Quick Hits Archive: December 6 - December 12
Jan 06 2008 / Los Angeles, CADecember 11, 2007
X Games Dubai Results & Photos
Published: 1:56 p.m. PT by Me
The X Games Dubai went down this past weekend in the Middle East which means that we weren't able to be there (you know how far the Middle East is? Far). But we are able to get you results plus some photos from the event. For photos from the Skate Finals (Vert and Street) check the gallery here, for photos from BMX and Moto X check the gallery here.
X Games Dubai 2997 Results:
SKATEBOARD STREET FINALS: (pictured)1. Tyler Hendley (USA) 87.44 (Gold)
2. Dayne Brummet (USA) 86.67 (Silver)
3. Tomas Vintr (Chezk Republic) 86.22 (Bronze)
SKATEBOARD VERT FINALS:
1. Pierre-Luc Gagnon (Canada) Gold
2. Rune Gilfberg (Denmark) Silver
3. Juergen Horrwarth (Germany) Bronze
BMX STREETSTYLE STREET FINALS:
1. Garrett Reynolds (USA) 93.44 (Gold)
2. Aaron Ross (USA) 92.78 (Silver)
3. Van Horman III (USA) 89.56 (Bronze)
BMX FREESTYLE VERT FINALS: (pictured)1. Simon Tabron (UK) Gold
2. Steven McCann (Australia) Silver
3. Jay Eggleston (USA) Bronze
MOTO X BEST TRICK FINALS:
1. Greg Hartman (USA) 94.00 (Gold)
2. Niki Danielson (USA) 93.00 (Silver)
3. Remi Bizouard (France) 92.67 (Bronze)
MOTO X BEST WHIP FINALS:
1. Ronnie Renner (USA) Gold
2. Chuck Carothers (USA) Silver
3. Alastair Sayer (South Africa) Bronze
For full results as well as video from the event check the EXPN coverage of the X Games Dubai here.
Active Gets A Shot At The Berrics
Published: 1:55 a.m. PT by Me
...And The Berrics footage keeps coming. Seems Berra and Koston let the Active skate team into their little hideout recently to wreak havoc on the stairs, rails, ledges that The Berrics are known for, and thank the lord Active's put up footage from the get-together. The 2+ minute footage features Erik Ellington, Billy Marks and a ton of other Active talent pulling off some nice tricks throughout the warehouse (though they seem to prefer the rail/ledge setup). Check out the footage of the Active team at The Berrics here.
Photo courtesy of Active
Tour Footage/Photos/Updates
Published: 1:32 a.m. PT by Me
• Element has put up a pretty extensive page recapping their Elemental Awareness Future Nature Tour that travelled through several cities in the southwest recently. In case you didn't know Elemental Awareness is Element's outreach program that helps local youth through things like scholarships, skate camps, and such (many of them tied to nature). The recap features a lengthy video clip that covers the different demos the tour went through, as well as a photo gallery/blog, and a look at the feature Skateboard Mag did on the tour which is in this months issue. To access all the Future Nature goodness head over here.
• Habitat's got some footage up of the East Coast stops of their Inhabitants East/West Video Tour that went down this past October. The footage features skating from Fred Gall, Guru Khalsa, Kerry Getz, Steve Durante and Ed Selego at different spots and parks along with the almost obligatory tour madness type footage too. To check out the Inhabitants East/West Tour footage check out the Habitat Field Log here.
• Burton's got an update up from the Burlington, VT stop (hometown of Burton) of the Radical Mystery Bus Tour. The stop featured the team spending some time at the Burlington Flagship store and then at Jake Burton's palace--I mean--house and then on to some riding, all captured in the form of a photo gallery which they've put up. Check out the gallery/update from the Radical Mystery Tour (including pics of Jake Burton's hideout) here.
eesa's Looking To Get Rid Of Some Junk
Published: 1:16 a.m. PT by Me
Check this out, apparently eesa Clothing's selling one of their RV's on Ebay...dead serious. As of now the thing is going for only $511 (no reserve) bidding ends in about a week. Check out the auction here for details on the RV including multiple pics.
