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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.

We just received some new product from Fallen. We received T-shirts, pants, long sleeve shirts, hats, backpacks, and socks. The Back to School Sale is still taking place but I don’t know for how much longer. So come up to the shop before the sales are gone.

Long time friend and fellow shredder Robb Estberg is moving out of the country tomorrow evening. Be sure to hit him up show your love and let him know he will be missed. Robb was one of the original shredders of Velocity and will always remain a part of this team no matter how far away he is from us.

I know I can speak for myself and everyone on the team that were gonna miss that mark, and hopefully some of us will go visit him and not bluff. Hope the sesh is epic in Europe and be sure to keep us up-to-date on that footage Robb.

Keeping this shit short cause straight up I will miss that kid and just want it short and sweet, no homo homie, don’t forget about us either.

Sorry I can’t be there to see you off dawg, glad I got to skate Philly and NYC one last time with you before you left.

Much Love,
GTF (lol)

That’s right people we are having a big video premier of the latest film from Black Box Distribution: “Fallen: Ride the Sky.” Velocity as well as a Skatology, 3 Rideshop, Rascals, Wavedancer and Revival are hosting the event at the Senator Theater on August 31st at 6:00 PM. Entry into the event is only $6 dollars, which is less than what you would pay to see a feature film and lets face it you care more about skateboarding than some romantic comedy with your girlfriend or something.

For those of you that haven’t seen the trailer to the film feel free to creep onto the Fallen website and peep the epicness to get you excited for the premier, but I doubt any of you haven’t seen the trailer…

Now for those of you rejoining us because I am sure you went and re-watched the trailer anyway, be sure when you go to the event to let us know your here from Velocity, the proceeds are going to be split amongst the shops and while we know who most of you are we would like to at least try and get a head count. Also know that the more of you that come to the premier the more copies of the video we will get in the shop so best bring your peeps so you can get a copy for yourself when it’s released onto DVD.

Bare Essentials, the Riders: Jamie Thomas, Chris Cole, Billy Marks, Josh Harmony, Tommy Sandoval, Tony Cervantes, James Hardy, Matt Bennett, Brian Hansen, and Gilbert Crockett.

Should be interesting to find out who really gets last part, since word is that Tommy is gunning for it, I don’t think he has the heart to steal it from Cole, but he does do mad hammers, anyone interested in taking bets I am down haha.

See you all on the 31st best come out and rep for Velo.

Back to School SALE!!@!!! rawr, there is a board up at the shop that lists all the sale information but this flier lets you know it’s going on if you haven’t been to the shop? Yeah basically. Also yuck you stay offline so you had no input on this blaze hand drawn flier hahaha.

For those that can’t read the awesome:

25% off jeans
25% off belts
25% off hoodies
15% off DVDs
15% off Hats
Buy 2 Get One Free Premium Tees (the all over prints and such)
3 for $50 dollar t-shirts
40-50% of clearance shoes, so there mad cheap

Jewfro should edit any of that if it’s wrong since he never updates this site .

We just received Alien Workshop and Habitat decks. The board wall is filled. We also have some new Fallen’s. The Chief’s, Bandit’s, Tguns, and the Loker’s in two color ways. So stop by the shop now if you need shoe’s or a deck.

Womens Street
1. Elissa Steamer
2. Marisa Del Santos
3. Amy Caron
4. Rachel Reinhard
5. Leticia Bufoni
6. Vanessa Torres
8. Evelien Bouilliart
9. Lorena Lima
10. Sophie Poppe

Mens Street
1. Ryan Sheckler
2. Paul Rodriguez
3. Greg Lutzka
4. Chris Cole
5. Rodolfo Ramos
6. Jereme Rogers

Men’s Vert
1. Pierre-Luc Gagnon
2. Buckey Lasek
3. Shaun White
4. Andy Macdonald
5. Sandro Dias

