Willy Santos:
Catching up with Willy Santos
Interview posted on BNQT.com
So I have been having a bunch of fun skating lately and I have been filming a grip for the upcoming Blind vid do out later this year. I am in the process of starting a new company with a few good friends called Small Wheels so be on the look out for it in 08. Also a lot of new stuff in 08 for my homies at www.Libertyboardshop.com. Going to Tampa again this year which by the way is hands down the best contest of all time! In other travel news I will get to travel to China in a couple of months with the Blind squad. Peep www.razorsharpcrew.com for photo's, footage and random antics from the Razor crew. Also really hyped to have my first signature shoe from Power called The Laker in 08 so grab a pair and let me know what you guys think. My Los Angeles Lakers are in 1st place in the dominating western conference so hopefully looking forward to seeing my team go far this year. I"LL HOLLA!"
peace
James
I am riding for Guapo Skateboards out of Dallas,TX. I am getting 2 pro models out with them. Be on the look out for my 411VM commercial for Guapo and ad in Transworld. My production company (MPC Productions) has six demos locked in this year for Rockstar energy drink. I am producing and skating in the demos all over the U.S. We are also doing 2 military demos for festivals celebrating and welcoming back the troops. There will be 50,000 - 80,000 people at the demos. we are bringing our new 50 ft. wide Rockstar vert ramp. My new shoe for Power we are working on is amazing. This year is definitely all about skating everyday and getting coverage as much as possible from demos, videos, and magazines.
mike crum
Team Update:
Mike Crum:
Over the the summer for myself & Willys Workshop in Mira Mesa we did a "Go Skateboarding Day" event as well as in Manila, Philippines. It was amazing. We just released the "Film This" video by Willys Workshop & had the premiere at Edwards cinema in Mira Mesa. It was a huge turn out. The new Birdhouse Skateboards video "The Beginning" is about to premiere in Hollywood & I'm going on tour for the video. Other than that I've just been skating with friends, piling up new footage for whatever next video project that comes up, going on photo shoots & I have an interview/ Pro Spotlight coming out in curiculummag.com
-Now go slappy some red curbs!!!
PeAce- Willy
I have been on a serious travel bender over the last couple of months and I will say it was super fun! We hit up Toronto for filming and photo's with the Blind squad for the upcoming video, release date to be announced. As far as the road you can call me a King! Yep me and most of the Blind team won Thrasher magazine's 2007 King of the Road! HOLLA!!! After that I had the pleasure of going to Hawaii for a week with a really dope crew.
Peace,
James Craig
This year I have been really busy doing vertÊdemos with my production company (MPC Productions) some of the citys we went to where Clearwater,Minnessota , Huntington Beach,CA. , Chicago, IL , Del Mar ,CA. On Nov. 3 we will be doing a demo at Giant stadium in San Francisco for the ice and air show (snowboard event)there is supposed to be 50,000 + people there. We also did a huge event for the military troops at Ft. Hood in Texas. There was around 50,000 people who attended. Myself and some other pros (Jake Brown, Danny Mayer)Êvisited hurt soldiers in the hospital where i gave them some of my pro model Power Shoes and other goodies. The most random event we went to was the UFO Festival in Rosewell,New Mexico. That is where the alien aircraft crashed - so they say. it was a pretty crazy experience.Ê Thousands of people dressed up as aliens and there was speakers who claim they have been upducted. Jake Brown also got his nickname scope boy there.
I have also been filming a lot for a strange notes section and filming for my skate shop's (C&S Skateshop) video. My shop is also doing a huge event on oct. 13 called Skate Chaos in Tejas. There is a amazing public park blocks away from the shop so we are always doing demos and contests.Ê James Craig, Pat Duffy , Kareem Campbell , and Clyde Singleton are coming out for the event. Also, The Captain and Casey are coming as well to do a segment on it for there tv show on Fuel. I am also working on aÊ15 stopÊtour for next year with MPC Productions. We just finished building a huge vert ramp for Rockstar Energy Drink. We will be going to military bases all over the USA and other venues to promote Power and other sponsors. We will be atÊhuge music festivals, nascar events, and grand prix events.
SKATE WHITE NORTH TOUR 2
featuring:
Willy Santos / James Craig / Mike Crum
August 8/07
Mississauga
The Rail Skatepark - Demo 3pm
The Rail - Autograph signing 4pm
August 10/07
Kitchener
Kitchener Skatepark - Demo 4pm
Boardzone - Autograph signing 2pm
August 11/07
St. Catharines
Suds Skates Skatepark - Demo 2pm
Suds - Autograph signing 4pm
August 12/07
Guelph
The Ward Skatepark- Demo 3pm
The Ward Shop - Autograph signing 2pm
presented by:
POWER FOOTWEAR
skatewhitenorth.com
co-sponsored by:
BLIND SKATEBOARDS
BIRDHOUSE SKATEBOARDS
PREMIUM SKATEBOARDS
ATM SKATEBOARDS
Team Update:
WILLY SANTOS:
I just got back for the "Off The Beaten Path Tour" by Eastern Skateboard Supply. It was awesome skating with that crew. I just opened my 2nd shop in San Diego (Mira Mesa), Ca. It's in the town where I grew up skateboarding. "Film This" Willys Workshop video is coming out very soon. I've been filming for the new Birdhouse video.
MIKE CRUM:I am getting a full part in the Strange Notes video. I have been skating Tony Hawks ramp everyday and going down to the new ramp at Clarmont I've got a lot of demos lined up this year with my company MPC Productions we had our first event of the year at the Long Beach Grand Prix. We are making a huge vert ramp for Rock Star energy drink and are booking a tour as well. in march my shop C&S Skateshop had its 1 year anniversary. The Dew Tour starts soon. My wife Bri and I had a first child, a healthy baby girl named Samantha Jordan Crum. I will be spending a lot of time traveling this year- Power Tour, contests, and plenty of demos
JAMES CRAIG:I am going to be really busy these next few weeks filming for the Blind video we are working on with trips to Sac and Canada. As well going out to the Masa pro in Fayetteville, NC June 15th to the 17th.
