9/29/09 4DOWN IN NORTH CACKA!!! Sorry folks, long time no update! Things are hectic! Kris was in North Carolina this past weekend at 4Down skateshop. He hung out with babies, rode in cop cars, and waved to the crowd. Looks like he is on the Political trail! Thanks to jade, Eric, and baby Asher for a great day!

9/16/09 UPDATE FROM IRAQ! Thats right! Our troops are over there doing their thing for the stars and stripes! Alex sent us another batch of pic of him and his homies at "Operation Dust Pipe"! These guys are fighting for our Country and ripping at the same time! Alex, we salute you and the rest of the troops! Get home safely, and godspeed!

9/09/09 EMERIC HAS LANDED. Emeric is here in California for a bit to ride his skateboard and have it documented via video and photography. Hooray!

9/08/09 "THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT, SO BIG AT NIGHT.." Just got this image from Kris. No, its not extras from "Gleaming the Cube" or even from the theatrical flop "Grind". Its the dudes from Texas Game&Skate team! Its a very interesting line up, but wheres the color? Haha! Keep ripping folks. I will be at Crossroads the next few days. I'll let you know if anything awesome happens.

9/04/09 "THE BITCH HAS WHITE PANTS ON!" Yes, its Labor Day weekend. Super sweet. Long lines at the grocery store and traffic as back up as Richard Gere's pooper! The ever elusive Danny Scher. I never talk to him, and he never calls me so I have no idea what he has been up to besides hair farming. Here is some dated footy of Danny doing stunts on his skateboard. Very Nice!

9/02/09 KING JAMES AND JOHN SMITH. I like me some James Atkin. Dude rips, was raised Mormon, has madd siblings and skates faster than you. Yes James. Here is some footy of him getting awesome in the land of V.D, hookers and bodies buried in the desert.

8/27/09 "DO YOU KNOW THE WAY?" I sure as hell do! Its Thursday, and things have been quiet. Emeric will be in the land of Too-Short, Del, and Ant Banks next month. Oaktown fool! he will be shooting photos for magazine! Whoop whoop! Also, I think you guys are going to be hyped on Fall 09'! The new boards and shirts are top shelf! Hyped! Here is some footy of Emeric ripping!

8/20/09 I KNOW YOU KNOW, BUT MONDAY SUCKS. Hey folks, hope you had a better weekend than yours truly. Here is a dated photograph of kris and it looks like he fall down and go boom on the Carlsbad gap back in the day!

8/20/09 I BE FROM JAMACIA MON. LORD HAVE MERCY! Tami from ZION skateboard shop sent these images in. Its Kris! Homie painted another sick mural, this time its at ZION! It looks super tight! Nice work kris! And nice work Tami for sending in these images! Thanks for the support!!!!!

8/18/09 " LETS GO FLY A KITE." Hey! If you live in Flordia or are around the Tampa area you should go to the moat show happening right now! Kris and Amy are there as well as all sorts of industry douches'! A good time all around! Go there and buy lots of given boards and Kris will personally give you a hug and or a high 5!

8/17/09 "LETS CALL THIS CLASS AMERICAN HISTORY.....X" My man! I love this dude and I have yet to meet him personally! Scotty Moore taking the Edward Norton look to new heights! Ladies, look out!

8/14/09 TEAM UPDATES. Yo! Emeric is recovering from a dislocated shoulder! Get better my man! Fauser was recently in Kansas city where he ran into the human trainwreck known as Dan Pensyl! Kris just got back from New York with lil' Joey Pellegrino. James has been in Salt Lake shooting a article for bliss magazine, and our own Thurman Moore has been working on a upcoming interview for FTK magazine. Last but not least, Danny has been shooting with The Skateboard Mag's Bart Jones for an undisclosed future article! Nice work boys! Summer is almost done! Go to our products page and see our summer catalog. have a lovely weekend everyone.

8/11/09 GET THIS VIDEO IF YOU KNOW WHATS GOOD!!!! Thats right! The TILTMODE ARMY'S "BONUS ROUND" is finally out!!!! Go to www.tiltmodearmy.com You won't be sorry!

8/08/09 "WHAT SAY WE GET TOGETHER AND PAINT EACH OTHER UP?" Here is a piece that Kris did at his homies pad in Texas I believe! Nice job bud! Also hugs and smiles go out to Taylor at Ohana surf & skate and Chris Lonenbaugh for the hospitality! Sorry for no updates, I just moved and my internet just got turned on last nite! Game on!

