Mimi Knoop http://www.mimi-knoop.com Skateboarder • Artist • Stirrer of the Pot Fri, 18 May 2012 18:19:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Copyright © Mimi Knoop 2010 mimiknoop@gmail.com (Mimi Knoop) mimiknoop@gmail.com (Mimi Knoop) posts http://www.mimi-knoop.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Mimi Knoop http://www.mimi-knoop.com 144 144 Skateboarder • Artist • Stirrer of the Pot Mimi Knoop Mimi Knoop mimiknoop@gmail.com no no B4BC Team shoot in Malibu! http://www.mimi-knoop.com/2012/05/18/b4bc-team-shoot-in-malibu/ http://www.mimi-knoop.com/2012/05/18/b4bc-team-shoot-in-malibu/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:18:02 +0000 Mimi http://www.mimi-knoop.com/?p=2351 I went up to Malibu this past week for the B4BC team photoshoot. After living in California for 10 years, I somehow have never visited Malibu, so it was cool to finally check it out. It’s always inspiring to hang out w/ women from other action sports, so I was stoked to spend the day w/ Courtney Conlogue, Elena Hight, Allysha Bergado, Sage Erickson, and Hana Beaman! Thanks to Blair, Erika, Crystal and the rest of the B4BC crew!

Here  are some of my iPhone pics from the shoot:

My day started by waking up to this.. Thanks again Malibu Beach Inn for the hospitality!

Time for a surf! These girls are gnarly in the water..

It was cold! Thanks for the pic, Blair!

Allysha and I with our hoopla whips!

We each got one of these to play with for the day. Fun!

We bombed this hill like 100 times..

Hana and Elena busted out some moves!

Courtney, Elena, and Allysha hanging out

I got run over by Courtney & Sage on the bike, but I got the shot!!

Cheers to a long but fun day!

 

 

 

 

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Here are some of my pics from the day:

FS grind on the mini!

Chad Bartie with a lofty fs ollie!

Dave Duncan was there on the mic! Yeah Dave! Mike & I donated decks to the charity raffle.

Zane Timpson rips! Big fs boneless on the mini.

Bethany Hamilton speaking to the crowd! She was inspirational!

Mandatory group shot!

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Marching band..

Big bright colors everywhere.

Neal Cordova, professional acrobat, dressed up and jumping as a giant nose.

Giant Lite-Brite being constructed out of soap bottles!

And it works!

Coolest dude ever! Meet Noah Applebaum.

Here’s the sink. And the 2,000 ballons!

They went everywhere!

Quite the set!

The final scene involved some confetti.

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We started the evening off by visiting the 9/11 memorial. Here’s a pic with the NYPD in front of the new World Trade center building. Never forget!

Then I met up with these guys! NYC locals that took me on a skate adventure through the city streets.

Apparently my wheels were too small and hard to keep up, so Cami let me borrow some of her longboard wheels.

Then we hit the streets!

We caught a ride for a block or two behind a truck. The driver didn’t seem to mind.

A quick drive-by New Jersey!

Longboarding stunts by Sol and Cami.

Still going!

We skated for miles.. literally! Check out this awesome map Alt made of the night and where we skated:

We ended the night at an art show. Fun times!

Then I finally made it back to my hotel!

 

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Here are some pics I took at the event:

The calm before the storm.

Steve Van Doren and I helping set up before the girls arrived. Goodies for all!

These girls ripped!

Lorena Lima was there- Check out her skate school she runs in the city!

A little skate action from some video footage. Rock n’ roll on the quarter.

Group shot. Thanks to everyone for coming out!

 

 

 

 

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Fastplant at Bucky’s. Photo: MRZ

 

 

]]> http://www.mimi-knoop.com/2012/02/11/2012-superbowl-coverage/feed/ 0 I got married.. (kind of) http://www.mimi-knoop.com/2012/02/06/i-got-married-kind-of/ http://www.mimi-knoop.com/2012/02/06/i-got-married-kind-of/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:28:21 +0000 Mimi http://www.mimi-knoop.com/?p=2195 Last week I went up to L.A. for an acting/stunt double gig as a skater bride on a new TV show called, “The Wedding Band” (to air on TBS this summer/fall). I got to work with Melora Hardin (from the Office) and Brian Austin Green (from 90210) along with many other cool people. Skaters Danny Mayer, Paul-Luc Ronchetti, and Skyler Sorenson were on the cast with me as well. It was weird, but a fun experience! My friend Lisa Whitaker came and shot some photos on the set (thanks, Lisa!)

My own personal “Skater Bride” trailer.

The ramp

Veil testing.. (it kept flying my face while skating)

Director’s meeting with the big time actors!

Our skate crew! In full wardrobe ready to go..

Go time!

 

 

 

 

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