We’re guessing this Cryin’ Ryan Sheckler cover is going to be a big seller in gay neighborhoods.
Eighteen-year-old pro skateboarder Ryan Sheckler is oftentimes ridiculed by his competitors for being a “sell out.” The undeniably gifted three-time Dew Cup winner, 2007 X Games Street Gold Medal winner and reality TV star has been accused of making street skating go pop. In the new issue of ESPN The Magazine, “Just Another Lonely Millionaire Skateboarder,” writer Allison Glock reports on Sheckler as he leads a pack of action athletes redefining stardom.
Yep, exactly the kind of story we expected. It will be perfect for ESPN’s sensitive, touchy-feely readership.
We’ll never say that Shaun White isn’t working for his money. Not after you see what he has to go through. Take this game preview at the video game convention E3 held July 14-17, 2008 for instance. . . . it’s just so sad.
When former Governor and Pro Wrestler Jesse Ventura was asked if he would be running for State Senate in Minnesota Jesse says he’d rather keep surfing in Mexico.
“It was a difficult decision but it came down to almost this — surfing versus the Senate and I found surfing to be much more honorable than the Senate. The ocean doesn’t lie to you. The waves don’t lie to you. My government does lie to me today,” said Ventura.
He was just a snowboarder from Summit County who used to ride with Steve Fisher, Chad Otterstrom, and Jeff Meyer.
Now, he’s a reality TV star with a new fiance, but Jesse Csincsak is just being himself, according to a story in the Summit Daily News.
“I didn’t have a natural talent for snowboarding,” he said. . . To make up for it, he said he was “the first guy up on the hill and the last one down.” . . He made his TV debut as a coach on the MTV “Made,” show in February, and soon after got the call from “The Bachelorette.”
Anyone who has tried doing anything 38 days in a row knows that it takes crazy kinds of will power. That’s why it still amazes us that Tony Hawk can get out there and do a 24-city, 18-state Boom Boom Huckjam Tour in 38 days. But starting July 18 in San Antonio, Texas he’s going to do it again.
Huck Jam — which includes skateboarding, BMX bike jumping, freestyle motocross stunts and lots of loud rock and rap music — is now an independent show that uses outdoor venues. . . . “It was a huge thing, hauling all that equipment to arenas,” Hawk says. “The outdoor shows are more manageable.”
If you ever read us inferring that T. Hawk doesn’t earn his money, smack us. The man is obviously indefatigable. Be sure to watch the video at USA Today.
Tony Hawk fans can literally drink him up when Jones Soda Co. releases their Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom Huckjam Limited Edition four-pack of soda featuring photos of T. Hawk himself.
The Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom HuckJam four-pack will be available this summer at retailers across the country and at www.JonesSoda.com. The bottles feature four different images, one of which will highlight the Tony Hawk Foundation supporting recreational programs for youth, such as the development of public skateboard parks in low-income communities. . . .The limited edition Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom HuckJam four-pack will only be available through the summer.
The correlation between surfing and healing surfaced two years ago when patients with cystic fibrosis in Sydney, Australia reported feeling better after hitting the waves, stating that their chests felt relieved as the ocean water cleared the mucus from their and sinuses and lungs. The finding made complete sense, as the top daily treatment for the disease, Hypertonic Saline Solution, mimics a “surf session” for the lungs.
“Our duties as co-chairmen are to help push the snowball over the hill,” Kalama explained. “We want to help raise as much awareness and get as many people on board as possible by lending our name to the cause. Surfing has been so great to us and now it is our chance to give back.”
We’re guessing this Cryin’ Ryan Sheckler cover is going to be a big seller in gay neighborhoods.
