Our friend, Marc McCrudden sent us over the premiere poster that Erik Lundberg created for the upcoming Drop Premiere in Sweden. If your Swedish, then you understand the sign above, and they hope to see you there. If you're not, then you probably don't have the 75 Kronor to pay the admission anyhow.

"DISSECTING NORTH AMERICA'S FASTEST RACE"

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The voting for the Motion Boardshop video contest is now open. There are lots of videos to watch and get the stoke flowing, just be sure to vote for your favourite. Follow the link over to the Motion Blog to cast your vote:

Motion Boardshop Blog

Well he's not the most celebrated skater in the world, that's Adam Colton according to LongTreks press releases earlier this year, but according to the recent Dregs ad, Biker Sherlock is the "most interesting" skater in the world.

If you've enjoyed the Dos Equis Beer ads in the past, then you may get a kick out of the most recent Dregs ad coming to a Concrete Wave near you.

Poster by Scott Harrison

On Sept. 12 the escarpment surfers will take over Toronto's famous poop chute to throw a slide jam. The event will start at noon the day following the board meeting. If you plan on heading to Toronto to join in on the board meeting you need to stick around for this because its not one to miss. There will be a slide competition with tons of prizes. This is a great event to come to if your a beginner and wants some help and advice with your slide-fu. Prizes will be provided by Comet Skateboards, Longboard Living and Hogtown. Check out the facebook group for more info:

Slide Fu on Facebook

We recently sat down with Andrew Mercado over a few beers and rapped about his new move to Sector 9 as the Brand Manager of Gullwing Trucks.

For those of you that don't know Andrew, he's an outspoken advocate for keeping "the skate" in longboarding. He grew up on Thrasher Magazine, and he doesn't particularly care for non-skater run companies. He's big on tradition and he probably knows the history of skateboarding better than you. He's been mentored by several industry insiders, including most recently Jerry Madrid, and he's recently branched out as a consultant of several brands, including the new truck company he helped start with Brandon Stewart called Caliber Trucks.

[SS] - Andrew, thanks for taking the time to fill us in on your big upcoming career move... first off, where have you been working?

[Mercado] - I co-founded Caliber Trucks with Brandon Stewart... and worked with Alasco, as well as Madrid, and have been doing my own thing with NoFuture.

[SS] - So do you have to drop all those projects?

[Mercado] - Pretty much, except for a few small projects here and there. I'm on good terms with all of them and have helped find folks to fill my shoes.

[SS] - So where you moving to? and when's the new gig start?