SHOP NEWS: ‘And Now’ Skate Shop Premieres Across the Country

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• August 12 2008
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Skate shops across the nation hosted premieres of Transworld SKATEboarding’s 20th film “And Now” when it dropped late July. Take a look below at what went down.

Produced in eight short months, “And Now” was filmed everywhere from Australia, China, Spain, and South America to Hawaii, Arizona, New York, Texas, Washington, Oregon, Georgia and of course California. “And Now” features the talents of six young rising stars. You’ll witness the handrail madness of David Gravette, the lazy style of Nick Trapasso, the bionic pop of Matt Miller, the consistent textbook skating of Sean Malto, the striped pants and jaw-dropping moves of Richie Jackson, and the smooth buttery style of Kenny Hoyle. Produced, edited and directed by Jon Holland and Chris Ray, this is one video that is not to be missed. http://skateboarding.transworld.net/2008/05/21/iand-nowi-trailer-2/

The Finest Skate Shop, St. Petersburg, FL:

Tommie Zam from The Finest Skate Shop in St. Petersburg, FL said:

On Aug. 1st 2008 we had a video premiere of “And Now” from Transworld SKATEboarding. There were between 30 - 50 kids that showed up to watch the video. Red Bull showed up to give the kids free drinks & trust me they were wired up for the premiere. As the video started the kids where clapping not only because they were wired up with red bull, but cause they finally got to see the video. I talked to some of the kids afterwards & they were stoked on the video! Most kids said Richie Jackson and Sean Malto had the best parts but overall everybody’s part was really good. When the video was over we had a raffle & they all ran out with their boards to go skate. Thanks again!

Disk8sk8 Shop, Melbourne, FL:

David Dunlap from Disk8Sk8 Shop in Melbourne, FL said:

Everyone loved the video and it is constantly playing in our shop right now! One person said it was the most original and innovative film he has seen in a very long time. The Winner of our Best trick contest was Timmy Knuth with a Kickflip-Back-Krook-front board-shuvit out captured on two video cameras. Aside from that there were many other amazing tricks that the kids were throwing down. The obstacle was a bank to box with a rail on top and a 3 foot drop off the rail with a large bank to drop in to get speed. Check it out the video…

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Holly Roller Skatepark & Shop, Bossier City, LA:

Byron Dykes from Holy Roller Skatepark & Shop in Bossier City, LA wrote:

We had between 30 - 35 skaters. I expected more, but I think the temperature kept them away. It was 104 outside and around 110 in the skate park! People cheered and yelled at the tricks being thrown down. I took a couple of pics. One is during the video and the second is a group shoot after the video with just a hand full of the skaters that were on hand. Thanks for letting us be one of the premiere venues.

Jeremy at The District Sk8 Supply in Cedar Park, TX wrote:

Everything at the premiere went well. A huge success!! Unfortunately, we forgot to bring the camera. Kids were stoked on the video and the parents thanked us repeatedly for hosting this event.

Thanks again!

Grind Skate Shop, Austin, TX:

Chris from Find n Grind Skate Shop in Austin, TX wrote:

The video premier was at The Broken Neck D.I.Y. Punk Venue on July 30th 2008. The place has a 25 ft. wide x 5 ft. high ramp with 2 extensions which are 6 ft.

Our friend Lee Brooks DJ’d that night cuz he broke his ankle and didn’t want to be a dead beat at the party. It was also our friends b-day so we made it a joint event. The session started around 6:30 p.m. paused for the And Now video then went on til 3 a.m. Here are some of the photos from that night as the beer kept flowing and so did the opportunity for photos

Here are some photos and feedback from a few other shops:

Eastern Boarder, Natick, MA:

Frank at Gator Board Shop in Sebring, FL wrote:

We had a pretty awesome turnout for the premiere! We have been working on this little skate park at the church nearby and had the grand opening and the premiere the same night! The kids loved the video. You guys yet again did an amazing job. The crowd’s favorite was definitely Richie Jackson. I attached one pic of the crowd at the premiere. We stopped everyone from skating and threw my big tv up on a mini ramp and showed the video.

Kim from Str8Sk8 in Corpus Christi, TX said:

We had a unique premier set up where we showed each TWS film in chronological order up to the premiere of “And Now.” In between videos, kids were asked trivia questions about different skaters from the old videos up to “And Now.” After the viewing, everyone grabbed their boards and headed out back where a few obstacles were put together and a fun skate session went down!

Thanks again!

Jimmy at Double Wide Surf and Skate in Hampstead, NC said:

We had a tent set up outside the shop that day for an outside sale so we ended up showing the video under the tent right next to the skate park. I’d say about 40 kids showed up and everyone was stoked on the video. You guys did such a great job on this.

I threw some of the TWS tees out to the kids and ran a special tax free sale on DVDs and tees. The kids by far liked Richie Jackson’s part the best. One of our skaters, Big Mike, does similar tricks to his so everyone at the premiere was stoked on that type of style.

We still have another premiere coming up at our Wilmington location so we’re looking forward to it. Thanks!