Some Holiday-sy News
Published: 12:49 a.m. PT by Me
Some Good Samaritan-type news to mention as DVS and Matix recently chipped in and provided roughly $10,000 worth of concrete to the San Pedro Skatepark Association to help them finish the final phase of construction on the DIY San Pedro Skatepark. The park, which is located under the 110 Freeway in the greater Los Angeles area, was originally the brainchild local skaters who were tired of skate facility their city provided and has now become a haunt for plenty of the same locals as well as some of the DVS skaters. With the donated concrete the park will be able to expand from out under the bridge and almost all the way to the street. To read about DVS' act of goodwill check out the announcement here.
Oh yeah on a similar note, BMXer Kevin Robinson is hooking up with the Junior Seau Foundation (that footballer) as part of the foundation's “Shop with a Jock” program. The program is one that gives 200 under-priviledged kids from the Boys And Girls Club a chance to shop for Christmas gifts with some of their favorite athletes, Robinson being one of them. No details as to when Robinson will actually take part in the event but the announcement can be found here.
More Sell-able Products From The Mind Of Jim Phillips
Published: 12:23 a.m. PT by Me
A little while ago we had a mention of toy company Made By Monsters' 3-D model of Jim Phillips' famous Screaming Hand drawing, now we've got a different Jim Phillips-inspired creation to mention thanks to that same Made By Monsters company. This time around it's a limited edition trucker cap featuring some of Phillips' artwork (Phillips is famous for his artwork that appeared on tons of '80s skate decks). The hat will be limited to 50 pieces worldwide according to Hypebeast with no details about price and retail locations announced yet. For more views of the hat check the Hypebeast entry here.
Motorcross Has A Video Game Named After A Generic Metal Band; EA Skate Is Good
Published: 12:01 a.m. PT by Me
Like I've mentioned before I'm not too up on the video game stuff which makes me unfit to write any type of reviews for the slew of action-sports video games that have been released recently, from 'EA Skate' to the newest motorcross/ATV game, 'MX vs. ATV: Untamed' (quite an intimidating title). Luckily other people can write the reviews for me, as with this review from WorthPlaying.com of the latter mentioned title which apparently is another in a long line of MX vs. ATV games. The gist of the review is that 'Untamed' (which will be released on December 17th) is a pretty good game with good graphics and lots of options in terms of gameplay but if you were seriously interested in buying the game you'd probably want to actually read the review in detail, which you can do here.
Oh yeah in related news: EA Skate won the Best Individual Sports Game award at the Spike Video Game Awards 2007 this past weekend. It was up against titles like Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 and of course Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, which probably made winning the award that much sweeter for the game's makers. I didn't catch the award show but I think I heard Danny Way accepted the award for the game...
December 10, 2007
Strong Start For Billabong Pro Maui
Published: 1:46 a.m. PT by Me
The final event of the women's ASP World Tour started yesterday and the main contenders for the title had no problem in the early rounds.
The international trio of Stephanie Gilmore from Australia, Sofia Mulanovich of Peru and Silvana Lima of Brazil are one, two, three in the tour rankings and each advanced to the third round of action.
Gilmore will face off against veteran Rochelle Ballard in Round 3 when competition resumes, while Mulanovich gets to face Keala Kennelly. Lima will meet up with Rosanne Hodge of South Africa...
One side note from the action was the return of Megan Abubo after a nasty crash in the Roxy Pro. She had a strong day and has Sam Cornish in thew third round. Abubo and Mulanovich are the leaders for the Triple Crown title -- the best performers of the three events that make up the Triple Crown of Surfing: The Reef Hawaiian Pro (won by Abubo), the Roxy Pro (won by Mulanovich) and the current Billabong Pro Maui.
If you want to watch the action, you can check out the action here (if it goes off today)...
ROUND 3: 16 surfers remaining
Heat 1: Layne Beachley (AUS) vs. Jacqueline Silva (BRA)
Heat 2: Chelsea Hedges (AUS) vs. Melanie Bartels (HAW)
Heat 3: Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) vs. Rebecca Woods (AUS)
Heat 4: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) vs. Keala Kennelly (HAW)
Heat 5: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) vs. Rochelle Ballard (HAW)
Heat 6: Amee Donohoe (AUS) vs. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS)
Heat 7: Samatha Cornish (AUS) vs. Megan Abubo (HAW)
Heat 8: Silvana Lima (BRA) vs. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF)
Valley's "Drive" to Help Havasu
Published: 1:22 a.m. PT by Me
Mike Vallely is trying to help the youth of Lake Havasu City in Nevada get a new skate park and he's using his Fuel TV show "Drive" to do it. Vallely showed up in the city this weekend to shoot an episode of the show and tape interviews with key members of the city's mayor and members of the committee looking to build the park.
