Last night we received the horrible news that Van Wastell passed away at the age of 24.
No details on his dead by now. Just keep checking the Deluxe website I guess.
Damn, this sucks. Makes you realize you gotta make the most of life everyday.
Roll on in peace Van! Our thoughts go out to his friends and family….
Here’s the alternate edit from his Krooked Kronikles part a few years ago.
Amazing part, amazing song. Get out there, there are streets to be skated…
Van Wastell was sponsored by Vans, Krooked, Matix, Independent, Spitfire, Bones and IG Boardshop.
UPDATE: from the Matix clothing website
“There are some things in life you can never prepare for.
I received a call from DLX’s Jim Thiebaud yesterday, his voice calm but unsteady.
What he went on to tell me was seemingly unbelievable.
On Friday Sept. 5th, Van Wastell fell from a Berlin hotel window to his death.
This is devastating news for all of us here at Matix, as Van was our friend, our team rider and a close homie of mine.
I don’t know what else to say other than we will miss the fuck out Van, he will continue his journey in mind and spirit.
Our hearts goes out to the Wastell family during this time of confusion and sadness.
WE ALREADY MISS YOU MUCH VAN…”
Van just arrived in Berlin with fellow Vans riders Anthony van Engelen, Andrew Allen, ea to start a 2-week skate trip…..
We just ran across the latest video part from Kareem Campbell….
While everyone is waiting for the re-launch of City Stars, you might just watch Kareem’s part in Trilogy. Damn, I must have watched that video part almost everyday for over a year. If I ruled the world…..
I’m currently roadtripping in NorCal but I just got a message from a friend to check out the footy from Tyrone Tyler. Tyrone used to work at Pacific Drive in San Diego (Pacific Beach) and these days works as a rep in San Diego County for Elwood and Vox footwear. Besides being good on a stuntwood he’s an awesome person. He also took care of Sebastiaan Vijverberg when he was in San Diego as few months ago, and filmed a lot of good stuff with him.
Here’s to you Tyrone, and to San Diego and skateboarding.
Thanks for the good times and many more to come!
Just in case you haven’t been checking this website for the last 3 weeks, we’ve kinda took a little break. Since the summer is here, and there is not so much news anyways….
So get out there, leave your computer alone. Chill in the day (at the beach?) and skate at night. Aaaah, let the good times roll.
Thanks again for all the comments, emails and related communiction asking for updates. Much appreciated, and as always, your patience will be rewarded.
Just heard P-rod won the Maloof Money Cup at the Costa Mesa fairgrounds….
Kinda missed this whole event, but P-rod took home a shitload of money….
I really liked Leo Romero’s noseblunt UP the Carlsbad gap.
Check Rob Brink’s website for the footy!
I don’t really read books besides the skateboard magazines I get, and I barely watch any TV.
How can you choose when there is so much shit on anyway?
Deluxe just made life a little easier in between the skateboard videos that are coming out……
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Thanks for visiting, the support, the love and the comments (good or bad). Keep ‘em coming and keep rolling, we’ll be fine.
Sometimes being independent isn’t easy.
You fall down and get up (?), just like skateboarding….
Hope your 4th of July was a good one.
Thanks to Joel for sending us this pic!
It took a little while but San Francisco’s own Mr Mecum (aka Dr Phil) finally got his own blog, and it’s hot! He’s basicly putting photos and video up from Deluxe (flow) riders accross the world….. So check out DeluxeRepresent and give Dr Phil some love (I heard the real one is in a divorce)!
And in a total American way he had to make sure everyone saw his new name on his Luxus, showoff!
In case you’re wondering, the Goldie Lockxz golden state license plate is in the works….
Over the last few months a lot of rumors have floated around about Adio. They did fire a bunch of people (best described as re-organize I guess after they got bought by a big company) and Bam Margera and Tony Hawk (and Riley) left the brand with no real shoe deal in sight. They moved office which also means their private TF is gone. Some Carlsbad skaters won’t be pshyched….
About a week ago we heard that all the current riders will stay on Adio, and they even quit the sandal program. So with all their focus on skateboarding, they are continue to work on the new video, which is suppose to come out in the spring of 2009.
While most riders have (re?)signed till at least the end of 2009, Kenny Anderson will for sure stay on till the summer of 2009. He has one of the best selling shoes at Adio (2 or 3 pro models) so somebody (? converse?) has to offer quite a bag of money to make him go somewhere else.
Kenny won’t have a full part in the new Adio video, since he’s working on the Chocolate video, which is also due to come out in spring 2009 (yes?).
Nick Dompierre has more then enough footage for a whole part (and also got the cover of TSM #53) and Joey Brezinksi has some tricks ‘that no one has ever done before on a skateboard’. Can’t wait to see that video! Besides Nick and Joey Ernie Torres, Ryan Bobier (the new Mystery pro?) and Alain Goikoetxea will all have full parts. Since there is no more european team for Adio they bumped Alain up to the US team.
Check out the Adio website for a teaser for the new video or start your Itunes and download the podcast (for on your Ipod).
Yeah, I had to think of that hippie song when I saw that photo again….
We missed our flight from Las Vegas to San Francisco due to legit Vegas reasons, so guest editor Mr Mecum decided it would be fun to walk around Oakland airport with a sign that would get the attention….
The beard-look was definitely hot in SF. Not weatherwise, fuck. Had to wear my HELLA HELLA sweatshirt the whole time I was there. What stoked out some people in The City for sure, nice one. And when I flew out of Oakland some random female airport employee yelled at me I ‘looked like Jesus’…. Damn, razorblades please! Peace out.
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We are located in The Netherlands (aka Holland), so we have a lot of ‘Holland skateboard news’. But since the skateboarding world is a very universal one, we also report about skateboarding that is happening in the rest of world……
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