We’re big fans of milk. So is Ryan Sheckler, apparently. We know thanks to his new “celebrity widget” which is basically a clever name for a 300×250 advertisement that America’s Milk Processors think kids will put up all over the web for free a.k.a. social advertising.
Kick flips, grinds and manuals – that’s just another day at the skate park for action sports phenom Ryan Sheckler. But to get serious air, Sheckler knows it takes training, determination and good nutrition to take home the gold. That’s why after training Ryan adds a glass of lowfat or fat free milk to his diet.
“Being recognized by Inc. Magazine is a great accomplishment, but getting today’s youth off the couch and into safe, engaging recreational facilities is the true reward, “said Kirsten Bradford, CEO of Spohn Ranch. “It’s great to see that even in an economic recession, cities are still committing funds to recreational facilities for the kids.”
The company did $4.8 million in revenue in 2008 with 25 employees. How is that for getting all respectable? Nice work.
Sewer trouble, b-b guns, and getting pissed on with Corey Duffel. Don’t know what it is, but we’ve always liked the guy. Got one of his boards under our feet right now watching some Cataclismic Abyss.
A 17-year-old skateboarder Michael Wheatley of Severn, Maryland thought it would a fun to light his skateboard on fire and then ride it down the street then try to focus is while the video cameras rolled. Things didn’t go so well, according to The Arundel Muckracker.
Paramedics took the victim to the burn unit at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where he was being treated for the burns that could be deadly, said Lt. Stuart Peters, an Anne Arundel fire department spokesman.
Last week, various skateboarders and skating groups complained to parks officials and to L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Venice-area City Councilman Bill Rosendahl that the opening of the skateboard park should be staged by and for locals. . . This week, parks officials agreed. They pledged that “the people who have been waiting forever for that skate park will be the ones” who inaugurate it and skate there first.”
New York City’s skate scene lost a legend yesterday when Andy Kessler died of an apparent allergic reaction, according to a post by Bryce Kanights on Skatedaily.net.
We are saddened to report this evening that The Grandmaster of 108, Andy Kessler died today from an apparent allergic reaction to a sting from a hornet while on the Montauk peninsula. He was one of New York City’s legendary pioneers of its core skate scene in the 70s and in later years became a huge proponent of the skateboarding community and its culture in the Big Apple. He will be greatly missed.
Epicly Later’d has a collection of photos of Andy right here.
Amazing to see Zulu kids skating with no outside influences. . . These kids are fearless, and not jaded by the media’s interpretation of what’s cool. True passion. . . These kids have style for days. Isthumba, Valley of 1000 HIlls, SA. . . Goodbye, Indigo Skate Camp. You are proof that skateboarding can change the world. Great work Dallas.
Seventy hours of travel for 48 hours of sharing. Tony Hawk just doesn’t stop giving back. . . these kids will remember it for a life time.
The US Army is reportedly bringing us live coverage of what’s left of the Oregon Trifecta starting today on Go211.com. Just think: the money being spent to convince skateboarders to help protect our freedom is our tax dollars at work. So really, we’re paying for all of this. Nice.
Ah, just like old times. . . The Skateboard Mag’sGrant Brittain and Dave Swift sit down with Shred Or Die for a little lunchtime chat. . . “Cheecken wice bow heaar!”
Sessions is keeping the memory of skateboarding Tim Brauch alive with the 11th annual memorial contest.
The 11th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Contest will take place September 26 at the Scotts Valley Skate Park and September 27 at the Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park in San Jose, CA. . . [Tim’s] love for skateboarding, friends, and fun inspired everyone who met him. Tim’s untimely passing in 1999 at the age of 25, led Sessions to create the Tim Brauch Memorial Fund, which donates 100% of the funds toward skate park development and scholarships.
We’re big fans of milk. So is Ryan Sheckler, apparently. We know thanks to his new “celebrity widget” which is basically a clever name for a 300×250 advertisement that America’s Milk Processors think kids will put up all over the web for free a.k.a. social advertising.
