Obviously inside by Tony “Ride” Hawk, Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert recently went skateboarding with Congress woman Jackie Speier, Representatives Jim McGovern and Patrick Kennedy. He even nearly tried dropping in on the staircase.
He rolls quite well it should be no surprise: Colbert pushes mongo. Skateboarding starts at 5:20 into the clip.
[Link: Huffington Post]
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This skateboarding dog on Tony Hawk: Ride smells just a little too “viral”? A couple kids on the couch cranking out a Youtube.com video with four angles, 14 cuts, and posted from an account that was opened today. So it’s an ad and yet, we still posted it because we’re suckas when it comes to Tony Hawk.
[Link: Kotaku]
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Witness Steve Berra’s tear-jerkingly earnest discussion of the Berrics Unified skateboard shop seal of approval program. Which is not to say we disagree with anything Steve has to say. As one PR executive mentioned to us: “Passion is a great weapon.”
If that’s true, this little video is a “firing AK-47.”
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It seems like somewhere along the line skateboard media kind of forgot what their purpose was. Luckily, Steve Berra and Eric Koston were there to blend their knowledge of skateboarding and Hollywood pop culture connections with a little technology to turn the entire skateboard media game upside down with The Berrics.
What began as coverage for their skate warehouse in downtown LA turned into the largest skateboarding media site in the world with a reported 6 million visitors viewing 20 million pages of content each month, according to an interview on Malakye.
Berra explains:
The consumer is not the jaded skateboarder who hates everything and everyone and tries his hardest to get everyone else to feel the same way he does. This person is a slight, slight minority, but wreaks the most havoc for brands and skaters because these brands and skaters tend to think it’s a majority opinion when it’s not. The majority of the skaters out there are excited about skateboarding and professional skateboarders. They don’t hate everything and everyone. I know because I get thousands and thousands of emails and I read every single one and I know what they’re like and I know what they’re saying, probably more than anyone in skateboarding, just because I’ve taken the time out to really listen. I think as a result of this, we’ve seen fantastic growth. I also try not to use the word kid because they are skaters, just like I am, and I think sometimes people use the word kid as a derogatory term. I remember being 13 and not appreciating being called a kid, despite being one.
Follow the link for the rest of the interview.
[Link: Malakye and The Berrics]
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Tony Hawk has been out on the road for the past couple days rolling out his newest video game Tony Hawk: Ride and its wireless skate deck controller. One of the places he stopped as at the Wall Street Journal in NYC where he ran into our favorite WSJ writer Conor Dougherty for an interview.
How does Tony think core skateboarders are going to respond to the game (which arrived in stores today)?
I think that if skaters just take an approach that this is a fun way to experience something else, then they’ll enjoy it. If they get on it and expect to do skateboard tricks, that’s not the approach. The movements that set your character into play are very subtle. Like an ollie [the basic skateboard jump] just takes a little kick up. A kickflip [where the board flips over] takes just a little kick up and twist to one side. In that sense, you can do more because it doesn’t take as much effort. But if skaters approach it like they really are skating, it won’t be as fun.
Click the link for the rest of the interview.
[Link: Wall Street Journal]
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It was with sadness that several hundred members of the skateboarding world gathered today (Saturday, November 14, 2009) in the parking lot behind Transworld Media’s Carlsbad, California offices to remember the life of Transworld Skateboarding editor Eric Stricker.
The crowd, made up of ams, pros, co-workers and industry titans, hung out, skated, and drank Coors Light. It seemed everyone was there. While talking with friends we kept thinking we saw Eric in the crowd. We’d catch a glimpse of a jersey, some crisp 501s, and a New Era and think it was Eric. And then it hit us all over again. Eric is gone. He should have been there and would have if he was still here. But he’s not.
In a short statement Eric’s widow Arnette said that she would have enjoyed seeing Eric’s smile on the way home from today’s gathering because it was exactly the kind of thing that he loved: a huge group of friends getting together to hangout and skateboard.
In his memory the crowd raised Coors Lights and sang along to Eric’s favorite song, Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’. Eric was 31 years old. He left too early and took way too much with him.
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Apparently, the éS Game of Skate Amateur World Championships are going on at Sole Technology’s offices today, according to the OC Register. But that’s about all the information available.
[Link: éS Game of Skate via OC Register]
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A skateboarder in West Valley City, Utah robbed a Credit Union Service Center at 7 PM on November 12, 2009, according to a story on KSL.com.
Police say the man showed a weapon and demanded money. . . . Police say he had a skateboard with him and that may be how he got away. . . . Police say the man is in his 20s. He was wearing a dark hoody, dark hat and sunglasses.
Are bank sponsorships the new energy drinks?
[Link: KSL.com]
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Transworld Media will be hosting a memorial skate jam at their warehouse Saturday, November 14, 2009 from 2-6 PM to honor the life of former Transworld Skateboarding magazine Editor Eric Stricker who died September 23, 2009.
We’ll have limited-edition memorial T-shirts from TransWorld and The Hundreds, and hats from New Era for sale—so bring some cash! The proceeds of which will aid in Eric’s family’s airfare to come out for this event, and his wife’s unexpected expenses during this time of loss. Feel free to bring drinks of your choice, as our supply of Silver Bullets won’t likely last all day.
A Memorial fund has been set up to assist the family click here to make a donation.
Transworld Media, 2052 Corte Del Nogal, Suite 100, Carlsbad, California
[Link: Transworld Skateboarding]
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Erudite skate blogger Boil The Ocean is proving once again that he has watched (and thought seriously about) way, way too many skateboard videos as he counts down the 40 most skateboarding videos of the past decade. While most skaters would be hard pressed to even name 40 skate videos from the last 10 years Boil The Ocean kicks down otaku level knowledge of these videos in a way that suggests he’s watched them all hundreds of times.
A general disclaimer about the list to follow ought to start with noting that most lists of this sort are pretty much bullshit anyway, designed to ignite pointless debate and sell women’s health magazines or ad spots on VH1, and this one may not be much different really. However, given that this is an internet blog site, and the end of a decade is approaching, fate holds that a list must be made.
Take a walk down memory lane and argue along the way: 40-31, 30-21, 20-11, and 10-1.
[Link: Boil The Ocean]
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