On Labor Day 2009 snowboarder Todd Richards, writer Sean Mortimer, and skateboarder Jesse Fritsch, and Sweet Jerome (qualified old guys all) holed up at a secret southern California mini ramp and spent the entire afternoon trying to land frontside blunts. Tony Hawk even threw in a $300 prize. Let’s just say Todd Richards didn’t win.
[Link: Shred Or Die]
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Skateboarder Nick Mullin barely survived a severe case of staph infection but his is pulling through. Here’s the latest update via The Daily Sesh.
After being given a 1% chance of living and a long hospital stay, Nick made it through. He’s still recovering and has some obstacles to tackle, but hopefully it will help him to know the whole skateboarding community is rooting for him
He still has a long way to go and can use every bit of positivity from everyone. For more info on Nick and his recovering check out his The Daily Sesh.
[Link: The Daily Sesh]
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Today Vans officially announced that they will be hosting their annual Downtown Showdown at the Paramount Studios’ Back Lot on Saturday, September 26, 2009 with $85,000 in cash and prizes on the line.
The top teams in skateboarding including Girl, Flip, Blind, Creature, Black Label, Foundation, Toy Machine, SK8MAFIA and Zoo York . . . are submitting design ideas for one of four custom obstacles to be built against the Brooklyn brownstone movie set, the Vans Downtown Showdown is always one of the most unique contests of the year.
The whole thing will be live on Vans.com September 26, 2009 from 5 PM to 9:30 PM.
[Link: Downtown Showdown]
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Last year The Crossroads Trade Show seemed like a reaction. It was a response to damage (real and/or perceived) that the Action Sports Retail show had done to the skateboarding business and the Crossroads was seen as a salve, an antidote, maybe even a correction. But in 2009 the Crossroads, held in the back parking lot of Jamie Thomas’ Blackbox Distribution on the eastern edge of Carlsbad, California seems to have grown into its own.
Today there wasn’t as much talk about the trade show wars. Instead most discussions centered around the brands, the products, and how good it was to see old friends. It is the gathering of skateboarding business. And while talk of the economy came up during the day, it was more out of optimism for the future than worry about the past.
Being a bigger show helps. “The event has grown quite a bit,” said founder Jamie Thomas. “It’s almost double of what it was last year. There are over 100 brands and we’re doing two days. I think tomorrow will be even bigger.”
Rolling around the booths, however, it was tough not to compare The Crossroads to what we’ll all see on Thursday when ASR kicks off in a corner of the San Diego Convention Center. It’s is nice to be able to walk in without waiting in line. Or skateboard in front of a booth in peace or do pretty much anything else without anyone telling you to stop, or leave, or ask to see your badge. And that in itself is reason enough to love it.
Click here for some photos from today.
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The International Association of Skateboard Companies will be holding an open board meeting at ASR on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 3 PM in upstairs room #3. Among other things the board will be discussing the new Consumer Protection Safety Commissions new lead laws and what effect they will have on the skateboarding business.
They will also explain what they have been doing to “lessen the effects on your business.”
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Looking for a place to escape the ASR downstairs scene? Check out the DC Chill Zone Lounge in Room 17 on the Mezzanine. And on Thursday September 10, 2009, catch the $1,000 Grind For Life High Ollie Challenge from 4-6 PM.
[Link: Grind For Life]
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Occasionally, Tony Hawk comes face to face with the realities of his ubiquity. Today, while viewing the September 5, 2009 BC comic strip was one of them, according to Tony’s Twitter feed:
My “how did I get here?” moment if the day.
[Link: BC Comic via @tonyhawk]
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Celebrity gossip site TMZ got a copy of the original MTV contract with Ryan Sheckler for the first year of his reality show Life of Ryan. TMZ thinks he was overpaid, but it doesn’t really seem like it to us.
The docs show that when Sheckler was 17-years-old, dude was making $9,617.70 an episode for his reality show “Life of Ryan.” . . The docs had to be signed by his guardian and the president of his company, Ryan Sheckler Inc — both of whom happen to be his mom. . . . But Ryan wasn’t the only kid from his family cashin’ in — his brothers Kane and Shane also got paid for their sidekick roles, each were $1,500 a show.
There were eight episodes in season one so that means Ryan made $76,941.6 for having his life blown out on MTV. Aside from the fact that the show was basically an ad for Ryan Sheckler, Inc. it doesn’t seem like all the much for a hit MTV show.
[Link: TMZ.com]
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Looks like the high-flying celebrity life is taking its toll on Tony Hawk. Can you believe how quickly he’s aged?
Okay, it’s just make up for his “Mad Professor” character in some upcoming Huckjam Bicycle commercials.
[Link: Yfrog]
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[Link reminder via Transworld Business]
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