Paparazzied!
January 21, 2006
I'm sooooooo over waiting on lines for free beer...Shad caught me drinking tea at the ASR etnies 20th anniversary party. I owe you some linkage buddy!
No Comply Coverage!
January 18, 2006
Here's an article on the No Comply book that I contributed to. The book is in skate shops now and scheduled for release in major book stores in early February.
Help Beetlejuice's Manager Sean Rooney!
January 13, 2006
From jollydwarf.com:
"Beet saved my life."
-Sean Rooney
Beetlejuice's manager, 36-year-old Sean Rooney, suffered a severe stroke on Sunday. Beetle was the one who actually found Sean after he suffered the stroke. Currently Sean's heart is only operating at 15% and is too weak to endure any more operations. The doctors give Sean a 50% chance of making it through this stroke and a 0% chance if another one should occur. The hospital bills are rising at a tremendous rate and unfortunately Sean is left with no insurance. Sean has a wife and son to take care of, not to mention Beetlejuice with his special needs. If you would like to donate, please do so here. You can email Sean at jollydwarf@webtv.net
Good Things From Real Skateboards
January 11, 2006
Normally I wouldn't post the same skateboarding news you can find regurgitated on every skateboard magazine and skate news / gossip website out there. But this is something, like my Gasbag from TransWorld in December of '05, that means a lot to me personally and makes me proud to be a skateboarder. Thanks Real. Much respect.
Yet Another Cliver Interview!
January 11, 2006
This is the last raw interview I've got for y'all from the failed old school ads TWS Biz story. Once again, Sean Cliver.
Sean Cliver interview
What makes a successful and memorable ad campaign?
Well, from my experience at Big Brother, mud-slinging, boobs, guns, cuss words and piles of crap all work fine and dandy, but you know what doesn't? Big rubber vaginas.
A Letter From Birdo...
January 11, 2006
For the failed TWS Business old school skateboard ads article, Birdo from Consolidated preferred not to answer my questions traditionally, but rather to just write some of his thoughts. The result is an email that I think is pretty rad.
Hi Rob,
I can't really answer the questions you sent me just because Consolidated has never really followed any "marketing strategies or ideas." Though Consolidated is a "business" and we seem to have stuck around for the last ten years, it has never really been thought as one...at least not by the people involved. See, I never saw myself as a businessman. I was just a skateboarder who worked for NHS, who wanted to get away from the politics of business. Early on, we made a decision to focus on what we wanted to do and not just what would sell, to ensure
we would never dread coming to work, but in turn enjoy it.
Andy Jenkins Interview!
January 11, 2006
This Andy Jenkins interview was intended for a January 2003 TransWorld Skateboarding Business article I attempted on early '90s skateboard ads. The same one in which Steve Rocco ripped me a new asshole. The questions aren't that phenominal because I was simply doing quick email interviews to obtain one or two quotes from everyone, so don't expect to read the most profound Q & A ever here.
The actual article never saw the light of day due to space issues in the mag, but in addition to this Jenkins stuff, I got some cool stuff from Consolidated's Birdo and Sean Cliver that I'll be posting the here shortly.
Andy Jenkins Interview
What makes a successful and memorable ad campaign?
Something that stands out and has some sort of worthwhile content to back it up. Not just image for the sake of beauty.
Little Kids Bounce Off The Ground!
January 8, 2006
So today I went skating at the etnies skatepark. Alone 'cuz I'm stranded in Lake Forest. All of a sudden, I see this little munchkin rolling up to the set of 11 like he's seriously gonna do something down it. I was like, "No way! This dude is like five years old and like three feet tall!" Sure enough, right as I grabbed my camera, three tries later, the deal was sealed. Check out how he bounces off the ground. I wish I was that small again.
Jason Lee Is So Hot Right Now!
January 6, 2006
Since Jason Lee and his "hit" show, My Name is Earl are all the rage lately, I thought I would milk it a little by putting up a Jason Lee post in a feeble attempt to get more Google / search engine hits to my website. So if you came here from a search engine 'cuz you typed in Jason Lee or My Name is Earl, I guess your ass got duped! But here's two pictures of Jason I took at an art show in Vancouver in 2004. This way you can't say I didn't give you something exclusive to robbrink.com. By the way, this was the first time I ever met Jason after nearly thirteen years of admiring his skating and watching his part in Video Days. he was a nice guy and looked unshowered.
The Instant Winner
January 6, 2006
The Instant Winner
By Rob Brink
Industria September 2004
Industria was a skateboard trade publication from the people that bring you Kingpin Skateboard magazine. I did a small piece on The Instant Winner for them before the mag went out of business after the third issue. Hardly an epic run. Funny, I work with this guy now. The skateboard industry is weird like that.
Instant Winner is a new skateboard company out of New York City birthed by artist, designer and skateboarder Craig Metzger, who has been responsible for graphics, team development and marketing for some of today's biggest skateboarding companies, including Emerica, eS, etnies, RVCA, Nixon, and Nike.