by The Editors on June 20, 2009
Rescue officials were notified at about 5:40 PM on Friday June 19, 2009 that a surfer had disappeared while surfing “heavy waves” at Pomponio State Beach near California’s Half Moon Bay, according to a story on hmbreview.com.
The unidentified surfer went underwater after being hit by waves and did not surface, according to a friend who was also out surfing at the beach. . . “I lost touch with him,” the surfer said, shivering. “He just disappeared.” . . .
[Link: HMBreview.com]
by The Editors on June 20, 2009
He’s been on the ASP Tour for 11 years, and this is his best season yet, according to a hometown profile on FloridaToday.com.
The 29-year-old superstar with the affable personality is off to his best start (fourth in the world rankings after three fifth-place finishes) in his 11th consecutive season on the World Championship Tour. . .”Eleven seasons is a long time,” he said, laughing. “Anyone can go around and have an impact on any particular sport, but to do it 11 years, you’ve got to re-invent yourself, whether it’s working or not.
[Link: Florida Today]
by The Editors on June 20, 2009
Clyde Singleton is announcing at the Kona Fantasy Cup Team Challenge which begins tonight at midnight in celebration of Go Skateboarding Day. And that was enough reason for the Jacksonville.com to run a full profile on the man.
In the insular, image-conscious world of skateboarding, Singleton is something of a celebrity lightning rod – a magazine columnist, a blogger, a video producer, a contest emcee, a satirist, a spokesman, a personality, all brash and provocative. . . Singleton admits that being notorious is pretty strange. “People think they know you. They think I like chicken. They think I speak really broken English. That I can’t skate. That I don’t skate. That I don’t like white people.” That’s all wrong – except for the part about chicken.
It gets better from there. . .
[Link: Jacksonville.com]
by The Editors on June 19, 2009
by The Editors on June 19, 2009
Miss California Tami Farrell was just one of the celebrities to get play at Billabong’s Design For Humanity event at Avalon on June 17, 2009. But the focus was not on surfing or saving the environment. She had words of advice for The Hills’ Stephanie Pratt.
“I think with all of the pressure with her family and the fame and all of the things that are always going on with them and the cameras, [the story is] just a reminder to get outside from all of that, focus on the actual reality, not the scripted reality and see that she’s a beautiful young girl,” said Farrell.
Luckily, we have no idea what she is talking about.
[Link: Celebuzz.com]
by The Editors on June 18, 2009
June 21 is Go Skateboarding Day, but we’re thinking it would be a good idea to get a run at it and skateboard everyday until then and be ready:
Skateboarders everywhere will show their love and support for skateboarding by holding fundraisers, contests, protests nad demos. They’ll skate across cities, gather in skateparks, stream into their local skate shop and some will even revel in the solitary act of skateboarding alone at their favorite spot, all bringing together the skateboarding community in the grind heard around the world.
Check out the GoSkateboardDay.org website for the official countdown clock and complete listings of event around the globe (all on an interactive Google Map). Or click here for some GSD trivia with The Skateboard Mag. Or click here to see what the pros are doing (according to Fuel TV).
[Link: Go Skateboarding Day]
by The Editors on June 18, 2009
by The Editors on June 17, 2009
A group of Florida investors have purchased Active Ride Shop out of bankruptcy for $5.2 million, according to a story in the Press Enterprise.
A limited liability company called Active Sports Lifestyles USA emerged as the winner among five bidders in a Tuesday auction ordered by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Riverside. Attorney Marc Winthrop, who conducted the auction, said the buyers plan to keep all of Active’s operations intact, including its Mira Loma headquarters and warehouse, as well as its 21 Southern California stores.
Zumiez, who had expressed interest in the retail chain, was not even among the final bidders. “The sale is expected to be completed by the end of the month, Winthrop said.”
[Link: Press Enterprise]
by The Editors on June 17, 2009
Great overview of urban skateboarding, cops, and specifically Philly’s Love Park in a great story by Catherine Caperello in the Philadelphia Weekly, titled: Enemies of the Skate.
Ever since skateboarding was banned from public places in Philadelphia back in 2002, the rules of the cat-and-mouse game between cops and skaters has been simple: The cops come and the skaters run. In the past, when skaters were apprehended, officers just removed the bolts from the wheels, preventing the owner from riding. Sometimes cops would break the boards or make a kid do a trick to get their board back. Worst-case scenario, skaters were arrested or ticketed or verbally reprimanded.
Nocturnal’s Mark Brandstetter weighs in as do Michael Rankine and Jason Klotz. Check it. . .
[Link: Philadelphia Weekly via Club Mumble]
by The Editors on June 17, 2009
Pacific Sunwear today announced that former Vans President Gary Schoenfeld is their new CEO effective June 29, according to a story on the Wall Street Journal.
The leadership change at the teen retailer follows calls earlier this year from a shareholder group for the resignation of former CEO Sally Frame Kasaks, who will also step down as chairman. . . Many teen-apparel chains, once considered fairly resilient during economic downturns, have suffered in the recession as mall traffic has thinned.”We have a lot of work ahead to get our business turned around, yet I am very enthusiastic about our long-term prospects to be a favorite with our customers and create value for our shareholders,” Schoenfeld said.
Maybe Adrenalina was right?
[Link: Wall Street Journal via ShopEatSurf]
Rescue officials were notified at about 5:40 PM on Friday June 19, 2009 that a surfer had disappeared while surfing “heavy waves” at Pomponio State Beach near California’s Half Moon Bay, according to a story on hmbreview.com.
