Athlete Updates: April 2009
May 3rd, 2009 by fuse
Mountain Dew Athlete Update – April, 2009
Paul Rodriguez
Paul at The Warehouse
Paul was featured this month on entrepeneur.com in an article called “Chief Adrenaline Officers: For these action sports entrepreneurs, the term ‘daily grind’ has a whole new meaning.” The article also features Ryan Sheckler and Dave Mirra along with their business ventures. Entrepeneur.com says of P Rod: “For Paul Rodriguez, the stakes are even higher. At 24, he’s already thinking long-term, mostly because he’s always wanted to be his own boss, but also because he’s a new father. As a brand, Rodriguez started out a step ahead of the competition–he had name recognition before he ever stepped on a skateboard.” The article goes on to highlight Paul’s double X-Games gold wins, the first skateboarder to have a Nike shoe named after him, his shop Primitive and his influence upon young Latino culture. Read the entire article here.
Commercials for the Summer Dew Tour were shot in April at Paul’s Warehouse in LA. The commercials feature Paul, Ryan Sheckler, Greg Lutzka, and Chaz Ortiz skating, FMX star Adam Jones and BMX pros Steve McCann, Daniel Dhers and Luke Parslow. Check out the behind-the-scenes story, video and Paul interview here.
The Maloof Money Cup - the “World’s Greatest Skateboarding Event” - has announced the top 36 street skaters to compete in the 2009 event on July 10-12 in Costa Mesa, CA. Paul will be taking part in the largest pursed event in the history of professional skateboarding.
Paul’s Mountain Dew photo shoot was also held in April. Photographer Ativa Jefferson shot Paul skating some of his favorite spots in LA as well as lots of lifestyle.
Paul also made an appearance on Rob Dyrdek’s MTV reality show “Fantasy Factory.” He won a Vespa.
In support of the upcoming release of PROOF (May 1st), InCase bags has announced a giveaway of Paul’s signature collection of bags - all you have to do is provide proof that you’re a skateboarder.
Danny Davis
Danny was featured twice this month on TransworldSnowboarding.com. Danny Davis: Easy Living in Tahoe is a Transworld interview with Danny, who was at the time home in Tahoe, rehabbing his knee. Danny submitted a few photos along with his top 10 list for being home in Tahoe. Read the feature here.
Danny’s second feature on TransworldSnowboarding this month was a joint interview of him and Mason: Caught Up with Danny and Mason. In this interview, Danny has healed from his knee surgery, finished his 6 week recovery time, and riding in the spring time conditions at Tahoe. Danny also mentions that he’ll be back to filming for the Burton movie soon. Read the interview and check out the photos here.