Quiksilver Purchasing DC Shoe Skateboard Footwear Company

According to a recent article in Transworld * Snowboarding, Quiksilver * and DC Shoes have announced a "definitive agreement whereby Quiksilver will acquire DC Shoes". Reportedly the total price consists of an initial payment of $56M in cash, 1.M "restricted shares of Quiksilver common stock", "the assumption of approximately $10M in funded indebtedness", and up to an another $5M over 4 years "if DC Shoes reaches certain performance targets." DC Shoe's team of professional skateboarders currently includes Danny Way *, Colin McKay *, Josh Kalis *, Stevie Williams *, and Anthony Van Engelen *. (Full Article) Search *
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Skateboard Pro Tony Hawk Visits Sierra Leone

In war-ravaged Sierra Leone, children didn't know about skateboards or Tony Hawk. But when Hawk visited the country recently on a goodwill mission, he was welcomed with smiles and made an instant connection. (Full Article) Search *
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DC Shoes Pledges $1M For Skateboards To Return To LOVE Park

Before the 2002 * ban on skateboarding there, LOVE Park * attracted skateboarders worldwide. On Tuesday, June 1st as cheering skateboarders watched, DC Shoe Company of Vista, California * promised that it would donate $100,000 each year for 10 years to pay for "maintenance, security and upkeep" of the park if it was reopened for skateboarders. (Full Article) Search *
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Lyn-Z Adams/Hawkins Interview: Skateboarding's Next Generation

Our interview with Lyn-Z Adams */Hawkins, covering topics including her skateboard history, travel, zoology, skateboard videos, Cara-Beth Burnside *, and layback airs. (Full Article) Search *
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Skateboard Shoes Now Dominant Athletic Footware

Skateboard footwear is gaining popularity even among kids who've never picked up a board. Skate shoes outpaced all other athletic shoes in sales last year, according to one study. Another study found that in 2004 *, skate shoe sales accounted for 28 percent of total retail sales in the category, more than sandal and jeans sales combined. (Full Article) Search *
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Skateboard Grab Bag: Skateboard Statistics, Sole Goes Environmental, Hawk and Kohl, Koston's Golfing

Apparently, US skateboarders will outnumber baseball players in 2008, Sole Technologies has hired a Manager of Environmental Affairs, Tony Hawk has inked a deal to sell his footwear through the 800-some-odd chain of Kohl's stores, and Erik Koston and Active have announced an annual Golf fund raiser for the Santa Ana Dream Center's skatepark *. (Full Article) Search *
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Tony Hawk Makes Youngster's Wish Come True

For Austin * Perkins, there's no one else he'd rather meet. No wish he'd rather have granted. "He's my favorite skater," Austin said. On Monday, he will meet Hawk. "It's a big honor," Hawk said Friday. (Full Article) Search *
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Tony Hawk Profile From Down Under

"I hope that people still know that I'm a pro skater, not just a video-game character, but in the past, kids, and even their parents, will say, 'Oh, yeah, that's that video-game character'. Nope - I'm real, and I've got the scabs to prove it!" ... "The irony about selling out is that they only call you a sell-out when your stuff finally sells - I've had products bearing my name since I was 14, but nobody was buying them then." (extract: ...If there's one thing that Tony Hawk, 37, professional skateboarder, is good at, it...defying tricks, but, instead, on a Learjet. Hawk and his girlfriend Lhotse have been on...his hand through his longish blond hair, Hawk checks his e-mails on a Bluetooth...UK, they spent time in India *, where Hawk attended the Laureus Academy Forum, an association...successful and influential skateboarder of all time, Hawk was born in San Diego * on...) (Full Article) Search *
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Adio Footwear

Video footage, desktop pictures, information about their shoes and team, a chat room, and some links. Team includes Tony Hawk, Kenny Anderson, Ernie Torres, Joey Brezinski, Steve Nesser, Jeremy Wray *, Brian Sumner *, Ed Selego *, Danny Montoya *, Shaun White, and Bam Margera *. www.adiofootwear.com Search * Related
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Powell Team Update

This Powell Team * update includes info about Steve Caballero *, Pat Channita *, Danny Wainwright *, Moses Itkonen *, Jason Ellis *, Tony Hawk, Jon Comer *, Mike Vallely *, Rodney Jones *, Tony Manfre *, Silas Baxter-Neal *, Oliver Buchanan *, Jordan Hoffart *, Erik Olsen, Andy Macdonald *, Malcolm Watson, and many others. (Full Article) Search *
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