Hey, if the rave re-revolution is sweeping the world, then what perfect timing for Neff to hook up with Steve Aoki “world famous DJ” for a limited edition run of Gilligan’s Island sailor caps. Right?
The Neff x Steve Aoki Sailor cap was born off the idea of a hat that could rule the seven seas. The cap comes in two color options, black and white. Also, the duo collaborated to create some knit beanies modeled after the best selling Neff daily which are available in grey and purple.
Our favorite part of the whole collab? “These limited edition Neff x DIM MAK hats will be dropping soon in select retailers such as Urban Outfitters, Karmaloop, Zumiez and all core snow skate shops worldwide.”
Can you really put the words “limited edition” and “Urban Outfitters” in the same sentence? Apparently, Shaun Neff can.
Just got a message from Felix Arguelles saying that Jereme Rodgers is no longer with the Famous Stars and Straps company.
” Famous stars and straps is releasing Jereme Rogers from their skateboard program. F.S.A.S. would like to thank Jereme for the positive contributions to the brand and wish him luck in his future endeavors. “
Luck in future endeavors? We think he’s going to need a little more than luck.
This new “Eco-Supreme Suede” joint between Washington DC retailer Commonwealth and Billabong looks pretty sweeco. Here’s what Slamxhype had to say about them:
Made using approximately 10 recycled 12 oz. plastic bottles per board-short the term “eco friendly” could not get much more advanced. While the branding is well represented in the Custom sublimated tiger stripe “CMONFLAUGE” creating a great effect. Available only at Commonwealth & Cmonwealth.com.
Just think how many pairs of trunks they could make if they rounded up all that plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Sherman Poppen’s Snurfer is getting ready for a trip to Washington DC as the Smithsonian Institution is reportedly in the process of designing a display to honor the creator of the boards, according to a story on Mlive.com.
The Smithsonian’s 19 museums drew 25.2 million visitors in 2008. Poppen’s display is expected to be part of the offerings at The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention & Innovation. Located in the National Museum of American History, The Lemelson Center is dedicated to exploring invention in history and encouraging inventive creativity in young people. . . A Smithsonian spokeswoman noted that only about 3 to 5 percent of the national museum’s entire collection is on display at any given time, so area residents looking to view the Poppen display, which is still being designed, should not expect to just show up and necessarily see it.
Guess that means some people may see it and the rest of the time it will be hidden away with the ark of the covenant.
Billabong needed a little cash to hold them over so what did they do? They went to the market in a “rights issue,” according to a story in The West Australian.
The oversubscribed retail rights issue raised $61 million, and the company raised around $230 million from institutions.
. . The proceeds from the entitlement offer will improve the company’s balance sheet and give it more flexibility, chairman Ted Kunkel said in a statement. . . Under the entitlement offer, eligible shareholders could subscribe for two new Billabong ordinary shares for every eleven existing ordinary shares they owned at a price of $7.50 per new share.
The new shares will begin trading on the Australian Securities Exchange on June 22.
Looks like all the boys are going to be out pushing their product for this one. June 27, 2009 looks a little like this at the new CCS store at 1416 3rd St., Santa Monica, CA:
From 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM there’ll be an autograph signing from the Emerica team, and loads and loads of giveaways. . . . From 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM they’ll be an all-out CCS Skate Jam featuring a bunch of CCS Team Riders including Rick Howard, Sierra Fellers, Corey Duffel, Jerry Hsu, Heath Kirchart, Brandon Westgate, and Scott Decenzo. In addition to our favorite rippers, they’ll be pros from a bunch of other teams floating around in the mix. Don’t be afraid to work up an appetite because the Vans BBQ will be blazing up burgers and dogs that’ll be free for the taking. Swing through, skate, meet your favorite pros, come up on free stuff and visit the shop for goods like Jerry Hsu’s newest shoe, Justin Eldridge’s Jaw Breaker Deck, Leo Romero’s RVCA jeans and a boatload of other product backed by the best freakin’ riders in skateboarding!
Maybe retail will survive in the hands of the etailers. . .
Phew! Looks like that fight a.k.a. “beef” between Terry Kennedy and Bow Wow regarding Rev. Run’s daughter Angela Simmons is over, according to an interview on Broccoli City TV reported on Ballerstatus. And we are so thankful for that. Here’s what TK had to say about Bow Wow:
“I never known the n****. He was trying to go around and get information from other n****s to see what type of n**** I was,” T.K. explained. “I guess everytime he’d bump into somebody and ask them about me, they’d give him the history on me. After that, he ended up trying to call me saying ‘I ain’t got nothing against you, it’s all love.’ I hate to tackle the situation, but he’s a coward.”
We haven’t tried it out yet, but TiltnTwist games just kicked off Snowboarding TNT in the Apple AppStore for #1.99, according to a blurb on IGN.com.
Snowboarding TNT is a fast-moving sports challenge that requires players to tilt and twist their handsets to control the downhill action and avoid obstacles – no need to bother hassling with tiny buttons to control game action.
It looks like the old Intellivision Skiing game switched over to snowboarding, so it’s not at the top of our current buy list.
The celebrity blogs are all over a reported rough night out with Rob Dyrdek and John Mayer (which is funny in and of itself). Access Hollywood said:
After partying too hard at LA’s MyHouse, the friends ended up in hospital, where Rob had his stomach pumped. “In triage at Cedars with @robdyrdek. When the contents of his stomach hit that silicon bag and we all saw it, we just broke into appluse,” John Tweeted
The truth maybe else where. Now, PopEater.com says the whole thing was a prank according to People Magazine. Rob certainly knows how to do work.