"A couple of people reached out to me, that they’re trying to get a park built," Vallely said. "When someone reaches out it compels me to do something."
You can read all about his good deed the action here.
Bilko's Back on His Bike After Five Months
Published: 12:57 a.m. PT by Me
Blake "Bilko" Williams is loking forward to the new year after taking the last five months to recover from injuries he received in the Baltimore tour stop of the AST Dew Tour.
"My ankle and knee are still a little sore and not the strongest, but that will come good with time." Bilko said.
Bilko has resigned with Honda and will be in the UK for the Crusty Demons Tour in January then will return to Australia for the "Unleash Hell" tour in February and March.
More about Bilko here.
Blazusiak Wins Last Man Standing
Published: 12:02 a.m. PT by Me
Taddy Blazusiak was the last man standing when all was said and done with Red Bull's Last Man Standing contest in Texas. The contest is so tough, only two riders completed the event, Blazusiak and Geoff Aaron.
A third rider, two-time champ David Knight, was in the final race of the two-part race (out of 100 competitors) but he had to drop out.
We've got more details here plus a bunch of photos in this gallery. A sample is below.
Taddy Blazusiak | cr. Christian Pondella | Red Bull
Riders ready to start | cr. Christian Pondella | Red Bull
December 9, 2007
More Burton Store Opening Coverage
Published: 1:52 a.m. PT by Me
From Vimby and URB.com comes a pretty good video showing some of the inside of the new Burton Store in LA and quick interviews with some of the key players who were on site. The store includes Burton product, along with Channel Islands surfboards, and Analog and Gravis gear.
Chad Muska Apparently Wants His Shoes Like His Music: Loud
Published: 1:06 a.m. PT by Me
Courtesy of our friends over at Bay Area Kicks, we got this story:
Skater, DJ, producer and now urban shoe designer Chad Muska joined together with four other skateboard pros to found Supra to cater to the urban lifestyle.
Supra has recently released a new 14K version of the Supra Muska Skytop, one of their most successful models. This very limited edition was released in very limited quantities, but you can get it right now at the Overkill Shop.
These sneakers feature elastic tongue straps, a thinly padded ankle support and a stash pocket. The most notable thing about these shoes is the high quality Premium leather, which is perforated throughout the entire shoe. This Skytop has white laces and a white sole with two coordinating gold stripes along the midsole.
Head to the Overkill Shop and pick up a pair of these unique shoes today. They are priced at 139.90 euros, which is about $205 USD.
You might have noticed these shoes around Muska's neck from our Blingfest coverage...I guess there finally coming out then huh? Again thanks to Bay Area Kicks for the info and photo.
Lay Days For Billabong Pro Maui and Pipeline Masters
Published: 12:49 a.m. PT by Me
The final events for both the men and women on ther ASP World Tour had their holding periods start Saturday and neither event went off. There's good readon to watch both (online or in person) this season -- after all, the women will crown a champ at the Maui event while the men's event will feature a new "dual heat" format which we told you about yesterday..
If you want to see the action online, you can watch it here.
Tara Llanes Update
Published: 12:11 a.m. PT by Me
It looks like Tara Llanes is getting closer and closer to a return to California. The mountain biker who was badly injured in an accident last summer has been hospitalized in Denver's Craig Hospital for nearly four months. Stephen Murray just left the hospital on Thursday and returned to California.
For Tara's latest blog entry click here. She talks about being filmed for "Access Hollywood" (you can watch that later this month).
There's also an interview with Tara done by a local station. Not much new there, but check it out.
To support Tara through donations of any type, visit the Tara Llanes Road to Recovery website.
