Brooke Geery

Hump Day Interviews

Fan Mail (People Really do Win)

I am currently on "vacation." This apparently means I am sitting in my hotel room in Hawaii, posting this on YoBeat. I am not just posting it because it is a genuine letter from the recent winner of our Sticker Giveaway that makes us look somewhere near saintly. No, I am posting it because I awoke to find NOTHING new posted on the site. My dedicated number two is deep in finals week but seriously, I left him a well-worded draft in the back end and all he had to do was draw a few pictures and post it. That's it. I don't blame him if Mr. Richards is having…
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Hump Day Throws a Grenade at Joseph Condorelli

It’s easy to make fun of Grenade. Between Danny Kass’s antics, and the company's complete makeover, one has to wonder what exactly is going on over there?  Then, when you add in the fact that almost everyone in snowboarding has worked for, hung out at, or done business with Grenade, yet only a few people know what’s really happening, it gets even easier. In fact, I heard last week, CEO Joseph Condorelli bit the head off a live bat. True story. You believed me for a minute didn’t you? After all, Joseph is an outsider. A loud-mouthed New Yorker who came from a business background, having never set foot on…
Read More

DCP Says YES to Hump Day

Last winter when Burton announced it's 2010 Global Team Roster, a lot of names were conspicuously missing, among them David Carrier Porcheron. While many of the cuts came as a surprise, DCP's absence was especially shocking. It seemed like he'd be a lifer with the brand, his first and only sponsor. But the kind and gentle French Canadian didn't let it get him down and soon reemerged at SIA in a tiny booth behind Nidecker and a company called Yesnowboard. When life hands you lemons, start a snowboard brand, right? YoBeat: What is Yesnowboard about? Who's involved in the company? DCP: Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and myself are the…
Read More

All In a Day’s Work

Today I killed it. Here's a list of everything I did. 1.    Get to office 2.    Check email, respond to at least two of them 3.    Sending Firing Squad winner interview questions 4.    Double check that nothing is fucked up on Yobeat 5.    Important Twitter promotion 6.    Ichat Pat to tell him his video isn't working 7.    Outsmart vimeo and figure out how to download it 8.    Start converting the video 9.    Talk to Pat for awhile about video future plans 10.    Ichat with the same people i talk to every day 11.    Write a spot check for Alliance wakeskate, call Clint 3 times to double check things 12.    Find…
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Hump Day Goes Dancing with Louie

He's no Jsak, but Louie Vito is the latest pro snowboarder to be cast on the mainstream stage of reality TV.  Whether you think it's the greatest or the gayest thing you've ever heard, Louie is one of 16 stars on this season of Dancing with the Stars. For this Hump Day quickie, we figured we might as well use our pull to get the inside scoop as Louie prepares for his big debut September 21st. YoBeat: How did you end up on Dancing with the Stars? LV: They contacted someone I knew asking if they knew anyone that was around my age, snowboarder type of kid, good personality and…
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Hump Day Goes Jersey with Shayne Pospisil

Just hanging out in his snowboard pants and flip flops. Obviously. Photo: Souney As far as most snowboarders today are concerned, snowboarding has no past. And it doesn’t need to. Right now, riding with your friends and doing your thing is the best snowboarding has ever been. Ever. But allow me to dwell on the past for a minute, because it is when I first came across Shayne Pospisil. It was the late 90s and Okemo, VT was the place to be. With one of the best pipes and parks in Vermont, it was home to tons of riders who were all sure to be big the next big thing,…
Read More

Fan Mail (People Really do Win)

I am currently on "vacation." This apparently means I am sitting in my hotel room in Hawaii, posting this on YoBeat. I am not just posting it because it is a genuine letter from the recent winner of our Sticker Giveaway that makes us look somewhere near saintly. No, I am posting it because I awoke to find NOTHING new posted on the site. My dedicated number two is deep in finals week but seriously, I left him a well-worded draft in the back end and all he had to do was draw a few pictures and post it. That's it. I don't blame him if Mr. Richards is having…
Read More

