Grounded Remix Contest!

by: Alex | Friday, May 30, 2008

Wanna edit footage and win stuff? Now's your chance, courtesy of the etnies Grounded DVD Remix Contest. You know all that unedited bonus footage included in the DVD extras? That's your content and the world is your oyster. Put it to music, or not. Add a voiceover, or not. Make it funny, or not. The big winner will enjoy a year's supply of etnies shoes (a new pair every month!) plus loads of apparel! Get the details and enter here!

KC Gets Artsy

by: Alex | Friday, May 30, 2008

Looks like Fat Tony got KC to open up about his artsy side... good stuff

Read up on RideBMX.com...

Art Talk With KC Badger: May 29, 2008

Last Chance To Win!!!

by: Alex | Friday, May 30, 2008

The Lauren Perkins Giveaway ends after tomorrow! Enter to win Lauren's top three pairs of etnies, a bunch of Nixon goods, a pair of Oakley Frogskins PLUS a brand new deck, stickered with love by Lauren herself! ENTER TO WIN!

Lightning Bolts BMX Art Show

by: Alex | Friday, May 30, 2008

The Lightning Bolts BMX Art Show opened this month in Beijing, China. Why Beijing? The show (and eventual auction) was inspired by the addition of BMX to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

More pics at CoolHunting.com

Neat...

Down With People Teaser

by: Alex | Friday, May 30, 2008

"Down with People" Teaser

Whether you're "Down with People," or just want to be, check out the teaser for their video, and look for the full length feature to hit stores this August.

Check out the teaser and look out for Simon Chamberlain, Joe Sexton and Curtis Ciszek!

More info at MackDawgProductions.com.

Motivate!

by: Brink | Friday, May 30, 2008

Here's a few clips that have been keeping us motivated as we continue the Recognition Tour. You may know some of 'em, but watch again and have a laugh on us anyway. Next stop, Ohio!

Journeys Footage

by: Alex | Friday, May 30, 2008

A little taste of our day in Dallas...

Journeys Footage

by: Alex | Friday, May 30, 2008

Morgan Wade, Aaron Ross, Randy Taylor, Taj Mihelich and more!

Journeys Footage

by: Alex | Friday, May 30, 2008

A little taste of our day in Dallas... Todd Potter and the boys making us proud.

Andy & Randy!

by: Alex | Thursday, May 29, 2008

Randy keeps it short n' sweet...

Hey dude, last weekend me and Andy Martinez did some shows down is San Antonio here is a couple of pics. (us chilling/andy flipping).

Randy Taylor

Glen Helen Wallpapers

by: Cropley | Wednesday, May 28, 2008

You must be getting really bored of that moldy old wallpaper that you've been staring at on you screen, so freshen up yo' stuff with the newest etnies wallpapers from Glen Helen featuring Nico Izzi, Tim Ferry and Jason Lawrence! Braaapppp!

Atlanta skatepark clips!

by: Brink | Wednesday, May 28, 2008

What could be better than a private Progressive session on Friday night before the demo on Saturday? Not much.

Then we stopped by Hazard County Skatepark for a bit before leaving Atlanta. Here's some park clips Mikey, Leeper, Fletcher, filmer boy Mike Manzoori and our new 12-year-old friend, Shaquille O'Neal.

The Latest On Layos

by: Alex | Wednesday, May 28, 2008

What's up with Sergio? Here's the latest on Layos, in his own charmingly accented words...

After the contest in Shanghai I got to stay there for a few days, so I rode the big SMP park and did some sightseeing... which was really good.

And after that I flew home for a day—just long enough to wash my clothes—then flew to Milan, Italy to do a demo. I stayed there for three days and rode the concrete park in the city. That is one of my favorites.

I flew home for another day, washed my stuff again and flew to Melbourne, Australia for the Red Bull Dirt Pipe. I got here a few days before so I could hang out with David from Fly Bikes for a few days. And about the contest, it was really fun.