December 8, 2007
Eric Koston: Battle Commander Of The Berrics
Published: 2:00 a.m. PT by Me
A little while ago we mentioned the private skatepark Steve Berra and Eric Koston had teamed up to create called The Berrics. It was an indoor park created in order to simulate real street settings without the hassles of real street settings (weather, security guards, knobs, etc.). Up until recently little was shown to the outside world of what was happening inside The Berrics, but that's changed as The Berrics have opened up their proverbial doors and started to release footage captured at that secret spot in Downtown L.A. They've done this by making their website for The Berrics fully operational (though not fully filled...yet) with teases of upcoming content, all with a covert operation type theme running through it (The Berrics -> The Barracks?). As of now there's only been one new "transmission" from The Berrics, but it's a good one: footage from the "Battle Commander" AKA Eric Koston. Now if you're looking for any indication that this clip is worth watching you probably didn't read the part that says "Eric Koston"...those two words should be sufficient enough to get you to watch this clip. Also stay tuned to the site as their promising forthcoming footage from Erik Ellington, Jimmy Cao and City Skateboards.
Like Two Dogs During Mating Season ASP Introduces Dual Heats
Published: 1:41 a.m. PT by Me
If you've been noticing how much of a factor the elements have been playing on this season's surf contests you probably aren't alone. The ASP has noticed this, and the adjustment they've made to deal with this issue is going to come into play with the Billabong Pipeline Masters. Once the Billabong waiting period starts today in Hawaii the ASP will be switching over to a new dual heat format (for the Pipeline Masters and on into next season) so as to maximize the periods of good conditions. what this essentially means is that from now on heats will start overlapping in each contest whereby a heat will be launched halfway through the heat preceding it allowing for 4 surfers in the waters for much of the time a contest is running. The details of the new format are pretty basic (though longer for this space here) including additional judges for each contest, specific priority rules, etc. but what it all boils down to is that ASP contests are now going to utilize their time as much as possible. What this means for the view who now has to pay attention to two different heats at a time with surfers wearing less distinguishable colors remains to be seen. I guess the last contest of this season after the World Champ has already been crowned is probably a good place to experiment.
You can thank this man for the format changes made to ASP contests
For more precise details on the dual heat format changes for the ASP check the press release here.
Stephen Murray Comes Home
Published: 1:03 A.m. PT by Me
Some great news about Stephen Murray forwarded on by his manager Kimmarie:
After spending nearly 5 months in the hospital & away from his 2 young boys, we would like to share with you some very exciting news. Stephen and wife Melissa have come home!
The last few days we all have been anxiously awaiting approval from the doctors at Craig Hospital, that Stephen would be released and able to come home. on Thursday, Secember 6th at 2:40 pm, their plane landed in Orange County, Californa. waiting there to bring them home, was one of Stephen's best friends, Cory Nastazio.
When they arrived home Stephen got to see his new house for the first time. Their two boys, Seth & Mason, Stephen's mom from England, 3 dogs- Cassie, Geordie & Rockie were all there to welcome them home.
As you can imagine they are all very tired and overwhelmed with the new life they are about to begin. Stephen's heath is good, however he is just getting over another run in with phenomena. In regard to visitors, we are just asking for some time to get them settled in and situated and of course spending long awaited private time as a family.
Please be sure to check out some photos below as well..
Keep up with all the updates re: Stephen on our Stephen Murray update page and visit www.stephenmurrayfamilyfund.com to donate to help Stephen and his family.
Stephen and Melissa with the kids.
Two of Stephen's pups.
There's Hope For Mavericks
Published: 12:41 a.m. PT by Me
For a contest that didn't even see any competition take place last year, there might be hope for the Mavericks Surf Contest. That's because huge swells have been seen and surfed at Half Moon Bay this past week making this year's contest (waiting period started yesterday) seem much more likely to happen (though it might be a little too early to get your hopes up). The big wave contest is one in which there is a roughly 4 month waiting period where participating surfers are given 24-hour advance notice anytime conditions are right (which as seen last year isn't always the case). But with surfers like Peter Mel, Flea, and Dan Malloy taking on the waves this past Tuesday at Mavericks who knows. For more details on the swells happening at Mavericks earlier this week check the Surfline report here, for more info on the Maverick's contest itself go here, and finally in case the contest starts you can access a webcast of the event at the official homepage here.
