He was in a car when a man swerved to purposely hit a roadside worker, then he saved a woman’s life by using his hatchet to hack the same man, but the best part of all of this is the Kai is “straight out of Dogtown.” And he describes being involved in the whole encounter as like “surfing the biggest wave of my life.” Just watch it (if you haven’t already seen it a million times) and turn up the volume.
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Legendary skateboarding pioneer Donald “Waldo” Autry was found dead in his van on January 23, 2013 “outside of the Upstairs Downstairs salon where he worked in Seal Beach,” according to a story in the Orange County Register. Autry was 55.
Autry was a pioneer of extreme skateboarding, featured in movies back in the mid-’70s when the sport was in its infancy, about the same time the now-famous Dogtown crew hit the scene. His early pool and pipe skills were featured in the iconic surf film “Five Summer Stories.” friend David Hegstrom said. . . He was featured recently in a documentary called “Signal Hill Speed Run,” which premiered at Cal State Long Beach recently. He was also an avid surfer who could be found near the pier in Seal Beach or Huntington Beach.
No foul play is suspected, according to the story. We will always remember those epic images of Autry in pools and pipes. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. A memorial service will be held February 23, 2013 at the north end of the Bolsa Chica State Beach parking lot.
[Link: OC Register Photo via Blue Tile Obsession]
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Shawn Clark, the 39-year-old owner of Malden, Massachusetts’ Patriot Skateboards has died from gunshot wounds after a shooting in his retail store on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, according to a story on Boston.com.
Police responding to a call of shots fired at around 12:45 p.m. found Clark with gunshot wounds. He was taken to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. . . Malden police and state police attached to the district attorney’s office are investigating the circumstances.
According to the manager of a nearby convenience store, two men were seen “running down a side street” following the shooting. Our thoughts are with Clark’s family and friends.
[Link: Boston.com]
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Gary Rogers watches some girls skate. Then he talks about booty jiggle and gets to the rest of the news which includes at least one mention of Shane O’Neill, Vincent Alvarez, and Jake Donnelly.
[Link: Ride Channel]
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Vans Syndicate is hosting a group art exhibition in London, titled What Are You Doing After This from February 1 to 22, 2013 at Ivory & Black in Soho. The show will feature the art work of: Jason Dill, Neckface, Jeff Potocar, Atiba Jefferson, Lele Saveri, Todd Jordan, Tino Razo, Leo Fitzpatrick, Alex Olson, Curtis Buchanan, William Strobeck, Meryl Smith, Chris Shonting, Fuck This Live, Jerry Hsu, Nina Milner Long, and Kevin Long.
The private opening night party starts at 6:30 PM on February 1, 2013. Ivory & Black is located at 94 Berwick Street, London, UK.
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Legendary skateboarding filmmaker Ty Evans has joined up with Brain Farm Digital (makers of The Art of Flight, That’s It That’s All, etc. . . ) for their soon-to-launch #BrainFarmSkate brand and a 2014 skateboard film release.
“We love the sport of skate and its such an important part of board sports culture that Brain Farm is so passionate about”, says Morgan. “Ty and I have been friends for quite awhile now and I could not have dreamed up a better situation than this. Ty is such a creative artist and he is hands down the best filmmaker in skate”, says Brain Farm CEO Curt Morgan.
Evans seems stoked to be for the crew with the coolest camera rigs ever?
“The timing could not be better in the industry and Brain Farm’s resources will allow me to take my filmmaking to the next level,” says Ty Evans. “I am really stoked for the future with Brain Farm!”
Seems like a great fit. For the official word, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
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A Party Wall made out of pieces of skateboard scrap from Comet Skateboards won the MoMA PS1 2013 Young Architects Program contest for Caroline O’ Donnell of the “New York–based experimental design and research studio CODA,” a coding to a post on Architizer.com.
Riffing on the idea of a party (or shared) wall, O’Donnell’s design calls for a vertical shade that defines space with the shadows it casts. The steel structure is clad with a porous facade made from the castoffs of the eco-friendly skateboard manufacturer Comet. “Party Wall arches over the various available spaces, activating them for different purposes, while making evident that even the most unexpected materials can always be reinvented to originate architectural form and its ability to communicate with the public,” MoMA architecture and design curator Pedro Gadanho said in the announcement about the award.
Skate shade never look so good.
[Link: Architizer]
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Click here for the full Agenda NYC photo gallery
We should have known when we boarded our flight to NYC just behind two penguins (in pet carriers, seriously) that it was going to be a cold, cold week in New York City. As the Agenda Show NYC opened their doors at 9 AM on January 23, 2013 the temperature on the street outside 82 Mercer St. was hovering in the mid teens and the entire city seemed to be bundled up like Arctic explorers on business trips. Inside the brick walled Agenda space, however, more than 120 street, skate, and even snow brands heated things right up. The free coffee didn’t hurt either.
Each year the Agenda NYC show becomes a more important gathering for street brands and East Coast action and style retailers, and no one was going to let the Manhattan deep freeze keep them off their Agenda game. Click the link for a full photo gallery and you’ll see what we mean.
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Marquis and Eric King and The Crew keep the T.C. MixTape series rolling with Vol.15: LedgeDancer starring Mike Regan, Colton Cecil Perugia, Marquis King, Eric King, Timmy Johnson, Cody Cepeda, Nelo Susana, Tyler Martin, and Spencer Brown. Here goes
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Looks like the shoe that revitalized vulcanized skateboarding shoes is getting an upgrade. Yes, we’re talking about the Vans Rowley Pro because it’s reportedly Geoff Rowley Week at Vans.
Built to meet the requirements of Geoff Rowley’s raw skateboarding style, the [ROWLEY] PRO brings a new emphasis on comfort and durability. The improved design features Vans’ PRO VULC construction: modern cushioning technology demanded by today’s high impact skateboarding built on Vans’ trademark original waffle outsole’s ultimate grip and boardfeel.
The new Pro’s come in three color ways plus a “special white Motorhead version.” Follow the jump for all the official details. [click to continue…]
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