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Show Up Mike – Update

Anyone who knows about the contest might be waiting for that submission date to come so that they can get a head start on the competition. It’s almost here…

47 skate parks, and my own personal mini-ramp all complete, finally.

I have now filmed 5 tricks at each of these places and will be editing all separate videos for you to watch. Once this stage is complete, then it will be your turn to Show Me Up at as many of these parks as you desire. The videos have to be uploaded to Youtube and then you submit the link to us through the website.

Try and get as many votes per day as you can.

The video with the most votes by the end of the contest will win

$500

plus a consolation prize for the winners from each park…

Click the add in the bottom right corner for more details about the contest and a list of which parks will be involved.

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Hippie Mike’s Tour De Surrey 2012

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Well, summer is creeping up fast on us, and the hype is on already. Lots of kids have been asking about the 9th annual hippie mike’s tour de surrey dates and locations so here they are.

The tour de surrey series is a great event for skateboarders of all ages to come out and show their skills, and maybe even take home some prizes. As you can see from the poster, it’s quite popular with so many sponsors, which brings a solid crowd out to every event.

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Hosted as a City of Surrey Event, it is well staffed and well managed.

And We raise lots of funds and food each year for the Surrey Food Bank.

Check out this clip from “The Express” on Shaw TV from last summer showcasing some of the kids at the Cloverdale Skate Park during one of the contests. The story is introduced at 1min 35seconds in.

Can’t wait to see what you guys have in store for this year.

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Red Bull Manny Mania @ The Vancouver Skate Plaza

Looks like another opportunity for all you skater kids to get your names out there, and win an awesome trip to New York. The qualifiers are happening all across Canada which is great. Check out the schedule and see if your local community is gettin’ hit up.

For all the Lower Mainlanders, Plaza – June 2nd. Go represent the BC scene and show the rest of the country why The West is the Best

Wanna skate in the Red Bull Manny Mania in your area? Grab your deck, ’cause here is your chance!

Just show up at the location near you and be ready to throw down your best combo of tricks on two wheels!

Must be 16 years old

If you are under the age of 18, be sure to bring a parent or guardian.

Scroll down for cities and dates but check back for exact locations and times!

YOU CAN TRY TO WIN A TRIP TO NYC IF:

  • You are a Canadian resident
  • You are not a professional skateboarder nor have entered a contest at the professional level before.
  • You haven’t had a signature product sold in stores and/or haven’t received royalties from a product.

HALIFAX, NS:
Saturday May 19
Registration: TBD
Competition: TBD
Location:  Pro Skates, 6451 Quinpool Road

LONDON, ON:
Thursday May 31
Registration: 5pm
Competition: 6pm
Location: Kiwanis Park

TORONTO, ON:
Friday June 1
Registration: 5pm
Competition: 6pm
Location: Ashbridge’s Bay Park

OTTAWA, ON:
Saturday June 2
Registration: 3pm
Competition: 4pm
Location: Legacy Skatepark

VANCOUVER, BC:
Saturday June 2
Registration: 12 Noon
Competition: 1pm
Location: Vancouver Skate Plaza

WINNIPEG, MB:
Thursday June 7
Registration: 5:30pm
Competition: 6:30pm
Location: Edge Skate Park – 333 King St

MONTREAL, QC:
Saturday June 9
Registration: TBD
Competition: TBD
Location: Le Taz Skate Park

TROIS-RIVIERES, QC:
Saturday June 16
Registration: TBD
Competition: TBD
Location: Perigny, Quebec Pace Ste-Foy 2450 Boul. Laurier

EDMONTON, AB:
Friday June 22
Registration: 5:30pm
Competition: 6:30pm
Location: West 49 Skate Park – West Edmonton Mall

QUEBEC, QC:
Saturday June 23
Registration: TBD
Competition: TBD
Location: DLX, 2480, Chemin Sainte-Foy

CALGARY, AB:
Saturday June 23
Registration: 7pm
Competition: 8pm
Location: Red Bull Warehouse – 701 30th St NE

NATIONAL FINAL: OTTAWA, ON:
CANADA DAY – Sunday July 1
Registration: TBD
Competition: TBD
Location: Top of the World, 158 Rideau

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Fundraising for BC Children’s Hospital

Come out to Tsawwassen Skate Park on June 2nd – 11am-1pm to be a part of this fundraiser. In support of a young boy recently diagnosed withLeukemia, there will be crowd of people hanging out at the park, some of whom will be cutting their hair for charitable donations. And in hope of giving young Nolan McLeod a funfilled day, there will be some serious skateboarding going on, along with some fresh tunes. Proud supporters – Paul Machnau-RDSRed StarCoastal RidersMike Hastie-RDSKitschHippie Mike-ProtestDustin ColumboMosaic Skatecrew and more

Come show your support…

NolansLocksForLeukemia

Pledge some money, get a buzz cut, or just show up for a skate.

