Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Ollie Pop Riders find Guinness World Records that were meant to be POP'd!

Very few folks are fortunate enough to accomplish something beyond anything imagineable so much so that the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS puts a certificate together... At Ollie Pop we haven't done much of anything like that. BUT!!! not a BIG BUTT, but more of a "huge however" but, we are very lucky to be associated and represented by a couple of young men who have gone "BUZZ LIGHTYEAR" and beyond to be recognized by Guinness Book of World Records.

For starters there is Zach Kral who skates out of Wisconsin for Phenom Skateboards. He not only has the Guinness World Record for most consecutive kickflips of 1546 that he turned in 2008 at 4Seasons skatepark; he also jammed out 29 kickflips in a minute back on May 15, 2010 to shatter the old Guiness World Record of 23!

Then this past week at X Fest during X GAMES 16 the Guiness folks unveiled GWR LIVE where Alex Sorgente who rides Globe/BLIND out of South Florida pulled a double Guinness World Record performance on the 30 second format! Alex pulled both 15 frontside boneless and 15 axle stalls, each set of tricks in just 30 seconds!

Big props to a couple youngsters having fun at World Record levels! Thanks to both Zach, Alex, their families and sponsors for their continued support. And as always remember to GRIND SOME!

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

SUMMER RIPPERS!

hey Y'all... been a while since our last "blog" post although we have an open Q&A going with Formspring.me and AskMeAnything which registers on here. let's us know if its a nuissance or whatev...

so just wanted to posted some thanks and congrats....

Thanks to all the team riders who have been helpin where they can!!! it's been tough with the last couple of years economy to get the business to where we think it should be and despite the cuts - these guys keep on reppin... it's that kind of fight that keeps us chugging. A big thanks to the folks that have been carrying us as well. you know who you are and your extended terms, working with us and mostly being patient are greatly appreciated.

Now a quick bit of congrats to these guys who are repping all over the Globe...

Speaking of Globe, its rider and ours Alx Sorgente ground out a couple of back to back killer weekends in FLa at local comps in Naples and Dunnedin.. Check this out! The trophy is bigger than the surfboard prize!!!

Then keeping it SoCal and local, Chase Barney just killed at the San Diego AmSlam; taking the top spot on the podium. Then he parlayed his grind into a 3rd place at the CAL STATE games for 13-15 year-olds - and he's only 12!!!!

And out in the NETHERland, where most of that country was cranked up on thier football and World Cups... Spencer Lau was grinding the streets in Amesterdam pickin off 6th place and some saweet prizes at this year's Amsterdam DAMNAM! we'll undoubtedly see him Trick or Treat at the VOLCOM DamnAm in October! But before then... check him out on page 110 of July's Bliss http://blisssmag.com/july10.html playing luke skywalker with this massive boardslide!

Keep up with us online via our Facebook page www.facebook.com/olliepop or on Twitter @GRINDSOME.


Again, we appreciate all the continued support and hope to be back with more great news as the summer progresses!

Enjoy the heat, stay cool and remember to GRINDSOME!

Friday, June 4, 2010

If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?

Litter - its so destructive on all fronts - visually, economically, ecologically

Ask me anything

If you could be on the cover of any magazine, which would you choose?

Time - Person of the Century issue :)

Ask me anything

If you were stranded on a desert island, which one person would you bring with you?

fictional - superman or aquaman, non-fictional Obama - look what he's accomplished coming from an island!

Ask me anything

What's the origin of your name?

Ollie - the boarding trick to propel your board up off a surface
Pop - effect/sounds of that trick as well as the breaking of a bubble!

Ask me anything

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Not Quite a Year...

Yuppers! looks like we almost went a year without a post. Not that there wasn't anything to write or upload - just that not enough time for the uber scaled back operations staff here at Ollie Pop. We could blame twitter :) - but shame on us. We do tweet on @Grindsome if you are out there. Anyways, we'll try to catch you all up on Ollie Pop but in an effort to keep things on the uptick - will feature this blast on the Clash at Clairemont that PACSUN hosted at the Mission Valley YMCA. The annual event drew over 70 top pros, dozens of brands and probably close to a thousand folks to raise awareness and some major money to support Grind For Life in its support to skate and destroy cancer.
The event was split up across the Vert Ramp, Street and Bowl with contests across each and emceed by Daggerman Dave Duncan. The day started with a New Era best trick contest on the street for the AMs (congrats to our friend Austin Zito) before a highest 540 on the vert ramp. Lincoln Ueda pulled in the 5 benjis but Tony Hawk and Andy Macdonald got their doubles on for the crowd. Then a best trick with some other side junkets for Pros took center stage on the street section with folks like Ollie Pop Bublbe Gum chomper Torey Pudwill and Jordan Hoffart.

The crowd migrated to what must have been the biggest autograph line ever!!! Bucky Lasek, Lyn-Z Hawkins, PLG, Chris Gentry, Andy Mac, among the other pros all took a break from the skate to appease the fans with their John Hancock. The day wound down with a longest hand stand in the bowl saw another $250. As usuasl though the real trickery came in the winding hours as the trio of Lester Kasai, Andy Macdonald, and Steve Cabellero hooking it up for some triples.


A big thanks to Mike Rogers and Chris Conway for asking us to participate and also to GFL and Ollie Pop team rider Alx Sorgente and his family for making the trip out to Cali from Fla. Check him out shredding the bowl:


Thanks for sticking with us and from this time til next time - so long. Shred or die and remember to always GRIND SOME Ollie Pop!