Chase Rail, 18, a skateboarder in Tulsa, Oklahoma had a gun pulled on him for failing to have identification while skating on the campus of Tulsa Community College, according to a story on KTUL.com. The officer told them to leave:
“As soon as he said that we should leave, we started walking towards the car,” Phipps says. “We complied.” . . But Matt says the officers wanted identification. And, when Chase didn’t have any, an argument ensued and a gun was drawn.. . “He pulls it out, points it at Chase and says get on the ground you son of a bitch.”
Luckily for everyone most of it was on tape. “He challenged me, asshoe.”
“And then I just snapped it back around and threw buckets in Andy’s face. . . he hated it.” Guess the only thing to do on another lay day is stand around in a logo T, talk story, and pose for photos. . . follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
Surfer Marlon Lipke has decided that he’s going to prove to everyone that “with a little time and creativity, you can score waves in Europe any time of the year.”
Lipke’s first stop? The Italian island of Sardinia with European Pro Junior Champ Marc Lacomare. And from the looks of it this whole European surf mission looks like it’s going to be a little more trouble than it’s worth.
Under the design and manufacturing licensing agreement, Bioworld will help accelerate the momentum that Vision Street Wear has experienced since its re-launch in Summer 2009. The Vision Street Wear line created by Bioworld will include t-shirts, hoodies and bottoms, as well as headwear, bags, belts and other items and will be found at boutiques, specialty stores, malls and mid-tier distribution in the United States.
Just another reminder to never underestimate the value of a dead brand.
While describing a surfboard as a “sacred craft” may lean a little to the hyperbole end of the spectrum there is no doubt that to those who hand-shape boards and the surfers who ride them it is a completely true statement.
Few are better at explaining and promoting the relationship between surfers and shapers than Sacred Craft Expo founder Scott Bass. Transworld Surf’s Justin Cote interviewed Bass to get the backstory on sacred crafts and the reason people need to get together to share shaping knowledge.
Surfing culture is sort of broken down into regions, into communities. You know like San Clemente, Encinitas, La Jolla, etc. And all the different regions have their regional shapers, which are the fabric of the surf culture in their communities. I think if you lose that, then we’re losing a real sense of self, and identity, and our culture. So my concept is look, lets bring all the surfboards in front of all of the public. Get some insight, meet these people, and recognize them by face.
As much as we love the immediate thrill of buying boards off the rack and putting them directly in the water, we really can’t really argue Bass’ point. Click the link for the rest of the interview.
While we were more stoked about Claire Bevilacqua getting her head together and winning a heat in the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 2010 (yes, the judges to like to see fins), the ASP was more interested in discussing the lengths to which Chelsea Hedges was shredding.
Chelsea Hedges (AUS), 26, former ASP Women’s World Champion (2005), was the form surfer of the day, lighting up the lumpy afternoon righthanders with precision and speed on her backhand, collecting the day’s high heat total of a 17.20 out of a possible 20. . . . “It was good fun,” Hedges said. “Rincon when the tide comes off a bit it can be pretty fun, backside you can hook it a bit more. I just watched Silvana’s heat before and she helped me out you know – she surfed so fast, so it was good to watch her before I went out.”
For all the details and results from day one, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
We didn’t make it to the 4th Annual Clash At Clairemont on March 27, 2010 in San Diego, but the list of skaters who did is impressive as usual (Torey Pudwill, PLG, Jake Duncombe, Alex Perelson,Duane Peters to name a few). Tony Hawk was there and so was Shredordie.com. Now, it’s almost like we all went.
Skateboarding is used to market Ballpark Franks and most every other consumer product, why not the medical industrial complex. The makers of the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine Gardasil use girls skateboarding to kick off their message that teens should be vaccinated to reduce the risk of getting cervical cancer. Now the Journal of the American Medical Association has a report suggesting there may be some risks to the vaccine as well.
Orange 21, the parent company of Spy Optics reported a net sales of $34.2 million compared to net sales of $47.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008, according to a post on 8264.com, however, their loses dropped from $15.2 million in 2008 to $3.2 million in 2009.
“The current recession continues to have a significant impact on the retail environment and our global sales. As such we will continue to control costs and improve operational efficiencies where possible to minimize future possible losses,” commented Stone Douglass, the company’s Chief Executive Officer. “During the year ended December 31, 2009, we reduced total operating expenses by approximately $7.6 million from 2008, excluding the $8.4 million goodwill impairment charge recorded in 2008, and expect to continue to benefit from these cost savings efforts during 2010.”
