2012-02-08T10:13:43-08:00 <p>Life and times at the Boulevard Skateshop</p> LifeType Copyright (c) kevin tag:blvdskateshop.com,2012-02-08:164 2012-02-08T10:13:43-08:00 2012-02-08T10:13:43-08:00 2012-02-08T10:13:43-08:00

As some of you may have heard, we're moving into a new spot on the Drive.&nbsp; Its a big, bright corner spot and we're definitely stoked! We're going to be closed ...

kevin http://blvdskateshop.com/blog/1 General <div style="text-align: center"> <img src="http://blvdskateshop.com/gallery/1/340-new spot 1922.png" /> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #33cccc">As some of you may have heard, we're moving into a new spot on the Drive.&nbsp;</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #33cccc">Its a big, bright corner spot and we're definitely stoked!</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #33cccc">We're going to be closed through February while we build our new dream shop.</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; color: #3366ff">STAY TUNED!</span> </div> tag:blvdskateshop.com,2012-01-19:163 2012-01-19T10:30:17-08:00 2012-01-19T10:30:17-08:00 2012-01-19T10:30:17-08:00

Our 3rd year of biz is in the books. &nbsp;Looks like we might be getting the hang of this whole skateshop thing. As always we couldn't have done it without the support from all of ...

kevin http://blvdskateshop.com/blog/1 General <p> <a id="res_336" href="http://blvdskateshop.com/gallery/1/east%20van%20cross.jpg"><img src="http://blvdskateshop.com/gallery/1/previews-med/east%20van%20cross.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #00ccff">Our 3rd year of biz is in the books. &nbsp;Looks like we might be getting the hang of this whole skateshop thing. As always we couldn't have done it without the support from all of you! </span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #00ccff">Here's a look back at some of 2011's highlites....</span> </p> <p> &nbsp;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; color: #ff6600">TEAM:</span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #ff6600">Alien joins us!! &nbsp;<a href="http://vimeo.com/20358117">Click for vid</a></span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #ff6600"><a href="http://vimeo.com/34595041">Cory Wilson</a>&nbsp;get's&nbsp;<a href="http://www.concreteskateboarding.com/?p=13034">Concrete Mag cover</a></span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #ff6600">turns pro for&nbsp;<a href="http://kitschskateboards.com/09/?page_id=303">Kitsch</a>&nbsp;and gets some&nbsp;<a href="http://push.ca/blogs/franksk/archive/2011/06/24/peripherals-with-cory-wilson.aspx">Push.ca love&nbsp;</a></span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #ff6600"><a href="http://www.concreteskateboarding.com/?p=13034"></a><a href="http://www.concreteskateboarding.com/?p=14891">Nick &quot;Nugget&quot; Moore</a>&nbsp;get's the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sbcskateboard.com/video_display/video:3393/Nick-Moore-Late-Summer-2011-Cover-Video">SBC Skateboard Mag cover&nbsp;</a></span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #ff6600"><a href="http://push.ca/blogs/franksk/archive/2010/02/11/rise-up-desmond-hoostie.aspx">Des Hoostie</a>&nbsp;repeats as Vancouver's&nbsp;<a href="http://push.ca/blogs/manny_mania/archive/2011/06/28/red-bull-manny-mania-vancouver-results.aspx">Manny Mania champ</a>&nbsp;</span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #ff6600">Rob Rickaby joins us!!&nbsp;<a href="http://vimeo.com/30362588">Click for vid&nbsp;</a></span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #ff6600">We have fun making our&nbsp;<a href="http://push.ca/blogs/skatenews/archive/2011/10/24/c1rca-store-wars-entry-blvd-skateshop.aspx">second entry</a>&nbsp;into the Store Wars contest.</span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #ff6600">Cons gets some&nbsp;<a href="http://www.push.ca/blogs/franksk/archive/2011/12/01/magic-moments-with-chris-connolly.aspx">Push.ca love</a></span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #ff6600"><a href="http://www.push.ca/blogs/franksk/archive/2011/12/01/magic-moments-with-chris-connolly.aspx"></a><a href="http://push.ca/blogs/franksk/archive/2011/06/03/jamie-maley-keeps-shreddin.aspx">Jamie Maley</a>&nbsp;wraps up 2011 with yet another&nbsp;<a href="http://www.concreteskateboarding.com/?p=15724">BLVD cover!!</a>&nbsp;</span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #ff6600">All in all, our team keeps on doing us proud. &nbsp;There's an updated roster for 2012 and lots in the works. </span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #339966"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large">EVENTS:</span></span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #339966"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iODKKv7c9zI&amp;feature=player_embedded">Krooked Kruise In</a>&nbsp;- So Fun!&nbsp;</span> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #339966"><a href="http://blvdskateshop.com/post/1/148">Josh Evin memorial</a>. Skateboarding&nbsp;<a href="http://vimeo.com/25608890">in paradise!&nbsp;</a></span> </p> <p> <a href="http://www.concreteskateboarding.com/?tag=the-kensington-contest"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #339966">Kensington contest&nbsp;</span></a> </p> <a href="http://vimeo.com/27823589"> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #339966">Vans Roadblock 2011</span> </p> </a> <p> <a href="http://blvdskateshop.com/post/1/152"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: #339966">Battle at Hastings II&nbsp;</span></a> </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; color: #00ccff">It was a great year for us and we're looking forward to many many more!!&nbsp;</span> </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> tag:blvdskateshop.com,2011-12-19:162 2011-12-19T12:54:05-08:00 2011-12-19T12:54:05-08:00 2011-12-19T12:54:05-08:00