Friday and Saturday was practice all day and Sunday was the contest... really relaxed jam format and it felt like I was having a session with my friends on some trails.

Thanks dude!!!

*UPDATE: Red Bull results!
1 Russell Brindley (Rusty)
2 Clint Bensley (Colonel)
3 Brendan Jones
4 Sergio Layos ETNIES
5 Cam Pianta
6 Daniel Cambell
7 Daniel Donges
8 Daniel Dunn (Mozzie)
9 Jaie Toohey
10 Vince Byron

Hannu Footage!

by: Alex | Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Hannu went to Portugal and came back with Flaming Sausages...

Flaming Sausages, fueled by Carhartt from An Overdose Of Awesomeness on Vimeo.

Baker Blog!

by: Alex | Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Adam checked in with a few pics... for those of you who "don't check sites to read."

The travel time is in season again. I know that bmxers don’t check sites to read so I am not going to write too much. Here are some photos. The trip started in Mexico for elevation and ended in Austin filming for the new S and M video.

Have fun out there!
Baker

etnies Presents... the GZA!

by: Alex | Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Looking back at GZA's 1995 East Coast hip hop renaissance masterpiece, Liquid Swords, it's obvious that its dark samples and varying subject matter still retain the power to yank you head-first into its insular and matchless soundscape. The Genius' rabbit hole of subject matters (ranging from chess, inner-city crime, philosophy, and the Asian cinema cult film Shogun Assassin) serve much more than pop culture detritus, so its no wonder that All Tomorrow's Parties and Pitchfork asked GZA to play Swords during last year's Don't Look Back event. Despite the particularly tough task of recreating such an intricate album on the road, GZA will do just that on his upcoming "Liquid Swords 2008 Tour". Don't miss one of the founders of the Wu Tang Clan when he rocks Vancouver this summer, "he's on a Mission, that niggaz say is Impossible, but when he swings his swords they all Choppable".

Double Decade Teaser!

by: Alex | Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Mack Dawg's been at it for 20 years and it's time to celebrate. By the looks of the preview, the anniversary film is no less than a genuine Mack Dawg Production. Simply put, it's sick...

20 years. 25 films. 5 continents. Hundreds of Riders. Now in 2008, MDP take it to the next level...

As everyone knows, your 20th anniversary is a big one. To celebrate their 20th year making some of the sickest shred flicks on the planet, Mack Dawg and your friends at VAS have arranged exclusive online sneak peak of their newest monster, "Double Decade." And once again, they've pulled out the stops to create a film that lives up to the MDP legacy.

With an all-star crew including Aaron Biittner, Andreas Wiig, Darrell Mathes, DCP, Devun Walsh, Eero Ettala, Eero Niemala, Heikki Sorsa, Iikka Backstrom, Jeremy Jones, Jussi Oksanen, JP Walker, Lauri Heiskari, Seth Huot and Wille Yli-Luoma, they traversed the globe in search of the best snowboarding on the planet.

Filmed on location in Finland, Norway, Austria, Whistler, Alaska, Tahoe, Montana, Utah, Minnesota and lots of other cold and snow covered spots. Double Decade is destined to be one of the greatest snowboard films ever produced.

Lauren On CoolerMag.com!

by: Alex | Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Lauren's got the featured interview on CoolerMag.com!

Don't forget to enter our Lauren Perkins Giveaway. The contest ends after this week... and after that it's outta my hands. Enter now!

Today's Daily Habit: TWITCH!

by: Alex | Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Tune in to Fuel TV today for Twitch's Daily Habit appearance:

Cameron Steele continues to fill in for Pat Parnell, givin’ us all the insight on FMX legend Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg. “Twitch” is here to bring us up to speed on all of it; the crash, the comeback, the new documentary – you name it.

And on tomorrow's show... Metal Mulisha's Trigger Gumm!

Fletcher @ Progressive!

by: Brink | Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Until we get the proper demo footage going, have a look at some of my low budge footage of Eric Fletcher killing the double set at the Progressive Skatepark demo last Saturday.

