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Check out these sweet video shorts from the Fallen Skate Team!

 

Exclusive Fallen Footwear available at select Glik’s locations.

Event Recap: The Red Bull Floating Skatepark visits STL!

The Red Bull Mississippi Grind visited Downtown St. Louis (via a GIANT 195-foot Barge) this past weekend! We couldn’t wait to watch five amazing pro skaters in action! The demo featured Luis Tolentino, Joey Brezinksi, Ronnie Creager and Kenny Anderson, along with a few small-town skaters.

The Floating Skatepark will make four stops on its 28 day adventure departing in Twin Cities and continuing on to Davenport, St. Louis, and finally New Orleans. Each stop will be jam-packed with extreme skate demos from world-class Red Bull and Converse athletes.

Some of the athletes in action on the barge!

 

Renowned skate park builders Spohn Ranch & Mark Leski developed the innovative course, which includes a hubba ledge, and a double stair set.

Well known for its skateboarding culture, New Orleans was chosen as the final stop in the Floating Skatepark tour. A three day celebration beginning October 7th and concluding October 9th will be held in downtown New Orleans.

The closing ceremony will be dedicated to Red Bull’s donation of the massive skate structure to the City of New Orleans! So exciting!

To see more photos from the event, check out our Facebook Album here:  http://on.fb.me/qPvDmX!

etnies Celebrates 25 Years with Art Exhibits

etnies is celebrating its 25th anniversary today in Paris, the city where it all began, by conceptualizing what skateboarding will be like in the next 25 years.  It will definitely change a lot!  etnies is the first skateboarder-owned footwear and apparel brand and was created by skateboarders for the lifestyle of skateboarders who travel in small tribes and create their very own subcultures.

Pierre-André Senizergues, owner of etnies and former pro skateboarder, picked three people from the brand’s history to create concepts about what the future will be like.  Gil Le Bon Delapointe, Mike Manzoori and Yogi Proctor each created a piece that will be on display in the Public Domaine – skateboard culture exhibition at La Gaîté Lyrique today through August 7th.

You might not be able to hop on the next flight to Paris, but you can still experience these awesome exhibits.  Check out the pictures below and head to etnies.com for more information and pictures, as well as more info on the etnies “Next 25” celebration over the coming weeks.

The PAS House:

The PAS House, original idea and vision created by Pierre-André Senizergues, designed by artist, Gil Le Bon Delapointe and supervised by Francois Perrin, was created with the idea that, in 25 years, everything will be centered around skateboarding.  This full-scale model shows what the next 25 years might look like if we combine skateboarding with a home.

Moving-Aimless:

Mike Monzoori’s Aimless was created with the idea that the next 25 years is truly unpredictable because skateboarding is evolving and progressing every day.  This film captures the feeling of exploration and change from a skateboarder’s perspective.

Thinking – The Baguette Board, Cannon and Rip:

 

Skateboarders see the world in a different way.  They create new ways to get around the obstacles the world presents them.  From this viewpoint, the next 25 years promises to be an era of intriguing interactions with the world of art and progressive thinking through skateboarding.  Yogi Proctor created three pieces for the exhibit – Canon, Rip and The Baguette Board to show this viewpoint.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

For more information on this exhibit and etnies itself, go to http://www.etnies.com.

 

 

 

1,000 Skateboarders – Emerica’s Wild in the Streets LA

More than 1,000 skateboarders hit the streets of Los Angeles on Tuesday with Emerica’s pro skateboarders for Wild in the Streets.  Emerica’s Wild in the Streets is an event created for Go Skateboarding Day on June 21st that benefits Boards for Bros, a non-profit that collects skateboards and refurbishes them to distribute to young people who either don’t have access to or can’t afford them.

Wild in the Streets was created as a way to empower youth through skateboarding.  Since its creation, this event has drawn thousands of skaters to the streets of New York, Vancouver, Montreal, Madrid, London and Tampa.  This year was the first time Wild in the Streets was brought to Los Angeles.

Emerica’s pro skateboarders, including Andrew Reynolds, Leo Romero, Jerry Hsu, Brandon Westgate, Bryan Herman and more, joined the skaters to skate five miles, following a route that started at Hollenbeck Skatepark, crossed the 6th Street Bridge, wove through downtown LA and ended at the Lafayette Skatepark.

 

The pro skateboarders with the crowd at Lafayette Skatepark.

Partnered with Board for Bros, Emerica donated 125 skateboards to the children at the Salesian Boy’s and Girl’s Club of East Los Angeles.  “We started Boards for Bros out of necessity in Tampa,” says Ryan Clements, co-founder of Boards for Bros. “There were so many needy kids in the neighborhood surrounding the Bro Bowl that couldn’t afford skateboards and something had to be done to get boards under their feet. Several years later, getting the call from Emerica to partner up for 2011 was an honor. It’s amazing to be tied even closer to a brand we greatly respect. It’s an honor to work together on Wild in the Streets and pass along the gift of skateboarding to kids in need at the Boys and Girls Club of East Los Angeles.”

 

125 happy kids from the Boy's and Girl's Club with their new boards.

About Emerica:

Like skateboarding itself, Emerica defies convention. In doing so, the brand has established a legacy of bold innovation that has changed the face of modern skateboarding. Since 1996, Emerica has provided no-nonsense skaters everywhere with the toughest and most functional skateboarding footwear and apparel available. Designed by skateboarders for skateboarding, Emerica products are created to withstand serious skateboarding abuse. Emerica is 100% pure skateboarding. For additional information, visit www.emericaskate.com.

About Boards For Bros:

Boards For Bros mission is to inspire kids to use skateboarding as a gateway to a healthy life by giving them refurbished skateboards through a joint industry effort.  For more information on Boards for Bros, check out: http://boardsforbros.org.