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I know everyone likes facebook, but I prefer Twitter. If you aren’t already following us we are @veloskateshop. A few minutes ago on Twitter I came across a link to Grant Taylor grinding a ridiculous handrail , thought I’d pass it along. If anyone would like to check out our assortment of Grant Taylor decks from Alien Workshop, just click it.
Also new this week we have the Sum Of The Parts series from Anti Hero. Each of the p decks are available and there is a good size range. The Julien Stranger starts them off at 7.9 and just about all other sizes are offered up to the Peter Hewitt at 8.38. Don’t forget about the Anti Hero completes either these are priced between $92 and $97 and they are equipped with Thunder Trucks and Spitfire Wheels.
The REAL LottoReal Boards are now available in the online store and should be in the shop today or tomorrow.
Each board comes with a chance to win one of over 100 prizes from a year’s supply of boards, shoes, t-shirts, and tons of other rad product.
These boards look even better in person (I just checked them out in the warehouse) and the added bonus of potentially winning 12 boards. They’re all good sizes from 8.02-8.38 and on the best wood in the industry.
We’re only running these boards once, so get em before they’re gone!
The new shop is up and running. For those who might have missed it, our address is 8541 Ft Smallwood Rd Pasadena MD 21122, Phone (410)360-0005. We still have a few small projects but we are open for business. The board wall is looking pretty good lots of nice decks from Real, Creature, Krooked, Flip, Cliche’ etc. We also have lots of new trucks from Independent, Thunder, and Krux.
Last week it was announced that Black Label has moved to Blitz dist, looks like the first change is the departure of Duane Peters. For those of you who do care he is now on Pocket Pistols, for those of you who don’t care you have to admit this welcome video proves that at 49 years old the guy can skate.
This video can be downloaded in high quality at the Focus site. It features skateboarding from up and down the east coast enjoy.
“Stay Focused” by Focus Skate Mag from Justin Heister on Vimeo.
The rumors have been going around for a few weeks, and some of you saw his board this weekend at Tampa. Now Plan B has made it official Torey Pudwill is their newest pro.,
The 2010 Tampa Pro is done, P Rod took 1st. 2nd went to Nyjah Huston, 3rd Keegan Sauder, 4th Peter Ramondetta, 5th Ryan Sheckler. Head over to Fuel.tv for all of the videos from the weekend.
With warm weather finally showing up we will have lots of new stuff coming in we already have lots of new DC product in , we will have many new decks and wheels in for the weekend, and a Deluxe order next week. If you haven’t checked out the Deluxe spring catalog click here. While you are there be sure to keep their SHOP CONNECT in mind its a place where you can request anything in their catalog to sold to you in our store.
In the mean time if you haven’t seen David Gravette’s year of shredding click here.
The first shipment of DC shoes is here we have four styles to choose from, The Tribe, Match, Rob Dyrdek and RD 1.5.
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The new Flip video came in today. Over the weekend we got a new 55 inch HDTV in the store and we will be showing the video all day.
All decks are on Sale for $49.99 with grip from now til Sunday.
We just received the back to school backpack order. There are signature models from Hosoi Koston and Taylor as well as a variety of team models. As always these bags are guaranteed for life.
Here are a couple more shots of the shop since we haven’t posted anything really:
The new shop is open now. 7319 B Baltimore Ave College Park MD 20740 (301)887-0005
Still waiting on the PG County Govt to give us the ok to open. We are out of Bowie and will let you know as soon as we do about an opening date. Hopefully it will be next week.
Lots of new decks, trucks, and wheels came in today. This will most likely be the last big order in the Bowie shop. Deluxe posted a message on their facebook page about a new Busenitz part. I searched and found it. Check out his part in the Adidas Euro video.
Starting now all shoes are 25%, any brand any model, you choose. Easy enough right.
New in the shop is the DVS Daewon CT Almost, the latest pro model from Daewon Song. The shoes come in a doughnut box and includes a Daewon handboard.
After a cold start to the week it looks like warm weather its on its way. This should be a great weekend to go skating and we got some nice new product. I’ll start with a new selection of decks from Anti Hero , Krooked , and Real ranging from 7.5 – 8.4. Some of these decks are priced as low as $39.99. From Spitfire we got a bunch of new wheels including the F1 park and street burners. And what would a Deluxe order be without Thunder a lot of new colorways/ pro models and for the first time in our shop the 149ers, finally a Thunder that fits boards over 8 inches. Overall this a great order I will list some of our favorites below. With the great weather approaching, I’m sure you’ll want to take a look.
Krooked – Worrest Gonzanimals 8.06
I know most of us spent some time this weekend watching DVS’s Battle At The Berrics. Hopefully I’m not the only one stoked on DVS these days. For those of you that are we received a shipment of the Munition CT Mid in Black Suede today, this is a shoe that some of our riders and myself have in other colorways and we fully back this model.
We received some new shoes from Lakai today. The Telford in black/green, and the MJ 2 Select in white/grey leather, and black/charcoal suede. Come down and try on a pair or check them out in our new online store.