Women’s Vert
1. Karen Jones
2. Lyn-z Adams Hawkins
3. Mimi Knoop
4. Cara-Beth Burnside
5. Gaby Ponce
6. Julie Kindstrand
7. Allysha Berado
8. Annie Sullivan

SuperPark
1. Rune Gilfberg
2. Andy Macdonald
3. Tony Trujillo
4. Omar Hassan
5. Chad Bartie

I realize this has been up for like over a week but I personally wasn’t going to post it because I wanted the Derek Flier to get all the love it needed especially since we put the event together so late. For those of you that haven’t seen it enjoy, if your having any trouble viewing let us know we will be getting a youtube version up, or you can go to the vimeo page and if register and account so you can download the itunes version .

Peep the flier for information, this is a memorial event so no entree fee is required. We will be grilling and providing some drinks but its probably best to bring some drinks cause its probably going to be hot, bring whoever is down with skateboarding and especially if you were down with Derek.

If you have any questions feel free to call the shop: (301) 352-4378

Chet Childress no longer rides for Hoon wheels. Chet is now on Spitfire wheels.

P-Rod was the winner of the pro street. Pierre-Luc Gagnon was the winner of the pro vert. Lacey Baker was the winner in the women’s street. Dustin Blauvelt was the winner in the amateur street. Ronaldo Gomes was the winner in the amateur vert. Congratulations to all the winners. I am sure P-Rod is loving his $100,000 prize.

Element proudly announces the Element Audio Visual Awards.

ENTRIES DUE BY SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2008
WINNERS ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2008

Click here to see more information.

We just got in more decks. We now have Element, Girl, Enjoi, Chocolate, Plan B, Baker, Flip, Black Label, and Blueprint. We also have Blueprint grip tape. So if you need a board now is a great time to come by the shop, because the board wall is full. Boards range from $35 to $56.

MTV Star Ryan Sheckler has just recently broke his arm. He should still be skating in The Maloof Money Cup. I wonder if his accident will be on Life Of Ryan.

We just received two orders of decks. We have DGK’s, Organika, Expedition, Heroin, and Crimson. We also have Heroin wheels in stock now. The board wall is full with decks ranging from $35 to $56. So if you need a board now is a good time to stop by.

Fallen has added two new clips to their ride the sky website, which is promoting their first full-length film. Click here to see them. The video comes out sometime this summer.

We just got in decks from Santa Cruz and Creature for $56. Decks from Bullet and Skateboarding is not a crime for $35. We also have Independent shirts, pants, and wallets. The board wall is already completely full but we still have Toy Machine and Foundation coming in tomorrow. So if anyone needs a board now is a great time to grab one.

Ryan Sheckler and Bucky Lasek took home 1st place yesterday in Baltimore.

Final Results
Park
1. Ryan Sheckler
2. Paul Rodriguez
3. Chaz Ortiz
4. Greg Lutzska
5. Chad Bartie

Vert
1. Bucky Lasek
2. Pierre Luc Gagnon
3. Bob Burnquist
4. Andy Macdonald
5. Adam Taylor

It is June 21st which is GO SKATEBOARDING DAY. So get off the computer and go skate.

James Craig was recently out filming for Blind’s new video and Broke his arm. His arm is broken in three different places. Hopefully this will not slow him down to much on filming for the video.

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@bthesite.com

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.

We now have Deathwish boards in. We have Antwuan Dixon pro models, Erik Ellington pro models, Jim Greco pro models, Lizard King pro models, and then some Deathwish team boards. They are $56 and come with griptape.

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.

We now have some new product from Globe. One new shoe with the rest still coming in, hats, pants, and t-shirts. Anyone who has been by the shop knows that the board wall is looking weak, so more decks are also on the way. I know we are getting Think’s in stock. So come on by the shop.

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.

We still have some sweat shirts that are buy one get one free at the shop. Also there are still shoes on the wall that were selling with 30% off. There are also shoes on the ground ranging from $25.00 to $40.00. So stop by the shop while the sales are still going and save some cash, you need some money for gas at $4.00 a gallon.