7/30/09 SUBLIMINAL ADVERTISING... Best slogan ever.

7/28/09 "RON BURGUNDY!" Babies first words! James sent me these images of Razor! I believe that's the little dudes name! His shirt is special in the fact that his dad made it custom for him! Nice work dad! Now all you gotta do is get him a given board! Yeah little buddy!

7/27/09 CHARLIE COMING IN H-O-T! Happy Monday. The demos this weekend with Kris and lil' Joey Pellegrino were super good I hear! Nice work boys! Here is a image shot of San Jose's own Bill Tran. Killer weak sweet!

7/22/09 A CURE FOR BOREDOM THAT'S NOT ALCOHOL OR DRUGS? Thats right! Skateboarding is the cure! This weekend we have Kris and new am Scotty Moore in North Cacalaca! Go check these dudes out, buy some given decks, do the hi-five thing and go home with a smile on your face. Sound good? Oh, pay no mind to the mis-spelling of Kris' name on the flyer.

7/20/09 OH, I'M A HAPPY CAMPER, I LOVE TO PLAY IN THE SUN! Emeric and Steve Fauser will be at Woodward camp Lake Owen al this week in MInnesota! If your around go check out these dudes, they will be ripping, giving away promo, and having big smiles on their faces!

7/17/09 SPRING LOVE, COME BACK TO ME. We are now in full blown summer time, and depending on where you are geographically it could be hotter than hades. Anyhow, our summer catalog is now avaliable. You should buy some of our stuff. Now go skate.

7/13/09 MONDAY IS ATKIN DAY. As you know James is pro for us. Did you also know he likes to have a good time? he is a good shit and I'm proud to be his TM. Here are some flicks he sent me for this website. This post for you duder.

7/07/09 ITS KRIS WITH A "K". Markovich will be here in California tomorrow. He is going to be with Egro, and they have a booth this weekend at the fucking "Doofas Cup".....I mean Maloof Cup. Go see Kris and tell him you want to arm wrestle!

7/02/09 HAPPY 4TH EVERYBODY! All you out there be safe and don't blow off your goddam hands!

7/01/09 ITS BEEN A LONG TIME, I SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT YOU. I know, I have not updated for a minute. So. Anyhow, Transworld was kind enough to give us the " 5 TRICK FIX" that they do on their site every Monday. What can I say, dudes are handling their shit. Check it out.

6/22/09 HELLS BELLS. Went to San Francisco this weekend with some of the DVS team. Had a shoe release party for Chico Saturday, GSD at the new SF park on Sunday. P-Stone and Matt Milligan handled the Bar-B-Que and luke warm billards were flowing all day. Good times for sure. The crew was sick, and the weather was top notch! Thanks to Gabe Clement, Cullen, Matix Tony, Kenny Hoyle and Jimmy Cao for everything. Remember, "You guys ok? I'm concerned for my fellow citizens?" and, "hey, do you know how to get to the I-5 ditch?" BROTHERS forever!

6/18/09 SAY HELLO TO SCOTTY MOORE. This here is our new flow rider Scotty Moore. He is from North Carolina, and I'm pretty sure he says" y'all". All that aside, Scotty is one of my favorite humans, and his talent on a skateboard make us here at Given happy. Plus his overwhelming sense of Inter-Universal stimulus according to the cosmos is un-paralleled. Welcome to the family my friend. Go to the team page and check out his stats.

6/18/09 THE SAN FRANCISCO TREAT. Given will be with DVS this weekend at 2 events! Hooray. If you go to dvsskate.com you can see the GSD flyer. If your in the SF area come through.

6/16/09 THE GUANTLET HAS BEEN THROWN DOWN. At last! Last Saturday in beautiful Downtown San Jose the 3rd TILTMODE ARMY video premiered. "BOUNS ROUND" was a hit! So many good people in one place! San Jose was on full tiltmode, and the army had a blast! The afterparty was all the way live! Thanks to Evs, Halba, Gabe, AB and everyone else for an amazing night!

6/10/09 ME AND YOU ARE GOING TO BE JUST LIKE ROOM MATES. Here is a picture Sally Vitello just gave me. Its her, Paul Sharpe, Luis Cruz, Seu, and Justin Sculte. These folks have nothing to do with given, they are just some cool ass mother-fuckers. I want to go on the "ZUMIEZ COUCH TOUR".

