A subtle yet effective response from Flip Skateboards regarding Mark Appleyard’s move to Element. . . we assume.
Ironically, it appears that both Geoff Rowley and David Gonzalez forgot (at least for a moment) that they are both sponsored by the same publicly traded clothing company (Volcom) that Apples rides for? Maybe that’s why this post is no longer on the Flip site. Or maybe it was all one big joke.
[Link via The Skateboard Mag]
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Click here for a photo gallery from the premiere.
The audience packed into Newport Beach, California’s Lido Theatre on Thurdsay, October 8, 2010 had no idea what to expect from the film Who Is J.O.B. Neither did we.
After years of stalling, sponsor changes, and wild Twitter campaigns, the film (and its enigmatic star) was finally delivered to a live audience and everyone came looking for answers. Not to give anything away, but those in the Lido theatre got exactly what they were looking for served up like a flurry of punches to the throat.
Like its subject, there is nothing subtle about Who Is J.O.B. From the first swerving, Red Bull fueled Jamie O’Brien rant all the way to the epic finish this film accelerates directly into the wall of questions surrounding J.O.B. like a muscle car with its throttle pinned to the floor by a concrete block.
Director Charlie Smith mixed heaving, grinding, spitting barrels and airs footage with full-screen white on black statements. Jamie O’Brien Is A Dick. Jamie O’Brien Is A Haole. Jamie O’Brien Is Deaf. Jamie O’Brien Is Retarded. Then followed those up with archival photos, interviews with Jamie, his dad, Bruce Irons, Kelly Slater and then laid in more action to back it up. The effect is a direct assault on every rumor ever tossed around about one of the best Pipeline surfers alive. And like him or not, there is no disputing the evidence presented in this film.
Follow the jump for the rest of the story. . .
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Mark Appleyard is now representing Element Skateboards and Transworld Skateboarding’s Kevin Duffel has the complete interview on how it all went down, including why he left Flip.
I was over it [laughs],” Appleyard said. “I feel like I grew out of it and the team changed so much over the years that I was just like, “this shit ain’t for me anymore,” and I just needed to feel more stoked on the company I ride for, so I had to change it up. . . Yeah it was hard to leave, but it’s a business move. Ya know? If someone’s gonna be your friend, it shouldn’t depend on what company you ride for. I just had to make a power move to benefit myself. I’m really stoked on the choice I made. It was difficult but it had to be done.
Chalk up another win for the Billabong Corporation. Click the link for the entire interview.
[Link: Transworld Skateboarding]
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On October 14-15, 2010 Vans and Joel Tudor will be hosing the Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational longboard surf contest at Ditch Plains, New York.
Hosted by The Surf Lodge, the unique, specialized event will require surfers to ride 12-lb, single fin leashless boards along with some serious style and nose riding all for a $10,000 purse. . . “The Duct Tape Invitational is special because it shows longboarding the way it should be,” says contest director and Vans team rider Joel Tudor. “It also highlights some of my favorite young loggers, guys that represent the next generation of longboarding.”
Expected riders include: Harrison Roach (Australia), Troy Elmore, Chris Del Moro , Jared Mell, Tyler Hatzikian, Alex Knost, Justin Quintal, Kassia Meador, Tyler Warren, and more. If you’re into this kind of thing follow the jump for more info.
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Kingvale, one of smoothest little park-only mountains in the world, announced this week that they have lost the lease on their property at the side of Highway 80 near Northern California’s Donner Summit. They explain on their blog:
Today is a SAD SAD Day for Kingvale. We have lost our lease on our current home. Our landlord and us just can’t seem to get along. We are left with no other options than to pack up our circus and try to find a new home. We have too much equipment to list, but we are completely turn-key all we need is some dirt/snow to put it on. . . If you have a spot that might work to be the new Kingvale please email us at info@railbuilders.com. We will answer all questions to come. In the future we are just trying to save our DREAM. Please bare with us.
We know a lot of people in Sacramento, Auburn, and Grass Valley who are going to be seriously disappointed. Spots like Kingvale help introduce snowboarding to thousands of kids who otherwise could not afford snowboarding and we hope Kingvale can find a new home.
[Link: Kingvale via Transworld Snowboarding]
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By the time we figured out that the men had a lay day at the Rip Curl Pro Protugal and that the women were surfing they were already down to the quarter finals, which to to be truthful, is about where we usually start paying attention to women’s surfing anyway.
So who is left? Most of the people we know and/or care about actually:
QF 1: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) vs. Chelsea Hedges (AUS)
QF 2: Paige Hareb (NZL) vs. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
QF 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) vs. Carissa Moore (HAW)
QF 4: Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) vs. Silvana Lima (BRA)
For how the rest of the women fell out on a 16 heat day, follow the jump.
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When Vans opens it’s newest promotional space inside a Brooklyn, New York warehouse it will not be to sell shoes to the general public. No. The 24,000 square foot warehouse will be used by Vans to host parties, music shows, art exhibits and skate demos, according to a Conor Daugherty story in the Wall Street Journal.
The “House of Vans,” as executives at the Orange County, Calif., company have dubbed the park on Franklin Street, a few blocks from Greenpoint Avenue, is part of a broader strategy to beef up Vans’s presence in New York and the East Coast. . . “Brooklyn is one of the best Vans strongholds outside of California,” says Doug Palladini, Vans vice president of marketing. “As big as Vans has become, we’re still really only known in a few key spots outside of California.” . . But while “you can’t just show up,” Mr. Palladini said there will be occasional chances—a special event through a local skate shop, for instance—for outsiders to get inside the park and roll around. He declined to say how much the company is spending on the facility.
NYC party space rental is expensive. Might as well just own it.
[Link: Wall Street Journal]
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If celebrities like Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon are down with Skullycandy headphones then they’ve got to be good, right?
Reese Witherspoon took a break on the set of This Means War yesterday, and between wardrobe changes she donned some seriously stylish Skullcandy headphones. Skullcandy is known for its amazing quality, which includes deep bass and crisp highs, so it’s no wonder the pint-sized star chose these over-the-ear cans that keep her music flowing.
Wonder if this post on Geek Sugar is a paid placement? Kind of sounds like it, no?
[Link: Geek Sugar]
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We don’t have TV and we don’t watch Jay Leno, but when Shaun White is on we make an exception.
[Link via Yobeat]
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The latest issue of ESPN: The Magazine features athletes (all kinds of athletes) naked in their pages in what is known as the annual Body Issue. Kelly Slater’s photo looks a little like this. We’re not sure what the story is, but it looks like Kelly just made an early morning escape from someone’s bedroom window, jumped down into a muddy flower bed, and is sprinting across the lawn with her brothers, uncles, and cousins hot on his tail. . .
[Link: ESPN: The Magazine via Bleacher Report]
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