On Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Tony Hawk will be in Hollywood at the new location of Madame Tussauds‘ next to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for the unveiling of his new wax doppelgänger.
The wax palace opens Saturday and might be called a museum, but there is nothing quiet, staid, stuffy or old about it. It comes with all the trappings and 115 wax figures . . It’s an interactive bonanza. You can rub shoulders with figures, hug them, dress like them, take pictures with them, and sit or play with them.
Tony is quoted as saying he was “most impressed with the measurements that brought his scars to life in the wax.” Trippy.
In mid September Tony Hawk will reportedly be joining Richard Petty, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sugar Ray Leonard, Joe Namath, Jim Brown, Fuzzy Zoeller, Mike Ditka, Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture, and Dr. J (among others) to play poker in the Sports Legends Challenge at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort and casino in the Bahamas.
“With the addition of Liddell, Couture, Hawk and Messier, we will enhance the experience for participants and entice a whole new audience of sports fans to be part of this event,” Bibbero said. “We’ve had an unbelievable response to this first-ever event. The support from the sports, poker and fan communities reinforces our vision to turn the Sports Legends Challenge into a series of worldwide events.”
We might have a hard time turning down an invitation to hang out in the Bahama’s with those guys, too, and we’re not even into team sports. Civilians who would like to gamble elbow to elbow with their heros need only pay $3,799 a person.
Pro snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler and pro skater Lauren Perkins are joining pro baller Steve Nash, pro paintballer Johnny Perchak (and others) in backing a new website that reportedly will help people learn how to become pro athletes. The site, which launches Wednesday July 29, 2009 is called Makeitpro.com, according to a story on Forbes.com.
These optimists are launching MakeItPro.com July 29, a site targeted to young athletes, especially those not growing up in sports hotbeds, offering them sport-by-sport advice as well as a social network to help connect with coaches and recruiters.
Because we all know that by following a few tips from our favorite pros we all be living the good life in no time. God, we just hope Gretchen and Lauren are getting paid upfront. . .
Baby Paul Cullen, life-long friend of Jay Adams and the youngest of the skateboarders made famous by artist/photographer Craig Stecyk’s Dogtown stories, died on July 23, 2009, according to a story on Yovenice.com. He was 47.
The C.R. Stecyk photo (above) will remain our favorite image of Paul if not our favorite skate photo ever. Paul’s worn down Vans, torn shorts, and complete overflow of innate style in motion captivated us as kids and made us want to be skateboarders even though we didn’t know any.
Christie Martin remembers him:
I want people to know, that his life wasn’t about drugs. He had great friends and wanted to do whatever it took to support his daughter and live a good life. It just so happens that when the pressure got to much drugs knew just how to sneak in in those moments and grab him. . . .He should be remembered as a ripper skater, shredder surfer, and loving doting father. We will love, and honor you forever in our hearts.
A memorial service was held at 10:30am Saturday the 25th at St. Monicas Catholic Church on California Ave in Santa Monica.
At 3 PM today the finals of what could be one of the most savage wool bowl contest’s ever as Converse presents Coastal Carnage live from the sands of Huntington Beach, California.
Check in as Raven Tershay, Curren Caples, Ben Raybourn, Tom Remillard, Grant Taylor, Andrew Langi, Chad Bartie, Collin Provost, Kevin Kowalski, Pedro Barros, Christian Hosoi, Mike Peterson, Vince Del Valle, Jaws Homoki, Nilton Neves, Justin Strubing, Brent Atchley and more go at live on the web following the BMX event at 3 PM.
Last night (July 22, 2009) after crews completed the Converse Coastal Carnage bowl set-up on the sands of Huntington Beach, California Converse’s Steve Luther invited a few people to roll the bowls before any of the official events get started. Tom Grom, Grant Taylor, Remy Stratton, Wade Speyer, Eli Reed, and The Skateboard Mag’s Kevin Wilkins got in on the afternoon session.
But this was just cruise rolling. The real wrecking beings tonight at 7 PM for the Industry Photo Shoot and ends with the Coastal Carnage Finals at 3 PM on Sunday July 26, 2009. For more info visit Converse Skateboarding.
Mornings are still quiet at the Huntington Beach Pier, but that is all about to change as the weekend crowds (and monster swell) begin to roll in. We cruised the scene early to check things out. Follow the link for more photos from the beginning of the 2009 US Open of Surfing. [click to continue…]
Converse (sibling of US Open of Surfing sponsor Hurley in the Nike family) is presenting a $50,000 “invite only Mini Bowl Jam” at the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach called Costal Carnage July 24-26, 2009.
. . . more than 40 A-list skaters competing for a $50,000 prize purse in a mini bowl jam. The uniquely designed double bowl features a cradle, a spine, and a variety of hips and corners. The jam format is broken up into 10 qualifying rounds which pit four riders against each other at the same time. Practice starts this Friday, July 24th, with qualifiers running all day Saturday and then finals on Sunday.
There were rumors buzzing around last weekend that Bam Margera had been admitted to the hospital for an overdose. TMZ, the bastion of skateboarding rumor control has spoken to Bam and here is what they say is the real story:
We just spoke to Bam Margera who said he was rushed to the hospital Sunday after a four day drinking binge — not because of a possible drug overdose. . . The “Jackass” star blames the “4-day bender” on marital problems, telling us “I may get a divorce … booze helps.” . . TMZ also spoke to Bam’s mother — who told us Bam’s wife Missy called 911 because she was worried about his health after learning that he popped an Ambien during the drinking bender. . . Margera says his kidney and leg muscles were a mess from not eating or drinking enough water — but the hospital flushed out his system and he was released to his home after speaking to a psychiatrist.
On Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Tony Hawk will be in Hollywood at the new location of Madame Tussauds‘ next to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre for the unveiling of his new wax doppelgänger.
