the homebase x chris cole s wear test giveaway

Tore through the shoes you got for Christmas with all this Spring-like weather? Maybe you flat spotted your wheels on some cinders during a session? Well thanks to DC and Chris Cole, we’re going to hook-up a Homebase shopper this February.
Step 1: Stop by Homebase and pick up Chris’s new pro model, The Chris Cole [...]
5boro “join or die” premiere in nyc & the 610

5Boro Skateboards and Homebase’s 5Boro pro, Dan Pensyl proudly presents their newest full length skate video, “Join or Die.” The NYC World Premiere is on February 16th at Santo’s Party House so get your ride to the Big Apple ready now. The local 610 premiere will be at Homebase on February 24th for those who [...]
huf x haroshi x here. . . get here.

The HUF x Haroshi x DLX collaboration is now available at 15 shops in the world- including Homebase. We’re giving our dedicated in-store customers a chance to pick up what they need and then after this weekend we’ll put the remaining stock up on our online store.
If you’re out of town and looking for something [...]
bobby hundreds on sopa

I was working on the 2nd half of my Agenda post when I went on The Hundreds blog to find all the images were blacked out in protest to the Stop Online Piracy Act. Instead of looking at photos of my trip to California, take some time to read one person’s take on SOPA and [...]
while you were sleeping: 10th anniversary premiere of “city without spots.”

“Thanks to everyone who came out last night to celebrate a video project that set me on a 10-year path to try and do-right by the skateboarders of the Lehigh Valley.
Skating, traveling and becoming life-long friends with guys like Eric Potts, Andy Mack, Steve Hencheck, James Gleason, Dave Hill, Josh Novak, Matt Kayes, Ray [...]
10th anniversary premiere of “city without spots” tonight at homebase

Andy Vasquez literally made this happen. He reminded me 2012 was the 10th anniversary of the “City Without Spots” premiere.
V’s been working on the second issue of his ‘zine, “Equivalents” featuring drawings based on the Bethlehem Skateplaza. The ‘zine will be given out on Friday night at the 10th Anniversary premiere of “City Without Spots,” [...]
10 years of getting to know knowno

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of my closet friends since way back.
Since Liberty High School courtyard sessions, since trips up to West End Skatepark, since homemade Hometeam610 t-shirts, since filming for City Without Spots, since weekend trips to Boston posting up on Erich Hornungs stoop watching Steve to Lu-Kang kicks, since Styles West slanging Timberland [...]
city without spots: 10th anniversary premiere

For those who were there, those who have come into the fold and for those who will be here for the first time. Thanks to Andy V for reminding me what we were doing this month 10 years ago that brought us to where we are now.
Words by Andy Vasquez:
“It’s hard to imagine skateboarding [...]
huf x haroshi x homebase

HUF partners up with Tokyo-based Artist Haroshi and bay area skateboard distributor on a limited edition collaboration. This collection is being carried at only 20 selected spots in the United States so we’re very honored that Homebase was selected to be a part of this project.
Haroshi has a beautiful process that has taken him [...]
wishing you a very merry christmas 610

The 2nd Biggest Sale of the Year begins the day after Christmas. . . .
know a skater in need? we know some people who want to help.

Do you know a young skater who absolutely LOVES skateboarding. The kid who is always out skating even if their board is totally thrashed but never complain about it? They don’t say much because they’re so focused on learning new tricks regardless of how many times they fall?
Maybe their parents are going through a hard [...]
lost soul x b.a.k.u. deck release party tonight

Lost Soul. BAKU. Deck release. Video premiere. Pizza. BYOB. TONIGHT. HOMEBASE. 8PM
100 gift bags & a $100 gift certificate. free. tonight.

Hope to see you all out tonight at 5pm in front of 505 Main St. Bethlehem for our Live Advent Calendar performance.
We’ll be giving out over 100 FREE Homebase Gift bags and 1 lucky winner will find a $100 Homebase Gift Certificate in their bag!
Don’t be late! The whole performance will be done by 530pm.
homebase live advent calendar performance. . .what’s a live advent calendar?

I’m sure there are all kinds but the Advent Calendar I’m familiar with is a little book with a picture of a building that had 25 windows. Each window could be popped open giving up a little piece of candy for each day I patiently waited for Christmas. So what’s a Live Advent Calendar?
It’s a [...]
sb chronicles, vol.1 is online

We out here. Where are you? Are you watching?
Thank you Nike Skateboarding. Sorry out web-cam feed wasn’t working.
nike sb chronicles, vol.1 premieres tonight! do not be late.

DO NOT BE LATE. SB Chronicles is premiering all over the world through the power of this contraption called the Interweb which is allowing Nike SB to debut this monster of a video on location in LA, NY, in over 200 skateshops and thousands of houses around the world so the video is DEFINITELY STARTING [...]
the sb chronicles, vol. 1 premiere: december 3rd

** I apologize, for the banners saying Friday Dec 3rd- the 3rd is Saturday**
I figure Nike should tell you about their new video we’re premiering at Homebase THIS SATURDAY. . .
“The SB Chronicles, Vol. 1″ is the new feature-length Nike SB video project. It is the first of three films in the “SB [...]
and the winner is. . .

It was a close race between Trevor Rabb and Matt Pepe for the Most Interesting Quote Contest but at 8pm when we took the final count it was 15 to 14. When all was said and done Trevor Rabb came out on top.
We tweaked his quote a bit to make sure we didn’t rub anyone [...]
i don’t always shop, but when i do… i shop local.

It’s finally arrived- Small Business Saturday.
This movement is not important just because a credit card company is running tons of commercials for it but because it makes total sense to support businesses that make the quality of your life better. Ones that understand the needs of the community because the people who own and [...]
black friday weekend has begun.

Here we go. The Black Friday Weekend Sale at Homebase has officially begun.
It was non-stop for our 2 hour pre-sale tonight. Thanks to everyone who came out to catch a deal early with us instead of standing in line at Best Buy.
So here’s a quick rundown of what we have going on since there was [...]
the most interesting contest: vote for your favorite quote!

A week ago we posted up the details to our “Most Interesting Contest in the World” and asked you to give us your best skateboard related quotes similar to the Dos Equis beer commercials featuring The Most Interesting Man in the World.
We made this version and will be giving it away on Small Business Saturday [...]
everything goes black: $25 shoes

This is the last week leading up to Thanksgiving and of course, the Black Friday Sale at Homebase so naturally we were saving the biggest Pre-Black Friday Sale for last. . .
All the shoes that were marked down to $50 have been dropped to $25. All the shoes we’ve been doing for 25% Off have [...]
homebase halloween skate jam: funky’s edit

Funky came down for the Halloween Weekend and like he says, “He was getting there.”
Peep some more pictures from the “Longies” who came down on the Kuato Lives Blog.