6/08/09 HELLS BELLS. I have been trying to put up the famalia video on this site for the past 45 fucking minutes and I'm over it. Emeric has some tricks in the last part. Nice work sonny. Go here to watch it. Also, Emeric will be at Lake Owen Woodward this week with Nesser. Go! http://familiaskateshop.blogspot.com/

6/06/09 3 % BEER, JOESEPH SMITH, NOW THIS. James! He sent me this flick last nite. Although he is wearing a dumb hat, look at what he's standing next to. I believe its his wife. Nice work James! Thats better than any nollie flip.....EVER!

6/05/09 LISTEN FOR THE GUN CLAP. That's right. If your in the Twin Cities area tomorrow come out and watch the premier of the first ever Famalia skate shop video. Emeric is in it, so go show your support dammit!

6/03/09 WHAT GOES ON IN VEGAS GIVES YOU VD. boo-ya. This is our good buddy Tim's shop/skatepark in Las Vegas, Area 702. They have a website. I's such a dumbass I have no idea how to put live links up. Anybody who does email me at tm-dave@givenskateboards.com If your in the Las Vegas area, its good times. www.skatearea702.com

6/02/09 TIME FOR COOKIE. James. Good dude. If I cant make fun of him being from a Morman family, what can I make fun of him for? The list is too long, so go to the duffs site so you can see all his bitchin' stats and read a interview that most likely does not mention Joeseph smith. Love you James. duffs.com

6/01/09 SPLIFFS AND STREET GRABS..ALL IN A DAY'S WORK. Our new pro Emeric is gonna be having a part in the new "Famalia" skateshop video premiering this week! Here's a little preview. Good job Olu.

The Familia Video PROMO from Familia Skateshop on Vimeo.

6/01/09 SHAKE AND BAKE! That dumb drink that gives you heartburn, er..I mean wings is having its "Manny Mania" shit this weekend, alongside the annual Brooklyn Banks contest. Thurman Moore, our East Coast correspondance skater will be attending both. Good luck Scotty, bring home some of that cheedar.

5/28/09 PEOPLE ARE DUMB. Please give a shout if you can.

5/26/09 THE CARCASS TOSS ALUMNI Markovich is featured on the DVS site for their Wallenberg special. DVS is the main sponsor, and did this little mimi-site for all who have braved the big 4. Kris almost kickflipped that bitch back in the day. Go to the DVS site and check it out. dvsskate.com

5/25/09 CLAP YOUR HANDS AND SAY YEAH.

5/21/09 VEGAS BABY. If your around Vegas this weekend check us out.

5/21/09 GOIN, GOIN, BACK, BACK TO CALI, CALI. Markovich will be here today. lets hope we get along!

5/19/09 SPEND YOUR PARENTS MONEY! DVS makes the best shoes ON THE PLANET! They are having a sale. You should go!

5/19/09 MAMMA NEED CLOTHES! BABY NEED SHOES! We will be in Vegas this weekend.

5/18/09 PARTY OVER HERE. Markovich is the latest post on chrome ball incident. Whats that? One of the best blogs EVER. Check it! chromeballincident.blogspot.com

5/15/09 FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE Have a good weekend folks. Me and my smoking hot girlfriend will do the same. See you on Monday, all 8 of you.

5/15/09 IF YOU AIN'T 1ST, YOUR LAST. This is Scotty Moore. He is from Raleigh, North Carolina. His real name is Thurman. yes, Thurman. My bet is that you will be seeing alot more of this guy.

5/13/09 MORE MARKOVICH. Kris is "memory screnned" in the latest issue of Skateboarder. He's getting mad coverage! He will be here in LA next week.

5/11/09 LETS BE FRIENDS. James Atkin is in town. I haven't seen him much, my girls sick and I'm exhausted. it doesn't negate the fact that James seems like a cool cat.

5/11/09 MORE MARKOVICH! Part 4 of Kris SLAP audio commentary is up now on- slapmagazine.com

5/06/09 MARKOVICH WILL SLAP YOU! Slapmagazine.com that is! Part 3 is up on the site where Kris speaks about his most memorable video parts. Check this shit out, dude has been killing it longer than most! slapmagazine.com

5/06/09 SHANGRA-LA. Yes, back to Los Angeles. I'm so excited to be back I want to stick my eye socket with an ice-pick. Well,no rain here, just smog and despair. Here are some random images from our little jaunt up north. Thanks to the Halba househould, TMA, evs, SD, everyone. See you turds next month!