We have a nice amount of boards at the shop right now. We just recently got in some more Anti-Heroes and a few boards from black box. Our grip tape selection is pretty good at the moment. We have jessup, true grip, and independent. So come on by and grab a fresh deck.

Pro
1. Rune Glifberg $25,000

2. Omar Hassan $15,000

3. Bucky Lasek $7,500

4. Bob Burnquist $3,000

5. Benji Galloway $2,000

6. Sergie Ventura $1,500

7. Bruno Passos $1,000

8. Joshua Borden $700

9. Nolan Munroe $500

10. Adam Taylor $300

Masters
1. Chris Miller $10,000

2. Steve Caballero $6,000

3. Nicky Guerrero $3,000

4. Eric Nash $1,000

5. Lester Kasai $500

6. Pat Ngoho $200

7. Steve Steadham $200

8. Tony Mag $200

9. Buck Smith $200

10. Ben Schroeder $200

Ladies
1. Mimi Knoop $4,000

2. Julie Kindstrand $2,500

3. Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins $1,000

4. Allysha Bergado $650

5. Amelia Brodka $350

6. Elise Dabby $100

7. Holly Lyons $100

8. Lea Taylor $100

9. Cressey Rice $100

10. Heidi Fitzgerald $100

Thrasher/Vans “Block$ for Buck$”
Longest Boardslide Contest

1st Steve Caballero 18 blocks $1800

2nd (tie) Eddie Reategui 15 1/4 blocks

2nd (tie) Steve Steadham 15 1/4 blocks

1 Block = 2 feet
1 Block = $100

Winner takes all!

To see the footage of the Pro-Tec Pool Part Click here.

Toy Machine has launched a new website. It has a bunch of random photos, team profiles, products, a link to Ed Templeton’s website, and much more. Click here to check it out.

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.

David Gonzales is now pro for Flip. Flip said they are proud to sponsor such a talented kid, and that he has a combination of raw talent and a unique mix of style in every area of skateboarding. He has two signature models ready to be skated.

Lakai has a new website. The main purpose of the website is their ‘Election Series’. The candidates are Erik Koston, Mike Carroll, Marc Johnson, and Rick Howard. Voting begins on June 15th.

Krooked Skateboards and eS shoe rider Bobby Worrest has a new pair of pro model square one and prequel-mid. They are in his pro model colorways. Bobby’s also having a party open to anyone at the RockNroll hotel in Washington D.C. on May 17th to celebrate his new shoe.

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.

Mystery’s newest add to the team is Everen Stallion. He has been working at Black Box for a few months and now officially rides for them. Click here to read an interview with him.

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.

For anyone who does not know Robb Estberg (Robb the Whoadie) is moving to Europe. He also just got out of surgery and will be off his board for awhile. Hopefully he can skate for one last session before moving to Europe. Feel better Robb.

This years Pro-Tec pool party is going to be on May 17, 2008. The winning Prize is $90,000. The skaters participating are Rune Glifberg, Bucky Lasek, Omar Hassan, Bob Burnquist, Benji Galloway, Chris Miller, Steve Caballero, Jeff Grosso, Lance Mountain, Steve Alba, and others. They will be skating a replica of Upland Combi at the Vans park.

Matix is coming up on ten years of business. To celebrate their tenth year they will be putting out a book title “This Is Progress”. Below is what SKATEDAILY.net had to say about this subject.
Progress is manifested in many ways; Social, Political, Philosophical, Scientific, Artistic, Evolutionary…”This is Progress” will explore the concept of “Progress” through the eyes of the contributors who have heavily influenced our world: both in and outside of our industry. Matix gives a nod to its past and looks to explore the future, through Progress.

Contributors to this hardcover book include: Daewon Song, Marc Johnson, Rick McCrank, Rudy Johnson, Mikey LeBlanc, Reda, Anthony Acosta, Richie Knapp, Paul Park, Colin Kennedy and others. The publication is scheduled for a fall release.