Hump Day Throws a Grenade at Joseph Condorelli

It’s easy to make fun of Grenade. Between Danny Kass’s antics, and the company's complete makeover, one has to wonder what exactly is going on over there?  Then, when you add in the fact that almost everyone in snowboarding has worked for, hung out at, or done business with Grenade, yet only a few people know what’s really happening, it gets even easier. In fact, I heard last week, CEO Joseph Condorelli bit the head off a live bat. True story. You believed me for a minute didn’t you? After all, Joseph is an outsider. A loud-mouthed New Yorker who came from a business background, having never set foot on…
Read More

DCP Says YES to Hump Day

Last winter when Burton announced it's 2010 Global Team Roster, a lot of names were conspicuously missing, among them David Carrier Porcheron. While many of the cuts came as a surprise, DCP's absence was especially shocking. It seemed like he'd be a lifer with the brand, his first and only sponsor. But the kind and gentle French Canadian didn't let it get him down and soon reemerged at SIA in a tiny booth behind Nidecker and a company called Yesnowboard. When life hands you lemons, start a snowboard brand, right? YoBeat: What is Yesnowboard about? Who's involved in the company? DCP: Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and myself are the…
Read More

All In a Day’s Work

Today I killed it. Here's a list of everything I did. 1.    Get to office 2.    Check email, respond to at least two of them 3.    Sending Firing Squad winner interview questions 4.    Double check that nothing is fucked up on Yobeat 5.    Important Twitter promotion 6.    Ichat Pat to tell him his video isn't working 7.    Outsmart vimeo and figure out how to download it 8.    Start converting the video 9.    Talk to Pat for awhile about video future plans 10.    Ichat with the same people i talk to every day 11.    Write a spot check for Alliance wakeskate, call Clint 3 times to double check things 12.    Find…
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Hump Day Goes Dancing with Louie

He's no Jsak, but Louie Vito is the latest pro snowboarder to be cast on the mainstream stage of reality TV.  Whether you think it's the greatest or the gayest thing you've ever heard, Louie is one of 16 stars on this season of Dancing with the Stars. For this Hump Day quickie, we figured we might as well use our pull to get the inside scoop as Louie prepares for his big debut September 21st. YoBeat: How did you end up on Dancing with the Stars? LV: They contacted someone I knew asking if they knew anyone that was around my age, snowboarder type of kid, good personality and…
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Hump Day Goes Jersey with Shayne Pospisil

Just hanging out in his snowboard pants and flip flops. Obviously. Photo: Souney As far as most snowboarders today are concerned, snowboarding has no past. And it doesn’t need to. Right now, riding with your friends and doing your thing is the best snowboarding has ever been. Ever. But allow me to dwell on the past for a minute, because it is when I first came across Shayne Pospisil. It was the late 90s and Okemo, VT was the place to be. With one of the best pipes and parks in Vermont, it was home to tons of riders who were all sure to be big the next big thing,…
Read More

Fan Mail (People Really do Win)

I am currently on "vacation." This apparently means I am sitting in my hotel room in Hawaii, posting this on YoBeat. I am not just posting it because it is a genuine letter from the recent winner of our Sticker Giveaway that makes us look somewhere near saintly. No, I am posting it because I awoke to find NOTHING new posted on the site. My dedicated number two is deep in finals week but seriously, I left him a well-worded draft in the back end and all he had to do was draw a few pictures and post it. That's it. I don't blame him if Mr. Richards is having…
Read More

Hump Day Throws a Grenade at Joseph Condorelli

It’s easy to make fun of Grenade. Between Danny Kass’s antics, and the company's complete makeover, one has to wonder what exactly is going on over there?  Then, when you add in the fact that almost everyone in snowboarding has worked for, hung out at, or done business with Grenade, yet only a few people know what’s really happening, it gets even easier. In fact, I heard last week, CEO Joseph Condorelli bit the head off a live bat. True story. You believed me for a minute didn’t you? After all, Joseph is an outsider. A loud-mouthed New Yorker who came from a business background, having never set foot on…
Read More

DCP Says YES to Hump Day

Last winter when Burton announced it's 2010 Global Team Roster, a lot of names were conspicuously missing, among them David Carrier Porcheron. While many of the cuts came as a surprise, DCP's absence was especially shocking. It seemed like he'd be a lifer with the brand, his first and only sponsor. But the kind and gentle French Canadian didn't let it get him down and soon reemerged at SIA in a tiny booth behind Nidecker and a company called Yesnowboard. When life hands you lemons, start a snowboard brand, right? YoBeat: What is Yesnowboard about? Who's involved in the company? DCP: Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and myself are the…
Read More

