by The Editors on February 11, 2008
Action sports filmmaker Todd Grossman has written a book titled Shooting Action Sports: The Ultimate Guide to Extreme Filmmaking, here’s his story as told in his hometown paper.
For the average person, days are comprised of routines. But Todd Grossman’s days are anything but normal. The Spaulding graduate has spent his adult life pursuing his passion, lucky enough to find success and make a living at it. And every day is different.
You get the picture.
[Link: Fosters]
by The Editors on February 10, 2008
We’re glad Skate and Annoy is all over this Tony Hawk celebrity spotting stuff, otherwise we’d miss it completely. We especially like their comment “expecting his fourth child from his third wife.” We know what they meant.
[Link: Skate and Annoy]
by The Editors on February 6, 2008
From BusinessWire:
Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ: ZUMZ) a leading specialty retailer of action sports related apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories, today announced the company’s comparable store sales increased 1.7% for the four-week period ended February 2, 2008, versus a comparable store sales increase of 12.4% for the four-week period ended February 3, 2007. Total net sales for the four-week period ended February 2, 2008 increased 16.3% to $20.7 million, compared to $17.8 million for the four-week period ended February 3, 2007. Due to the addition of the 53rd week in fiscal 2006, January 2007 had five weeks of sales versus January 2008 which had four weeks of sales. Total net sales for the four-week period ended February 2, 2008 decreased 11.7% to $20.7 million, compared to $23.4 million for the five-week period ended February 3, 2007 due to the loss of one week of sales in fiscal January 2008.
To hear the Zumiez prerecorded January sales message, please dial (888) 317-6095 (no passcode is required).
We’re going to dial it up right now just for kicks.
[Link: BusinessWire]
by The Editors on February 5, 2008
We’ve all known about this since October, but it took until today for the official word to go out that Burton is moving in on the skate hardgoods market by picking up Alien Workshop, Habitat, and DNA Distribution. Follow the jump for the complete press release with all the glad quotes.
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by The Editors on February 5, 2008
Forbes Magazine kicks down on the details on Nike’s new decentralized domination plans for different market segments thanks to a big tear-down by Nike Chief Executive Mark G. Parker, 52.
The biggest thing he did: reorganize the company. It used to be divided into categories of products (shoes, apparel, gear like golf clubs). Now it’s divided by sport. There’s a division for soccer (shoes and apparel combined), a division for running, one for basketball, one for men’s fitness, one for women’s fitness. Each has its own product-development and marketing executives. In this taxonomy a running shoe is entirely different from a cross-training shoe—why, running is an entirely different sport from training. There are parts of the company that sell only to golfers or only to kids on skateboards. Dreamer athletes, the people who don’t run or pole vault but want to dress as if they do, have their own division (called Sports Culture at Nike).
No wonder Nike is the number one selling “skate” shoe.
[Link: Forbes]
by The Editors on February 4, 2008
by The Editors on February 4, 2008
According to Electronic Arts CFO Warren Jenson EA’s Skate video game is out-selling Tony Hawk Pro Skater.
CFO Warren Jensen boasted: “Despite the fact we launched on three fewer platforms, Skate outsold Tony Hawk 2 to 1.”
We haven’t played it so we don’t know if we believe him. Anyone care to comment?
[Link: MCV]
by The Editors on February 4, 2008
From the Bucks Free Press:
Up To 40 protesters gathered on the streets of High Wycombe today, upset at the police’s handling of a recent street brawl.
The group, who were mostly Asian but with members of the white and West Indian community in the crowd, converged opposite the police station in Queen Victoria Road.
The group stood outside cheering and passing motorists beeped their horns in support.
Police have not yet commented on today’s protest, but Supt Rob Angell has told the Bucks Free Press that last Saturday’s incident was a “low-level” event which began after a misunderstanding over a skateboard.
[Link: Bucks Free Press]
by The Editors on January 31, 2008
by The Editors on January 26, 2008
Ryan Zepaltas is a 30-year-old skateboarder who is making tasty Pinots in Sonoma, according to a story in the Contra Costa Times.
He bought his first fruit in 2004. It was Syrah, from Gary Franscioni and his famed Rosella’s Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands. Zepaltas says he was scared to ask him. Franscioni was wondering why he hadn’t asked sooner. With the prized grapes, Zepaltas made 40 cases of viscous and velvety chocolate-covered Syrah. He didn’t intend to release it. It just sort of happened.
After all, wine is just art that gets you buzzed, right? Check it out for yourself at Zepaltaswinse.com.
[Link: Contra Costa Times]
Action sports filmmaker Todd Grossman has written a book titled Shooting Action Sports: The Ultimate Guide to Extreme Filmmaking, here’s his story as told in his hometown paper.
