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Oakley vs. Spy
Orange 21, the parent company of Spy Optics, says that Oakley's cease and desist and threatened lawsuit over patent and trademark issues involving three of its product styles is without merit. Nanner, nanner, nanner.
- Law firm investigates class action against Orange 21
Galyan's Gets Dicked
After purchasing 47 Galyan's stores in July for $362 million, Dick's Sporting Goods has now dropped the Galyan name entirely. Hey, at least they didn't change the name to Asshole's Sporting Goods.
Praise the Board
Pro skater Luke Braddock uses his talent as a skateboard minister to help spread the word of Jesus Christ and to help Luis Palau Evangelistic Association and King of Kings sell it's Reliance brand of skateboards.
Billabong On The Up
Changes that President Paul Naudé has made in the past year are turning out pretty well as Billabong has jumped 46 precent in the first six months of the fiscal year to $128 million in US sales. Yeah, mall stores seem to work. Just ask Hollister.
SEC Charges Earthboard Sports
Earthboard Sports CEO Hubert Jefferys and two others are being charged by the SEC for bilking investors out of $5 million when they made bogus claims that Vans, Inc. planned to aquire their "all-terrain skateboard" company.
Tashnick Wins Mavericks
With some 30-foot swells coming through 20-year-old Anthony Tashnick walked away with $25,000 for his work. Greg Long got second.
- Coverage in the OC Register
Surfwear Selling On the Web, Sort Of
The major surf labels are using local shops to do their dirty work online selling for them. Apparently, they're all sacred to sell direct, which is really odd.
Still Not Over the Hills
In this nice profile we learn that Matt Hill is 33 years old and running Globe International for his older brothers, and that he has challenges ahead. Yep.
Skateboarder Arrested For Murder
A 13-year-old boy in San Luis Obispo was arrested March 2, 2005 for killing an 87-year-old man over the head with his skateboard and then stealing his car.
K2 Hits $1.2 Billion In 2004
According to reports from K2 Sports, the company's fourth quarter was up 75 percent and 2004 was up 67 percent over 2003. They're increasing sales the old fashioned way: buying them, one company at a time.
Skateboarding's Alchemist
Johnny Schillereff kicks down all the Elements of running a skateboard company in the arms of surf industry giant Billabong in this interview with TWSbiz.com.
Moore Nearly Makes it on the Goldie
The 12-year-old Hawaiian charger Carissa Moore was almost the youngest surfer (male or female) to ever qualify for a WCT when she placed second in the Roxy Pro at Snapper Rocks.
Snowboarder Charged with Manslaughter
A 16-year-old snowboarder was arrested for manslaughter after he collided with Heather Donahue, 28, while riding at Jackson Hole. Donahue lost consciousness immediately and died later in the day from head trauma.
Snowboarder Takes On Wal-Mart
Joshua Noble, a snowboarder who worked in a Loveland, Colorado Wal-Mart hoped to unionize his Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express, but the big box dominator didn't take kindly to that.
- New York Times Story on Noble
JWT Rebrands with Skateboard?
J. Walter Thompson, one of the largest advertising agencies in the world is rebranding itself with a book titled, Hold My Skateboard While I Kiss Your Girlfriend. You don't know how many times we've used that line.
LA Times Snowboard Picks
Where do we turn when we want the latest snowboard buying info? That's right, the ol' Los Angeles Times. What are they saying: "The Lib Tech Magne-Traction: Innovative fun that can make everyone better on snow." Note to Mike Olson: The hoax is working.
Peter Lynch Funds Skateboard Park
He was the guy running the Fidelity Magellan Fund back when it made money, now Peter Lynch is spending most of his time giving money away. His wife's pet project: a new skateboard park being planned along the Charles River.
Jon Mozo Remembered
Hawaii'an photographer, cinematographer and surfer Jon Mozo died on February 9, 2005 while shooting photos at Backdoor. It appears he went over the falls and hit his head on the reef.
Snowboarder Goes For Olympics
If you can't make the US Snowboard Team, why not try riding for a country where there's a little less competition? That's what American of Philippine descent Eden Serina is trying to do. Hey, it worked for Kildy.
Occy's Last Wave
He's already had two careers in pro surfing and now as Mark Occhilupo calls it quits he's thinking he'd really like to go out with a win at the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast.
ASP Top 48 Preview
Transworld Surf pulled together Sunny Garcia, CJ Hobgood, and Rochelle Ballard to get their thoughts on the top surfers on the tour.
The Overstock.com Girl Snowboards
Slate.com attempts to explain what's so hypnotic about those Overstock.com O ads. Turns out that the girl, Sabine Ehrenfeld, is a snowboarder. That's why.
- The ad if you haven't seen it.
NIkki Sixx Wins Battle With Vans
On Being Hoyer and Nothingness
The Block Wisconsin?
Billabong Stock Surges
Ocean X Surfboards
Previous Bags o' Crapola:
- February 24, 2005
-January 21, 2005
-November 9, 2004
-October 20, 2004
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