Just a quick reminder that the Holy Water pre-Christmas sale is now on! Sale items include mens and womens t-shirts, sweats, watches and more from your favourite brands including We, Nixon, Ando, Crownfarmer and more…
Avoid the agony of Christmas shopping on the high street and save some money.
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As if it really matters to know who rides for what, where and when… All that really matters is that they’re skating, right? So, to put a few weird rumours about sponsorship, money and Koston aside, here’s some hot shit going down for next Es video. Yes!http://www.officialnewyork.com/clips/html/esny.html
Start speculating.
In the age of nano-technology, high unemployment and cheap gadgets, it comes as no surprise to see so many kids working on their own skate videos… So, once you’ve agthered all of tht footage and sat on it for a couple of years, re-editted the lot, filmed a bit more, sat on it a bit more and re-editted it again, and so on… you can finally think about releasing your precious brainchild to the ungrateful masses. No wonder deadlines get pushed back. However, you need a name for this masterpiece because without one people might not know what to ask for (if they ask for it at all!).
Click your browser over to www.namethisvideo.com amd win win yourself a Century Optics .3x Fisheye!
Alright, I’ll break it down one more time for those of you that weren’t paying attention the last few hundred times: Ventures are light-weight but break a lot easier. Independent are heavy but strong*. Thunders are the middleweights which make them light enough for good pop and strong enough to take a drop. Anything else on the market is superfluous.
*Independent lost a few customers over the years because of defaults. Indys are now more prone to breaking than ever before, but the company promises to produce only the strongest trucks available. Two cracked baseplates in exactly the same place lost my confidence, so I’ve been riding these Thunders and have no complaints. Oh, except for the vividly coloured pro models- yuck!
Ralph Lloyd-Davis
11/10/2005
1996-97
Ah! The good ol’ days… Eastern Exposure, Mixtape, Trilogy: Three staples of what skateboarding stood for between 1996 and 1997. All three out of print and rare collectibles today. RB Umali, the mastermind behind virtually any East Coast footage you’ve seen, has compiled various lost tapes and gems onto this DVD: NY Revisited Volume 1.
In a purest form the tape has no music and rightly so. Anyone who can’t sense the stark reality of a skater as he skates through a city scape and grinds harsh surfaces is soulless. Plus, if the background sounds of a bustling town annoys your sensitive ears, you can play music on your stereo- any music- and enjoy.
This DVD might not be the easiest bird to catch (Thanks Steve!), but it is well worth the search if only for the bits of footage from the likes of the Jones Keefe, Maurice Key or Clyde Singleton.
RB has just recently announced the imminent release of Volume 2- 1997-98. More info at: rbumali@hotmail.com
Ralph Lloyd-Davis
11/9/2005
Justin Strubings
I’m not sure, but the only place you might find these babies are on E-Bay or in the bargain bin… The reason being that 88 Shoes no longer exists, replaced by Vox. Anyway, while 88 Shoes did fill up our shelves, Justin Strubing rode for them and anyone who has witnessed how this guy skates knows he’s in control no matter how fast, steep or awkward the terrain. The shoes themselves are functional and relatively simple. My pair were jet black which always works better than dazzling white because they are skate shoes not shoes for the disco. However, the materials used aren’t super resistant, so after a few skates, the sole is already wearing flat and the leather is starting to crack. Oh dear… Not my favouritest shoes ever, but good none the less. Have fun finding a pair!
Ralph Lloyd-Davis
11/10/2005
This has got to be one of the most fucked up things we have seen this year! Danny Way would have pissed it though….
Click here
After 5 years of staging the world’s largest skate event in conjunction with World Cup Skateboarding, GLOBE has decided it’s TIME FOR CHANGE and will now be hosting a stand alone event this coming February… The GLOBAL ASSAULT!
The contest location will remain the same, the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Australia, and the evolution of our event will guarantee that the best skaters in the world will be treated to the most fair,legit, open format skate contest ever held–with a focus on the skateboarding, not the points, not the time… Not to mention a chance to grab a chunk of the USD$100,000.00 Cash Purse.
The GLOBAL ASSAULT will also be the most-watched Internet skate event ever, featuring a series oflead-up programs and an unprecedented live webcast…
www.globe.tv for more info
Raining outside? Rollerblade jam going on in your local indoor skatepark? Well, Etnies footwear have a great new game on their website that you can kill your time with. Skate downhill and grab shoeboxes, avoid kerbs, ollie of ramps and try and beat everyone else scores at www.etniesskate.com/extra/games/downhill/
The “Concrete Carnage” event documentary is about to hit the Extreme channel in December. The premier date for the show is 8 Dec at 2000, it will be repeated over the weekend on 9th Dec at 1730, 10th Dec at 1200, 1730 & 2230 and 11 Dec at 1400, 1830 & 2430.
For a write up of this event with pics, click here.
