It was day one of trade show weekend. It is probably the mellow-ist january trade show ever. it seems like its slowly dying out. You dont really see any new brands due to the recession which probably took out a bunch of vendors. And when i talked to a lot of the reps they said they dont even really open any new accounts. its hard opening and holding a shop open during these times. But it was good seeing friends and peeps you only see twice a year.
Willy had some of his boards hooked up with photon lights. even though the thought of lights on your skateboard seem stupid, these actually looked dope. to top that off, willys new birdhouse board on display clearly knocked out all the competition (see below).
The vans waffle machine was one of the highlights of the day. they made waffles on a stick for everybody. to top it off, the son of the creator of vans was handling the waffle machine. mr van doren. to get from ASR (convention center) to Agenda (civic center) you take the courtesy limo shuttle. on the way there we took the dope hummer limo. And the highly of the Agenda trade show was the free vodka and the obey beanies.
Afterwards, we had a business dinner at taste of thai. deng i wish i had some of that delicious food right now. and thats pretty much a wrap of day one.
-
- Workshop Ryu photon board.
-
- Willys gator photon board
-
- Willys PI photon deck
-
- Sick one on the block.
-
- Watch out for the jab.
-
- Mr Van Doren on the waffle maker
-
- waffle on a stick. tasted just as good and it smelled and looked.
-
- sneak peak into vans fall 09.
-
- more sneaky sneaky
-
- special releases.
-
- Gaslamp during the day.
-
- gaslamp scenic shot.
-
- hummer limo ride to agenda trade show.
-
- like father, like son.
-
- busy at work @ obey.
-
- lovely beanies.
-
- my fave.
-
- willy santos jr is growing so fast!
-
- hillcrest at twilight.
-
- ... sucks