Oi! MegaRampa
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Final Results
1. Bob Burnquist
2. Jake Brown
3. Andy MacDonald
4. Buster Halterman
5. Rob Loriface
6. Adam Taylor
Best Trick
Bob Burnquist
Highest Air
Jake Brown
Danny Way has suffered a serious injury while skating the MegaRamp in Brazil. He is apparently in the hospital with a broken vertebrae. Danny should be ready to get back on his board in about six months. Click here to read the translated report from Brazil.
Thrasher Magazine has announced its 2008 Skater Of The Year, Silas Baxter-Neal. Congratulations to Silas, click here to see his S.O.T.Y. video.
If you haven’t heard Robbie Gurliks birthday party is this Saturday at Charm, gifts are not needed and its free to get in. It goes from 9:00-Noon please rsvp to Robbies Myspace or my email velocityskateboardshop@gmail.com
We have a shoe sale going on as well buy any pair of regular priced shoes and get a second pair of equal or lesser value for $10
For those of you who haven’t Hierd Sam went down to Pitcrew last week and won Matix’s Lord of the lines. Click the link to see Sam putting in work.
I am very sad to pass on the news that Van Wastell passed away today. The details have not been reported. Our hearts go out to the Wastell and DLXSF families.
I’m passing on the word to different skate shops around the area that we, b,
are holding a contest for tickets to Dew Tour which is this week. If you
have any photos or videos of tricks gone wrong or ones gone right, send them
in and you’ll be entered to win a pair of tickets to Dew Tour for Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. I’ve attached the flier in case you want to print it
out for other staff members or customers to see.
Also, if you or a staff member is interested in writing a guest column about
looking forward to Dew Tour or your experiences afterward, let me know. A
guest column is about 250-300 words long and is printed with your name, age,
town, picture and your shop’s name and location. If you want a reference,
check out the heard page in b, the paper.
If you have any questions or suggestions, let me know.
–
Marissa Richardson
UGC Wrangler
B free daily
The next Vox dvd looks like it will be the best so far.
Easy,Steady,….Chocolate
If you missed Chet Childress at the Bowie park, at least you get a reedit.
Johnny Romano is back in the hospital fighting cancer, send some love to room 910.
The wall is full and there are decks on the floor to, sorry for the lack over the weekend. Today we got a ton of boards in from Alien,Habitat,City,Blueprint,Black Label,Foundation,Krooked,Powell,Organika,Element,and Think. Think “Classic Tag” decks are only $40 with tape. We also received Hubba Wheels and Lucky Bearings.
Yup its that time of year again….out with the old in with the new. As we look around the shop and see the temperature start to rise,boards flying off the wall and everyone just going out to rip(sorry green) we realized its sale time once again. Starting Wednesday all leather belts(you know the ones that you look at but can’t shell out $30 for) are now $19.99, all sweatshirts and sweaters are 25-50% off. All jeans and dvds are 15% off, premium T’s are 20% off and all hats and shoes are 10% off(sale shoes you can take off an additional 10%) As for the end date lets go until close on Sunday, after that somethings may go back up but some should be extended. In the spirit of the sale and the great weather that we are having I am also taking this opportunity to announce a contest….yes a contest my ears are starting to bleed from all of the questions I’ve been getting about contests,no this contest will not be at the skatepark,it will not be organized or run by me, this contest is up to you, what ever you have bring it send it whatever.Skate something, build something clean something,help someone do what ever you feel like doing film it shoot photos bring witnesses I don’t care just get out there and make progress. Obviously there is no fee and this is open to everyone, I will have a nice prize pack for the winner(s) what that is I don’t even know yet but I don’t come cheap so trust me it will be worth it and the more people that get involved the better it will be. Let me know if you have any questions feel free to email me velocityskateboardshop@gmail.com. Lets start this thing right now and lets end it next Sunday 6/8. The only rule I have is no old bangers I don’t care what you did last week,month,or year, this is about today and tomorrow.
Velocity team rider Corey Rubin went down to Arlington for the MASS contest this weekend. He came home with 2nd place in the pro bowl division and 1st in the 14-17 year old division. Corey’s footage for the next video is sick nasty so check back often for more.
I’m taking the easy way out on this one just a quick copy and paste……thanks Brad
The online catalog is still coming…It looks like we’re going to roll it out over the next week. Spitfire today, Real tomorrow, Thunder Wednesday, Anti-Hero Thursday, and Krooked Friday. I haven’t seen it yet, but Jim said there are 50+ videos and just tons of cool shit thrown in there (that’s why it’s taking a little longer to get up). So, be sure to head over to www.dlxsf.com every day this week to see it all.
Almost a year since his infamous slam at the X Games, Jake Brown is back on the mega ramp. Last week Jake along with Heath Kirchart of all people, made the drive down to Bob’s to get back on it.
The dvd is in stock now its gonna rain all day so come down and grab copy before they are gone. This dvd is only $10 and they will go fast.
The Greenbelt Recreation Department is looking for a mature individual to teach a Skateboarding Class for our Summer Camp Programs. The individual must be 18 years of age or older and be able to teach the fundamentals of skateboarding to children, ages 8-14, in a FUN and educational manner. Must be able to work M-F, 3pm-6pm, June 16- August 15. Pay is $8.00 to $12.00/hour, depending on experience. Individuals interested in applying can call (301)397-2200 or email back requesting an application.