Knight Leads Qualifying in Red Bull's Last Man Standing Moto Insanity Contest
Published: 12:11 a.m. PT by Me
Okay, so maybe it's not called Red Bull's Last Man Standing Moto Insanity Contest, but the last part does seem accurate when talking about this contest that pits man and motorcycle against some of nature's most extreme terrain in Bulcher, Texas.
Two-time defending champ David Knight led the way on the ten-mile qualifying course, finishing in a zippy 17 minutes and 14 seconds with his best of two runs. He was followed up by Russell Bobbitt and Taddy Blazusiak.
The finals will take place today (Sunday) and feature riders attacking a 40-mile looped course TWICE (the second time at night).
There's a trailer below for the event (plus a couple of pics), or check out the official homepage here.
One of the riders in action... cr. Christian Pondella/Red Bull
Top Qualifier David Knight - cr. Christian Pondella/Red Bull
December 7, 2007
Some More Videos...
Published: 1:33 a.m. PT by Me
Oops looks like there were a few more video clips I caught after the Flip West Coast Feast Tour Video:
• Oakley held their Snowball Express Skate Demo last weekend at their headquarters in Foothill Ranch, California. The demo was part of a larger event that was meant to honor the memory of American soldiers who've died since 9/11 by hosting several hundred family members of the fallen soldiers for an all-expenses-paid-weekend in Orange County. Despite wet conditions because of rain the Oakley team including Ryan Sheckler (with full crew in tow), Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Greg Lutzka, Bucky Lasek, and Tyler Hendley showed up and performed for the family members there. 411VM has footage up of the demo here for you to check out.
• Strange Notes have put up some random skate footage from their various teams under the aptly named "Mayhem". The clip's got some really good footage of skaters like Andrew Reynolds, Silas Baxter-Neal, Billy Marks and others just hitting up different spots. Really just back-to-back tricks which makes is A-Okay with me. Check out the footage here.
• Speaking of Reynolds, Active's put up their commercial featuring Andrew that's been running on Fuel TV. The commercial is basically for the new Active stores opening in El Segundo and Downtown San Diego though you wouldn't have known it outside of the marker at the end, other than that it's a pretty creative spot with music from Reynold's own band, The Goat. Check the Andrew Reynolds/Active commercial here.
• Finally a short note: DLX has finally got their podcasts division in order and will be sending through clips in no time. To subscribe to their podcasts click here.
Why Does Laird Hamilton Have To Be Such A Good Man?
Published: 1:19 a.m. PT by Me
Not only is Laird Hamilton a world renown big wave surfer with an amazingly hot wife, he's now become a full fledged hero. That's because during a afternoon tow-in session this past Monday at Outer Sprecks in Maui, Hamilton helped prevent his tow-in partner Brett Lickle from bleeding to death after a wipeout. What had happened was the "secret spot" at Sprecks featured some pretty huge waves this past week due to an earlier storm and Hamilton was out with Lickle as his jetski operator challenging those waves. After picking Hamilton up when he kicked out of a wave, Lickle was unable to outrun a wave that followed. The resulting tumble caused Lickle to receive a huge gash on the side of his calf from an aluminum fin on one of the boards they stowed on board the jetski. Hamilton then had to strip himself of his board shorts to create a makeshift tourniquet for Lickle's leg (the gash ran along the whole side of his left calf), then he had to swim for about half a mile to retrieve the jetski to pick up Lickle and bring him to shore. Luckily there was a radio on board the watercraft so Hamilton was able to call for an ambulance which was waiting for them when they reached the shore. In the end Lickle needed more than FIFTY staples, and Hamilton was able to head back home to his lovely wife with an amazing story to tell. The story that the Honolulu Advertiser tells in more detail here.