All In a Day’s Work

Today I killed it. Here's a list of everything I did. 1.    Get to office 2.    Check email, respond to at least two of them 3.    Sending Firing Squad winner interview questions 4.    Double check that nothing is fucked up on Yobeat 5.    Important Twitter promotion 6.    Ichat Pat to tell him his video isn't working 7.    Outsmart vimeo and figure out how to download it 8.    Start converting the video 9.    Talk to Pat for awhile about video future plans 10.    Ichat with the same people i talk to every day 11.    Write a spot check for Alliance wakeskate, call Clint 3 times to double check things 12.    Find…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Dancing with Louie

He's no Jsak, but Louie Vito is the latest pro snowboarder to be cast on the mainstream stage of reality TV.  Whether you think it's the greatest or the gayest thing you've ever heard, Louie is one of 16 stars on this season of Dancing with the Stars. For this Hump Day quickie, we figured we might as well use our pull to get the inside scoop as Louie prepares for his big debut September 21st. YoBeat: How did you end up on Dancing with the Stars? LV: They contacted someone I knew asking if they knew anyone that was around my age, snowboarder type of kid, good personality and…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Jersey with Shayne Pospisil

Just hanging out in his snowboard pants and flip flops. Obviously. Photo: Souney As far as most snowboarders today are concerned, snowboarding has no past. And it doesn’t need to. Right now, riding with your friends and doing your thing is the best snowboarding has ever been. Ever. But allow me to dwell on the past for a minute, because it is when I first came across Shayne Pospisil. It was the late 90s and Okemo, VT was the place to be. With one of the best pipes and parks in Vermont, it was home to tons of riders who were all sure to be big the next big thing,…
Read More

Fan Mail (People Really do Win)

I am currently on "vacation." This apparently means I am sitting in my hotel room in Hawaii, posting this on YoBeat. I am not just posting it because it is a genuine letter from the recent winner of our Sticker Giveaway that makes us look somewhere near saintly. No, I am posting it because I awoke to find NOTHING new posted on the site. My dedicated number two is deep in finals week but seriously, I left him a well-worded draft in the back end and all he had to do was draw a few pictures and post it. That's it. I don't blame him if Mr. Richards is having…
Read More

Hump Day Throws a Grenade at Joseph Condorelli

It’s easy to make fun of Grenade. Between Danny Kass’s antics, and the company's complete makeover, one has to wonder what exactly is going on over there?  Then, when you add in the fact that almost everyone in snowboarding has worked for, hung out at, or done business with Grenade, yet only a few people know what’s really happening, it gets even easier. In fact, I heard last week, CEO Joseph Condorelli bit the head off a live bat. True story. You believed me for a minute didn’t you? After all, Joseph is an outsider. A loud-mouthed New Yorker who came from a business background, having never set foot on…
Read More

DCP Says YES to Hump Day

Last winter when Burton announced it's 2010 Global Team Roster, a lot of names were conspicuously missing, among them David Carrier Porcheron. While many of the cuts came as a surprise, DCP's absence was especially shocking. It seemed like he'd be a lifer with the brand, his first and only sponsor. But the kind and gentle French Canadian didn't let it get him down and soon reemerged at SIA in a tiny booth behind Nidecker and a company called Yesnowboard. When life hands you lemons, start a snowboard brand, right? YoBeat: What is Yesnowboard about? Who's involved in the company? DCP: Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and myself are the…
Read More

All In a Day’s Work

Today I killed it. Here's a list of everything I did. 1.    Get to office 2.    Check email, respond to at least two of them 3.    Sending Firing Squad winner interview questions 4.    Double check that nothing is fucked up on Yobeat 5.    Important Twitter promotion 6.    Ichat Pat to tell him his video isn't working 7.    Outsmart vimeo and figure out how to download it 8.    Start converting the video 9.    Talk to Pat for awhile about video future plans 10.    Ichat with the same people i talk to every day 11.    Write a spot check for Alliance wakeskate, call Clint 3 times to double check things 12.    Find…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Dancing with Louie

