Nine Star and girl Skateboards collaborated once again and with the help of Red Bull we loaded up 25 Nine Star members onto the Red Bull "Big Red" for a session at the private Girl Skatepark. This was the second annual Girl skate park trip and the set up had been changed since last summer. The kids were stoked to be there and the session began soon after arrival. Rick Howard and Guy Mariano were there to greet the kids and hand them some goodies. The session was amazing with trick after trick being thrown down on this super fun park. Look for the video montage coming shortly on youtube, in the mean time check out the photos below to see how it went down. 

 Getting Hyphy aboard "Big Red"

DJ Blue Stripes on the turn tables up on the deck

Rick Howard and Guy Mariano were awesome hosts

the wall says it all

good times

Tanner had a slight technical difficulties but all was taken care of by the good folks at Girl.

The trip ended on a good note, everyone got goodies

Mocha and Red Bull means trouble! 

25 Nine Star members had the privilege of skating the Plan B warehouse skatepark this week and it was made possible by Red Bull providing their double decker bus also known as "The Big Red". The kids were all pumped all week in anticipation of the trip and some even showed up an hour early to the shop on the day of the trip. After the kids showed up at the store and signed the waivers they loaded up onto the Big Red and the trip was on. Big Red courtesy of Red Bull is the ultimate vehicle for skate trips! There are big screen tv's all over the bus along with a full DJ table on the upper deck, not to mention fridges full of Red Bull all around. 

Kids getting pumped on the way to Plan B skatepark by watching skate vids on the way.

The DJ booth was the happening spot

Bus full of kids

Red Bull bus "Big Red" and Nine Star grommets

A fresh deck is the way to go

Vitor Borger of Team Nine Star

Pierce Brunner sipping on a little bit of Sugar Free redbull

Pierce Brunner after drinking Red Bull, he was too fast for the camera!

Los Angeles, August 29th
On the streets of Downtown Long Beach
W Broadway between Pine Ave and Pacific Ave
Los Angeles, August 29th
On the streets of Downtown Long Beach
W Broadway between Pine Ave and Pacific Ave
Event Time will be 2pm - 6pm
RSVP via Facebook
Map it

With Red Bull Manny Mania Am Series events running throughout the US, bringing the event to SoCal required a little more as we hold skateboarding to higher expectations here in the mecha of the game.

So we wanted to ensure the the right riders were going to come correct, so we brought $5,000 to the table and announced $2500 to the winner.

With that info out there, everyone and their teen sister would want to jump in, but to ensure it was the right dudes, we went to all of our TM friends at each of the Board, Shoe and Clothing companies and told them this would be an Am invite only event, so nominate 2 riders to skate the event.

And you can't just have a small field to take home that kind of coin, cats need to earn it, so we decided 48 riders would round out some nice competition.

So with all that info out there, the dudes are coming out of the woodwork to display manual skills.

Here's who's confirmed as of 8/10:
Nate Principato, Theotis Beasley, Ryan Decenzo, Kelly Hart, Rodrigo Peterson, Justin Schulte, Steven Webb, Angel Suacedo, Tony Karr, Louie Lopez, Grant Patterson, Morgan Smith, Keelan Dadd, Spencer Hamilton, Nick Tucker, Marshall Heath, Jamie Palmore, Larelle Gray, Derek Fukuhara, John Lupfer, Justin Cefai, Walker Ryan, Rodrigo Lima, Ray Maldanado, Tony Montgomery, Ricky Webb, Chris Van Berkom, Nick Trepanier, Adrian Adrid, Evan Smith, Jose Pereyra, Damian Loud, Norman Woods, Marty Murwski, Paul Kwon.
And to fill you all in with whats going on during the day, Casey (sans his Captain) will be on the mic with co-partner, Active's Corey Cady, also known by pseudonym as "Frijoles Blancos"."

Also, someone needs to decide who's better than the other dudes, and it sure as hell ain't gonna be us - these special guests will continue to be announced…

Lastly, what's a contest without the beats, and let me tell you, we're bringing the heat. HIERO will be in the house with a mid contest live set from DEL tha Funkee Homosapein and Bukue One. Gonna get crazy!

So wait, we hadn't ironed out the venue yet - where we gonna skate? Oh, nevermind, got it - in the streets of Downtown Long Beach. Plus, just so happens an additional 10,000 people will be milling around. We took over an entire city block for the event, and right next to where we are at is the Long Beach Funk Fest. For those into the Funk game, Mandrill, The Meters, Breakestra, Dawn Silva - insane. I know Del and I are gonna be kickin it over there a bit after the contest.

Its gonna be an insane day - See you out there.

PRACTICE STARTS AT NOON - CONTEST STARTS AT 2PM
*** Please think about Public transit as an option or look to park further and skate - as event parking could be a bit nutty!

FYI - If you are a rider wishing to compete, we are only accepting sponsored Am's for the LA event (Sorry…), so go to your board, shoe, clothing, etc team manager and ask them to contact their dude at Red Bull to get you in the mix. Only a couple of spots left.

