NEW WEBSITE / BLOG

So we will be shutting this down in the next few weeks..... We have a website thats in the works and will be done soon and will serve more purpose than this... Gotta love todays technology, we will be able to link everything up with out blog on Twitter and Facebook...

The website will offer a Blog, Stocklist (Each store in the zone with a brand icon to locate what you are looking for) , Team page with Bio's and Video and Photo's, Contact Page, Dealer Log-In for Credit Apps, Order Forms, Catalogs, etc..., Link page for the homies and YEAH... Shit is gonna be much better...

SO STAY TUNED

UPDATES

So, its been a long time since I have hit this Blog up with any info....... Just been so busy with Ambiguous, Coal Spring 10, Art Shows, Lappy HArd Drive taking a shit, Gorilla Marketing, Suing the Landlord, Trade Shows, Sales Meetings and all sorts of shit since the last time you read this Blog.... Just got back from a Vacation in L.A chillin with my Homegirl Julia and Homie Chad, Lets just say It was a wild time and also a relaxing time. Think I may have messed up the old leg this time..... Had to show off a little with the 12 O'clock Stoppies, but forgot that I had enough beers in me to make Boozie the Clown pass out. I will hit this up with some more pics & Info on what C3 Worldwide, Holden Outerwear & Ambiguous has going on. Will do it over the weekend.......

Now its that time to be being a Mad Max ROAD WARRIOR, Trade Show SLAYER, Demo Tent HUSTLER and the Frank Wallace of Order Collecting....

P.S - Heard BOZUNG, the man they all love to hate is living in BK now....... WHAT's good BOZNUTS?

Come out this Saturday

Ambiguous Clothing TWS commercial

Ambiguous Clothing is quickly on the rise..... and this video is a great reason why. Look at the talent of the Team.

Bastille Day

MJ is Dead, but.....

The Hindu's will keep his spirits alive................

New Ambiguous Website Launch

The new Ambiguous website just launched and already getting tons of press / love on it. Be on the lookout for the Brooklyn x Ambiguous Ping Pong Paddle show the first week of Aug. Also, Ambiguous will be sponsoring the last night of the Vice Mag photo show in NYC.... Stay tuned for flyers and more info for the after parties.


Recent Coverage:

Transworld Business - Malakye - Transworld Skateboarding - Action Sports Blips - SolSpot - Rad Collector

“Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry” Film

The New York screening of the much-anticipated “Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry” film will take place at Tribeca Cinemas on June 24th, 2009 at 7pm. Space is limited, RSVP at http://horismokumovie.com/nyscreening/ for entry.

Summer Camps

If you get a chance to get to one of the summer camps I would highly suggest it… Capita riders are full force this summer at High Cascade with Scotty Steves, Cale Zima, Coleen Quigley, Caroline Onzik, Justin Keniston. Windells is Brandon Cocard and Finally Camp of Champions is Tj Schneider, Dan Brisse, Phil Jacques and Andrew Burns.



Peep all the Capita and Union love going down at Windells and the summer has just started.

Windells 09 Session 1: Snowboarding from Windells on Vimeo.

Go Skate Day Postponed

Capita Cart Love

Homie Shot me over some pics of hit 125cc Rotax Kart that he races all over Washington and Idaho. Showing some Capita Love on it too....

National Go Skate Day

Look At This Fucking Hipster

Seriously this is the best damn hipster website ever.... Just read the captions under the photo's. Now just to think, you see these people running around Brooklyn on Fixed Gears in these everyday costumes. They look like tight pant candy ravers from 96'

Thats it.... Make sure to give "Hipsters a BRAKE" I still need that bumper sticker.

Prayers For Bruce

Flour City would like to send our thought’s and prayers for a needed friend of the Skateboard Community... Skatopia's Brewce Martin was seriously injured, receiving major head trauma in a freak accident at a tire shop near Skatopia. Apparently, he was standing next to the tire mounting machine and it exploded. All we know at present time, is that he is currently in surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.

Thanks for letting us know Trey

They Gotta Go!

