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adidas Skateboarding & FTC Japan shoe release party in Tokyo.
Skate team joins at event, Friday October 10.

adidas Skateboarding is proud to partner with iconic skateboarding brand, FTC Japan to launch a limited edition FTC Superstar skate and apparel collaboration. This project pays tribute to San Francisco’s 1990’s Embarcadero skate scene- and the authentic heritage that both adidas and FTC celebrated there.

In conjunction with the upcoming adidas skateboarding Japan tour, the adidas Skateboarding team will be traveling through Tokyo to celebrate the event on Friday, October 10.

Join the team on tour- Dennis Busenitz, Tim O’Connor, SIlas Baxter-Neal, Lem Villemin, Benny Fairfax, Dave Bachinsky, Nestor Judkins and Vince Del Valle for a cocktail and some adidas Skateboarding gear at La Boheme- 6-2-2, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku from 22:00-29:00. The reception will feature new adidas Skateboarding product on display, music from DJ/VJ’s ; Tucker, DJ Kango, Grooveman and Nanmix.

The party marks the first time these shoes will be available to the public for viewing.

Check out the current adidas Skateboarding footwear collection, team news and additional info at: www.adidas.com/skateboarding.

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Bastien Salabanzi Wins adidas Skateboard Clash 2009

Street
1. Bastien Salabanzi (FR)
2. Axel Cruysbergh (BE)
3. Thomas Weber (DE)

Bowl
1. Martin Jurasek (CZ)
2. Jürgen Horrwarth (DE)
3. Anders Tellen (DE)

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Happy Memorial Day! Yep, that day when people remember soldiers that have fought in US wars. The holiday honors the people who have died or served, whether you are a pacific patriot or a troop-backing patriot.

For most people, though, it means a day off, which leads to barbeques, basking in the spring (almost summer) sun and kicking back. Basically, not much happens today, so here are a few things to look out for:

Kerry Getz is still good. He's Battle Commander

Sinner Interview over at ShakeJunt will lead to speculation about Baker, Leo and whatever other Baker-related news kids want to decipher these days.

Armourdillo , an Australian jeans brand has sponsored Corey Duffel to have his own signature line. International crossovers.

Lastly, Bakerboys have some new stuff up and little vids from a signing here...

...I don't know what else to tell you. It's a slow day and you should be out grilling out anyway, so enjoy.

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There are throngs of things coming down the pipe, most notably, Back to the Berg , the Wallenberg challenge on May 30th at Wallenberg High School from Noon to 1pm. Based around that event, Girl and Chocolate are doing demos starting on the day before the contest at Val Surf in Encino, CA and the day after Wallenberg at Epic Skatepark in Sacramento, CA. Whether some of the dudes might not be able to skate after Wallenberg is a question. Anyone at the Skate Life Northwest trade show at the Department of Skateboarding in Portland will probably be talking about what happened at Wallenberg from 1pm to 5pm. Ams hoping to make a name for themselves might have a hard time deciding between being at the Wallenberg event or the Damn Am contest at 3rd Lair Skatepark in Minneapolis. Lastly, a few of the names hucking themselves down SF's famous set might be kicking off the Zumiez Couch Tour , starting on May 30 until July 1st. Catch 'em if you can.

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The first company to attempt the hollow wheel since Ricta gave it a shot, Darkstar Wheels has made the Hybrid wheel which is a mix of their other hollow wheel, the Lightknight Hollow, and the Lightening Cores. "No flatspots guaranteed," they say. Shoot, with Rodney Mullen over there at Dwindle engineering his heart out, who knows what's possible? I mean, the dude invented the kickflip. THE KICKFLIP!

To win ten sets of Darkstar Hybrid Wheels, click here and enter your information before July 15th, 2009 to win. Good luck.

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In conjunction with LA County's 15th annual Bike To Work Day, Podium Distribution, makers of DVS Shoes, Matix Clothing and Lakai Footwear continued its Pedal To Podium program by holding a company-wide bike ride on Thursday, May 14. On the heels of its original program, Podium VP Brian Dunlap wanted to continue to promote the Pedal To Podium ethic as a greener, healthier alternative to driving.

"Biking is a great way to help protect the environment," says Dunlap. "We all need to do our part. Even if employees only ride to work one day a month it still helps."

Employees who rode to work received a free case of Vitamin Water and were given a custom pair of DVS Pedal To Podium shoes. In total 15 employees rode in clocking a combined total of 310 miles—burning approximately 10,000 calories and saving roughly 310 pounds of heat-trapping CO2 from being emitted into the earth's atmosphere.