We appreciate your continued patronage and support of the Greenbelt Recreation Department. If you have any questions, regarding this email, please call the Youth Center main office at 301-397-2200 or reply to this email.
The guys over at skate daily are reporting that Crimson skateboards is over with. In the near future Kris and the team should be starting a new brand that Kris will be the sole owner of. I don’t know about you, but I’m not happy to hear about them getting screwed over by the other investor and I look forward to the next project.
It looks a little suspect to me but I did find this on the transworld site. It also makes sense with Arto leaving Etnies for Gravis and Burton buying Alien. But anyway the message below is supposed to be from Geoff Rowley…..Don’t know about the “x”
As from today, Arto Saari is no longer riding for Flip Skateboards, and has found a new home at Alien Workshop.
Everyone at Flip wishes Arto the best for his future with the Burton family, and are in total support of this move for him.
“Arto is like a brother to me. After years of being on the same team with the same goals it was time for him to move on. We remain the best of friends and will continue to skate together probably harder and probably more so than ever!!! I wish him all the best and as a brother, I shall always have his back”
-Geoff Rowleyx
These pics of Corey were taken this weekend at the Olney Park. Look for more photos, video, and random Corey sightings in the near future.
The Real team has joined the United Nations down at The Berrics.
Calling all sneaker heads the new HUF site is alive and kicking. Go there and check out the team pages as well as custom Huf Zip Zingers to match your sneakers……I’m not kidding.
After months of rumors we have conformation on the Stereo Sound Agency’s Dekline. Maybe Earl will be rocking some Paxtons.
To celebrate their 20th anniversary Black Label is doing trivia contests to give away boards.
This past Saturday Red Bull hosted the “King Of Spring” contest in NYC.
We should have pretty good weather this week and more product rolling in. Be on the lookout for Kayo and Deathwish in the the near future.
Vox, Creature, and Indy just finished up the east coast sewer tour
This is Kevin Green’s ankle after rolling it two weeks ago……..yeeessh
(greener: surgery in may, off it 6 weeks after surgery, probably not skating until july wew)
Fallen spring apparel is here, deluxe stuff should be here tomorrow. We also got about 25 new decks on Friday.
Blueprint is getting ready to release their new video ” make friends with the colour blue” to promote the film they have started a series of teasers called “ tales of the black glove“.
Tony Trujillo made it out to the new park in Israel , where him and some of the locals destroyed a euro gap.
Legendary street skater Natas Kaupas and bride Elizabeth got married in NYC yesterday.
All terrain ripper Stu Graham is now a professional creature fiend.
Matt Rodriguez has rejoined the sound agency at stereo.
Can’t wait for the new alien workshop video? Maybe this will help.
Skytop creator Chad Muska, Darrell Stanton and some other element riders spend the day in AZ.
While we are busy selling their spring line, the matix team is on a hawaiian excursion.
What happens when you take a bunch of guys that ride for supra from a bunch of emerica riders? You end up with a death wish , yes baker has a death wish, and Antwuan Dixon is now pro.
Thanks a largely in part to the Skytop, Supra has exploded in the last year. Among the releases for this January are a green version of their Skytop, a colorway similar to a previous purple release. All new releases can call Velo their new home as a new flagship store for Supra and KR3W goods alike. Available later this month with a suggested price of $105 USD.
hahaha I copied and edited that from hypebeast.com
Click on online store if you would like to buy them right now
Also pictured are a few of the other new shoes that have come in for spring if you would like to purchase any of the call the shop or send me an e-mail.
Velo team rider Robb Estberg has a few tricks over at filmedbyphelps.
The guys over at Vox have the 3rd installment in the “Black and Blue” series posted on their site.
The Split team did not make the same mistake we did by skipping YDG skatepark in NC.
We got 3 new Fallen shoes last week, this week Fallen put out the promo for “Ride The Sky”
If you haven’t heard about Berra and Koston’s new park and site The Berrics , here you go.
Appleyard, Gravette and a few others went to the Volcom warehouse for a Strange Notes session.
The shop is well stocked these days, we have new stuff from Lakai, Matix, Kr3w, Supra, Fallen, and Globe. We will be announcing some new team riders in the very near future so keep lurking on site.
The pro contest at Tampa went down over the weekend 08 is looking good for Greg Lutzka. Also notice at the bottom local boy Ben Hatchell won the am vert contest yet again, Big ups Ben!!!
