Author Archives: Dave Nelson
Skateboarding + Advertising
One of the things we focus on at SecretPenguin is making legit stuff for “youth culture”. I feel stupid even categorizing my friends and I like that. But there are too many Ad Execs that take skateboarding and our “lifestyle” and completely misrepresent it. Even some of the larger companies that you think would do […]
James’ Photoshoot + Photos
This morning Sara and I brought our dog James over to Adam’s house for a photoshoot for Malone and Co. with Andrew shooting. It was a lot of fun! We played in the yard, then James jumped in for a few shots, and then he relaxed in the back. EDIT: Andrew just emailed a few […]
New Love
On my way home, I saw that someone added a new “Love” to the Spread The Love piece! I love it! I’d be psyched if people keep adding to it.
AIGA – Meet & Potatoes
We hosted an event for AIGA’s Meet & Potatoes. About 60 people showed, and it was a lot of fun! Huge thanks to Red Bull, PBR and everyone that came out.
Atlanta!
Sara and I went to Atlanta to visit my newly-wedded brother and his wife Cara. It was super fun to hang out with them.
New Skatepark
Kelly McManis giving his thoughts at the skatepark meeting. The city of Omaha is planning to build another skatepark in the La Vista area. 15 years ago we got together and started meeting every week. After 5 years of working like crazy, meeting with the city and other skateboarders and finally getting organized with the […]