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.

Thrasher has just put some photos on their website of going to spots with John Cardiel. Cardiel didnt skate but showed the Thrasher guys some nice spots. John even ripped it on a bike, the guy is built to destroy on anything with wheels. Click here to see the photos.

On the subject of John Cardiel, anyone who has not seen his Epicly Later’d click here.

This summers Wild Ride takes place on the East Coast. The Emerica team will be riding their Harley’s from skate shops to skate parks. Anyone and everyone is welcome to ride along with them on the tour for a day, a week, or even the whole event. The event starts June 10, 2008 in Easley, South Carolina, and ends June 20 at Sayreville, New Jersey. Then for more Emerica action the annual Wild in the Streets is June 21 (Go Skateboarding Day)  in New York City. For more info on the Wild Ride click here.

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.

Long time Birdhouse rider Jeremy Klein one of Birdhouse’s first pro’s has retired. After being pro for 16 years and putting out video parts in videos such as The End, The Beginning, and starring in Destroying America. Birdhouse has released a retirement deck of his first pro graphic in his honor.

Best of luck to Jeremy and his retirement. Click here to view his retirement deck.

Elwood clothing has picked up their first European rider. None other than long time Zero rider John Rattray. Its no wonder Elwood picked him up after his part in Osiris’s Feed the Need. Below is a press release from what Elwood had to say.

Elwood is honored and very excited to count JOHN RATTRAY among its team members which already includes Kenny Anderson, Anthony Pappalardo, Dan Drehobl and Silas Baxter-Neil.

Welcome John!

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

We have three new Fallens in stock. The Jamie Thomas Chief in Dark Olive/White. The Chris Cole Ripper in Grey/Dark Grey. The Ripper Kids in Black/Grey Leopard.

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

I admit I was skeptical that this shit would ever show up, but finally on March 18th, 2008 the shipment arrived. This was the first shipment of Matix that the shop has ever received, and since it was a little late we did opt to not get very many sweatshirts and with exception to one style we barely got any.

Marc Johnson Signature Series: First lets talk, MJ, aside form some speculation in the shop most of the product with his name on it is fire. We got some corduroy pants, sweaters, short-sleeve no collar polos, and some MJ signature jeans.

Rick McCrank Signature Jeans: Without question one of the better looking jeans in the mix, comes custom with the shoelace belt with g-string protection haha.

Daewon Song Signature Jeans: The only black denim in the bunch, it’s a bit shiny but I haven’t personally tried them on so I am not sure how they feel.

T-shirts: Huge array of t-shirts from the all-over fire to the standard shit, we also have the MJ signature shirts as mentioned above. The shirts range in price because of the styles but overall I would say its a good selection of shirts and should be up to anyones tastes thats looking to rep some Matix.

Jeans: Overall the jeans look really fire, I have tired on a couple of pairs and there all relatively comfortable, I can’t say much about if they bleed while you skate yet since I just got myself a few pairs today, I do know that the slim-fit jeans are anything but, this is without question not a hesh company haha.

Hats: Couple of fitted hats and some flexfit as well, the styles are decent, if your looking for a hat we have a couple to choose from but it’s not a very large selection.

That about covers everything, we got a ton of it in today so for those of you that have been waiting as many years as I have for this shit to finally come to Velocity then go fiend and pick some up

After years upon years of struggle the first ever shoe has finally arrived at Velocity, can’t say I was all that optimistic considering the lack of contact we have had and the gloomy forecast of the ship dates, but the shit finally happened. We got in some Carroll’s and while it’s only one shoe it is a representation of the things to come, expect a lot more Lakai, DVS, and Matix to be arriving shortly.

Fucking stoked.

The newest episode of the Globe series has been dropped. This one stars Matt Mumford and the almighty Jake Duncombe. View it here.

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.

The  tribute that was shown at his memorial jam is finally online. Its not the easiest thing to watch I hope everyone does, and know you all will. Never forget Derek Gertz

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.

