OLD PHOTOS OF THE DAY

These shots are of an old friend Trevor Kupetz from NH. I took them in Nashoba Valleys pipe at the time..1992? He was on a Burton Asym Air that was hacked down on the tip and tail and ridden backwards too. He wasn't the sort of guy that gave a shit..like I said he was from NH. Just about anyone who rides and skates from the great Granite State is, or at least was a step ahead of many other kids. I think the "Live Free Or Die" thing really makes people think and act differently. Trevor ripped..hard. Smooth as he was sketchy. Most of the guys I knew from there were the same..Nick Francke, Adam and Jeff Moran, Dan Brothers, Mike Baker, Matt Gormley..the list goes on. Their all rulers. I don't know where Trevor is today ..last I knew he groomed at the original, historic Waterville Valley Boneyard and I haven't heard anything since.

JUST IN

Lakai Manchester Selects, tees and caps, Spitfire and Anti Hero t-s, chinos, coats, belts... Anti Hero decks, Ventures and Thunders, Krooked and Thunder tees, Bones wheels, bearings and bushings, Powell Dragon completes, Mini Logo and Jessup grip...

AROUND THE SHOP SHOTS

Random pics of what's kicking around these days. Stop on in and check out the new snowboards and soon all the back to school shipments.

KRIS CORMIER EDIT

"I spent a couple weekends visiting friends, skating, and filming in NewYorkCity.."

NewYorkCity from Kris Cormier on Vimeo.

OLD CLIP OF THE DAY

BAN THIS from 1989
There are a handful of old skate videos that everyone should see at least once. This section of Frankie Hill could still hold it down today and it's 20yrs old. BAN THIS might need more than a few peeps though. Find other clips from this video on YouTube too.

KING OF THE WORM / WORCESTER EB

Get a team together and grab a camera. It's time to crown the new king.

1. What is King of the Worm? (KOTW) It's a scavenger hunt type contest
in which you use your skate skills and city knowledge to earn points
for your team. The team with the most point's (and video proof) at the
end of the week wins. It's just like Thrasher's King of the Road
except it's in Worcester and you can actually do it.
2. How much does it cost to sign up? It's free you fool
3. What do I need for KOTW? Balls of steel, a video camera, and a few
friends to form a team. Winners will be picked on completed
challenges. Not editing skills. You don't have to make a totally sick
video. You just have to get as many challenges on film as you can.
However, the footage will need to be on Disc and in .movie or AVI
format.
4. How many people can be on a team? At least 2 no more than 5 ( A
6th teammate is allowed for filming only
5. When does KOTW start? Challenges will be handed out at EB Worcester
on Saturday Aug 1st @ 2:00pm. You must show up to get your top secret
package. Your video entries must be in by Monday Aug 10th @ 6:00 pm
6. How do I sign up for KOTW? It's simple you come down to EB
Worcester on Saturday Aug 1st @ 2:00pm and say "sign me up"
7. The winners will be crowned on a later date ( to be announced ) at
EB Worcester with a viewing of highlights from the whole week.
8. For all other questions call EB Worcester @ 508-852-3668

Remember: Videos must be in .movie or AVI format.

OLD PHOTOS OF THE DAY

These are some shots of our good friend Jonathan Hobbs from a while back. I'm not sure who shot them except for the black and white that I believe Joel Muzzey took back at Maximus. He was just a little kid when Tabor and the older EB heads corrupted him. Jons an awesome and refreshingly positive guy.

FITCHBURG SKATE CAMP

Things have been going well over at the Fitchburg park this past week with skate lessons. Ian, Spada, Pat, Tommy, Hardy and Mike have been over there in the mornings working with the kids. It's not too late to join in ...just click here to sign up. IT'S FREE

BEN RAYBOURN

Halfway through this clip the circus comes to town.

Thrasher Skateboard Magazine

DUE IN TODAY

Baker decks and tees, DVS Munition CTs, Props DVDs, Berrics tees,wax and skate dice...