Decks from $49 Completes from $99 Wheels from $25 Shoes from $45 Tees $25 and.. EVERYTHING ELSE ON SALE TOO!! &nbsp; ...

kevin http://blvdskateshop.com/blog/1 Events <div style="text-align: center"> <img src="http://blvdskateshop.com/gallery/1/BLVDXMAS SALE.jpg" /> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; color: #ff0000">Decks from $49</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; color: #ff0000">Completes from $99</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; color: #ff0000">Wheels from $25</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; color: #ff0000">Shoes from $45</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; color: #ff0000">Tees $25</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; color: #ff0000">and..</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; color: #ff0000">EVERYTHING ELSE ON SALE TOO!!</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; color: #ff0000">&nbsp;</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; color: #ff0000">Regular store hours Mon - Tues (11-6). Wed/Thurs/Fri open till 7pm &nbsp;except on Xmas eve we'll be closed @ 4:30&nbsp;</span> </div> tag:blvdskateshop.com,2011-12-19:161 2011-12-19T12:46:01-08:00 2011-12-19T12:46:01-08:00 2011-12-19T12:46:01-08:00

&nbsp; Now till XMAS we're accepting food donations. We got ourselves a sweet little donation box courtesy the guys at&nbsp; Welcome To East Van . &nbsp;To show our ...

kevin http://blvdskateshop.com/blog/1 Events General <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> <img src="http://blvdskateshop.com/gallery/1/384572_10150520545485219_562330218_11086962_2123424524_n.jpg" /> </p> <p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium">Now till XMAS we're accepting food donations. We got ourselves a sweet little donation box courtesy the guys at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.welcometoeastvan.com/">Welcome To East Van</a>. &nbsp;To show our appreciation we're going to give you an additional 10% off if you bring some food. Merry Merry!</span> </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> tag:blvdskateshop.com,2011-12-06:160 2011-12-06T13:58:03-08:00 2011-12-06T13:58:03-08:00 2011-12-06T13:58:03-08:00

Big congrats to Jamie Maley!&nbsp; The lastest BLVD rider to grace the cover of a national mag !

