Ryan Sheckler seems like the wrong person to be representing a debit card called “BillMyParents.” Wouldn’t it be more fitting for his parents to promote a card called “BillMyKid?”
Either way, it’s like some bad 90s flashback.
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The mainstream print media’s delayed timelines have finally caught up with the big KS10 news. The February issue of Outside Magazine features Slater in a story titled Kelly Slater’s Perfect 10, and GQ has him as one of 10 covers for their 25 Coolest Athletes of All Time issue. Add them to the list. . .
[Link via Mountain And Wave]
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During the Sundance Film Festival (which runs January 20-30, 2011) brands do pretty much anything they can to get celebrities to wear, hold, use, and promote their products.
Stars reportedly get to roll through houses and/or shops set up in Park City, Utah and pick and choose what they want. Burton Snowboards is all over it according to a story on The Wrap.
Try for the Burton House, where select industry VIPs can get off Main Street, get private lessons (and free gear) from snowboard legend Jake Burton himself, or just hit the slopes for a few hours.
Danny Davis is even out making celebrity runs with stars like Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley, according to Zimbo. Don’t say Burton Team members don’t work for their pay.
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Last night CNN broadcast a little profile on Shaun White. It was part of their Revealed program and the videos have gotten Shaun nothing but grief from the independent snowboard media.
Snowbroader.eu said the profile was:
…full of ridiculous claims, everyone just saying how awesome he is, including himself, all the footage was provided by sponsors and advertisers, and we could go on and on. So if you don’t know what to do right now, check how CNN revealed Shaun White.
Yobeat in a post titled: CNN Has Nothing Better to Cover Than Shaun White by Shaun Blanco said:
In fact, this whole program reminded me of a Transworld article. All the footage was provided by sponsors and advertisers, The “editorial” is provided by someone nobody even knows, all claims are ridiculous, all the riders input is strictly worthless sound bites we’ve heard a million times before, and they call it important.
We haven’t watched it yet, but we’re going to just as soon as we link all this video up. . . follow the jump for the rest.
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The Daily Mail is reporting this star-studded meet up at a “sports shop” earlier this week: the David Beckham family and Shaun White:
The boys – Brooklyn, 11, Romeo, eight, and five-year-old Cruz – seem particularly keen on skateboarding – which is hugely popular in the US – and are fans of sports star Shaun White, who is an Olympic gold medallist and a champion of both the skateboard and the snowboard.
We all just love, love, love each other. Apparently, there is no end to the celebrity circle jerk.
[Link: Daily Mail]
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We finally watched a little of The X Life on VH1. Turns out Papa Joe’s people know how to make entertaining reality TV. It has all the normal train-wrecks plus a little skateboarding (and BMX and MX). This is the second episode Click the link to catch the rest.
[Link: X Life]
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Ryan Sheckler reportedly posted a photo of himself on Twitter showing a new Red Bull hat. Then, someone who follows Sheckler’s tweets much more closely than we do noticed what looks like a Storz & Bickel Volcano in the background. Ryan pulled the image down from his Twitter feed but not before someone posted the photo on a site called The Dirty with the headline Lay Off The Ganja Sheckler.
Now, according to TMZ, Sheckler’s lawyers want the photo removed from the site saying:
Your unauthorized use of the RS rights and promotions of your website, products and items involving RS’s name likeness, copyrights and related trademarks and may violate RS’s right of publicity, constitute trademark infringement, copyright infringement, dilution and unfair competition among other rights. . . Additionally, your actions may have placed RS in breach of current agreements has has in place, and may expose RS to liability and/or damages.
The issue does bring up one good question (not that Sheckler’s lawyers mentioned it). Does posting a photo on Twitter give anyone free license to use that image on the web or in print any way they see fit? Not necessarily, according to a recent federal court decision reported in PDNonline.com. Photographer Daniel Morel is suing several news organizations (AFP, Getty Images, CBS, Turner Broadcasting) after they lifted one of his Haiti earthquake photos from his Twitter feed and ran with it. A judge agreed with Morel saying his lawsuit could continue because the “defendants failed to prove they had a license to use Morel’s images.”
Sheckler’s celebrity status coupled with the fact that the photo he posted of himself sitting directly in front of a “plant ingredient inhaling device” is in some twisted way “news” likely means there’s not much his lawyers can do about it. Not only has The Dirty left the photo up, they added this comment: “The kid is claiming war against me when he is the idiot who posted the picture. How much weed did you smoke dude?”
Seems the smoothest route through all of this would have been for Sheckler to ignore the post entirely. But then the lawyers wouldn’t have written that letter. And lawyers love writing letters.
[Link: The Dirty and TMZ via Hollywood News]
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So we were cruising the web today and saw this X Life premiere party photo of former McClellan Nichols Sports Syndicate agent Todd Hahn with X Life producer (and Jessica Simpson dad) Joe Simpson in the Times of India and we’re thinking to ourselves, “Wonder what is going on here?”
Can you say Papa Joe Sports?
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After a month and a half of wondering if Winter X Games 15 would include a spectacular performance by Shaun White it appears that both sides of the negotiation have come to an agreement. The mega shred star will take part in Disney’s made-for-TV snow sports entertainment festival in Aspen, Colorado this January 27-30, 2010.
According to a tweet from @Xgames:
This just in & confirmed, @Shaun_White will compete in Slopestyle & SuperPipe at Winter #XGames 15
Wonder how much the Mouse paid Shaun to appear? Exactly how many zeros are there in “butt load”?
[Link: @X Games]
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Last night (January 2, 2010) at the Staple Center the Los Angeles Lakers organization helped Kelly Slater celebrate his 10 ASP World Titles with a private pre-game party that included 20 of Kelly’s closest friends, food, drinks, and a special surfing cake.
After catching up with his friends over some great food, drinks, and a little cake, Kelly was off to his courtside seat where he would wait for the Laker’s staff to come and get him to present the game ball at center court just prior to tip off. After the players were introduced, Kelly was escorted out to center court where Kelly presented the ball to the ref.
He and Kalani then watched the Lakers lose to the Memphis Grizzlies up close and personal. There’s just nothing like watching the Lakers lose at home.
[Link: The Mountain And The Wave]
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