RECENTLY IN...Burton bindings, T Rice Lib decks, A few Burton boots..Snow stuff is dumping in early at EB. Remember that this is also a killer time to score 40-50% off any of last seasons boards, boots, bindings, jackets and pants before our Annual Labor Day sale. Same great prices and more selection. Blog readers...BEAT THE ADVERTISED RUSH.

WORCESTER EBBQ AND APPRECIATION DAY

Our Worcester store is holding the Annual Customer Appreciation Day BBQ this Saturday the 25th. All of the Leominster mini park has been packed up and sent over there for the weekend! At the end of this Summer the Worcester shop will be packing up too, and moving to it's SOON TO BE NEW LOCATION on Shrewsbury Street !!!!! So if you shop here in Leominster and there, don't worry we're staying in Worcester.... just moving to a better spot. We always appreciate your support at EB so come on down and have some hot dogs and fun with us this weekend!

CONGRATS TO WORCESTERS TEO AND BABIES MOMMA ON THE NEW BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


So this is it the last Customer Day at this location! We've had lots of fun times and it even makes me a little sad, but the new spot is crazy nice and we're going to be taking events to the next level over there. So we'll have one last big blow out event this Saturday from 1-4pm we have tons of stuff to skate and even more hotdogs to eat. So come on down and skate your face off. -SPK

BOND IS BUILDING THEIR CARBON NEUTRAL ARMY

Heikki Sorsa joins Bond Outerwear Pro Team.

Bond Outerwear is pleased to announce the addition of Heikki Sorsa to it's professional team. Heikki is currently in Mount Hood where he is at High Cascade Snowboard Camp doing his Signature Session with campers from across the world. "To put it simply, I'm stoked! Life is very good right now." said Sorsa Tuesday over one of many Cobra Dogs in beautiful downtown Government Camp, Oregon.

Sorsa has been in the spotlight for his entire career doing everything from the Olympics, to stadium events, to rail contests, to progressive video parts and he is excited to keep doing so with his new setup in the years to come. "Christian and I have known Heikki for a long time now, and to have the opportunity to work together is amazing. We all have a lot of great ideas and are really excited to have him involved with the brand. He will definitely have a hand in shaping it for years to come." added Dan McNamara, co-founder of Bond Outerwear.

Heikki joins TJ Schneider on Bond's professional team. Bond Outerwear ships it's debut season this August to retailers worldwide.

Bond finds its inspiration in many places. Finding just as much fun on a random trail curb cut, a cat trip, or even the ride to the mountain, we use all of these influences and experiences to help make the most inspired, innovative and unique outerwear possible. Bond utilizes a top down sustainability model in its operations, and is a carbon neutral company.

LOOK FOR BOND IN EASTERN BOARDER THIS FALL

FUN EDIT

Fun Edit from David antonucci on Vimeo.

Dave Antonucci "This is the first thing i have edited"..Chris, Brent , Taylor and Jay L dorking around Leom and Fitch.
......welcome to the cutting room Dave.

OLD PHOTOS OF THE DAY

Eastern Boarders LAST CALL will be celebrating it's 10th year this winter. It's an event that was put together so we could just gather friends, have a ton of laughs, hand out some cash, prizes, and create something new at the time. The non event "event" ended up a total success for those that got the gist of what we were after. Oddball features, some perfectly sculpted, and some more scary than fun, kept things interesting. The original event was held at Mount Sunapee in 2001. After that it was moved to Ragged for a couple great years until the guys at Loon asked us to give them a shot with the event. To make a long story short it's been a great run and our 10th Annual should be one for the books. This shot of Brian Barb on the over vert extension in the 1/2 pipe, was taken by Brooke Geery ( YoBeat ) and is one of the only photos I have ever seen from the day. If anyone out there has anymore I would love to check them out.

E'S GAME OF SKATE / DANVERS EB

Official E'S Game at the Beverly park July 26th check for more info.

VOLCOM WILD IN THE PARKS / SKATERS EDGE

EVENT: VOLCOM STONE'S WILD IN THE PARKS. Sunday Aug 16th 2009 at Skaters Edge in Taunton Ma. FREE to enter. Registration 10-11am. 14 & under and 15 & over divisions. Pro AM cash prizes...winners qualify for the $20,000 purse in Arizona Sat Sept 26th. Sign up the day of or online at the Volcom site.

