Remember that Thrasher cover of Chris Strople? It was a yellow cover, but the photo was black and white? Your dad probably does. Anyway, in this week’s Love Letters To Skateboarding Jeff Grosso talks to Mr. Strople about that very cover. Can you believe it? It’s true.
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If you haven’t been following along, the Zumiez Couch Tour has been cruising its way across the nation all summer. If you’ve missed getting in on the action, here’s a little lick from Denver, Colorado. That’s all you’re going to get because the last stop on the Couch Tour was yesterday, July 2, 2013 in Chicago. Better plan now for next year.
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Some skateboarding went down in Munich, Germany during the X Games apparently. Nyjah Huston was out with a rib injury so Chris Cole won street, Curren Caples took park, Bucky Lasek won vert, and Bob Burnquist took the big air. It’s a regular stars of the X Games results list it appears. For the full final results follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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If you’ve ever thought of donating to help the work of the Stoked organization with under-served youth, this month is the time to do it. The George C. Fund will match anything you give (up to $15,000) between now and June 30, 2013. So it’s like giving doubles.
There hasn’t been a better time to join us. Become a STOKED Igniter and help #closethegap. . . With your support, our youth are empowered with the STOKED community, values and skills to achieve the success of their dreams. Through action sports culture, our youth can jump the gap.
For more details click here for Stoked or follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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World Industries pros Andrew Cannon, Anthony Shetler, and Derek Fukuhara along with Ams Billy Davenport, Chris Mathis, and Mike Franklin are hitting the road next week on the WRLD Long Hard Summer Tour fueled by Plyagra. The demo tour begins at VU in Parkville, Maryland on Monday, June 24, 2013 and finishes up 13 stops later at Skater’s Edge in Tauntan, Massachusetts on July 10, 2013. If you live in the East Zone check it. For the full schedule follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, and Paul Schmitt will be participating with The Smithsonian for its #Innoskate Festival this Saturday, June 22, 2013 in Washington DC, according to a story in the Washington Post.
Hawk is donating his first skateboard to the Smithsonian on Saturday, and the museum is hosting a day-long “Innoskate” festival that will look at the history of skateboarding – complete with pro skaters performing tricks on a mini ramp outside the museum’s Mall entrance. . . Panel discussions take place throughout the day, focused on the evolution of skateboard design and equipment (11:30 a.m.) and skateboard clothing and sneakers (2:45 p.m.), with such notables as Paul Schmitt, who created the modern skateboard deck, and skater/designer Cindy Whitehead.
Bryan Ridgeway is even hosting a panel. Who would have thought? The panel and demos are free and require no registration, so if you’re in DC pushing a bill or something, stop by on Saturday.
[Link: Washington Post]
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For those who’ve forgotten, the annual Go Skateboarding Day is going down on Friday, June 21, 2013 and to commemorate this event organizers have released the official poster of GSD.
The poster, a recreation of Grant Brittain’s famous Push photo of Tod Swank, was built out of 6,000 Instagram photos that were tagged #goskateboardingday.
The 18 x 24 inch poster is available for $13.99 right here. All proceed from the sale of the poster will benefit #justoneboard.
[Link: Go Skateboarding Day]
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We’ve always been stoked on Trevor Colden. The kid is good. And, as proof, here’s a teaser from his full part which apparently debuts on Thrasher Mag on Thursday, June 20, 2013. They’ve seen it and described it as “gnarly as hell, no-filler, all-ender, skate prodigy insanity.” Watch for it and in the meantime peep this tease.
[Link: Thrasher Mag]
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Dennis Busenitz certainly does catch those flips nicely. In fact, there’s not much Busenitz does on a skateboard that doesn’t look good and fast. Here’s a little more proof.
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Dylan Rieder, Natas, Greyson Fletcher, Ryan Wilson, Jack Fardell, Alex Gray, and Chippa Wilson apparently went to New Zealand and did their thing. Monster Children was there to hop on board and document a little of it. It looks like Team Average 2.0.
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