Vandem Longboard Shop News
Are you free this weekend?
Final preparations are underway As we ready ourselves to welcome hundreds of you to the south west this Saturday for the annual Bristol Board Meeting.I can confirm the BBQ works. Last year we were promised a months rainfall on the day so we're... Read more
Chapter 16: Career Opportunities
It's somewhat difficult to explain my life from about 1993 to 2003 because it was a blur. But this was not a "fun blur" that you might see in the movies - it was twenty years of career mayhem and side helpings of uncertainty, fear and... Read more
Fill in the blank: Black Fr...
You already know we vehemently oppose every part of Black Friday.But I have to try and get people to click these newsletters somehow, and what we've got is objectively better for you than some questionably cheap tech.
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Chapter 15: Almost Less Than Zero
Chapter 15Almost Less Than Zero As some of you might recall, back in 1996, I decided to host the world's first "old school skateboard reunion." Despite getting a listing in a major newspaper and having 10 minutes on Breakfast Television here in Toronto, ZERO people showed up.... Read more
This Weekend: Surfing, Sambas and Suffering...
Josh, hold this and look stoked will ya? Josh: Good effort, mate.But this weekend there will be true suffering, for those who are into that kind of thing.Castle Combe Circuit near Chippenham will host 100+ skaters of all types for a 6 hour race... Read more
Chapter 14: The Power of Print
When Nick Pitt of Warwick Publishing asked if I'd be interested in writing a book on skateboarding, I had no idea at the time how much of an impact this question would have on my life. It was quickly decided that within two weeks, I would have... Read more
Bristol Board Meeting one month out
What's that? You only clicked on the email to get the free skate gear?Well you'll have to skate with us to get it... All it'll cost you is a few quid in raffle tickets and a great day out.This years Bristol Board... Read more
Chapter 13: Jumping Over the Slush Pile
I often think about how different my life would have been if Todd Huber had not sent up the four issues of his Skate Trader zine. There was something about what Todd created that rekindled a powerful skate stoke in me. This was now the second time... Read more
The Loaded Tesseract II is here.
You may have noticed That I like to have fun with new products.I'll try and make a pun out of any name or small detail.However, I've just googled "Tesseract" and it's gone way over my head.
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