DEW TOUR IS 4 DAYS AWAY

J CAL...."SNOOZE"

This Is a video shot by long time Leominster head Justin. It has a bunch of the Gardner area crew in it too.

This is a skit/skate montage. The premise of the skit was based of what i like to call 'Snooze Dreams." Those dreams are the ones that are only a few minutes long but are very vivid and they always end abruptly. I have always wanted to do a Leominster skate park montage and so i decided to incorporate both into one piece. I shot this with my friend Dave in one day with his DVX.

Snooze from Justin Callahan on Vimeo.

Taylor is really cool

it's true.

BRENT EASTMAN / SELF PORTRAIT

This isn't new but it's a cool flick that Brent put together for a school project in 2005.

Self Portrait. from beastman on Vimeo.

skateboards...

Got a big batch of new stuff in today decks from Plan B, Real, Krooked, Habitat, Alien Workshop including a bunch of Dinosaur Junior decks and Venture trucks. New T's from Real, Anti Hero, spitfire, DC along with some new Hoodies. Also got more of the new Burton stuff like boots and bags. Come check it out!

HONDO "INTERVIEW"

This is the second installment of the "live interviews" on Facebook and brought to you raw and uncut. Don't expect amazing journalism here ..maybe some laughs though. Here's EB family ..little brother.. Hondo Smith.