Jake Burton Stands Up For The Rights Of Snowboarders
Published: 12:59 a.m. PT by Me
Recently Burton initiated a campaign to protest the fact that 4 resorts in North America still prohibit snowboarding. They did this by offering $5,000 to the best amateur video submitted of a rider poaching each of those resorts and $20,000 to a rider who hits all four of those resorts. Well apparently some people weren't really feeling that (the question: Why?) and voiced their opinions directly to Burton. This has prompted a response from the bossman himself, Jake Burton, who issued a statement to the campaign's detractors. In his response Burton (the man) perceptively notes that 2 of the 4 resorts prohibiting snowboarding operate on federal forest land, which essentially means that all of us are partly helping them operate (meaning we don't have to put up with their prohibition), and that Burton is not advocating any sort of law-breaking, violent, and irresponsible actions with their poaching campaign (they've got "Poaching Commandments" that say so). Burton doesn't even mention the pure stupidity of the prohibition itself in financial terms (allowing snowboarders = more income) which in and of itself makes the prohibition unbelievable.
So basically Burton is standing strong behind their poaching campaign and we stand with them. For more on the "Power To The Poachers" campaign including entry rules (the video submission contest lasts until March 1st) along with a chance to view some of the submitted videos go to the official poachers page here, to read Jake Burton's response to the critics of the poaching campaign go here.
Fun With Alliteration: Footage From Flip's Feast
Published: 12:29 a.m. PT by Me
Recently we've been mentioning Flip's West Coast Feast Tour a few times as they've been updating readers of their site with photos from the tour. In those types of cases we're betting photos don't do the subject much justice, which makes what Flip's done yesterday all the much better because they've posted video up of different Feast West Coast Tour stops (Fresno and Medford) which of course proves what I just said was right. In keeping with Flip tradition the clips are short and sweet with pretty much wall-to-wall action and little much else in between, which is a good thing. You can check out the Flip West Coast Feast Tour footage as well as plenty of other Flip footage over here. Shaun White Among The Riders Heading To The BEO Next Month
Published: 12:11 a.m. PT by Me
With the cancellation last month of the inaugural Burton Canadian Open anticipation for the Burton Global Series has kinda had to take a rain check. But thanks to the newly released confirmed competitors list for the Burton European Open, the excitement over seeing one of the top snowboarding events (and a SIX(6)STAR TTR Event) of the year is gonna start building again. According to the announcement the BEO, which will take place January 11 - 18 in Laax, Switzerland, has confirmed that names such as Shaun White, Antti Autti, Danny Davis, Torah Bright and Kelly Clark among others will be taking part in the halfpipe and slopestyle competitions. Also on hand competing will the 1st and 2nd place winners of the recent Nokia Air & Style contest in Munich, Kevin Pearce and Mikkel Bang, both of whom as a result of their showing in Munich are looking to further up their TTR points (currently Torstein Horgmo, Mason Aguirre, and Louie Vito are topping the TTR Rankings). For more on the confirmed riders for this season's BEO check the official press release here. Also don't forget to take a look back with our coverage from last season's BEO.
December 6, 2007
Mike V., Bam M., Chad M. And Kat Von D
Published: 1:22 p.m. PT by Me
Some of you are probably fans of the tattoo shows on TLC like Miami Ink and more recently L.A. Ink and London Ink (the best one of the bunch in my opinion). And if you are a fan of the shows you probably know that Kat Von D from L.A. Ink is pretty good friends with Mike Vallely who's been on the show before (as well as Steve O from Jackass). You've probably also seen that they've been trying to build a mini-ramp inside the shop ever since the beginning of the show. Well the two storylines have converged in an episode that's finished filming and will air soon, as Mike V. stops by the shop again bring with him fellow Element skaters Bam Margera and Chad Muska to do some damage on the newly finished mini ramp (makes me wonder if Element and the show's producers have some type of deal in place...oh wait Element hints at it themselves). As mentioned the episode just finished filming so details aren't known as of yet BUT Element has posted some photos they took from the filming featuring Vallely, Marger, Muska, Kat Von D and the band Veins Of Jenna who I guess performed as part of the ramp christening. Check the gallery of photos here to get a taste of the episode to come.
