Tony Hawk announced today via Twitter that he will be speaking at The Twitter Conference in LA on September 22, 2009. He will join Loveline’s Dr. Drew, former Star Trekker LeVar Burton, and celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos on a panel titled Twitter and Celebrity: A Match Made in Heaven?
Not sure what I’ll be saying cuz I’ve been wingng it so far… but it’s working.
Match made in heaven? Well, it appears to be working quite will for Tony. Hearing Tony speak will cost $299. That’s how much the conference costs, which reminds us: all the money in social media is in telling other people how to make money in social media. . . funny how that works, isn’t it?
On August 18, 2009 The Town of Mammoth Lakes, California officially shut down bikes at the Volcom Brothers Skatepark. According to the press release:
The decision was made after extensive consultation with the Town’s insurance authority regarding options to consider for potential joint use by skaters and bikers. Throughout the consultation it became apparent there were no valid options to pursue for joint use. Mammoth Lakes Police Department will continue its random patrol of the park to ensure existing rules and ordinances are being followed by the users of the park.
According to the Mammoth Times after a short trial period “it became apparent to the town’s Tourism and Recreation Department that mixed use wasn’t a viable solution in this particular park.”
Can’t even pretend to say we’re bummed, those pegs just rip stuff up.
The United States Postal Service helped celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hawai’i statehood with a brand new surfing stamp that was desinged by Herb Kawainui Kane (no relation to Rick).
“We’re proud to play a part in this significant anniversary for Hawai‘i and especially proud that the stamp will serve as a lasting reminder of this special occasion,” said U.S. Postal Service Honolulu District Manager Daryl Ishizaki in dedicating the 44-cent First-Class stamp that goes on sale nationwide today. . . Joining Ishizaki in dedicating the stamp was Hawai‘i Governor Linda Lingle.
The 44-cent First-Class stamp that goes on sale nationwide today. Follow the jump for the rest of the story. [click to continue…]
Circa’s work for Transworld Skateboarding’s Skate & Create II proves that epic creativity arises out of artistic constraints much more fully than from unbridled freedoms. When you see how small an area they shot this in, it’s even more amazing.
Former Coal Headwear employee and Seattle resident Logan Neitzel is the latest action worker to end up on reality TV, according to a post on The Tackeled Box.
Logan used to work with us at COAL. He was the dude that did all the spec’n for the O.E.M. customers. He also worked at Markus Martini Bar where the Seattle Paper voted him the “Hottest Bartender in Seattle.” No doubt now with this TV action, Logan will be swimming in tail.
Well, he’ll at least be recognized by women and gay men everywhere. . .
The Courier-Mail says Billabong got hit with a “wave of excess boardshorts” and that has caused the company’s annual profits to drop for the first time ever (13.3 percent).
Chief executive officer Derek O’Neill (pictured right) said retailers worldwide were cautious and curbing their forward orders. But he ruled out deep discounting. . . “Late last year we couldn’t unwind our costs fast enough,” Mr O’Neill said. “We were left with a lot of inventory after we saw a rapid slowdown in sales, especially in the US and our wholesale customers were holding back deliveries. . . “Our model was excellent for a long time and we got a bit of a slap but our brand is still strong. . . “Ultimately we need to work with the retailers to get the best product, but they need to give us the indication of what they want and when they want it otherwise it’ll be like a lucky dip with product shortages. . . “Everyone says they are buying less product so I hope the dice comes up how they want it but it’ll come back, I just don’t know how long it’ll be.”
The company still made a profit of AUS$153 million.
Tony Hawk announced today via Twitter that he will be speaking at The Twitter Conference in LA on September 22, 2009. He will join Loveline’s Dr. Drew, former Star Trekker LeVar Burton, and celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos on a panel titled Twitter and Celebrity: A Match Made in Heaven?
