G-stringed ass lover? Poet? World’s best surfer? Enigma? Hawai’ian Idol to the sycophant Twitterer Charlie Smith? Rule breaker? The mind-bendingly amazing teaser up on Surfline.com suggests Jamie O’Brien may be all of this and more. Let’s just say we’re looking forward to seeing the final product, when ever it is released.
[Link: Surfline.com]
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Our favorite E Television announcer Sal Masekela may not have kicked Diddy’s hiney (or bettered Oprah’s 1994 time of 4:29:20), but he did finish all 26.2 miles of the New York City Marathon and in so doing ended up raising $80,000 for Stoked Mentoring, according to a story on UsMagazine.com.
“One hundred percent of the money I raised will go to Stoked.org,” Masekela told Usmagazine.com before the race. After crossing the finish line, Masekela Tweeted: “Well Tweeps, I let you down. Didn’t beat @iamdiddy. Hit a wall from hell at 18. Finished around 5 hrs. Hardest thing I’ve ever done.”
To beat Diddy he needed to be under 4:15. But no matter. He finished and Stoked Mentoring wins big.
[Link: Us Magazine]
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If you’re going to have to attend a function in a mall–a function that includes appearances by Christian Hosoi, Reef Mcintosh, Kalani Chapman, Kiaborg, Ray Barbee, and the Matson 3 (and those are some good reasons to get tricked into going to the mall)–it might as well be Oahu’s Ala Moana Mall, right? It’s all going down this Saturday November 7, 2009 as Vans celebrates their grand opening of their Oahu store.
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Big day behind the behind the velcro curtain. According to a Josh Hunter story on Transworld Business, Quiksilver has laid off 125 employees and eliminated 75 positions in the Americas region.
“We’ve reported to investors over the past couple of quarters that we’d be making expense reductions of between 40–60 million dollars from a combination of SG&A improvements and cost cuts, as well as cost of goods sold improvements, or margin improvements,” [Vice President of Investor Relations Bruce] Thomas explains. “In doing that we started down a path of redefining the structure of our Americas operation in particular because we had been arranged along an organization structure that had brand management silos. We had separate merchandising, design, sales, marketing, sourcing, and production teams by brand for each region. We’re breaking down some of those brand barriers and creating a structure that’s much more functionally based moving forward.”
And yes, as a commenter pointed out, this is consolidation.
[Link: Transworld Business]
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Party with HUF tonight November 5, 2009 at LA’s Kibbitz Room and celebrate the release of the Huf x Nike Blazer SB. Some people apparently get pretty excited about new Nike shoes. Live performances by Hanni El Khatib and more importantly free PBR. Doors open at 8.
Kibbitz Room (at Cantor’s), 419 Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles (accross from Huf LA).
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Go behind the scene of the making of Absinthe Films Neverland and watch them work. Justin Hostnyk, Shane, and the boys start gettin’ ‘er done. Truth is, we still haven’t seen the movie.
The good news is that we can all download it on the iTunes store right here, or for those still on the DVD program click here.
[Link: Absinthe Films]
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Probably not even worth mentioning, however, aside from Mad Men we don’t watch any TV anymore. That’s why we miss compelling shows like The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and guests like Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White. Click here for part 2.
[Link: Hulu via The Ski Channel]
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Transworld Media has announced that Rob Campbell has been promoted to the position of Editorial Director at the company, according to a post on TransWorld Business.
In his new position, Campbell will oversee all six TransWorld titles, including SKATEboarding, SNOWboarding, SURF, Motocross, Ride BMX, and Business. He will also direct content strategy and partnerships across all platforms including print, digital, and television.
Josh Hunter will be “assuming editorial responsibilities” at Transworld Business in the interim. We’re guessing this is just one of several consolidation announcements to come.
[Link: TransWorld Business]
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Looks like not all is well in surfing’s amateur ranks. The Eastern Surfing Association has decided that they and their 10,000 members are no longer interested in being a part of Surfing America.
“Surfing America’s refusal to create an amateur surfing committee that included the ESA, which is in direct opposition to their stated organizational founding, created an unprecedented event that resulted in the rescinding of our inclusion in Surfing America,” stated Debbie Hodges, executive director of the Eastern Surfing Association.
Follow the jump for the rest of the story ESA’s side of the story. . .
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On Friday, November 6, 2009 Jason Adams and Jai Tanju will be opening a show of their collected art offerings at The Uptown in Oakland, California. The show runs through December 31, 2009.
The Uptown, 1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, California.
[Link: Tumyeto]
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