Next stop... Nashville!

FSM Pro-File: Bev V

by: Alex | Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Future Snowboarding chatted up our little Bev:

Fresh off a $25,000 win in Whistler, Bev Vuilleumier is one of the names in female snowboarding you should get to know. A staple for years in the Nikita Chickita events, Bev spent this past season in Tahoe, rounding her skills and stepping it up. You might not be able to pronounce her name, but she’s about to take the world of women’s snowboarding by storm. Check out this little video interview we did when she come through Portland to find out where she’s been, and more importantly, where she’s going.

Glen Helen!

by: Cropley | Monday, May 26, 2008

The first round of the Outdoor Motocross series was this weekend at Glen Helen! Pumped to get things started and see everyone out there battling for 30 + 2 x 2 again!

etnies/Boost Mobile/Yamaha of Troy's Jason Lawrence came out swinging in the first moto of the year with the holeshot! Lawrence held the lead for the whole moto even with some heavy pressure from the Pro Circuit guys behind to take the win. In the second moto Lawrence didn't get as good of a start and ended up 5th for 3rd place overall on the day.

Lawrence way out front in the first moto as he passes under the Ron Paul propaganda.

Nico Izzi rode well in moto 1 for 8th place, but unfortunately a DNF in moto 2 relegated him to 13th overall.

Timmy Ferry had a consistent weekend, scoring 4th in both motos for 4th overall. In the second moto it looked like Red Dog was going to make a pass on Millsaps for third place, but a tip over with only a couple laps to go put that to rest. Look for Red Dog to come out next weekend ready for a podium!

The start of 250F Moto 1...

Zack Osborne had a rough weekend. He crashed in the first moto and appeared to have injured his wrist. Bummer.

Jason Lawrence

Deegan was out there signing autographs and pumping up the CORR series that he's now racing trucks in.

While we're in Atlanta...

by: Brink | Sunday, May 25, 2008

So we just wrapped up our Recognition Tour demo in Atlanta at Progressive Skatepark... the place is sick and the team ripped. While you wait a few minutes for some clips, have a look at Malto in the second trailer for TransWorld's And Now and a trick or two from last year's Downtown Showdown on StrangeNotes. Malto is on the Girl vs. Anti Hero tour at the moment, sleeping in the van, but will be joining us shortly for the rest of the tour. In the meantime, watch him kill it in Portland

In other clip worthy news, you can watch a rebroadcast of Rune destroying the Pool Party, right here.

Grounded Remix Contest!

by: Alex | Friday, May 23, 2008

Wanna edit footage and win stuff? Now's your chance, courtesy of the etnies Grounded DVD Remix Contest. You know all that unedited bonus footage included in the DVD extras? That's your content and the world is your oyster. Put it to music, or not. Add a voiceover, or not. Make it funny, or not. The big winner will enjoy a year's supply of etnies shoes (a new pair every month!) plus loads of apparel! Get the details and enter here!

JP Video Interview!

by: Alex | Friday, May 23, 2008

JP sat down with SnowboarderMag.com to talk about... um... snowboarding. And some secret stuff too.

Tune in next week for Part 2!

More snowboarding videos on SnowboarderMag.com

Powder In May?

by: Alex | Friday, May 23, 2008

32's Brian Cook just got back with another Resort Update! Looks like April showers bring May powder.

Mammoth Mtn normally stays open until mid June or even July 4th. But not this year, earlier this week Mammoth Mtn set a closing day of May 26th, Memorial Day. They have a base of 2 to 5 feet but with soaring gas prices and the warm temps down south it's time to call it quits.

Knowing this was my last chance to go snowboarding before the summer heat drains the life out of me, I grabbed my snowboard, packed the car, grabbed some new boots to test out and headed out on the five hour drive from Orange County CA to Mammoth Mtn. The drive was super windy and I thought to my self this might have been a bad idea. But when I woke up this morning, Thursday, May 22nd with over 5 inches of snow on my car and the snow was still coming down. I kicked my gear on and headed out the door. Only in Mammoth do I get to ride powder in May.