Photo courtesy of Element
Wild Ride On Epicly Later'd Comes To A Close
Published: 12:56 p.m. PT by Me
After 16 episodes of tour madness with some skating and profiling thrown in the Emerica's Wild Ride story arc has come to an end with Episode 17 on Epicly Later'd. This time around instead of focusing on any specific skater the episode brings it back to why they were all there in the first place: The Wild Ride Tour. The culmination of that tour was the special Wild In The Streets Main Event held in San Francisco earlier this year (July 4th) where tons of local kids gathered to take a marathon-like skate through the streets of the city with the boys on tour joining them, which the first half of the episode focuses on. The second half of the episode mostly involves reminiscing on the tour itself with many never seen before clips getting editted in while Emerica brand manager Justin Regan talks about his hopes that all the skaters who took part in the tour will remember it as something special. Though it's the final episode of the Wild Ride Tour it doesn't mean show host Patrick O'Dell is done...he's already teased us with the fact that the next episode of Epicly Later'd is gonna profile Daewon Song which means we'll obviously keeped tuned (on MTV as well). For the final episode of Emerica's Wild Ride on Epicly Later'd go here.
Event Notices
Published: 12:45 a.m. PT by Me
Looks like a lot of places are throwing events this weekend to them in before the holiday crunch...so here's a short rundown of some of the stuff you can check out this weekend:
• First Volcom is launching their annual Peanut Butter And Rail Jam tour this Saturday at Mammoth Resort in California. The rail jam is one solely for the amateurs as Volcom hopes to give back to the kids that support them. They're also claiming a new rail setup with 3 separate rails lined up side by side to boost the "energy level" of the contest, I guess you can check it out and see if they're successful. For more info on the Peanut Butter and Rail Jam at Mammoth check the link here.
• Up next is something we've mentioned before when it went down in the Bay Area, The UnderSkatement Film Festival. This Saturday though the Festival will be touching down at the Clinton Street Theater in Portland for the second stop of the tour. The Festival is one dedicated to the skaters with films that are either made by skaters or utilize a skate aesthetic, meaning they're not just screening straight up skate videos, think of this more as a cultural/artsy event. The screening will take place at 7pm, with a repeat showing at 9pm also. For more info on the event including the festival program check the link here
• Though mainly known for their association with Surfing Hurley Clothing also has a skate team featuring pros like Curren Caples, Duane Peters, and the legendary Steve Alba, and this Saturday you'll have a chance to see them in action if you're living in Hawaii. That's because the Hurley Skate Team is holding a demo at Banzai Rock Skatepark in Honolulu starting at 3pm and going to whenever the sun sets. So here's your chance to familiarize yourself with a team you might not be familiar with. For more info on the demo check our Events Calendar Entry right here.
• Back to snowboarding, another rail jam, the "Simon Says Rail Jam" will be going at Bear Mountain, California this Saturday. The Simon in the name is for Stepchild Rider Simon Chamberlain who will unveiling his newly designed rail at the resort (that also sponsors him). On hand to help him out will also be the NOMIS Snow Team who'll also hold a demo, this plus the fact that plenty of companies will be doing giveaways and such means this is something worth checking out if you're in the area. For details on the rail jamcheck the link here.
• Finally for the old-timers the Skatepark of Tampa is holding the 3rd Annual Binky's Beer Belly Bowl Jam & BBQ. I mention it's for old-timers because even though the kids can come to watch the actual Bowl Jam will only feature divisions for age 20 and up (including a 40 & Up division), hence the beer belly. The BBQ (starts at noon) will be held prior to the actual contest at 1pm so make sure you get there early...also to take advantage of the free beer (for those 21+ of course). For more details on the Bowl Jam & BBQ check the link here.
Oh yeah one more thing. Don't forget about the Supra Nor Cal Mission happening all weekend long in the Bay Area (we mentioned it yesterday if you were paying attention).
DVS Soothes Its East Infection
Published: 12:02 a.m. PT by Me
The other day we mentioned that Independent has started posting parts of it's North West Tour video online which when finished (the video has ten parts to it) will be equivalent to one complete DVD. In a way this is sorta related, because DVS has posted (albeit in shortened form) video of their East Infection Tour that went down earlier this year in cities all over the East Coast (mostly Northeast). The video features their talented roster of skaters starting with recently dethroned Skater Of The Year Daewon Song, Jereme Rogers, Zered Bassett, Chocolateer Chico Brenes, Kerry Getz, and others doing some amazing stuff in fully urban areas and skateparks. It's totally worth watching if not for the skating then at least for the gnarly Razor Scooter action. You can check out the clip at DVS' site here. 