Surfrider Foundation 25th Anniversary Chapter Meeting and Ecolounge Celebration (Tuesday 8/25 @ 7:00pm,  Duke's Malibu)

(see attached flyer or http://surfriderwlam.org/2009/08/12/chapter-meeting/)

What: Surfrider West LA / Malibu 25th Anniversary Chapter Meeting & Ecolounge Celebration

Where:  Duke's Malibu (Moana Room) Tuesday 8/25 @ 7:00pm-10:00pm
Special Guest Speaker: Glenn Hening, Founder of Surfrider Foundation
Musical Guest: Peter Goetz and Outside Observer http://www.myspace.com/outsideobserver
-Doo Dah Surf Best Costume Award Presentation (http://www.doodahsurf.com)
-Specials on Drinks and Appetizers
-Raffle for 9:Fish surfboard (http://www.9fishsurf.com)

25th Anniversaries don't come around that often. So for this month's 

Surfrider Foundation West LA / Malibu chapter meeting, we decided to

have some fun. That's why we are inviting you, your family and friends to 

the private Moana Room at Duke's Malibu at 7:00pm for good vibes, a 

great view of the ocean and a great time.   We'll hear stories from the

inception of the first chapter from founder Glenn Hening, watch the

presentation of the best costume award and video from Doo Dah Surf Day
(http://www.doodahsurf.com) and enjoy a concert by Peter Goetz and
Outside Observer  http://www.myspace.com/outsideobserver).   Raffle

prizes include a new surfboard donated by 9:Fish (Link to
http://www.9fishsurf.com), a Trunq (http://www.trunq.com) and
Surfrider Foundation swag.   Please come celebrate with us and show
your support for our mission to protect the oceans and beaches!!

Duke's Malibu is located at 21150 Pacific Coast Hwy Malibu, CA
90265-5219 / (310) 317-0777

Long time friend and past featured artist Robb Havassy has a new book project coming out. With over 400 pages of surf stories and surf art, this is just about the most shaka coffee table book ever made. Plus proceeds from the sales go to the Surfrider foundation. Click the image below for the details…

Nike SB Dunk Low “Ron Burgundy” and the Nike SB Dunk Mid “Green Bay Packers” that are part of the Nike SB August 2009 sneaker collection. Also included in the mix are a Nike SB Bruin in a military blue in red accents and a Nike SB Zoom Classic in a midnight fog and fluro green colorway.

The biggest release of the month is the Nike SB Zoom Paul Rodriguez 3, which is set to release on the 8th of August 2009 for $90. The initial release of the sneakers comes in white / black with red accents and the second in a black colorway with red accents and a safari print on the toe and heel.

Got these shoes in this week. They are dope, come swoop on your size…. if we still even have them left. These things are HOT!

The Nine Star skate team managed to bring home the Silver Medal at the X-games. The team had won silver the first year X-games decided to have the shop vs shop challenge and last year they brought home gold. The original team that was supposed to skate at the contest had to be re-figured the day of the contest because of an injury on Felipe Gustavo's foot that he obtained at the Maloof Money Cup. To make things even more interesting, two other injuries occurred to Jeremiah Bohnet and Matt Lemond in the first heat and Matt Lemond had to skate with a twisted ankle in the final. But pain was nothing new to the young gun and he skated hard regardless of how much pain he was in. At the end of the day, the team came through and show cased their talents and showed the crowds a good time. Here are some pictures of Team Nine Star at the X-games.

Nine Star Skate Team Members are:

Andrew Pott, Nate Principato, Aryeh Kraus, Felipe Gustavo, Jeremiah Bohnet, Vitor Borger, Matt Lemond, Greg Pynes, Evan Berle and Morgan Wolf.

Matt Lemond, Jeremiah Bohnet, Nate Principato, Andrew Pott, Sean Zakeri

Nate Principato, Nollie Heel

Andrew Pott, frontside lipslide

Andrew Pott, frontside boardslide 

Andrew Pott, frontside 5-0

Nate Principato, Kickflip the big 12. The only skater who had a trick on this huge set besides Andrew Pott.

Andrew Pott, krooked grind the big 12, first try.

 Jeremiah Bohnet, staying in the shadow

Newest member of Team Nine Star, Greg Pynes and the trey flip

Nate Principato and Jeremiah Bohnet sporting their 2009 X-Games jerseys.

Nate Principato and Andrew pott

Jeremiah Bohnet, Nate Principato, Andrew Pott, Sean Zakeri, Aryeh Kraus, Vitor Borger 

Team Nine Star and the X-Games 15 Medal

Nate Principato and Andrew Pott recruiting talent after the X-Games

The new Nine Star decks were a huge hit with the models. Come get yours at a Nine Star near you. Designed by our very own skater Nate Principato

Andrew Pott signing autographs after the contest.

Felipe Gustavo and Nate Principato