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Sex scandals, bunga bunga and gossip definitely bummed us out. On the other hand we really got hyped with the Ruby 152, Noemi 155 and Nicole 159 designed by Ricky Style. They’re quality examples of Italian craftsmanship!

Tech features 

– Sandwich construction
– Shape twin-tip, centered stance
– Camber 80% + 20% rocker near to nose and tail
– Two years warranty against manufacturer’s defect.
– Beech and poplar vertical laminated woodcore, without knots and joints.
– Sintered base ISO 7500
– Triaxial fiberglass reinforcement
– 48 HRC steel edges
– 6MA 4×2 Inserts
– Ready to use, high-grade hydrocarbon blended wax by OneBallJay.

You can find the new range of President Boards and the Fishing Club board for sale from October 12th in the following stores:
BOMBOCLAT in Monza
PLANET in Iseo
BOARDSTYLE in Limbiate (MI)
FRISCO in Brescia
and from today at our very own BASTARD STORE.

Alex Sorgente at Tranquillo weekend da paura in september, where he won it all. Thank you Max for the video!

On Thursday, September the 29^th from 2PM to 7PM at the bastard store upstairs space we will host the event fmt.day 03 titled outernet (internet is outside). New event format organized by cfmt that explores pioneering themes and aims to supplying managers the necessary tools to deal and cope with change, in an informal and cooperative context.

PDF downloadable here [italian language only].

P.S. We still have about ten spendable invitations so even if you are not managers associated with CFMT but you are bastard / COMVERT customers and interested in participating to the event please write an email to comunica@comvert.com. You will receive a confirmation email within Tuesday, 27^th.

Friend and architect Lorenzo Bini has a new firm called binocle and we’re looking forward to collaborate on a few very interesting projects…

The firm binocle is launching today an open contest for illustrating the mega chalk board that will camp in his latest project: Spazio 33, wine-bar cafeteria located inside a beautiful park in Oleggio (NO). If you are a writer, illustrator, cartoonist or you simply think you could do a good job send your illustrations as the project seriously deserves it!

P.S. Do they really want to create an innovative skateable path inside the park too?

Today I am so happy because I discovered the new tumblelog of Zamoc. Gems of pure research.

It’s time for the 7th Un tranquillo weekend da paura, the skate contest/music festival on September 15-18 in Usmate.

From thursday 15th at the Bonassodromo in Usmate. And obviously for free!

The program is as follows:

THURSDAY SEPT. 15
9.30 pm – Salmo concert
Young rapper from Sardinia, special guest Dj Slait and Enigma.

FRIDAY SEPT. 16
9,30 pm – Casino Royale concert
New album, new live shows. You can’t miss it.

SATURDAY SEPT. 17
2 pm
Skateboard miniramp Contest B Category with product prizes from the sponsors.
BMX freestyle demo with the Team Frontocean.
9,30 pm – Sud Sound System concert.
The best dancehall music from Salento, finally live in Usmate.

SUNDAY SEPT 18
2 pm
Skateboard contest on miniramp, where the top Italian and European skaters will fight for the 3000 € prizemoney.

We’ll see you there!

The locals at Parco Lambro Skatepark are willing to create an association so to avoid time and money wasting ventures and give advice to local administrations when it comes to building something for skateboarding.

Want to help them out? Join them on Sept.10^th The New Deal – Bowl contest.

Contest starts at 4:00 pm, free skating and warm-up sessions welcome until then, after 6:00 pm concerts with Hot Gangs And The Asylum Ladies, Pico, Red Room, Elefunky, Mexican Standoff, White Collar, Revofever, The Old News.

PS
Did you know that there are two parrotts living in a tree at Parco Lambro?

A few weeks ago I drove through Potenza to specifically see this bridge. Designed by Sergio Musmeci, it was built in 1969 over the Basento river to link the motorway with the historical town centre. The structure has no pillars, merely supported by a continuous 30cm thick surface, twisted in order to form gigantic arches that make a walkable path, thus becoming an engineering and an art masterpiece at the same time. Although the concrete is not  super smooth, I was wondering if any skater has ever tried these transitions.

Just in case, I took some pictures.

Thames & Hudson has just published Total Office Design – 50 Contemporary Workplaces, a 320 pages book edited by Kerstin Zumstein and Helen Parton featuring fifty office projects from around the world.

To the bastard store by studiometrico  the editors dedicated four pages with pictures by Giuliano Berarducci.

The book is now available at the bastard store – as usual – and costs € 30,00.

Edo Paris, store manager at the bastard store, got the cover on 6:00 AM 57, August/September issue, with this big frontside heelflip on the infamous Quarto Oggiaro bumps.
Inside the mag his interview and the bastard ad campaign Our Friends Are Our Heroes that features him.

To top it off, in this same issue interview to Claudio Jep Bernardini (CEO at bastard) for celebrating his 40th birthday.
Bastard summer?