And now from the “huck your kid” vault comes this stunner from 8 year old Evan Doherty from Greenwood, Missouri. Looks like Big E can handle himself quite well on the vert ramp. . .
[Link via KMBC]
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They did it with Thalia Surf Shop in Laguna Beach and now Vans has teamed up with DQM (aka Dave’s Quality Meat) in SOHO for another retail collab. Last night (September 15, 2011) Vans celebrated the opening with a few “hundred friends and family.”
Located at 93 Grand, the Vans DQM General is Vans’ first store in Manhattan and the co-branded project with local skate and streetwear purveyor DQM is the first of a kind in the United States for Vans. Expect to find the newest cut & sew and accessories from DQM, the latest from Vans across several lines including our Classics, California, Surf, OTW, Skate and Vault collections and a nice selection of boards, wheels and trucks – all in a setting that beautifully nods to SOHO’s unique heritage and personality.
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Tired of having to carry your skateboard and your briefcase into business meetings? It would appear that former University of South Florida astro physics student Alexi Novitzky has the solution. According to a story on ABC Action News it’s called “The Skatecase.”
“You open this one up and you look inside,” he said showing us the Skatecase. It’s half skateboard and half briefcase. “You can fit two composition books deep in there as well as many pencils.”
Novitzky obviously needs to get together with Valet My Skate inventor Tom Piszkin for a skatecase lock. You can’t just leave those things lying around.
[Link: ABC Action News]
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Quiksilver Australia has reportedly cut 20 merchandising and design positions from it’s Torquay headquarters thanks to a retail industry that is at its “worst in 20 years” according to a story in the Geelong Advertiser.
President of Quiksilver Asia Pacific Greg Healy yesterday told the Geelong Advertiser the job cuts were regrettable but needed in times when retail sales were down and there were overlaps between some positions. . . “I would say it’s been a pretty tough day for us because we pride ourselves on being a close-knit community but some decisions have to be made for the long-term,” Mr Healy said.
Some of those cut were reportedly offered transfer position in the US. That was nice.
[Link: Geelong Advertiser]
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The Tony Hawk Foundation announced today that The Black Keys will be headling the 2011 Stand Up For Skateparks benefit at Ron Burkle’s Green Acres Estate in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, October 2, 2011.
The Black Keys join an impressive list of supporters of the Tony Hawk Foundation. DaGeDar Presents Stand Up For Skateparks is Co-Chaired by Tony Hawk and fellow THF Board Member and skate legend Mike Vallely, with other notable supporters including Andre Agassi, Michael “Flea” Balzary, Ron Burkle, Chantal and Stephen Cloobeck, Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Dempsey, Jon Favreau, Perry Farrell, Leeza Gibbons, Brian Austin Green, Robin and Danny Greenspun, Ben Harper, Mat Hoffman, Terry Kennedy, Anthony Kiedis, Bobby Kotick, Chuck Liddell, Howie Mandel, Sal Masekela, Lance Mountain, Andrew and Trina Pascal, Andrew Reynolds, David Spade, Bill Walton, and Shaun White.
Sounds like a great crew of people to hang out with (if you’re into that kind of thing). Click here to purchase tickets. The most economical are $400 each, but the $20,000 package looks a little more plus. Follow the jump for more info. [click to continue…]
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Northern California and Florida surfing is quite different.. Florida is warm and flat waves. NorCal has freezing ass water and huge unruly waves most of the time. One thing they have in common, oddly, is sharks. NorCal’s great whites are a little gnarlier than the sharks found in Florida. Just ask Benjie Rose.
Benjie Rose was sitting on his board 40 yards off of Samoa Beach at a spot called Power Poles on Sunday when a white shark came up under him, hitting his board and knocking him into the air. . . His board badly damaged and with a bloody nose, Rose managed to paddle into a wave and rode it onto the shore, where it broke in half and he discovered teeth marks.
Rose was very lucky to have gotten away with a broken board. This reminds us that it’s quite nice of Rip Curl to hold their Pro Search San Francisco event right in the middle of the Red Triangle, isn’t it?
[Link: Shark Research Committee via Press Democrat]
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The world premiere of Vacation (Special Blend, Forum & Foursquare movie) is going down on the sand in Huntington Beach, California (just North of the HB Pier) on September 28, 2011 at 8 PM, but those in Eurolandia should not feel left out. No. Not in the least. Vacation is doing a Europe lap in hitting Austria, Spain, France, Italy, and the Netherlands during the first week in October. Follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
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As if winning the Street League Championships in New Jersey on Saturday, August 27, 2011 weren’t enough, Sean Malto also walked away with this $50,000, diamond encrusted Nixon 51-30. It goes a little like this:
The customized watch was designed as a collaborative effort between Street League founder Rob Dyrdek and Nixon. The custom 51-30 features a Swiss made movement, stainless steel case and band, custom engraved case back and bezel complete with sapphire crystal. The watch showcases 963 total diamonds on the case, band and dial, making it truly extravagant and unique.
Not that anyone expected it, but there is no shame in Street League it appears. Follow the jump for more details. [click to continue…]
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Volcom’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Development and General Counsel Hoby Darling continues the post PPR acquisition VeeCo executive team departures by announcing that he is leaving the company and taking a job with Nike where he will be “head of strategy and planning for its affiliate brands,” according to a story on FINS.com.
Darling’s thoughts on leaving make sense:
For me, I had taken the company public, helped grow it from a $116 million company to almost $400 million, then sold it to a great company in PPR. It felt like, hey, been there, done that, I had done what my role was designed to do in strategic development and decided it was time for the next challenge.
News like this always makes us wonder who will be next. Who could it be? For the rest of the Darling interview click the link.
[Link: Fins]
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Taxas Department of Public Safety Trooper Justin Stohler reportedly hit and killed a 14-year-old boy with his patrol car early Wednesday morning (September 14, 2011), according to a story on Chron.com.
Investigators say a Central Texas boy who died after being struck by a Texas trooper’s vehicle had been on a skateboard. . . College Station police say 14-year-old Mark Harding Jr. died following the accident around 1 a.m. Wednesday.
Our thoughts are with Harding’s family and friends.
[Link: Chron.com]
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