All proceeds raised will go directly to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and you can download the pledge form by clicking here.

 

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The World Round-Up Freestyle Championships

What an awesome event. Presented to you by 2 of the most memorable names in the skateboard industry, Kevin Harris and Monty Little, with assistance from Kai Dunkel, a freestyle skateboarder out of Germany. Unfortunately, Kai could not be there for the event but his presence was strong. For those who don’t know, Kevin Harris was and is the Number 1 freestyle skateboarder of Canada, and still rips up the surface. He’s the owner of Ultimate Distribution, Concrete Magazine, and has supported the generations of skateboarding over the years with such indoor parks as The Skateboard Ranch, and the RDS Park. Monty is the man behind the scenes of skateboarding who helped to create the entire Contest/Demo acceptance in Western Canada. He was the reason for skateboarding back at Expo ’86 and has promoted the sport ever since.

The World Round-Up Freestyle Championships

He recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his hard work and dedication to the advancement of skateboarding in Canada.

We all thank you Monty.

With a lot of work from these 3 individuals and a ton of collaboration across the world, The World Round-Up was on the way to happening. The top Freestyle Skateboarders from around the world were invited to come and compete in Surrey, BC, at the annual Cloverdale Rodeo. With a beautiful indoor surface inside the Cloverdale Curling Rink, the competition was set. Shawn from Ollie North Skateboard Shop in Cloverdale helped to promote the event and then created a Live Streaming of the Finals world-wide over the internet.

The World Round-Up Freestyle Championships

Add one more amazing name to the list of Generals running the contest – Russ Howell, one of North Americas first skateboarders starting at age 9 back in 1958, and still to the day, the world record holder for Most Consecutive Spins on a skateboard with 163 rotations. Crazy! At 62 years old, Russ was wowing the crowd by putting down the microphone at any given moment and hopping on his board to do some tricks. This man has an incredible sense of balance on his skateboard, but also an amazing library of quotes that he squeaks into his MCing. I was loving the quotes all day, especially the way Russ says them, like he’s standing alone on the top of a mountain for the entire world to hear and understand him. He was awesome. With Russ, Kevin and AJ Kohn on the mics, it was a great show.

The crowds were happening, and the skaters were all performing at the top of their games. 2 of my Protest Team Riders were in the finals for the Amateur division – Ryan Brynelson and Andy Anderson. Ryan is super amazing at Freestyle, with tricks like Primo Handstand Kickflips, and a style that represents his mentor Kevin Harris, I knew Ryan would do well. And he did, with a 2nd place finish. Andy on the other hand, is not a freestyle skater, but is a very quick learner and has always practised some freestyle tricks growing up. He was the “Wonder Boy” of the event, showing up on the Saturday and asking if he could enter. They let him, and within moments he had begun to impress everyone. My favorite part of the day was when Jim Goodrich, world respected photographer, came over to Andy and his parents and told him how awesome he was. His exact words were, “You`re an amazing kid and You’re stoking up the other skaters to try harder…” I loved it because it was true. But to have someone of Jim’s stature come over and tell you this is very impressive, especially for a 16 year old. I’m sure lots of people from the event will be googling Andy Anderson’s name to see what he skates like in his actual realm. The Amateurs were all great to watch, and Shaun Gladwell ripped it up with sick style. This guy has a serious sense of balance on his board and demonstrated that all weekend. No one was going to beat him at this event. The other amateur I was really impressed with was Takashi Suzuki. Such a creative and innovative skater, like a feather swirling around on a skateboard. You really need to watch some of his skating to understand how unique it is

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All of the Amateurs put on a great show Shaun, Ryan, Takashi, Andy, Felix Jonsson, Daniel Trujillo, Michael Sterling and the lonesome female, Mic Murayama. They all had unique style, and they all ripped the floor to shreds. Thanks for travelling all the way here for the event.

The Pros stepped it up about 3 levels though. You could smell the experience in the room. Most of these guys are in their late 30`s and early 40`s and have been performing Freestyle Skateboarding for most of their lives. They were all unstoppable.

