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JUICE NEWS - OCTOBER 15-31, 2003

"Science" - Trinidad, CO

VK SPORTS NEWS - We need your help! We started a site called skateboardpark.com to provide people with pictures and directions to skateparks across the United States. If you can take a few minutes and check the skatepark directory and see if your local parks are in there that would be great. If not you can submit your local parks in just a few minutes. For a skatepark submission we need directions or the cross streets, a few pictures and a description of the park. Go to www.skateboardpark.com.

DAMN AM 2003 RESULTS - Go to http://www.damnam.com

GRAVITY NEWS- BENEFIT FOR FIRE VICTIMS: The Gravity Family supporting our county fire victims.... I'd like to get a drive established for donations for the local people who have suffered from the recent fire devastation. Anything such as canned goods, clothing, gift certificates, toiletry items, kitchen items could be dropped off here at the office. I'm contacting the Red Cross to get the name of one or two families that we could make this donation to. I think this is a more personal approach than just giving it to the Red Cross in general. There are so many people who have been affected. Many families have lost everything. Those of us who weren't harmed by the fire have so much to be thankful for. And I'm sure we all have some excess in our lives that we can share with those less fortunate. If you want to make a donation, you can either call, e-mail, or drop by the office within the next week. I want to move on this as soon as possible. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks! Susan Stone - Office Manager - Gravity Boarding Company - 1790-105 La Costa Meadows Drive San Marcos, California 92069 USA. phone: 760.591.4144. fax: 760.591.4944. www.gravityboard.com

Jason Dill has a new hang out. You can find him most evenings lurking at The Hole on the Lower Eastside of NYC. He's the club mascot and mostly just hangs out letting the urbanites buy him drinks. When the place gets packed on the weekends, he's been brushing up on his bartending skills, but be careful what you order. No matter what you ask for, you'll probably get a Budweiser.

Kris Markovich has left Hollywood Skateboards to ride for Blind. Time for a new tattoo? Hollywood Skateboards will continue to function without a creative director and the team will make collective decisions for the future of the brand.

SURF ART - A benefit art exhibit on behalf of Jason Nalu Bogle.... All proceeds will go to the Jason Bogle Cancer Foundation. FRIDAY: November 21, 2003 - 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm @ In4mation Ward Warehouse 1050 Ala Moana Blvd, B-1 Bay 5 and 6 Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814... Curator: Jun Jo / Rickey Kim...Special Thanks to: Leilow / Kickshawaii... Artists include - Eric Haze, Dez Einswell, Futura, David Choe, Invisible:Man, Michael Leon, Dean Bradley, Michael Lau, Alyasha Owerka-Moore, Andy Howell, Jon Phenom, Angry Woebot... Shapers include: Jon Carper, Mike Woo, Jason Kashiwai Dropout Surboards Japan, Paul Barga, Akila Aipa... For more info, please contact Rickey Kim at rickey@evilmonito.com

A slew of Venice skateboarders have been selected to participate in the World's Longest Ollie Contest set for Oct. 30th from 11am to 2pm at Cinema Plaza at Universal CityWalk® in Universal City, CA. The group of local amateur talent was hand-selected this weekend in Venice, CA by Mike Crum, Neil Hendrix, Jeff Ho and Jesse Martinez... Pro skaters competing for the World Record Longest Ollie include: Eric Koston, Chad Muska, Brian Patch, Ronnie Creager, Pat Duffy, Fabrizio Santos, Dayne Brummet, Josh Evin, Wolnei Dos Santos, Anthony Van Engelen, Carlos de Andrade, Daneil Vieira, Caine Gayle, Chad Fernandez, and Ryan Sheckler. The amateur list includes Matt Lemond (Santa Monica, CA), James Hanson (Venice, CA), Dan Levy (Venice, CA), Wiley Z-Cult (Venice, CA), Freedom Fisher (Malibu, CA), Chris King (Venice, CA), Justin Zaren (San Diego, CA), Ian Goolsby (Venice, CA), Joe Goana (Westminster, CA), Jason Jones (El Segundo, CA), DJ Chavez (El Segundo, CA), Aaron Artis (El Segundo, CA), Graham Bigerstaff (El Segundo, CA), Jimmy Astleford (San Marcos, CA), Zak Plehn (Venice, CA), Laura Ferrara (Malibu, CA), and Shevawn Armstrong (Malibu, CA). Thursday, Oct. 30 at Universal City Walk. This event kicks off the countdown to the LG Action Sports Championships next month. LG Mobile phones is putting up $5000 for the winner of the World's Longest Ollie contest. For tickets and information about the LG Action Sports Championships, log on to www.LGactionsports.com.

