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June 14th, 2009 ESPN, Southington Connecticut Demo/Signing, Skate Straight
It's been a whirlwind of non-stop events, especially with Skate Straight. I've been traveling to schools all over presenting my program. Filmed two more Skate Straight promo spots. Flew out Friday morning on a Continental express jet directly into Hartford Connecticut. Was shuttled off in the PIAS van and went directly to the ESPN headquarters, was an amazing time and felt surreal to be there. The next day was an early wake up to the demo at YMCA Camp Sloper. Tucked in the hills of the outskirts of Southington CT this was a nice skatepark. Kids were amped, music filled the air, and the skating was great. From there it was onto the amphitheater to perform my skate straight program. I've done this program all over the planet literally but this was one of the most scenic locations, had a lake behind me, the crowd was on bleachers in the woods. After the presentation it was then on to host a skate comp. After a product toss, then an interview with the local paper, and an awards ceremony I was again shuttled off to the after party/in-store signing at 5pm. The lobby filled up and it was a great time. Lots of kids were sporting my new Struggle Bunny skateboard so it was a nice bonus in connecting with the kids. After a impromptu guitar jam session with the shop owner John we closed the evening with a nice dinner including the whole crew of PIAS Skateshop. It was then back to my hotel and onto a plane the following morning. The road has been good to me thus far this summer, check tour dates for more info. My book Doug Brown Skateboarder is being published and should crop up this summer in major book chains and libraries across the states, I'm pretty stoked on that project its been quite an experience. Also I've been filming video journals that are now available in the video section of this site and www.dougbrownskate.com. Special thanks to Janet, John, Tyler, everyone at camp Sloper and all the skaters that came out to the events. Until next time... Doug
7:44 PM
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