On July 2, 2011 The California Museum in Sacramento, California will host a collection of skateboarding artifacts curated by legendary Z-Boy Nathan Pratt, titled Riding Concrete: Skateboarding In California. The collection features over 200 items including items from over 30 pros including some the largest name in NorCal Skateboarding; John Cardiel, Ricky Windsor, Sam Cunningham, Omar Salazar, Stephan Janoski, Judd Hertzler, Brandon Biebel, Aric Hondel, Matt Rodriguez, Matt Pailes and Taylor Bingaman.
This all-new exhibit explores the California-created sport of skateboarding. From the earliest 1950s wood plank and metal roller skate wheel prototypes to the modern engineered marvels of today, rare boards and ephemera document the evolution of “sidewalk surfing.” Highlights include many firsts, including the first pro model board, the first board with urethane wheels and the first Zephyr team board.
Included in the show are photos from Craig Stecyk and cover art from Thrasher Magazine’s 30 Anniversary exhibit.
Our least favorite bargain action fashion retailer, Tilly’s, has reportedly filed to go public, according to a story in the Orange County Business Journal.
It’s a major move under new Chief Executive Daniel Griesemer, who joined the company in February from women’s clothing and accessories retailer and catalog company Coldwater Creek in Idaho. . . Griesemer replaced longtime head and company founder Hezy Shaked. . . The retailer saw sales of $332.6 million last year, which was up 17.6% from a year earlier, according to the filing. . . .In the last five years, Tilly’s entered 25 new markets and doubled its total number of stores.
Didn’t take long for Quiksilver to roll out the new DC Chris Cole pro model slippers. These are called the “S” and they are reportedly available in fine footwear stores anywhere. If they made us skate like that we might even consider buying a pair.
After 35 days, 11 cities, 11 team demos, and countless hordes of screaming kids the Zumiez Couch Tour shuts it all down today in Bloomington, Minnesota at the world famous Mall of America.
On the schedule for July 1, 2011: a demo by the Plan B team (including: Colin McKay, Paul Rodriguez, Ryan Sheckler, Torey Pudwill, Pat Duffy, PJ Ladd, Scott Descenzo, and Felipe Gustavo), plus the finals of Zumiez Best Foot Forward, and a show by Valencia.
The good news is that we don’t all have to travel to the Twin Cities to see it. We can watch it all live online right here on Boardistan.com. Watch and learn.
Billabong’s latest surf film Blow Up features the surf stylings of Laurie Towner, Creed McTaggart,Granger Larson, Ian Gentil,Ryan Callinan, and Jack Freestone. Leave it to Billabong to kick off a surf movie with bubblegum chomping bikini girls on bikes. Watch all 31 minutes of it by clicking here (it’s also available for downloading to your favorite mobile device). Enjoy.
Another collection of evidence that Thrasher Magazine made the right decision when they named Leo Romero Skater Of The Year for 2010. This Stay Gold B-Side perfectly captures Leo doing things his way, all the way.
Brazilian Sivana Lima scored the first perfect 10 ride on the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games yesterday (June 30, 2011) at Panama’s Playa Venao.
Lima’s perfect performance came at the right time for Team Brazil who are trailing Australia with just two days remaining in the competition that features Open Women’s, Open Men’s and Longboard divisions. In total, 27 nations are represented, all vying for Gold Medals and the prestigious overall international Teams Title.
When the surf world elite gather at Fernando Aguerre’s home in La Jolla, California, September 17, 2011 for Liquid Nation Ball 8, they will be honoring Keep A Breast Foundation co-founder Shaney jo Darden as the 2011 Humanitarian of the Year. We couldn’t be more proud of her.
“The SIMA Humanitarian Fund is honored to recognize Shaney jo as the 2011 SIMA Humanitarian of the Year,” said Fernando Aguerre, SIMA Humanitarian Fund President and Liquid Nation Ball Chairman and Co-Founder. “As a woman that has had such a positive impact on the health and awareness of hundreds of thousands in the action sports industry, her work and passion is inspiring. We look forward to honoring her as the fourth-ever SIMA Humanitarian of the Year at this year’s Liquid Nation Ball.”
Looks like Quiksilver’s PR machine is kicking into overdrive to remind the world that yes, there is surf in New York and sometimes it’s really good. We’re all crossing our fingers for September 1-15, 2011 when the Quiksilver Pro New York rolls into town.
