not another skate video?

skate - shot on red - 120 fps from opus magnum prod. on Vimeo.

so refreshing to see skate vids thru a different lens. was getting really, really tired of the constant fisheye treatment on every single vid. and damn, i wish i could boost an ollie like these cats.


via punk planning

lost:firewire

heard news today that lost surfboards will enter an exclusive partnership with firewire. for those of you who don't follow surfing, this would be something close to scion partnering with the tesla motors to develop a scion-inspired tesla roadster. take the young, progressive cache of lost and inject that attitude into an innovative new surfboard technology and we may have ourselves something really exciting to drive down the line, across a ripable blue face.


via shop eat surf

work hard, play even harder

i hear this phrase a lot. especially about companies that talk about their culture and their people. however, i rarely ever see it. maybe they're all working in the er? just read a really inspiring (or maybe deep down inside i'm really envious) interview about a ER doctor by night, world-traveling surfer by day. faye lee, the er doc in this interview goes full-tilt cramming in a month's worth of work into 2 weeks, and then takes a couple weeks off to travel the globe in search of waves. now that's my idea of work hard, play even harder!



via theme magazine

Rasta Board anyone?

i've never really had any desire to buy a sector 9 board. my freebie santa cruz mountain dew board does the trick bombing down the trail to trestles sure it's ugly as hell, but i never have to worry about anyone taking off with it. yes, these sector 9 boards are pretty cool to look at, and i really appreciate their "coffee table book" appeal to their designs, however, i just can justify dropping the $200 for one.

when i heard about billabong buying out sector 9 today, and seeing a mixed bag of haters and supporters, i leaned on the side of optimism for this deal. with two very core brands, both having their own distinctive design influence, i would expect to see some collaboration between the two companies. maybe we'll see a David Rastovich influenced board? this guy is one of the truly innovative soul surfers out there today. he's always pushing the line to try different types of board designs. i'm sure billabong will bring him into the fold with the sector 9 guys to come up with something we've never seen before. and that could be a really good thing.