5/04/09 GOD IS PISSING ON US. We have been back in San Jose now since Thursday, and it has been pissing down rain on the daily. Awesome. Met Nate Jones, he gets hi-fives across the boards for sure. I will put photos up when I get back home.

4/30/09 YAE AREA!!! Thats right, Emeric and myself are off to beautiful San Jose for a few days. Going to meet up with Nate Jones. Ill be updating the blog daily. Whoopie

4/28/09 ALL IN A DYA'S WORK! Kris has "A Day in the life" video segment up on the TWS site. it looks good, so all of yous should check it out. Nice work boss. http://skateboarding.transworld.net/2009/04/28/kris-markovich-day-in-the-life/

4/27/09 EMERIC SLICING AND DICING! Emeric has been here since Saturday, and he's already been stacking photos like Ace Rothestein stacks poker chips! The time has come, its "The Year Of The Pratt", or some shit. Heres a crappy photo I shot with my phone.

4/24/09 TOUGH TIMES. In this economy, you gotta hire who you can afford. Maryjane cat packin' boxes! Gotta earn your keep!

4/24/09 YOUGOTTAGETTHAT! This is a video in the works by the one and only Brett Abramsky, one of North Carolina's finest! This video looks like its going to be all kinds of sick, with lots of North Carolina's favorite sons, especially Brett and Scotty Moore. Check the site and tralior. Cut and past into your browser because Im a fucking idiot and I dont know how to put live links up! http://yougottagetthat.com/

4/22/09 NATE JONES HAS A SEED. This is Nate Jones beautiful offspring Salior. AWWWW! So cute!

4/22/09 LA HERE I COME. Emeric will be here in the land of sin, marks, phoneys, scientologists, riff raff, etc this Saturday! He's coming out here to take care of business. I'm hyped ! Stay tuned.

4/21/09 EVS. One of my oldest and closest friends, Dark Evs. His new tattoo. Wearing your feelings on your sleeve? Now dumb asses don't have to ask.

4/21/09 LOVE TO BONE! Nosebone that is. This is another old gem I found. Kris at the 1990 NSA National AM Championships in Reno, NV. I was actually here at this contest. Me and Matt Wood getting drunk and getting kicked out of casinos when we were 16. Good times.

4/20/09 FEEL THE VIBRATIONS! This is an old 101 ad from about 1991, I found it on some dude's blog. Its amazing. Kris as "Marky Markovich", and he also will make you "jump! jump!" Amazing!

4/17/09 DUH. If you see this watch out. Something awesome is about to happen.

4/17/09 DO YOU KNOW THE WAY? The sign points towards the sky. Why? Its Heaven silly!

4/15/09 RICK"THE FIVE FINGERS OF DOWNTOWN DEATH" ESPINOZA. Ricky is one of the finest humans on this planet. He does not ride for given, but he should. I stole this from the tiltmode site. Thanks Wes.

4/15/09 OUR TROOPS SUPPORT GIVEN! This is fucking amazing! We salute you Alex!! "Dear Given, I am a soldier stationed on Camp Victory, Iraq the biggest base in Iraq! I have about 9-10 months left here and my friend Keane and I have just finished building a half-pipe, what were calling "Operation Dust Pipe". We are both big fans of Given skateboards! Attached to this email are a couple pictures of the half-pipe, and the first skate on it! Were getting alot of media attention from it....its a shocking thing for the army to see, they are still new to skating and BMXing, but we have a cool commander and first sergeant who authorized us to build it, and believe me theres more to come we want to extend one side out, put a spine on the other with some quarters after that! Could you send us some Given gear? Even just some stickers or banners to post up. If you guys want we will keep in touch with you and let you know about new projects and some of the skate going on here! Alex Turner

4/14/09 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! NICE!!

4/14/09 BONUS ROUND! The time is coming for the third TiltMode Army installment! Expect nothing less than greatness from Head Honcho Dark Evs and the rest of the boys! I cant wait.

