SIA 2011 DAY 2: Back for More

Unlike miniramps at skate tradeshows, it's easy to drop in on the session at the Salomon booth. All the snowboarders are busy taking photos with their phones. Day two of SIA 2011 happened and it was a lot like day one. New products, familiar faces, etc, but there were a few key differences: -All hangovers were provided by the Burton stripper party. We'd post lots of awesome pictures but they don't let you take pictures at strip clubs, duh. -There was a Videograss teaser premiere at Salomon. -Terry Kidwell was there. Connor from MNMNT totally met Terry Kidwell. We didn't but we took a picture of him once, so pretend…
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Leaving the Comfort Zone

I don't often take enough advantage of this city I live in. It's got all the immenities of a big city, with that small town feel, or so I find myself telling people on planes when they ask me about Portland. But like anywhere you live for awhile, it's easy to get into a rut and forget to even try to do different things. Such was not the case this past weekend however! I was really proud of myself and here's why: Friday night I went to a Vegan rock show. Ok, well it wasn't very rocking, since it was just three dudes playing acoustic guitars, but it was still…
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SIA 2011 DAY 2: Back for More

Unlike miniramps at skate tradeshows, it's easy to drop in on the session at the Salomon booth. All the snowboarders are busy taking photos with their phones. Day two of SIA 2011 happened and it was a lot like day one. New products, familiar faces, etc, but there were a few key differences: -All hangovers were provided by the Burton stripper party. We'd post lots of awesome pictures but they don't let you take pictures at strip clubs, duh. -There was a Videograss teaser premiere at Salomon. -Terry Kidwell was there. Connor from MNMNT totally met Terry Kidwell. We didn't but we took a picture of him once, so pretend…
Read More

Leaving the Comfort Zone

I don't often take enough advantage of this city I live in. It's got all the immenities of a big city, with that small town feel, or so I find myself telling people on planes when they ask me about Portland. But like anywhere you live for awhile, it's easy to get into a rut and forget to even try to do different things. Such was not the case this past weekend however! I was really proud of myself and here's why: Friday night I went to a Vegan rock show. Ok, well it wasn't very rocking, since it was just three dudes playing acoustic guitars, but it was still…
Read More