We’ve all seen his odd videos filled with strangely impossible often ugly yet occasionally amazing skateboarding tricks, but who has really stopped taken the time to let Todd Falcon tell his own story? Well, this week Michael Sieben interviews Falcon for Vice.com. And what he finds out is equally Falonesque.
Because I have been inventing since 1985 and kept a typed list of the tricks, I know it ends at 2,155, which is a zombie 360 varial to truck driver to Jokerflip 1/4 to primo to double flip to primo, 50-50. That was a ramp combo. (A zombie is a fakie tail stall to Falconplant.) . . . Not only do I have a typed list, but I have each and every trick on video and each session was dated starting from 1988 to present—the library of tapes is massive. I wanted to document each trick and the day it was landed.
And yes, there’s much more where this came from. Click the link and check it.
Tony Hawk’s Ride Channel weighs in with all the important questions from the United States leading skaters including: Tony Hawk, Chris Cole, Shane O’Neill, Alex Midler, Jake Donnelly, Jorge Angel, Steve Caballero, Gary Rogers, PLG, Giovanni Reda, Justin Brock, Theotis Beasley, and Mike Anderson. Good thing we already voted.
New York City’s DQM is hosting a evening to benefit the Red Cross on Thursday November 8. 2012 at The Knitting Factory featuring performances by Will Sheff [Okkervil River], Jared Evan, Kevin Devine, Jennifer O’Connor, Jen Grae, holly Miranda, Geoff Rickly [Thursday], Bird of Youth, Jaymay, Brian Bonz, Zumo Kollie, Sonya Kitchell, and more.
Airlines are hard on things—bags especially. Burton’s Wheelie Flight Deck is made to get your gear home and back in one piece. The well thought out, bulletproof airline approved carry-on rolls smooth thanks to Burton’s skate-style IXION wheels and features a removable laptop bag perfect for grabbing some last minute in-flight entertainment.
Available in six color ways including a True Black style, this bag should be in everyone’s travel quiver whether they’re taking their first trip or on their 50th cruise.
We’ve been rocking an older version of this bag for years, gone thousands of miles and it’s still rolling, but this year’s Bombay Block Party print (right) has thinking about an upgrade.
The Wheelie Flight Deck retails for $219.95. We recommend that you click to buy.
For the 2012-13 season Rome Snowboards will be filming and producing monthly films for each month of the year beginning with November.
For the next twelve months, we’ll create and release a monthly film about some aspect of snowboarding that we are into. Different spots. Different riders. Different fixations. It’s a format that gives us the freedom to do whatever we want. . . The different months of the year open unique opportunities for different types of snowboarding. Sometimes we’ll probably slow shit down for mellow good times; sometimes we’ll ramp shit up with hammers—whatever we feel like doing that month. Pros, ams, regional kids, homies and assorted riders in the SDS will come along for the ride. Basically, if it feels good, we’ll do it.
That’s a nice way to get the crew to create some month web content, huh? Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
Patagonia is happy to announce the newest member of their “surf ambassador team” Chile’s Ramon Navarro.
“Ramon embodies the values we strive to promote,” says Jason McCaffrey, Patagonia’s Director of Surf. “He’s a straight-shooter that walks the talk and his commitment to the protection of the Chilean coast is unwavering.”. . . Navarro grew up in the seaside town of Pichilemu, Chile. His father is an artisan fisherman and free diver who taught Ramon a deep respect for the ocean. He began surfing at age 13 and has gone on to become one of the world’s most respected big-wave surfers. He made it to the finals of the prestigious Eddie Aikau in 2008-2009, finishing on the podium in 5th place and winning the event’s Monster Drop award. He was runner up for the XXL Ride of the Year in 2010, 2nd at the 2011 Punta de Lobos, and is currently nominated for Barrel of the Year for an incredible ride this past summer in Fiji.
. . . please help us pay tribute to our good friends and pro surfers Rob Machado and Kelly Slater for their remarkable contributions to Life Rolls On Foundation while enjoying a fabulous hosted cocktail reception, incredible live and silent auctions, delicious dinner and amazing semi-acoustic performance by five-time Grammy Award winner Ziggy Marley! Hosted by Sal Masekela, this will be one of our most spectacular galas ever as we celebrate our Silver Anniversary for Life Rolls On Foundation. Remember, your support of this event is tax-deductible, so you can support a great cause while having a great time!
After an early start, then a pause, then another go, the 2012 O’Neill Cold Water Classic made it through the last four heats of Round 3 and the first four heats of Round 4 and Joel Parkinson moved another step closer to an ASP World Title.
Parkinson was selective in his slow Round 4 heat, but the cautious wave choice allowed the Australian to notch the day’s highest score of 9.50 for a powerful combination of turns, aiding in his advancement to the Quarterfinals. . . “It was really slow at the start and I didn’t get a wave for about 11 minutes,” Parkinson said. “That 9.5 was a good wave. I waited. I figured I wasn’t going to waste my time on small waves. I’d rather lose than see someone get the wave that I wanted.”
For the official word and complete results follow the jump. [click to continue…]
A Stifel Nicolaus analyst named Jim Duffy reportedly upgraded his rating on Quiksilver to buy from hold and the stock jump a whopping 38 cents to $3.78 a share on Monday, according to a story in Businessweek.
The company’s updated management could bring new energy to the company. Some leaders are also approaching deadlines in their restricted stock grants that would provide a strong incentive for them to get the stock price back up. . . Duffy also said that early hints of stabilization in Europe and some lower administrative costs could improve Quiksilver’s revenue and margin picture in 2013.
We’ve all seen his odd videos filled with strangely impossible often ugly yet occasionally amazing skateboarding tricks, but who has really stopped taken the time to let Todd Falcon tell his own story? Well, this week Michael Sieben interviews Falcon for Vice.com. And what he finds out is equally Falonesque.
