That’s right folks, our very own Clay Martin is a finalist in the Alliance Battle Royale Method contest. He submitted a bad ass Method to BS 180 that would have made Jeff McKee proud, and now he’s one of the top three finalists in the running to win the whole thing. Check out the video right here:

Now here’s where you guys come in: go to the Alliance site and vote for Clay. This is democracy at it’s finest, people; you have a voice, now let it be heard. If we can come together, we can lead Clay to victory! YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN! VOTE HERE!

Voting ends on November 20, so get in there and show our boy some love. And congratulations, Clay…if Teleprompted Anthems were the Wu Tang Clan, you would most definitely be Method Man.

Well, it looks like our boy Jason Hudson is quickly becoming the guy to know if you want some wakeboarding media love. I just saw a story on the infamous Randall Gap in Wilmington, along with some sweet shots of Nick slaying the beast while we were filming for No Name Losers. Nice job Jason and as always, thanks for the shoutouts. Check the story out at Alliance’s website.

While we’re on the topic of No Name Losers, I figured I’d throw in an update. I’m just about finished gathering all the bonus material so now I’ve just got to tighten up the intro and we’ll be ready to drop this bad boy. If I had to wager a guess, I would say it will be available in about two weeks. Thanks for the patience and hopefully you guys will be psyched on the final product. Plus, it wouldn’t be a real wakeboard movie if there weren’t a bunch of delays getting it released, right?

So yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve updated the site, but I have a legitimate excuse this time. For the past two weeks, we’ve been scrambling trying to get the movie ready and on Saturday night, all that hard work paid off and we premiered No Name Losers to a packed house at Diesel Downtown in Wilmington.

I think I can speak for all of us when I say that the premiere went much better than we could have ever hoped for, and we really appreciate all you guys coming out and supporting what we’ve been working so hard on for the past few months. Last week was one of the longest and most sleep-deprived weeks of my life, and not to get too cheesy, but hearing everyone cheering and going crazy while the movie was playing totally made it all worthwhile.

Now that I’ve had a minute to catch my breath, I have to spend a little time tightening everything up for the final release. Everyone’s been asking when the movie will be available, and it shouldn’t be too long. I’ve just got to get all the bonus features together and work on a few small edits and we should be good. Be sure to keep checking back for the details.

Once again, thanks so much to Rob at Empire Wake and to everyone who came out on Saturday night. I heard that there were over 300 people in there and that it was the best night the club has ever had under the current management, which is pretty crazy to me. So thanks a ton for being there; it really did mean a lot to Nick and I and all the riders.

For those of you that missed it (or don’t quite remember how everything went down), Jason Hudson took a ton of pictures and posted them on his website. He also did a killer writeup of the night for Alliance, which can be found here. Be sure to check those out and laugh at how I get progressively drunker/more ridiculous as the night goes on. Thanks for the shots, Jason.

Here’s a preview of what to expect…I would like to think this was pretty late in the evening, but who knows?

More updates, more often…Pretty excited for everyone to see the final product. Just for good measure, why don’t we throw up that trailer one more time?

Well folks, here it is…for almost a year now, we’ve been working on our first full-length project and here’s the final, super-official trailer. “No Name Losers” is the first team video for Aussie Island, a bad ass little shop in Wilmington that we all happen to ride for. Chris and Dean at Aussie Island are awesome guys and have been pushing wakeboarding in the area for years, so it made sense to team up with them and document all the riding that goes on around here. We’ve also gotten a ton of help from the fine folks at Slingshot Wakeboards, Smith Optics, Wake Riders Connection and East Coast Wake Park, so a big thanks goes out to all those guys.

When it’s finished this Fall, the entire video will be available to watch and download for free right here. It’ll be nice and convenient and you’ll even be able to put it on your iPod or iPhone.

Of course, for those of you that prefer to watch stuff on the big screen, there will also be a two-disc special edition DVD available, which will not only include the video, but a whole bunch of bonus stuff like alternate edits, DVD commentary, every web video we’ve ever done, and more. The special edition DVD’s will be available at Aussie Island and through an online store that we haven’t even begun to think about setting up yet.

We’re also really excited to announce that the movie will premiere next month in Wilmington at the annual Riverfest afterparty, which is the Atlas Wake Series’ grand finale. Be sure to round up all your friends and drag them out to Diesel on Saturday October 3rd; keep checking here and www.empirewake.com for more information on Riverfest and the premiere.

