Toy Machine’s New Site

Just like Lakai, Toy Machine too has a new site. While Lakai went the fine aesthetic route with clever flash cartoons and fancy buttons, Toy Machine went the straight to the point route with disturbing pictures and interesting content.  Not to say Lakai’s isn’t interesting, but Toy Machine is probably a better read with day in the life “diary entries” and breathtaking photography, just like the photo above.  You have to check it out for yourself.  I definitely bookmarked this site. 

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Ambiguous Team Signings

The Ambiguous team is doing a team signing.  Not only are they doing one team signing, but they will be doing a second one later that day.  And I’m willing to bet you will never guess where both these team signings will take place.  So ill tell you.  Both will actually take place at Active!  I know, I was surprised too.  One will take place at the Irvine store at 1pm and the other at the Mission Viejo location at 4pm.  I wonder if Active ever accidentally books two or possibly three skate teams in the same time slot on accident.  I wonder if they will let my little sister have a team signing at one of their stores.  She’s a figure skater. 

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Wildcard Bruno Santos Wins Billabong Pro Tahiti

Brazillian wildcard Bruno Santos defeated fellow wildcard Manoa Drollet in the finals of the Billabong Pro Tahiti today. Surfing stars such as CJ Hobgood, Taj Burrow, Kelly Slater and Joel Parkinson fell to one or the other with Parkinson losing to Drollet and Hobgood to Santos in the semi finals.

Check out a full breakout of the action in the press release below…

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Slater, Durbidge and Burrow Ousted in Billabong Pro

The day after defending world champ Mick Fanning was knocked out of the Billabong Pro Tahiti a slew of other top surfers were shown the exit as wildcards dominated the day.

Wildcard Manoa Drollet (above) knocked out Slater in Round three today while Taj Burrow fell to Brazilian Bruno Santos but other top surfers did advance including Andy Irons, Joel Parkinson and CJ Hobgood.

Conditions are good in Tahiti and contest organizers hope to finish up the action on Thursday.  You can catch the live webcast on the official site and read more about Wednesday’s action in the press release below..
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Tony Hawk’s Foundation Does Good

Its great to see how long a way skateboarding has come. I remember the days when skateboarding at the Vons parking lot got you a ticket and confrontations with people like Officer Rivieri were the norm. The days when kids would have nowhere to skate so they would band together at City Hall to plead with their elected officials to build a skate park for them just to have them turned away. Those were the days.

Luckily a lot of the skaters from that time have grown up and now they are leading the charge for skateboard justice. Tony Hawk’s Skateboard Foundation helps low-income communities build skate parks for the kiddies in hopes to stir them away from trouble. Tony’s foundation has raised over $2,000,000 and is in the works awarding 29 communities grants worth $255,000 for the construction of new skate parks.

If we had something like this a decade ago, a lot less kids would have been involved with pot, gangs, and 40’s while on the streets.

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I-Path Reward Themselves With A Session

What did you do on Earth Day?  Sleep without your Andre The Giant night-light?  Fart less?  Maybe pee on your dad’s tulips so that you wouldn’t have to flush the toilet?   Well that’s just great because I-Path did their share as well by spending the day cleaning up and picking up trash at Carlsbad Beach in California.  It’s great to see skaters partaking in environment and socially conscience activities.  Hopefully those who see this will be inspired. 

Well a hard days work was followed up with a nice rewarding session at Bob Burnquist’s private skate park. 

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eS x Krooked Collaboration

If you have nothing better to do on May 17th, take the drive across the country to Washington D.C. and join the celebration of the release of the eS/Krooked/Bobby Worrest collaboration at the Rock N Roll Hotel.  The party will take place upstairs in the presidential suite and will include music, free shoes, and free booze.  Hopefully being in the presidential suite, they will have something better than PBR or Boones Farm. 

Check out the flyer below for more details. 

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Deathwish In The New Active: Chino Hills

The new Deathwish team along with all the new gear will be making an appearance at the grand opening of the Active store in Chino Hills.  The entire Deathwish team will be there; well except for Charles Bronson.  But at least Andrew Reynolds will be making a special appearance.  Check out the flyer for more details…

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Dudes, Dudes, Dudes Photos

If you didn’t know already, The Berrics had a nice little premiere party for the long awaited DVS “Dudes, Dudes, Dudes” free skate video.  Check it out over at the DVS website.  You can also watch the entire movie on the site or just go to the DVS youtube page.

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More DVS News: Sissy Up Your Phone

Just kidding.  Maybe not.  DVS is releasing a new line of cell phone skins.  Why not give your phone that zebra skin you’ve always desired.  Or how about that penguin suit that your phone has been looking for.  Read the press release below for all the info.

DVS announces the launch of a new online store that provides custom DVS branded skins for more than 250 different types of electronic devices from top manufacturers including Apple, Blackberry, Boost, Cingular, Dell, Motorola, LG, and many more. Available for purchase through dvsshoeswrapstore.com, online consumers can shop exclusively for a variety of DVS skin options. Each skin is made of flexible vinyl material designed to both protect and stylize electronic equipment. Skins are specially designed to fit all types of devices—everything from phones and laptops to hand-held gaming devices.

“Gadgets like cell phones, ipods, and laptops are practically tied to people these days,” says Podium Distribution VP of Marketing Tim Gavin. “Why not doll up your electronics?”

Web goers can visit the new online store at www.dvsshoeswrapstore.com

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