Headed straight to the Unbound office, grabbed Chris Zajes and headed on the hill.

They have a spring pipe and four rails and boxes set up off of Face Lift (Chair
3) But what I didn't know was they still have Forest Trail open with two super fun jumps, and 4 more rails, bonks and boxes, which I thought the heat would have melted a long time ago... but I was wrong.

Also they had Stump Alley open with great coverage.

If you want to get some mid winter riding in, head up to Mammoth before Memorial Day!

TR32D LIGHTLY
Cook

Lauren's Backyard BBQ

by: Alex | Friday, May 23, 2008

Lauren Perkins—Mizzzz Perkins if you're nasty—had this to say about her Journeys BBQ... Check it out and then ENTER TO WIN the Lauren Perkins Giveaway.

Dear Diary,

-May 8
The first day was pretty mellow, just settled into the hotel. Had a late dinner around 11pm. Then just went back to the hotel because we all had to be up super early the next day.

-May 9
After waking up at 6am to do some stuff for the news, we all went to the Cracker Barrel and grubbed down on some breakfast. After that some of the Sole Tech workers and myself went and checked out some of the skate shops around the area. Then around 4 we headed over to one of the local parks where we bbq'd, skated, and I even announced a kickflip contest. Then we ended the night by going to a nice dinner with some of the Journeys people.

-May 10
After sleeping in till 11 we headed over to the Back Yard BBQ, which was in the mall parking lot. There were bands playing, guys doing backflips on their motorcycles and Sheckler, Fletcher, Leeper and I skating the mini ramp. I’ve never seen so many girls yelling for Ryan in my whole life... kind of insane. We did 3 demos and 3 autograph singings that day. We were out of there by 4. The heat was super draining so I went back to the hotel and napped for a few hours. Then we went to dinner and packed and got ready for our flights the next day.

-May 11
The trip ended up going really good and I had a lot of fun. Now I’m on an airplane going to spend mothers day with my family.

Eternally yours,
Lauren

Skate-O-Rama!

by: Alex | Friday, May 23, 2008

The Mighty Mama Skate-O-Rama was one big mother-lovin' success!

The Skateboard Moms got great coverage in the Orange County Register.

The event also had lead-up coverage on the local PBS affiliate, KOCE, on its Real Orange program on Friday. The San Diego Union Tribune did a nice front-page story.

Overall, the Mighty Mama Skate-O-Rama raised close to $2,000 for our charity and had 35 moms and aunties on board. No injuries either--always a plus. ;-) Thanks to our VERY generous sponsors, we raffled off thousands of dollars' worth of goods!

etnies was glad to be part of the event and donated several tote bags filled with sunglasses, socks, etnies girl DVDs, 6 Discount Shopping Passes to the Company Store, stickers and lots n lotsa love.

Tyler Gunter!!

by: Alex | Thursday, May 22, 2008

etnies youngest team shralper, Tyler Gunter, just won the last event of the WSA season to nail down his 1st West Coast Champion Title. Tyler dominated winning all his heats through the final and 6 of 7 events giving him a 2500 point lead heading into the final contest.

Congratulations Tyler! You are one bad rippahhh!

Malloy Momentum

by: Alex | Thursday, May 22, 2008

Keith Malloy joined Taylor Steele, Ross Williams and Shane Dorian in Whistler for the annual “Momentum” reunion snowboard trip. Good times!

Shane Murray's Mundo Rad

by: Alex | Thursday, May 22, 2008

etnies TM Dave Boehne interviewed our Florida shred master Shane Murray for the new issue of Mundo Rad!

Ruben's Report

by: Alex | Thursday, May 22, 2008

Ruben's back home in Austin but he put together a little blog from his latest trip...

Victoria Island, in a few words, is one of the nicest places where I been—no traffic lots of beautiful forest, beaches, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, very relaxing, awesome people, also really fun trails and parks. And I cant wait to go back to enjoy and keep looking for more nice spots and trails that I heard about while I was there...

