CNN reports Skateboarding to better health.

Riders drawn to adrenaline; experts say it's a great workout....read the full story here.

New Backpack in Stock

Our new "Lieutenant Rucksack" just arrived and is in stock. Check out the flyer.

Key details:
-Cynch Closing
-Change from Messenger Style to Backpack.
-Padded back & Shoulder Straps
-Rubber Coated water resistant PU Bottom

Deathbox team rider in Costa Rica

Drunken Lullabies

Check out the New Flogging Molly Video Drunken Lullabies
Patrick Melcher & DEKLINE getting hooked up by our friends. Thanks guys.
If you don't already have it you will need to download RealPlayer

Ethan Fowler will be at....

The High Cascades camp tomorrow. Somewhere in the North West, probably near Seattle.

David Hackett to perform at DTnDT Fest.

For Immediate Release:

1970's SKATEBOARDING LEGEND DAVID HACKETT TO PERFORM AT DTnDT FEST ON AUGUST 28, 2004.

FESTIVAL LAUNCHES TO CELEBRATE SKATE & MUSIC BIRTHPLACE, CULTURE.

July 28, 2004 (Santa Monica, CA) Legendary skateboard pro David Hackett grew up in Malibu, CA. Surfing Malibu point since 1969, he was frequenting all the schoolyard banks and backyard pools of Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica with the notorious Dogtown Z-boys. David learned to ride pools from underground legends Steve Picciolo, John Palfreman, Ray Flores, Tony Alva, Jay Adams, and Wentzle Ruml. He was the first to successfully blast bionic airs on a skateboard out of a vertical surface using a Velcro binding called "Suspenders."

Hackett quickly earned a reputation for being "Insanely Radical." He won the World Title in Jr. Men's Slalom at the Hang Ten Pro Am held at the L.A. Coliseum in 1975, and the U.S. Open Men's Pool and Bowl riding title in 1978 at Kona Skatepark in Jacksonville, Florida. Hackett was the first skater to be sponsored by Alva skates (after Tony). He also won the first Oasis Pro Pool and Half pipe event. Hackett was the highest placing DogTown local (3rd) at the infamous Marina DogBowl contest, and is known for his patented move, The "Hackett Slash".

You can see him perform live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Saturday, August 28, 2004.

During the 80's Hack continued to blow minds by appearing in Powell Peralta's Future Primitive video and "Bomb dropped" off a huge UPS truck in Midday Manhattan NYC showing the future of bio street skating while everyone else was perfecting their "Streetplant." During those days DH was riding for Skull Skates along with Christian Hosoi, Steve Olson and Duane Peters, and had two signature models, The "Iron Cross" and The "Street Sickle."

In 2001, Hackett and Other Legendary Pros from the 70's such as Doug Saladino, Brad Bowman, and Original Z-Boy Wentzle Ruml formed "Deathbox Skateboards" and began a new era in the Skateboard industry by being the first company to offer a full line of unique, wide, skateboards with different shapes and graphics to the market.
About DTnDT News:

While the X-Games will be at the Staples Center the same month, it is interesting that the beginnings of the sport, culture and lifestyle are being celebrated at the same moment in time that mainstream extreme sports comes to town. DTnDT Festival, however, will be the only event to celebrate the original music, art, sport and lifestyle at its birthplace. A solid group of both local and national sponsors are already poised to reach an estimated audience of 8,000 including both inside and outside audiences. Surfrider Foundation, Monster Energy Drink, local fashion and apparel retailers and others are hungry to reach this segment of the youth audience.