Take this Steven Reeves edit as a little reminder of two things from the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada range:
1. The Brothers Skatepark in Mammoth Lakes, California is raw.
2. Better skate it while you can because this whole place is going to be buried under a thick blanket of snow real soon.
That’s all.
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The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing website just launched which means it’s the perfect time to begin planning your holiday trip to the North Shore. There is no better time to visit than during at least one (maybe two ) of Hawaii’s best surf events. Follow the jump for all the details on the 2011 Triple Crown of Surfing. [click to continue…]
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While out at Manly, Australia’s Shore Club, Volcom sponsored surfer David Vlug was injured in the left eye on October 7, 2011, when one of the club’s bouncers reportedly kicked in the door of a stall in the club’s restroom, according to a story in the Manly Daily.
“There were a couple of guys in there before us and it was obvious they had been using cocaine,” Vlug said. “We were laughing and joking about it and we stepped in (to the cubicle) to look at the empty bag. . . “We had to shut the door to look at it because it was on the toilet roll and we were all standing around when the bouncer banged on the door and screamed for us to open it.”
Without delving into the ramifications of three dudes in one stall, the door was then kicked in reportedly hitting Vlug in the face causing “irreparably damage” to his left eye. The bouncers then threw him out on the street without even calling an ambulance. We’re hoping for a full recovery although it doesn’t sound that like is going to happen.
[Link: Manly Daily]
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Wilmer Valderrama, Jeff Renfroe and Kathy Herndl, the producers of a documentary on the life of 7-year-old Venice skatepark dominator Asher Bradshaw, have reportedly decided to go to Kickstarter.com to crowd source funding for the film, according to a story on Hollywoodreporter.com.
To raise completion funds for the project, the filmmakers have turned to the crowd-funding site Kickstarter.com. . . “We’re so close,” says Herndl, who is also directing the film. “We need $100,000 for post production costs and to fund the film’s entry onto the vital film festival circuit. We want the world to experience Asher’s story.”
Better than standing out on a street corner with a sign. Those who supply more than $1,000 will be listed on the Shred movie website as an associate producer. If you’d like to buy in on the project, click here.
[Link: Hollywood Reporter]
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When it came to the final between Kelly Slater and Adriano de Souza in the 2011 Rip Curl Pro Portugal it almost seemed like the ocean had already given Slater all the waves she had for him on this day. As Slater smoked through the Round 4 with two 9s, the Quarterfinals with two 9s, and the semi against Taj Burrow with a 9.5 and a perfect 10 it seemed as if nothing would stop him. But in the finals the ocean shut down for the 10 time world champion. When a good wave came, de Souza capitalized.
“It’s been an amazing event,” Slater said. “I can’t remember a time when we’ve had so many 9s and high 8s and we’ve all just got barreled off our heads for three days straight. It’s been pretty amazing. Unfortunately, there was really only that one good one in the Final and I made a priority mistake and let Adriano (de Souza) have it. It’s obviously a good result for me and it makes things harder on everyone else. Let’s hope for good conditions in San Francisco.”
He may not have won, but the Rip Curl Pro Portugal made Slater’s grip on number 11 that much tighter, so at least there’s that. For de Souza it was one more chance to prove that he is not going anywhere and that Brazil is coming into its own on the tour.
“Kelly (Slater) has been my hero since I ever heard about surfing,” De Souza said on the podium. “He is a living legend and to be competing against him at this level is more than a dream come true. He has pushed me more than any other surfer and I owe him a lot. The waves have been incredible for this event. Thanks to Rip Curl for bringing us here and thanks to all the Portuguese who have supported me throughout the event.”
Follow the jump for the official word from the ASP. [click to continue…]
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If you liked part one you’ll probably love part two of the 2011 Nixon Jibfest presented by Powder & Rails on Vice.com.
[Link: Vice.com]
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Deceased pro skateboarder Ben Pappas’ family used Facebook to help stop a planned documentary on the skater’s troubled life and death, according to a story in The Age.
The documentary, Gnarly: The Ben Pappas Story, being filmed by Mike Hill from Moonshine Movies, had been criticized as exploitative. . . [Hill] said it had been pulled as soon as he was made aware of the family’s concerns. A spokeswoman for Louise Asher, Minister for Innovation, Services and Small Business, said Film Victoria had withdrawn funding after Moonshine decided to make significant changes to the documentary.
According to the story Pappas’ body “was found in the Yarra River near Victoria Harbour in Docklands eight days after his ex-girlfriend Lynette Phillips’s battered body was discovered at Dights Falls in Abbotsford on March 3, 2007.” Not sure anyone needs to live through that all over again.
[Link: The Age]
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After surfer Charly Martin, 21, was last month convicted of carrying a knife in public during the Cold Water Classic in Scotland Nike has reportedly dropped the Caribbean surfer from sponsorship, according to a story on the BBC.
Nike confirmed to the BBC Scotland news website that Martin had been dropped. . . In a statement, a spokesman said: “Nike has ended its sponsorship of Charles Martin as a result of his recent conviction. . . “We have no further comment.”
Remember: don’t carry a knife in Scotland.
[Link: BBC]
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