Street
1. Greg Lutzka $20,000
2. John Rattray $15,000
3. Mike Peterson $10,000
4. Matt Beach $5000
5. Ryan Sheckler $4000
6. Kyle Berard $3000
7. Danny Fuenzalida $2000
8. Eric Koston $1750
9. Dennis Busenitz $1500
10. Stefan Janoski $1250
11. Chad Fernandez $1000
12. Shuriken Shannon $1000
Street “Best Trick”
1. Adam Dyet – Nollie Cab heel boardslide $3000
DFL Award
Joey Brezinski
Pro Vert
1. Pierre Luc Gagnon
2. Danny Mayer
3. Buster Halterman
4. Adam Taylor
5. Neal Hendrix
6. Jussi Korhonen
Am Vert
1. Ben Hatchell
2. Pedro Barros
3. Ronaldo Gomes
4. Sam Beckett
5. Martin Andre
Burton has bought Alien Workshop and Habitat, I guess we’ll have to wait and see what this means and if there will be any changes. Yellow brand has called it quits.Plan B has made Scott Decenzo its first official am. Satori Movement just got went to Florida and have posted a video of the tour. Furby is the newest Hubba am. John Cardiel’s Epicly Later’d episodes are starting to pop up there will be 16 parts total so get your popcorn ready. Greg Lutzka is now on Ricta. PJ Ladd is no longer on Es and is finally on DC.
The sale is still going on so come on down and spend some cheese.
Starting today all sweatshirts are 40% off and all shoes are 30% off. This is an on going sale but things will move quickly. In other words get it while the gettin’s good and don’t front on it.
The video from the North Carolina trip is done. Everyone had a great time,but we did get caught putting itching powder in Frissbee’s panties. A huge thank you goes out to Sean and Ralphie at Globe and Dwindle for their support, John Morgan at Eastern Skate Supply for the hospitality, and Mark Raymond for his documentation.
Here is a short video of Silas Baxter Neal and other es heads in Peru
I got an email earlier this month from an old friend his name is Randy and he is from MD but now resides in NYC. We grew up in the same neighborhood and we all started skateboarding around the same time back in the mid 80’s. Aside from catching up on old times he told me that he is now doing a skate blog I have been to it many times and he seems to update it daily. So now you guys have another place to go to find footy, photos, and more. I also have another place to poach stories and links for this site. Check it out www.champeen.com
For all the hours we spend wasting time bored on the internet we all get lucky once in a while. I got lucky last night and now if you just click this link you can get lucky to. No need to search youtube for Birdhouse “The Beginning” or Nike “Nothing But The Truth”, today is your lucky day.
All sweatshirts are 25% OFF and all clearance shoes are 2 pairs for $69.99. Come and get some.
We went to the “Shop Of The East” contest today at Old School Skatepark. Mike, Sam, and Robb skated against shops from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania,New Jersey, and Arizona. This was quite an event and some great skating went down from many different skaters/shops. In the end the 3 guys that grew up skating the streets of SP together came out with the win and $500.
1st Velocity
2nd Reliance (Arizona)
3rd Fairman’s (PA, yeah the same shop that Bam rides for)
Here is some footy of one of our new riders his name is Corey and he lives in Rockville. We also have added Ryan to the team check back soon. I have some clips of him but I need to go out with him once more so I can put something together.
Lots of new shoes are in in the past couple weeks we got Globe Chris Haslam Sabatons , ES Square Ones,and Jaspers, Etnies Ali Boulala’s and Variants. Also Decks are now starting at $47, yes that includes tape, and no they are not blanks, Real, Anti-Hero, Mystery, Zero, Foundation and more, come on down for more info.
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.
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.
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.
This is on every website about skateboarding so most of you have seen it already. For those of you who have not here you go. One more thing don’t be to shook to make a complaint even if its just an e-mail saying fire that officer.
This is the contact information to make an official complaint:
A dispicable act of police brutality was committed on Go Skateboarding Day by the Hot Springs, Arkansas Police Department. Video of the incident is below. After you watch it, we ask ALL of you to flood their phonelines and email address (below) with complaints regarding the main policeman involved, Officer Joey Williams. You should also contact your local news organizations to help spread the word.
Hot Springs Arkansas Police Department
Phone: (501) 321.6789
Fax: (501) 321.6708
Chief of Police, Bobby Southard
Email: bsouthard@cityhs.net
641 Malvern Ave Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901
Watch this! Do something about it! WE have to let the police know that brutality is not okay!!!
Video link – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH6AYVn2yw4
This Wednesday at 10:00 am the Sawmill Skatepark will reopen. Its up to everyone to try to keep it clean and free of spray paint. Those are the 2 things that county will use as an excuse to tear it down.
The new mega skate plaza in Fayetteville NC looks sick. Last weekend they had the Masa Pro contest. Watch the video and then hit up mapquest.
Results
MENS
1) Greg Lutzka $12,500
2) Ronnie Creager $7,500
3) Pete Eldridge $5,000
4) Mike Peterson $2,500
5) Danny Fuenzalida $2,000
6) Tulio De Oliveira $1,500
7) Billy Marks $1,200
Jereme Rogers $1,000
9) Brian Downey $1,000
10) Paul Rodriguez $1,000
Sorry for the short notice but the county did not give us any time to get this info out there. This Wednesday at 6:00 there is a meeting at Sawmill to decide on the future of the skatepark. With budget cuts going on in the county the skatepark is on the chopping block, this is your opportunity to have your voice heard and save your skatepark. I know that the county councilmen are trying to blame this move on litter and spray paint, we all know thats a pretty lame excuse and that spray paint and litter are everywhere. We also know that there are plenty of tennis courts and other parks around that are nicer, cost more and do not get the use that the skatepark has gotten since it became free. I am working on a presentation for AA county to not only help save the skatepark but also improve it. I will not be able to make the meeting but I will have some people there to represent this shop. I have stats from the Bowie skatepark that show how many AA county residents are using the park there. I know I am not the only one that can not make it to the meeting because of the ridiculously short notice but I will be spending a lot of time trying to help this pathetic situation. I hope a lot of you can make this event if you cant please talk to someone who can. I have seen this type of thing happen in Bowie before and the end result was more money for the the old skatepark and then the new one.
