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The new blog, hosted by Vans Marketing Coordinator Nikki, isn&apos;t a place to promote our own news and events, but instead a landing spot for everyone and everything that has do with Vans outside of what we generate from our department. Post a comment or recommend something new at <a href="http://www.thevansblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.thevansblog.blogspot.com</a>.

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I had to go back and read a prior passage in this blog to be sure. You see, in this life, regrets only serve to enhance a perennial state of misery. Then again, sometimes hindsight can send a chill up your spine. Let&apos;s review a posting dated 10/11/07: <br /><br /> "- --Creature isn&apos;t highly known as being street oriented, at least to the uninitiated. What needs to be known is that the Creature crew is an all-terrain death metal kick murder squad bent on your destruction as well as their own. Swinging direct from the ...

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Thanks to everyone who could make it out! We think we had more than 1,000 people out to see the new digs including skaters Steve Caballero, Omar Hassan, Johnny Layton and Geoff Rowley plus tattoo artist Oliver Peck and the band Maylene and the Sons of Disaster.<p><p> Check out some <a href="http://skate.vans.com/NEWS/openhouse07.html" target="_blank">video</a> from the event here!

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Sharing the podium for Grand Prize, the four winning bands of the Showcase competition are: Dr. Manhattan of Crystal Lake, IL; Know Lyfe of Lansing, MI; Nothing More of San Antonio (pictured below), TX; and Victim Effect of Provo, UT (pictured right). Chosen from the 200 bands selected to play live on their hometown stop on this summer’s Vans Warped Tour, the Grand Prize winners receive a $10,000 Guitar center shopping spree and will also perform live before multiple labels, agents, and managers at Ernie Ball&apos;s prominent Hollywood showcase finale taking place Thursday, November 29 at ...

<strong>1. How long have you been a professional snowboarder?</strong> <br /> I&apos;ve been a pro for about six years now. I would say I turned pro after the Snowboarder Magazines Superpark in Mammoth in 2001. That’s when I signed most of my first contracts. It was pretty cool. <br /> <br /> <strong>2. Give three words that define you.</strong> <br /> Relaxed, Determined, Goofy <br /> <br /> <strong>3. What motivates you and drives you?</strong> <br /> I get motivated to just be the best I can be. Whether it&apos;s snowboarding or cleaning my house. If ...

Be A Vans Girl is looking for the girl who combines her fashion sense and environmental awareness in new and fresh ways. From using recycled goods to earth friendly fabrics we want to hear how you combine fashion and protecting the environment. The girl with the most innovative and creative idea will win a free pair of the Madera slip-ons from Vans made out of renewable resources like bamboo and pesticide free hemp textiles. <strong>How To Enter:</strong> Write a short paragraph describing how you combine your fashion sense with earth friendly style. Include a picture and let us ...

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The Zero board crew claimed team honors and $30,000 while Girl&apos;s Alex Olson won $5,000 as top am and Rick McCrank was named the top pro of the Showdown for the second year in a row and pocketed $10,000.<p><p> The Vans Downtown Showdown featured many skaters who rarely take part in contests from Black Label, Creature, Foundation, Girl, Real, Toy Machine and Zero and with the $85,000 purse, there was more than just board company honor on the line.<p><p> Each skateboard team submitted designs for a custom obstacle with the ...

Here&apos;s a few teasers of your top performers. We have thousands of images to review and they are coming in fast and furious. <br /><br /> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/blkprjkt43/creature_al_fsair.jpg"> <br /><br /> Al Partanen <br /><br /> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/blkprjkt43/creature_tony_2fakie.jpg"> <br /><br /> Tony Cervantes <br /><br /> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/blkprjkt43/creature_mumma_drop.jpg"> <br /><br /> Tyler Mumma <br /><br /> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/blkprjkt43/girl_malto1.jpg"> <br /><br /> Sean Malto <br /><br /> <img src="http://img.photobucket ...

Building the "world&apos;s biggest" anything seems like an exercise in futility, of course sooner or later, some jealous fool will decide that he wants your crown, and will ultimately endeavor to remove it from your head. This has been the case since the beginning of time across all walks of life. We could launch into a whole dialogue about why bigger may or may not be better, but in the interest of keeping it legitimate, that ain&apos;t happening. All you need to know is that several years ago, the Swank legions at FOSKCO designed and built ...

There&apos;s a good chance that some of you reading this will be far too young to understand a few references in the following information stream. Fear not kiddies, much of the information disseminated here is easily found on internet video websites and the like so feel free to use any keywords to educate yourselves if need be. <br /><br /> Back in the 20th century, about 1986 through 1987 Sacramento California hosted a couple of "street" contests. This was the time when "street" pros were perhaps a handful of guys, the rest being the vert guys who were watching ...

EMB? Now we&apos;re on the right track. The more pedestrian definition of EMB is, for the uninformed, Embarcadero, the former public space that occupied the eastern termination of Market Street in skate mecca that is San Francisco. Although the Embarcadero was skated for decades, the most renowned era has to be that of the late 1980&apos;s and early 1990&apos;s, the time when the originals such as Bryce Kanights and Mike Archimedes passed the torch unto a gang of youthful terrorists. James Kelch, Mike and Greg Carroll, Henry Sanchez, Rick Ibaseta, and the rest of ...

And by tomorrow, most traces of the destruction will have been neatly swept away into nothingness. This includes any human trace as well, for after the 85,000 dollars in prize money are handed out in totality, there&apos;s no reason for anyone to hang around. Large checks are swiftly cashed, and celebrations begin in distant and not so distant taverns, fueled as much by the energy of the event as a few high octane beverages. But, this part of the story is highly unimportant in direct comparison to what occurred earlier today... <br /><br /> Friday night brought rain ...