He's no Jsak, but Louie Vito is the latest pro snowboarder to be cast on the mainstream stage of reality TV.  Whether you think it's the greatest or the gayest thing you've ever heard, Louie is one of 16 stars on this season of Dancing with the Stars. For this Hump Day quickie, we figured we might as well use our pull to get the inside scoop as Louie prepares for his big debut September 21st. YoBeat: How did you end up on Dancing with the Stars? LV: They contacted someone I knew asking if they knew anyone that was around my age, snowboarder type of kid, good personality and…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Jersey with Shayne Pospisil

Just hanging out in his snowboard pants and flip flops. Obviously. Photo: Souney As far as most snowboarders today are concerned, snowboarding has no past. And it doesn’t need to. Right now, riding with your friends and doing your thing is the best snowboarding has ever been. Ever. But allow me to dwell on the past for a minute, because it is when I first came across Shayne Pospisil. It was the late 90s and Okemo, VT was the place to be. With one of the best pipes and parks in Vermont, it was home to tons of riders who were all sure to be big the next big thing,…
Read More

Fan Mail (People Really do Win)

I am currently on "vacation." This apparently means I am sitting in my hotel room in Hawaii, posting this on YoBeat. I am not just posting it because it is a genuine letter from the recent winner of our Sticker Giveaway that makes us look somewhere near saintly. No, I am posting it because I awoke to find NOTHING new posted on the site. My dedicated number two is deep in finals week but seriously, I left him a well-worded draft in the back end and all he had to do was draw a few pictures and post it. That's it. I don't blame him if Mr. Richards is having…
Read More

Hump Day Throws a Grenade at Joseph Condorelli

It’s easy to make fun of Grenade. Between Danny Kass’s antics, and the company's complete makeover, one has to wonder what exactly is going on over there?  Then, when you add in the fact that almost everyone in snowboarding has worked for, hung out at, or done business with Grenade, yet only a few people know what’s really happening, it gets even easier. In fact, I heard last week, CEO Joseph Condorelli bit the head off a live bat. True story. You believed me for a minute didn’t you? After all, Joseph is an outsider. A loud-mouthed New Yorker who came from a business background, having never set foot on…
Read More

DCP Says YES to Hump Day

Last winter when Burton announced it's 2010 Global Team Roster, a lot of names were conspicuously missing, among them David Carrier Porcheron. While many of the cuts came as a surprise, DCP's absence was especially shocking. It seemed like he'd be a lifer with the brand, his first and only sponsor. But the kind and gentle French Canadian didn't let it get him down and soon reemerged at SIA in a tiny booth behind Nidecker and a company called Yesnowboard. When life hands you lemons, start a snowboard brand, right? YoBeat: What is Yesnowboard about? Who's involved in the company? DCP: Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and myself are the…
Read More

All In a Day’s Work

Today I killed it. Here's a list of everything I did. 1.    Get to office 2.    Check email, respond to at least two of them 3.    Sending Firing Squad winner interview questions 4.    Double check that nothing is fucked up on Yobeat 5.    Important Twitter promotion 6.    Ichat Pat to tell him his video isn't working 7.    Outsmart vimeo and figure out how to download it 8.    Start converting the video 9.    Talk to Pat for awhile about video future plans 10.    Ichat with the same people i talk to every day 11.    Write a spot check for Alliance wakeskate, call Clint 3 times to double check things 12.    Find…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Dancing with Louie

He's no Jsak, but Louie Vito is the latest pro snowboarder to be cast on the mainstream stage of reality TV.  Whether you think it's the greatest or the gayest thing you've ever heard, Louie is one of 16 stars on this season of Dancing with the Stars. For this Hump Day quickie, we figured we might as well use our pull to get the inside scoop as Louie prepares for his big debut September 21st. YoBeat: How did you end up on Dancing with the Stars? LV: They contacted someone I knew asking if they knew anyone that was around my age, snowboarder type of kid, good personality and…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Jersey with Shayne Pospisil

Just hanging out in his snowboard pants and flip flops. Obviously. Photo: Souney As far as most snowboarders today are concerned, snowboarding has no past. And it doesn’t need to. Right now, riding with your friends and doing your thing is the best snowboarding has ever been. Ever. But allow me to dwell on the past for a minute, because it is when I first came across Shayne Pospisil. It was the late 90s and Okemo, VT was the place to be. With one of the best pipes and parks in Vermont, it was home to tons of riders who were all sure to be big the next big thing,…
Read More

