Volcom – Wild in the Parks 2012

Jun 21,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

It’s that time of year again. The annual Volcom Contests have begun. Be ready for the Railside Contest in Port Coquitlam coming up fast – June 30^th. Who’s gonna be there, I don’t know. I would assume that Mickey Papa will be kickin’ around, and I’m hoping that Dominic Devries will be competing. Both of those guys destroy that place. I guess the only way to see who’s in it is to show up.

Registration starts at 11am and the contest ends when it’s over.

Hit the Volcom Site for more detailed information, or to watch highlights from the events that have already happened.

http://www.volcom.com/witp/index.asp?seasonId=20

Go Skateboarding Day -Vancouver 2012

Jun 21,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

In support of Go Skateboarding Day, The awesome dudes from Vans will be feeding the troops with a waffle breakfast at the Plaza in the morning and having a bbq for the hesh dogs at Hastings in the evening, and of course there will be some sort of secret competitions around the city. I’ll be floating around shooting some photos and will have a write up article on the site within a day or two. Come out and Join in the events…

More info at
http://www.vans.com

Extreme Sports Skateboarding

Daewon…You so Crazy

Jun 19,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

Here’s a fresh teaser video from the one ond only Daewon Song. We all know Daewon is one of the most technical innovators of the sport, and him and Rodney Mullen definitely had a huge influence on me to set up my own obstacles all the time just like they used to. But the weird part about this video was how Daewon seemed to be skating all the types of spots I dream about – rocks, trees, just nasty stuff.

Check out Daewon’s part.

Now check out my last video part in “What the “F” were we Thinking”. I think we need to get together buddy. I doubt the majority of my tricks can compare with Daewon, but at least we could shred the same spots…

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Tony Hawk at Hastings Park – July 28th

Jun 18,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

I heard the rumours the other day, and now it’s confirmed – Tony Hawk and the Birdhouse Team will be arriving in town at the end of July and shredding Hastings Park. I remember one time Tony Hawk came to Hastings when I was there, it was back in 2001 or 2002 and he came up with the Tony Hawk Tour Bus. That was a sick day of skating, lots of awesome tricks went down. I remember getting my shirt signed by Tony and when I told him to write “Ravers Rule” he just laughed and asked me if I actually watched the video Ravers (The original Birdhouse Video from 1993). I told him it was one of my favorites.

Now over a decade later, this amazing man we refer to as a legendary skateboarder is coming back for more. Hastings, be forewarned.

The Hawk will be soaring through July 28^th.

Other names included on the Tour – Aaron “Jaws” Homoki, Willy Santos, Kevin Staab, Clint Walker, Clive Dixon, David Loy, Shaun Gregoire, Shawn Hale and Michael Davis.

Contest Results

NYJAH HUSTON GETS A SECOND AMAZING WIN AT STREET LEAGUE

Jun 18,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

Nyjah Huston has proven time and time again that he is the man when it comes to Street League. He won 3 out of 4 last year, and is now already 2 for 2 in 2012. It still blows me away when I watch the Street League series because almost every trick that goes down is what used to be a closing banger for a video part. These guys are tossing insanity first try, every try. Tricks that should take a week to land once, just getting pulled out of people’s back pockets and displayed perfectly for the world to see.

I don’t know what to say, except it’s Nyjah versus the world right now… and he’s definitely winning.

Mixed Feelings

Jun 17,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

I send out my feelings on this Father’s Day to my Dad who just passed away 7 weeks ago. Remember that today is the day to love your Dad and let him know what he means to you. Don’t take your time with each other for granted, you never know when the last laughs you enjoy together will be…

Who You Were To Me

I never met the man that made me,

But I loved the man that made me who I am,

Because you were meant to be my Father,

You were the best for me.

I cherish the time we had together,

And I will always remember how much you cared,

And I will be to my son what you always were to me,

And give him everything he needs.

A smile, and a joke,

A tear when need be,

A spirit filled with happiness,

A soul set free.

I never met the man that made me,

But I never needed to,

For I had you to take me home,

Someone who loved me for me.

You made me who I am today,

Respected and loved by all,

You taught me how to strive for freedom,

Passionate in all my beliefs.