Andy
hondo!..hows life?
6:54pm
Hondo
bub whats up my man
shits good here, just got back from hood
6:55pm
Andy
not much..working..well sort of I guess
nice..snow good in the hood?
want a facebook interview?
6:55pm
Hondo
i got a job at anoher shop here in slc, i hope you guys dont hate me
ahaha sure
6:55pm
Andy
another shop? cut...L
6:56pm
Hondo
damn, sorry
haha
bills have to be paid some how ha
6:56pm
Andy
it's cool..we'll still love ya
sell umm..well nevermind
anywho..so whats new at hood..let's do this interview..you have a minute?
6:57pm
Hondo
yeah i have time
6:57pm
Andy
ok..while at hood then who was the hotness?
6:58pm
Hondo
the hotness, well i didnt go on hill, but what i heard was scott stevens, chris grenier are killing it up there. and that shawn white already won the olympics. but on the skate front, its ryan stephany all day every day
6:59pm
Andy
as we should expect from those guys..they just keep getting better. Any new tricks that we'll be seeing ?
7:00pm
Hondo
i guess people are doing backside double corks in the halfpipe, which is pretty nuts
7:01pm
Andy
sounds easy enough. What about the dodgeball though? who's the champ in the pit?
7:01pm
Hondo
pat moore was the dodge ball champ, even though he cheats
7:01pm
Andy
thats not much of a champ..L
maybe he cheats his tricks too
7:02pm
Hondo
or maybe corey grove, i saw him make a kid cry
7:02pm
Andy
it'll toughen the kid up. no babies...did he bleed?
7:02pm
Hondo
aha no but he got hit in ce so hard hahahafa
face
7:03pm
Andy
ohhh the Spaulding tattoo
7:03pm
Hondo
haha yeah it looked like his neck broke haha
7:03pm
Andy
whats happening in the cobra dog camp?
7:04pm
Hondo
cobra dogs is killing it hard, they have the new chedder dog, so good
7:04pm
Andy
maybe I'll make a trip just for that..do the deliver to Ma?
spelling mistakes are ok here btw..and no edits ..L
7:05pm
Hondo
that would be too good, maybe you should talk about franchise haha
haha ok no edits allowed
7:05pm
Andy
you can still sound off here ...whats bugging you these days?
7:06pm
Hondo
whats bugging me is the stupid gypsy kids and rail riders who think they are the best snowboarders in the world when they cant even jump or turn thier snowboards, thats not fucking snowboarding, thats riding stright and jumping onto a rail
snowboarding is better then that
7:07pm
Andy
ohhh I smell what you're cooking there kid
7:07pm
Hondo
how can you be a snowboarder and talk shit on people who are absloutly killing it. when i see some tight jeans wearing shithead talk shit on someone like bodie merril, or dan brisse or anyone who fucking kills it,thats what bugs me
7:08pm
Andy
...seems I hit a nerve..remember no edits..L
7:08pm
Hondo
haha thats fine
7:08pm
Andy
Maybe you should ask Preston to remove the rails?
7:09pm
Hondo
well they are still fun, but for people who only ride them, and then call amazing snowboarders jocks, thats just retarted.
7:09pm
Andy
ok ok..so what has you stoked lately? You're usually a pretty positive happy guy..
7:10pm
Hondo
your not a jock if your the best snowboarder in the world, you just the best snowboarder, becasue snowboarding, as much as poeople try to deny it is a sport.
stuff thats stoaked me out
cobra dogs, the alien workshop video, skateboarding in general
and sweat T vodka and leamonaid
thats actually been my favourite thing
7:11pm
Andy
yeah that video was good...sweat T? spelling era or "sweat tea" ?? Tea made with man sweat?
7:11pm
Hondo
haha sweet tea
7:11pm
Andy
phhewww..ok..
7:12pm
Hondo
when you mix it with leamonaid, it tastes like an arnold palmer
7:12pm
Andy
eeewwww..next question
...So you just got back from Spain..highlights?
7:12pm
Hondo
highlights have to be the partying and the food, the food was so awesome
and when pat and our other roomates came out to visit, that shit was amazing
7:13pm
Andy
still wondering why you know how arnold palmer tastes..nevermind..
yeah Pat visited..cool.did you cruise for chicks?
7:13pm
Hondo
haha the drink man the drink
7:14pm
Hondo
haha no i didnt, i have a chick here in salt lake, so there were no chicks in spain for me haha
7:15pm
Andy
...ohh yeah ..bad question..L
Showtime was here in the shop today
7:15pm
Hondo
oh fuck yeah
showtimes the man
7:15pm
Andy
a big man too..he's banking 240 these days..L
7:16pm
Hondo
holy shit haha
is he still in tahoe?
7:16pm
Andy
yeah Renoish area..sounds like all is going well.
7:16pm
Hondo
thats good
7:16pm
Andy
we're off track..hummm
When will we see you back around these parts?
7:17pm
Hondo
um maybe auguest? or maybe october or maybe xmas, i dont really know to be honest
7:18pm
Andy
you could have lied..I wouldn't have caught on
7:18pm
Hondo
oh
well then im coming back in 3 weeks
just kidding
7:18pm
Andy
Well Hondo buddy we miss you around here thats for sure but hey we wish you well out there too
L..liar
7:19pm
Hondo
thanks ha i wont make milo cooler then EB, i swear
7:19pm
Andy
Tommy Johnson loves you
7:19pm
Hondo
thanks tommy johnson
7:20pm
Andy
..ohh the Milo thing..just remind people that shop there that EB has a webstore..L
7:20pm
Hondo
hahaha i will
7:20pm
Andy
Take care Hondo..thanks for goofing with us
7:20pm
Hondo
hey no problem

MANNY ON THE BERRICS

Check it out.... Manny trick tip

CAPITA GETS EVEN MORE SICK

One more reason to believe in Capita. Womens destroyer Laura Hadar kills it. Blue has a good thing going over there.

OLD PHOTO OF THE DAY+ BONUS INTERVIEW

Todays old pic is of John Cavan back in Mount Snows old pipe from ??? ...well it was a while back. The other one is one he sent me of what he does best. I caught him on Facebook today while at work and this randumbness started out of nowhere....enjoy.

A COUPLE MORE DAN CLIPS

DAN CARREIRO FOOTY

Talked with Dan today ..he's still chilling in NY and skating like usual. Here are a couple YouTube clips with some of his skating. He just got second place and $500 in the Afro Punk festival in Brooklyn too but I can't find any clips yet.