4/13/09 NORTH GEORGIA SKATEBOARD CENTER! Yesterday Kris and Amy paid a visit to Dalton, Georgia, home of the North Georgia Skateboard Center. The owner is a woman by Loretta, and the hospitality she showed was worth the trip! Kris and Amy got Easter gifts, and Loretta even got Chraliedog a doggy easter basket! Loretta, thank you so much for a wonderful Easter! If your ever in in North Georgia (by Chattanooga) and want to skate a good indoor mini, buy some skateboard goods by folks who do it out of love and just have a awesome time, go here. Loretta and her son Chris will make sure you leave their shop with a smile on your face! Thanks so much Loretta! Given loves you!

4/10/09 SUSIE Q! This is Sue Caballero. Yes, Steve's x-wife and she's flipping me off. Also, as a side note she's WAY COOLER than Cabbie. I know, I know, slander will land me in hell! Gotta love the holy rollers...not really. Haha

4/10/09 HAPPY FUCKING EASTER!

4/09/09 DVS LOOKING OUT! DVS is the shit. Look. They linked Given on their site. Thanks Gabe!

4/08/09 NEW PRO!!!!!! We are pleased to announce Emeric Pratt to Given's Pro Team! Take a look at his team page for his stats. Welcome aboard! Look for Emerics pro models to drop this summer!

4/07/09 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! This is Gabe Clement. DVS TM, father, husband, friend and ripper! Happy birthday!

4/06/09 ALL CRUNK WITH IT! I know I'm a fag for putting up a pic with me in it but fuck, just look at these DVS gold chains we had made yesterday. Ladies and gents, this is Cullen and he is fucking tight!

4/06/09 ALL UP IN THIS PIECE! I'm a turd, and I'm still trying to figure out how to fucking update this website so please bare with me!!!! Vans did some event at Progressive skatepark and given's Kris Markovich and little Joey Pellegrino were on hand to sign autographs and rip! Here are some pics of the dudes with Tony Alva, Steve Van Doren and Mike Deluca.

4/03/09 SKATE AND CREATE. Its TWS's "Skate & Create" contest again, and DVS has been there for a week making magic happen. Today is the last day, and I hope you guys remain champs! DVS is the best!

4/03/09 HAPPY DAY OF YOUR BIRTH! Its my best friends birthday today, and his name is SCREAMING LORD HALBA! He has many talents, being the Mayor of San Jose is one of em', as is doing a plethora of heelflips! Oh, and finding the little man in the boat. Happy b-day bud.

4/03/09 DANIEL PENSYL Pensyl does not ride for us, but he is one of my closest friends. Dude pretty much is killing it at all times. Here he is popping his collar at Sally V's 21st b-day bash. Yeah Pensyl!

4/03/09 JAMES ATKIN I like James because- My Dad's name is James? My middle name is James? If i read the bible it would be the King James version? James Franco is funny in Pineapple Express? all of the above! James, as soon as I figure out how to post live links I will put up some of your goodies. Happy Friday everyone!!!

4/02/09 I STILL GOT IT! I STILL GOT IT! Kris coming through letting niggas know what the hell is up! Check the current issue of skateboarder to read Kris' interview. He breaks it down and crushes some illusions folks might have about him. Word!

4/02/09 SAVE MASON Here are some pics of our boy Mason. Hang in there buddy. Our hearts go out to you.

4/01/09 SAVE MASON Mason McLeod is a 10 year old boy who has been diagnosed with Burkitts Lymphoma, a rare form of cancer. He is currently at Duke University Children's hospital in Durham, North Carolina. his family needs help keeping him there. No giving up here. Given is going to be at a event in Hazard County, Georgia. peep the flyer. Any questions, donations, ect. contact- info@givenskateboards.com

3/31/09 VIDEO HYPE FOOLS!!!! If you guys dont know what the Tiltmode Army is your dumb. The third video is called "Bonus Round", and the boys are in the editing room day and night making magic happen. Not gay magic, video magic! Stay tuned....

3/30/09 My girl was so hyped on our day-glo series she got that shit tattooed on her grill!

3/30/09 MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY! Its going to be a good week! New and delightful things will be happening with us in the next few weeks, so be prepared, keep your eyes open and your ear to the streets!

3/26/09 Kris on ERGO! Holler fools! Gettin that gouda!

3/26/09 Yo! Welcome! Sorry this has not been updated for a bit. Thats all gonna change! Welcome to the new and improved given site. I will be updating it everyday! We are going to be doing giveaways all the time! Stay tuned boys and girls...its about to get fun around here!