I hope you like it.

Talk to you soon!

Ruben

Hannu Update!

by: Alex | Thursday, May 22, 2008

Our man Hannu Cools dropped us a line and sent some pics from the road...

Damn, sorry I write you back so late; you might have been worried. I am not injured, but had a couple of busy but exciting weeks. I went to Montpellier in south of France for a contest called 'fise'. The contest is not really that fun (its another circus contest like they all seem to be these days), but it was really good to see all the friends again! And as my girlfriend joined me, going there was just an excuse to hang out in the sun at the beach.

After the contest we had an Eastpak dinner with my good friend Andy Zeis and the riders, which was really fun! Then the minute after, me and Birte drove out of the city to sleep on the beach! That was so good—clear sky with lots of stars, away from all the buildings, chilling sound of waves! We had a really good sleep there! When we woke up we realized we were on a nude beach, haha. Pretty handy because I forgot my swim shorts and wanted to go for a swim:)

Afterwards we picked up a lot of fruits at a local market and started driving a small road through the swampy area of south France—the "camarque", a natural area with wild horses! We continued on the small roads passing "Aix en Provence". We followed a mountain road that led us to the French grand canyon wich was amazing! Definitely go back there one day!

Then we headed home because I had to help build a set up for a demo in a Belgian festival called Groezrock.

It was fun. We had crazy good weather and Toby Forte flew over to ride with us! It was so good to see him again!

We started taking the course apart at night because I was desperate to go to our trails with Toby!

We were finished Sunday midday and Toby had his flight Tuesday evening, so we had two full days to play on MX trails. Jess (Toby's girlfriend) and Birte hung out while we went riding, and in the night we met at my place to have a BBQ!

After I dropped Jess and Toby at the airport I was so exausted! Went to bed early because I had to work the next day. On wednesday and friday i worked 27hours(!!) which was pretty nuts, but as my weekend started today already, I shouldn't complain!

Now I have to go and fix my van because on the trip a fuse caught fire, which is not really normal :)

greetz
bighug
hannuman

p.s. In about four weeks we expect our little one! and Birte is doing fine!

Thunderstruck!

by: Brink | Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Mikey Taylor and Tyshaun Johnson have some choice clips over on the new Thunder Trucks catalog. Do you ride Thunders? You know Fletcher, Tyler, Mikey, Malto and Tyshaun do right? The 147 Hi is slowly becoming the official truck of etnies! Hell, even the blogger guy rides em! Get some!

Potter At Journeys

by: Alex | Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Todd Potter and the rest of the Mulisha came out for the etnies stop of the Journeys Backyard BBQ Tour.

Check out the Metal Mulisha blog for a tour update from the Mulisha's own Fluffer.

Sheck Check - Journeys Tour

by: Alex | Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Metal Mulisha says, "We got Sheckler's back!"

Check out the Journeys Backyard BBQ Tour according to Metal Mulisha correspondent Fluffer.

Welcome André Villa!

by: Alex | Tuesday, May 20, 2008

etnies proudly welcomes Norwegian FMX pro André Villa to its European Team. Villa, currently ranked no 1 on the FIM Freestyle MX World Championships series, has had a very strong start to 2008 taking home first place at the FIM WC events in Liberec Czech Republic, Graz Austria and most recently at the FIM NOTJ, Basel Switzerland on the 16th of May.

Born and raised in Norway, Villa raced motocross for 15 years before switching to FMX. To further his FMX career, Villa moved to Torrevieja, Spain where he now owns a World class year-round training compound. After a rough 2007 plagued by injuries, he's definitely making a comeback thanks to his training; Villa has been hard to beat in the last month’s events with his trademark underflip and perfected Tsunami flip.

“We are really happy to have Villa represent our European team and think he fits the etnies bill perfectly. With his signing we are further putting our mark on the FMX scene and adding another great name to the etnies Moto X rooster,” says Jenny Ahnell, etnies European marketing manager.

