Mr. Ed on an outrageous 8-wheeler? A Toft Design? Word.
[Link: Surfstyley3]
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Carter Spencer, 39, the Saskatchewan man who hit and killed skateboarder Christopher Kniffen, 19, and then fled the scene has been sentenced to four years three months in prison, according to a story on CBC.ca.
Court heard that Spencer was high on drugs and drunk when the truck he was driving hit Kniffen, who was skateboarding home from work. . . In sentencing Spencer on Thursday in Regina, Judge Ted Malone admonished the man for leaving the scene of the accident.
Kniffen (pictured right) was on his way home from work when he was hit. Spencer will also be “prohibited from driving for 10 years” after he gets out of prison. Four years just doesn’t seem long enough, really.
[Link: CBC.ca]
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From the video gamers perspective it seems that Tony Hawk: Ride has been getting some pretty mixed reviews. On GiantBomb.com reviewer Jeff Gerstmann says that “Tony Hawk: RIDE’s shoddy hardware and ill-conceived software merge to form something completely abysmal,” and he goes on:
Attempting to make some sort of peripheral-based skateboarding game is a neat idea, and one that, if the peripheral were robust enough, could result in some sort of faux-skating experience that approximates the real thing in a way that’s accessible to non-skaters without being completely offensive to anyone who’s ever pulled an ollie. But everything about Tony Hawk: RIDE, from the game’s structure to the skateboard hardware itself, is an absolute mess that feels incapable of pleasing anyone, regardless of his or her skill level.
There’s more, but you should probably read it yourself, or follow the jump for one more video clip (one that Tony calls “a fair review“) of the game in action.
[Link: GiantBomb via Gamasutra and MTV.com]
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We haven’t seen an issue of Skatebook in quite some time, but apparently the editors of the teen girl magazine Seventeen have. That must be why they put the $15 book-a-zine in their special feature on “Gifts For Guys.” And Michael Ballard is so proud of it that he sent out the following press release:
When one finds themselves in a particularly awkward position the best solution is simply to bust yourself, right. Tell everyone before your problem is the focus of people’s hate on the message boards. . . . So before I answer any more email about what a sell out we are, I just want to say it is a surprise to us too. I guess we should be mad; our cool factor has been given a black eye. But then again Seventeen has a circ of nearly 2 million, maybe we should start taking lipstick and hair gel advertisements.
Apparently, Mr. Ballard doesn’t know that there is no such thing as bad PR.
[Link: Skatebook.tv]
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Last night at Hensley’s Flying Elephant Bar & Grill in Carlsbad, California in a room that usually acts as a concert space, a large group of Sinisa Egelja friends gathered for a memorial roast. With a slide show of hundreds of photos of Sin rolling on a screen behind them as one friend after another got up to share stories of their creative, kind, funny, and sometimes demanding friend Sin.
The Skateboard Mag co-founder Grant Brittain spoke of the time that Sin lived with him and his wife and how Sin installed industrial shelving over the doorway from the inside forcing people to crawl through the shelves to get into his room. Todd Finney, a co-worker of Sin’s at Airwalk spoke of the time Sin said, “Todd, come in here.” And when Todd went in Sin was standing in his room wearing nothing but a briefcase held at his waist.
Alli Sport’s Chris Miller spoke of a time when they were in the far east sourcing products when Sin suggested they make a jacket out of cat fur, and then have “one pocket made of dog fur.” Miki Vuckuvich lead the group in a Serbian toast and then gave Sin’s daughter Stella one of Sin’s pro model skateboard decks which had a Serbian saying of good luck on it that Miki had never noticed before.
Between these stories Cec Annett would occasionally read from emails sent by people who could not make it (some of which can be read in the comment section here). It was an evening filled with great memories of a man that will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.
Follow the jump for photos for just few of the people who attended.
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Friends are joining together tomorrow night (November 23, 2009) at Hensley’s Flying Elephant Pub & Grill in Carlsbad, California, to remember the life of skateboarder, photographer, and footwear designer Sinisa “Sin” Egelja who died in October 26, 2009.
This will be an opportunity for friends to gather and share stories, photos and thoughts about Sin. In true Sin fashion, our hopes are that the event is more of a fun “Roast” than a sad occasion.
Sin would have enjoyed the irony of a “memorial roast.” For more information email cec5@me.com.
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Looks like the kids in Paris got a pretty good show at the Grand Palais this weekend with The Tony Hawk Show. Kind of a crazy huge over-the-top kind of event that can only happen in Europe. Might even have been worth the 9-hour flight. But then Paris always is. Oh, and Bastien Salabanzi won the street contest.
[Link: Tony Hawk Show]
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The Burton Corp’s artsy, woodsy skateboard company Habitat is celebrating its 10th year in business by launching a line of skate footwear that is reportedly “designed by skateboarders for skateboarding.”
Consisting of six models, the line also infuses Habitat’s signature design principles — branded colorways, visual balance, and attention to detail. “After 10 years of building a solid presence in the hardgoods market, developing a footwear line was a new creative outlet for Habitat and a natural next step in the progression of the brand,” stated Joe Castrucci. “Footwear is a great platform for the evolution of Habitat. Pre-season sales have exceeded our goals and we are excited for the full product launch early next year,” added Chris Carter.
Guess there wouldn’t really be a worse time to launch a new shoe line. So at least they’ve got that going for them.
[Link: The Skateboard Mag]
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What kind of weird voodoo economics are going on at The Buckle? While most other mall stores’ sales are chomping down on gobs of sun-blanched feces, The Buckle is reporting that their Q3 profits rose 15 percent “on higher online sales and sales at stores open more than a year, according to BusinessWeek.
For the quarter ended Oct. 31, The Buckle earned $33.3 million, or 71 cents per share, compared with $29.1 million, or 62 cents per share, for the same quarter last year. . . Revenue rose 10 percent to $231.2 million from $210.6 million a year ago.
Having visited a few of Buckle stores we can honestly say we’re at a loss to understand what they are doing differently from PacSun and Zumiez, especially since they are in the same malls, with similar product, often directly across the room from each other. . . weird. Maybe Affliction and Aqua VI are pulling them through.
[Link: BusinessWeek]
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You Will Soon‘s Dan Watson lays down some of the realities behind Berrics United and does it well in a post titled Unified Theory. . . Of Bullshit.
But what are the qualifications for a shop to be saved by the Unified Berrics? Is it the amount of work they’ve put into grassroots events? Is it proof that the owners actually skate? Is it a lifelong dedication to the culture of skateboarding? No it’s anywhere from 1440 to 5280 dollars. . . . Yes, as Exit Skateshop has pointed out via Twitter, what Berra forgot to mention was that the completely altruistic system that is the Unified Berrics is actually just a 12 month contract to have your skateshop advertised on The Berrics.
And as a commenter on Boardistan pointed out this morning that while Steve Berra says “there may be a war being waged” against small businesses by mall stores with “deep pockets and empty histories” The Berrics still sells product in the Canadian mall retailer West 49.
[Link: You Will Soon]
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