Damn Am Costa Mesa Presented by Volcom, Cons, and The Skateboard Mag, Costa Mesa, California

A lot of great things came from the year of 1997, the best of which was the cinema masterpiece “Vegas Vacation”. For those of you that aren’t familiar with this excellent film, here is a synopsis from IMDB:

When Clark Griswold puts his mind to something, we soon realize he hasn’t got one. Still, nothing stops him when the vacation bug hits. This time, he’s chosen Las Vegas, the new family entertainment capital of America! Chevy Chase returns as bubbly, bumbling Clark in Vegas Vacation, a jokers-are-wild laugh fest including two other stars from past Vacations. Beverly D’Angelo is back as wife Ellen, doting on the guy she calls “Sparky,” and Randy Quaid again delights as grubby goof ball Cousin Eddie. Ethan Embry (That Thing You Do!) and screen-debuting Marisol Nichols are Griswold teens who love the round-the-clock nightlife – as long as they don’t share it with Mom and Dad! From Seigfried and Roy’s extravaganza to a Hoover Dam tour, from cruising to losing (Wallace Shawn as a shifty blackjack dealer) to amorous crooning (Wayne Newton falls for Ellen): watch Clark try to keep family and wallet together!

The best part of this film is the running joke that happens when the Griswold family take a trip to the Hoover Dam; and lucky for all of you, I have a clip of it right here for all to enjoy:

It looks like the folks over at Volcom are big fans of this film as well, so much in fact they named their up coming AM contest with it in mind. For more info on the up coming Volcom Damn AM, keep reading:

Mark your calendars for the 2009 Damn AM at Volcom taking place October 22nd -25th. The top 12 qualify for the Tampa AM, with the top 2 sliding directly into the semi finals. Don’t miss out on one of the biggest amateur skateboarding events in Southern California! But, if you do happen to not be in the area, have no fear, you can log onto Volcom.com and catch all the action on the final day through our live webcast! Checkout DamnAM.com for more info.