Maxx von Marbod has curated a collection of classic snowboards for a gallery showing at Evo in Seattle this Friday night (October 21, 2011).
The show, being held in conduction with retailer Evo’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, will feature snowboards from: Liberace Technologies, Gnu Slope Tools, Ride Snowboards, K2 Snowboarding, Capita Super Corporation, and Burton.
You’ll see:
– An example of each of Craig Kelly’s pro models starting with the first Mystery Air (rumored to be making a comeback…)
– Weird creations from Mervin’s mad scientists
– Kidwell, Cummins, Lamar, Ranquet and Palmer’s finest offerrings
– Unlikely Pro models, 1st runs, and One-off’s from the Capita Closet
– Boards of “questionable Legality” from Ride’s archives… along with other gems you wish you still had!
The surfboard, made of white fiberglass and sporting a blue wave design covered with sponsor stickers throughout, is currently on view in the museum’s first-floor Artifact Walls. It has a rubber pad at the back of the board for traction and three removable fins along the bottom. . . “Over the past 20 years, his approach to surfing as a professional and dedicated philanthropist has changed how people surf and view the sport,” said Jane Rogers, curator, at the museum.
That means in a way both Al Merrick and Jake Burton are in that museum as well. It’s a Smithsonian trifecta.
Take this Steven Reeves edit as a little reminder of two things from the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada range:
1. The Brothers Skatepark in Mammoth Lakes, California is raw.
2. Better skate it while you can because this whole place is going to be buried under a thick blanket of snow real soon.
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing website just launched which means it’s the perfect time to begin planning your holiday trip to the North Shore. There is no better time to visit than during at least one (maybe two ) of Hawaii’s best surf events. Follow the jump for all the details on the 2011 Triple Crown of Surfing. [click to continue…]
While out at Manly, Australia’s Shore Club, Volcom sponsored surfer David Vlug was injured in the left eye on October 7, 2011, when one of the club’s bouncers reportedly kicked in the door of a stall in the club’s restroom, according to a story in the Manly Daily.
“There were a couple of guys in there before us and it was obvious they had been using cocaine,” Vlug said. “We were laughing and joking about it and we stepped in (to the cubicle) to look at the empty bag. . . “We had to shut the door to look at it because it was on the toilet roll and we were all standing around when the bouncer banged on the door and screamed for us to open it.”
Without delving into the ramifications of three dudes in one stall, the door was then kicked in reportedly hitting Vlug in the face causing “irreparably damage” to his left eye. The bouncers then threw him out on the street without even calling an ambulance. We’re hoping for a full recovery although it doesn’t sound that like is going to happen.
Wilmer Valderrama, Jeff Renfroe and Kathy Herndl, the producers of a documentary on the life of 7-year-old Venice skatepark dominator Asher Bradshaw, have reportedly decided to go to Kickstarter.com to crowd source funding for the film, according to a story on Hollywoodreporter.com.
To raise completion funds for the project, the filmmakers have turned to the crowd-funding site Kickstarter.com. . . “We’re so close,” says Herndl, who is also directing the film. “We need $100,000 for post production costs and to fund the film’s entry onto the vital film festival circuit. We want the world to experience Asher’s story.”
Better than standing out on a street corner with a sign. Those who supply more than $1,000 will be listed on the Shred movie website as an associate producer. If you’d like to buy in on the project, click here.
He’s the newest member of the Ashbury Am Team and his name is Mike Ravelson. He snowboards a little like this. . . For more check out High Cascade’s Hungry and/or Capita’s Defenders of Awesome.
When it came to the final between Kelly Slater and Adriano de Souza in the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Portugal it almost seemed like the ocean had already given Slater all the waves she had for him on this day. As Slater smoked through the Round 4 with two 9s, the Quarterfinals with two 9s, and the semi against Taj Burrow with a 9.5 and a perfect 10 it seemed as if nothing would stop him. But in the finals the ocean shut down for the 10 time world champion. When a good wave came, de Souza capitalized.
“It’s been an amazing event,” Slater said. “I can’t remember a time when we’ve had so many 9s and high 8s and we’ve all just got barreled off our heads for three days straight. It’s been pretty amazing. Unfortunately, there was really only that one good one in the Final and I made a priority mistake and let Adriano (de Souza) have it. It’s obviously a good result for me and it makes things harder on everyone else. Let’s hope for good conditions in San Francisco.”
He may not have won, but the Rip Curl Pro Portugal made Slater’s grip on number 11 that much tighter, so at least there’s that. For de Souza it was one more chance to prove that he is not going anywhere and that Brazil is coming into its own on the tour.
“Kelly (Slater) has been my hero since I ever heard about surfing,” De Souza said on the podium. “He is a living legend and to be competing against him at this level is more than a dream come true. He has pushed me more than any other surfer and I owe him a lot. The waves have been incredible for this event. Thanks to Rip Curl for bringing us here and thanks to all the Portuguese who have supported me throughout the event.”
Maxx von Marbod has curated a collection of classic snowboards for a gallery showing at Evo in Seattle this Friday night (October 21, 2011). 