Most of the Real team went on a week long trip to LA for a demo and filming. We will have to wait awhile for the next video but there is some throw away stuff featuring Justin Brock, James Hardy, Keith Hufnagel, Dennis Busenitz, Nick Dompierre, Ernie Torres and Damian Bravo.
Dennis and Peter killing the streets of SF. As always we have nice selection of Real decks to choose from.
Most of you are too young to know anything about Matt Hensley. Not only does Matt own Innes Clothing, but he also played in the band Flogging Molly. Here is the proof of Matt’s legendary status as one of skateboardings greatest, some of this is 20 years old. We have lots of new Innes stuff instock come on down and support a skater owned brand.
The rain didn’t stop the Supra Chad Muska demo in Vancouver. Like him or not you gotta admit most pros would not have skated. Look for the Muska Sky Top and Sky Low coming in soon.
Here is a 37 minute free video from Momentum Wheels. Featured riders are Rick McKrank, Keegan Sauder, Corey Shepard, Jereme Rogers, Chris Haslam, Brandon Biebel and many more.
Here is an extended edit of the gap jam.
Here is the fiend boy in his younger days.
New stuff is here from Deluxe and Alien Workshop. Next week more Deluxe, Dwindle and a huge shipment of Zero and Mystery.
Since so many of you are having problems with the velo trailer I put it up on google videos since youtube sucks and only lets you upload 10 mins and this video is 15 mins long. Hit up the video here, or you can just check the navigation on the side for the link.
This Thursday the Deluxe Tour is coming our way. If you want to get stuff signed come to the Bowie shop at 4:00, the Demo will be at the Bowie Skatepark at around 5:00. Come on out and support you local scene.
| 1. Alex Johns | 1. Brian Redding | 1. Ryan Sears |
| 2. Scott Tupper | 2. TJ “T-Bird” Talbot | 2. Kevin |
| 3. Corey Huber | 3. Jacob | 3.Nicholas (6 yrs old) |
Adidas has created a Youtube page that has some pretty good videos on it. We are thinking about getting the shoes in, I will let everyone know if and when that is happening.
The video of Pat Duffy breaking his leg on the mega ramp was on the show scarred. I can’t watch that show, but I wanted to see the Duffy slam. Anyone else that missed it, its available here.
Mark Appleyard:
“I quit Active today due to some disagreements, and I no longer feel I can support them as an endorsed rider. I hope they will move forward and support skateboarding in a positive and fair way for the good of everyone, and in this I wish them the best of luck.”
Geoff Rowley:
“As of immediately, I am no longer able to endorse Active mail order as a team rider. Differences of opinion and direction have been a problem for quite some time and I am quitting for my own ethical reasons. I will be concentrating my focus on my main sponsors, and working with them to support the bigger picture of skateboarding as a whole.”
I just found a high quality version of the Blueprint Belong Tour from a few years back, enjoy.
Everyone that wants to enter the contest needs to fill out this waiver. We will have some in the shop but if you want to do it in advance please print and fill out.
Also note there will be waivers at the contest as well if you haven’t signed up by then.
For some reason I just don’t feel like heading to the shop and playing video games. There is nothing good on tv so I think I might post a lot of links, yeah this site is not only somewhere for all of you to visit when bored its for me when I’m bored as well. Any way I was going to start out by telling everyone that Jeremy Rogers no longer rides for Girl. OK I guess I did start out with that. But what I was way more stoked on was finding the full Lost and Found video on the Blueprint site. Also there is some footage of Danny Brady and Nick Jensen that is well worth more than one watch. The rumors that are going around are that Jeremy will be on Plan B(makes sense to me) or Mystery(doesn’t make sense to me). As for Blueprint I think Robb said it best “they seem to have their act together” look for new stuff from them soon. Also coming in soon, like Thursday soon is new Krew stuff. Ryan Sheckler is now riding the best. Vox has added a legend and an up and comer to the roster. Looks like Krew has a nice new TF , Even Hernandez seems to like it. This next link may not be new but everyone should witness Billy Roper’s destruction of the Gold Rail.I guess thats it for now, stop in and say whats up.
