by The Editors on March 29, 2012
Travis Rice rolled up to Snow Summit Mountain in Big Bear, California on March 25, 2012 to ride with the kids at Stoked Mentoring’s final Snow Mentor Los Angeles session.
35 Stoked youth, 11 volunteers, two Stoked staff and a camera crew took a bus from Stoked Headquarters in downtown Los Angeles to Snow Summit Mountain in Big Bear, CA to snowboard for the day. Snow Mentors teach under-served youth life lessons through the process of learning to snowboard. The theme of the day for Snow Mentor was “reflection.” . . “We’re thrilled to have Travis Rice join the bus and snowboard with our kids.” says Steve Larosiliere, Stoked’s President. “Having the top snowboarder in the world share his passion for snowboarding and life lessons learned makes a tremendous impact for our kids.”
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by The Editors on January 23, 2012
Don’t think that action sports aren’t diving headfirst into a celebri-orgy at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah rolling this week. No, no, no. They were out in full force for the the Oakley Learn to Ride Powered by AT&T. This next paragraph pretty much sums up the mood of the entire event:
After drinking a Muscle Milk in the lounge area for some pre-ride protein, Sal Masekela was joined on the slopes by pro snowboarding pals Danny Kass and The Dingo. “Actors have always wanted to be athletes and athletes have always wanted to be actors. There’s a big mutual admiration in society, and Sundance is the perfect place to test that and put it together,” said Masekela. “I see Danny Kass and Lil Jon, and you would think that they grew up in the same hood. That’s how close they’ve gotten through snowboarding.”
And they weren’t alone. Skater Lauren Perkins and surfer Erica Hosseini also got in on the action with a crew of celebrities (some of which we’ve even heard of). Okay, on the count of three everyone keep your celebrity brand rolling for another day: 1, 2, . . . .Which reminds us: where was Todd Richards in all this? Oh, that’s right. He was webcasting from his garage.
by The Editors on November 9, 2011
On Saturday, November 5, 2011 Tony Hawk and 850 of his closest rich and/or celebrity friends (and, apparently Carrot Top) met at the Red Rock Casino Resort Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada for his annual Tony Hawk Foundation Stand Up For Skateparks Las Vegas Event and raised $640,000.
Rubbing elbows with celebrities and their families – including Holly Madison, David Copperfield, ‘Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison, Alison Victoria, pro NASCAR driver Taylor Barton, Tillman the Skateboarding Dog, Travis Pastrana, Sal Masekela, Mike “Rooftop” Escamilla, Rodney Mullen, Mike Vallely, Ricardo Laguna, and actor, comedian Rob Riggle – guests came together to support the Tony Hawk Foundation’s mission to build free, quality public skateparks in low-income areas nationwide. Attendees enjoyed the family-oriented action-sports festival with games, great food, one-of-a-kind auction items, and lots of giveaways. . . “It was our best Vegas event by far, thanks to Red Rock, Ben Harper and the level of talent on the ramp,” said Tony Hawk. “We also had some truly unique auction items that helped to raise good money for more skateparks. My kids had a blast!”
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by The Editors on October 6, 2011
This year at the annual Tony Hawk Foundation Standup For Skateparks benefit at former Source-Interlink owner Ron Burkle’s Beverly Hills estate, T-Hawk, Shaun White, Lincoln Ueda, Mitchie Brusco, Matt Hoffman, and Bucky Lasek put on a skate demo, the Black Keys played a private show and the whole gig raised $755,000 to help build free public skateparks in low-income neighborhoods.
“It was our best event by far,” said Tony Hawk. “The auction items were one-of-a-kind, and the skate demo was one of the best sessions I have ever witnessed (or taken part in). The Black Keys were the icing on the cake—the crowd was in awe.”
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by The Editors on September 16, 2011
The Tony Hawk Foundation announced today that The Black Keys will be headling the 2011 Stand Up For Skateparks benefit at Ron Burkle’s Green Acres Estate in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, October 2, 2011.
The Black Keys join an impressive list of supporters of the Tony Hawk Foundation. DaGeDar Presents Stand Up For Skateparks is Co-Chaired by Tony Hawk and fellow THF Board Member and skate legend Mike Vallely, with other notable supporters including Andre Agassi, Michael “Flea” Balzary, Ron Burkle, Chantal and Stephen Cloobeck, Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Dempsey, Jon Favreau, Perry Farrell, Leeza Gibbons, Brian Austin Green, Robin and Danny Greenspun, Ben Harper, Mat Hoffman, Terry Kennedy, Anthony Kiedis, Bobby Kotick, Chuck Liddell, Howie Mandel, Sal Masekela, Lance Mountain, Andrew and Trina Pascal, Andrew Reynolds, David Spade, Bill Walton, and Shaun White.
