March 2007
 April 02, 2007
FUTURE NATURE AM CONTEST #3 • SKATELAB SIMI VALLEY, CA |
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| Last weekend, the 3rd contest in the Elemental Awareness/Element Future Nature Am Series went down in Simi Valley, CA at Skatelab. Guest judge and Element Team Rider Mike Barker was at the judges stand leaving no room for sketchy skating. That didn’t seem to be a problem for the day’s top winners Gibson Jones (13 & Under), Tyler Cobb (14-17) and Matthew Lemond (18& up/Sponsored). Additonal standout skating came from Alex Midler, Allysha Bergado & Derek Barman. Congratulations goes out to all the winners who took home prizes from Element and special thanks to Sambazon for keeping the skaters healthy and hydrated during the event. |
April 01, 2007
ISHLE PARK SHOWS |
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Element Eden Advocate Ishle Park is back from New Zealand with a new line up of shows. Witness for yourself why we chose her as an advocate and why she inspires people all over the world. Not to be missed:
April 1st - Missouri Western University, Missouri
April 3rd - Penn State Delaware, PA
April 11th - Berkeley University, CA
April 12th - University of Santa Barbara, CA
April 18th - Queens Theatre in the Park, NY
April 21st - University of Nebraska, Omaha
April 22nd - Missouri Western, Missouri
April 26th - Diva Diction, Chicago
April 27th - Chicago YWCA
To find out more about Ishle, read her interview or see her website for poetry, more photos, and updated show info.
Ishle's book The Temperature of This Water is the winner of the PEN America Beyond Margins Award and the Members' Choice Award of the Asian American Literary Awards. Buy it here! |
March 29, 2007
COLLIN RIPS ON |
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| Collin Provost is on a mission, after placing first at Phoenix Am his right back to it, filming for This Is My Element.' Today Collin and friends headed to Ripon, Ca to skate arguably the best transition park in Cali. While there we ran into local ripper Andrew who was riding a Muska board that the man himself gave to him, good looks. Collin continues tomorrow before heading back to SoCal to film closer to home, look for another update from the central valley tomorrow. |
March 27, 2007
MIKE V ON LOVELINE |
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| Mike V will be a guest on Loveline tonight, March 27, 2007. If you're in the Los Angeles, CA area be sure to tune in your radio dials to KROQ 106.7 FM from 10pm to midnight. You can also stream it from the KROQ site. |
March 22, 2007
NYC/NJ POST #4 - MIKE V & DALLAS FILMING |
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| Mike V and Dallas spent the last days of the trip shoveling out snow filled spots for filming while enduring the harsh climate. As the trip came to a close Mike V was hyped as he headed back to the west coast with a solid start to a part under his belt. Dallas looks forward to warmer temps as well, as he heads to Barcelona with fellow team rider Levi Brown on Sunday to finish up their parts for 'This Is My Element.' See all the footy from this trip and more in the full length video dropping June 21st. See Mike V and the many other Element team members all the way live this Saturday at Skatelab. |
March 19, 2007
FUTURE NATURE AM CONTEST #2 IN BAKERSFIELD, CA |
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| Contest #2 in the Element/Elemental Awareness Future Nature Am contest series went down last weekend in Bakersfield, CA. The contest kicked off with the head of Bako’s Parks and Rec. announcing a recent bill passed to expand the skatepark. Showing how strong the Bakersfield skate scene really is, over 100 kids entered the contest, but in the end only one was crowned champion in their respective divisions. In the 13 and under category, Ronnie Yocum (Left) took home top billing. The 14-17 category went to Joseph Reyes (Middle) along with a Element YMCA Skatecamp scholarship. In the 18 and up division, underdog and newcomer to the event Fabian Irving (Left) slid by the tough competition to take first place. Overall, it was a great day of skating with a great vibe throughout the contest. |
March 18, 2007
MUSKA ON FUEL MONDAY! |
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| Tune in to Fuel TV's Daily Habit on Monday where Chad Muska will be in the studio. Muska will chat about all things current including filming for 'This Is My Element.' Visit Fuel's site for all the info. While your there enter to win Element boards. |
