Vans/ Protec Pool Party 2013

First person I saw was Lance Mountain, hanging in the parking lot

Jeff Grosso and Mike Rogers

Fan favorite, Jeff Grosso

Yeah, Hewitt entered

Pat Ngoho and Pops Hosoi, hang loose

Alot of history right here – DP, Grosso, Ngoho, Cab and Blackheart

Jesse Alba showed up watch Salba skate, @juicyelbows

@grossosucks

Now I’m really confused

Partanen in the mix

Cab

Geoff Rowley and Salba getting interviewed on the big screen

Duane Peters ripped and made it to the finals

DP Sweeper in the square bowl

Caballero placed 2rd in the Masters, patented frontside invert

Christian got 3nd Place int he Masters contest

Rune Glifberg ripped hard all day, 3rd Place in the Mens Pro

Pedro battled it out with Bucky and Rune and got very respectable 2nd Place

Congratulations to Bucky Lasek 1st Place 2013 Protec Pool Party, $28,000.00!

Rune, Bucky and Pedro ready to set the night off!

May 13, 2013 by rhino

15 Years Of The Gonz and Adidas

HVW8 Art and Design Gallery L.A.

Keith Wilson and Pat Ngoho

Of course Eric Koston was there!

Skin Phillips photos

Joe Brook’s photos

Benjamin Deberdt photos

Dustin Dollin and his fiancé

Kevin Long

Curren Caples, deer in headlights

Free gift bags for all attendees, tshirt, photo book and Gonz sharpees included

Gabe Morford’s photos

Brian Gaberman photos

Sem Rubio photo’s

The beer garden was going off with some Gonz footage being shown on the wall

The Gonz

Now the party was getting started!

May 06, 2013 by rhino

Sheckler Foundations 4th Anuual Skate For A Cause

Ryan Sheckler’s 4th Annual Skate For A Cause was a success again, lots of fans and skateboarders showed up this year at the Lake Forest Skatepark to help support the event. Thanks to all the sponsors, skaters, supporters and Ryan Sheckler for a great day and a great cause. Look forward to next years!

The Independent Truck and booth at Skate For A Cause

Our friend Dave from Sweden, Down For Life!

Eddie Elguera and his wife Donna stopped by the event

Ryan Sheckler out there skating all day

Sheckler with a cab kickflip back lip for the crowd

Frontside flip over the fence

Greg Lutzka heelflp up and over

Grind For Life’s Mike Rogers

Charlie Blair tossed up a huge kickflip to fake

Hosoi left some old truck competition in the dust, Ride The Best F*&K The Rest!

Neal Mims feebles off the 1/4 pipe

Yurri Facchini nollie bigspin heelflip

Scott Decenzo

Dave Duncan skated and announced the event

Christian Hosoi with some winnings

Ryan always takes some time for the fans!

May 04, 2013 by rhino

Thrasher June 2013 Issue Out Now!

Congrats to Clint Walker on his first Thrasher cover with a back smith in ALBQ

Clint also has a 16 page interview as well

Clint Walker “My War”, this is half of whats going down in the photo

Grant Taylor hits Argentina and Peru with Volcom

Raney Beres has a Heads interview

Josh Borden Indy, boardslide pop into a rugged bank

May 01, 2013 by rhino

INDEPENDENT NEW WORLD DISORDER - CHINA

As skaters we’re accustomed to thinking that China is a huge skate mecca with all the footage of traveling pros skating perfect spots in the country’s big cities. Truth is, for a country of 1.3 Billion people, there aren’t a lot of Chinese skateboarders as 55% of the population lives outside of the cities. Skateboarding is just emerging and developing with renegade spots, rudimentary parks, and limited retail market. But much to the amazement of on looking commoners this small population of hardcore skaters are out there doing what we all love to do and one thing is certain, its all about having fun with your friends. Featuring skaters Li Zhi Xin and Wang Hui Feng.

All Time Distribution

Apr 24, 2013 by kdub