chew on this.  took the old floor gfx down.

see the hole?

here’s the new russ pope one. 

he’s opening on the 8th.  not his mouth hole though - a whole art show.  with beer. and music. 

Thats right you heard it, the IASC(International Association of Skateboard Companies) is looking for signatures to not require pads at all California skateparks. Click on the link below to read how you can be a part of this. Make sure you send this to as many friends you can and spread the word!!! Click the picture or right HERE to find out how you can help!!!

Looks like a few of you may have scored another good day at our local mountains. This season really turned out to be a good one in March. I hope it keeps going well into April. Mammoth should be open till July with all the snow they have.

Check out yesterday at Mt High….

I came across this the other day and thought of Jay’s sweet honda civic. I know he has been thinking about putting new rims on, a wing, maybe a sweet body kit, an exhaust, and maybe a thumping new stereo system.

I thought he could get these rims because they make you even more cool than you already are. And for Jay, that is really needed.

click the picture to check them out!!!

Wow this is probably the best video i have ever seen. I watched it over and over again laughing and laughing and the laughing some more. I dont think this video could ever get old. Who wouldnt want to see Star Jones get hit in the face with a football and get knocked out?

We just installed fresh new art at the store!!! Come check it out, the artist’s name is Russ Pope.

click the picture below to visit www.russpope.com

Also check out the new 9star decks we have coming. These where designed by Russ Pope! We should have them in the next couple weeks and have them in sizes ranging from 7.625" all the way up to 8.25".

Thats right, Eric Koston now rides Indy’s…. one of the best trucks in the universe! This is the Indy press release below.

Yes this is another post about how Mammoth Mountain rules….  al you have to do is take a gander at the picture below and you will understand….

And yes again This is a picture of Today (monday 3-13-06)  I know you guys wish you where here… well i will think of you because i  am here…..

Big Bear is reporting 24 to 27 inches of fresh powder.. Better get your butts in high gear.. its not usually 20 degrees up in the local mountains with that much fresh powder…

By George A. Powell

Bones Bearings has added a new 7-Ball Swiss bearing with double labyrinth, non-contact, removable, rubber shields to the line of REDS, Swiss, Super Swiss 6 and Swiss Ceramics.

Each labyrinth shield fits into a groove cut into the inner race without touching the walls or bottom of the groove, so that dirt and water must go through a “labyrinth” or “U” shaped path to get to the inside of the bearing. The labyrinth shields are still removable for cleaning, but the skate time between cleanings is greatly increased.

The Bones Bearing team of skaters who have tried these note that they are just as fast as ever, but are quieter, and stay clean longer. Bones Bearing factory testing confirms this.

 www.quicksilver.com

www.aspworldtour.com

Wednesday March 10, 10.30am update:

How about that folks, Kelly Slater has won the Quiksilver Pro presented by Samsung!

In what was a great small-wave final, both Kelly and his counterpart Taj Burrow were on fire and each displayed their complete range of progressive trickery in the two foot beach breaks at Duranbah.

While Taj started slow Kelly notched up two solid rides to gain the lead and from their he never looked back.

Taj to his credit was fighting all the way and it was evident that he was extremely hungry for the win.

While Kelly launched into more aerial manoeuvres to consolidate on his lead Taj was chipping away closing the gap but unfortunately time ran out for the West Australian and Kelly walked up the beach with a huge grin and another first place trophy.

Could this victory influence his decision to continue on with the job and aim for an eighth world crown? Let’s hope so!

In the semis held earlier the tour rookies Bobby Martinez andAdriano de Souza showed that they are going to rattle the cages of the big guns this year as they both solidly pushed all the way.

Well that’s it for another year, and what an event it was.

For all the video highlights packages, stats, heat results and anything else that may be of interest peruse both www.quiksilver.com or www.aspworldtour.com

Hooroo! (Aussie speak for goodbye)

The Quiksilver Pro is the first event of 12 on the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour and will dish out a $US280,000 prize purse. Its primary location is Snapper Rocks on Queensland’s Gold Coast but the event can move to nearby venues to take advantage of the best conditions on offer.

Thought i would show you guys the full page we got in the Jan Happy Mag…. check it out…..

If you havent checked the weather report lately and are itching to get some snow in for the rest of the year.. Mammoth is pretty much buried right now… and they expect another foot or two over the weekend….

Oh what a great morning!!! 

The UCLA Snowboard Team Captain Charles Evans Jr. came by Nine Star the other day and showed us some pictures of him ripping at Mammoth this winter. The pics were so good, I had to hook him up with some 9*blog action.

Nine Star is a proud sponsor of the UCLA Snowboard Team.

Check out their website www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/skiandsnowboard 

A’ight kids, here’s your chance to voice your opinion. We all know it’s gonna happen sooner or later that Nine Star will introduce it’s Pro Team. Th equestion is who’s gonna be on it or better yet who should be on it? Here are some choices, feel free to suggest someone that’s not on this list. leave a post and tell us what’s up.

SKATE: 

• Koston
• Reynolds
• Way
• P-Rod
• Boo Boo
• Spanky
• J.Rogers
• A.Pott
• Thomas
• T.Kennedy
• Bam (yes I said it, BAM!
• PJ Ladd

SNOW:

• Shaun White
• Danny Kass
• Jeremy Jones
• Travis Rice
• Andrew Crabtree
• Travis Parker
• Gigi Ruff
• Jay Janelle

Surf: 

• Bruce Irons
• Kelly Slater
• Rob Machado
• Kris Latz
• Kalani Robb
• Taj Burrow
• Andy Irons
• Shane Dorian

BMX: 

• Meron
• Skyler
• All
• Rob Digital
• Clint
• Kev
• Barney
• Jake and Will*