Quick Hits Archive: April 27- May 2
May 04 2007 / Los Angeles, CAMay 2, 2007
Volcom's Dawn of the Stone Age - Have You Seen It?Published: 10:50 p.m. PT by Me
Volcom's released a new 20+ minute animated film online featuring some of its pro surfers -- "Dawn of the Stone Age" takes place from Australia to the North Shore to even Outer Space and includes appearances by Bruce Irons, Dean Morrison, Ozzie Wright, Gavin Beschen, Shawn Barron, Kaiborg, and Johnny Stone and Volcom's own Caveman.
Go watch it online or download it..
And Speaking of Volcom...
Published: 10:41 p.m. PT by Me
Check out the latest update of the Volcom team filming "Let's Live" -- now in Thailand. They were there with Dustin Dollin, Aussies Jake Duncombe, Chima Ferguson, Joe Pease, Shane Azar, Chris Wood (a Kiwi) and American Nick Trapasso.
There's not tons of info there, but there are a couple of fun shots...
Check it out.
What's Happening? We Have It!Published: 12:01 a.m. PT by Me
If you don't live in NYC, you probably missed The Happening -- a two-part event on April 13th featuring music, film and more! The event pulled in musicians, athletes and artists from across the spectrum, and we've got a full recap for you.
Among those in attendance, pro skaters Kenny Anderson, Brian Brown (right), Jahmal Williams and many more...
Read the recap then check out the photo gallery!
May 1, 2007
Mark Richards Thinks Fanning Could Break Slater, Irons' World Title DominancePublished: 2:18 p.m. PT by Me
Former world champ Mark Richards thinks he knows who could break the stranglehold on the Foster's ASP World Championship that Kelly Slater and Andy Irons have held for the last five years: Mick Fanning.
"Mick is obviously an amazing surfer with an iron will to not only come back from a very serious injury but come back stronger than before... Of the Aussies, I think he's the one with the most chance of cracking the Kelly-Andy stranglehold. He seems to be the one who's the most pumped up about it."
Richards should know -- he's a surf legend and a four-time world champ himself (1979-1982). He and Fanning surfed together this last weekend during a reenactment of the 1977 Stubbies Classic.
Read more about what Richards is doing now and his thoughts on the title race...
Blind Snowboarder Raises Money For Charity
Published: 1:56 p.m. PT by Me
Adil Latif wanted to help victims of a 2005 Asian earthquake and decided the best way was to have a helicopter drop him on glacier. Sounds good, except this 25-year-old is basically blind.
Well, it took a little while buy Adi recently finished his ride down the Trient Glacier in Switzerland, and is well on his way to raising his goal of £14,000.
Some background plus Adi's blog about the descent...
Headlines: Jordy Smith, Jesus, Tony Hawk and More...
Published: 1:31 p.m. PT by Me
A pleasant Wednesday to you. Only two more days until the weekend. What will you do?
- This is my favorite comp name ever: The 23rd Jesus Pro Am kicks off this weekend...
- Surfer Magazine announces its Hot 100. South African Jordy Smith leads the men...
- "Introducing Volcomics from Volcom!
- Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam game has won a Parent's Choice Award...
- If you live in the UK, mark your calendars: Hugh Holland's "Angels. Street. Skate. Seveties" is coming...
Exhibit Honors Great Lakes Surfing
Published: 1:22 a.m. PT by Me
Don't let anyone tell you there's not good surfing on the Great Lakes. Now there's an exhibit in Grand Haven, Michigan, that traces the history of surfing in the area, from following Dr. Dave "Makaha Dave" Seibold from Hawaii to Grand Haven, to the development of the The Great Lakes Surfing Association.
The full story...
Red Bull Thief on the Lam
Published: 1:16 a.m. PT by Me
So if you live in or around Plainville, CT (love that name), keep an eye open for someone who has a lot of Red Bull around -- he just may be a thief. Someone went into a Big Y and tried to walk out with more than $200 worth of Red Bull. When approached by a manager, the guy ran off. But "reportedly" the theft of Red Bull is something quite common in Connecticut. "It's something that's going around the entire state," said Police Lt. Brian Mullins.
You gotta love Red Bull.
Read more...
The Latest From TahitiPublished: 1:01 a.m. PT by Me
Bruce Irons is in Tahiti prepping for the Billabong Pro (which starts later this week) and was caught on camera wiping out. It's not much, but it will get you ready for the live webcast when it launches on the 4th from the island...
Check out the photo.
And in other news, Australian Anthony Walsh made it through as a wildcard to the Billabong Pro, where he will face off against Mick Fanning and Brazilian Raoni Monteiro in round one. Walsh secured the spot by placing second to local Manoa Drollet in the final of the Air Tahiti Nui Von Zipper Trials.
More...
April 30, 2007
Soven Takes the 2007 Wake Games Pro Title
Published: 12:15 a.m. PT by Me
Phillip Soven has taken home the 2007 Wake Games Pro title, while his brothers Jason and Robert also performed well -- almost making it a sweep for the three...
Check out the full results.
April 29, 2007
Injured BMXer Loses Court Case
Published: 12:15 a.m. PT by Me
A court in Australia has determined that a BMX rider must pay a city council's court costs after losing a case in which he alleged that the council was responsible for a BMX park where he was badly injured.
Eighteen years ago, then 15-year old Scott Leyden broke his leg on a jump that had been modified by another rider. The court ruled that while the council did know the ramp had been modified, so did Leyden, and that he made a concious decision to still use it.
Now he faces paying more thna $30K (Aus) to the council in court costs. That's an expensive lesson.
The full story.
Sandboarding: Safer The Snowboarding, SurfingMySpace Teams With Rip Curl to Stream Events
Published: 12:01 a.m. PT by Me
Leave it to a French website to have a story about a snadboarder in the US. This "Doctor Dune" says that sandboarding is not as dangerous as snowboarding and surfing (you can drown!), and that it doesn't harm the enviornment.
Yeah, well it doesn't look that fun, either. The sport claims 14,000 fans in the US.
More.....
April 28, 2007
Gold Coast Highlights Coming to Fuel
Published: 12:56 a.m. PT by Me
If you missed any of the live webcast of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Contest won by Mick Fanning, you can catch it on Fuel this Monday at 10:30 et/7:30 pt.
Here's more info.
MySpace Teams With Rip Curl to Stream Events
Published: 12:23 a.m. PT by Me
Rip Curl is teaming up with MySpace to screen all Rip Curl video, including Rip Curl Search TV shows, Rip Curl International Films back catalog, streaming and event video productions from Rip Curl-owned contests. Video will be exclusive to MySpace and RipCurl.com.
Read more....
Washington Girl Critically Injured While Car Surfing
Published: 12:04 a.m. PT by Me
There's been another accident with a car surfer -- imagine that. Not sure if this was intentional, but an 18-year-old girl was "dancing" on the roof on a 17-year-old boy's car when he (brilliant) decided to drive off. He didn't get far before she tumbled off and onto the ground. Now she's fighting for her life.
I guess you can't use a helmet to protect yourself from stupidity.
Here's some more about it..
April 27, 2007
Billabong Design For Humanity Webcast RecapPublished: 10:44 p.m. PT by Me
Did you catch any of the live webcast Billabong did last night for its charity Design For Humanity at the Avalon in Hollywood? Sanoe Lake hosted the open from the red carpet, followed by a fashion show then a concert by Shiny Toy Guns.
Even if you missed it, you can catch all the artwork that is up for bid, with proceeds going to support Surfaid, which provides things like mosquito nets to impoverished areas...
Go to the auction page to see all that's up...
