by The Editors on September 19, 2009
by The Editors on September 19, 2009
The 2009 Hurley Pro is finishing up today (September 19, 2009) at Trestles. Watch it live in HD on Fuel TV beginning at 8 AM PST. Click here.
Here are the match-ups for Round 4 (our heat winning guesses are in bold).
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Kai Otton {AUS)
Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Adriano de Souza (BRA)
Heat 3: Taylor Knox (USA) vs. Roy Powers (HAW)
Heat 4: Dane Reynolds (USA) vs. Rob Machado (USA)
Heat 5: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)
Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)
Heat 7: CJ Hobgood (USA) vs. Michel Bourez (PYF)
Heat 8: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Kieren Perrow (AUS)
[Link: Fuel TV]
by The Editors on September 19, 2009
Todd Richards will be hosting and starring in the world premiere of his new bio-pic Me, Myself, and I at the world famous La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas, California at 8 PM on Thursday September 24, 2009. Sadly, there aren’t two showings that night because we were looking forward to watching it over, and over, and over again. . . .
[Link: Nixon Happenings]
by The Editors on September 18, 2009
The New York Times action scribe Matt Higgins has dropped in on the “Slater tour” story with a round up of whatever everyone else is saying (and we’ve all heard) spiced up with some quotes from ESPN’s Chris Stiepock and Vans’ Doug Palidini.
“There’s little doubt in most surfers’ minds that Kelly Slater is the best surfer who’s ever lived,” said Doug Palladini, vice president of marketing for Vans and president of the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association, an industry trade group. “So there’s no doubt he brings massive credibility to anything he wants to be a part of. The fact that he’s allowed his name and his agent to be associated with this has for sure made people sit up and listen more.”
For his part Champions Surf Tour’s Terry Hardy is keeping his lips zipped. In other words, no news here.
[Link: The New York Times via Shop-eat-surf]
by The Editors on September 18, 2009
This Video Sucks’ tripod of homies: Joe Sexton, Simon Chamberlain, and JP Walker.
Last night (Thursday, September 17, 2009) ThirtyTwo invited the shred media up for a big This Video Sucks premiere party. They opened the doors to the Sole Technology company store at 5 PM and let everyone do a little shopping for new snow boots and brand spankin’ new ThirtyTwo outerwear.
After that it was a private skate Session with the ThirtyTwo team, followed by a taco fiesta, and an unlimited stream of PBR’s in the back lot, and an outdoor screening of Defective Films’ ThrityTwo/Step Child joint This Video Sucks featuring JP Walker, Simon Chamberlain, Joe Sexton, Markku Koski, Risto Ruokola, Fredu Sorvio, Stian Solberg, Eman Anderson, and Scotty Vine.
By 9:15 PM all the chairs were full and it was standing room only well over 200 people settled in for some shred film. This Video Sucks is a smooth little rail film with friendly banter/shit-talking between the players and a couple big backcountry hucks thrown in for good measure. Joe Sexton took the most grief for his below par sled and ugly helmet combo which made the audience erupt into laughter several times. But the video is more about friends working together to get the job done. When Sexton describes JP Walker, Simon Chamberlain, and himself as a “tripod of homies” he pretty well sums up the flow of the film.
Click here for a photo gallery from the premiere.
by The Editors on September 18, 2009
This morning, while surveying the action financial landscape from the comfort of our bed we noticed that Zumiez was up nearly 10 percent on morning trading to $16.87. Aside from making us wish we had purchased it at $7, we wondered what the deal was. According to Forbes it was an back-to-school upgrade from Wedbush analyst Betty Chen.
“We believe Zumiez benefited from solid back-to-school selling during the Labor Day weekend and while there may be some deceleration in the latter half of the month, we believe September sales will once again demonstrate an improvement from year-to-date trends,” Wedbush’s Betty Chen wrote in a client note.
We say this all the time, but this news kind of makes us wish we bought industry stock. . .but we don’t.
[Link: Forbes.com]
by The Editors on September 18, 2009
by The Editors on September 17, 2009
SoCal’s biggest back-to-snow party kicks off this Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Bear Mountain with the 6th Annual Hot Dawgz and Hand Rails event.
The Pro Invitational summertime Rail Jam offers up $15,000 in cash prizes. More than 40 pro-riders will compete in this event at our one-of-a-kind, man-made snow park, utilizing 110 tons of snow! Admission for public is FREE! There will be a full bar for 21 & up, music, vendor booth city, pro autograph signings, games, and giveaways which will include snowboards, goggles and clothing! After the sun goes down we’ll premier Stepchild/Thirty Two’s new film “This Video Sucks” and Bear Mountain’s: “A Parkumentary”. . . Judging this event will be the Bear Mountain Pro Snowboard team including Joe Sexton, JP Walker, Seth Huot, Simon Chamberlain and Keegan Valaika.
Looks like we’re going to have to make the drive. . .
[Link: Bear Mountain]
by The Editors on September 17, 2009
Spy Optic’s parent Orange 21 got a recent letter from the Nasdaq giving them 180 days to get their stock price up or they will get delisted, according to a release sent out by the company.
To regain compliance, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock must be at or above $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. If the Company does not regain compliance by March 15, 2010, Nasdaq will provide written notification to the Company that the Company’s common stock is subject to delisting.
Anyone want to give them a little help?
[Link: Business Wire]
by The Editors on September 16, 2009
Riley Hawk doesn’t say a whole lot in this interview. But watching him interact with his dad is classic. Best thing about having Tony Hawk for a dad? “He understands what I’m talking about.”
