After a bus load of tourists completely littered up the skatepark in Queenstown, New Zealand 13-year-old Hori Mains would not let that aggression stand.
As the bus tried to pull away, he walked out in front of the bus, held up his hand Tiananman Square style and told the bus driver to have the people pack their trash.
Hori believes he clearly annoyed the tourists but is proud of his actions and hopes they will now think twice about being litter bugs. . . . “Everyone knows not to put it on the ground, just put it in the bin … easy,” says Hori.
We’ve been enjoying sitting in on conference calls lately and listening to our friends read press releases, now it’s Zumiez turn as they “discuss second quarter fiscal 2008 financial results” live on the internet today August 21, 2008 at 2 PM PST. Click here to hear the whole thing.
Between 1995 and 2000, Mr. Berg was Chairman of AccentHealth. He led its financing and strategic development from its pilot phase to a network now providing segmented, patient education-oriented TV programming to over 10,000 medical waiting rooms. AccentHealth programming reaches 11.7 million consumers every month. . . . Mr. Berg has over 20 years’ experience as a professional investor, having founded Matador Capital Management in 1993, and before that working for 9 years at Raymond James Financial as an institutional securities analyst. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Florida and certification as a Chartered Financial Analyst.
For someone so involed in action sports online, we hardly knew Mr. Berg.
Jeff Galbraith, publisher at Funny Feelings, LLC. is happy to announce the addition of two staff members at Frequency The Snowboarder’s Journal. Jessie Carlson as designer (apparently everyone in the art department has to be named Jessie), and Colin Wiseman as senior editor. Both have been around for a while, but it is press release season.
With her recent BFA in graphic design, tenure as a previous frequency TSJ intern, and an intuitive sense of what we do around here, Jessie is proving to be a perfect addition. She and her shepherd/husky mix Koda work with Jessie Lu Design to keep things correct upstairs in the art dept. Jessie Carlson is a charger who leaves the boys staring at her dust — both on the single track and on the hill. . . . Colin brings smarts, drive, and a real understanding of snowboarding’s roots and future. With personal travel from New Zealand to South America and a shred tutelage in the Canadian Coast Mountain range, Colin is definitely down for the rad.
Great staff is good, more great staff it even better. But then, wouldn’t really know anything about either of those options.
Gretchen Bleiler has been moonlighting as a video correspondent for Yahoo! Sports. Here is a clip of her interview with Dara Torres and Katie Hoff and others.
Though Branson’s orientation was no secret amongst those in the know, this was the first time a former or current pro-surfer has gone on the record admitting they were gay and in the wider surfing community it was still met with shock and awe that “Branno” would be the one.
We missed it the first time, and it’s a good read.
JKL Worldwide Inc., a talent agency based in Tarzana, CA has filed a “fraud and breach-of-contract suit” against Rob & Big star Christopher “Big Black” Boykin.
According to the suit, Boykin was impressed by the work the company had done for the show’s skateboarder co-host, Rob Drydek, so he asked them early last year to help him with his own career. . . . With JKL’s help, Boykin, 36, entered into a new deal for the show’s third season “which significantly increased the monies he was paid the previous two seasons,” the suit states.
The raise was reportedly $163,750 more than the year before and JKL wants their piece of it.
Shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton, 18, has designed jewelry for Claire’s, perfume for her own line, and now she’s designed a new flip-flop for Ocean Minded called “the Meilani,” which is Hawai’ian for “heavenly flower” according to a story in the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
Hamilton said her shoe is made for “people who are really happy and like to (be) a positive influence on everyone and enjoy life and a healthy lifestyle.” . . . She said she is encouraged by the green-living movement and wants her flip-flops to serve as a subtle reminder to respect the environment and keep the oceans clean.
The flips are made of sustainable materials and come in six colors. Cool.
Every time we think that it might be cool to try kitesurfing, subtle little reminders like this video of 26-year-old Kevin Kearney trying to ride Tropical Storm Fay in Fort Lauderdale, Florida set us straight.
Emergency workers rushed to the scene where Kevin laid on the ground after slamming into the side of a building – and he is now listed in critical condition.
In the new season of the Sundance Channel’s innovative, vodka-sponsored interview show IconoclastsTony Hawk is paired up with Swinger’s and Dinner for Five creator/director John Favreau.
Participants for Season Four are: Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson; fashion designer Stella McCartney and artist Edward Ruscha; skateboarder Tony Hawk and filmmaker/actor Jon Favreau; political humorist Bill Maher and music industry executive Clive Davis; tennis champion Venus Williams and musician/producer Wyclef Jean; and actress Cameron Diaz and architect Cameron Sinclair.
The Tony Hawk/Jon Favreau episode airs Oct. 30 at 10 PM ET/PT.
After a bus load of tourists completely littered up the skatepark in Queenstown, New Zealand 13-year-old Hori Mains would not let that aggression stand. 
