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Any Given Sunday Edition: 3 May 2002
So.....welcome to the 3rd
edition of Any Given Sunday - Inline Email Newsletter.
Well its been an interesting month
around the camp.....I had lunch with a lovely young lady from Planet-X, helped
out in the Salomon warehouse for a couple of days and kept working on getting
some cool prizes for the "Bumper Sticker" competition.
So lets start with that.....yes we
have a winner....and it wasn't hard to pick the winner coz he was the only
person who sent in an entry.....all good things take time I know (mind
you it might all change when you see some of the upcoming prizes) The
winner for the April edition of Any Given Sunday is Rhys
Turner from Currans Hill. Rhys is only 8 years old and has a really
cool old man who takes him skating all the time...yep that's right his dad is
a skater dude too! Apparently they went down to Canberra to bust out at
all the parks down there during the last school holidays. They sent in 3 pics
and the winning pic was a great shot of Rhys transferring with an "Any
Given Sunday" bumper
sticker stuck across his chest. The pic will be posted on the Any Given Sunday
page currently being kindly hosted at www.rollerblading.com.au
(See below)
For his efforts,
Rhys wins a copy of the new "USD Team Video Australia 2002"
and a USD Lanyard. Many thanx to Paul from USD Australia for being the first
prize giver.
Upcoming
prizes: May - VG19 Vid + Senate Lanyard
June - $40 Voucher to Manly Blades "Online Store"
July - Darxyde Divisions T-Shirt / Sweat band and a United Front Video
August- A Set of FIZIKS Frame.....yep no bullshit!
September - USD T-shirt and Kizer T-Shirt (brand new range)
So I really don't
know why you wouldn't enter. All you have to do is get yourself an "Any
Given Sunday" Bumper sticker and send us a pic showing you or your mates
with the sticker in the pic!
You can currently
get the stickers in NSW
at Manly Blades / Alive! SK8 / Bondi Boards and
Blades......we are trying to get them into Action Inline as well and
also
interstate. So go give your local skate shop a copy of this newsletter and
tell them you want to buy a bumper sticker so you can win some cool prizes.
Send you entries to comps@18zero.com or
mail em to:
18Zero
PO Box 436
Narellan, NSW, 2567
Now....are you
all wondering what's been going on with Planet-X and where the trials are????
Well this is
all you need to know at the moment:
Planet-X have
been working their backsides off on 1800
Reverse Street Active which is touring the country side and recently
was a MAMMOTH success at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. The inline boys showed
em all up, and a soon as you are finished reading this newsletter, you should
log straight onto www.streetactive.org.au
and check out the site. So on top of all the Street Active stuff, Planet-X
have been putting together the Trials and are in the process of finishing off
last minute arrangement with sponsors, venues etc. Hopefully what will happen
is that the trial events will be linked with a Street Active event, which will
mean an absolutely HUGE day, wherever the trials end up around Austalia.
(make sure you
drink lots of Milo and ring 1800 Reverse when you get stuck up the road)
So all you need to
do at the moment is practice your butts off and stay tuned to www.planetx.net.au
and www.streetactive.org.au
for all the latest info.
We have to get all serious
now.......I'm sure you have all seen the crap going on with insurance
companies at the moment and the ridiculous cost of Public Liability Insurance
and even the Doctors insurance company going bust. Well the bad news is that
it impacts on us and our sport as well. Event organisers are finding it harder
and harder to get insurance to cover them for their events and if they do find
an insurance company willing to take it on, they have to put some certain
practices in to place.
This is where you guys
come in. (and I am really looking for the Inliners to show up the tree-killers
on this one)
WHEN YOU SKATE IN A
COMPETITION YOU MUST WEAR A HELMET!
Whether you think this sux
or not is irrelevant, if you think it sux and you know you are going to either
refuse to wear a helmet, refuse to do it up properly or give the organisers a
hard time....THEN DON"T ENTER THE COMP.