Fan Mail (People Really do Win)

I am currently on "vacation." This apparently means I am sitting in my hotel room in Hawaii, posting this on YoBeat. I am not just posting it because it is a genuine letter from the recent winner of our Sticker Giveaway that makes us look somewhere near saintly. No, I am posting it because I awoke to find NOTHING new posted on the site. My dedicated number two is deep in finals week but seriously, I left him a well-worded draft in the back end and all he had to do was draw a few pictures and post it. That's it. I don't blame him if Mr. Richards is having…
Read More

Hump Day Throws a Grenade at Joseph Condorelli

It’s easy to make fun of Grenade. Between Danny Kass’s antics, and the company's complete makeover, one has to wonder what exactly is going on over there?  Then, when you add in the fact that almost everyone in snowboarding has worked for, hung out at, or done business with Grenade, yet only a few people know what’s really happening, it gets even easier. In fact, I heard last week, CEO Joseph Condorelli bit the head off a live bat. True story. You believed me for a minute didn’t you? After all, Joseph is an outsider. A loud-mouthed New Yorker who came from a business background, having never set foot on…
Read More

DCP Says YES to Hump Day

Last winter when Burton announced it's 2010 Global Team Roster, a lot of names were conspicuously missing, among them David Carrier Porcheron. While many of the cuts came as a surprise, DCP's absence was especially shocking. It seemed like he'd be a lifer with the brand, his first and only sponsor. But the kind and gentle French Canadian didn't let it get him down and soon reemerged at SIA in a tiny booth behind Nidecker and a company called Yesnowboard. When life hands you lemons, start a snowboard brand, right? YoBeat: What is Yesnowboard about? Who's involved in the company? DCP: Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and myself are the…
Read More

All In a Day’s Work

Today I killed it. Here's a list of everything I did. 1.    Get to office 2.    Check email, respond to at least two of them 3.    Sending Firing Squad winner interview questions 4.    Double check that nothing is fucked up on Yobeat 5.    Important Twitter promotion 6.    Ichat Pat to tell him his video isn't working 7.    Outsmart vimeo and figure out how to download it 8.    Start converting the video 9.    Talk to Pat for awhile about video future plans 10.    Ichat with the same people i talk to every day 11.    Write a spot check for Alliance wakeskate, call Clint 3 times to double check things 12.    Find…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Dancing with Louie

He's no Jsak, but Louie Vito is the latest pro snowboarder to be cast on the mainstream stage of reality TV.  Whether you think it's the greatest or the gayest thing you've ever heard, Louie is one of 16 stars on this season of Dancing with the Stars. For this Hump Day quickie, we figured we might as well use our pull to get the inside scoop as Louie prepares for his big debut September 21st. YoBeat: How did you end up on Dancing with the Stars? LV: They contacted someone I knew asking if they knew anyone that was around my age, snowboarder type of kid, good personality and…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Jersey with Shayne Pospisil

Just hanging out in his snowboard pants and flip flops. Obviously. Photo: Souney As far as most snowboarders today are concerned, snowboarding has no past. And it doesn’t need to. Right now, riding with your friends and doing your thing is the best snowboarding has ever been. Ever. But allow me to dwell on the past for a minute, because it is when I first came across Shayne Pospisil. It was the late 90s and Okemo, VT was the place to be. With one of the best pipes and parks in Vermont, it was home to tons of riders who were all sure to be big the next big thing,…
Read More

Fan Mail (People Really do Win)

I am currently on "vacation." This apparently means I am sitting in my hotel room in Hawaii, posting this on YoBeat. I am not just posting it because it is a genuine letter from the recent winner of our Sticker Giveaway that makes us look somewhere near saintly. No, I am posting it because I awoke to find NOTHING new posted on the site. My dedicated number two is deep in finals week but seriously, I left him a well-worded draft in the back end and all he had to do was draw a few pictures and post it. That's it. I don't blame him if Mr. Richards is having…
Read More

Hump Day Throws a Grenade at Joseph Condorelli

It’s easy to make fun of Grenade. Between Danny Kass’s antics, and the company's complete makeover, one has to wonder what exactly is going on over there?  Then, when you add in the fact that almost everyone in snowboarding has worked for, hung out at, or done business with Grenade, yet only a few people know what’s really happening, it gets even easier. In fact, I heard last week, CEO Joseph Condorelli bit the head off a live bat. True story. You believed me for a minute didn’t you? After all, Joseph is an outsider. A loud-mouthed New Yorker who came from a business background, having never set foot on…
Read More

