Labor Day Weekend Updates

So I’m sitting here with a crazy hangover from last night in Williamsburg, by the time last call came at 4am making my way to the local taco joint, getting on the L train to head a few stops home, finally getting home around 6am and waking back up at 9am to do some emails, posts, blogs, morning dump and how much longer could this sentence run on…… I should have taken some regiments last night and I would already be at the BBQ filling my cup back up. This is the last weekend for Coney Island to be open, the yuppie developers are building some super expensive high rises over a land mark. So you know I will be there all Monday getting my last rides in on the Cyclone, getting my last side show, Nathans hotdog on the boardwalk and one last swim in the water looking at Astroland. I wonder were Nathan’s will hold the World Famous Hotdog eating championships?

Anyways, enough of my hungover ramblings…. I was thinking since some folks never get a subscription to TWS or Snowboard Mag that I would do you a favor and just hit you up with the highlights.

The new Snowboard Mag’s buyers guide has to be one of the nicest guides to hit the stand this season. So here is some details for you to swallow. Euro shred from the Deeluxe Boots Rene Schnoeller gets a CAPiTA base shot in the Gallery section, Four Platinum Picks for the brands. Meaning the people writing the mag pick out their favorite products, Defcon Northwest Passage gets a nod along with three models of Union Binders (Force, Contact and the Trilogy), Ads from Coal featuring Jordan Mendenhal, Capita with Jonas Carlson and Union with Danny Kass, TJ has a Bern Helmet Ad and finally product pages feature Capita, Coal, Defcon and Union.
The new Transworld Snowboarding’s Buyers Guide had dropped a while ago but should still be able to get it if you put in some work. This is what we got, Open picture “TWScompilation”, Danny Kass on the cover, plus he gets a pro set up check out with his Unions. Dan Brisse pulls a pro set up also in a select group of top pro’s, Devun Walsh’s pro set up lists his Unions as “DC prototypes” when clearly they are Trilogy’s, Capita makes the TWS Good Wood awards once for a second year in a row. Last year the Indoor got the Top 10 good wood for boards over $400 along with the MHT pulling in a Top 5 Good Wood as a pipe deck. THIS YEAR, the Stairmaster/Scaremaster pull gold with Top 10 under $400. On the women’s side the Saturnia gets the women’s gold for Top 10 under $400, Food Court Gangsta backs up last years MHT’s Top 5 Good Wood for pipe decks with another Gold, Union, CAPITA and Coal all have ads in this featuring Brisse, Mikey and TJ, A product check out section where Coal gets some favorable attention above all other brands, Same goes for Defcon with TJ’s glove and Dustin Craven with the pull out passport that Oakley did with him.

Dustin makes the cover of Transworld

I got an email from Blue today that said "It's not every day that we're blessed with the front cover of the biggest snowboard magazine in the world. In fact, we've only had one CAPiTA Transworld cover ever, until now." Just look at that Redbull feature, shit is dope. Ontop of that, the base shot gave me an ear to ear smile.

In my opinion, Dustin is going to become a very well known household name in Snowboarding & I'm stoked that Transworld gave him the cover. The kid puts his work in and rips.

Congrats Dustin!

Krudco X Redbull

Vernon Skate Park Texas Holdem

Outkast Sports is making a big push for a Skate Park in Vernon. These guys have already raised $5K towards the park. Now they have come up with another great idea thats outside the box to raise more money towards the park. Do your part and help support this great cause. We need more skate parks in the East. If you have any great ideas on how to raise more money make sure you toss them some ideas. For more information www.vernonskatepark.org

Redbull's Manny Mania

This weekend in NYC is going off. Tomorrow is back to the banks, then this Sunday is Redbull's Manny Mania. My legs are gonna fall off from all the sk8'n

Back 2 the Banks

So this Saturday August 16th is the Back to the Banks Contest. Brooklyn takes days after this contest to recover from all the pro's in town. I have been saving my liver & knee for Saturday...

Beautiful Losers Exhibitions and Film

This teaser got me super stoked. Beautiful Losers Combines every influence in the cultures of film, skateboarding, and art. They document the life and times of the important people in these fields. . Premiers of the film are going on around the globe, so make sure to check out the film schedule at a city near you. Call your local Indy film spot and let them know whats good if they do not have it scheduled in the rotation! I'd like to see these guys get all the support.


Beautiful Losers film trailer from beautifullosersfilm on Vimeo

Vernon Skate Park Memorial Organization

The VSMO is a non-profit organization committed to fundraising money and efforts for a skate park in Vernon NJ. As you all know, Mountain Creek is in Vernon NJ which on the East we like to call The Dity Jerz version of the Alps A.K.A The home of Danny Kass

This weekend, Outkast Sports will be hosting a BBQ & Bands to raise money for the park. If you have nothing better to do this Saturday, swing through and have some beers, listen to some music and grub some food.

Outkast told me they will donate 15% of all food and drink purchases and 100% of all ticket sales. This all goes directly into the skate fund!

For more information: http://www.vernonskatepark.org or www.outkastsports.com ***Under News & Events***

Indoor Snowboarding

So I'm sitting here wishing it was winter, trying to beat the heat. Its been in the 90's non stop all summer in Brooklyn. Once I step out of the Air conditioned apartment I’m instantly drenched in sweat. I’d give anything for it to be October already.

Anyways, the new Indoor Ski / Snowboard area should be up and running in the dirty Jerz real soon. Then the only thing I have to deal with is every asshole on the subway asking me why I have a snowboard in my hand in the middle of a heat wave.

Check it out: www.meadowlandsxanadu.com

There is even crazier talk about opening a 50 story one on Long Island with an indoor pond with fishing. Kinda like a giant Bio-Dome without Pauly Shore running around.

Check out our Homie Air Pierre making some turns at an indoor spot in Belgium. Wish you were back shredding with us in the dirty jerz homie. Gives us an excuse to come eat french fries and drink 40's in France with ya!


Check out this video: nICE Mountain Indoor Summer SeSH belgium

R.I.P Ray Underhill

Flour City sends out our regards to the Family & Friends of Ray Underhill. He was an inspiration for many through the years when Skateboarding wasnt the cool thing to do.

Flogging Molly / Coney Island Fun

So in my family Birthdays become a huge drinking day! You start out getting a few friends together and just drink all day doing nothing but following your nose. F#@K plans right? Just go do what you like. So anyways, we went to Coney Island to catch some rays, beers, corndogs, Cyclone, sideshows and all the great lurking thats going down on the pier. Following that, we went to catch the Flogging Molly show.....It was one of the best shows they have ever played. Some Rochester LOVE was shown, Pit was incredible with many helping hands for the drunken idiots, girls were just..... Yeah you know! So peep some of the pics out.... I'm only drop'n a few. All in All my sisters b-day was way too much fun.