The first shipment of Globe came in today. Mark Appleyard’s new shoe, the Vagrant is available in military green / khaki and black / charcoal. This is a nice looking shoe and it is getting great reviews. For kids there is the Vice SS in white / charcoal, a classic triple stitched model that should hold up through the hardest recess sessions. For more info on the shoes and the United By Fate videos please visit www.globe.tv
 Sheckler: Black White Grey $70 |
 Arto 2: Rust $64 |
 Callicut: Army $60 |
 Faction: Eggplant $56 |
 Arto: White Yellow $70 |
 Arto: Black Grey $70 |
New stuff just keeps rolling in. Today we got Etnies shoes, Blueprint/Popwar decks and few sets of trucks. Last week we got Krew and Supra. We still have plenty of Velocity decks but they are going fast. In the next few days we will receive decks from Baker, Zoo York,Plan B, Almost, Blind, Darkstar and Enjoi. Pro-Tec helmets, Trucks and Wheels (all brands) should also be here in the next few days.
Spring is here and things shoud be pretty good in the area. Greenbelt and Olney have both opened skateparks . We will be doing a contest at the Bowie park on May 6th (details very soon). The Dew Tour is coming to Camden Yards in June. The team has been filming so you can expect a new montage in the weeks ahead.
Real:
Ernie Torres has been playing host and guide to a number of different
teams while in the Phoenix area. From filming a commercial with Girl
for Panasonic, to showing the Vans team around to all the cutty ditch
spots. He just bought a 1966 Mustang and is looking to move to the
Denver area pretty soon. He’s filming for the Adio video, working on
a interview in Thrasher magazine and filming for the full length Real
video as well. He’ll be in Spain with Adio from the 6th to the 18th
of April, then he hits the road with Real touring through the Southern
states.
JT Aultz has just finished up a 20 questions with Transworld. He’s
been really busy, sitting on a ton of photos from his numerous trips
with the Vox team. His last one was a pure camping adventure while
out in Australia for 2 weeks. He’s filmed a part for the Vox video,
he’s sitting down during the editing process as I type this. He’ll be
jumping into the Summer Comes Early tour April 23rd
- May 6th.
HUF has been busy with his shop, HUF. He’s set to open a boutique
style skate shop in San Francisco also. He’s got a weekly skate day
at the Dojo, Tuesday nights, where him and his employees and friends
get their private shred on.
Dennis Busenitz has been a busy man. He recently got back from
Australia where he was killing whatever was put in front of him.
He finished a full Pro Spotlight for Transworld and it’s at the
printer right now. Fuel TV has an amazing episode of First Hand with
Dennis as he travels on the road with his dog Gary from Kansas
to Colorado to Reno, NV to SF. His color way Gazelle from Adidas
hits shelves in just a few months. And his ad campaign with them is
looking sick. EA has made him a character in their game SKATE as
well. And if you didn’t know, he got a well respected 3rd place in
Matix’s line contest during the last ASR.
Nick Dompierre is pro. No sooner then his first pro board came out,
he was on his first trip to Australia. And as soon as we got back
from down under, he entered his first pro contest, Tampa Pro 07.
Where he placed 4th among Koston, P-Rod,Jereme Rogers and Rick
McCrank. He’s crushing it. He’s got a full part in Solstice’s Shop
video. Has photos in every skate mag out right now. He’s also
filming for a full part in the Adio dvd as well as the Real full
length. He’s jetting off to Spain, April 19th and getting back May
12th, but before that he’s getting in the Deluxe van to head for the
Midwest from April 9th to the 16th.
James Hardy has been staying in Fallen’s team apartment, located at
their indoor skate park, most likely making the hardest tricks seem so
easy. He’s getting big too. At 18 years of age he’s easily 180 lbs
and a solid 6ft. Filming full time for a part in the Fallen DVD and
for the Real full length, he’s staying busy. Flying from China to
Alabama and back out to Southern California. He’ll be in our Summer
Comes Early tour April 23rd.
Justin Brock has an apartment in Atlanta with his friends, Krooked
rider David Clark, Sturgil and Pat McClain. These four kids are a
part of the newest crew that rule the ATL. Justin has a gnarly
Spitfire head filleted into his flesh, I can show you the photos.
He’s been trying to lay low, as he’ll just keep going and going,
giving him some time to catch up with friends and family in MT.
Airy, NC. He’s just signed on with Nike and CCS. He’s stoked. I was
just told that he’s got a sick part coming along for Nike’s
film. His part in Southern Comfort is not to be slept on either.
He’s manning up taking on the Deluxe Summer Comes Early tour from
March 31st until the wheels fall off.
Chima Ferguson is Australia’s Slam Magazine Skater of the Year.
He’s been hitting it from all angles and locations, with Volcom and
Vans trips abroad and the vast country of Australia to get what he
wants to get handled, he’s on it. He’s filming for a Volcom Australia
DVD, set to head out for Thailand next month and then to the US in
June. He’s just getting started.
Max Schaaf is building bikes. He just stepped into a warehouse in
Oakland that gives him enough room to step up his production in custom
motorcycles. He’s been getting alot of press on his style of bikes
and builds. You can catch him skating the Oakland house ramp on the
weekends too. Which is nice.
This Sunday at 6:00 PM we will be showing the new issue of 411 at the Bowie shop. This is a free event and there will be free stuff from 411, Skateboarder Magazine, and Velocity. See you there.
We received the new Vox stuff as well as new decks from Blueprint and Popwar. We also have new clothing from Krew and Etnies.
