Lee Smith rolled into NHS on Tuesday with TM Jake Jones and did a little product pillaging. On his behalf, he was very hestitant to take more then a couple boards and a couple tees... and so I asked him "Have you been here to pick out your own product before?".
He said "No, I haven't". That means get a big ol' cart, fill it up and get on with your day. He had fun checkin' out all the old school graphic Tees Santa Cruz brought back as well as lookin' at his new board (EZ Money) before it gets sent to the shops.


We introduced him to the working force of NHS and he is a super cool dude! NHS veteran employee and director Pat Burke had a couple things to say to him "So you're 'Easy Lee' Lee, right? You've had the best selling board in recent years... and you're real big for a skater."

Lee Smith on the tap

The countdown is on... Just back from the AZ training facility, the next Santa Cruz Skateboards Team Tour starts May 25th! Emmanuel Guzman, Flo Marfaing, Alex Carolino, Henning Braaten and numerous special guests will be traveling all over Europe (& even Russia!) to skate their you know whats off! Don't miss this!

Click here for the Enduro Commercial!
Here's the crew on location a few months back!

Henning Braaten co-stars in the first ever independent skate movie from the Nordic countires of Europe. The Neighbours project has been going on for one and a half years and is filmed in Scandinavia, southern Europe and California.
"We wanted the world to turn their eyes our way" director Geir Allan Hove says. "The media is too much domainted by American skaters and brands, whereas our skaters have the same talent, but not the same fame and opportunites. We hope this video can play a part in making it fairer," Hove says.
Neighbours will be distributed in the USA, Europe and Japan this spring so try to get your hands on this one SC fans.. or just anyone looking for something fresh and new in a skate movie!

Lee Smith is back in the states folks, if you are not up to date, Lee has been living it up in Spain for the past year and is fluent in Spanish. The "boss" is in SF catching up with all his boyz( and girls). On the 20th we all meet up in LA for some TV stuff, then back to AZ to finish up an Easy Money commercial..if you see the "BOSS" buy him some drinks,you owe him!!!
- Jake Jones

Santa Cruz Skateboards is pleased to officially welcome Jason Jessee back to the family and the team!
Vet’s Division Commanders, Tom Knox & Eric Dressen, made the suggestion to get Jason on. Dave Freil talked to him and said he sounded into it, so Knox and I drove out to meet Jason at his Watsonville warehouse to pitch the idea of him joining the Vets Division. Jason showed us what he’d been up to - building one of a kind choppers & crazy metal sculptures and battling over the rights to his life story documentary titled, "Pray For Me".
After a little friendly persuasion, he agreed - as long as we understood that “it’s not going to be easy to work with me” - that was back in September 2005. Eight months later, Jason’s debut model on the Veteran’s Division titled “Rape of Liberty” is due to release this month.
Jason’s re-issue boards continue to be some of the most sought after boards ever released by Santa Cruz Skateboards. His Veteran’s Division model is sure to carry on the tradition.
If we can get a hold of Jason, we hope to have a web bio up on www.santacruzskateboards.com sometime soon – stay tuned.

Phoenix am was held this weekend. Marius got 10th place!!! He qualified 1st in the semi's with an amazing line that in most peoples opinions should have won it for him!!! Marius rules!!!!!


Every one and their mothers came out here to enjoy the sun and festivities. Kendall and Satva came down to hang out with us,we ate some really good food, watched all the kiddies jump down the contest rail and had a hell of a time!!
Good Times! JJ
Lizard King and Marius holdin' it down

TM's that rage together well... rage together. Satva and Jake showin' the young buks how to get it done!