Huge congratulations goes out to Ben Hatchell taking second place at this years Tampa Am contest. Dude is a straight ripper and maybe now he will stop beating everyone in the local contests around here haha. I didn’t get to see the contest but Sam told me Hatchell was ripping it the whole time.

Peep the video on Transworld

If you ask me Hatchell won that shit, but whatever still killed it haha.

It’s been a while since the old Carolina boys had some footage or even a website. The fabled Post22 has at last returned and with an array of cool shit and some new videos up it should be enough to please anyone that was a fan and even those that were never around for the Post22 days, now if only Jae would bring back Relapse Media haha.

Post 22 <–share the love

Hope everyone had a good holiday and got a bunch of cool shit. I know a lot of you got boards at velocity, sorry that the selection kept getting less and less. For those of you that got some gift money though we did get Enjoi, Darkstar, and Almost boards in. Or if you’re getting ready for the winter weather we have a huge selection of sweatshirts and of course our selection of shoes to keep your feet warm.

Enjoy the rest of your breaks and find time to sesh or stop by in this rather mild weather we are having.

For those of you that haven’t been up to the shop in a minute I suggest you stop in, especially if you have any interest in some of the years biggest skate videos. In the past week INHABITANTS the new Habitat film dropped as well as the highly anticipated Lakai Fully Flared DVD. For those of you that are curious, both films are fire, I suggest either one, and with the Habitat bonus footage both films will leave you entirely satisfied for the price of 30 bucks.

Now for the big news, for the first time ever Velocity is carrying Fallen Shoes and apparel. To be honest I didn’t think it was ever going to show up but I was wrong… finally. We have 6 new shoes to choose from, some of them look fairly legit while others I will leave up to the consumer to decide. We also have some Fallen apparel: wallets, belts, shirts, long-sleeves, sweatshirts, pants, and oddly enough some sweatpants as well. Those sweatpants are signature Jamie Thomas models, Lemaster says they’re straight but I think he’s crazy.

Come down and coop some new product, Christmas is right around the corner so we have been gearing up with a lot of clothes and shoes, hopefully the next batch of product is some more skateboards though.

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

Alright, so basically, Youtube is blowing it right now and refuses to let me upload anything on the velo account, however, I know that Youtube is conducting updates and some of the new features are bulk uploading and a new 1GB limit, that means quality will be much much better, but I don’t think this is available to browser related uploading. And the upload software is only available to windows users so we will have to make the shorts and upload them at the shop on dsl… aka not fun .

Velocity Short: Episode 4 from Kevin Green on Vimeo.

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.

Sorry about not getting this up sooner, and to be honest I think I just got a little confused on the actual time, the demo was originally going to be on a friday which would mean 9, but now that it’s a sunday I think we can have it at 6 since the park technically closes earlier on sunday at well 6. But there is a contest before the event. Either way word is 6:00 and thats what’s on the flier, if I hear otherwise I will post sorry for any confusion on my part.

We really didn’t have anything solid down and what happened was Charm got doubled booked so the date of the Gertz Memorial sesh is the 28th of October instead of well… tomorrow. Starts at 6pm, we will have a flier up in a day or so with the correct dates and some information.

Sales for the masses, yuck lemme know if you want changes, this sale is on-going with no end-date set as of yet, so come while it lasts.

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.

And for those of you that were rocking the most recent, were changing up the graphic back to the o.g. so now it’s a classic haha. The decks will be $30 bucks and should be here sometime next week, we will post an update when they come in so just keep your eyes on the site. Happy Lemaster?

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.

Everything in the shop is on sale. DVDs, Shoes, Clothes, Jeans, Hats, Wallets, Decks, and even Completes. For rates check the flier. Keep in mind some of the discounts may be even higher on select products that we really want to get out of the shop.

Note: The back to school sale will run though the 1st , all deals on hardgoods are only good from today - Tuesday the 14th of August. Also Mystery “Black and White” is not included in the DVD Sale.

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.