Active Ride Shop News

We followed Kenny Anderson and the Elwood Clothing Team around on Earth Day for some good times and great skateboarding. Here’s Part 1 of 2 of ‘Earth Day in the Life of Kenny Anderson‘.

Check out Thrasher’s coverage of the day!

Check out Skateboard.com’s coverage of the event!

Video: Erik Bragg

Altamont Apparel has picked up Justin Figueroa and Brian “Slash” Hansen as their newest ams, both of whom ride for Active Ride Shop.

Check out the videos on ReelComp.com here

Late breaking news! Check out Active’s War of the Stores finals at ReelComp. com. Includes team footage from the Irvine, Chino, Valencia, Orange, Temecula, and Long Beach teams. John Dickson and Torey Pudwill are out of control!!

You can also catch clips from the event on Fuel TV all next week, starting this Sunday, on The Weekly Update.

Air Times: Saturdays at 11:00am, 4:00pm, 7:00pm and 10:30pm ET (8:00am, 1:00pm, 4:00pm, and 7:30pm PT); Sundays at 11:00am, 2:00pm, 5:30pm, and 2:00am ET (8:00am, 11:00am, 2:30pm, 11:00pm PT), and Monday through Friday at 3:00pm, 6:00pm, 10:30pm, and 2:00am ET (12:00pm, 3:00pm, 7:30pm, and 11:00pm PT).

Terry Kennedy apparently made a music video. If you look carefully you can see P-Rod.

Don’t forget the comment button, thats where you write thing’s like, “First!”

Girl skateboards and Product (RED) have teamed up to introduce the (RED) Edition Girl Eric Koston Skateboard Deck. Check out the video of what it’s all about.

(from joinred.com)

Girl Skateboard Company is proud to contribute the majority of its profits from our first (RED) Edition product to the global fight against AIDS. The skateboard deck is designed by Andy Jenkins and endorsed by Eric Koston.

(RED) was created by Bono and Bobby Shriver, Chairman of DATA to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world’s most iconic brands to produce (PRODUCT)RED branded products. A percentage of each (PRODUCT)RED product sold is given to The Global Fund. The money helps women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Girl (RED) Edition Koston Deck Available Now

Iggy is the “Man”! When the “Man” says go to Buena Park’s skate park, you go. Then, the “Man” goes and hooks the kids up with some free Chic-Fil-A chicken sandwiches and a half naked bald man to hype the kids, you have to say to yourself, damn, he is the “Man”. Watch Iggy (the “Man”, wearing white ball cap w/ a red N on the front) and the rest of the locals tear up their own turf!! Buena Park, we will return! Sans the bald guy!! Until then, stop by the Long Beach Active and slap hands w/ Iggy, cuz he’s runnin’ the joint!

Part Two ?It?s War!!? A small scuffle before the battle. Temecula and San Dimas Active face off in this pre ?War of the Stores? showdown. The two rivals throw down at each other?s home turf. The San Dimas skate park and the new Pala Skate park right outside of the Temecula. Come out to see all the stores go to war at Active?s new HQ on April 13th!

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Billy Marks in a Turbo Tax commercial? We came across this web gem while productively searching YouTube today. Check out his beer ping pong skills. As the tax deadline approaches, the stress of choosing the best way to file can seem overwhelming. After watching this, I think the choice will be pretty clear.

How does one become that accurate with ping pong balls you ask? Check out Billy’s Day in the Life video.

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Part One “It’s War!!” A small scuffle before the battle. Temecula and San Dimas Active face off in this pre “War of the Stores” showdown. Stay tuned for part 2, where the two rivals throw down at each other’s home turf. The San Dimas skate park and the new Pala Skate park right outside of the Temecula. Come out to see all the stores go to war at Active’s new HQ on April 13th!!

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Check out the trailer for Fallen footwear’s first full length video ‘Ride the Sky’ that will be premiering soon. The film features Jamie Thomas, Brian Hansen, Billy Marks, Tommy Sandoval, Chris Cole, Josh Harmony, Matt Bennett, Tony Cervantes, Gilbert Crockett and more.More details on premiere dates soon…

Video by Prince

Simi Valley has an amazing skateboard landmark. The Skate Lab! Every skate vagabond needs to make a pilgrimage there to enrich their knowledge of skateboarding. It’s not only an amazing skate park wonderland, it also holds a nice skateboard museum. We’re talking old decks, mag covers, poster, etc. Go see? it for? yourselves. http://skatelab.com/Teaming up w/ the Skate Lab Active played host to a few best trick contest. Winners received a healthy box of promo from Active. Frijoles Blancos was in the house slapin’ on tattoos and causing a ruckus (the guy’s a dummy!). Big thanks to Todd and the entire Skatelab crew for putting us on and Fallen for supplying the free hoodies for the kiddies. Peep the video and enjoy highlights from our winners Val, Che, and Patrick!!

Video by Daniel Haney

The homies @ Hurley opened the doors to their recently built team park to all Active riders and employees. The park is gnarley! All the trannies are set with pool coping and the ledges with cement action. Check out the colorful artwork by Kris Markovich on the parks walls while the likes of Josh Borden and Theotis Beasley get down on it! Honorable mention goes to Anthony Pshebelski for laying down some great maneuvers dude! Big thanks to Astorga and Mangan for setting things up.

Video by Daniel Haney

Really pumped on this park! The Hessians rolled through the park last summer and experience the spray paint- street surfers first hand. The locals always keep the energy high and the steelo even higher. We couldn’t hold off until summer to go back. Throwing down a best trick contest was the best way to get our fix. Check out the vid and watch how the boys crank it up on the three block! Long Beach!

Check out this video from Spitfire wheels featuring Eric Koston out on the golf course.

Video by Robot Robbie

?We loaded up the Van with the Chino shop riders, tossed in some of the homies for good measure, and headed down to the Chino Park for a night of hand slappin’, hootin’ & hollerin’! We split the boys into two teams, the black team and the white team. Each team was awarded 1 point for landing a decent trick. I think there was some foul play w/ the scoring! Tell you what; you make your own count of the tricks landed by each team and let us know what really happened!?

Note: The riders are separated by the colors they are wearing: white or black. Whether it’s a tee, bandana, ninja hood, or hanky off the back pocket!?