Surf Expo Day 1
6 Jan
Day one of Surf Expo is off and running. The reps are hard at work showing the new line. Shops are digging the new Tide 4.0. Looks like it’s going to be a great show
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Day 2 of Surf Expo set up is in the books. Setting up for a tradeshow makes for a long day but it’s rewarding when you roll in on opening day the everything is looking tight. We’ll be sure to post some shots tomorrow of the finished booth but for now here’s some images of how we got through the day. Time to get off the feet and get some chow.
Surf Expo is right around the corner. It’s hard to believe the week after New Years the whole surf industry will be making its way to the good ole’ dirty south to whoop it up at Surf Expo in Orlando Florida from January 6-8th. Usually Florida brings to mind humid sunny beach type weather, but lately it’s been freezing with lows in the 30’s. Hopefully things warm up by the time we roll into town. Anyways, nothings stopping us from making the trek as we’ve got a bunch of new stuff, like the Tide 4.0, to release at the show and we are looking forward to it. In fact, right now we are in the middle of preparing for the show which is pretty chaotic especially with the Holiday’s and all. It would be nice to just snap our fingers and have everything organized, but that’s just not the case. Somebody has to organize the 4 workstations with 100+ watches each plus displays and everything else. It’s like putting together a puzzle for the first time, but rest assured there is a method to our madness. Come check the new line at Surf Expo Booth # 1147.
The Holiday Spirit is flourishing in the Freestyle office and we just can’t help but be in a giving mood this time of year. We’ve decided to offer up The 12 Watches of Christmas, which simply means we are gifting one watch a day for 12 days to a lucky fan. The sweepstakes will run from Dec. 6th through Dec. 17th, and the winners will be announced on Dec. 20th. That gives us just enough time to ship the winners in time for Christmas! The only catch is that you need to Like us on Facebook which probably isn’t a stretch if you’re reading this. Ho Ho Ho and good luck to you! Happy Holidays from all of us at Freestyle!
While the on stage action at the KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten was absolutley scorching, the backstage artist lounge was cool as could be. Who am i kidding? It was 100 degrees in the shade, but what was cool was getting to meet a bunch of the bands. Here’s a collection of images of bands and artists that were hyping Freestyle including Big Boi, The Knux, The Envy, Rise Against, Suicidal Tendencies and even Eminem’s Guitar Player! The new Killer Sharks and Karltons were a big hit!
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Wow, what an awesome couple days at the KROQ Epicenter Festival. We are still weeding through the thousands of photos we took, but wanted to release a couple from yesterday. Many more to come but here’s New Politics, Rise Against and a handful of rock fans.
Many many more cool images to come, stay tuned!
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We are fired up for the KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten. In fact, we’ve signed up to sponsor the Backstage Artist Lounge so we will get to meet some of the bands. We are so psyched we’ve decided to do a giveaway on the Backstage Artist Lounge facebook page. All you need to do is tag @freestyle U.S.A. when posting the link of your favorite freestyle watch on the Backstage Artist Lounge FB page. 5 lucky fans will win their favorite watch. Giveaway ends September 24th, so post your link asap!
How can you go wrong with a set list this deep including headliners Blink-182, Eminem, Kiss, Rise Against, along with Thirty Seconds To Mars, Bush, B.O.B., Bad Religion, Papa Roach, A Day To Remember, Suicidal Tendencies, The Black Pacific and many more.
As a sponsor of the Backstage Artist Lounge we’ll have some product on hand so if Eminem wants to rock a White Killer Shark, we’ll be more than happy to hook him up! This is what we call Rock out with your Clock out!
Every year, the locals of Newport Beach come together in the name of charity to celebrate the final days of summer in true Alleycat fashion. The Locals Labor Day Luau is a day long all-you-can eat Hawaiian BBQ featuring festivities throughout the restaurant all day long by local sponsors such as AtWater, Sector9 and Freestyle. Featuring a Beer Pong Tourney, Melon eating contest and Hula Competition this has become the premier end-of-summer bash in all of Newport Beach. Proceeds go to a different local charity every year, this year we are proud to sponsor Bunk Wurth & Family! Visit the Alley Website for more info!
If you want to know what top of the line grassroots East Coast snowboarding is all about then you won’t want to miss the premier of The Peace Process, a film by Ian Post, . It’s all going down in the Auditorium of Chaplin College in Burlinton Vermont on Friday, September 3rd at 7pm. Check the teaser below for a taste of the east coast urban shred scene featuring Luke Haddock, Yale Cousino, Riley Nickerson, Ben Ross, Shaun Murphy, Mike Ravelson, Jeremy Cloutier, John Murphy, Steve Lauder, Dylan Dragotta, Jesse Curran, Ian Keay, and more. If it’s gnarly, they will ride it!
