May 2006
 May 31, 2006
‘INTO THE WILD’ ART SHOW THURSDAY IN LAGUNA BEACH, CA |
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| Thursday night Element family artists will be featured in the 'Into the Wild' art show as part of Laguna Beach’s ‘1st Thursdays Art Walk.’ Works include photographs of Element riders Tosh Townend, Mike Vallely, Jake Rupp & Levi Brown taken by Element’s Marc Falkenstien. Also featured are a selection of wildlife paintings by Mike Kershnar, Elemental Awareness President. Click here to check the flyer with all the info. |
May 26, 2006
DALLAS ROCKVAM ATTACKS! |
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| Element AM Dallas Rockvam can be found in the new Skateboard Mag, issue 28. In an article titled “When Ams Attack” Dallas has an interview alongside a picturesque backside smith. Check it out at your local shop and also check out the Skateboard Mag site. |
May 25, 2006
EDEN ADVOCATE MATAJI BOOKER SHOW THIS SUNDAY IN L.A. |
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| Element Eden Advocate Mataji Booker is playing a show this Sunday at the Viper Room in LA. Check out the flyer to get all the info and to learn more about Mataji and the Eden Advocate program click here. |
May 23, 2006
SCHULTE TAKES FIRST! |
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| Congrats to Justin Schulte who took First Place in the Tech division of last weekend’s ‘Battle of the Shops.’ Known for his manual bag of tricks and board control Justin left the comp $1,000 richer. To get the lowdown on the comp visit the SPOT site. |
May 22, 2006
ELEMENT SPONSORS DESERT EVENTS |
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| Elemental Awareness headed to Borrego Springs, CA this past weekend where skaters endured the heat and were greeted to a hefty Element prize pack for entering. Scott Jones took first place in the 13&Under Division, in 14-17 Jacob Fowler will be taking his first place victory all the way to Element YMCA Skate Camp, and in the 18&Up division Jordan Gruner took first with high level skating also coming from Clayton Hill. Also on Saturday, in Victorville, CA skaters lined up around the building at Pharmacy Board shop to get Mike V’s autograph. He followed it up with some flat ground skating with the those on hand and later show with his band Revolution Mother. |
May 15, 2006
BUCKY LASEK & LINCOLN UEDA SKATE EVENT AT COMBI BOWL |
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Element pro’s Bucky Lasek and Lincoln Ueda took part in the 2nd Annual Protec Pool Party on Saturday. See photos of Bucky and Lincoln along with complete results from the comp by clicking here.
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May 13, 2006
PAUL URICH HAND PAINTED ENDANGERED BOARD UP FOR AUCTION |
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| A short time ago, artist Paul Urich hand-painted 100 decks as part of the Element Endangered program. These boards were nearly impossible to get and in high demand especially as Urich continues to emerge in the art community. We noticed one is for sale on ebay right now and wanted to pass along the opportunity to bid. To learn more visit Urich’s endangered page and his video on fecal face. |
 May 12, 2006
MICHAEL MACKRODT GETS COVER & INTERVIEW IN NEW CHILL MAG |
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| Congrats to Element Europe rider Michael Mackrodt who grabbed the cover of the new Chill Mag, issue #12. Mackrodt also has a full interview within the mag. ‘Chill’ is a high quality publication out of France that covers European skateboarding. In addition to the mag Chill also offers a website with expansive content that will have you chillin’ there for while. Check it out. |
May 11, 2006
FLOWING THROUGH THE COUNTRY |
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| All over the country there are talented skaters on the Element “regional flow” program, hoping to take the next step in the near future. Juice magazine features so cal pool skater Patrick Ryan in their new issue complete with an interview. Out in Maryland Mike Buxbomb has been making good use of the nice weather and in Hawaii Jaymar Jadraque found a nice double set to ollie down. |
May 10, 2006
LACEY BAKER TAKES 1ST! |
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| Congratulations to Element rider Lacey Baker who took home first place in the woman's division at last weekends "MASA Pro" event. Click here to check out the complete list of winners. |
May 09, 2006
NYJAH HUSTON & TONY TAVE FEATURED IN TRANSWORLD’S ‘AM ISSUE’ |
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| Element super am’s Nyjah Huston and Tony Tave take the spotlight in the new TWS. Nyjah takes to the southern california streets for 29 hours and comes up with a completely amazing article. The days progression is documented with text and film, here is another sample of what Nyjah laid down over the small time period. Tony Tave answers 20 questions alongside 10 pages of solid skate photos, opening with this spread. Tave covers all basis in the interview from first setups to thoughts on what it takes to go pro, all while leaving no question about the high level of skating he’s at right now. Pick it up at your local skate shop for a closer look. |
May 05, 2006
ELEMENT EUROPE PRESENTS EUROPEAN CUP CONTEST |
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| Element is the presenting sponsor of the European Open taking place in Munich, Germany from May 12th through the 14th. Click here to watch a trailer for the event featuring Element Europe riders such as Evelien Bouilliart. Get all the event info on the contest’s web site, check it out. |
May 04, 2006
BUCKY LASEK - MEGA IN MEXICO |
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| Element pro Bucky Lasek recently returned from Mexico City where he skated in the first Mega Rampcontest outside the X-Games. The main gap measured at 50ft. and the alternate gap at 60ft. Click here to check out a video of Bucky from the event. Lasek was one of only nine skaters competing in the event for there is a very limited number of people that are capable of skating the giant structure. |
May 03, 2006
DELPHI ENDANGERED ART SHOW IN SEATTLE, WA. THIS THURSDAY |
 Element Artist Matt Irving is premiering the ‘Delphi Engandered’ board series this Thursday at Snowboard Connection in Seattle, WA. The unique collection of designs also features a different approach to board construction with the make up being natural veneers and a walnut bottom ply. The show is in part with the Pioneer Square art walk that happens on the first Thursday of every month. Click here for a flyer and for a closer look at the board series check it out in the online catalog.
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May 02, 2006
BAM AND MIKE V RACE THROUGH EUROPE |
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| Bam Margera, Mike Vallely and their cohorts are currently in Europe on the beginning legs of the ‘Gumball Rally.’ The rally is an 8 day car race around the world that began in London, England. Bam and Ryan Dunn are driving a Lamborghini while Mike V and Tony Hawk pilot a Jeep SRT-8. Mike V has a daily blog with more photos tracking his progress along with notes on Bam’s adventure as well, click here to check it out. |
May 01, 2006
ELEMENT SPONSORS CONTEST ON APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION |
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| This past weekend Element sponsored a remarkable event on the Apache Indian reservation in Whiteriver, AZ. With strong efforts from Elemental Awareness and two local craftsmen the dilapidated park got a major facelift and the event was a success on many levels. Element rider Levi Brown was on hand popping huge tricks and hanging out with the kids. The overall winner of the contest was Jess Smith with Daniel Natan and Jimmy Ethelbah a close 2nd and 3rd. In the jump ramp best trick contest Aloysius Henry took home a large package of Element goods. Thanks to everyone that came out and supported the community. View more photos and story at elementalawareness.org. |
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