If you want to see some really nice wall rides watch this Rick McCrank clip form the es’ site.
If there is a video in the works from the Dekline team its going to be one to watch. In the mean time, “Enjoy The Ride” a promo featuring the skateboarding of Shiloh Greathouse and Patrick Melcher is well worth a watch or two.
Has anyone been to the label site lately? If not you’re blowing it , there is a pretty nice list of free podcasts for your viewing pleasure.
Another Austrailian skater has passed away, Ben Pappas was found dead today. It is unclear if it was a murder or a suicide. Ben’s girlfriend was found dead 8 days ago and police had been searching for him since then. For those of you who dont know Ben was a dominant vert skater in the 90’s whose career was cut short due to drugs. Ben was 29 years old.
Last night after Ali Boulala’s motorcycle crashed in Austrailia Shane Cross is dead and Ali Boulala is in critical condition. For more info check the transworld site
RIP
Vox Spring 2007 Shoes Will Be Here Next Week
These will be the best shoes Vox has made so far. The same factory that makes DC shoes is now making all of the new Vox’s as well. You can expect a much more technical shoe that will not only last longer but will feel better in every way, no more sub par cusioning and stitching, these shoes are built to last. One thing that has not changed is the price these shoes start out below $50 a pair. So come on down and support a skater owned shoe brand.
Last week I told you about Crimson the stuff is here and it looks good. Also just in are new decks from Alien and Habitat. Another new line that came in this week is OGIO, Ogio is a backpack company that offers signature back packs from Eric Koston, P-Rod, Mikey Taylor, Atiba Jefforson and Ty Evens. We have all of them in stock and they are really nice. Prices are $50- $100 and the bags are guaranteed for life. I will end this with some good news 411VM is now a free video the 1st free issue should arrive at the end of next week.
I was super stoked to see that the latest addition to the new video game is Dennis Busenitz. I think its safe to say the Dennis flat out kills it. Last month at ASR his top speed runs got him 3rd place in the “Lord of the Lines” contest. Be on the lookout for the “Remix Project” dvd that comes free with Real decks, his part is amazing.
In the coming weeks you will see Crimson Skateboards on our walls. Crimson is owned by the legendary Kris Markovich. For more info on Kris and his new company check out the Crimson site.
If you don’t know by now Peter Ramondetta is one hell of a skateboarder. This is one of the parts from “The Remix Project” a free dvd that comes with some of the new Real decks these videos are limited, hopefully we will get more
Here is a short clip of east coast ripper Kyle Berard. Check it out and enjoy
Have you seen the new ad for the Nissan 350 Z. Looks like Danny Way is making some cash.
The past few weeks have been very busy, we have been doing all of our summer shoe/ apparel orders. We will now be selling Globe shoes in both stores,I will let everyone know when they are coming. We have lots of Kr3w stuff shipping out on the 1st of March along with new Supras. As for now both shops are pretty full and sales are going on, most shoes are still 20 % off and we just started doing 30 % on hoodies, so stop freezing and get in here. I will be adding video links and industry news next week….Halleujah Holla Back hahaha
After adding Muska and Tim Tim, Element is back in the news. The latest addition to the already large team is Darrell Stanton.
Ryan Sheckler is now on Plan B Skateboards. We will have his decks in as soon as they are available. Ryan’s Etnies and all other shoes are still 20% off.
Well the holiday season is over and we are at the begining of a new year. To start off the year we are offering 20% off all shoes in both locations. We are also restocking all decks, trucks, and wheels. So far we have received new stuff from Element, Toy Machine, Black Label, Zero, Santa Cruz, and Darkstar. Speaking of Darkstar we have New Armor Light decks, these boards are guaranteed not to break for 30 days , thats right you can land right on the nose or tail and they will replace it. Also this week we are getting a DLX order in so you can expect to see new stuff from Real, Krooked , Anti Hero, Spitfire, and Thunder. Oh I almost forgot we got 10 more copies of Get Familiar.
Thats about it for now I don’t know if any of you are viewing the site comments but I noticed that my old friend Randy who I grew up skating with found the site and left a comment that included a very good video part of Daniel Suarez, Thanks Randy feel free to drop links anytime. Same goes for everyone else if you see something good let us know.
Here is some footage of a recent Krux tour to Russia, skaters included are Justin Strubing, Oly Todd, Louie Barletta and Ron Whaley
I had no idea people really take these things seriously. I also was unaware of the skatebarn west. In addition to learning that NC does not have the only skatebarn I also learned that the skatebarn west is home to some of the biggest kooks in the country. Yeah I must admit they are good at what they do, but who gives a flying f—–uck. ……..East Coast pride may be at an all time high.
The Blueprint team went on a seven day tour of the UK. The trip is over and the result is Big Push , a short video for online viewers. New decks and apparel form Blueprint should be here next week.
I’m not sure if this is new or old, but it is good. Check out Creature Ressurection
Good morning skaters,
I would like to ask for your cooperation and participation in insuring the
City of Bowie Skate Park remains a clean and enjoyable facility for all.
