Festivities kick off at 6 p.m. at Space 15Twenty. Paul Devro will be DJ-ing in the courtyard where you’ll be able to enjoy complimentary snacks and beer courtesy of Figureoa Mountain Brewing. You’ll also be able to check out the Field Study pop-up inside the Space, a multi-brand outdoor shop consisting of brands like Farm Tactics, Poler and of course, Native!
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.]
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. . .
World Industries‘ battling cartoon characters Wet Willy and Flameboy are getting the boot and will be out on their own under their own Flameboy vs. Wet Willy brand after this summer. That means, the 2012 summer line will be the last time the boys will be on World Industries skateboards.
In celebration of the end of an era and the beginning of a new one World will be numbering their Flameboy and/or Wet Willy completes in their limited edition Summer 2012 final line. This will be the last chance to get the characters on a World Industries’ skateboard. Going forward World Industries plans to reflect on their 25 years of skate heritage and take inspiration from the early Rocco generation with a focus on a more relevant skate audience.
It really is about time those two grew up and handled their own big box store business. Sounds like good news all around. Follow the jump for the official word. [click to continue…]
The Emerica super team (including Andrew Reynolds, Leo Romero, Ed Templeton, Bryan Herman, Jerry Hsu, Brandon Westgate, Collin Provost, Justin Figueroa & Trevor Colden) is hitting the road for their six-stop Made In Emerica Tour beginning Sunday, June 10, 2012. The tour rolls on through Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio.
First demo is at Humidity Skate Shop in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 10, 2012. For more details on the tour and the Wild In The Streets Detroit event, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
It is Andy Kessler weekend in NYC. First on Thursday night May 31, 2012 Brooklyn’s Picture Farm Gallery is hosting a special benefit art auction (with all proceeds going to the Andy Kessler Foundation) featuring over 30 artists including Dennis McNett, Lance Mountain, Steve Olson, Wes Humpston, and more. Then on Satruday, June 2, 2012 House of Vans will celebrate Andy Kessler Day with “open skate inside and out, food, and live music from 4PM-7PM.”
The Picture Farm Gallery is located at 338 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn and the House of Vans is at 25 Franklin Street in Brooklyn. For complete information click the image above to view it full size.
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.
ONE Distribution is rightfully proud to announce that Chewy Cannon is now on KR3W.
“Proper stoked to be part of the KR3W team,” Chewy said. “Still trippin’ on being on the same team as Tom Penny. Legend! Can’t wait to meet a bunch of them boys, too. Me and Karim are holding down the KR3W fort over here so you can rest easy boys.”
The Volcom Fiji Pro waiting period starts Friday, June 1, 2012 and it would seem that this event will be the one that breaks out the field and sets the tone for the rest of the 2012 season. Joel Parkinson is looking forward to it.
“The big difference this year is that there are a whole bunch of guys who’ve put their hands up in the ratings and there are some new guys in there like Kerrzy (Josh Kerr) and John John (Florence) who really add a new flavor to it,” Parkinson said. “You could throw a blanket over the Top 10 at the moment it’s that close, so leading the ratings right now doesn’t mean too much.”
Multi-glisse practitioner Trevor Jacob tossed off this little skateboard double cork to springy landing zone at Woodward while “skateboarding across this country.” Not a bad buck. Now let’s see that on the mega-ramp. . .
