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The lead-up practice sessions to this year&apos;s pool party were fairly quiet, but impressive. If you witnessed any of them you know as well as anyone that everybody was keeping a little bit of juice hidden up their sleeves for contest day. Probably a wise strategy with the increasingly high level of skating that the pros are capable of these days. If you happen to be a veteran pro rider, you have to know that some the young dogs coming up are hungry to take you down. You wouldn&apos;t want to be dropping your winning lines ...

Teammate Jake Weimer placed 4th, Dean Wilson with a 6th and Tyla Rattray rounding out the top ten for the days event! Stay tuned as the Moto team heads to Wortham Texas for the 2nd round of the 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Motocross National.<br /><br /> Hangtown Lites Results<br /> 1st place Eli Tomac<br /> 2nd Place Christophe Pourcel (VANS)<br /> 3rd place Trey Canard<br /> 4th place Jake Weimer (VANS)

Put That Stuff On Teevo, Son.<br>Have you ever felt the need to see something again? That&apos;s sort of how I was feeling immediately after the curtain came down on yesterday&apos;s Protec Pool Party. This ran completely counter to some people&apos;s pre-contest opinions which questioned the purpose of running the 6th installment of this storied event. For those who were thinking it had become stale, I only wish they could have been there. And for all of the pre-event ballyhoo and nay-saying by those few, the 6th installment was even heavier than the ...

Bucky Lasek took home his second Pro-tec Pool Party title in as many years before a capacity crowd Saturday night in a newly renovated Combi at the Vans Skatepark in Orange, CA. Bucky claimed $30,000 with former winners Rune Glifberg and Omar Hassan placing second and third respectively in a deep Pro Division final that featured charges by youngsters including 15-year old Brazilian Pedro Barros, 17-year old Nolan Monroe and 18 year-old Josh Rodriguez. <br /><br />As big as Lasek&apos;s $30k win was, perhaps the story of the night was Steve Caballero snapping Chris Miller&apos;s ...

Final Results:<br />Van Doren&apos;s Bucks for Blocks<br />1. JEFF GROSSO ROCK N ROLL BOARDSLIDE 28 BLOCKS $1,500<br />2. STEVE CABALLERO ROCK N ROLL BOARDSLIDE 15 BLOCKS $300<br />3. JOSH NELSON BACKSIDE FEEBLE GRIND 15 BLOCKS $100<br />4. NATHAN BECK FRONTSIDE "SPARKING" 5-0 GRIND 14 BLOCKS $100<br /><br />Masters Final Results:<br />1 Steve Caballero<br />2 Chris Miller<br />3 Lance Mountain<br />4 Nicky Guerrero <br />5 Duane Peters <br />6 Eric Nash<br />7 Tony Mag <br />8 Christian Hosoi<br />9 Jeff Grosso <br />10 Lester Kasai<br ...

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These are the slated starting heats, any way you slice it, pure mayhem:<br /><br />MASTERS HEAT #1:<br />Chris Miller (2009 Champion)<br />Steve Steadham<br />Christian Hosoi<br />Tony Mag <br />Mike Smith<br />Mike Barnes<br />Mark Partain<br /><br />MASTERS HEAT #2:<br />Lance Mountain<br />Mike McGill<br />Jeff Grosso<br />Lester Kasai<br />Dave Reul<br />Lonnie Hiramoto<br>Steve Caballero<br /><br />MASTERS HEAT #3:<br />Steve Alba<br />Josh Nelson<br />Nicky Guerrero<br />Ken Fillion<br />Mike Rogers<br />Eric Nash<br />Dave Duncan<br /><br />MASTERS HEAT #4:<br />Pat ...

Spanning the course of 30 years of genre defining music from the west coast&apos;s quintessential punk rock band, 30 Years Live was recorded during Bad Religion&apos;s recently wrapped House of Blues tour of Southern California and features vigorous performances of fan favorites and rarities from their classic releases How Could Hell Be Any Worse, Recipe For Hate, Suffer, Stranger Than Fiction, The Grey Race, Against The Grain, The Empire Strikes First and Generator. Additionally, the band is including live versions of two new songs "Won&apos;t Somebody" and "Resist Stance" that will be featured on ...

Gotterdammerung. I came across this word years ago while reading Richard Martin Stern&apos;s novel, The Tower, which was the basis for Irwin Allen&apos;s film, The Towering Inferno. The word occupied a single page unto itself, and this page was a divider in the story between everything leading up to the blazing disaster, and the moment when everything went to hell. In my tiny mind, I had always taken this word to mean "something bad in German". What else would you think when you&apos;re 10 years old and the internet hasn&apos;t even been ...