Look for more Villa news on etniesmotox.com and andrevilla.com.

Clipfire!

by: Brink | Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The new Spitfire catalog has some clips of Tyler and Malto. Malto is always a pleasure to watch, especially that triple hardflip line... but I'm gonna have to favor the Tyler clip on this one... sick fo' sho'!

Alessandro Magnani

by: Alex | Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Puzzle Video Magazine just released its newest issue where you’ll find a full part of Swiss etnies Europe Am Alessandro Magnani. Check this guy out! Download Puzzle Video Magazine FREE!

Terrible One

by: Alex | Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Hey, we're not the only ones wanting a piece of Joe Rich, Garrett Byrnes, Ruben Alcantara and Sandy Carson. Check out TerribleOne.com for more blogs, bike checks and profiles on these guys.

Aaron Ross on EXPN

by: Alex | Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Aaron's heart belongs to Texas but his love for BMX has taken him all over the world... most recently to Brazil where he took third place in the XGames. Aaron talks about all that and an earache on EXPN.com.

Tarah's Latest Interview & Footage!

by: Alex | Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Yesterday was Transworld; today it's Cooler Mag, and tomorrow the world... Tarah's on a mission.

Sally Back On The Podium

by: Alex | Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Sally finished 3rd at the 8 Star Sunsmart Pro Junior at Trigg Beach in Western Australia over the weekend. That's enough to win the series for a second year, even with three events remaining! Sally was on the podium throughout the entire seven event series with her three wins, two second and two third place finishes to clinch the title.

"Fitzgibbons’ semi final result was enough to secure her back to back ASP Australasia Pro Junior Titles. With only three events remaining this year Fitzgibbons has amassed enough points to now give her the chance to defend her ASP World Junior Crown at the end of the year." - Surfing Australia

etnies, Von Zipper, Metal Mulisha, Brian Deegan Contest!

by: Cropley | Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The General, Brian Deegan, aligned the forces of his sponsors Von Zipper, Metal Mulisha and etnies for the ultimate Brian Deegan Giveaway! Head over to the Deegan Contest page and enter for your chance to win big with Deegan's new etnies Fader, the Von Zipper Prowler and his signature series with Metal Mulisha!

Lorena Lima Love

by: Alex | Monday, May 19, 2008

Our girl's gettin' some love in the mags. etnies flo' rida Lorena Lima landed in For The Krew Magazine, by way of NJ Skateshop.

Wallpaper craze!

by: Brink | Monday, May 19, 2008

We got buttloads of new wallpapers for y'all to put on your desktop, Facebook, MySpaces, etc. Print 'em out and cover your walls with em... you know, like real wallpaper... the old fashioned kind. We got Sheckler, Malto, Mikey, Dill, Ronnie, Leeper, Tyler and on and on. Go nuts, kid.

Giveaway Update

by: Alex | Monday, May 19, 2008

Who loves Lauren Perkins? This guy does. It's her little nephew Hudson in his brand new etnies. Start 'em young, I always say.

Oakley also apparently loves Lauren... and that love manifests itself in the form of the Oakley Frogskins just recently added to the Lauren's giveaway prize pack. The folks over there sent us three pairs! That's enough for the grand prize winner and both runners up! ENTER NOW!

Rune Wins ProTec... Again! He's World Champion Too!

by: Brink | Sunday, May 18, 2008

So yesterday, at the fourth annual ProTec Pool Party, Rune Glifberg won for the second year in a row and his third out of four Pool Parties. Yes indeed... three. Rune won the first year in 2005, got second place against Omar Hassan in 2006 and came back to win '07 and '08. Let is be known that vert legend and dude who's skating and style never seem to be inhibited by age, Chris Miller, has won all four years in the Masters division... yeah, he doesn't ride for us or anything, but much respect due.

I was a tad distracted by all the chaos going on, and trying to get a decent photo or two because I forgot my flash like an amateur, but a few of the bangers I saw Rune throw down included a backside nosegrinds, switch backside flips, the most stylish backlips in the biz and a back tail shove out in the tight corner that had the entire place going apeshit.

