by The Editors on October 8, 2008
Vail Trail columnist Linda Boyne, the mother to two young boys, has written an open letter to Jake Burton in her column this week explaining why, thanks to the Love boards, she will be boycotting all Burton products from now on. She ends her column with the following:
You and your wife are raising three boys of your own. I’m appealing to you as a fellow parent. In an interview posted on your Web site, you state, “I’d like to be remembered as a good husband, father, friend, relative and someone who always did the right thing for the sport of snowboarding and the Burton brand.” In this case, I don’t think you’re doing the right thing.
Apparently, Ms. Boyne doesn’t understand that in business making money always comes first.
[Link: Vail Trail]
by The Editors on October 8, 2008
America’s core sports mall store Zumiez reported their same store sales were down 9 percent in September according to a story on Forbes.com.
The Everett-based retailer said its same-store sales results were dragged down by poor performance California, Arizona, Florida and Nevada – areas that are among the hardest hit by the nation’s housing market meltdown.
The good news is that net sales were up over last year to $33.6 million. Guess that’s what happens when you keep adding more stores.
[Link: Forbes.com]
by The Editors on October 8, 2008
Things are looking pretty good for an early start to the SoCal snow season. This is Mammoth Mountain on Sunday morning.
A substantial cool-down is expected by week’s end and the Eastern Sierra forecast calls for more snow flurries this weekend, probably late Friday through much of Saturday.
Mammoth isn’t scheduled to open until early November, but you never know. Bring it on. We’re ready.
[Link: LA Times]
by The Editors on October 8, 2008
A group of teenagers were hanging out near the Ecole sencondaire Macdonal-Cartier in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada when two kids with a skateboard approached.
One of them had a skateboard, so we asked him to do a trick,” a Macdonald-Cartier student said following the incident. . . . The skateboarder “wiped out and everyone started laughing and one kid called him a (homophobic slur).” . . . The skateboarder then walked up to the student who taunted him and the student “slapped him across the face. Then out of nowhere (the skateboarder) pulled bear spray out of his sleeve and sprayed him in the face,” the witness said.
It’s interesting how the skateboarders are portrayed in this story as the instigators when it’s obvious the bully jocks in the smoking section started it all. Hey, call a skateboarder a fag; get pepper sprayed. It’s the law.
[Link: Northern News]
by The Editors on October 8, 2008
Wachovia is no longer hyped on Pacific Sunwear. So they’ve knocked the mall retailer down a notch from Outperform to Market Perform
Until now, our thesis had been predicated on improvements in merchandising, coupled with new operating efficiencies. However, we believe the assortment is losing focus, evidenced by too much color overall and an overinvestment in the weak-trending fleece category.
It’s kind of laughable that Wachovia would have any opinions about the market when they can’t even run their own business. But they’re still giving the stock a valuation range of $5-6. PSUN is now trading at $4.98.
[Link: StreetInsider.com]
by The Editors on October 7, 2008
Austin Ayers, 17, has died of injuries he sustained Sunday after grabbing on to the passenger window of a passing car and towing along.
Arvada Police believe the teen was riding his long board in the southbound bike lane on Oak Street, when he grabbed onto the passenger side front door or window of a Jeep Wrangler. Investigators say when the teen let go, another vehicle hit him and he hit the pavement.
[Link: 9 News]
by The Editors on October 7, 2008
Corey O’Brian, 23, of Seal Harbor, Maine died after falling from his skateboard Tuesday evening on a road in Acadia National Park.
Mr. O’Brian’s friend Alex Winkin called 911 at about 7 p.m. on Sept. 30 to report that Mr. O’Brian had fallen, had a gash on the back of his head, was unconscious and had been for several minutes. . . . According to reports, he was traveling at approximately 20 mph when he fell backward off his board.
O’Brian did not appear to be wearing a helmet at the time of the injury.
[Link: Mount Desert Islander]
by The Editors on October 7, 2008
During filming for their new video the band Weezer have apparently broken five world records including the “most people on one skateboard” record by getting 22 people on one board.
The video for Weezers’s single ‘Troublemaker‘ is set to break 5 world records. Whilst filming the video a Guinness World Records official was present throughout all the various record breaking scenes.
That thank looks quite similar to Tod Swank’s old “world’s largest skateboard.” Hmmm. . .
[Link: Contact Music]
by The Editors on October 7, 2008
Nearly 3,000 pairs of “fake Vans shoes” were seized by the Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigation in Pasay City on Monday according to a story on Inquirer.net.
Raided were the sales outlet of Wintelo Merchandising located at Stall S-23, Bagong Milenyo Wholesale Center, F.B. Harrison Street, Pasay City. . . . Agents of the NBI Intellectual Property Rights Division also swooped down on the establishment’s stockrooms located at Unit B-43, Bagong Milenyo Wholesale Center; and at the 3rd Floor, LEY Warehouse, Russel Avenue, also in Pasay City.
Sounds like someone missed a bribe payment.
[Link: Inquirer.net]
by The Editors on October 7, 2008
Rumors that Amer Sports‘ largest share holder was selling out of the company were not confirmed today. The parent company of Salomon, Bonfire, and Atomic hasn’t heard anything about the Icelandic investment firm of Novator selling any shares.
“I have not heard anything from Novator that could indicate they would sell their stake,” an Amer spokesman said.
We haven’t heard anything about it either.
[Link: Reuters]
Vail Trail columnist Linda Boyne, the mother to two young boys, has written an open letter to Jake Burton in her column this week explaining why, thanks to the Love boards, she will be boycotting all Burton products from now on. She ends her column with the following:
