Tonight tastes good!

Oh how sweet it is. Tonight is going to be BONKERS! I will need some help with this. Sky 60 tonight. See you there!

GET MENTAL Friday Night @ SKY 60 BIRTHDAY EDITION

Ok friends of COVERT/BETA. We don't always promote our party's on the blog. (Im not sure why we don't) But this one we should all try to make. Its Tommy MOT's B-day bash at SKY 60. Its a 21 and up affair. Its going to the JUMP OFF this Friday. MOT will be 40....DAMN! 40! That greasy haired Dude has been drinking Jager, playing records, slinging skateboards and street-wear since some of you were born! He has put out 6 or 7 records, been signed to a multi album record deal (which abruptly feel through a year later when the label was sold) and went on tour with MOTLEY CRUE. (sounds like a where are they now episode on VH1) So come show some love for the man behind COVERT and BETA and have a drink or two. The music will be banging and the vibe will be tight. DJs on tap will be the GET MENTAL residents MOT and ANDREW SPEAR along side LT. SMASH and JFM.

Sky 60 is located between Tabu and The Social. There is a doorway that leads upstairs. Yes SKy 60 is a roof top bar.

Password for free admission is " 40 is the new FUCK YOU! "

p.s did we mention he is a pretentious bastard?

Nike SB October

Since Austin has the camera I had to take these pictures from Hypebeast. The October shoes are looking good. BobbaFet high(Im not up on my star wars game sorry if its misspelled) Golden Rail and a Gucci P-rod....Come on in sh*t is butter.
Notice the Orange Blazer is not pictured. That is a Saturday release. I will post that up tomorrow when I get my camera back.

RIPNDIP is now available at COVERT skateshop

"You buy shirts HERE now!"

Check out RIPNDIP blog too

Welcome Ryan O'connor to the family

So we just added another brother to the COVERT Skate Team. So everybody put your hands together for Ryan O'connor!!!
Ryan is a big pick up for us and we are happy to have him on the team. Ryan had last part in this summers "Hey Buddy" video
and skates for Zoo York. He also has a t-shirt brand called Rip n Dip. Look for those tees real soon in the shop. Below is a commercial for Rip n Dip. We are also going to add a part for Ryan in the unfinished Covert Video.( I know we already had a premiere but it was not done yet) On a final note. Covert's skate team now consists of Freddie Tan, Bryan Pederson, A.J. Burnett, Marco Lambertucci, Robert Lopez, Ryan O'connor, Alex Perez, Will Durham(owner and ripper) and Tony Saurez (Team Manager)....
Thats a pretty strong line up!!!!! Big things are on the horizon for us all.


RIPnDIP commercial #1 from Grant Yansura on Vimeo.

Contest this weekend at MESH re-post

Some of you might know I was a dj on the first couple of AST DEW TOURS. While I was there I convinced the staff to let me have a contest on the skateboard park course at AMWAY arena. So with a little help from our friends at MESH we started the LOCALS ONLY contest. Here is how it works. There is a Qualifier at MESH. The top finalists in that contest get to skate in the finals at the DEW TOUR alongside a representative from all the local skate shops. That way each shop in town has a finalist and gets represented. It is a super fun contest and its all for skateboarding in central florida. We have a ton of amazing talent here.
So below are the flyers to explain everything. One more thing the finals will be held when the gates are open at the AST DEW TOUR. That means the stands will be packed with a ton of fans cheering on all the skaters. FUCK HATE LETS SKATE!

DVS LUXE X Ray Ban

Old school meets the new school. Fresh in from the LUXX crew at DVS today is this smooth set up complete with the Ray Ban Wayfarer, a timeless classic and necessary part of your get up. The shoe is very clean and made with premium materials. As usual very limited supply and one per customer

FRESH JIVE x Ward Colver

Fresh Jive just came in today and of course it's fresh as fuck. Three styles and sizes are limited, all of which are rare and limited art pieces from the photographer Ward Colver, So get your ass in here before you friend does!

Locals Only Skate Contest

Some of you might know I was a dj on the first couple of AST DEW TOURS. While I was there I convinced the staff to let me have a contest on the skateboard park course at AMWAY arena. So with a little help from our friends at MESH we started the LOCALS ONLY contest. Here is how it works. There is a Qualifier at MESH. The top finalists in that contest get to skate in the finals at the DEW TOUR alongside a representative from all the local skate shops. That way each shop in town has a finalist and gets represented. It is a super fun contest and its all for skateboarding in central florida. We have a ton of amazing talent here.
So below are the flyers to explain everything. One more thing the finals will be held when the gates are open at the AST DEW TOUR. That means the stands will be packed with a ton of fans cheering on all the skaters. FUCK HATE LETS SKATE!

You Suck!

... if you're not rockin the lastest styles from Mighty Healthy. Seven new styles came in today and are fresh as fuck, so get your ass down here and check it out! Pics listed below along with some updated wall pics.

Fall Fresh Jive Just In

Fall Fresh Jive just came in. We have a few pieces of cut and sew, as well as some long and short sleeve tees. Sizes are limited and selling fast, so stop by and check us out.

Supra Vaider Snake High

Here's what you have been waiting for The Vaider Snakes, One per costumer. We received 9 pairs so come on in and check it before there gone.

The shop decks have arrived.

The shop decks Have arrived and come in 3 sizes, 7.75, 7.87, & 8. The 7.5 and 7.62 will be here in a day or 2. They are shaped like girl and chocolate boards. They retail for 40.00 w/ grip. Feel Good Wood made in the U.S.A.!

Pyramid Scheme Video Premiere Expo Party

So the Covert video premiere at MESH was awesome. Everybody was having a great time. Special thanks to Jake, Troy, Simon, Chris Sears, Daniel, Matt, DJ DYER, Ergophobia, DC, Substance, KAYO, MESH and of course COVERT SKATE SHOP was in the house. Here is a link to the MESH blog Pyramid Scheme The Covert video is actually being finished now so stay posted for the free download.

Pyramid Scheme Best Trick from Mesh Skatepark on Vimeo.

Can't Ban The Snack Man.

So stop frontin'. Volume 1 here for free. Volume 2 here for 4 bucks. What, son. You forgot about Quartersnacks!?! NYC skateboarding at its realist.

He's Possessed To Skate

What 'cha know about that there boy! Suicidal Tendencies from '86! Peep lil' Steve Caballero with that front side air in the tight corner of the pool! (Around the 2:50 minute mark) Shit is most official. And don't forget Natas with the ill acid drop out of the window! Now go skate!

Does Anyone Still Focus Their Boards?

Oh snap! John Montesi in the new issue! Oh what, you don't know who Montesi is? It's time for school, son. Now pick up your required reading material and get to class!

SUPRA NS silver skytops + Cubans +Vaiders + Suprano High

Nike SB trainer and Verona Slip Quick-strike

Yo, we got a Quick strike Trainer and Verona Slip on this week.

DEERMAN DARK WOODS

How fun is it to skate Jersey barriers? Well I guess when your soul is possessed by you know who it doesn't matter. You just do what your told. I heard these guys have a limited shoe coming out from Emerica. Hmm Maybe they really did sell there soul to the DEVIL. Don't say Deer Man Dark Woods three times. Unless you want to join the BARRIER KULT. If I were you I would just settle for this. Now listen to your parents eat your veggies and say your prayers. Enjoy!

A Visual Sound From Stereo

This weekend.

This is a big weekend. We are having our parking lot sale with BETA, Etoile and of course COVERT... Bring cash.. Everything is on sale including NIKE. BUY some new kicks and a tee then pimp it at the SPOILER ALERT art show at the CITY ARTS BUILDING downtown.

Marco Lambertucci ITALY

So the COVERT video is coming along nicely. It actually looks like we are going to make our deadline of September 8th.
Heres a clip of our super bad ass Italian rider Marco Lambertucci courtesy of his filmier Sergio. Yeah we worldwide son... or at least preparing to be worldwide..Marco and Sergio will be here in November to skate and film. Enjoy the clip. Guys when you get here you will have Diamonds and Bacon waiting for you!!!!! HOLLA!!!!!!

Nike SB accessories and gear

Thanks to highsnobiety for making it easy to blog the new NIKE sb accessories. Hit the link and peep the picture. Thanks guys!

Public Enemy x OBEY

OBEY bombs have dropped! The Limited Public Enemy collabos are here. Peep highsnobiety
I saw P.E. at JJ Whispers. Awesome show! Chuck D was in full effect (note the slang) and Flava Flav tripped on stage. Chuck chuckled a bit and Flava popped up like nothing happened. It was funny. Anyway they have been sampled a million times. P.E. represents hip hop the way it should be, raw and political! FIGHT the POWER!!! Here are some pics of the P.E. shirts. We also got in the lace locks. The jackets will be here soon. Too hot them shits now anyway. Also there is all the other art driven OBEY tees that are still in the box. Damn. No pictures but rest assured the shit is dope. Come Peep don't sleep!