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My friend Peter Hadfield (by way of Anthem Jackson) is directing a new video called Retirement Home that I’m pretty excited about. So excited that after viewing the first teaser I asked him if I could come on board as an associate producer to help, and he said yes. Sweet!

Peter’s concept is to make a documentary highlighting the golden years of skateboarding and the realization that many skateboarders have to come to once they haven’t “made it” on the pro circuit. It’s about the appreciation and humility that comes with that, focusing on a community of non-pro, “aging” skateboarders that can find instant friends and an instant sense of belonging at a public skatepark. He feels like Strathcona Skatepark is a “retirement home” of sorts for Vancouver skateboarders, and that’s where the idea originally came from.

The film is currently being shot and will continue over the course of this summer, hopefully for a release in the fall. Below is the trailer, I’ll be sure to keep you up to speed with updates in the coming months.

Why isn’t Ty Evans a Club Mumbler so he can share amazing videos that he’s done with you, like this one below?

Remember that one little kid who went pro early? And how he skated like a little kid when he was a little kid but he could do all the tricks? These little kids, Pierce and Chris Brunner, skate like dudes. Amazing.

One of my favourite Canadians, my friend Nardwuar The Human Serviette, interviewed Odd Future a couple days ago. One of the greatest things about Nardwuar is the amount of homework he does to dig up interesting artifacts and information on artists so he goes into interviews armed with the ability to get answers that nobody else could ever get. He’s a genius.

My friend and mentor, fellow Club Mumbler of whom we ripped the name of this very blog from (ala his Club Homeboy in the 80′s), Andy Jenkins is being featured over at Skateboarder Mag. Here’s clip 1 of 7, for our sake I hope that all 7 are of his collection of awesomeness that inhabits his office because it is deep and worthy of a good dig through!

I just wanted to take a moment this morning to thank relatively new Mumbler, Erich Lehman, for fixing the site! We got hacked a few weeks back and if you noticed the site was inaccessible for a minute while we struggled to fix the hack and get it back up. As this has become more of a labour of love than anything for me, I’ve had my head in projects that are putting food on the table for my family and didn’t have time to figure out how to fix this problem that is obviously very technical. Erich came in and handled this beast! He sifted through rogue code and spent many hours making adjustments and bringing this thing back to life so that we can all continue to enjoy it and share with each other.

In short, if you get anything out of this site then Erich should be your new hero. Thank him!

French Fred, you’re going to hate me for this.

I recently inherited an amazing Dacora from my late grandfather. Immediately after receiving it I shot a photo of it (below) on my smartphone with the Retro Camera app I installed on it, then mused over the fact that I might never put actual film into this heirloom. I also thought about the fact that most people who are using this app have never loaded a roll of 120 film in their life… and never will. Thoughts?

Justin Regan has done a ton for skateboarding over the years and is, not coincidentally, the latest skateboard industry insider to go pro in our Honoris Professio (Honorary Pros) program… and his limited edition pro model shoe just hit the streets!

This all happened through a partnership between Mumble, Emerica and The Skateboard Mag, and we owe huge thanks to those last two. Watch the video below to learn about Honoris Professio and see the unveiling (and interviews with almost every Emerica team rider as well as Don Brown, Kevin Wilkins and more) then click the link below to buy a pair for a mere $55.

These shoes were produced in a limited edition of 100 pairs and are only available for purchase through ClubMumble.com

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Please take 5 minutes out of your day to watch this awesome video about the beyond awesome, the one and only, Porous Walker.

Remember last year when we helped turn legendary skate photographer Grant Brittain pro? This year we’ve teamed up with Emerica and The Skateboard Mag to bestow another honor upon another well-deserving human who has done immeasurable good for the skateboard industry.

This past Saturday night we bestowed the honorary title of “Professional Skateboarder” upon brand wizard and mentor-to-many, former Emerica brand/team manager turned Altamont conductor, Justin Regan! There’s more about the launch party and unveiling HERE, stay tuned in March when we bring you a video and more about the shoe, only available for purchase through ClubMumble.com!