kevin http://blvdskateshop.com/blog/1 Team <p> <img src="http://blvdskateshop.com/gallery/1/2646.jpg" /> </p> <p align="center"> <span style="font-size: medium; color: #008080">Big congrats to Jamie Maley!&nbsp; The lastest BLVD rider to grace the cover of a <a href="http://www.concreteskateboarding.com/">national mag</a>!</span> </p> tag:blvdskateshop.com,2011-12-01:159 2011-12-01T11:43:04-08:00 2011-12-01T11:43:04-08:00 2011-12-01T11:43:04-08:00

kevin http://blvdskateshop.com/blog/1 General <div align="center"> <a id="res_332" href="http://blvdskateshop.com/gallery/1/X-MAS%20AD%202011.jpg"><img src="http://blvdskateshop.com/gallery/1/previews-med/X-MAS%20AD%202011.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div> tag:blvdskateshop.com,2011-10-12:155 2011-10-12T16:44:39-07:00 2011-10-12T16:44:39-07:00 2011-10-12T16:44:39-07:00

kevin http://blvdskateshop.com/blog/1 Team <div align="center"> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="350" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/MVeszTP3j2I" id="ltVideoYouTube"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MVeszTP3j2I" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="allowScriptAcess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> </object> </div> tag:blvdskateshop.com,2011-10-07:154 2011-10-07T18:18:56-07:00 2011-10-07T18:18:56-07:00 2011-10-07T18:18:56-07:00

&nbsp; Thanks to Dave Ehrenreich for putting this together!&nbsp;

kevin http://blvdskateshop.com/blog/1 Team <div style="text-align: center"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="350" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/XrgduSoD2vk" id="ltVideoYouTube"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XrgduSoD2vk" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="allowScriptAcess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /></object></div><div style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center">Thanks to Dave Ehrenreich for putting this together!&nbsp;</div> tag:blvdskateshop.com,2011-10-06:153 2011-10-06T15:20:07-07:00 2011-10-06T15:20:07-07:00 2011-10-06T15:20:07-07:00

&nbsp; TWO SHOWINGS - SEE YOU THERE!&nbsp;

kevin http://blvdskateshop.com/blog/1 Events <div style="text-align: center"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="350" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zs-Lqw6I7UQ" id="ltVideoYouTube"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zs-Lqw6I7UQ" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="allowScriptAcess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /></object></div><div style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center">TWO SHOWINGS - SEE YOU THERE!&nbsp;</div> tag:blvdskateshop.com,2011-09-14:152 2011-09-14T12:40:37-07:00 2011-09-14T12:40:37-07:00 2011-09-14T12:40:37-07:00

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Saturday September 3rd should go down in history as the day the Hastings bowl and the people that ...

kevin http://blvdskateshop.com/blog/1 Events <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <div style="text-align: center"> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="350" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/f147GRGB4qY" id="ltVideoYouTube"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f147GRGB4qY" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="allowScriptAcess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> </object> </div> <p> &nbsp; </p> <div align="center"> <span style="font-size: medium; color: #99cc00">Saturday September 3rd should go down in history as the day the Hastings bowl and the people that skate it put themselves back on the map as some of the best in the world..&nbsp; What a crazy crazy day of skating!!</span> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p align="center"> <img src="http://blvdskateshop.com/gallery/1/winners.jpg" /> </p> <p> <span style="font-size: medium; color: #99cc00">When the slaying was over and the dust had cleared, Rob &quot;Sluggo&quot; Boyce emerged as the victor. Riding on his freshly released 20 yr anniversary pro model via <a href="http://www.skullskates.com/latest/">Skull Skates</a>. Sluggo put together lines and combos that were nothing short of incredible.&nbsp; Not far behind him was Adam Hopkins, Cameo Wilson, Riley Boland, Steve Denham and BLVD's own Danny Hagge.&nbsp; A more stoking final I have never seen!!&nbsp; Big thanks to all who came and epecially <a href="http://www.supradistribution.com/blog/">Supra Distribution</a> for making it all happen. Can't wait for next year</span> <span style="font-size: medium"><img src="http://blvdskateshop.com/js/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cool.gif" border="0" alt="Cool" title="Cool" /></span> </p> <p align="center"> <span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://bcove.me/fnmqxw3e">Sick vid from Push.ca </a></span> </p> <p align="center"> <span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/supradist/6112494433/in/set-72157627591747654/lightbox/#/">More pics via Louis Feller</a></span> </p> <p align="center"> <span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://push.ca/blogs/fdaniello/archive/2011/09/08/the-battle-at-hastings-deux.aspx">Push.ca story </a></span> </p>