Aside from a little sensationalism at ABC 7, it seems like LA was happy about skateboarders rolling through the streets today. LAPD Cmdr. Andy Smith told the LA Times:
“Anytime someone calls an event ‘Wild in the Streets,’ it’s something we want to pay attention to,” Smith said. “Right now they are laying down in the heat or goofing around in the skate park. There’s been no trouble. They’ve been very well-behaved so far.”
LAPD Capt. Todd Chamberlain of the Central Division told LA Downtown News that there looked to be about 400 skateboarders in the streets.
“Our main goal was to ensure the safety of the participants and of the community,” said Chamberlain. “There were a lot of unsafe actions and a lot of foolishness, and we wanted to curtail that.” . . . Though no injuries or arrests were reported, some tickets were handed out for violations including skating against traffic or traveling on the sidewalk, said Chamberlain. The number of citations was not disclosed.
It’s not often that we get to hang out with Alana Blanchard while photographer Chris Straley shoots her. In fact, we never have. But in some kind of sad way this sort of makes up for it.
Andrew Reynolds has apparently slipped into a new sock deal with Stance.
It is a fact that The Boss has permanently etched his influence on skateboarding. He’s shared his creative vision and his passion for purity and progression through his life both on and off a board. We’re proud to welcome Andrew Reynolds to Stance and are excited to bear witness and participate in the ongoing creation of his legacy.
So we’re guessing Altamont isn’t dipping their toes into the sock market yet?
The Chasing Monsters crew gets some late May/early June charging in some of the biggest Puerto Escondido ever caught on camera.
We couldn’t resist going back down for a rebate session since Puerto was firing bigger than our previous trip. This time we added a few heavies to the mix in the form of Big Wave World Tour Champion Jamie Sterling, Rusty Long, Anthony Tashnick, Shawn Dollar , Maya Gabiera and more. Everyone charged super hard and some historic waves were paddled into.
Actor and “stuntman” Ryan Dunn, 34, who was probably our favorite of the guys made famous by MTV’s Jackass TV show and movies died in a car crash around 3 AM this morning (Monday, June 20, 2011) according to a story on the Washington Post.
West Goshen Township police confirmed that the prankster and an unidentified passenger were killed when Dunn’s Porsche went off Route 322 in Pennsylvania and burst into flames around 3 a.m. on Monday. Speed may have been a factor in the crash, according to the Associated Press.
On Wednesday night (June 15, 2011), while we were lounging poolside in the desert sipping Sofia and watching the moon rise to the muffled backbeat of palm trees rustling in a hot breeze, the rest of the action sports world was crowded in at Hollywood’s Paramount Studios to smoke cigarettes, view art, listen to music, and most importantly, watch mostly naked girls walk the cat at Billabong’s Design For Humanity event. It went a little like this.
To promote the launch of his new KA-One shoe from ConverseKenny Anderson kickflipped into a nose manual in LA and didn’t stop until he got to Las Vegas, or at least that’s the hook to the film LA to Vegas.
We can say this: Kenny spent like a year on his front wheels for this one (even ding some skateboard towing behind a bus to show how tough he is). Watch and you’ll see what we mean. . . For more info on how Converse is launching this shoe follow the jump. [click to continue…]
The crew at Videograss has created a “Open Shutter” video profile of snow photographer Andy Wright. In part one, Andy takes us into his basement to flip through old slides and prints from snowboarding’s analog era. And what a journey it is.
As a photographer Andy has always had an artist’s eye and a workman’s ethic. This seemingly rare combination has made him one of the most successful photographers working in snowboarding today. We’re not sure how Andy keeps himself entertained, but every time we see one of his photos we’re glad he’s figured out a way to keep it going.
It was difficult to know if Quiksilver’s new NFL collab is completely sincere or not. At first we sensed some sort of irony, but then we saw the gridiron overlaid on Pipeline and realized that we are just confused. Jocks, of course, won’t know the difference.