Expected Teams: <br /> Real: Damian Bravo, Robbie Brockel, Peter Ramondetta, Nick Dompierre, Ernie Torres, Keith Hufnagel, JT Aultz and Dennis Busenitz. <br /><br /> Foundation: Sierra Fellers, Don Nguyen, Angel Ramirez, Abdias Rivera, David Reyes and Sean Conover. <br /><br /> Black Label: Jason Adams, Adam Alfaro, Kyle Leeper, Chris Troy, Shuriken Shannon, Peter Raffin, Tyler Mumma and Brian "Slash"Hansen. <br /><br /> Zero: John Rattray, Tommy Sandoval, Garrett Hill, James Brockman, Tony Cervantes, Jamie Tancowny, Keegan Sauder <br /><br /> Creature: Darren Navarrette, Al Partinen, Sam Hitz, David Gravette, Adrian Mallory, Stu Graham, Devin Appelo, Alex Horn, Neil Heddings, Taylor Bingamen, Silent ...

Here is the list of store locations to pick up the wristbands:<p><p> Vans Skatepark @ Festival bay Mall- ph:407.351.3881<br /> Vans Store @ West Oaks Mall- ph:407.292.9141<br /> Vans Store @ Mall of Millenia- ph:407.370.2324<p><p> Here is the info for the show and location:<p><p> Date: 10/20<br /> Time: 11:30am<br /> Location: Vans Skatepark @ Festival Bay Mall<br /> 5220 International Dr<br /> Orlando, FL 32819<br /> ph:407.351.3881<br /><p><p> <img src="http://www.vans.com/vans/events/images/orlando_shadowsfall.jpg">

Time is getting tight. This reporter (if that&apos;s the proper term) has been handed the obstacle names for this Saturday&apos;s Showdown. Use your illusion folks, imagine, think hard... <br /><br /> Last year the REAL team came correct with the "Hella Hyphy Bank". Real is back by popular demand and this year&apos;s submission is dubbed the "Sacto Rebate". Being of the nor-cal roots, I can think of at least 2 distinct references as to why Thiebaud and crew went with this naming convention. What remains to be seen is just what Sacto era and context ...

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Anne Faith Nicholls<br /> Artist<br /> San Francisco, CA<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>1. What is your background on your career as an artist, how long have you have been doing it etc. What you do?</strong> <br /> I am a professional artist currently based in San Francisco, CA, and I exhibit my work (paintings, drawings, assemblage and installations) in galleries nationwide. Since I can remember, I&apos;ve been into art and projects and creating stuff with my hands. But I guess my professional career began with my education. I started college in Seattle as a business major on ...

Vans riders scheduled to attend are: Bucky Lasek, Neal Hendrix, Ryan Guettler, Scotty Cranmer, Cory Nastazio, Alistair Whitton, Gary Young, Josh Harrington, Luke Parslow, Colin Mackay, Diogo, Canina, Joey Marks, and more.<p><p> The Vans Skatepark is located at Festival Bay Mall and for more info call 407.351.3881<p><p> <img src="http://www.vans.com/vans/events/images/ast_orlando_poster.jpg">

The Special Edition DD66 is available at skate shops and Vans stores nationwide, with unique packaging that includes a code to unlock these shoes in the game itself and put them on Dustin&apos;s character. The game itself is simply amazing, with Vans&apos; own Downtown Showdown as a level in and of itself, and new functionality that allows you to film, photograph and then edit your favorite lines. More shoe info at <a href="http://skate.vans.com/TEAM/thpg.html" target="_blank">skate.vans.com</a> and game info at <a href="http://www.activision.com/en_US ...

Are you a girl about town, know where all the best coffee shops are, have every vintage store mapped out, and are on first name basis with the employees? Do you love going out for the day and finding new music stores, viewing new art galleries, and finding new inspiration in the area that surrounds you? Vans challenges their true Vans’ girls to go out and hit the streets. Tell us what inspires you; what you discovered that you never knew existed. Take photos of street art, sculpture parks, community gardens, and anything else that you think is interesting. Include ...

<strong>Vans:</strong> What inspires you? <strong>Eva:</strong> I am inspired by the past and foreign cultures. <br /> <strong>Vans:</strong> What is you favorite pair of Vans and why? <strong>Eva:</strong> My navy blue Authentic because they go with everything and they are perfect for riding around on my Pista <br /> <strong>Vans:</strong> Describe your style? <strong>Eva:</strong> Colorful, functional, and a bit offbeat. <br /> <strong>Vans:</strong> Your Style Icon is? <strong>Eva:</strong> I don’t really have one. I think I draw style inspiration from a culmination of many different people. <br ...

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You may know PNUT from some of the cool shoe and t-shirt designs he&apos;s done for us. He&apos;s one of our favorites. And we&apos;re guessing you may have heard of Tony Alva somewhere along the line. Well, we&apos;re excited to announce that our own Evert Lee will be showing with these guys, too. Check it out!<p><p> <img src="http://www.vans.com/vans/events/images/soco_flyer.gif">

If chosen to Be A Vans Girl where you will be able to comment on designs, ads and marketing strategies, as well as view first looks on upcoming footwear, apparel, accessories, fashion forums and much more.<p><p> As a True Vans Girl you will also be able to get exclusive discounts, coupons and opportunities to win prizes.<p><p> Thanks for being a Vans girl.

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