Archive for November, 2008
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
While you and the rest of the country are about to freeze your arses off because winter is just around the corner, the people of Sao Paulo Brazil (and Los Angeles) are living it up with some of the most beautiful weather around. You may not have known this but them ...
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Raise your hand if you’re going to miss George W. Bush when he steps down from office? I see that 1 out of 4 of you still like him, or about 24%. Well raise your hand if you love Sarah Palin and would like to see her run in 2012? ...
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
First he was at the Quiksilver store in NYC. Then he took to the airwaves of KCRW and other radio stations to present us with his own unique play list and perspective. Now the greatest surfer of all time, well maybe next to ERNIE REYES JR, Kelly Slater has been ...
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Love him or hate him (I think he’s great) Pharrell Williams grew up during the heyday of skating. That means baggy jeans, like really BAGGY JEANS, straight brimmed hats, and pirated music in skate video parts. Decades later he is still wearing clown looking clothes but this time it’s a ...
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
The first knockout of a vehicle-sponsored tour is now official. When Jeep pulled out of paying for the winter version of 48 Straight, it was the end of the line. A simple message on the event web site says it all: "With news that Jeep has decided to no longer ...
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Tahitian Michel Bourez (pictured above) has won the Reef Hawaiian Pro in Haleiwa, HI, defeating Brazil's Jihad Khodr, Kekoa Bacalso and Dusty Payne (both of Hawaii) in a four man final. Bourez earned $15,000 for his win but more importantly earned a spot in the 2009 ASP World Tour thanks ...
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
Danny Way has crashed on the MegaRamp while performing in Brazil for an event. SkateDaily found the report from Brazil, where Bob Burnquist, Way and others were in town for a contest going down this weekend.
As you can see in the video below, Way didn't land cleanly after clearing the ...
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Friday, November 21st, 2008
Kelly Slater at the '08 Boost Mobile Pro.
After seven years as the title sponsor of the ASP World Tour's Trestles event, mobile phone maker Boost Mobile is giving up the honor and transferring it to Hurley.
The ASP was approached by Boost Mobile last week about the transfer and while no ...
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Friday, November 21st, 2008
What a year it’s been for skateboarding. No year before 2008 has skateboarding ever been pushed into the mainstream as much as it has this year. And for me that’s what Skater Of The Year means to me. Which skater’s face was out there the most? Which skater won the ...
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Friday, November 21st, 2008
If you are finding yourself boring and as dull as some of your friends, it’s because you have nobody to influence you into greatness. Whether it be in skating, rollerblading, dancing, video gaming, math, haikus, or doing the running man, it doesn’t matter. You need to surround yourself with skilled, ...
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