The World Round-Up Freestyle Championships

From Gunter Mokulys, Rene Shigueto and Per Caguru, to Stephan Akesson, Darryl Grogan and Greyson Ashton, these guys all blew us away and hovered over the rest of the competition. Mike Osterman was one of my favorites to watch throughout the day because he was super technical and loved to please the crowd. He would toss out some amazing pogo flip ridiculousness and give the crowd a look-back in the middle of it. He was definitely a showman, and with age will gain more experience. Stephan Albert, Jesse Whalen and Sean Burke also all ripped it up the whole day. Everyone`s techniques were very different from one another`s, and it must make for some painful judging decisions, but all in all, they were amazing.

The World Round-Up Freestyle Championships

Kilian Martin put on a demo for us prior to the Pro Division that was absolutely mind blowing. This kid is the next biggest name of Freestyle Skateboarding. He has already surpassed Tony Hawk for the most hits on Youtube and is not slowing down. Stay tuned for his newest video release coming up on May 29th

Results:

Pro:

  1. Darryl Grogan
  2. Günter Mokulys
  3. Rene Shigueto
  4. Stefan “Lillis” Akesson
  5. Per Canguru
  6. Greyson Ashton
  7. Sean Burke
  8. Mike Osterman
  9. Jesse Whalen
  10. Stefan Albert

Am:

  1. Shaun Gladwell
  2. Ryan Brynelson
  3. Takashi Suziki
  4. Felix Jonsson
  5. Andy Anderson
  6. Daniel Trujillo
  7. Mic Murayama
  8. Michael Sterling

I loved this event. I still can`t get over the support that was present behind the scenes. Kevin Harris, Monty Little, Russ Howell, Jim Goodrich, Bill Robertson, even George Powell was there.

This is what skateboarding is about – building and maintaining a community in which we all support each other and work together to promote the one passion that we all share – Skateboarding…

To me, that`s what this event was all about. Family, and what it means to these older guys to help their “kids“ to continue on with the love of skateboarding. Skateboarding isn`t about who is the best at what tricks, and who landed the most that day, it`s about who you meet on your journeys, the experiences you have with those people, and why you love to surf around on a piece of wood on 4 wheels. Anyone who understands this statement knows that your life can be changed by this skateboard, your dreams can turn into reality, and your individual passions can fulfil your soul, all from just hopping on your board and riding down the road…

Here is the Compilation Video of the Finals.

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Read more about some of the special guests that helped to support this event.

Jim Goodrich

I got into skate photography by accident…literally. After breaking my arm while skateboarding, I started shooting photos of my skateboard buddies. That eventually led to a job as a staff photojournalist for SkateBoarder Magazine. I made a lot of great friends, traveled the world, and experienced things that few people get the chance to do. I’ve since moved on to other things in life but the skater lifestyle will always be a part of me. – Jim Goodrich

http://jimgoodrich.net/skateboardportfolio.htm

You have to check this site to see how many historic Father Figures of skateboarding Jim has shot photos of, pretty unbelievable – from Stacy Peralta, Shogo Kubo, Tony Alva, to Lance Mountain, Mike McGill, the Gator, even Duane Peters – one of my favorites. Check out his Studio Site to learn more about what this man has done for the world of skateboarding.

Bill Robertson

Dr. Skateboard is Bill Robertson, Ph.D., currently an associate professor in science & technology education at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Dr. Bill Robertson is no ordinary guy and his identity as Dr. Skateboard comes from his expertise in the fields of education and skateboarding.

A skateboarder for over 35 years, Bill has entertained 1000’s of spectators at schools, special events and festivals throughout the United States.

http://www.drskateboard.com/

Russ Howell

Just an all around amazing person, and obviously a born genius. At 62 years old with 54 years of experience on the board, this man has been through a lot in his life, and has so much to share.

http://www.skatewhat.com/russhowell/index.html

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World Round-Up… The Footage Begins

Man, I got so much footage at the Finals on Monday. I’m still uploading it into my editing program. The final article along with a compilation video will be posted by Friday or Saturday. I know you’re all waiting to see some wicked performances, so here’s a little bit to get you going.

These were the demos that some of the Pros put on during their introductions prior to the actual Finals, along with Shaun Gladwell’s final run in the Amateur Division – 1st place finish – and a solid example from the master, Kilian Martin showing off why he is considered to be the next biggest name of Freestyle Skateboarding. Mind Blowing.

Just to give you a dose of what you’re going to see in the upcoming video,

Enjoy.

