It was a pretty fun event, big thanks to Jason and his crew for rocking the acoustic set. Thanks to Electric for providing the free drinks and Efrem for rolling with our ghetto DJ set up. Jason will be the Nine Star featured artist for the rest of 2008. Come by and check out his work at either location until Jan 1st.

We're welcoming in our new featured artist for the fall season this weekend, Jason Alexander Cruz. Jason is putting his own special tweak on the stores and launching his solo show this Saturday Nov. 8th, with an opening reception beginning at 8PM.

DJ Efrem from Death By Stereo will be spinning, free drinks will be flowing at the Electric Visual bar, and Jason Cruz is set for a special acoustic performance. We'll see you all here, be sure to bring your ID if you plan on having a drink.

Find out more about Jason at his website: jasonalexandercruz.com

Proof that the Corey Smith art show went down in LA, just in case you were one of the people who drank 20 Budweisers that night and forgot. Sorry about the weird order these are in.

Check it out, we just got in our limited edition Corey Smith T-shirts and skate decks. Corey is our featured artist in the stores this season, and we're throwing him a opening party this Friday with free booze, live music and good times! THe party is at Nine Star West LA but you can check out Corey's art or this limited merch in either store until mid August. Learn more about him at his website www.coreysmithart.com

this post is really small and short, cause if you know both of these brand names then you all ready need to go change your underwear. But if you don't, or you only know one of them, you won't care.

The Apple iPhone comes out this friday, so Microsoft Windows spit some mad rhymes bout that bi#@h of a phone and posted it on the internet. He straight up, retaliated yo! Turn them speakers up son! Oh…yeah!!!

iPhone Killer
by Microsoft Windows little helper guy

Last Saturday was a damn good time in MV.  Havassy brought in a huge crowd and helped raise a good chunk of change for the good peeps at Surf Aid.  Here's a little visual recap:

that's a tight ass painting

Surf Aid was happy for sure 

i don't think matt or joel went without a cup in their hand the whole night

the shop rats had a good time too

thanks again to robb, stop in and check out the show if you haven't already 

If you haven't seen skateboarding in high definition you have to check this out. Since our lovely computer monitors are actually HD sets by themselves, this little 150mb download is totally worth it. You have to check it out..great video. Click the picture to download. After you download you have to unzip the file using a program like winzip . After transferring the file to your hard drive you have to rename the file extension to .mp4. At the end of the file just change the .m4v to the .mp4. You can then enjoy this thing…. This is Girl and Choc. video guy…..

Check out our homie Rick Thorne interviewing Strung Out on ESPN radio. You get to hear a new song from Strung Out’s upcoming album and listen to Ricks crazy rambling by clinking the image below and downloading the MP3. If you would rather listen to it on the expn audio player you can visit EXPN.com and click the "play" button in the lower left side of the screen. I'd fast forward to just about 5:00 into the broadcast and skip the X Games news. That will get you front and center for a little shout-out to Nine Star followed by the new song…

Im glad Fuel TV was there to grab some action shots!

i gotta tell you, that ring must be powerful or something

more pictures to follow!

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For all you over 21 year olds…. I thought Sean and Jay might be able to wear these when they go out at night. Nothing screams "here i am ladies" than a beer holster. For the ultra coolnes factor… buy two.

click picture for link 

Thats right kiddies, this Saturday the 29th of April we will be hosting the Creature Skateboards video premiere of "Born Dead". So make sure you get up off your lazy butt and head down to 9star for an hour of fun and excitement!!! Starts at 8pm… Be there or be square.

and oh the phone number is 310-477-3999 if you want to call and just talk to us. Ask for Warren, he really likes talking to people. 

Check this out. Danny way bomb drops from the top of the guitar at the Hard Rock Hotel in good old Las Vegas. 

DANNY WAY BREAKS BOMB DROP WORLD RECORD LAS VEGAS, April 7th – On Thursday April 6th, Danny Way broke the Bomb Drop world record by freefalling 28 feet from the neck of the famous Fender Stratocaster guitar on top of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Thousands of people gathered around the Hard Rock to watch Danny attempt this world record drop. After 5 attempts, Danny successfully stuck two drops breaking the previous freefall record of 12 feet. Skateboarding vert pro’s Bob Burnquist, Pierre-Luc "PLG" Gagnon, Rune Glifberg, Tony Magnusson, Mathias Ringstrom, and Jake Brown also made appearances at the Hard Rock to ride the MegaRamp and support Danny. Skateboard legends Lance Mountain and Dave Duncan were also on hand to witness the drop. The event, originally scheduled for April 5th, was delayed due to high winds and bad weather.

Bomb Drop Facts:
- Freefall World Record - measured by Guinness Book of World Records: 28'/8.53m
- Height of drop-in platform on guitar: 78'/23.77m
- Height of the landing ramp 56'/17.1m
- Previous record 12' 3.6" held by Adil Dyani

in case you didn't know - if you drink guinness for 3 days - your poop turns black.  not kinda black.  black like that dude in amistad.  all glowing looking like gun metal and stuff.  no shite.  meanwhile - walk to the skate shop in glasgow and you might see something more colorful.  here's my lame ass at russ pope's opening.  that's it.

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".

Check out this little animation creator. Flipbook! [CLICK HERE] It’s pretty awesome. I have a free skate deck for whoever comes up with the sickest animation about Nine Star. Leave the URL to your animation in the comments section…

Here’s my entry to start you off. (click below)