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...
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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!
Winners...
by: Alex | Wednesday, May 14, 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.
Ladies of Maloof!
by: Alex | Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Are you ready for the Maloof Money Cup? It's a three-day festival and U.S. Skateboarding Championship, happening July 11-13, 2008 at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, CA. That's opening weekend of the OC Fair so come on out, eat some fried twinkies, australian battered potatoes and check out all the skating. Our girls Lauren Perkins, Evelien Bouilliart, Lorena Lima and Rachel Reinhard will all be there.... oh yeah, and some kid they call Sheckler.
Find more videos like this on maloofmoneycup
Fitzy Featured In Curl
by: Alex | Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The June issue of Australia's Curl Magazine has shots of Sally tearing up the Phillip Island Surf Festival.
Way to rip, Sally!
Ryan Carlson Benefit TOMORROW
by: Alex | Monday, May 12, 2008
Hope to see everyone come out to support a great surfer and a great guy. Ryan's in the hospital with MRSA and tons of medical bills... and no insurance. The surfing community's rallied together to put on a few benefits to help out the Carlsons. Come join us this Wednesday, May 14 at Kilarney's in Downtown HB.
If you can't make it out, find more info and a donation link on SurfingMag.com.
Want More Whitmore?
by: Alex | Monday, May 12, 2008
Looks like our little heart breaker's at it again. Sarah Whitmore has charmed her way into the May issue of Men's Journal. As one of their "Women of Adventure," Sarah talks about making it in a guy's world the same way the boys do... risking it all and sustaining major injuries. Blood and guts... gets 'em every time.
Lauren's Giveaway Update
by: Alex | Friday, May 9, 2008
Lauren's working her sponsors and the first to step up? Nixon... maybe you've heard of them? They sent over a little box of sweetness in the form of the Icon keychain (which doubles as a bottle opener), a Nixon T-shirt & belt and one Small Player watch!
Win it all, along with some etnies and whatever else Lauren sends our way. ENTER ALREADY! And stay tuned for more prize updates!
Mary in the Mags!
by: Alex | Thursday, May 8, 2008
Action shots, candids, an interview and a cover... our Mary's helping sell mags this month. Pick up the June issue of Ventura Life to see her cover and interview. Or check it out in our photo gallery... definitely worth the read.
Also in this month's Deep Magazine, you'll find this little shot of Mary in her happy place.
Tarah In Transworld
by: Alex | Thursday, May 8, 2008
Who knew Tarah Gieger was such a talented artist? So impressive was her self-portrait that Transworld Moto gave it a whole page in their May issue.
The subtle use of color and proportions really help to communicate her pride and accomplishment in this larger-than-life moment. One can really sense her joy in putting on her bright red oven mitts and pulling out that fresh baked gingerbread masterpiece to add to her collection.
Well done, Tarah! You totally nailed this one.
Mammoth WCI
by: Alex | Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Mammoth's West Coast Invitational went down last weekend with the Vans Fiesta de la Pipa and The Village Rail Jam drawing a big enough crowd to make you forget how much gas prices suck these days.
Despite the action on the snow, the place to be, by a few different accounts, was the etnies/ThirtyTwo party pad. The top floor condo served as the perfect venue for pro hos, friends, spectators and birthday boys—namely Joe Sexton and Tyler Flanagan—to all celebrate and rain beach balls on the unsuspecting crowd below. Our buddies and weekend flatmates at FSM documented the whole thing for all to see. Go ahead and have a look.
A Rolling Perspective Gallery
by: Alex | Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The opening exhibition of A Rolling Perspective, presented by etnies and Color Magazine, went off without a hitch. And the ensuing after party at The Sweatshop likewise went off. The show is a collection of self portraits by skaters from all over, including our man Mikey Taylor. Check out the ginormous photo gallery to see what you missed out on. All photos by Ian Jolin-Rasmussen and Color Magazine.
GGOB At Journeys!
by: Alex | Monday, May 5, 2008
etnies Girls Get On Board will be at our Journeys Backyard BBQ stop in Dallas! Sign up today and show up early...
Two lucky GGOB participants will each win a Golden Ticket (one of only 175 total!) to MEET RYAN SHECKLER and the rest of the etnies Team!!! Don't miss out!
etnies & R Newbold
by: Alex | Monday, May 5, 2008
R. Newbold is your Newbold... that is, if you live in Japan.
Inspired by British summer music festivals and available only in Japan, the etnies & R. Newbold Collaboration is limited edition fashion at its finest. The collection's allover Sunglasses print adds distinct, shady style to the etnies Jameson and El-Jefe II.
Fun, fresh and sure to go fast, this just might be all you get to see of these puppies.
Check out the buzz...
Complex
Hypebeast
Highsnobiety
A Bevy Of Bev V
by: Alex | Monday, May 5, 2008
I just can't get enough of Bev V and neither can the peeps at Snowboard Canada! The shredder slash rapper is the site's May Featured Rider. As such, we are treated to a bevy of Bev V in the photo gallery, including this gem of a shot, plus a nice little interview.
Lauren Perkins Giveaway!
by: Alex | Friday, May 2, 2008
Our May Featured Rider is the one and only Lauren Perkins! Our little local girl stops into the etnies HQ pretty often and we like to put her to work. This time around, her job was to pick out her top three pairs of etnies—Campbell, Calli-Vulc and Faction—and they’re yours to win! If you’ve been paying any attention at all, you know that our featured riders have been hitting up their other sponsors to put in on their prize pack every month. Lauren’s additional sponsors include Nixon, Oakley and World Industries… I’m just sayin’. I know, I know... such a tease. You know you love it.
ENTER HERE and stay tuned for more prize pack updates all month!
Fitzy en fuego!
by: Alex | Friday, May 2, 2008
Sally's sooooo stoked she's still surfing her super streak. Say that 10 times fast. Or just ignore it and congratulate Sally Fitzgibbons on her latest win. Today's victory at the Brothers Neilsen Pro Junior is Sally's third ASP win this year. She's still in the lead... just further ahead now.
“To be winning the junior ratings and the WQS (World Qualifying Series) ratings at the same time is just a really nice place to be sitting right now.” - Sally
The girl is ON FIRE. More contest details at SurfingAustralia.com.
Tokyo Police Club Artwork Contest!
by: Alex | Thursday, May 1, 2008
etnies artists Tokyo Police Club have been hanging out with our friends at IRR and they've put together a fun little Tokyo Police Club Artwork Contest! Here's what you do...
Send in artwork created by you in whatever art medium you prefer—Charcoal, Ink, Pencil, Water Color, Acrylic, Oil, Crayon etc. of Tokyo Police Club rockin' the stage or chillin', whatever! Artwork must be original. Scan your artwork and email it to info@indierockreviews.com
Five finalists will be chosen to have their artwork placed on indierockreviews.com where the General Public will then vote on a winner. One winner will receive a copy of TPC's "Elephant Shell" on vinyl, a poster, some buttons, stickers and, if they find anything else lying around, they'll throw it in the package as well.
Go to indierockreviews.com for all the details and to check out the competition!
