by The Editors on January 31, 2008
Yeah, this is the guy we all want to hang out with right? Lil Jon. Okay, we don’t, but we are obviously in the minority (once again). Greg Lutzka, Ryan Shecler, Danny Kass, The Dingo, and Travis Mellem are all down with BME Click, according to Hip Hop Elements. We’ll let Mr. Kass explain it:
“When Lil Jon wanted to get into action sports he wanted to pull the illest crew together, and it is an honor to be picked by that man.” Sheckler also adds, “Action sports is taking over, and BME is a part of it. Keep your eyes open and get ready!”
The illest indeed.
[Link: HHE]
by The Editors on January 31, 2008
As seen on Boardsport Source:
Quiksilver, has appointed investment bank, JPMorgan, to initiate a sale process for its ski and snowboard brand, Rossignol. Quiksilver acquired Rossignol, in 2005, but the business has consistently underperformed ever since. The company wrote down the carrying value of Rossignol by US$166 million ($192 million) in the financial year ended October 31, 2007. Rossignol, along with Quiksilver’s three other winter sports brands, represents 16 percent of its total revenue.
[Link: Boardsport Source]
by The Editors on January 31, 2008
by The Editors on January 31, 2008
by The Editors on January 31, 2008
Apparently, Tony Hawk was playing a celebrity soccer match at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California when Paul Caliguri (some kind of US soccer hero, if that’s even possible) talked some smack about the birdman’s soccer abilities.
“I was pretty stoked to play with Tony Hawk,” Caliguri said. “I was trying to feed him the ball so he could score, but maybe he needed a skateboard to do that.”
Nice, Paul.
[Link: ESPN]
by The Editors on January 31, 2008
Rudy Giuliani’s final stump stop inside Cocoa Beach’s giant Ron Jon surf shop was not enough to help him pull Florida. We’re not really sure why Ron Jon would host Giuliani, but we guess it’s a wonderful way to associate your brand with a loser.
[Link: Baltimore Sun]
by The Editors on January 29, 2008
Sadly, the story of Dane Williams, the missing Hurley International marketing worker hasn’t ended the way we all hoped: he didn’t run off with in someone’s private jet to catch first tracks, or to ride a secret wave.
Police were called by a man who saw the body in the alley off 52nd Street near Towle Court about 6:30 a.m., said homicide Lt. Kevin Rooney. . . . Rooney said the physical description matched that of Dane Chandler Williams, who was last seen about 2 a.m. Saturday at 6th and K streets in downtown San Diego. The clothing also appeared to match what Williams was wearing when he disappeared, Rooney said.
Williams family has since identified the body. Police do not as yet have a cause of death, but an “autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday.”
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribue and KNSD]
by The Editors on January 29, 2008
After watching Steve Fisher fall in both his qualifying runs during the X Games and then seeing Shaun White dominate past all possible criticism, we find ourselves laughing out loud at some of Fisher’s quotes:
“It’s not just Shaun White,” Fisher said before this year’s Winter X Games. “Shaun White tends to get all the credit for snowboarding, but there’s a list of at least 20 people capable of doing amazing things. I always compare snowboarding to the PGA Tour: any one of these guys can win in any contest on any given day. It just depends on what kind of day they’re having.”
Apparently, Fisher was having a bad day at the 2008 Winter X Games.
[Link: CBS 4 Denver]
by The Editors on January 29, 2008
With a week to go before a critical California Coastal Commission meeting, the momentum of the Surfrider Foundation’s Save Trestles campaign is building.
The campaign, which seeks to stop a proposed extension to the 241 Foothill South Toll Road, scored a big win yesterday when President Bush ratified the “Davis Amendment.” The amendment, which was sponsored by Rep. Susan Davis (D – San Diego) and included within the 2008 Defense Authorization Bill, mandates that the toll road project must comply with state environmental law.
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by The Editors on January 28, 2008
This from Ben Pruess’ Facebook status update after a day at ISPO:
The whole snowboarding industry looks like it has barfed on its clothes.
[Link: Facebook]
Yeah, this is the guy we all want to hang out with right? Lil Jon. Okay, we don’t, but we are obviously in the minority (once again). Greg Lutzka, Ryan Shecler, Danny Kass, The Dingo, and Travis Mellem are all down with BME Click, according to Hip Hop Elements. We’ll let Mr. Kass explain it:
