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!

Glik’s @ the Keep A Breast Tent – Warped Tour 2011

Glik’s was able to attend the St. Louis stop on the Vans Warped Tour again this year!  I was able to volunteer my time at the Keep A Breast Tent along with Tierney and Heather.  This cause means a lot to all of us, so we were very excited to donate our time.

Tierney, me and Heather in the KAB tent.

For those of you who don’t know what Keep A Breast is, they are the foundation that sells the I Love Boobies bracelets, tees and lanyards that we have at Glik’s.  Keep A Breast’s mission is to eradicate breast cancer by informing young people across the nation about prevention, early detection and support.  They are an awesome group filled with tons of great people that we had the pleasure to work with. 

Throughout the day, we were able to spread awareness through education and selling KAB products, all of the proceeds going to breast cancer research.  Tierney and I helped with the “Imagine If..” campaign, a campaign through KAB where we challenged people to imagine a world without cancer.  People were able to finish the sentence “Imagine if there was no cancer..” on a white board and then have their photo taken for the KAB Facebook page, which you can check out here.

Also in the KAB tent, called the Girls Garage, was the Non Toxic Revolution, which raises awareness about toxins and how they relate to cancer, and how to eliminate them in our world.  We are Warped was also there selling jewelry and t-shirts.

Throughout the day we met some amazing people who had inspiring stories to tell.  I talked to a few people who had experienced cancer through friends, family and a few of them who had been through it themselves.  They were eager to share their stories about hope, loss and victory.  One of the main messages they were sending out was the message that, no matter what is going wrong in your life, you are not alone. 

We were also able to hear some great bands.  Our tent was right next to one of the stages.  A few of our favorites included Veara and Dance Party, along with the Brothers of Brazil, who performed an acoustic set right in the Girls Garage! 

It was a long, hot day, but we all had a great time.  It was an awesome experience to hear so many inspiring stories and meet so many fantastic people.  

-Kara

Didn’t make it to Warped Tour but want to support the KAB cause and purchase some I Love Boobies gear?  We carry the merch in select stores, as well as online at www.gliks.com.

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