In the past few months my neighborhood has been crawling with hipsters….. Seriously and now Hipsters have become tough guys. I hope the Williamsburg Hipster Slasher returns this summer and knocks down the population like they were Deer. I was even asked If I was living off a trust fund the other day........ NO, Sorry I grew up Blue Collar and love it.

VIDEOGRASSATURDAYS

I'm super stoked on this project and cannot wait to do some movie nights in my zone. For more info check out SnowboarderMag...................

Mom & Pop Killer

Battle For The Bronx

Thrash Bike Street Coast Jam

Xgames could use this

I would probably be stoked on XGAYGAMES if they tossed this in the mix….. It may make it legit again

INDOOR SKATE PARK IN NYC! FUNDRAISER PARTY THIS FRIDAY!

Roc City Park

I've got to show some love for my home town Rochester NY. If you have never been to Rochester, its been a city of hardship for many years…. Its a very small city where everyone knows everyone which can be good or bad. It’s a city full of musicians, artist and corrupt politicians (Not all, just the ones that wasted how many millions of dollars on a Ferry that went to Toronto how many times). Anyways, Rochester is home for me and I’m glad to see great guys Like Aaron & Alan at Krudco working very hard with James Maddison on a public Skate Park.



http://www.roccitypark.org - Check it out and donate even a dollar if you can...... If you have a piggy bank full of pennies, I know they will not turn that away either. Show some Support, because Krudco (www.krudco.com)has been showing the city support for many years and many more to come!

ACT:LIVE Television Episode 2!! from Mike Hanlon on Vimeo.

How You Rock It 3

BLIND VIDEO PREMIERE THIS SATURDAY AT HOMAGE!

Real Smooth Obama

A jumbo jet being chased by a F-16 fighter jets buzzed Lower Manhattan yesterday, panicking New Yorkers, many of whom were forced to evacuate their office buildings.......

Now, why the F#$K would you do this while you know our country is in a crazy recession. Photo Shop? I know they put that on your presidential Obama Mac lappy..... Learn to use it or have some 14 year old kid do it up for a Sixer and a pack of smokes....

Wonder what that cost the tax payers? Obama Spends money like Bobby Brown buys crack.....

How it once was

First off I’d like to thank our old inhouse girl Taylor for putting this video to my attention. I’d also like to thank Aaron for still having respect for how things use to be made with pride…. You look around everyday and see how many things are lost in this country and how much less pride is put into building off of what our culture once was.

Maybe I just nerd out too much on 50’s American culture, but to me that’s when men were men. Pride was put into building anything and everything.

Anyways before I go off and write a book on how I think today’s culture is lazy…. Peep this. I cannot wait to see the rest.



America Is F*cked.......(Graphically at least) from Jess Gibson on Vimeo.

The Easter Bunny Hates YOU!

NYC making Fuel TV look better

Watch the Fuel Network on Thursday, April 16th! Nigel Sylvesterand Amy Gunther – Thursday 4.16.09 We’re continuing to go big in the Big Apple with New York local, BMX pro rider and shop owner, Nigel Sylvester. Also, owner of the beloved KCDC skate shop in Williamsburg, Amy Gunther treks over the Brooklyn Bridge to join us. Nigel Sylvester’s sponsors include: Nike 6.0, Mirra Co. Bikes, Gatorade, Animal Bikes, Dan’s Comp and Format.

As you all know, Amy’s shop KCDC has done so much for the Skateboard Culture in Brooklyn and Nigel’s shop Format is the same for the BMX Culture in NYC. Make sure you swing into these shops and show your support. Format has been on the Coal tip for a minute.

MAY DAY 5.2.09 Big Boulder

So every year, The Park at Big Boulder puts on “May Day”. This is a great event for the Mid-Atlantic kids to get their last bit of shred in on some features, toss back some cold ones and welcome spring.



This is the 5th annual and claiming to be even crazier May Day ever. $10 entry fee and open to all ages! For more info www.bigboulderpark.com

Spring Time Blues

Spring is here, I’m out of loot for an unfinished project back up in Rochester. Anyone that knows me, knows that I rode a dirt bike before a bicycle. I was 4 years old when I got my first dirt bike, a PW50 and if that wasn’t enough my old man had my uncle hop up the engine so the thing would keep up with big wheel 80’s.

