Agenda - Los Angeles, 2013
Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 by Lep
Words by Lep.
Photos by Alex Bowers, Brian Schaefer, and Lep Stewart.
My first trade show as the General Manager of the Skatepark of Tampa affords me the opportunity to write again. I haven’t regularly written about skateboarding since the Truckstop days. Truckstop was a skate zine based in Jacksonville, Florida that was in circulation from the mid 1990s through 2003. With my new roll with SPoT I get to revisit my interest in skateboarding and writing.
The good folks at Agenda were kind enough to extend great hospitality to their show in Long Beach, California. The show not only connected us with so many companies but companies that will assist on delivering true partnerships. I have to admit that I did fan out a little when meeting or doing business with the likes of Stevie Williams, Steve Caballero, Jim Thiebaud, Jeff Kendall...etc or rub shoulders with the likes of Rick Howard and many more greats as Ray Barbee jammed on the guitar for us, so sick! But I didn’t let it detract from our mission; Continuing to grow relationships and create true partnerships that will deliver the best experience in retail and skateboarding.
Thank you Agenda, and everybody we met at the show.
A few pictures below.
Photos by Alex Bowers, Brian Schaefer, and Lep Stewart.
My first trade show as the General Manager of the Skatepark of Tampa affords me the opportunity to write again. I haven’t regularly written about skateboarding since the Truckstop days. Truckstop was a skate zine based in Jacksonville, Florida that was in circulation from the mid 1990s through 2003. With my new roll with SPoT I get to revisit my interest in skateboarding and writing.
The good folks at Agenda were kind enough to extend great hospitality to their show in Long Beach, California. The show not only connected us with so many companies but companies that will assist on delivering true partnerships. I have to admit that I did fan out a little when meeting or doing business with the likes of Stevie Williams, Steve Caballero, Jim Thiebaud, Jeff Kendall...etc or rub shoulders with the likes of Rick Howard and many more greats as Ray Barbee jammed on the guitar for us, so sick! But I didn’t let it detract from our mission; Continuing to grow relationships and create true partnerships that will deliver the best experience in retail and skateboarding.
Thank you Agenda, and everybody we met at the show.
A few pictures below.
This guy was super stoked when he found out we were repping SPoT. He even hooked us up with some free beer!
B.S. catches one last pose with you-know-who and we're out. Thanks to Agenda, Vans, and anyone else who took care of us while on the road...see you in 2014!
Mugshots clockwise: Gabe Clement - Matix / Erica Yary - Stance / Ian Deacon - Flip / James Craig - Blind
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