by The Editors on October 13, 2009
It was the ASP event that we missed and somehow it doesn’t seem like we missed much as current number three in the world Adriano De Souza knocked out a wounded Kelly Slater in the semi-finals of the Billabong Pro Mundaka/Sopelana and then snagged his first tour win.
The young Brazilian dominated the crumbling lefthander of Sopelana, racking up an insurmountable 16.40 out of a possible 20 to overtake his Australian opponent, resulting in his history-making win as the first South American to take out the prestigious event win. . . “The conditions have been hard for this event but we surfed the best waves that were available to us,” De Souza said. “Davo (Chris Davidson) is such a strong surfer and he has been going after a win for so long. When he beat C.J. (Hobgood) in the Semifinals, I knew it was going to be a battle. I was able to get the better waves today and that’s why I won.”
Guess we’ll have to catch all the heat videos later. . . because the World Title hunt is getting a little more exciting now that Mick is in the driver’s seat. Follow the jump for the complete ASP press release.
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by The Editors on October 9, 2009
Yobeat.com one of our favorite independent voices in snowboard media got into a little scuffle with some people at Burton Snowboards recently (read all about it right here).
The upshot is that Yobeat.com got a bunch of traffic and now they’re going to hand out some stickers, according to a post on jaredsouney.com:
So, the deal is, buy a snowboard from now through the end of November, and send us a copy of your receipt and we’ll send you free YoBeat stickers. They might be die-cuts, they might be screen prints, they might be an assortment of both. What’s the catch? It can’t be a Burton Snowboard. Anything else will fly, even their subsidiaries like Forum who we quite enjoy. Just no Burtons.
But that’s not all people who write in for free stickers also get entered in a drawing for free gear from the Yobeat.com product reviews.
It’s nice to see the new independent media up on their feet rather than groveling down on their knees, isn’t it?
[Link: JaredSouney.com]
by The Editors on October 9, 2009
The Skeleton Crew is riding in to Portland with “more riders than any other video ever” for the premiere of Group Effect at the Hollywood Theater on October 16, 2009 at 8 PM. The new film includes (but not limited to) the following:
jarad hadi, tyler verigin, nick dirks, chris grenier, jed anderson, cody rosenthal, ricky tucker, knut eliassen, harrison gordon, jared johnson, bryan fox, austin smith … nick russell, eero ettala, bode merrill, laurent nicolas paquin, louif paradis, max baillargeon, will lavigne, jonas michelot and joe carlino plus probably 100 more.
All homeys, no nerds. Follow the jump for the teaser.
Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97217
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by The Editors on October 9, 2009
A 64-year-old man working on the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic snowboard venue at Cypress Mountain reportedly fell from a 50-foot-high scaffolding on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, according to a story in the BClocalnews.
On Tuesday the 64-year-old, who came to work on venue the from overseas, fell off scaffolding approximately 50 feet high, said fire chief Martin Ernst. . . Ernst believes the individual is still in serious condition.
Ouch. Please remind us not to be running around at work on scaffolding when we’re 64.
[Link: BClocalnews]
by The Editors on October 9, 2009
by The Editors on October 9, 2009
A surfer was found dead this morning drifting in the water still attached to his surfboard near Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, England, according to a story in the Daily Mail.
A spokesman for Portland Coastguards said: ‘A member of the public had seen what they thought was a body on Kimmeridge Slipway.. . . A coastguard helicopter and rescue team were tasked to attend the scene and confirmed there was a body of a man in the water. . . ‘He was a surfer and was still attached to his board. We are unsure how long he was in the water but yesterday’s sea conditions were not very good for surfing.
There are probably much worse ways to go.
[Link: Daily Mail]
by The Editors on October 9, 2009
In Jefferson County, Alabama a man with in a skeleton mask robbed a convenience store and then escaped on a skateboard, according to a story on Alabama.com.
“It seems like Halloween is getting here early,” said sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Randy Christian.. . Deputies were called to the Kangaroo Express on Old Springville Road in northeast Jefferson County. The cashier told them a man pointed a semi-automatic stainless steel handgun at her and demanded money from the register. . . .He was wearing a black hood and black gloves, Christian said. He fled traveling west on Dug Hollow Road on a skateboard.
In Alabama skateboards are probably faster than most cars. . .
[Link: Alabama.com]
by The Editors on October 9, 2009
by The Editors on October 8, 2009
Word was flowing late last week, but now it’s official. Anon optics is the latest Burton brand to pull up its SoCal stakes and get sucked back to the mothership in Burlington, Vermont.
Under the leadership of anon Vice President of Product, Jeff Gilberti, the transition will be complete by early November and will allow anon to strengthen its focus on its goggle business and invest more in developing and marketing great winter products. anon plans to expand its staff in Vermont with the addition of brand and sales management positions.
Apparently, everything is cheaper in Vermont. . . Follow the jump for the entire press release.
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by The Editors on October 7, 2009
Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott lost a bunch of videos when his house was broken into sometime in September 2009, according to a story on WBZtv.com.
Chief Scott Nichols of the Carrabassett Valley police tells the Portland Press Herald it’s believed the burglary occurred sometime in September while Wescott was out of the country.
According to police, the videos have no monetary value, but “are of “extreme importance to Mr. Wescott.” Wonder what else was on those videos?
[Link: WBZTV.com]
