Absinthe's Neverland Premiere
Oh...before I get going, Laura Hadar and Corey Bolo hosted the premiere of Peepshow behind the Salt Lake City shop FICE on a DIY projector against a building.
It was quite cool. Absinthe loves Utah, and Utah loves Absinthe. We are lucky enough that they have premiered their movies in Salt Lake and Park City (usually days apart) for several years now. Justin Hostynek and Patrick Armbruster have consistently put out amazing videos. While videos like Pop, Futureproof and Optimistic have blown minds and upped the ante, last year's Ready got a resounding "meh" from audiences. However, the team pooled their resources and Neverland has once again put Absinthe at the top of the heap.
Salt Lake City is in an enviable position for many reasons, not the least of which is the amazing terrain and huge talent pool. The greatest thing for me is going to these movies and having all the kids rally around their friends like Cale Zima (local favorite, sweetest kid in snowboarding!), Phil Damianakes, Bode Merrill, and Dan Brisse. We are a lucky city to have all of these great riders blowing up (and those are just some of the guys!), and to watch them be supported by all of their friends makes me proud to be a local.
I won't ruin the movie for you, but I will tell you that Dan Brisse's BUILDING TO BUILDING GAP is incredible, Nicolas Mueller continues to be one of the most creative riders out there, Wolle Nyvelt gets down with the NoBoard, Travis Rice is a kook with jaw dropping skills to back it up, and you will want to say you knew who Bode Merrill was way back when.
Also, if you haven't checked out The Levitation Project, do so now. Great group of people, super talented crew of riders.
Last night we went for sushi (I have no idea why, but there is a big sushi/snowboard connection...) and toasted to Halloween chairs. A prediction, not a hope. Salt Lake City continues to be the place to be!
~Heidi
It was quite cool. Absinthe loves Utah, and Utah loves Absinthe. We are lucky enough that they have premiered their movies in Salt Lake and Park City (usually days apart) for several years now. Justin Hostynek and Patrick Armbruster have consistently put out amazing videos. While videos like Pop, Futureproof and Optimistic have blown minds and upped the ante, last year's Ready got a resounding "meh" from audiences. However, the team pooled their resources and Neverland has once again put Absinthe at the top of the heap.
Salt Lake City is in an enviable position for many reasons, not the least of which is the amazing terrain and huge talent pool. The greatest thing for me is going to these movies and having all the kids rally around their friends like Cale Zima (local favorite, sweetest kid in snowboarding!), Phil Damianakes, Bode Merrill, and Dan Brisse. We are a lucky city to have all of these great riders blowing up (and those are just some of the guys!), and to watch them be supported by all of their friends makes me proud to be a local.
I won't ruin the movie for you, but I will tell you that Dan Brisse's BUILDING TO BUILDING GAP is incredible, Nicolas Mueller continues to be one of the most creative riders out there, Wolle Nyvelt gets down with the NoBoard, Travis Rice is a kook with jaw dropping skills to back it up, and you will want to say you knew who Bode Merrill was way back when.
Also, if you haven't checked out The Levitation Project, do so now. Great group of people, super talented crew of riders.
Last night we went for sushi (I have no idea why, but there is a big sushi/snowboard connection...) and toasted to Halloween chairs. A prediction, not a hope. Salt Lake City continues to be the place to be!
~Heidi
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