Recently, staff has noticed that some users of this facility feel as though
it is appropriate to dispose of their trash (water bottles, soda cans,
candy wrapers, etc.) on the ground rather than using the appropriate trash
recepticles that are provided. Should you use this facility, please take
the time to dispose of trash in the appropriate recepticles, or if you see
another skater throw their trash on the ground, please ask that they
dispose of it properly.
Your assistance and dedication to insuring this facility remains an
attractive recreation site is greatly appreciated.
Enjoy the ride…..
Respectfully,
Matt Reno
Park Operations Supervisor
City of Bowie
Black Label Skateboards had the great idea to hold a contest where crews submit videos to a YouTube group and the best one get a bunch of Black Label goods for the whole crew. They called it the Six Pack Crew Challenge.
From Black Label…
To enter the contest join the Crew Challenge YouTube group and add your crews video. Once you have added your footage leave us a message with your contact and video title so we can contact you if your video is chosen. The winning crew will recieve a Six Pack package for the whole crew from Black Label. Now get out there and film some bangers. The video deadline is January 30th 2007. “
After going out of business about a year ago it seems that Rasa Libre is making a comeback. I talked to the guys at Deluxe and they say that Nate Jones and Resse Forbes are still running things but Rasa Libre will now be handled over at I-Path. I will keep you up to date on when we can expect to see some decks.
Emanual Guzman, Alex Carolino, Alex Moul, and the rest of the Santa Cruz team. Have just finished a European Tour . Its good to see Santa Cruz is still going strong, if you are breaking boards a little too often maybe is time to try a Santa Cruz Power Lyte.
A lot of people have come in and looked at some of the cruiser decks on the wall. Some have liked them, some have called them “old school” and some haved just hated them. For those of you that think these boards are for nothing more that cruising Check out James Hardy and come get a Zip Zinger, a Jason Jesse or a John Lucero.
In celebration of Zero Skateboard’s 10 year anniversary, Black Box Distribution is proud to announce the release of the Zero Anthology DVD box set. The five disk set features: “Thrill of it all” (1997), “Misled Youth” (1999), “Dying to Live” (2002), “New Blood” (2004) and a new promo video featuring the entire Zero team with full parts from Garrett Hill and new pro Tommy Sandoval.
Previously unreleased on DVD, “Thrill of it All” and “Misled Youth” both contain special features and previously unseen footage. The Anthology box set is being made in limited quantities and will be available November 20th.
The 2006 Zero Team is: Jamie Thomas, Chris Cole, John Rattray, Jon Allie, James Brockman, Ben Gilley, Tommy Sandoval, Tony Cervantes, Garrett Hill, Keegan Sauder, Sheldon Meleshinski and Elissa Steamer.
Arto 2’s and Shecklers are here
New DGK, Organika, and Expedition decks are here.
Dear Skateboard Consumers,
With his ultra smooth skating style and outgoing personality, this Montana native is a perfect fit for Foundation. Currently residing in Long Beach, CA and putting out which some call the best part in the new Circa video “It’s Time”, Sierra is definitely letting everyone know that it is his time.
Sierra joins ams Angel Ramirez, Matt Allen and Tommy Gurrola along with the pro squad featuring Ethan Fowler, Corey Duffel, Mike Rusczyk, Don Nguyen and Gareth Stehr. Keep up to date with all the exciting Foundation Skateboard news at the recently revamped F website: www.skateboardingfoundation.com.
Keep on Rolling.
It sounds like the same guy who deknobbed Hubba also paid a visit to Pier 7, but is Hubba already shut down?
New Es and Emerica clothing is available in the Severna Park store. New Supra stuff is now in both stores. A few more Blueprint decks came in today along with some wheels, bearings, and the “Lost and Found” double dvd set. If you haven’t seen any Blueprint stuff its worth checking out, I have only heard great things about the decks and the graphics are some of the best that we have had.
Es, Emerica and Supra clothing now in stock.
We received an order of 8.25 -9.5 Black Label Decks today. We also got Indy 149’s, Bad Brains Live, and Rising Sun dvds.
Check Sam’s page to see what he has been doing in Salisbury……Well its the stuff we can show you.
The 2006 Action Sports Awards presented by Arby’s is on Fox December 10th. Lets all run out and get some roast beef then we can sit on the toilet and Vote Here.
Yeah I know, I should be trying to sell videos but come on, noone is still selling these.
We got some Toy Machine and Foundation stuff in today, a few decks,t- shirts, beanies, and a few sets of Pig wheels.
Blueprint Skateboards are now available in the US. We got them in last week and I have heard nothing but good things.
I’m sure some of you have noticed the Bueno decks on our walls. If you would like to know more about the company…
It looks like we will have another new park soon. Click here to check out what is going on in Olney Maryland.
This may be old news to some, but its still good news to all. Hubba has been deknobbed and tricks are going down daily.
For those of you that are too young to know… Check here for a little history.
Welcome to the new Velo site. As you can see the site is still being put together, in the mean time you can check out our video, use the forums or post comments on the main page. As for the future I will be adding news,comments,and links to the main page and we will have our next video “A day in the life of Bryan Frisbee” up shortly. Check back often for updates and don’t be shy register and start posting.