Hey you the Jock Steady Crew, show what you do make a blog make a move.. sorry! This is the Weblog of Edinburgh and Glasgow's Focus Skateboard Store. Bringing you relevant news, happenings and random musings, details on some of the fine products we sell and anything else that crosses our collective minds when we should be doing real work. Cheers. Focus 2011.
Someone in their infinite wisdom has decided that over 18's should not be allowed to use the new London Bridge skatepark as it will protect younger skaters from "grooming".
Slightly later than anticipated, the full collection of the Nike SB safari pack has now arrived. Included in the pack is a cap, belt, windrunner jacket, wallet, t-shirt and of course the safari Zoom Tre's.
Just spoke to Adam Mondon about the new Harmony DVD Wolfstadt and a promo copy is winging it's way to us now. We'll be showing it at 5pm in the Glasgow store on Satuarday 1st of September. Wolfstadt features the many skills of Joe Gavin, Danijel Todorovic, Eddie Belvedere, Tony Da Silva, Jak Pietryga, Danny Jack and Glasgows own Jamie Bolland and Paul Silky Silvester. Come check it out.
Just arrived in both our stores are the highly anticipated Zoom Tre Safari. The colourway is inspired by the classic Air Safari shoe and is, in my mind, one of the great sneakers of all time. The original Safari's go for a mint these days but you can have a slice of the Safari action for a much more modest £69.95. Also comes with spare orange laces for a nice little flip. Phone either Glasgow on 0141 548 8777 or Edinburgh on 0131 229 9009 for mail order or buy them right here.
Just received an e-mail from L.A confirming that we are going to be the sole stockist in Edinburgh of The Hundreds. We've been fans of The Hundreds for a while now and we're stoked to be working with them and offering it up to yourselves.
If you missed out on some of the earlier and now almost impossible to find SB's now's your chance, in miniature form at least, to own some. Now in stock in both our stores are these mini sneaker keychains. The attention to detail is superb and each shoe comes laced and ready to rock. We've got Zoo York's, Paris Dunks, Supreme Hi's, DUNKLE's, Jedi's, Homer's, Bison's and many more. Online soon and available instore right now for £5.95
Taking place right outside our Glasgow shop this Sunday 5th August is the annual "Hey you get off my pavement" festival. Organised by our next door neighbours Mono, it's a day long event celebrating the culture and creativity of Glasgow and beyond. There's music by The Aliens, Dananananakroyd, Errors, John B McKenna and many more plus a very special surprise guest.
Thanks to everyone that turned up for the Vans UK team signing in the Glasgow store. A few heads like Danny Wainright and Frank Stevens were missing. Howard Cooke had to get back for a gig he is playing tonight somewhere down south. Olly Tyreman suffered a boken arm yesterday at Dunblane skatepark, nae luck mate. Our mate Tez, trucker and tea drinker extrodinaire was driving the huge Vans tour bus, you wouldn't miss that in a hurry. The weather cleared and they were off to meet the crowds at Kelvingrove skatepark with a ton of stuff to give away. All in all a good day.
The UK Vans tour will be hitting up Glasgow this August with a mighty healthy team of skaters. Danny Wainwirght, Ross McGourin, Ben Grove, Chris Oliver, Howard Cooke, Pete King, Marc Churchill to name a few plus special guests.