DCP Says YES to Hump Day

Last winter when Burton announced it's 2010 Global Team Roster, a lot of names were conspicuously missing, among them David Carrier Porcheron. While many of the cuts came as a surprise, DCP's absence was especially shocking. It seemed like he'd be a lifer with the brand, his first and only sponsor. But the kind and gentle French Canadian didn't let it get him down and soon reemerged at SIA in a tiny booth behind Nidecker and a company called Yesnowboard. When life hands you lemons, start a snowboard brand, right? YoBeat: What is Yesnowboard about? Who's involved in the company? DCP: Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and myself are the…
Read More

All In a Day’s Work

Today I killed it. Here's a list of everything I did. 1.    Get to office 2.    Check email, respond to at least two of them 3.    Sending Firing Squad winner interview questions 4.    Double check that nothing is fucked up on Yobeat 5.    Important Twitter promotion 6.    Ichat Pat to tell him his video isn't working 7.    Outsmart vimeo and figure out how to download it 8.    Start converting the video 9.    Talk to Pat for awhile about video future plans 10.    Ichat with the same people i talk to every day 11.    Write a spot check for Alliance wakeskate, call Clint 3 times to double check things 12.    Find…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Dancing with Louie

He's no Jsak, but Louie Vito is the latest pro snowboarder to be cast on the mainstream stage of reality TV.  Whether you think it's the greatest or the gayest thing you've ever heard, Louie is one of 16 stars on this season of Dancing with the Stars. For this Hump Day quickie, we figured we might as well use our pull to get the inside scoop as Louie prepares for his big debut September 21st. YoBeat: How did you end up on Dancing with the Stars? LV: They contacted someone I knew asking if they knew anyone that was around my age, snowboarder type of kid, good personality and…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Jersey with Shayne Pospisil

Just hanging out in his snowboard pants and flip flops. Obviously. Photo: Souney As far as most snowboarders today are concerned, snowboarding has no past. And it doesn’t need to. Right now, riding with your friends and doing your thing is the best snowboarding has ever been. Ever. But allow me to dwell on the past for a minute, because it is when I first came across Shayne Pospisil. It was the late 90s and Okemo, VT was the place to be. With one of the best pipes and parks in Vermont, it was home to tons of riders who were all sure to be big the next big thing,…
Read More

Fan Mail (People Really do Win)

I am currently on "vacation." This apparently means I am sitting in my hotel room in Hawaii, posting this on YoBeat. I am not just posting it because it is a genuine letter from the recent winner of our Sticker Giveaway that makes us look somewhere near saintly. No, I am posting it because I awoke to find NOTHING new posted on the site. My dedicated number two is deep in finals week but seriously, I left him a well-worded draft in the back end and all he had to do was draw a few pictures and post it. That's it. I don't blame him if Mr. Richards is having…
Read More

Hump Day Throws a Grenade at Joseph Condorelli

It’s easy to make fun of Grenade. Between Danny Kass’s antics, and the company's complete makeover, one has to wonder what exactly is going on over there?  Then, when you add in the fact that almost everyone in snowboarding has worked for, hung out at, or done business with Grenade, yet only a few people know what’s really happening, it gets even easier. In fact, I heard last week, CEO Joseph Condorelli bit the head off a live bat. True story. You believed me for a minute didn’t you? After all, Joseph is an outsider. A loud-mouthed New Yorker who came from a business background, having never set foot on…
Read More

DCP Says YES to Hump Day

Last winter when Burton announced it's 2010 Global Team Roster, a lot of names were conspicuously missing, among them David Carrier Porcheron. While many of the cuts came as a surprise, DCP's absence was especially shocking. It seemed like he'd be a lifer with the brand, his first and only sponsor. But the kind and gentle French Canadian didn't let it get him down and soon reemerged at SIA in a tiny booth behind Nidecker and a company called Yesnowboard. When life hands you lemons, start a snowboard brand, right? YoBeat: What is Yesnowboard about? Who's involved in the company? DCP: Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and myself are the…
Read More

