It’s been a long year but 2008 is nearly out the door and 2009 will present us with a brand new refreshing start.  With a complete revamp of Bush’s totally awesome, totally successful presidency, we will be welcoming a new look to this country’s government with Barack Obama and his  administration.  Will he be as popular and efficient in running this country as Bush was?  All we can do is wait and see.  But there are a few things coming next year whose success is all but certain. 

First we have the fourth installment of the ever so popular Fast and Furious franchise.   I personally thought that RICE ROCKETS died at least 3 years ago but leave it up to Vin Diesel and his close friend and lost in the rummage co-star Paul Walker to revive the hobby.  In the music category, we can go down a long list of things to come.  But my personal favorite and it’s been a long time coming: the BONE THUGS N HARMONY album.  When they’re first album came out over a decade ago, it single handedly created a monster within suburban communities nation wide.  Middle-class straight A students morphed into gangstas.  It was awesome.  

Finally for television, I don’t get a chance to watch much of the tube unless it’s a holiday marathon of my favorite series SMALL WONDER.  But those are far and few between.  Fortunately Rob Dyrdek’s up coming show, which takes place at his newly constructed “Fantasy Factory”, will be hitting the air next year.  If you haven’t seen the skate plaza yet, it’s like THE BERRICS on crack.  Sorry, that’s a bad analogy.  More like The Berrics on Prozac mixed with LSD.  It’s pretty fresh.  Check out the new video over at DC. 

Each year, the month of November is the time when men get together and grow their moustaches (FOO MANCHU for us Asians) in recognition and awareness for men’s health.  Funds around the world are raised each year for the cause.

In support of Movember, DC is hosting an online eBay Auction, which will feature limited edition items for bid. The Auction will run from November 12, 2008 to November 22, 2008. 100% of the proceeds raised from the auction will go to Movember and prostate cancer research.

Auction items include autographed paraphernalia from DC team riders including , Devun Walsh, Aaron Biitner, and the DC Surf Team. Plus autographed items from Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, Adam Sandler, Panic At The Disco and many more.

The eBay Auction is live NOW, and will end on Saturday, November 22nd at 5 PM PST. Start bidding over at EBAY.

Here is a list of things up for auction.
Here’s the full list of stuff up for grabs:
Nate Adams Autographed DC Poster (x 4)
Year’s Supple of DC Shoes – 12 pairs of shoes
Ken Block Autographed Subaru Photography Book
Dave Mirra Autographed 2009 MirraCO Manual Magazine (x2)
Autographed DC Lauri Heiskari XFB 155 Snowboard
Spy Sunglasses – Search and Destroy: The Zed
Razia’s Shadow – Autographed CD
Cutie is What We Aim For Autographed Poster
Autographed Billy Madison DVD
Allan Cooke Autographed DC Shoes
Dave Mirra Autographed DC Shoes and Shirt
Dave Mirra Autographed DC apparel and footwear
Electric Sunglasses- Killowatt
Spy Sunglasses – The Wilshire
Panic at the Disco – Autographed Album
Rob Dyrdek Complete Skateboarding Deck
Allan Cooke Autographed Bell Helmet
Electric Sunglasses
Spy Sunglasses – The Natural: Hailwood
The Friday Night Boys- Autographed Poster
DC x Mike Shinoda Remix Series Autographed Xander Shoes
Autographed DVD copy of Dude Cruise – Surfing Movie
DC x Peter Saville Collaboration Outerwear Outfit
Chad Kagy Autographed Bell Helmet
The Providence – Autographed Poster
Dave Mirra Autographed Gold Standard 2008 Shirt
Autographed Rob Dyrdek Deck
Dave Mirra Autographed DC Shoes
Autographed Danny Way Original Photo by Mike Blabac
The Hush Sound – Autographed Poster
Allan Cooke Autographed DC T-Star Shirt
Electric Sunglasses – The Bickle AMX
Autographed Waterboy DVD
DC x Mike Shinoda Autographed Pride Shoes
Autographed DC MLF 158 Snowboard
Ken Block Autographed Poster
Ken Block Autographed Pro Spec 1.0 Racing Shoes

Along with these amazing products, Billy Mays has an entire arsenal of innovative goods that have been helping millions of people for many years now. Billy can now add another great invention to his long list of products. DC has launched its latest snowboard television campaign, “Enjoy The Ride More” featuring its professional snowboarders, Devun Walsh and Iikka Backstrom alongside TV infomercial. Airing on FUEL TV from November 10 thru December 21, will be three 60-second commercials featuring DC’s new snowboard and boot lines.

DC Iikka infomercial from SNOWBOARD Magazine on Vimeo.

Although I’m not really a big rally fan, I might join this photo contest.  I don’t even own a good photo camera but I just might just use my old Polaroid just to win the prize. And I definitely don’t own a rally car so I think ill just take my dad’s beat up Volvo and go drive it through some dirt.  I may possibly win.

The winner of the contest gets some of the dopest looking pair of DC’s ever.  The reason why they’re so cool is because Adidas put out a pair very reminiscent to these a few decades ago and they used be worn by Crips.  As in Bloods and Crips.  When I used to skate around LA as a youngster in these, gangstas used to give me props.  Those were good times.  Good thing I never ran into any Bloods.  Read the press release below on how you can compete with me for these Crip Boots.  Imagine having a year’s supply of them!

It may be the end of the 2008 Rally America season, but that does not mean the fun has to stop! Rally America has teamed up with DC Shoes to host a 6 week photo contest where rally fans vote for weekly winners to compete for the grand prize of a year’s supply of DC Shoes!

Voting begins on October 19th, fresh after the Lake Superior Performance Rally, you can submit your photos at http://rally-america.com/contests/ (starting October 10th) each week to compete for the grand prize round. Rally Fans will then be given the opportunity to vote for each week’s winner to advance to the grand prize round.

The grand prize winner will receive a year’s supply of DC Shoes and each weekly runner up will get a pair of DC Shoes. Thank you to DC Shoes for the generous prizes!

Any past or present Rally America event photographs of rally cars in action, lifestyle shots, or caught-in-the-moment pictures are welcome for submission. Creativity and artistry will be considered by a panel of photographers who will select the best shots based on relevancy and appeal to be displayed for voting.

Please see http://rally-america.com/contests/ for contest rules and photographic parameters.