Zaturdays - Agenda: What You Missed

Posted on Friday, July 10, 2015 by Paul

If you don’t work in the skateboard industry, you’ve probably never been to what we who do work in the skateboard industry call a “tradeshow.” You lucky dog you. Tradeshows could also be called “bro downs of such epic proportions they can make blood ooze from your eyes sockets.”

The particular tradeshow to which I’m dedicating this week’s Zaturdays is a biannual affair that takes place in Long Beach California and is simply known as Agenda. It just ended. The premise of the show is to connect retailers with manufacturers, distributors, and the like. And beside the usual buying and selling of skateboard products, it’s often an outrageous spectacle. So, with you in mind, I went to Agenda on a photo mission to bring you back a sampling of what else goes on. This my friends, is just a small part of it.

Words and photos by Paul Zitzer

Chad

The front of the Long Beach Convention Center. Muska ollied down each of the stair sets out front about 20 years ago. Still sick.

Jamie

These were literally the first people Schaefer and I saw while walking up, Jon Dixon and Jamie Tancowny scoping an evil looking handrail leading straight to hell. We didn’t hang around long enough to see if either of them hit it.

Brian

Next person we saw: Craig Chimile, OG Clearwater head. He works for Lakai now. Not sure why Schaefer chose the reaction he did to this photo op.

The set for the TWS “Snap the Gap” contest right out the front doors. The hydrant and newspaper boxes were a nice touch. Rentals?

Inside. I assume they came a long way for this.

Lizard

Lizard! So much passion for BS.

The Watermelon Water girl.

Jason

These bros are stoked…that they weren’t actually at the show.

Jack

These bros used to be Sabback and Bob. Now? “Nike dudes.”

“What board? I don’t see anything.”

“Cheers bro! Good one Haha.”

Food trucks out back. Hope you like weird sauce on your burgers bro.

Brian

We ran in to Ian from Jenkem. He was picking up what BS was throwing down. “I don’t like it Brian…I love it!”

Brian

Then BS pushed it too far, as he does. “You lost me bro. Deal’s off.”

Willy

Willy! And hey I forgot to ask but what was the deal with that ender?

I broke out the Olloclip to capture FVS and a homie rocking the SPoT Weed Socks. Zooted.

Rick

Back outside. Sometimes it’s more about who’s in the background.

Brad

Meanwhile Brad Cromer does a hardflip for the kids.

Wait a second…what’s going on here…celebrities?

Sorry I asked.

Nick

Snap The Gap about to begin…Merlino helps shorten it a bit, for the switch back three kickflip.

Ollo back on…timing way off.

Better.

Joey

Joey getting that Gram. He thought Blair looked like a burrito maybe?

Joey

Nailing the caption. Whatever happened to Twumping?

Nick

Snapping the gap to primo slide would be tight.

I handed the mic over to this dude. He killed it.

Gary.

Let the wild rumpus start!

Paul

Back inside…I was surprised how hard it was to take a good selfie while wearing a virtual reality headset. But it was worth the trouble to see how cool I looked. This photo brought to you by Toms.