I can tell you right now
that ALL Planet-X events have had this requirement put on them by their
insurance company and that goes for trials and the Summer Games and
includes warm-ups, comps, photo shoots, whatever. If you decide to
skate without a helmet, not only is it likely you will be instantly
disqualified but it is likely you may even cause the whole event to be
cancelled. You better believe that the insurance companies are likely to send
a spy out to watch the events and if someone spoils it then the insurance
becomes Null and Void and the event will be cancelled.
And I think it
is necessary to say that the "pro's" and high profile skaters in
Australia have a responsibility to set an example in this area, after all its
you guys who make a living out of the sport and if there are no comps to
compete in and you cant make a living then what?? So lets have all the
inliners out there show that they want comps to keep going and they want
insurance companies to get off the case of event organisers. We will be facing
this exact problem at the end of this year when 18Zero puts on the second
series of Inline Anarchy comps and I am personally not willing to put myself,
my company or my family at financial risk because someone doesn't think
wearing a helmet is cool. The easiest answer for me will be to can the comps.
(ps....any of you guys who
have been
to Woodward Camp would know that you must wear knee pads, elbow
pads, wrist guards and a helmet. This includes the pro's, so if its good enuff
for there....its good enuff for here.)
Speaking of
Woodward.....good luck to Sydney skater Dean Foldi who was lucky enough to
receive a scholarship style programme to Woodward. He will be at the Camp for
the entire 14weeks it is open over their summer. A big thanx to Woodward Camp
as well as Deans sponsors; Roces, Pro-Tec, Kizer, 2nd Regime, also to Spire
clothing who have thrown Dean a heap of cool gear to wear over there. (yes,
Spire has primarily been a skateboard brand but rumor has it they are trying
to balance between the two if possible....ohh well we'll see)
.....and whilst on
America......apparently well known Aussie skater Paul McGreal won a big comp
in Canada recently and scored himself a car. He managed to sell the car which
has given him enuff funds to stay on and rip in the states. This has come
straight off the back of his top ten placing at the Planet-X Summer Games last
year. Congrats to Paul
Snippets
My apologies go to
James O'Connor from www.rollerblading.com.au
for forgetting to mention them as one of the sponsors of Inline Anarchy in the
last newsletter.
A massive thanks to
the boys from "Solid Interactive" web design down in Canberra. They
are skaters and are keen to work with other skaters and companies who need
specialist web design. I say specialist because their work is "da
bomb". They produce kick ass sites with awesome flash designs. They are
currently working on a site for Inline Anarchy and then I'm going to get them
to do a 18Zero site. So if you know anyone who is looking into a website..no
matter what style they want, email me their details @ contact@18zero.com
and I will get them hooked up with "Solid Interactive."
Darxyde Divisions Road Kill video
is out now! I will try and get one for a prize
8 Reasons Video
"The Lost Island" is out now! Thanks to Josh Clarke for donating a
copy as a "roving 18Zero Prize" that means we may turn up to a skate
spot or park and give a prize to someone who is busting out huge.
I did a sticker run
to Alive! SK8 on Friday night and caused mayhem when I chucked out stickers
from Planet X, 1800 Reverse Street Active, Salomon and Dakine...thanx to all
those companies for sending me stickers. Support the people who support you! (ps
can i have some more please for this months sticker run)
Classifieds
A couple of people
have suggested we do some classified ads for you guys to help you get rid of
your old stuff. If you want to send me an ad please include Brand, Style,
Size, Colour, Set-up and a condition rating between 1-5 (1 is crap 5 is
excellent) and how much you want for them.
Yes this is a free service.
So here is the
first one:
Pair Roces Khutis,
Size 11,White/navy blue, $150 or near offer./ condition 4
If you are
interested in these skates, email me at contact@18zero.com
Ok thats it...... do the
following this month:
* Check out the winning pic for April
* Buy an Any Given Sunday Sticker and enter the comp
* Skate your ass off
*
Go into you local skate shop and show them this newsletter.
Remember....if you cant be good, be good at
it
Peace.
I'll be watching........
(Newsletter by Michael Bell from 18Zero) |
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