On the same day, 31 employees went on a five-mile bike ride to lunch. Each employee consumed a 400-calorie burger at lunch, but burned off roughly the same amount of calories riding to and from. "We have employees biking to work from all over LA," explains Dunlap. "Some people, however, live too far to ride in. For those who couldn't ride to work could at least leave their cars parked at lunch. We had over a third of the employees join in on the lunch ride."

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TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR THE 11th ANNUAL TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING AWARDS
Hosted by Bill Weiss
Winners To Be Announced On June 12, 2009 In Hollywood, CA

TransWorld SKATEboarding, the world’s number one skateboard magazine, announced the nominees for the 11th Annual TransWorld SKATEboarding Awards today. The winners will be named during a live event on June 12, 2009 at Avalon Hollywood.

The TransWorld SKATEboarding Awards honor skateboarding’s top riders, presenting eight awards to professional skateboarders in the categories of Best Rookie, Best Street Skater, Best Transition Skater, Best Team, Best Video, Best Video Part, TWS Readers’ Choice, and the TWS Legend Award. The award winners are determined by polling more than 150 professional skateboarders worldwide with thousands of TransWorld SKATEboarding’s readers voting for the winner of the TWS Readers’ Choice Award. This year’s TWS Legend Award will be presented to one of skateboarding’s finest vert skaters, Christian Hosoi. Previous winners of this prestigious award have included Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, and Mark Gonzales.

In addition to the awards, TransWorld SKATEboarding is pleased to host the world premiere of its 21st video, Right Foot Forward, the newest film by Jon Holland and Chris Ray, featuring Corey Duffel, Joey Brezinski, Kellen James, Matt Beach, and Bobby Worrest.

Eric Stricker, Editor of TransWorld SKATEboarding says, “The TransWorld SKATEboarding Awards are not only the biggest and best awards show in skateboarding—where the pros are the ones deciding who was best for the year—but it’s the official kickoff to the summer. And probably your only chance to see Skin Phillips onstage.”

The official nominees for the 11th Annual TransWorld SKATEboarding Awards presented by Adio are:

BEST ROOKIE
Andrew Allen
Andrew Brophy
Sean Malto

BEST STREET
Silas Baxter-Neal
Heath Kirchart
Anthony Van Engelen

BEST TEAM
Alien Workshop
Anti Hero
Toy Machine

BEST VIDEO
And Now, TransWorld
Mind Field, Alien Workshop
Ride The Sky, Fallen Footwear

BEST TRANSITION
Rune Glifberg
Peter Hewitt
Matt Mumford

BEST VIDEO PART
David Gravette, And Now
Jake Johnson, Mind Field
Anthony Van Engelen, Mind Field

TWS READERS’ CHOICE
Chris Cole
Heath Kirchart
Sean Malto

TWS LEGEND
Christian Hosoi

The 11th Annual TransWorld SKATEboarding Awards is proud to be presented by Adio, associated with sponsors: Osiris, New Era, Kicker, Quiksilver, and Red Bull. For more information on TransWorld SKATEboarding and the TransWorld SKATEboarding Awards, please visit skateboarding.com

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A few weeks ago the Globe crew took a fun little field trip to the brand new Epic skatepark in Rocklin, California (Sacramento area) to put the finishing touches on a team section for United By Fate episode 5. The trip was stacked with a heavy crew: Chris Haslam, Mark Appleyard, Ryan Decenzo, Jake Duncombe, Matt Mumford, Luan Oliveira, Louie Lopez, Greg Lutzka, David Gonzalez and multiple filmers and photographers.

This park is sick and has a bit of everything to shred for everyone. Time flies when you’re setting up shoots, filming, gassing up genniess, and making beer runs.—Chet Thomas

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In case you haven’t been following our Twitter, where we may or may not have leaked the new Am Issue cover, you’ll be pleased to know that Brandon Westgate has turned pro. This just in from Zoo York:

The ZOO YORK INSTITUTE graduates east coast powerhouse Brandon Westgate to the Pro Ranks. Straight from the cranberry bogs of Cape Cod with more stamps in his passport than most, world renowned and respected, he’s ready for the big show. Pick up the inaugural Brandon Westgate pro-models at officially down skate shops worldwide.

“ZY State of Mind” in skate shops June 19th. Check zooyork.com for the low down on premiere locations.

Follow us on twitter.com/zooyorkinst and you would already know.

2009 PRO-TEC POOL PARTY PHOTOS