Emerica Launches State-Of-The-Art Web Site at www.emericaskate.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Activision's Tony Hawk's Underground hits North American Retail Outlets. The Most Customizable Console Game Ever Allows Players To Import Their Own Face, Design Their Own Tricks, Goals, Skate Decks and Skating Environments... Tony Hawk's Underground, the revolutionary skateboarding game, redefines the #1 action sports franchise with groundbreaking options that put players front and center as a skateboarder working their way to the top, in a plot-driven story that's true-to-life and gives them the power to explore their environments and achieve goals both on and off the board. The game is currently available for the PlayStation 2, the Xbox® video system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube for a suggested retail price of $49.99 and has been rated "T" ("Teen" - with blood, mild violence, strong language and suggestive themes - content suitable for persons ages 13 and older) by the ESRB. In Tony Hawk's Underground, players skate as themselves and experience the trials and tribulations of going from an unknown local skate punk to becoming a superstar skater. Along the way, they get off the board and explore eight expansive levels by running, climbing or driving a variety of vehicles to complete enhanced goals, which makes the gameplay more realistic and fun. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $864 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003. More information about Activision and its products can be found at www.activision.com.

SURF NEWS - Kelly Slater wins Billabong Pro Mundaka... Rob Machado wins 2003 Foster's Tour Champion's Title... Andy Irons wins Quiksilver Pro... Billabong Odyssey Big Wave Movie hits theaters Nov 7... Red Bull 5X goes Aloha with North Shore Tow-in event... Extreme Surf Legends/Events/Film Fest on October TV... Vans to open flagship store on Carnaby Street/London... Hawaiian Pop-Art party celebrates Hawaiian Surfers... For more info visit www.surfersvillage.com .

Nov 1-2 - RAS2003 "Best of the West" Championships sponsored by Es Shoes, Hawk Skateboarding, Thrasher Magazine, Got Milk? and Ride On Skateboard Shop at Klammath Falls Oregon. Skateboarders from California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Colorado will be competing for the Best of West Title. Finalists will qualify for the Grom Series Championships and Beast of the East National Championships. Saturday Nov. 1st. qualify to advance to the sunday finals. Registration starts at 8am along with open practice until 10 am.

SURFLINE LAUNCHES NEW SURFOLOGY CHANNEL. Visit www.surfline.com

Etnies is proud to announce the latest addition to the etnies team, Stefan Janoski! See www.etnies.com.

