“Inside Tahiti” used a special 11-lens, the same used for Google Earth. A couple of surfers strapped the 25 pound hard drive and camera on their backs and then drop in at Teahupoo.
Balls..
As Dunny mentioned, we went down and saw Ronnie Renner break the record for jumping a motorcycle on Friday, and then on Saturday we went and caught up with a bunch of friends at the ADICUP. Two really great events pulled off by two companies that know how to represent.
Pictures from both events are after the jump. (more…)
UPDATE - Just a little look at what The Wifey, Beans and I saw Friday.
Wait until you see the new Red Bull Cola and the little extras they put into bringing it out to the public.
The Wifey, Beans, Ace and myself are heading down to the Santa Monica Pier tonight as our boy Josh Greenberg and Red Bull have put together another Red Bull Experiment, this time with Ronnie Renner trying to break the highest air ever attained by a motorcycle.
Photos to come..
On August 16, 1960, Joseph Kittinger jumped his last Excelsior jump, doing so from an air-thin height of 102,800 feet (31,334 meters). From that nearly 20 miles altitude, his tumble toward terra firma took some 4 minutes and 36 seconds. Exceeding the speed of sound during the fall, Kittinger used a small stabilizing chute before a larger, main parachute opened in the denser atmosphere. He safely touched down in barren New Mexico desert, 13 minutes 45 seconds after he vaulted into the void.
The jump set records that still stand today, among them, the highest parachute jump, the longest freefall, and the fastest speed ever attained by a human through the atmosphere. Somewhat in contention is Kittinger’s use of the small parachute for stabilization during his record-setting fall.
Red Bull is doing it big once again. Atlanta’s got next (schedule). Click here for more details.
Video after the jump
[Pic via Redbull USA]
The Red Bull Experiment continued as Kevin Robinson broke Matt Hoffman’s BMX record.
Can you imagine dropping in on that ramp?
I got a call from our boy Josh over at Red Bull on Saturday inviting us down to the Kanye West show at The Staples Center. So Ace and I headed down and were able to see one of the most talked about and hyped concerts I can remember hearing about in a long time.
With so much hype and praise that I had heard leading up to this show, it was hard to go in open minded. But the show did not disappoint. Kanye puts all of himself into the show and you can tell how important this is too him. He gets hated on for his cockiness, but the dude wants to be the best that ever lived, and I can’t fault him for that. Why not strive for greatness?
One of the things about the whole experience that stood out to me, aside from the performances, was the crowd. I have been to a ton of concerts in my life, and I’m not sure if I have ever been to one with such a diverse and hip crowd. It seemed to me that people from every race, color, culture etc was representing at the show, and that is a statement as to how powerful music can be. Hats off to Kanye, Lupe, N.E.R.D. and Rihanna for a great show and big thanks to Josh and Red Bull for inviting us down to the suite for this one!
Our boy Shawn over at The Offside Rules put up a great video that covered the Red Bull tailgate party last weekend at the Home Depot Center. There is also a great picture of the shirt we did with Red Bull that he has posted. Check it all out at The Offside Rules.
