We are proud to share with you our 2011 Spring Line!! We have featured artists of the Lehigh Valley, including: Ray Gurz, Matthew Burrows, and Dane S. Thompson. We also have an artist from down south, James Clower. The theme of this spring line centers around a minimalistic feel with many different colors. Tank tops will be released in the beginning of MAY! A lot to look forward to. To order our products, check out the ONLINE STORE. Here's a little preview:
v-neck model
We also have a limited line running with an awesome marketing company called, Air of Expectancy. We have 4 products running with them: two tees, one tank, and a snap back hat. The theme involved with this line goes back to our motto of Allowing Nothing To Interfere with your dreams by staying strange.
A few weeks ago, one of the best American alternative rock bands released their seventh album called Waisting Light. David Grohl, his holy beard, and the rest of the band are back and seem to be in the best shape yet. You can get a glimpse of the new album with their song Rope, live on Letterman:
You can tell that they made their latest album's TV debut in Beatles fashion, a technique that never ceases to amaze anyone. Waisting Light seems to be heavier than the past albums, which was a main goal for the band. They claimed that they wanted to be a rock band again, and they are proving it as they created this album in David Grohl's garage!
It is with our pleasure to extend a warm welcome to new team rider BENJAMIN TAYLOR. Ben is from the 610 Bethlehem and a big part of the community. He is our second rider from the Lehigh Valley (following the infamous Jimi Hendrix look-a-like AJ Rogers). Ben is 16 years young and has an unreal style. We are stoked to have Ben join the Enlightenment of the Strange as he will be a stand out skater in the years to come. Cheers Ben.
Ben is also a businessman himself as he maintains a website called GET SIKED where he features different skaters from the 610 local crew and exposes them to many different outlets in the skating world. When I asked Ben what he has planned for the future, he simply said, "I don't know just yet but I need to be skating." That was a very solidifying answer if you ask me..
To commemorate the recent Simply Anti winter season, we would like to show you two videos of team riders Luke Sahagian and Woody Smith doing what they do best.
Rrrrriba everyone. It is time to get your hairs growing. We will be having our 2nd annual Strangest Stache contest that will be celebrated on Cinco de Mayo (yes the 5th of May). We recommend you stop shaving your upper lips and let the natural heavens of greasy facial hair fall on top of your mouth. YES! it is time to save food for later in your face mops and it is time to let go of all dignity to represent yourself as man/woman who possesses the STRANGEST STACHE.
If you cannot grow facial hair for certain reasons, we encourage you to stick or draw a fake stache on your upper lip and have a strange day. Rules are written above.
Its Friday baby! This could be the best time of the week. It may have been better if it weren't 42 degrees and raining, but I figured it was a perfect time to write a blog about a close FAMily member of mine, David Chrobuck.
Photo Credit: Sean McQueen
David recently joined the FAM about 2 weeks ago when he contacted us saying that he enjoyed the Strange culture and that he was an avid photographer. What's better to do than invite him to the production lab and have a quick meeting with him and get to know him a little better. Right off the bat, he sold it to us as he proclaimed hilarious quirks about who he is and why he not only loves photography but also skiing.
Photo Credit: Andrew Keller
Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, David attained the lifestyle of a dedicated skier as someone who would rather be in snow than in 75-degree weather. This, you may say, is strange, and, yes, that is why we love him. He is someone who is completely dedicated to what he does and allows nothing to interfere with his dreams of skiing and shooting epic photos not only for us but for the world as one. David has been an amazing acquisition for Simply Anti. He has created some amazing sequences with AJ Rogers at the Bethlehem Skate plaza, he has taken some awesome stills of our new snap back hats with perfect angle, and he has also been a really good friend with his humor and dignity.
David's Masterpiece
Cheers to David Chrobuck. Enjoy your weekends and remember to Stay Strange.
Rich, David, and I spent a joyous afternoon at the Bethlehem Skate Plaza with new team rider AJ Rogers. This was right after AJ introduced himself by throwing two 360 flips in a row.
Morning cats,
I think you all know AJ Rogers by now. He is a fresh, young stud in the skating scene in the Lehigh Valley. We immediately got to meet up with him this past Sunday to get a nice sunny day of promo. He was more than willing to show us a few flips and things on his board and amaze the plaza with his persistence and mellow attitude. Here are a few features that we collected of AJ during the course of 45 minutes:
360 flip over gap.
Blunt to Axel Stall 180 out
Not only is AJ doing some tricks on the playground for promotional purposes, but he has also entered the Philly Am Pro Jam this month! He will be in the sponsored division and will be reppin' Simply Anti to his fullest. Come out and support AJ; this is a big deal! Date is April 30th. For more details, check out the facebook page. Oh, and I think one more sequence is in order...
The Volcano
STAY STRANGE.
Many thanks to our new photographer David Chrobuck. He has been a major contributor to our recent exposure.
It was a very successful last week. We had many participants in the music contest. We also recently acquired our new INSANE skater Anthony Jordan Rogers. Yesterday, at the Bethlehem skate plaza, AJ showed us about 5 sick features that will be posted here in a few days. Stay tuned for that. Check out a little clip:
Did he land it?????
In the mean time, we have decided the winner of the Music Monday Contest from last week!!!! The winner of the contest will be receiving a free tee as well as stickers and a bunch of other little goodies. Through all of the awesome entries, we had to come up with one winner. And the winner is...
ALEX ZOOK! He gave us a great entry of a ton of new alternative/indie/electronic artists who introduce sick new sounds. Among them all, we enjoyed the artist, Oh Land, the most. Born in Copenhagen, Nanna Oland Fabricius (stage name: Oh Land) made her US TV debut on the tonight show with David Letterman. She is known for her pop, electronic, and experimental sounds coupling with her strong sex appeal. Check out some of her great clips..
Oh Land is currently touring the U.S. as the supporting act for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. She has two released albums titled Fauna (2008) and Oh Land (2011). Stay involved with Oh Land; she is making a big rise.
We have great news to share with you all. We have recently acquired some local talent to the Simply Anti Skate team. His name is Anthony Jordan Rogers, from Easton, Pennsylvania. We are so pumped because AJ crushes it all over the the Lehigh Valley. We promise you; this isn't an April Fools joke..
I first met AJ during the Redbull snow event, the Easton Rail Jam, this past February 2011. I got a real good feel from him when he approached me at our promotional table co-hosted by 610 Homebase Skateshop. He was a real jolly guy who seemed ecstatic about anything in extreme sports. I figured he was a good skater even though he stands well over 6 feet tall. Just see for yourself in some of his videos. He kills it.
It was perfect timing really. Just as we were discussing how we were in desperate need of a local skater from the Lehigh Valley, AJ gets in touch with us. We are so pumped that he is now with us. Everyone keep your eyes peeled; AJ is dirty.
Very excited to be back to Music Monday,
