Perennial ASP number two Taj Burrow is reportedly building a AUS$3 million palace in Yallingup in Western Australia. The “palatial beach house” is reportedly being built in the shape of a nautilus shell, according to a story on Perth Now.
The stylish three-storey mansion will feature a plunge pool, tiled outdoor bar and entertaining areas and sprawling open-plan kitchen, with cedar cladding and polished and off-form concrete throughout. . . It was designed by renowned Dunsborough architect Dane Richardson, of Dane Designs Australia. One resident in the street said the property would be the “ultimate bachelor pad” for Yallingup’s most famous resident.
It’s nice to see Taj staying local with a local designer. Richardson obviously has serious skills. Our only question is: when’s the open house?
Chris Pastras and Jason Lee are proud to announce that Kyle Leeper is now on Stereo.
“We are more than proud and stoked to work with a skater who not only reminds us of our favorites from previous generations, but also one who’s actions speak louder than his words. That being said, We’ll let his welcome video speak for itself…
Appears to be, as they say in business, a “good fit.”
Surfers are a different breed. They are special. And no one is more of a surfer than The Surfer. And according to a story on The Surfer’s Path, comedian/actor Dominic Coleman’s surfer:
. . . perfectly captures the English mid-life surfer-yuppie archetype in all his lack of glory. He’s shockingly real, and while you may or may not recognize someone you know, or even yourself, in this film, the deeply shallow surf philosophies that underpin this character are arguably universal.
Panamanian surfer Gary Saavedra reportedly just broke two Guinness World Record for standing behind a boat on a surfboard for three hours 55 minutes on Saturday, March 19, 2011, according to a story on Newsroom Panama.
Saavedra, holder of 13 Panama surfing titles surfed for three hours 55 minutes over a distance of 41.3 miles on waves created by a power boar. Both achievements qualify as world records for surfing behind a static wave and were witnessed by representatives of The Guinness Book of World Records.
We just waiting for the Red Bull extreme documentary coverage of this epic event. Got a great title idea: Standing Behind A Boat. Follow the jump to watch the video of Gary doing just that.
The event kicks off with halfpipe and slopestyle qualifiers on Thursday, semis’ on Friday, and the finals on Saturday followed by a free concert from La Roux. For more information on all the all-girl action at Mammoth Mountain next weekend click here or there.
If you’re in Southern California this weekend and you want to support a good cause (Grind For Life), cruise on down to San Diego to the Mission Valley YMCA/Krause Family Skate and Bike Park for The Clash At Clairemont 5. The event, which is normally packed so full of people that it’s difficult to tell what is going on, will include skate demos by Tony Hawk, Andy Macdonald, Bucky Lasek, and many more; an Am Best Trick contest, a pro vert high ollie contest (figure it out), and music by OG punk rockers Agent Orange(hard to believe they’re still doing it, but they are).
Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday, Thursday, today it is Friday, Friday, we so exciting. . . Tomorrow is Saturday and Sunday comes after that, apparently.
A photographer who wanted to get a shot of Johnathan Washburn’s updo on the streets of Austin, Texas got a skateboard to the head, according to a story on The Smoking Gun.
According to cops, Washburn clobbered the shutterbug in the head with his skateboard after the man refused to delete the image from his camera.
Washburn is now facing felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges and is in jail with a $12,000 bail set. Not only that, but now everyone gets to see a photo of Johnathan and his lovely hair
In the last of our coverage of Tony Hawk’s most recent divorce comes news that Matty Goodman is “cool with,” Tony dating his wife, according to Radaronline.com.
In response, Goodman said:
“I know people will think it is strange but I’m totally cool with it,” Goodman told RadarOnline.com about Hawk dating his wife. . . “I had split up with Cathy over a year ago and she started dating Tony about seven months ago. . . I have a new girlfriend now and I hope Tony, Cathy and Lhoste can all be happy. . . “I texted Tony today and we are all trying our best to get along. . . Our kids are all friendly and we do not want a bad situation – people are making it a bigger deal than it is.”
Yes they are. And that sounds just like the Matty Goodman we know. Now we’re done.
Perennial ASP number two Taj Burrow is reportedly building a AUS$3 million palace in Yallingup in Western Australia. The “palatial beach house” is reportedly being built in the shape of a nautilus shell, according to a story on Perth Now.
