Yeah, the idea that elbow-throwing, fan fighting basketball player Metta World Peace (a.k.a. Ron Artest) would be out promoting mental heath is a little more than ironic. But the fact that he’s doing it dressed as a super-hero longboarder makes it just plain insane. But it seems to be the way Metta likes it.
[Link: USA Today]
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Who wouldn’t be excited to have 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater on their team, but did GoPro really need give Mr. Slater a new middle name? Apparently they did. And it is “Fucking.” And it’s about fucking time fucking Kelly fucking Slater got some fucking recognition for being Kelly Fucking Slater. Fuck.
[Editors’ Note: Yes, this is the second time we’ve used this over fucking use of the fucking fuck word for comedic effect. But that’s just because we’re a sustainable business. We recycle cuss words because they’re so hard on the environment.]
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Occasionally we check in with the longboard crowd to see what’s up. After watching this new Loaded promo film Swerving Sama we can’t say we’re any closer to understanding exactly what’s going on, but they sure do roll through some beautiful terrain on that new board. Here is Loaded’s definition of Sama:
Sama is the Sufi ceremony focusing on active meditation as a tool for the individual’s spiritual journey. The origin of this practice is credited to Rumi, a poet and founder of the Mevlevi order of whirling dervishes. Through Sama, the individual aims to ascend from the confines of thought to attain heightened maturity, perfection, and closeness to God.
Kind sounds like of the opposite of street skating. Which is the best description of longboarding we’ve come up with yet. . .
[Link: Loaded Longboards]
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There’s nothing more re:refreshing that a big blast of the past served up as re:fresh and no one does re:retro better than Brixton and Troy Elmore as evidenced by this clip. We’re feeling blurry just watching it.
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Seems a winter off hasn’t slowed Nyjah Huston down one bit if the first stop of the 2012 Street League Skateboarding event in Kansas City is any judge. After blazing his way through the finals he rolled away with $150,000 for the win and another $10,000 for best trick. Here’s how he did it:
By posting consistently high scores and dropping big moves, like a bigspin to backside Hurricane on the bump-to-rail in the Best Trick section, he maintained a top two position throughout. In the final Big Section, with Monster teammate Chris Cole and Bastien Salabanzi nipping at his heels, Huston threw it into overdrive unleashing tricks on the rails like Cab backside lipslide, 360-flip lipslide, and then the one that sealed the deal and earned him Best Trick honors, the kickflip backside noseblunt slide.
This was Street League win number five for Huston and we’re betting there will be a few more on the season. For complete results, follow the jump.
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If you didn’t watch it live online (you can now) Pedro Barros won his second consecutive Pro-tec Pool Party on Saturday May 12, 2012. Rune Glifberg was second, Bucky Lasek was third. Follow the jump to read the official word from Pro-tec if you’d like, but the best way to see what went down it to just watch it yourself right here. [click to continue…]
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The 8th Annual Pro-tec Pool Party will be live online from the Vans Skatepark in Orange, California beginning today (May 12, 2012) at 3 PM PDT.
This year’s contest will be another legendary face-off with a Pro division filled with past winners led by defending champ Pedro Barros, Rune Glifberg (’05, ’07, ’08), Bucky Lasek (’09, ’10) and Omar Hassan (’06), and a Master’s field featuring 6-time winner and Combi master Chris Miller, Steve Caballero (’10), and the iconic Tony Hawk returning to the pool for his second year.
Click play to watch live, or follow the jump for a complete schedule of events. [click to continue…]
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When skate legends Tony Hawk and Chris Miller get together to it’s always worth eavesdropping on. Here Rob Brink and Erica Yary interview their boss on The Weekend Buzz. Kind of reminds us of watch them roll the Fallbrook Ramp together. . .
[Link: Ride Channel]
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Nice to relive the magic of winter with Forum’s Vacation and Pat Moore’s stunning “double-ender” part, now online in its entirety. And remember kids, doing Tequila shots takes its own tax.
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