Thanks so much to all you guys who actually read the blog and watch the videos…we definitely appreciate it and hope everyone is pumped on the movie when it comes out. Check out the trailer and keep checking back for more updates.

Dear Sir or Madam…

You are a huge piece of shit. I can only hope that on your way to the pawn shop, you get abducted and power raped by a gang of grizzly bears and have to walk 15 miles back to safety after they’ve had their way with you. I wouldn’t piss on you if you burst into flames right in front of my face. If your first-born child ran out in front of my car, I’d run them over, back up, run over them again and then send you the bill from the body shop after I got my bumper fixed. Eat shit and die.

Sincerely,
Brad

In case you haven’t caught on yet, someone stole Clay’s board, vest and rope. Keep your eyes out for a 2009 Slingshot Response 142 with D3 bindings and a black Aussie Island sticker on it. These assclowns also got his vest, a medium Oneill Revenge, and his rope, a white Accurate A-Line with a Proline Synthesis handle. If you see these guys, kick them in the balls. If it was a chick, you can just punch her really hard in the face. Trust us, it’s cool in this situation.

Hey doodz…Sorry for the radio silence lately, but we’ve been scrambling working out some final details for a few things. Check back here over the next few days, because we’re going to be dropping some bombs on you guys really soon. In the meantime, check out a picture of a trailer (hint hint) that looks like Eddie Murphy.

Before I met Chris Hopf, I would see his name on End of Rope Gang and wonder to myself how you were supposed to pronounce his last name. I mean, no offense, but P and F aren’t exactly two letters you see paired up very often. Was the P silent? Was the F silent? Either way, that would mean at least a quarter of the dude’s last name was for decorative purposes only, which led me to belive one thing: the guy was a weirdo and shouldn’t be trusted.

Well, I was just being silly because when I finally met Chris I found out he’s and awesome dude who’s got a knack for building rails and then showing them who’s boss on his wakeboard. He was the mastermind behind the Wake Farm, a legendary wake park that has since seen its last session (which we were there for; keep an eye out for some footy this fall), but Chris has got some new stuff up his sleeve near Greenville, NC and from what I’ve heard, it’s going to be awesome. He just started a little blog where you can see the progress at the park, so check it out and bookmark it, because I have a feeling that you’re all going to want to see what goes down at this place. Tim Boyer goes out there quite a bit and he calls me all the time saying it’s going to be the coolest thing that NC wakeboarding has ever seen. Check it out:

www.eastcoastwake.blogspot.com

Before I go, I want it to be known that I absolutely DO NOT condone anyone calling the town of Greenville  “G-Vegas,” but I had to come up with a title and that’s all I could think of. Do as I say, not as I do, children.

Well, we’ve had a big past couple days around here…we’ve officially moved into the post-production stage of our new project. Of course, we’re not really out of production yet, but that’s a minor detail and who really cares about those anyway?

As you’ll see above, I’ve started editing Barnes’ section and the rest of the crew is soon to follow. Keep your eyes and ears open because it won’t be too long before we unleash all the details about this whole damn video and you know that you don’t want to be the last person on your block to get the scoop.

As some of you may or may not know, the Atlas Wake Series blew through Smith Mountain Lake a while back. My recollection of the event is fuzzy at best, so I’m psyched that Jason Hudson was around to document things. Dude’s been shooting with the crew down in Wilmington for just about a year now and he’s gotten some pretty awesome stuff of everyone. So much awesome stuff in fact, that Jason is pretty much the official Facebook Profile Picture Supplier to Teleprompted Anthems. I’m rocking a new profile pic from that weekend and it makes me look way cooler than I’ll ever be in real life, so thanks Jason.

Here’s a little taste of the stuff he got that weekend at SML. If you want to see more, check out his photo gallery of the event at Alliancewake.com or head on over to his website, Jkellerphotography.com. He’s got a ton of wake stuff on there, plus surfing, motocross, really hot girls, and a bunch of other pretty photography stuff.

PS – That last shot is of Lake Norman’s very own  Stephen Pierce. Dude straight up killed it at SML and walked away with a first place in Open. For the past few days, Clay, Ronnie and Barnes have been at my house in Davidson trying to get some shots for the video and Stephen has been nice enough to let us use his boat for filming and riding. Thanks Broseph!

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