The two skateboarders with Untitled Skateboards did clear the three teachers during their performance Thursday morning, causing students to cheer and roar with applause.
And even though there is a “no skateboarding” sign prominently posted next to the school’s front door, the group was invited to not only display their tricks that get the audience’s attention, but also their message — to stay in school, pursue your dreams and know that your decisions now can change your life.
Events like the one held at Scribner Middle School are a win-win. Skateboarding is presented in front of school officials as something that doesn’t need to be feared or belittled, and that puts the kids at ease. And to have a group perform plus give kids some solid advice about staying on the right path means they’re more likely to accept it, because they admire skaters.
It’s that time of the year again. The chaos of back to school has begun. More traffic on the roads, busy calendars for parents and kids alike, college students breaking their backs with heavy textbooks.
Why not take a break from the madness to remember a bit of why summer is so great? Get on your your mountain bike, go for a run, hit the waves before the water gets too cold…
And get it all on camera!
If you can tell us - on video - what the awesome All-Day ingredient Xytine™ can do to make you better/stronger/smarter/faster at your game, we want to see it.
UFC officials have been in talks with the city of Vancouver, Canada and the British Columbia Attorney General on whether or not MMA can be fought in Vancouver. MMA has a huge Canadian fanbase, despite most Canadian cities barring the sport. So far Montreal has been the hub of Mixed Martial Arts in the country Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Montreal is also home to Georges St. Pierre). Currently Canada’s Criminal Code does not recognize MMA as a legitimate sport - the rules are different for the province of Quebec.
“It’s clearly a legitimate sport with legitimate athletes and as long as they’re working with the Vancouver council and a proper athletic commission, we have no problem with it whatsoever,” said BC Attorney General Mike DeJong.
UFC is looking toward Summer 2010 to stage its first match in Vancouver.
UFC 102 between Nogueira and Couture will be fought in Portland, OR on Saturday night.
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The Memphis suburb of Millington is studying the kind of revenue that might be brought in by adding a BMX track.
The 120,000 foot concrete track would cost the town $2million, but given the enduring popularity of BMX events, they would stand to gain that money back in commercial revenues.
The facility would seat around 2,000 people and join DeSoto, Texas, and Albuquerque, N.M., as the only cities under ABA with covered arenas.
“The track in Texas, it’s out in the middle of nowhere,” he said. “But the tax revenue that is coming to that DeSoto area is really blossoming and you can see it in the town.”
If the BMX track is finished by next year, the city could anticipate up to 112 events in 2011 that could attract around 32,000 people, ABA officials said.
With 2000 seats in the proposed BMX arena, the revenue potential to the town of Millington is unlimited. Every event would attract people needing food, lodging, gas, entertainment… the list goes on. Small businesses in the area stand to gain immeasurably not only from the official events, but from smaller affairs where people flock in from other nearby towns.
The Houston Chronicle’s movie reviewer describes the new X Games 3D movie as “over caffeinated” and the “a narrative that’s only slightly less zealous than a ShamWow infomercial”, but concedes that the visuals shot at the 2008 X Games make it totally worth the price of admission.
The film is basically an ad for ESPN, so take it with a grain of salt, and give it only what it’s due. You’re not there for the narrative - you’re there to see the ripping, grinding and total choreographed chaos that comes from the X Games.
A hornet’s sting brought down pioneer skateboarding legend Andy Kessler yesterday in Montauk, Long Island NY.
Kessler was an original member of the Zoo York Crew and was featured in Deathbowl to Downtown, the evolution of skating in New York. A clip can be seen below.
He was salty and hard boiled like a true New Yorker should be but he was also the first guy to help someone out. I don’t mean that as a cliche like when someone dies they were all of a sudden a saint- no- Kess really helped people out. He was a sponsor to people trying to kick drugs or drinking, (he was clean and sober for years and years and then one day he quit drinking coffee and smoking cigs to boot!), he built skateparks, went to community meeting and generally tried to make New York a better place to live.
Pro BMX legend Jamie Bestwick took a hard tumble and knocked himself out on a tailwhip 540, yet still managed to bring in the gold at the X Games 15 in Los Angeles on August 1. His two stellar runs prior to the wipeout were enough to keep him in first place. So despite being unconscious for the last moment of the competition, he still won.
His bag of magic tricks for the comp were alley-oop whips, a perfectly nailed nosedive tailwhip 5, opposite and regular flairs and consistent flow and style.
We here at All-Day wish to congratulate Jamie on his near-perfect performance. Here’s to a speedy recovery, dude.
Images speak louder than words ever could. This image of normalcy in war torn Afghanistan is so promising.
The above image was taken from the LA Times, who have a full slideshow showing kids skating and enjoying themselves despite the stress their country has endured.
The two go hand in hand. Soldiers in the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team “Greywolf”, 1st Cavalry Division at FOB Marez were treated to a visit from five ESPN X Games athletes earlier this month. Many serving in Iraq and Afghanistan are extreme sports fans, and it’s a real boost for them to be visited by the pros.
Jen O’Brien was the first female skater to ever participate in the X Games.
“I just think it’s important to come out and support the troops and let them know we appreciate what they’re doing out here,” said Jen O’Brien. “They’re away from their family and friends and they’re working hard to make sure we’re safe at home.”
Nate Holland has competed in multiple X Games snowboarding events and was even a member of the 2006 U.S. Olympic team.
Snowboarder Grete Eliassen has won back to back gold medals in the 2005 and 2006 X Games. She has also won three straight U.S. Open Skiing Slopestyle competitions.
Skier Sarah Burke won the gold medal in the 2009 X Games superpipe event and numerous gold medals prior to that. She is the first and only female to ever land a 1,080 degree spin during competition.
BMX freestyle rider Brad Simms has recently had a signature frame with Hoffman bikes come out with his nick name B-Rad on the side.
The athletes made several stops around Afghanistan, boosting troop morale and showing their moves.
I was on twitter (username @energyspray) when I saw a link about the Skateboard Film Fest in Seattle, WA, August 14-15.
From their website About page:
The Skateboard Film Festival is a collaborative effort by some of the industry’s most respected entrepreneurs, filmmakers, photographers, and skateboarders. It was brought about to promote independent film making in the skateboard community at large. It is open to the entire public by way of video submissions, and there will be several categories by which each film maker can submit his or her video short or full-length movie. Videos are carefully selected by a panel of judges and some 40-60 will be shown during the film festival weekend.
Films will be screened at the Siff Cinema in Seattle, and events will take place in local parks. Tickets are not yet on sale, but keep checking their website for details.
