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The Editors — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:10:26 +0000

We thought it was pretty obvious, but apparently there are those who still haven’t figured it out. If Sacklunch.com was something you enjoyed reading in the past and you’d like to see what the editors are doing now, just click this link to visit Boardistan.com. Same stuff, different URL.

The content breakdown goes something like this: content from July 1999 until December 2006 can be found here in the Sacklunch 1.0 Archives. From November 2006 until February 2007 it is on the Sacklunch site here, and for the rest (July 2008 forward) please visit Boardistan.com. Someday we’re going to put it all together in one place, under one name. Maybe.

The Forums Are Alive

The Editors — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:52:34 +0000

The old Sacklunch Forums are back up and alive in all their gory. Check them out. As to where the content is, we’re still working on that. In the meantime, might we suggest checking out: Boardistan.com. It appears that The Editors of that site are on some kind of parallel path with us. It feels a little like those Mirror Universe episodes of the original Star Trek series.

The Sack Is Back!

The Editors — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:01:41 +0000

Let’s see: the last thing we remember it was sometime near the end of February 2007. Our corporate masters decided to play some good ol’ fashion business hardball and ended up giving us a “time-out,” and sending us straight to our room with no dinner.

We laid down on our bed and began reading some Tolstoy and we must have fallen asleep because the next thing we knew. . . it was December 2008. And here we are. And here is all our old content.

So tell us, what did we miss?

NBC Redoes The Dew Tour Branding

The Editors — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:19:29 +0000

The Dew Action Sports Tour is now the longer, more difficult to say, The ASPT Dew Tour, the Action Sports Pro Tour.

“The new ASPT mark and logo provide our property with a consistent messaging and the opportunity to expand under one umbrella,” said Wade Martin, President of the ASPT Dew Tour. “Not unlike NASCAR or the PGA Tour, we want the ASPT to be seen as the gold standard in competitive action sports.”

ASPT DEW TOUR ANNOUNCES REBRANDING INITIATIVE
Dew Action Sports Tour Renamed as ASPT Dew Tour, The Action Sports Pro Tour

NEW YORK – February 26, 2007 – The ASPT Dew Tour, the Action Sports Pro Tour, today announced a rebranding initiative and will move away from the moniker used for the past two years, the Dew Action Sports Tour. The ASPT, or Action Sports Pro Tour, will become the umbrella brand of the organization with the ASPT Dew Tour remaining as the premiere summer action sports tour.

“The new ASPT mark and logo provide our property with a consistent messaging and the opportunity to expand under one umbrella,” said Wade Martin, President of the ASPT Dew Tour. “Not unlike NASCAR or the PGA Tour, we want the ASPT to be seen as the gold standard in competitive action sports.”

The new name and logos were unveiled earlier this month at the annual ASPT Dew Tour summit on February 7, 2207. The ASPT Dew Tour logo retains a similar look and feel to the Dew Action Sports Tour logo, allowing partners to seamlessly integrate the ASPT Dew Tour mark into their marketing communication for the 2007 season.

Event Date Location
Panasonic Open June 21-24 TBD
Right Guard Open July 19-22 Cleveland, Ohio
Vans Invitational Aug. 16-19 Portland, Ore.
Toyota Challenge Sept. 20-23 Salt Lake City, Utah
PlayStation® Pro Oct. 18-21 Orlando, Fla.

Entering its third year, the ASPT Dew Tour is the most watched and attended action sports property in the world. Attendance for the 2006 ASPT Dew Tour totaled nearly 250,000 and had an average of 38 million viewers tuning in via NBC and USA each year. The top athletes in the world will take part in this year’s Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup which will be awarded in Orlando at season’s end to champions in each of the six disciplines. The 2006 Dew Cup winners include Nate Adams (Freestyle Motocross), Jamie Bestwick (BMX Vert), Anthony Napolitan (BMX Dirt), Daniel Dhers (BMX Park), Bucky Lasek (Skateboard Vert) and Ryan Sheckler (Skateboard Park). A complete 2007 schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.

The ASPT Dew Tour
Owned by NBC Universal and Live Nation, the ASPT Dew Tour, the Action Sports Pro Tour, debuted in June 2005 and consists of five major, multi-sport events with a cumulative points system, a $2.5 million competitive purse – the largest in action sports – and an additional $1 million bonus pool based upon year-end standings. NBC and USA Network combine for exclusive ASPT Dew Tour coverage with the largest combined network and cable commitment in action sports. The ASPT Dew Tour is distributed in over 230 million homes worldwide and in over 100 countries. The Tour features skateboarding (park and vert), BMX (park, vert, and dirt) and freestyle motocross, and at season’s end, the Tour awards champions in the six disciplines with the Dew Cup. Key lifestyle elements at each Tour event include the festival village with video gaming and interactive events, as well as live cutting edge music. The ASPT Dew Tour returns all of its founding partners including Mountain Dew (tour title sponsor); and Panasonic, Right Guard Xtreme, Vans®, Toyota and PlayStation® (event title sponsors). Associate partners include MasterCard, Mongoose®, Slim Jim and Verizon Wireless. More information can be found at www.dewtour.com.

