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Undoubtedly video of the year, the Emerica Stay Gold DVD landed at BCSurf.com yesterday.  Available are:

Emerica Stay Gold DVD Standard Edition – $17.99

Emerica Stay Gold DVD Deluxe Edition – $29.99

We’re still digesting all of the  hour long, mach 10 skating going on in Stay Gold, but we’ll be posting a review very soon.  Absolutely everyone involved has outstanding parts . . . Andrew Reynolds, Heath Kirchart (who also announced this would be his final video part), Leo Romero, Spanky, Bryan Herman, Brandon Westgate . . .  the $17.99 price tag is friendly enough to get this into anyone’s library of classics, so pick it up today while you make up your own mind on which is your favorite part and check back for our review.

In the meantime, check out the info on the Deluxe Edition below and make your decision (can’t go wrong either way . . . however the Deluxe Edition makes you a “connoisseur of art” according to Ed).

Taken from Emerica.com: “The images contained inside this book are a testament to the longevity of the Emerica family, and are the kind of candid photos that document both the joy and the nightmares of what it’s like to be constantly traveling and endeavoring to create a video part at the highest level. Anyone who has ever gone on a skate trip with some friends or tried to film or be filmed skateboarding will immediately feel the connection and the common thread that connects all skateboarders together.”

Book specs:
• Size: 11 x 8
• 148 Pages
• Hard Cover
• Original Artwork By Ed Templeton
• Never Before Seen Photographs By Ed Templeton, Atiba Jefferson, Michael Burnett and Mike O’Meally
• Essay by Ed Templeton
• Stay Gold DVD

As if you didn’t already know . . . Stay Gold’s official release date is today, September 1st. Emerica just released a new teaser (above) featuring some footage from the LA premiere that makes it looks even more nuts.

Emerica Stay Gold Deluxe Edition DVD w/ Book on sale at BCSurf.com

Emerica Stay Gold Deluxe Edition (feat. 148-page book) is available as we speak on BCSurf.com. Click here to read more about the deluxe edition, featuring essays and photography from long-time Emerica sympathizer Ed Templeton, and watch the trailer for this unique little piece of skateboard nostalgia.  Make sure you pick it up while you can . . . the Deluxe Edition packages are limited to very small quantities!

Besides getting featured in October’s issue of Transworld Skateboarding, skating the Hurley compound in a solo session, winning the Volcom “Wild in the Parks” Utah stop, putting together footage for Sk801 homies, and getting hassled by supermodels on the regular, Tyson Bowerbank doesn’t do much . . . mostly because he’s too busy being awesome.

Tyson Bowerbank recently took first place at the Baltimore, MA stop of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour, putting together some solid runs at the Charm City Skatepark.  Tyson qualified regionally for the finals and a trip (back home) to Salt Lake City, UT where Tyson would get homefield advantage.  Highlights were captured by FuelTV and aired on The Daily Habit. Check out clips above.

The next entry in the illustrious Vans Presents:  BC vs. BC video challenge brings us the entourage from up north in Lynnwood, Washington. Ricky Walker and Aron Gurunlian put together a duet performance of street and park footage from around the greater Northwest.  Ricky’s been a staple in the area for BC, skating with the likes of Vince Del Valle and some other Beware of Sasquatch heroes and representing Top Shop in 2010, while Aron is a down-to-skate-anytime kind of guy who rips in front of, and behind the lens.

Check back as we premiere more videos from the BC vs. BC video challenge and crown one shop KINGS OF FILM 2010.

BC Surf and Sport Ft. Lauderdale presented the Element Flat Bar-B-Que to send  the long, hot summer out with the respect it deserved. The day was hot, the grill was out, and the shredding was gnar. Element brought down the goods to keep everyone’s hunger at bay, while also busting out multiple objects to keep the rippers happy.  Trying to walk out into the parking lot became a game of Frogger as you dodged between skaters launching themselves.  Element was kind enough to bring a pole jam, a flat bench, and a flat bar out.

Here is the list of the winners, all in a “best trick” contest format:

• Pole Jam – Anthony Garcia, BC Team Rider
• Bench – Jerry Cadet
• Flat Bar – Tom Hodgson, BC Team Rider

On the flatbar, BC rider Tom Hodgson walked away with a prize pack from Element, making sure his first day of school would be accompanied by some sweet threads.  Jerry Cadet threw down on the bench to grab the winner-take-all cash prize.  BC rider Anthony Garcia, tore up the Pole Jam and got to keep the object he ripped on.  Another shout out goes to BC rider Leo Alvarado for grabbing 2nd place in the Pole Jam session.

Congrats to all the winners, and thanks to everyone for stopping by to get in on the action!