Celebrity judges included actress Nikki Reed (Twilight, Lords of Dogtown), skate legend Tony Alva, Keith Morris of Black Flag and Circle Jerks, painter Greg "Pnut" Galinsky and Kristina Dechter, Editor-in-Chief of Foam magazine.<br /><br /> "I&apos;m so impressed with all these kids. It&apos;s breaking my heart that we need to pick just one top prize, but with the trip out to Southern California, they are all winners. I really admire them," said Nikki Reed.<br /><br /> Teacher Matthew Lutz&apos;s Rio Rancho class initially was chosen through a highly competitive process that narrowed the 326 ...

Every Time I Die Live in Concert<br /><br /> Friday 12/10/2010 &ntilde; 7:00 PM<br /> With local support TBA<br /> ALL AGES Show:<br /> Club Millennium<br /> 420 W. Third Avenue<br /> Anchorage, AK 99501<br /> Saturday 12/11/2010 &ntilde; 8:00 PM<br /> With local support TBA<br /> 21 and Over Show:<br /> Chilkoot Charlie&apos;s<br /> 2435 Spenard Road<br /> Anchorage, AK 99503<br /><br /> Tickets for both shows are $20 advance and $25 at the door. Tickets go on sale July 12, 2010 at Chilkoot Charlie&apos;s, all Mammoth Music locations ...

The hotly anticipated follow-up to 2007&apos;s Horizons, Deep Blue raises the bar in every conceivable way. While maintaining the band&apos;s uncompromising metallic-hardcore style at its core, it pushes into exciting new realms, drawing from a wider scope of influence, incorporating everything from anthemic pop-punk to bloodcurdling death metal. With improved musical abilities and a thoroughly inspired approach to songwriting, Parkway Drive has tied the music and lyrics together into one all-encompassing concept.<br /><br /> "It&apos;s basically about the search for truth in a world that seems to be devoid of that," says vocalist and ...

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Did you know you can make napalm at home? It&apos;s pretty simple really. There are two basic methodologies for the mixture:<br>The first solution is the preferred mixture used by the U.S. military forces, gasoline mixed with polystyrene foam pellets, creating a gel much like that pink sterno in a can that brunch houses use to keep the trays of bacon warm. The difference is, this gel burns at a temperature of roughly 2100 degrees fahrenheit. The more modern form of napalm used for military application also includes benzene for added effect and increased octane rating ...

Vans Skatepark<br />The Block<br />Orange, CA<br /><br />Words by Chris Blitz<br />Video by Chris Davis<br /><br />May&apos;s best trick contest was on the movable flat bar. The locals seemed hyped on it as everyone had something they could pull on it. We moved the flatbar in the middle of the street course so the spectators upstairs could watch the madness. When we began at 7:15, there were about 15 peeps signed up for it, mostly locals. It started off strong with a lot of them knocking out simple tricks like frontside board ...

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"We feel that Epitaph has a natural understanding of Social Distortion; both the history of the band and the direction we want to go," says frontman Mike Ness. "Combine that with their successful track record and it felt like a good next step for us. We&apos;ve always been open to new ideas and pushing the envelope, but we have also been very conscientious about the decisions we&apos;ve made. We considered a lot of options, but in the end, Epitaph feels like the right home for us. We&apos;re looking forward to taking this step forward ...

If you&apos;ve been down at the Vans Combi Pool over the past 2 weeks or so, you might have been catching the vapors. You can almost smell smoke. Things are getting hot once again, and you might want to check the temperature of that door before you fling it open. Fire safety, kids. Stop. Drop. Roll. <br /><br /> <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v299/blkprjkt43/vans_ppp_2010_vw01/?action=view¤t=_DSC6211.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/blkprjkt43/vans_ppp_2010_vw01/_DSC6211.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <br /> Lance Mountain knows how to ...

Mitch was lost for words at the end of the nights event and just said he could have never done it without the hard work and support of his hard working crew and all his team sponsors! Thanks again for a awesome season Mitch!<br /><br /> Las Vegas Lites Main<br /> 1st Jake Weimer 1W Champion (VANS)<br /> 2nd Josh Hansen (VANS)<br /> 3rd Christophe Pourcel 1E Champion (VANS)<br /> 4th Dean Wilson (VANS)<br /><br /> <img src= "http://www.vans.com/vans/images/news/LasVegas1.jpg"> <br /> <img src= "http://www.vans.com/vans/images/news/Lasvegas0.jpg"><br ...