I’ll miss your smiles, and your jokes,

I shed tears when I think of you,

You filled my spirit with happiness,

And your love lives forever in me.

And I will be the figure that you created,

When my son looks up to me,

So caring and supportive in all he does,

For all the world to see.

And he will live on with feelings of love,

Of who I am to him,

And I will live on with sweet memories,

Of who you were to me.

Happy Father’s Day

Street League 2012

Jun 15,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

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Round 2 comin’ up.

Just a quick reminder that the 2^nd stop for 2012’s Street League Skateboard Contest is right around the corner. They enter the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California to see who will be the next winner. Nyjah Huston started the series off just like last year by taking home 1^st place, along with another $150,000.

All the top names will be there. Chris Cole, Ryan Sheckler, Bastien Salabanzi… Who has the balls, and the skills, to take Nyjah off the top podium??

Set your PVR Boxes to record this one, June 15^th-16^th, live on ESPN.

Tickets for the Street League DC Pro Tour Fueled by Monster Energy went on sale April 2 at streetleague.com.

Stop two: June 15-16
Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, Calif.
Live on ESPN2, June 16, 9:30 p.m.ET

Stop three: July 14-15
Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, Ariz.
Live on ESPN2, July 15, 7:00 p.m. ET

Championship: August 26
Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.
Live on ESPN2, August 26, 5:00 p.m. ET

Bow Down To Your Kings!!

Jun 14,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

Finally, I hooked up with Andy Anderson to hand over the King of the Bowls Trophy. This trophy is a historic piece of art which was just constructed this past year to display all the winner’s names from the past 17 years. It took a lot of custom work by Eve Feaver, Don “Bushman” Wilson, and Kate McTavish (Pixie) to create, and this trophy will be passed on gracefully from King to King each year from now on. Andy Anderson, the youngest of all the Kings at the age of 15 when he won the title, was totally stoked. Finally he gets his trophy, but only gets to hold on to it for a couple months, as the next King will be announced on August 19^th at Whistler.

Bow down to all your past Kings…

Bowl Series Kings:

John Railmondo 1995

Ben Couves 1996

Alex Chalmers 1997

Gary Harris 1998

Jeff Logan 1999

Dave Priest 2000

Steve Lange 2001

Steve Denham 2002

Johnny “B” Byers 2003

Eve Feaver 2004

Dave Boyce 2005

Danny Hagge 2006

Dave “57” Krystof 2007

Don “Bushman” Wilson 2008

Don “Carver” Hartley 2009

Rob Rickaby 2010

Andy Anderson 2011

Who will be the 2012 Champion?

Will Andy be the first to claim the crown twice?

Or is that even allowed?

Only 1 way to find out…. Go to the events.

Seylynn Bowl – July 1^st

Griffin Bowl – July 15^th

White Rock Bowl – July 29^th

Squamish – August 18^th

Whistler Bowl – August 19^th

There’s A New King In Town

Jun 13,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

Andy Anderson – I say his name a lot on this website, for many reasons. So Andy was the man last summer, and at the age of 15 years old, won the prestige title – “King of the Bowls”. In order to win this title, you have to dominate 4 competitions over a huge number of very experienced competitors at all the old school bowls – Seylynn Bowl, Griffin Bowl, White Rock Bowl and Whistler Bowl. Andy was finally crowned King of the Bowls about 2 months ago but still had not received his trophy. The trophy was being constructed by Eve Feaver, Don “Bushman” Wilson, and Kate McTavish (Pixie), who each spent a lot of time hand carving, hand painting, shaping metal, and etch burning all the previous winner’s names in the base of the trophy, going all the way back to 1995.

I finally got the trophy to give to Andy and planned to meet him at Bonsor on Sunday to skate. Andy forgot to show up, and didn’t know I had the trophy, so I gave it away to my son Kaelen instead. Sorry Andy.

Give a huge round of applause to your new 2011 Bowl Series Champion, by default…

Upcoming Events

Canada’s First Adaptive Skateboarding Comp At Bonsor Skatepark

Jun 13,2012 / By Hippie Mike / No Comment

Introducing Canada’s first adaptive skateboarding competition that will be taking place June 16th, 2012 at Bonsor skatepark! Check out the flyer below for more details…

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