SKATEPARK NEWS - Thursday, October 23, 2003 - Subject: Costa Mesa City Council Votes to Procede with Skatepark at Tewinkle Park - Last night the Costa Mesa City Council voted 3-2 in favor of building a skatepark at TeWinkle Park!!! This is good. We have finally overcome the major obstacle in moving forward. The Location! Are there additional obstacles? Yes!!!!!! The good: 1. The Park is approved at the TeWinkle Park location. The bad: 1. It is limited to 15,000 square feet while most cities are building 25,000 to 40,000 square foot parks, and we have more skaters than most cities. Hopefully, they'll move on a 2nd skatepark after this one is built because it won't be big enough. 2. The budget approved for a skatepark is $527,950, and it will probably cost quite a bit more than that to do it right with the proper restroom facilities, lighting, resolving parking issues, etc..... We will do our best to find a way to make it work. While the city council voted to proceed moving forward they did so with some obstacles to overcome. They have given direction to city staff to come back to them with a more accurate specifications of operating hours, examples of the layout, etc..... We also know it needs to have lights to properly serve the volume of skaters in this city, but with every item that has to be reviewed is one more possibility of problems and having to listen to more arguments from nearby residents. So, don't think for a minute that you are not going to have to show up again to help us get this thing done. I am going to be staying on top of the recreation department manager to make sure we can help them attain as much information as quickly as possible to keep the process rolling smoothly. The frustration last night was watching the city council approve $2 million to renovate softball fields, and much less than that for it's number one recreational priority according to it's own Recreation Master Plan. Yes, that's renovate, not build new. They voted down even moving the fences as originally proposed to make the fields longer which has become more popular in other cities--which was probably a good idea all things considered. But, now $2 million dollars basically just cleans up an existing facility, and doesn't even bring it up to the playing level of neighboring cities fields. Why not just rebuild the bathrooms and spend the half the money on facilities the city really needs and doesn't have at all? I didn't go into the meeting caring much about the softball field until I realized the disproportionate funds they plan on spending relative to a skatepark. It is just not right. According the the Costa Mesa Recreation Master Plan, 3.3 percent of people per capita play adult softball, which is what these $2 millon dollar upgraded fields are used for, and 11.1 percent skate/skateboard. So if 3.3% play softball and 11.1% skate or ride skateboards, why is the budget for a skatepark almost 1/4th of the budget for renovating the softball fields? If we have 3 times as many participants, why do we have 1/4 the budget? I brought it up during the public comments about the softball field, but it was basically not addressed last night at the meeting. The irony is that in addition to this lunacy, we had Allan Mansoor all but telling us we should be getting private sponsors to pay for our skatepark to be built. Mr. Mansoor voted against the skatepark project. Private sponsors can and may be able to step in and help, and I'd personally be happy to help find them. I have had a couple conversations about that with potential donors, but it's a bit of an insult to infer that the city shouldn't pay for it's skatepark. They paid $8 million for soccer fields nearby, and want to spend $2 million to renovate softball fields. There are more skaters than either of those user groups. Did they try and wait for corporate sponsors to come up with those funds? No!!!! And in case you forgot, a Skatepark is listed in the Costa Mesa Recreation Master Plan as the number one needed facility and the number one priority. Is it? Ok, so what can you do next? You should first start by thanking the Costa Mesa City Council by clicking here and sending them a thank you note-- CMCouncil@ci.costa-mesa.ca.us I am completely honest. We have come a long way, and they finally voted the right way for all skaters of Costa Mesa, even though the budget is a way out of whack. You can thank Council members Libby Cowan, Gary Monahan, and Mike Scheafer for that, and sure why not remind them that they should allocate a proportionate amount of funds necessary to build a proper skatepark. You can and should also share your opinion with the local newsaper at dailypilot@latimes.com , and it wouldn't hurt to also share your valuable opinion with the new Costa Mesa Recreation Manager Jana Ransom at jransom@ci.costa-mesa.ca.us. I will keep you posted as I learn more. Anyone ready to take on Newport Beach? - Jim Gray www.SkateParkCoalition.org "The Voice Of The Skaters for Costa Mesa & Newport Beach, California, Usa

Wrex Cook II - Trinidad, CO

Tony Hawk, Dave Mirra and Shaun Palmer have signed on to a new sponsorship deal with Case Logic. The marketing gurus will introduce 29 new items for the holiday buying season including cd visors and cd cases in a variety of designs.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FUEL LAUNCHES NEW SERIES SKATE MAPS - PREMIERING ON NOVEMBER 9TH Los Angeles, CA – October 22, 2003 – Original Media and FUEL announced today that it will launch Skate Maps, its new original series featuring the Zoo York skateboarding team on its European summer tour on Sunday, November 9 at 9:37pm ET/PT. The series, part reality/adventure show, part extreme sports showcase, follows seven pro-skaters from city to city as they skate the best local skate spots and check out what each city has to offer. Each episode features the boys traveling, arguing, meeting girls, getting lost, partying, and of course, skating in a new European