Kilian Martin – Demo

Stephan Albert – Demo

Guenter Mokulys – Demo

Mike Osterman – Demo

Per Canguru – Demo

Rene Shigueto – Demo

Shaun Gladwell – Final Run in Amateur – 1st Place finish

Stefan “Lillis” Akesson – Demo

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The World Round-Up Finals (Just a Taste)

I went to the Finals on Monday, May 21st, 2012 of the first ever “World Round-Up Freestyle Skateboard Championships” held at the Cloverdale Rodeo in Surrey, British Columbia. I’ve been watching Freestyle skateboarding for many years so I knew what to expect, but I don’t really follow the names that much, so I wasn’t exactly sure WHO to expect… I knew Kevin Harris would be there since he was involved with making the event happen, but I also knew he wasn’t going to be competing. I knew Ryan Brynelson was going to be there since I just added him to the Protest Team, but I knew he was going to be in the Amateur division. I did not know that Andy Anderson, another one of my riders on the Protest Team was going to show up as a late entry and compete in the Amateur. He did really well too. But it was the big names people came to see, Per Canguru, Rene Shigueto, Darryl Grogan, Stephan Albert, Stephan Lillis Akesson, Guenter Mokulys and the man of the freetstyle board –  Kilian Martin, who unfortunately was not competing. There were lots of people to watch, all putting on amazing displays for the crowd. No matter how they placed, they were definitely all seen as champions. The coolest thing about going to a Freestyle Contest as a spectator, is it’s almost like you transferred into another dimension. Freestyle Skateboarding is very rare, and these guys live it so they’re used to it, but any other skater now a days, gets their mind blown away when they’re watching it. It can almost knock you down a couple notches in your confidence level of how good you are on a skateboard, because these guys are frickin’ amazing. I’ve been skateboarding for over 26 years and I am still baffled by half the tricks people do in freestyle. They are definitely one with their boards.

It was an awesome event, with a great purpose.

Both my Team Riders qualified to the finals in the Amateur division with Ryan Brynelson landing in 2nd place, so close to  winning behind Shaun Gladwell, and then the unknown wonder who showed up out of the blue, Andy Anderson finishing 5th. Yeah Andy!

Here are the results for the Top 5 in the Professional division:

  • 1st Place – Darryl Grogan (USA)
  • 2nd Place – Guenter Mokulys (Germany)
  • 3rd Place – Stefan Lillis Akesson (Sweden)
  • 4th Place – Rene Shigueto (Brazil)
  • 5th Place – Per Canguru (Brazil)

For the guys who didn’t make top 5, no worries. The scores were all decimal points apart through all 10 riders. Tight competition…

This is just a taste about the World Round-Up Freestyle Championships. Stay tuned in a couple of days and I will have a full story about the event, along with some seriously mind blowing footage…

Until then, click the link below

Kevin Harris – PNE Story

http://youtu.be/NAGMKe2JlVU

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Street League 2012

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Man, it’s finally started. Last year, 2011, the world changed with the drop of the Street League Skateboarding Championships. All you could do as a skateboarder was sit in your chair and scream at the top of your lungs for every trick that went down. The competitors are insane, Ryan Sheckler, Chaz Ortiz, Sean Malto, Chris Cole, Nyjah Huston and so many more. Nyjah dominated the entire series last year and I’m sure is planning on doing that again. But the momentum of all the others is going to be driving 800 miles per hour to try to stop him. I just realized today that the 2012 Street League has begun. Hopefully I can catch a repeat of the first event since I missed it on Saturday. But here’s the schedule so now we all know when it’s happening.

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

Stop one: May 18-19
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.
Live on ESPN2, May 19, 9:00 p.m. ET

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

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Chuck Bailey Youth Week Contest Results

It was looking promising as I pulled up to the Chuck Bailey skatepark on May 4th, 2012 to start setting up for the skateboard contests planned to take place later that day. You could see the sun starting to peak through the clouds and the bright blue sky was making its way over the park. There were already a decent amount of people warming up and there was a good vibe in the park, with lots of familiar faces from those who competed in Hippie Mike’s Tour De Surrey last year. The only difference with this contest was that it was only going to be open to people 18 or under because of Youth Week and Jaden Easton-Ellett and Andy Anderson were going to be MCing it.

When the contest was about to start we had a total of 3 Minis, 7 Beginners, 7 Intermediates and 5 Advanced riders — which was not bad. The Mini category went by quickly with J.R. Barron destroying numerous obstacles in the park, definitely showing improvements from last year. When we got to the beginner category I think a lot of people were blown away by a lot of these guys skills. With a roster full of names such as Adam LewisMathew Major, and Riku Mochizuki (to only name a few) it is no wonder why.

