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Many thanks to those who have already donated to the Derek Gertz Memorial Fund. We are still need more though so please contribute to this cause. Donations can be as little as $1.00, we know that everyone can afford to do something. If you don’t already know the paypal e-mail address is velocityskates@hotmail.com.
Hey everyone a big heads up, we just got in some new product fresh off the manufacturing line. Slave is distributed under Black Box but this is not a Jamie Thomas company. Slave is ran by a Black Box artist so some of the artwork styles will be familiar to some other Black Box products. The artist Ben Horton is the man behind the canvas and has quite the sick portfolio that you can check out on his website.
Currently Slave is only being offered in 3 stores across Maryland so we are very pleased to be among the 3 shops that Black Box has allowed to distribute this new product. We hope that fans of Ben Horton and Black Box will come and try out the new company and let us know how you guys like the new boards.
The new company consists of Jon Allie, Matt Mumford, Joe Goemann, Anthony Schultz, Pat Burke, and Conhuir Lynn. Mumford and Allie both have 3 pro models out, we expect to have just about every Slave board thats been produced in both locations within a day. For some of the board artwork check the following:
We didn’t only get decks in though we got just about everything the company has to offer from wheels to shirts and hats, the works. So if your down with Slave we will be one of your few sources and we have just about all the bases covered.
To check out even more of this new product be sure to come into either shop. Currently all of it is in Bowie but the shipment will be divided and in the Severna Park store within the day.
The Memorial service for Derek will be heald at the Robert Evans Funeral Home located on the corner of Racetrack Rd and rt 450 in Bowie on Wednesday at 9:00 am. We hope to see everybody there.
We have also set up a memorial fund you can donate to this at either shop or via paypal, the paypal e-mail is velocityskates@hotmail.com
Derek’s sister is working on a video tribute if anyone has any pictures or video please send them to her at aleks.gertz@gmail.com
We regret to inform you that Derek Gertz died yesterday after hitting his head skateboarding. We don’t know any details but once we do we will pass them on. Our thoughts are with the Gertz family and Derek will be missed by all.
The Sale will begin Tuesday and will go though Sunday. This is storewide sale and almost everything in the store will be included. Here is a list of deals that you don’t want to miss.
Complete Boards: All on sale some will be prebuilt for $99.00 customs are $110.00 (some upgrades apply)
Shoes: All of them are marked down 30%-50%
Clothing: Everything is marked down 30%-40%
Hats : All of them are $20.00 (new eras included)
Wheels: 20% off
Today starts a big week for all of us, the Creation demo is today, be at the shop around 5:00 and the park around 7:00. Episode 3 of the Velocity Shorts will be on our youtube page either tonight or tomorrow. We are also getting ready for the biggest sale in our history, stay tuned for more details later on tonight.
We got in a bunch of new stuff from Krooked, Real, Enjoi, Almost, and Anti-Hero
There are a bunch of new multi-colored Venture and Thunder trucks, with a couple new sets of wheels from Enjoi, Darkstar, and Spitfire.
Make sure you come in to either store and check out the new products.
Word on the street is that Jereme Rogers is on Plan B.
Kyle Leeper is now riding with Destructo trucks.
If you haven’t already seen episodes 1 and 2 of the Velocity Shorts.. check it out on Youtube here.
As we get closer and closer to back to school more and more shoes and apparel just keep coming in. The pile above shows many of the styles that have already come in. Everything you see here also has a nice collection of clothing to match. This is by far the most that we have ever ordered and we spent a lot of time going with pieces that go together. So forget the mall and come on down to see us.
Not only are we stocked on soft goods we also have bunch of new decks, trucks, and the most wheels that we have ever had. Hopefully it will cool off outside and everyone can enjoy some of the stuff that we just got in.
For those of you that don’t know, we now have a YouTube Page check it often we have been adding new stuff and will continue to add to it.
In regards to the events that occurred on June 21st (Go Skateboarding Day), this article contains information pertaining to the ridiculous actions by the Arkansas police department and how the cop was cleared of all charges.