Latest
Update: October
20, 2003
From
The Sacklunch Boards
A thread about Jamie Thomas going to DC devolved
into a thread about why DC didn't help Philly skaters save
Love. Now that Love is going to reopen, doesn't seem like there's
much to talk about.
Sack
The Vote
Seems like everyone is starting their own magazines these days.
So we're asking you what is behind all this growth in independent
Action Sports Titles?
Zimbalist
Back In Mag Biz
Ex-Times Mirror Magazines chief executive Efrem "Skip"
Zimbalist III has created Active Interest Media to
buy up special-interest magazines. He feels the time is now. More
importantly he's taking former Mountain Sports Media and
Transworld Media president Andy Clurman with him.
The leavings continue.
-Seth
Masia's behind the story story
Mignogna Says Bye To Primedia
Bob Mignogna, former publisher of Surfing, is
apparently moving on to pursue other opportunities a.k.a. was
canned. Don Meek, formerly president of Gravity Games,
will replace Mignogna. Norb Garrett is still VP/Editorial
Director and Kevin Meehan is still on sales and marketing.
Amnesty Art
Deck Auction
You can help Amnesty International by bidding on skateboard
decks signed by famous and pseudo-famous musicians, artists, and
cool guys including Audioslave, Beth Orton, Robert
Smith, Michael Stipe, N*E*R*D, Ozzy,
and many more.
Burton Gets Inline For Sales VP
Amy Buckalter, a former Nike employee and once head
of K2's inline skate effort has been hired as Burton's
new VP of Global Sales. Some former co-workers are extremely happy
for her.
Mr.
Rogers Leaves The Neighborhood
After a whopping three months as TransWorld's group publisher
and seeing three skate editors quit, Glenn Rogers has also
left the building. It is doubtful that he will be working with
Dave Swift and Grant Brittain's new The Skateboard
Mag.
Ken
Block Interview
Ken Block has spent the last past 10 years taking over
the skate shoe market with DC, now he's finally taken some
time to talk about it.
Aging
Rocker Sues Vans
Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx has sued Thrasher
and Vans for allegedly using his image in an ad without
permission. Maybe they should just explain to him that no one
who's seen the ad knows who he is. Thanks, Skateboardingsucks.com
Autobro-ographies
San Diego action scribe Conor Dougherty considers Todd
Richards and a slew of recent alterna sport biographies written
especially for kids who don't read.
-Tina
Basich has one, too
McDonald's
Last Gasp
The world's biggest fat merchant is trying to get people to eat
the crap they're selling by paying celebrities to hang out in
their hip new ads. Victims include: Justin Timberlake,
Clipse, and, you guessed it, Tony Hawk.
-Talk
about this in the Sack boards
Do
Boards Make You Horny, Baby?
In a play to make a board that no tacky, middle aged, Rolex
wearing, Hummer driver can live without Burton offers
up a board featuring a big gold Playboy 50th Anniversary Bunny
on it, while Birdhouse
does the same with a skate deck. Looks like Sims was
right afterall.
-Money
magazines story on Playboy's toys
Can
You Feel The Love Tonight?
About 400 skateboarders rallying at City Hall on Sunday
celebrated after a city official told them that they would soon
be allowed to return to LOVE Park
Huffy
Announces Third Quarter
Thanks to the Gen-X (Sims, Lamar, Dukes,
LTD) acquisition Huffy is proud to report increased
sales and $2.9 million in net revenue on $106.7 million in sales.
Skinny's
Home Invasion Tour
Phil "Skinny" Ladjanski, owner of Exclusive, and
a group of friends were robbed by men waving shotguns and pistols,
wearing black ski masks, and shouting "Where is the money?"
Time
May Dump More than AOL Name
TransWorld Media's parent company Time Inc, recently
dropped AOL from it's name, but may do more than that if
the giant online company doesn't turn around in the next 8 months.
Oops.
Jason
Lee Had A Baby
The skater turned actor and his girl have a new baby. In keeping
with Hollywood wackiness they reportedly named him Pilot Inspektor
Riesgraf Lee.
Jesus
Is A Baldwin Brother
Stephen Baldwin (yes, that Baldwin brother) is busy making
a skateboarding and BMX video for Christ. He's been
saved and recently visited Burnside trying to round up more souls
with a DVD called Livin' it.
TransWorld
Walkout
Hektic
Skateboards A Front?
Thomas
Launches Fallen with DC
Officials
Consider Love
Previous Bags o' Crapola:
-October 1, 2003
-August 24, 2003
-July 11, 2003
-June 11, 2003
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