There are a lot of different energy drinks out there, and most of them seem to consistently be battling for the top spots in people’s hearts. For me there has always been a clear stand out, and it’s because they have always lead the pack, and done things different. Red Bull does taste awesome, but more than that, they spend their money supporting the activities that I love. I could go on for a long, long time about all the awesome events, projects, and concepts Red Bull has funded from Manny Mania events to Project X, but I think this clip really shows a love and passion for your supporters. This Minnesota X Red Bull clip takes embracing winter hazards to a new level, and I think is a perfect example of true passion for being creative within skateboarding. Thank you Red Bull for being inspirational. I can only hope more companies follow in your foot steps for their sakes and to continue to push action sports to new levels.

Kid is nuts, enough said!

Friday was full of fun. BLACKLIST put on a rail jam in front of the shop courtesy of ROME SDS. They brought out a van, some snow, a box, and filled up the parking spots directly in front of the shop. Aside from a silver echo who decided 2hr parking meant all day is ok, the event went off really well. A lot of people came out, had a blast, and definitely showed that there is a thriving snowboard scene in Greeley. I shot a few photos of the event before rushing off to The Farm for the evening skate sessions. (click through to flickr for download)

As usual the skate sessions went off at the park, however I must give huge props to Buggy and Bryce for destroying everything they tried and both bagging some serious bangers for the evening.

Yeah that’s an alleyoop backside flip wallride from buggy out of the 4ft quarter into the 12ft wall… This kid is nuts!

And Bryce brought out some crazy style with this frontside footplant rocking the tall socks and knee pads in true vert skater style. It was a great day with lots of skating, snowboarding, and friends.

And to end it all here is a photo shot by my friend Stephen Denton of Caleb from Reliance skateboards rocking a shirt I designed for them about a year and a half ago. It’s always fun to see people rocking the stuff you work on, especially when they’re doing a bluntslide kickflip out.

The guys over at Cypher 13 have done some seriously inspiring work for me. A little over a year ago they knocked out these rad self portraits and today I decided to make one of myself. While their faces are composed on circles mine is created using lines at the signature 20˚angle and one rotated an additional 90˚. I’ve been having some brain farts in the creative department while trying to recover from this sickness, but this was good to get the creative juices flowing and re-focused for some new branding and identity pieces. I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Tonight at The Farm I tried to, but was quickly found incapable of skating due to having bronchitis. Since I couldn’t skate, I decided it would be a good night to get out the camera and shoot a photo or two. Turned out I only had one flash with batteries so I made the best of the situation and tried to grab a little taste of the session down the 3 flat 3. Julio stepped up and stomped this huge pop shuvit with way too much style (yes this is the photo of the land). Also note the new BlueBeanie sticker he’s repping. Make sure you get yours and shoot some pics of the places you’ve added some fun to. I’m working hard on updating more so keep checking back often for lots of great things that are on their way for this coming year.

The second round of Official BlueBeanie stickers just arrived in the mail from StickerRobot today. As usual they did and awesome job and I’m pumped to ship these out to any of you who want some. 2010 is bringing a lot of exciting things, and this is a great way to get it started. Be on the lookout for a lot of new branding and identity projects, logo designs, more apparel and product design, and some new, very fun, Official BlueBeanie pieces releasing over the next couple months.

Merry Christmas and Thank YOU to everyone who has made 2009 such an amazing year. There have been so many amazing things happening, huge changes from all directions, and it all makes me even more excited for 2010. Thank you for being a part of all that BlueBeanie has become and I truly am grateful for everyone’s support and encouragement. I’m humbled by how great you all how been, please let me know if I can ever return the favor.

I just finished up and turned in my skateboard design for the Bordo Bello skateboard art fundraiser show that will be happening this coming Friday the 11th at the Andenken Gallery in Denver. There are over 250 different boards going to be there from a lot of amazing artists from all over the US. I’m honored to be a part of this event and hope that everyone will come out and support the cause. Here’s a few shots from my design “Old Man, New Sea” I hope you enjoy.

I just helped launch a site and develop a logo for moore-love, a campaign in support of my good friend Elijah Moore. He’s been through some crazy stuff recently and this video should help explain it all a little more. So when you get a chance head over to moore-love.com and buy a shirt or make a donation to help him and his wife Joy amidst these crazy but miraculous times.

Trisha and I sure took quite the unexpected hike the other day. We decided to make an afternoon trip to Rocky Mountain National Park, as fall is coming in quick, and neither of us had been there before. Living in Colorado for nearly 6 years, within an hour of this place, I feel ashamed to say I had never gone until Tuesday, however, man am I glad I did, and I’m grateful for the awesome company I had along the way.

Right as we entered the park the trees were mind blowing. They seemed surreal as they were so gold they nearly glowed. We hopped out of the car and took a little trip into the meadows to enjoy the beautiful weather and scenery.

A little farther up the road we hiked into the woods to see what we could find. Not too far in we came upon this great stream that Trisha sat by for a few soaking in the wonders of the wilderness. It’s such a blessing living in Colorado and being able to enjoy the city, yet so easily escape and feel like you’re thousands of miles away from anyone. This was one of those places for sure.

As the day went on we stopped a few more places but in general just continued up and up. Soon enough we found ourselves well above the tree line, in tundra, wind, and snow and well out of breathe. So we took a few photos and quickly realized it was probably best for us to turn around and call it a day. The view from up so high was amazing and well worth the lack of feeling in our toes and wind burnt lips and noses. If you haven’t taken a day to just get away for a while, I highly recommend it. The experience was fun, refreshing, and humbling. Sometimes we get so tied up in the simplest and insignificant things, so take a hike, seriously, and get some fresh air and maybe more importantly a fresh perspective. Winter’s coming quick, don’t miss out on your chance, and please share the story if you don’t mind.

If you have your own beanie placements to show off or have spotted others around, add them to the flickr group here. Or feel free to email them to me at ihadfun@bluebeanie.com with the subject BlueBeanie Sightings and I’ll make sure they find their way to the group soon. If you want some stickers of your own leave an awesome comment and I’ll make sure to send some your way!