Some THPS fans posted questions to the video game’s Facebook page and Tony Hawk was kind enough to answer them. If you’re interested in the game, Tony has some info for you.
[Link: Shack News]
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Lifeguards at Santa Cruz, California’s Waddell Creek have posted warning signs advising surfers to stay out of the water after a Great White shark was observed attacking an elephant seal about 150 out on Sunday, March 11, 2012, according to a story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
Rangers determined the attack was not a “direct threat” to humans in part because it was outside the surf zone. As a precaution, they plan to keep the signs posted through the weekend. . . “It was a normal interaction with a seal and a shark,” said Terry Kaiser, supervising State Parks ranger for Año Nuevo State Park. “It’s not uncommon for sharks to be in the area.”
No, it is not. But still, it would be difficult to walk past those signs and paddle out.
[Link: Santa Cruz Sentinel]
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Surfer Valeh Levy and her daughter Sydney, 15, were out longboarding south of the jetty in Florida’s shark bite capital of the world New Smyrna Beach when Levy saw her daughter get pulled under, according to a story on ClickOrlando.com.
“To me is was like a scene out of ‘Jaws,’ where the girl is getting sucked under. I said, ‘There is no way this thing is going to kill my daughter.’ I grabbed her shoulders and I pulled her up and threw her on the nose of my board,” Levy said. . . She said the shark continued swimming around them as they called out for help to two nearby surfers who assisted them to shore.
When they got to shore an ambulance was already there assisting 17-year-old surfer Nick Romano with his shark bite. “Every surfer thinks one day they will get bit by a shark,” Romano said. “Well, today was my day.”
Floridians are so resilient.
[Link: ClickOrlando]
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When French fashion giant Chanel wanted to create a visualization of their men’s fragrance Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme they turned to the surfing talents of Danny Fuller and the Oscar-winning directing tallest of Hurt Locker’s Kathryn Bigelow and produced a commercial that Taylor Steele could have done in his sleep.
[Link: Stab Mag]
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It would appear that Enrique Cubillo “the father of the world’s first skateboard spike” has never heard of the Kahuna Creations Big Stick. Hard to believe there is competition in the market for standup paddles for skateboards, let alone someone who thinks they invented it. Only in New York, right?
[Note: if after 10 or 15 seconds you grow tired of watching this video, just stop. There is absolutely no payoff at the end.]
[Link: Bike Snob NYC]
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Peter Line, the king of awkward pauses, interviews Louif Paradis on the Snowboarder Magazine webisode Heated Discussions with Peter Line. And it’s pretty epic.
[Link: Snowboarder Magazine]
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The mother of a La Canada, California high school student made her 17-year-old son stand on a street corner for 15 minutes holding a sign that said, “My name is Justin. I am a thief” after she discovered her son had stolen a skateboard, according to a story in the La Canada Valley Sun.
“It’s my 15 minutes of shame,” said Justin, who held the sign — often in front of his face — from 4:45 to 5 p.m. as his mother looked on from the edge of the La Cañada Town Center shopping plaza. . . The woman did not give her name or the boy’s last name, but said she “wanted all his friends to see.”
Wonder who alerted the local newspaper? Sounds like mom is not only a punisher, but a publicist as well.
[Link: Valley Sun]
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Watch out Nyjah, Lil Wayne is comin’ for you. As he says in this video:
I promise you this day next year I will be not 10 times better, not 100 times better, not a million times better, but the best!
Nothing like setting high sights because he definitely has a ways to go.
[Link: Global Grind]
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Pacific Sunwear reported numbers today (March 13, 2012) for their fourth quarter and things are not looking good according to a story on CBS News.
Net loss for the three months ended Jan. 28 widened to $38.1 million, or 56 cents per share. That compares with a net loss of $35.2 million, or 53 cents per share. Excluding a cost for issuing convertible stock and store closing charges, net loss would have been 19 cents per share. Analysts expected a loss of 22 cents per share, according to FactSet.
For the year Pac Sun lost $106.4 million compared to $96.6 million last year. The closed 87 stores during the quarter and yet CEO Gary Schoenfeld says “sales trends improved as the holiday season progressed.” And yet they’re still buying full spread print ads in Surfer Magazine. One wonders how long this can go on. The stock was down 15.94 percent in after-hours trading.
[Link: CBS News]
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Surfer Leila Hurst’s sister Sophia was born with a spinal defect. After nearly 30 surgeries, Sophia finally got the chance to go surfing thanks to Life Rolls On and They Will Surf Again. Here is the inspiring story straight from Leila and Sophia.
[Link: Off The Wall TV]
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