All In a Day’s Work

Today I killed it. Here's a list of everything I did. 1.    Get to office 2.    Check email, respond to at least two of them 3.    Sending Firing Squad winner interview questions 4.    Double check that nothing is fucked up on Yobeat 5.    Important Twitter promotion 6.    Ichat Pat to tell him his video isn't working 7.    Outsmart vimeo and figure out how to download it 8.    Start converting the video 9.    Talk to Pat for awhile about video future plans 10.    Ichat with the same people i talk to every day 11.    Write a spot check for Alliance wakeskate, call Clint 3 times to double check things 12.    Find…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Dancing with Louie

He's no Jsak, but Louie Vito is the latest pro snowboarder to be cast on the mainstream stage of reality TV.  Whether you think it's the greatest or the gayest thing you've ever heard, Louie is one of 16 stars on this season of Dancing with the Stars. For this Hump Day quickie, we figured we might as well use our pull to get the inside scoop as Louie prepares for his big debut September 21st. YoBeat: How did you end up on Dancing with the Stars? LV: They contacted someone I knew asking if they knew anyone that was around my age, snowboarder type of kid, good personality and…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Jersey with Shayne Pospisil

Just hanging out in his snowboard pants and flip flops. Obviously. Photo: Souney As far as most snowboarders today are concerned, snowboarding has no past. And it doesn’t need to. Right now, riding with your friends and doing your thing is the best snowboarding has ever been. Ever. But allow me to dwell on the past for a minute, because it is when I first came across Shayne Pospisil. It was the late 90s and Okemo, VT was the place to be. With one of the best pipes and parks in Vermont, it was home to tons of riders who were all sure to be big the next big thing,…
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Fan Mail (People Really do Win)

I am currently on "vacation." This apparently means I am sitting in my hotel room in Hawaii, posting this on YoBeat. I am not just posting it because it is a genuine letter from the recent winner of our Sticker Giveaway that makes us look somewhere near saintly. No, I am posting it because I awoke to find NOTHING new posted on the site. My dedicated number two is deep in finals week but seriously, I left him a well-worded draft in the back end and all he had to do was draw a few pictures and post it. That's it. I don't blame him if Mr. Richards is having…
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Hump Day Throws a Grenade at Joseph Condorelli

It’s easy to make fun of Grenade. Between Danny Kass’s antics, and the company's complete makeover, one has to wonder what exactly is going on over there?  Then, when you add in the fact that almost everyone in snowboarding has worked for, hung out at, or done business with Grenade, yet only a few people know what’s really happening, it gets even easier. In fact, I heard last week, CEO Joseph Condorelli bit the head off a live bat. True story. You believed me for a minute didn’t you? After all, Joseph is an outsider. A loud-mouthed New Yorker who came from a business background, having never set foot on…
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DCP Says YES to Hump Day

Last winter when Burton announced it's 2010 Global Team Roster, a lot of names were conspicuously missing, among them David Carrier Porcheron. While many of the cuts came as a surprise, DCP's absence was especially shocking. It seemed like he'd be a lifer with the brand, his first and only sponsor. But the kind and gentle French Canadian didn't let it get him down and soon reemerged at SIA in a tiny booth behind Nidecker and a company called Yesnowboard. When life hands you lemons, start a snowboard brand, right? YoBeat: What is Yesnowboard about? Who's involved in the company? DCP: Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and myself are the…
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All In a Day’s Work

Today I killed it. Here's a list of everything I did. 1.    Get to office 2.    Check email, respond to at least two of them 3.    Sending Firing Squad winner interview questions 4.    Double check that nothing is fucked up on Yobeat 5.    Important Twitter promotion 6.    Ichat Pat to tell him his video isn't working 7.    Outsmart vimeo and figure out how to download it 8.    Start converting the video 9.    Talk to Pat for awhile about video future plans 10.    Ichat with the same people i talk to every day 11.    Write a spot check for Alliance wakeskate, call Clint 3 times to double check things 12.    Find…
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Hump Day Goes Dancing with Louie