Don&apos;t miss CANCER BATS on the road this spring with EVERY TIME I DIE:<br /><br /> W/ SNAPCASE, SICK OF IT ALL, WALTER SCHREIFELS <br /> 5/8 Buffalo, NY@ TOWN MUSIC HALL<br /><br /> HEADLINING:<br /> 5/10 Toledo, OH @ FRANKIE&apos;S<br /><br /> W/ EVERY TIME I DIE, NORMA JEAN<br /> 5/11 Columbus, OH @ NEWPORT MUSIC HALL<br /> 5/12 Jermyn, PA @ ELEANOR RIGBY&apos;S <br /> 5/14 Lexington, KY @ BUSTER&apos;S <br /> 5/15 Birmingham, AL @ ZYDECO<br /> 5/16 Asheville, NC @ THE ORANGE PEEL<br /> 5/17 Nashville, TN @ ROCKETOWN<br ...

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"It&apos;s evident that Vans&apos; consumers not only crave entertainment and information at their fingertips and on the go, but they&apos;re also engaging with their favorite brands as never before," said Doug Palladini, Vans Vice President of Marketing. "Vans is committed to leadership in technology making it possible for interaction with consumers in unique, meaningful ways." <br /><br /> The Vans Hub joins the growing collection of Vans mobile apps. Vans released Vans Sk8: Pool Service, a 3D skate game featuring Vans skaters early last year and followed that up with the Vans Warped Tour Official App ...

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Saturday, May 15th 1pm - 3pm: Mini Ramp will be closed3pm - 5pm: Combi Pool will be closed6pm - 10pm: Main Street Course will be closed(retail and pro shop will remain open regular hours 10am - 10pm)<br /><br /> Sunday, May 16th10am - 4pm: Main Street Course will be closed (other sections will remain open)(retail and pro shop will remain open regular hours 10am - 10pm)<br /><br /> Friday, May 21st10am - 10pm: Entire Skate Course will be closed to the public all day(retail and pro shop will remain open regular hours 10am - 10pm)<br /><br /> Saturday, May 22nd10am - 10pm: Entire Skate Course will ...

Expected Riders Include:<br /><br /> Pros &ntilde; Rune Glifberg (&apos;05, &apos;07, &apos;08 Winner), Bucky Lasek (&apos;09 Winner), Omar Hassan (&apos;06 Winner), Bob Burnquist, Pedro Barros, Benji Galloway, Josh Borden, Nolan Munroe, Jimmy the Greek, Tyler Mumma, Steve Reeves, Ben Raybourne, Jackson Pilz, Lincoln Ueda, Sergie Ventura and more.<br /><br /> Masters &ntilde; Chris Miller (&apos;05-&apos;09 Winner), Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi, Nicky Guerrero, Steve Alba, Jeff Grosso, Lance Mountain, Eric Nash, Lester Kasai, Ben Schroeder, Mark "Red" Scott, Duane Peters, Pat Ngoho, Dave Duncan and more.<br /><br /> Judges &ntilde; include Tony Alva ...

Friday, May 7th @ 6:30PM<br /> Vans Store<br /> Houston Galleria<br /> 5085 Westheimer Road<br /> Houston, TX 77056<br /> 713-960-1203<br /><br /> Saturday, May 8th @ 2PM<br /> Vans Store<br /> La Palmera<br /> 5488 S. Padre Island Dr.<br /> Corpus Christi, TX 78411<br /> 361-991-0229<br /><br /> <img src= "http://www.vans.com/vans/images/news/AB.jpg"><br /> <img src= "http://www.vans.com/vans/images/news/AB1.jpg">

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The crew was able to escape to snorkel at the famous Gab Gab Beach on Orote Naval Base and experienced some really amazing undersea life and drop some big cannonballs into the crystal clear water while celebrating Borden&apos;s 21st birthday with a custom chocolate cake right on the beach.<br /><br /> The team visited some schools on Andersen Air Force Base, signed some autographs and invited everyone to a big demo at the Navy Exchange where they shredded a 10-ft half pipe and a big old box jump as part of a big sale that was going on ...

VANS Monster Energy Procircuit Teammate Josh Hansen also came out on top this past weekend in SLC by taking his first victory of the season. Josh is looking forward to trying to copy this past weekends results in Las Vegas, NV May 8th at Sam Boyd Stadium for the East/West Lites Shootout!<br /><br /> Salt Lake City Lites Results:<br /> 1st Josh Hansen (VANS)<br /> 2nd Trey Canard<br /> 3rd Wil Hahn<br /> 4th Ryan Morais<br /> 5th Jake Weimer (VANS) 1W Champion<br /><br /> <img src= "http://www.vans.com/vans/images/news/SLC1.jpg"> <br /> <img src ...