Skate Bid'niss
Skateboard Bid'niss IASC Summit and Hall of Fame Awards
by Rob on Friday, May 10, 2013
I've spent the last two days at this conference about all the bid'niss stuff that goes on behind the scenes in the sketchy skateboard industry. I can't believe how lucky I am to be around all this stuff as an aging skateboarder. I'm nerding out and fanning out left and right.
A California Work and Play Day
by Rob on Thursday, May 09, 2013
Today I spent the day with Casey Wayne, Chris Kelly, HiDefJoe, and Brian Schaefer in California for plenty of mixing of business and pleasure as we always do. We rolled with Joey Brezinski and crew. Check out a few photos and sequences.
Nerdsday Thursday: Statistics on Skateboarder Ages Over The Years
by Rob on Thursday, January 31, 2013
It's been way too long since a nerd out on numbers post, so let's dive into some digits. I was interested in how the ages of skaters has looked over the years. What would you guess? Are skaters generally younger these days than ten years ago or are they older or both? Let's take a look starting with 2004.
Lil Wayne Buys Majority Ownership in Skatepark of Tampa for $9.3 Million
by Rob on Sunday, April 01, 2012
Hip hop artist Lil Wayne and his Cash Money empire announced today their further expansion into skateboarding with the closing of a deal with Skatepark of Tampa to acquire a majority ownership in the long standing skateboard facility.
Mike Mo and Tony Hawk's House: SPoT Life Lurking
by Rob on Wednesday, March 07, 2012
When we landed at LAX, it was 1am our time. It was a two hour drive to Mike Mo's house where we arrived and went straight to the local bar in his little hometown of Simi Valley, The Arena. What a scene.
Mixing Bid'niss and Pleasure with Nike
by Rob on Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Clem, Schaefer, and my fellow Innetech inventory slangster Justin Ryan were with me in Portland last week for some meetings with our friends at Nike to go over all kinds of things. Here are a few photos and some video.