Sounds like a great crew of people to hang out with (if you’re into that kind of thing). Click here to purchase tickets. The most economical are $400 each, but the $20,000 package looks a little more plus. Follow the jump for more info. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on August 15, 2011
Whitewash, a documentary that focuses on African American surfers, will be released on DVD and VOD on October 4, 2011.
The film, which is narrated by Ben Harper and Tariq Black Though of The Roots, reportedly “explores the history of rarely detailed surfing culture within the African American community, told from the POV of black surfers from Hawaii, Jamaica, Florida, and California.,” according to a story on Indiewire.
And yes, the film features Sal Masekela, who (if you saw him surf during the US Open of Surfing) is ripping right now.
[Link: Indiewire and Whitewash]
by The Editors on August 5, 2011
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In a deserted lot tucked in behind a small warehouse in the soft, flabby, belly of Costa Mesa, California’s velcro girdled waistband, Globe International set up shop to host a massive party and world premiere of their newest motion marketing project the surf film Year Zero.
With revelers dropped off by the bus load and a taco truck with lines ten deep, the deserted back lot became a swirling mass of Orange County’s finest professional and civilian partiers, along with more than a few pro surfers.
The premiere got off to a pretty rough start. After a countdown, the lights dimmed, and the film began with a scene shot in the middle of California’s Joshua Tree littered high desert. Muscle cars faced off on a dusty strip of lonesome highway. Then as the titles rolled, the power went off and the film stopped. Twenty minutes later, Globe got the film running again and the crowd glimpsed five more minutes of video including explosive freesurfing from Taj Burrow. Then the video froze and everything stopped a second time.
This is the part where we left the party. Having no interest in standing by as the technical collapse of an epic film threatened to ruin all the hard work Globe put into the party, we checked out early. Our mistake. We’re sorry. Forgive us.
On the drive home the tweets began pounding in: Sal Masekela said: “Just watched the Globe Surf Movie. 16mm time machine of forward moving joy. Joe G and Scott Soens should be proud.”
Super action agent Circe Wallace kicked in: “The post apocalypse Year 0000 is some next level s#÷!. Joe G. Making Globe look good and CJ is not messing around. Buy it-No Pirate it!”
Guess, we’ll have to wait for the download. In the meantime, follow the jump for all the photos.
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by The Editors on May 5, 2011
Rob Dyrdek’s skateboarding 2011 street extravaganza kicks off this weekend (May 7-8, 2011) from Seattle, Washington’s Key Arena and anyone with an Internet connection can watch the Street League qualifiers LIVE on facebook. Saturday’s qualifier and Sunday’s last chance qualifier will be broadcast on the Street League Facebook page from 3 to 7 PST on Saturday and at noon on Sunday.
To watch the finals you’ll have to have ESPN (International viewers (and those who know how to pretend to be from outside the US) can catch the finals live on the DC Shoes Facebook page). Follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on May 4, 2011
Organizers of the Nike 6.0 Lower Pro announced today that for the first time ever, the event will be carried live on Time Warner Cable in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Hawaii.
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) PRIME Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro and ASP 5-Star Oakley Pro Junior will be shown in their in entirety from May 3rd through 7th through a live feed to Oceanic Time Warner Cable’s SURF Channel 250 and 1250HD in Hawaii from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm PST each day. From May 3rd to May 6th Oceanic Time Warner Cable will replay each day’s action after the live portion ends, and it will loop until competition resumes the following day. After the contest finishes on May 7th, Oceanic will replay the entire five-day event on a loop until May 13th. . . Additionally, the Oceanic Time Warner Cable live feed will be transported to Time Warner Cable’s Los Angeles, San Diego and Desert Cities markets.
And that’s great news for people who still have cable, because the Nike 6.0 Lowers Pro webcast has been almost unwatchable thanks to incessant stalling and/or dropped connections every 10 seconds.
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by The Editors on December 6, 2010
Last night the Surfer Poll Awards were held in Hawaii for the first time and aside from the hordes of OC civilians who didn’t get the chance to slink int on flesh and bright smiles, it seems everyone was happy with the new, more intimate Turtle Bay Resort venue.
Hosts Sal Masekela and Freddy P. kept the show rolling perfectly (as far as we could tell from a live webcast that cut out every 6- 8 minutes) and in the end, there were very few surprises (Kelly won his 16th title). Follow the jump for the full results.
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