Make sure to keep checking us out for more contests in the future.  In the mean time, check out some photos of the jam, and hit us up on Facebook for even more!

Just as I finish wrapping up a post about the Emerica Stay Gold premiere going on in Denver tonight, we are able to take pre-sales (the video’s official release date is tomorrow, 9/1/10) for the Stay Gold Deluxe Edition DVD/Book combo.

The Emerica Stay Gold Special Edition comes with a collector’s edition book that was manufactured in extremely limited quantities.  The book contains never-before-seen photos from the Emerica team, as well as photographers Michael Burnett, Atiba Jefferson, and Mike O’Meally. Put together by long-time Emerica rider Ed Templeton, the book features photos, stories, and interviews from the past decade of Emerica skateboarding.

Order it here at BCSurf.com!

Taken from Emerica.com: “The images contained inside this book are a testament to the longevity of the Emerica family, and are the kind of candid photos that document both the joy and the nightmares of what it’s like to be constantly traveling and endeavoring to create a video part at the highest level. Anyone who has ever gone on a skate trip with some friends or tried to film or be filmed skateboarding will immediately feel the connection and the common thread that connects all skateboarders together.”

Book specs:
• Size: 11 x 8
• 148 Pages
• Hard Cover
• Original Artwork By Ed Templeton
• Never Before Seen Photographs By Ed Templeton, Atiba Jefferson, Michael Burnett and Mike O’Meally
• Essay by Ed Templeton
• Stay Gold DVD

Alright, everyone . . . tonight is the night!  Emerica‘s much anticipated Stay Gold premieres in Denver tonight at the Bluebird Theater.  Tickets are $6/person, all ages welcome, doors open at 6pm.

The rumors have been flying all over the internet as to where Heath’s part will land (first?  last?), whether or not Jerry Hsu‘s part is ALL switch, where The Boss will land in the lineup, will Spanky be rocking a pair of Winos,  etc. etc.   There’s really only ONE way to find out:  Come out tonight and enjoy a good old-fashioned skateboard premiere.  Parts from Brandon Westgate, Leo Romero, Bryan Herman, Kevin “Spanky” Long, Andrew Reynolds, Heath Kirchart, Jerry Hsu, Jamie Tancowny, Braydon Szafranski, Justin “Figgy” Figueroa, Aaron Suski, Collin Provost, and much more.  Skateboard bonanza, folks!

Stay Gold will be hitting stores and BCSurf.com later this week, so keep your eyes peeled.

The results are in and it looks like Ride’s 2011 lineup of snowboards has raked in another handful of awards for the new season.

First up, the 2011 Ride Machete snowboard is a winner for the second year in a row, taking FIRST in the “Best of Test” bracket from Snowboarder Magazine. The board’s LowRize rocker camber  got a lot of love from riders looking for an alternative to your typical “banana”.  The Machete also took home a Good Wood award from Transworld for park boards over $400.

Snowboard Magazine was showing the ladies a little love as well, giving the 2011 Ride OMG board a Platinum Pick award, and the innovative ladies shredstick earned 2nd place in the aforementioned “Best of Test” category.

The Ride Crush was awarded Good Wood accolades from Transworld Snowboarding for “Boards under $400″, meaning that this is a park-killer that won’t unload your wallet.  Cold-changing graphics, playful and forgiving shape . . . what’s not to love with this board?

These boards, and a whole lot more from Ride, are available right now on BCSurf.com, so go check them out before the season starts.

According to SkateDaily and other sources around the industry, Heath Kirchart has hung up the gnar boots for video parts and demos. While I’m sure Heath will still be game for Harley Tours and other madness, the successful investor will keep riding pro for Emerica and spend some leisure time skating with friends.  Heath Kirchart was truly one of a dying breed . . . an innovative skater that didn’t do a single thing that he didn’t want to.  A darkhorse that continually put out legendary video parts, Heath’s Sight Unseen and Mindfield video parts will always stick in my mind as favorites.  Thanks for everything Heath!

This being said, the official Denver debut of Stay Gold has been announced.  The most anticipated video in recent memory gets the silver screen treatment on August 31st at The Bluebird Theater.  Doors at 6pm, $8/ticket, all ages welcome. I, for one, cannot wait to see what Heath has left us with in his final video ode.

Gravis has been teasing their Dylan movie, an 8-minute wordless biopic/skate video part, following the enigmatic Dylan Reider through some skate trips.

Today, Gravis premiered the entire 7:43 minute opus to the world on their website and vimeo.    Click on the picture above to watch the video in full screen glory.

Note: that bench that Dylan impossibles over? It’s about waist high on an average human and leads to a sketchy landing. It’s the same bench that P-Rod switch back-tail slides in his new Nike ads.