March 17, 2007
NYC/NJ POST #2 - DARRELL, MIKE V, DALLAS GET HIT WITH SNOW |
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| A couple days ago Darrell was skating in a tank top, that certainly came and went. Thursday we got some skating in under the drizzling sky before it started to come down and Friday morning we were greeted with a blanket of snow and heavy sleet throughout the day. We were able to get into a nice mini ramp in Asbury Park, stayed on our boards but it sure is cold! Check out photos from the last couple days here. |
March 12, 2007
'THIS IS MY ELEMENT' TEAM WEEKEND REPORT |
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This weekend Element riders stayed busy skating, filming and even fit in a signing. On Saturday Tosh, Darrell, Tave & Collin stopped by the re-opening of the Mission Valley YMCA Park. Riders signed ‘This Is My Element’ posters and mingled with the many on hand. The crew then skated through the night clocking footy for the video. Darrell set this San Diego spot off before Tosh got his. Everyone kept it going on Sunday, Lacey Baker endured the heat wave and came up on some footy in her hometown of Covina. Overall another very productive weekend in So-Cal. Today Mike V, Darrell and Dallas head to NYC for a week of East Coast filming, look for updates on that coming soon.
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March 03, 2007
ELEMENT/PSSTIX WELCOME LOCAL STUDENTS FOR TOUR |
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| Element, Elemental Awareness and skateboard manufacturer PS Stix hosted a career day for a select group of local high school skaters last Friday. Students were given a tour of the skateboard factory by Paul Schmitt, the man responsible for the science behind the board your riding today. Next they headed over to Element Skateboards for a tour of the offices given by Element President and Founder Johnny Schillereff. Tosh Townend and Dallas Rockvam stopped by to talk about what it took for them to get to where they are today, and answered questions. Overall the students were given a first hand look at all available jobs in the industry from board design to clothing design, from graphic design to sales all the way up to the coveted ranks of pro skater. Thanks to all the skaters that came through and spent the day with us. |
March 01, 2007
HUGS NOT THUGS |
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| Tony Tave has been busy lately filming for his upcoming part in ‘This Is My Element.’ Thanks in part to Element contributing filmer and enforcement program director Lee Dupont. Check out Thrasher’s blog for some pics taken before the sun fell and Tony handled biz on this rail. See what went down June 21st when 'This Is My Element' releases. |
March 01, 2007
BROOKE REIDT ART SHOW |
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Coastal in West Seattle and Teen Vogue hosted the Element Eden Advocate Brooke Reidt show recently and drew quite a crowd.
For the show, Brooke cut out over 50 birds and bees from plywood and painted each one with layers of paint, shapes, and unique characteristics. She then crafted all of the creatures into a tree on one of the Coastal walls.
Jasmin from Teen Vogue was also on-hand, making original appliqués from Brooke's Element tee graphics. DJ Marcus spun tunes and people chatted, shopped, and checked out Brooke's work.
Brooke's original pieces will hang at Coastal through mid March. For each piece sold, she will be donating 20% to Project Luz, a non-profit whose goal is to give at risk kids an artistic outlet and education by providing workshops and classes led by professional artists and educators.
A HUGE thank you goes out to Sarah and Christy, owners of Coastal Surf Boutique for a great night, and also to Jasmin and Teen Vogue! |
February 28, 2007
UPSTATE AMBUSH CONTEST |
 Recently Element NYC store’s Chopper Dave hosted the ‘Upstate Ambush’ AM contest in Accord, NY. The contest took place at Skate Time 209 park and included talented pool of skaters. Check out all the action from the event by watching the video. We’re proud to have people like Chopper Dave holding it down and promoting skateboarding in a positive light through events like the Upstate Ambush.
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