The 2010 Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race went down last weekend under relatively calm seas and favorable weather. It was the 35th running of the race, and with all the recent shark sitings, one would think this year was maybe a bit more exciting than years past. Of course, over the 32 mile ocean trek we didn’t hear any commotion about shark sitings, just a couple sun fish and a grey whale. Nick Meistrell captured some great pics, scroll through (more…)
Now more than ever, Cory Lopez is a rockstar of the surfing world. Check out his interview on MTV2.
Our boy Kevin Ice is hosting another one of his Butler Progression Sessions. It’s going down at the Father Marinaro Park in Butler, PA on August 21st, 2010 starting at 1pm. 20$ entry fee, winner takes all with prizes and contest giveaways for riders and fans. This is a community event, so come out and support the the Butler action sports scene. Big ups to Kevin for putting this contest together for the riders in his community!
Surf Expo Set Up
5 Jan
Tradeshow Fuel
Day 2 of Surf Expo set up is in the books. Setting up for a tradeshow makes for a long day but it’s rewarding when you roll in on opening day the everything is looking tight. We’ll be sure to post some shots tomorrow of the finished booth but for now here’s some images of how we got through the day. Time to get off the feet and get some chow.
You will see lots of these in our booth
The Giant Sage Erickson Sticker
Rome didn't get built in a day
Stairway to Heaven.
Not Beer
Countdown to Surf Expo
29 Dec
We'll be dropping the Tide 4.0 at Surf Expo!
Surf Expo is right around the corner. It’s hard to believe the week after New Years the whole surf industry will be making its way to the good ole’ dirty south to whoop it up at Surf Expo in Orlando Florida from January 6-8th. Usually Florida brings to mind humid sunny beach type weather, but lately it’s been freezing with lows in the 30’s. Hopefully things warm up by the time we roll into town. Anyways, nothings stopping us from making the trek as we’ve got a bunch of new stuff, like the Tide 4.0, to release at the show and we are looking forward to it. In fact, right now we are in the middle of preparing for the show which is pretty chaotic especially with the Holiday’s and all. It would be nice to just snap our fingers and have everything organized, but that’s just not the case. Somebody has to organize the 4 workstations with 100+ watches each plus displays and everything else. It’s like putting together a puzzle for the first time, but rest assured there is a method to our madness. Come check the new line at Surf Expo Booth # 1147.
See it first!
The 12 Watches of Christmas
5 Dec
Like a partridge in a pear tree
The Holiday Spirit is flourishing in the Freestyle office and we just can’t help but be in a giving mood this time of year. We’ve decided to offer up The 12 Watches of Christmas, which simply means we are gifting one watch a day for 12 days to a lucky fan. The sweepstakes will run from Dec. 6th through Dec. 17th, and the winners will be announced on Dec. 20th. That gives us just enough time to ship the winners in time for Christmas! The only catch is that you need to Like us on Facebook which probably isn’t a stretch if you’re reading this. Ho Ho Ho and good luck to you! Happy Holidays from all of us at Freestyle!
Epicenter Aftermath – Part 2
30 Sep
Bad Religion - Rock out with your clock out!
Day 2 of KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten was friggin awesome. Here’s sampling of some of our favorite moments from New Politics, 30 Seconds to Mars, Bad Religion and Rise Against. Visit our Flickr photostream for over 40 awesome images from Epicenter Festival.
Bad Religion - 30 years of punk rock
Rise Against was epic!
30 Seconds to Mars
David Boyd of New Politics
Soren Hansen - New Politics Rocks
Epicenter Backstage Artist Lounge
29 Sep
Big Boi was all about the Killer Sharks
While the on stage action at the KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten was absolutley scorching, the backstage artist lounge was cool as could be. Who am i kidding? It was 100 degrees in the shade, but what was cool was getting to meet a bunch of the bands. Here’s a collection of images of bands and artists that were hyping Freestyle including Big Boi, The Knux, The Envy, Rise Against, Suicidal Tendencies and even Eminem’s Guitar Player! The new Killer Sharks and Karltons were a big hit!
Brandon Barnes from Rise Against and the Karlton
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Epicenter Aftermath – Part 1
27 Sep
David Boyd of New Politics
Wow, what an awesome couple days at the KROQ Epicenter Festival. We are still weeding through the thousands of photos we took, but wanted to release a couple from yesterday. Many more to come but here’s New Politics, Rise Against and a handful of rock fans.
Rise Against
Rock Fans!
Many many more cool images to come, stay tuned!
KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten – Eminem
26 Sep
Day one is in the books and it was a whopper. It was hotter than hot out in Fontana, but nothing was hotter than Eminem’s set once the sun went down. The guy ruled it, playing some new stuff alongside all his biggest hits. Definitely the highlight of the day. We are heading out for KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten day 2 now, preparing to sweat in the shade. Ya, it’s worth it. Here’s a low budget snippet of Eminem performing Not Afraid cut short by running out of memory.
Eminem puts on an incredible show
KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten Sound Check
25 Sep
Yesterday while setting up our backstage artist lounge area, we were more than pleasantly surprised. Right when we showed up, the early 90’s band Bush was sound checking. Now the band Bush brings back memories off 1992, but hearing them sound check was totally 2010. Hearing Gavin Rossdale rip his guitar and vocals across the empty festival was way cool. Unfortunately, we have no Gwen Stefani siting to report.
Bush Sound Check. This is not 1992
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KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten
19 Sep
Who's Going?
We are fired up for the KROQ Epicenter Twenty Ten. In fact, we’ve signed up to sponsor the Backstage Artist Lounge so we will get to meet some of the bands. We are so psyched we’ve decided to do a giveaway on the Backstage Artist Lounge facebook page. All you need to do is tag @freestyle U.S.A. when posting the link of your favorite freestyle watch on the Backstage Artist Lounge FB page. 5 lucky fans will win their favorite watch. Giveaway ends September 24th, so post your link asap!
Anybody want to go to a rock show?
How can you go wrong with a set list this deep including headliners Blink-182, Eminem, Kiss, Rise Against, along with Thirty Seconds To Mars, Bush, B.O.B., Bad Religion, Papa Roach, A Day To Remember, Suicidal Tendencies, The Black Pacific and many more.
This is what a good time looks like
Hmmm, whose autograph should we get?
As a sponsor of the Backstage Artist Lounge we’ll have some product on hand so if Eminem wants to rock a White Killer Shark, we’ll be more than happy to hook him up! This is what we call Rock out with your Clock out!
The friendliest white killer shark you'll ever meet
Labor Day Local Luau at the Alley
5 Sep
Come on down for a pour by the shore
Every year, the locals of Newport Beach come together in the name of charity to celebrate the final days of summer in true Alleycat fashion. The Locals Labor Day Luau is a day long all-you-can eat Hawaiian BBQ featuring festivities throughout the restaurant all day long by local sponsors such as AtWater, Sector9 and Freestyle. Featuring a Beer Pong Tourney, Melon eating contest and Hula Competition this has become the premier end-of-summer bash in all of Newport Beach. Proceeds go to a different local charity every year, this year we are proud to sponsor Bunk Wurth & Family! Visit the Alley Website for more info!
Party for a good cause
The Peace Process Premier
2 Sep
I Heart East Coast Snowboarding
If you want to know what top of the line grassroots East Coast snowboarding is all about then you won’t want to miss the premier of The Peace Process, a film by Ian Post, . It’s all going down in the Auditorium of Chaplin College in Burlinton Vermont on Friday, September 3rd at 7pm. Check the teaser below for a taste of the east coast urban shred scene featuring Luke Haddock, Yale Cousino, Riley Nickerson, Ben Ross, Shaun Murphy, Mike Ravelson, Jeremy Cloutier, John Murphy, Steve Lauder, Dylan Dragotta, Jesse Curran, Ian Keay, and more. If it’s gnarly, they will ride it!
2010 Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race
31 Aug
What lies beneath?
The 2010 Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race went down last weekend under relatively calm seas and favorable weather. It was the 35th running of the race, and with all the recent shark sitings, one would think this year was maybe a bit more exciting than years past. Of course, over the 32 mile ocean trek we didn’t hear any commotion about shark sitings, just a couple sun fish and a grey whale. Nick Meistrell captured some great pics, scroll through (more…)
MTV2 Rock N Jock with Cory Lopez
25 Aug
Rockstars sign lots of autographs!
Now more than ever, Cory Lopez is a rockstar of the surfing world. Check out his interview on MTV2.
Butler Progression Session Round 2
18 Aug
The Father Marinaro Skate Park
Our boy Kevin Ice is hosting another one of his Butler Progression Sessions. It’s going down at the Father Marinaro Park in Butler, PA on August 21st, 2010 starting at 1pm. 20$ entry fee, winner takes all with prizes and contest giveaways for riders and fans. This is a community event, so come out and support the the Butler action sports scene. Big ups to Kevin for putting this contest together for the riders in his community!
Come out and support the Butler, PA skate scene!
Get Wired!