Anyways, kinda bum’n that I don’t have the money to finish the Ironhead project. This makes summer #2 for me and no motorcycle. Maybe this coming winter I will be able to finish the project and come out next summer doing 80mph rolling burn outs…

Some Team Kids

Went to Mountain Creek the other day with some of the team kids that get stoked with Union... Conditions were like they were all season, really shitty. But this time, there was no top to bottom unless you liked pressing through mud.

Anyways…. Here is some footage I shot of the boys getting loose on a few features. Enjoy…. Putting together a few teasers of the “Flour City” fam in the next few weeks…

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/video/video.php?v=1138466459282&ref=mf

R.I.P Shane McConkey

The legendary skier died in a Ski Base Jumping accident in Italian Dolomites at the age of 39.



"According to ESPN, McConkey experienced problems in the air after launching off a cliff with the expectation of deploying his parachute canopy and then gliding down to the ground. A witness said a ski failed to come off in the air, causing McConkey to spin out of control, preventing him from deploying his parachute."



My condolences go out to his family, wife and 3½-year-old daughter...

This is why the Japanese intrigue me so much…

This would never get played on American TV…. Unless it was Adult Swim

Shred Union

So I joined this little website called www.shredunion.com I really do not know a ton about it, but it seems really cool. You can go on there to write reviews, read reviews on anything to do with snowboarding and maybe even hook yourself you with a shred date.

Just check it out....

Citi Eff'n Bank

Why is everyone looking for a bail out? Flour City is not looking for hand outs…. Maybe that’s because I was brought up hard working middle class. I learned that you buy what you can afford and make due with what you have. Greed is what got this country into the situation we are in….

The Dead Milkmen playing in my back yard

The Dead Milkmen are back touring again and playing some smaller venues….. I’ve always been a huge fan of these guys since a young age, but every time they came close to Rochester, I couldn’t make it for some reason or another. Well, NO excuses now….. They are playing in my back yard or basically 4 blocks behind my back yard.

Thursday, April 2 @ Goodbye Blue Monday, 1087 Broadway, Brooklyn NY * 10 PM * with The Bastards of Fate

Friday, April 10 @ Fontana’s Bar, 105 Eldridge St, New York NY * 21+

Been around the World

Once again I have been completely slacking on this blog….. It needs an updated face lift and needs to be linked up with the website we have been working on for Flour City…. Its hard to keep up on this when your trying to build an Empire in the Mid-Atlantic.

Anyways, tonight is the “Hoods to Woods” Movie Premiere. Already put in for the RSVP and plan on taking a few ladies to peep it. Should be a good time. Its Playing at the “Blue Seats” on Ludlow St from 6pm til 1am…. Make sure you RSVP@hoodstowoods.com



So what has Flour City been up to? Trade Shows, Snow Demos, Turning Dirty 30, Making Laps when possible and just trying to live the dream

Outty 5K

So once again we are off to the ugliest city of all.... Las Vegas….. If it wasn’t for SIA, I would never even go to Las Vegas. It’s a miserable city full of over priced drinks, noisy ass slot machines, over priced dinners, uncomfortable rooms and on and on…. But for some reason, every year I have a good time, see some bro ho’s trying to get more pro dick in their mouths, bands, parties and most of all my retail shops. Its really a big ass party in the Snowboard world, which sucks for Reps like myself that really just wanna get work done and get out. We all know, I'm the first guy to the bar and last guy to get home... But its to painful to drag ass all day at a trade show.

This is the last year for Vegas and for years to come it will be In the great city of Denver. Now that’s something to be stoked on. Denver is one of my all time favorite cities in the world….. At least I will not be in a desert trying to sell snowboard gear and will be in a snow filled city with resorts. On top of all that, Ive got some really good homies in Denver that need more of me in their life.

Stay tuned, should have some great pics at then end of the week...............

Danny Kass Sucking on Some Yellow Snow

This is just way too funny....