Eddie Wall is obviously not afraid. We’ll leave it at that. Want to see him perform live, click the link for more info.
[Link via Snowboarder Mag]
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Okay. We give up. We can’t ignore Buoloco any longer. For the past few months Euro snowboard historian Ed Segovia has been interviewing some of snowboarding biggest names on iChat and then posting the videos on a site that he and Kevin Jones have created called buOLOco. Some are boring as hell, others compelling to no end. This interview between Kevin and photographer Ian Ruhter may be our favorite yet. The best part: seeing Kevin Jones get back in the mix.
But be careful–entire afternoons have been known to be blown on this.
[Link: buOLOco via Board As Fuck]
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Shaun White won two ESPN ESPY awards last night (July 14, 2010) and Torah Bright took home one at the annual ESPN awards show held at Hollywood’s Nokia Theatre. White won for Male Olympian and Male Action Sports Athlete and Bright won for Female Action Sports athlete.
Follow the jump for photos of Shaun with all his Hollywood friends. . . See what a good CAA agent can do for you?
[Link: Stamford Advocate]
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Mike “Chief” Nusenow has reportedly left his position of SVP Global Marketing for the Burton Corporation, according to a post on Shop-Eat-Surf.com.
Greg Dacyshyn, formerly senior vice president of creative, has been promoted to chief creative officer and will oversee all marketing and product. . . Sam Paschel, general manager of The Program, is now the Burton vice president of marketing and will oversee day-to-day marketing operations and execution, Janice [Nickloff ] said.
Lots of shifting around going on at Burton these days. . .
[Link: Shop-Eat-Surf.com]
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There are few better collections of focused snowboard action than when manufacturers get together and try to out do each other in the creation of a team snowboard video. This clip is a little taste what we can expect from Nitro, Rome, Salomon, and Volcom, in Transworld Snowboarding’s ingenious sponsored content creation contest The Team Shoot Out.
[Link: 2010 Team Shoot Out]
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During his career artist Ari Marcopoulos has had the uncanny ability to roll in to the right places, with the right people, at the right times: always. He was with Andy Warhol near the end, assisted Irving Penn, shot the The Beastie Boys in the mid 80s, skateboarders in the late 80s, Terje Haakonsen and the snowboard heros of the late 90s. He helped with the creation of Frequency The Snowboard Journal, and directed Where The Wind Blows a tribute film to Craig Kelly.
His work is included in the collections at The Whitney in New York and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Most recently he been shooting short films for Yves Saint Laurent designer Stefano Pilati.
Though Ari is always affable, we’ve never been able to get any kind of solid read on him. That’s why we we’re linking up this interview he did recently with Dossier Journal’s Elisa Lusso. Among other topics covered he mentioned the Internet:
The Internet allows for instant visual reference. It is a cool tool for communication. I guess we’re going to see more and more pixels. . . Every piece of information will eventually be on the Internet. Soon they’re will be no need for the press as we know it. . . Our minds are melting into the Internet, becoming like a hive mind. We should avoid that and stay individuals.
He also says that Terje Haakonsen was the most confident person he’s ever photographed. Click the link for the rest.
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Sometimes we don’t even care what’s going on in Knife Show edits because we’re too busy trying to figure out how they did the effects.
[Link: Knife Show via Yobeat.com]
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Former professional snowboarder Mike Jacoby was seriously injured earlier this week (July 7, 2010) while reportedly mountain biking alone in the Post Canyon Trails area west of the town of Hood River, Oregon. Jacoby apparently went over the bars and was found unconscious at 10pm.
After being seen by doctors at a local Jacoby was immediately flown to Oregon Health & Science University hospital in Portland where he is currently (8:00 AM PST Sunday, July 11, 2010) in the intensive care unit.
In a Thursday night (July 8, 2010) facebook post Jacoby’s father Marshall Jacoby said: “Mike is doing a lot better. He has some movement responding to stimulus etc. Vitals signs are normal. He has a concussion and a broken jaw. Not opening his eyes as yet. Please do not call the ICU. They need to do their job. . . Thanks for all of your concern and prayers.”
Today (July 10, 2010) at 12:30 PM Jacoby’s sister Adeena Jacoby Mcburney posted the following on facebook: “Mike opened his eyes since last night. Lights are on. He is controlling his own brain waves. MRI to come. Getting out of ICU Moving to [different ICU] room with light. Joker is strong. Pray for a positive MRI.”
On Sunday evening (July 11, 2010) Adeena Jacoby Mcburney posted the following update: “Mike had another progressive day. Yeah! He opened those blue eyes and moved both hands on command. All but one assist tube removed. Neuro surgeon is pleased with recovery so far. Waiting for Mike to cough on command. Feeling thankful.”
Tuesday evening (July 13, 2010) Adeena Jacoby Mcburney posted another update: “One day closer to recovery another day of healing, Mike. Dad says eyes at half-mast. Lifted hips on command. Drs talking about surgery on broken jaw soon. I enjoy the company of comments of all Mike’s friends. Mom said Dad looks hansdome on the news.”
Thursday at noon (July 15, 2010) Adenna Jacoby Mcburney had the following update: “Update! Mom was so high from being with Mike I couldn’t possibly list everything she told me about Mike’s day. He muttered ” I love you.” Denise (thanks so much!) printed 16 pages of your posts and read them to Mike. His eyes were open while she read and were enjoyed. When he can cough, Mike will be moved into another ward and visits can commence! Denise is helping manage the list. I will post tonight about today.”
Friends have been leaving messages for Mike on his facebook page. Our thoughts are with Mike and his family. We will keep this story updated as more information becomes available.
Mike Jacoby on his downhill bike. Photo: Tim Zimmerman
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Photographer Chris Brunkhart has spent most of the past year working on a retrospective collection of his snowboarding photographs that plans to release later this year as quality art book. The work is titled how many dreams in the dark? my life on the road with the legends of snowboarding?
Here’s how Chris describes it:
I have been shooting photos now for over 20 years, experiencing and sharing in the lives of my friends. The camera has always been there to document their every move. From Alaska to Chile, from Japan to the Czech Republic, I shared moments more intimate than i ever thought possible. i discovered visionaries thinking, painting, reading, and laughing. I paused in fleeting moments to forever capture cityscapes, at twilight, sunsets on beaches, and sunsets atop mountains. This book is a result from those experiences, created in part to expose the roots that spurred the growth of snowboarding. It is the story of my youthful adventures made while documenting the youthful discoveries of others.
Rather than looking to corporate sponsorship to get the book published Brunkhart has turned to a website called Kickstarter. The site allows people with cool projects to easily gather funding from anyone who wants to support them. And if enough money for the project isn’t raised then no one pays anything. It’s like a no-risk donation.
Right now, Chris is offering up gifts including t-shirts and buttons, autographed copies of the book, and even signed and numbered limited edition 20×30 inch prints depending on the level of support people give. He’s only looking for $5,000. Click the link, check it out, and make a donation to help Chris make how many dreams in the dark? happen.
[Link: How many dreams in the dark?]
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This is what Australia’s Perisher Park looks like right now with Jye Kearney getting all over it. Kind of reminds us of spring at Northstar.
[Link: Juice Clothing]
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