hosing an art show/movie premiere/bowl jam on January 23, 2010 as they present Zared Basset’s Photos From Cuba along with Chris Neratko’s film Viva Skate. Not a bad night at the Creek if you ask us.
It all goes down at Mountain Creek’s South Lodge at 7 PM January 23, 2010 with music from DJ Anubus.
[Link: Mountain Creek via Skate Daily]
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Frankfurt, Germany’s skate and sneaker show Bright goes down this weekend. It’s a little late to book tickets, but if you live down the street check it out.
[Link: Bright Tradeshow via CLDFX]
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Tony Hawk: Trick Tips, an iPhone app that we haven’t even checked out yet, is reportedly the number one spot in Top Paid Sports on the iTunes App Store, according to a recent press release.
Hawk has been hailed for his creative online interaction with his fan base and this week reached a Twitter following of over 2 million. . . . “I am thrilled to be able to reach both new riders and loyal fans with these new apps. While I wish I could personally teach everyone who wants to learn. But for now, this is the next best thing,” Hawk said.
Wonder if people think this app will help them play Tony Hawk Ride?
[Link: iTunes App Store]
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