NBC Universal
NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates the No. 1 television network, the fastest-growing Spanish-language network, a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi Universal.

Live Nation
Live Nation is a leading live event and venue management company focused on creating superior experiences for artists, performers, corporations and fans. Live Nation owns, operates and/or has booking rights for 153 venues worldwide and produced more than 29,500 events in 2005. Live Nation operates more than 60 websites globally. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol “LYV.” For more information regarding Live Nation and its businesses, please visit the company’s website at www.livenation.com.

Page Knocked Out At Birthday Party

The Editors — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:58:13 +0000

Sydney surfer Sam Page is in intensive care after being “bashed” by a bouncer at Players in Surfer’s Paradise. Page was celebrating his 21st birthday when, while being escorted out of the club, a bouncer punched him so hard that he was immediately knocked out and fell backward down a flight of stairs to the sidewalk below.

Mr Page is in the intensive care unit of the Gold Coast Hospital with serious head injuries. . . The bouncer, 32-year-old Eugene White of Labrador, faced Southport Magistrates Court today charged with grievous bodily harm.

Our thoughts are with Sam’s family and friends.
[Link: The Australian]

Aboriginal Surfer Gets WCT Wildcard

The Editors — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:44:27 +0000

Dale Richards, 18, of Tweed Heads, Australia earned a wildcard spot at the Quiksilver Pro on the Gold Coast when he won the Quik Pro Trials and became the first full-blooded Aboriginie surfer to compete in a WCT event. But it won’t be any walk in the park:

Richards, who two years ago said his goal was to become the first indigenous world surfing champion, gets the chance to compete in a round-one heat against three-time world champion Andy Irons and South African Greg Emslie this week.

There’s really no one better to lose to, you know, if you’re going get shut out.
[Link: The Australian and News.com.au]

Salema Get’s D-Listed

The Editors — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:57:16 +0000

The catty writers at Gaysocialites.com aren’t really feeling our boy Salema Maekela on Oscar night. They’re calling his Countdown To the Red Carpet on E! Television a “countdown-to-the-countdown”:

Debbie Matenopoulous, Jay Alexander, Sal Masekela, Ben Lyons, Catt Sadler and some other no-namers are counting down the arrival of Price Ryan Seacreast and her Royal Hiney Juliana DePandi who will countdown the arrival of the woman of the night, Ellen Degeneres. It doesn’t get more D-List than that!

No matter. Sal’s on The Sack’s A-list for life! Check out what Sal has to say in this interview with a South African entertainment site.
[Link: Gay Socialites and Tonight]

Trucker On Piste For Life

The Editors — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:46:17 +0000

After getting lost riding pow at Cypress Mountain and standing out in the cold until 9:30 PM near Strachan Creek (where several others have died) 43-year-old snowboarder Elek Krizsai has happy to get rescued alive. Not surprising the truck driver from East Vancouver has a pretty strong opinion regarding riding out of bound:

“I’ve done it and it’s not worth it,” Krizsai said “In one minute, you’re living your worst nightmare.

[Link: Canada.com]

Baller Lies About Snowboarding

The Editors — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:06:10 +0000

Lakers forward Vladimir Radmanovic said Friday he made up a story about slipping on a patch of ice to cover up the that he was snowboarding for the first time. And that, apparently, was in violation of his basketball contract.

“First of all I’d like to apologize to my teammates, coaches, Lakers management and Lakers fans for initially lying about the circumstances of the injury to my shoulder last weekend. I’d like to, however, come forward and set the record straight at this time. The truth is that I hurt myself in a fall while snowboarding.

Vladi knows the truth: you can’t let a contract stop the stoke.
[Link: InsideHoops]

Snowboarder Dies On Neighborhood Kicker

The Editors — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:55:01 +0000

Kyle Lamb, a 13-year-old snowboarder from Ontario, Canada died after landing on his head and neck after hitting a 1.3-metre high jump in a field near his house:

They said the jump was at the base of a 50-metre hill with a 30-degree slope. He landed some two metres from the ramp and was unconscious, with no vital signs, when paramedics arrived at the scene. He was later declared dead in hospital.

Kyle was not wearing a helmet.
[Link: Canada.com]