Just as we finished the Beginner category it started POURING rain, and I am not just talking about a little bit of rain. It literally soaked the entire park with massive puddles in minutes and then turned into hail later on. As everyone ducked for shelter in the bowl, we had to rush and make sure the DJ equipment would stay dry so we could continue the contest.

This meant the Intermediates and Advanced categories would have to be confined to the bowl, but this didn’t stop some crazy tricks from going down. In the Intermediate category Malek Salem threw down a rad nollie bigspin on barricade wall, and we saw some other tiiiight tricks from people rippin’ the bowl. When the advanced category came around things heated up even more.Dominic Devries pulled out a 3-flip on the barricade wall, a bunch of other tricks were landed over the quarter pipe gap. Sure enough, when it came to Andy Anderson’s run he hit up the entire bowl missing only a couple tricks in his first run.

The Youth Week Chuck Bailey 2012 contest was a great success, and we look forward to seeing you Sunday at the South Surrey Skatepark for a skate Jam starting at around noon.

Contest Results

Mini: 1st – J.R. Barron, 2nd – Bachuoch Michael, 3rd – Blaine

Beginner 1st – Morgan Skinner, 2nd – Adam Lewis, 3rd – Matthew Major

Intermediate: 1st – Jacob Drescher, 2nd – Jackson Hawthorne, 3rd – Malek Salem

Advanced: 1st – Andy Anderson, 2nd – Dominic Devries, 3rd – Gabe DiNorscio

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SHOW UP MIKE!! Online Skateboard Contest With $500 Grand Prize

SHOW UP MIKE!!

An Original Online Skateboard Competition presented by Hippie Mike

“$500 Grand Prize”

Well, you better be ready… Ready to skate. Hippie Mike has skateboarded for over 26 years and has learned a lot of different tricks over his time. He may not be a good as he once was, but time has been taking its toll on him. Nevertheless, he is still one of the most creative skaters the world has ever seen, and loves to remind you of that.

In the past few months, Mike has been making his rounds to all the skate parks in the Lower Mainland and filming 5 tricks at each park.

From Abbotsford to Horseshoe Bay; Maple Ridge to Tsawwassen – over 45 different parks!!

Come mid-June, Mike will release the footage on the Protest Skateboards Website

and the contest will begin. This is your chance to

SHOW UP MIKE!!

The rules are simple:

  1. Choose any of the parks that Mike has already filmed his 5 tricks at.
  2.  Film 5 tricks of yourself in One Session at that park
  3.  Edit your 5 tricks into a video and upload it to Youtube (name it : Your Name – and whatever park it is)
  4.  Submit your Youtube link to www.protestskateboards.com along with your contact information (kept confidential)
  5.  See how many votes you get
  6. Repeat steps 1-5 at another park

The contest winner will be the video who receives the most overall votes. Viewers will be able to vote on as many videos as they want, but only once per day per video. Each park listed will have its own winner as well, and this person will win a Protest Skateboards T-Shirt.

Keep checking in to the site for more information of when the contest will begin.

Approximate date – June 16, 2012

Better start filming!

Skate Parks included in Show Up Mike contest

Abbotsford

McMillan Youth Park

Mouat Skate Park

Burnaby

Confederation Skate Park

Bonsor/Metro Skate Park

Coquitlam

LaFarge Skate Park

Delta

North Delta Skate Park

Ladner Skate Park

Tsawwassen Skate Park

Tsawwassen First Nations Youth Park

Langley

Brookswood Skate Park

Walnut Grove Skate Park

Aldergrove Skate Park

Murrayville Outdoor Activity Park

Langley City Skate Park

Maple Ridge

Schoolyard Action Youth Park/Thomas Haney Plaza

New Westminster

New West Skate Park

Queensboro All Wheel Park

North Vancouver

Seylynn Bowl

Kirkstone Skate Park

Parkgate Skate Park

Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows Skate Park

Port Coquitlam

Settler’s Skate Spot

Railside Youth Park

Port Moody

Port Moody Skate Park

Richmond

River Road Skate Park

Surrey

Bear Creek Youth Park

South Surrey Youth Park

Cloverdale Youth Park

Kwantlen Youth Park

Fleetwood Youth Park

Fraser Heights Youth Park

Guildford Bowl

Chuck Bailey Youth Park

Vancouver

China Creek Skate Park

Cooper’s Park

Hastings Skate Park

Leeside Memorial Park

Strathcona Park

Quilchena Skate Park

Skate Plaza

Kensington Skate Park

The Dry Spot

Mt. Pleasant Park

West Vancouver

Ambleside Skate Park

Lonsdale/City Skate Park

Griffin Bowl

Gleneagles Skate Park/Horseshoe Bay

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