Earlier in the day, before the finals, World Cup Skateboarding held an awards ceremony for the past year of competition and Rune was also pronounced World Champion! I'd say it was a pretty good day for Mr. Glifberg.

Dayummmm Rune! Slow your roll, homey! You're makin' it all look too easy! No man, seriously, congratulations, you're always ripping.

Grounded Remix Contest!

by: Alex | Friday, May 16, 2008

Wanna edit footage and win stuff? Now's your chance, courtesy of the etnies Grounded DVD Remix Contest. You know all that unedited bonus footage included in the DVD extras? That's your content and the world is your oyster. Put it to music, or not. Add a voiceover, or not. Make it funny, or not. The big winner will enjoy a year's supply of etnies shoes (a new pair every month!) plus loads of apparel! Get the details and enter here!

JP's Scar Story

by: Alex | Friday, May 16, 2008

A friend of mine just got new boobies for Mother’s Day. Her new size Ds are pretty noticeable on her 5 ft nothin’ frame, so they’ve been a topic of conversation lately. It got me thinking about scarring and I’ve decided that the best scars are the ones with good stories. Hers really pales in comparison to JP Walker’s Scar Story… up now on Fuel.tv.

MFR on EXPN.com

by: Alex | Friday, May 16, 2008

MFR's latest feature on EXPN.com attempts to explain how she broke into the boys' club. My question is, who's even asking? You meet Marie-France Roy and see her in action, and that's all the explanation you'll need. For those of you who aren't so fortunate, read on...

Winners...

by: Alex | Friday, May 16, 2008

Yo! Claim yo' sh*t!

Girls, girls, girls... you can't just enter a contest, win it and disappear. You just can't. For some reason, that's what you decided to do and your prizes are cluttering up my workspace. And now this is happening...

The following winners are about to be losers:

Alissa Petillo - Grand Prize Winner of the Dress Me, Mary! Giveaway
Caitlin Frey - Grand Prize Winner of the etnies Nina B Giveaway

You've already missed your deadline to respond, but I'm feeling unusually patient. You have until my patience runs out to check your email and get back to me. Otherwise, I'll have to pick new winners... and you can just go home and blog about it.

Journeys Backyard BBQ Photos

by: Alex | Thursday, May 15, 2008

Last Saturday was our day in Dallas and it was a hot one! Lucky for those Texans, the triple digit heat and scorching sun didn't stop the etnies team from heating things up even more at the Journeys Backyard BBQ.

Lauren, Eric and Kyle all love media interviews at 7am... especially when the interview is with this guy.

Texas is Eric Fletcher's favorite state.

Kyle Leeper still likes squirrels.

The ladies love Ryan Sheckler.

While dodging Sheckler fans' panties, Morgan Wade fires out one of his trademark high and mighty flairs.

GGOB In DC!

by: Alex | Thursday, May 15, 2008

Here's a little report from GGOB Washington, DC, where Courtney and the GRO team stopped to spread a little bit of happiness.

We pulled up in the van right as the area schools were letting out. We unloaded boards, pads and helmets to take to the park and St. Fracis De Salles's after school program was also heading that way.

Catching up with a few of the girls, we asked, "Do you skate? Do you want to learn how?" Most of the kids just sit around the bowl at Green Skate Lab just because they haven't had a chance to learn. Today was different. What started with a few curious girls being brave ended with the entire after school program having fun. The kids had a great time and a few actually discovered their natural skills.

We all had a great time and when the kids started heading back to get picked up by their families, we finished off the perfect day with some good old fashioned swag. They were stoked to take home some brand new decks, stickers and shirts. If smiles are any indication, it was an awesome day not soon forgotten.

To the staff at the program, thanks for helping everything run smoothly and look for us to come back in 2009!

GGOB may be heading to a skate spot near you. It's easy to RSVP online for any of our upcoming stops. Hope to see you soon!