He's no Jsak, but Louie Vito is the latest pro snowboarder to be cast on the mainstream stage of reality TV.  Whether you think it's the greatest or the gayest thing you've ever heard, Louie is one of 16 stars on this season of Dancing with the Stars. For this Hump Day quickie, we figured we might as well use our pull to get the inside scoop as Louie prepares for his big debut September 21st. YoBeat: How did you end up on Dancing with the Stars? LV: They contacted someone I knew asking if they knew anyone that was around my age, snowboarder type of kid, good personality and…
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Hump Day Goes Jersey with Shayne Pospisil

Just hanging out in his snowboard pants and flip flops. Obviously. Photo: Souney As far as most snowboarders today are concerned, snowboarding has no past. And it doesn’t need to. Right now, riding with your friends and doing your thing is the best snowboarding has ever been. Ever. But allow me to dwell on the past for a minute, because it is when I first came across Shayne Pospisil. It was the late 90s and Okemo, VT was the place to be. With one of the best pipes and parks in Vermont, it was home to tons of riders who were all sure to be big the next big thing,…
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Fan Mail (People Really do Win)

I am currently on "vacation." This apparently means I am sitting in my hotel room in Hawaii, posting this on YoBeat. I am not just posting it because it is a genuine letter from the recent winner of our Sticker Giveaway that makes us look somewhere near saintly. No, I am posting it because I awoke to find NOTHING new posted on the site. My dedicated number two is deep in finals week but seriously, I left him a well-worded draft in the back end and all he had to do was draw a few pictures and post it. That's it. I don't blame him if Mr. Richards is having…
Read More

Hump Day Throws a Grenade at Joseph Condorelli

It’s easy to make fun of Grenade. Between Danny Kass’s antics, and the company's complete makeover, one has to wonder what exactly is going on over there?  Then, when you add in the fact that almost everyone in snowboarding has worked for, hung out at, or done business with Grenade, yet only a few people know what’s really happening, it gets even easier. In fact, I heard last week, CEO Joseph Condorelli bit the head off a live bat. True story. You believed me for a minute didn’t you? After all, Joseph is an outsider. A loud-mouthed New Yorker who came from a business background, having never set foot on…
Read More

DCP Says YES to Hump Day

Last winter when Burton announced it's 2010 Global Team Roster, a lot of names were conspicuously missing, among them David Carrier Porcheron. While many of the cuts came as a surprise, DCP's absence was especially shocking. It seemed like he'd be a lifer with the brand, his first and only sponsor. But the kind and gentle French Canadian didn't let it get him down and soon reemerged at SIA in a tiny booth behind Nidecker and a company called Yesnowboard. When life hands you lemons, start a snowboard brand, right? YoBeat: What is Yesnowboard about? Who's involved in the company? DCP: Romain de Marchi, JP Solberg and myself are the…
Read More

All In a Day’s Work

Today I killed it. Here's a list of everything I did. 1.    Get to office 2.    Check email, respond to at least two of them 3.    Sending Firing Squad winner interview questions 4.    Double check that nothing is fucked up on Yobeat 5.    Important Twitter promotion 6.    Ichat Pat to tell him his video isn't working 7.    Outsmart vimeo and figure out how to download it 8.    Start converting the video 9.    Talk to Pat for awhile about video future plans 10.    Ichat with the same people i talk to every day 11.    Write a spot check for Alliance wakeskate, call Clint 3 times to double check things 12.    Find…
Read More

Hump Day Goes Dancing with Louie

He's no Jsak, but Louie Vito is the latest pro snowboarder to be cast on the mainstream stage of reality TV.  Whether you think it's the greatest or the gayest thing you've ever heard, Louie is one of 16 stars on this season of Dancing with the Stars. For this Hump Day quickie, we figured we might as well use our pull to get the inside scoop as Louie prepares for his big debut September 21st. YoBeat: How did you end up on Dancing with the Stars? LV: They contacted someone I knew asking if they knew anyone that was around my age, snowboarder type of kid, good personality and…
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Hump Day Goes Jersey with Shayne Pospisil

Just hanging out in his snowboard pants and flip flops. Obviously. Photo: Souney As far as most snowboarders today are concerned, snowboarding has no past. And it doesn’t need to. Right now, riding with your friends and doing your thing is the best snowboarding has ever been. Ever. But allow me to dwell on the past for a minute, because it is when I first came across Shayne Pospisil. It was the late 90s and Okemo, VT was the place to be. With one of the best pipes and parks in Vermont, it was home to tons of riders who were all sure to be big the next big thing,…
Read More