2/19/09 The new Spring 09 catalog is up under the products section. Swing in to your local shop and check out the new goods.

2/13/09 Happy Friday the 13th!!!!! It also happens to be Mrs. Amy Markovich's birthday today, so Happy Birthday to her too!!! This weekend Kris will be at Backdoor Boardshop's grand opening celebration. Sunday, February 15th. Check out the flyer below.

1/30/09 If you're around the San Diego area, come check out the Kid's artshow or Nihilist.........or both.

1/30/09 The Thrasher site has some footage of Richie and the boys skating in SD last week. Check out the video HERE.

1/29/09 Here are a few photos from Crossroads and ASR last week. Thanks to whomever snapped these pics......cause it sure as hell wasn't me.

Eric and Ryan taking a smoke break. IN the beer garden??

Kris with a sneak preview of the Spring 09 Given line.

Kris with Dune and Karma.

1/29/09 Here's another video from the Hosoi jump ramp jam. We'll have pics up from last weekend.........soonish.

1/26/09 Kris entered the jump ramp challenge put on by Hosoi and Grind for Life this past weekend. Axe Murderer bitch!!!!!!

1/14/09 Head on over to the ESCAPIST site and enter to win some FREE Given product. If you're in KC, roll down to the shop and check out the new Given goods in person.

1/11/09 Come out to Shelter skateshop in Fullerton this weekend for a demo w/ the Given team. Saturday, January 17th, 1:00pm. Also, be sure to check out Shelter for a full selection of Given products.

1/8/09 We'll be at the Crossroads Retail Show, showing our Spring 2009 products @ Black Box on January 21st. Any retailers interested in setting up an appointment, shoot us an email. SALES@GIVENSKATEBOARDS.COM

1/01/09 Happy Holidays!!!!!!! Remember to check out the upcoming King of the Groms contest at Progressive Skatepark this weekend. Kris will be judging the event and will be in town for a few extra days to film for our upcoming promo video.

12/21/08 A few more photos of the boys from their recent trip to AZ............

12/18/08 Kris will be judging the contest at Charm City Skatepark in Baltimore over the weekend. Here's the info.

12/18/08 The new Oceanside park is officially opening this weekend. Richie and Danny will be down there skatin' and we'll have some goods to throw to anyone who can make it down. Check the flyer...........

12/18/08 Check it out!!!! The new website for HOUSE OF MOUSE

12/15/08 Given riders, Kris Markovich, Richie Belton and Danny Scher have been added to the House of Mouse griptape roster. Our crew joins Adam Alfaro, Kristian Svitak, Sammy Baca, Slash, Ernie Torres, Gareth Stehr, Lizard King, Angel Ramirez, Anthony Schultz, The Nuge and a host of others on the newly formed team.

Every sheet of Mouse grip is a one-off, handpainted, work of art. We'll have photos and purchasing information up shortly. In the meantime, scroll down the news section to check out some of Mouse's amazing work.

12/12/08 Lot's of good stuff going on this weekend!!!! If you don't live here already, pack your bags.

And don't forget about the art show at Swiv Tackle Circus with all of our O-Side homies.

12/12/08 Jerimiah and Steve have been skating around AZ for the past week. Here is a little update from the boys.......

Jerimiah grew a beard.

Fauser got a haircut. There may or may not have been alcohol involved.

Teamwork.

Surprisingly, in between grooming sessions, the crew even had some time to do some skatin'.

Fauser........ pre-haircut.

We'll have some more photos of the trip up shortly.

12/07/08 As promised........ a few more photos from Kris' trip to Tampa.

Mike Aho's stuff was RAD.

DUNE!!!!!!!

The one and only.......Brian Schaefer.

12/04/08 Kris was at the “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall” art show last night. Here's a taste of what was on display............

Kris painted six bottles for the show.

Our friend Todd Bratrud had some bottles in the house. Hot, naked, smurf.........RAD!!!!

Legendary Phillips #2.......... Jimbo.

Sieben was brown baggin' it.

It's about time these guys got there own beer.

We'll have some more photos of the nights festivities up on the site tomorrow!!!!

12/03/08 NS + STC!!!! Get down to Swiv Tackle Circus in O-Side and check out ALL of our homies!!!!! It's gonna be a good time.

12/03/08 Joey Pellegrino will be down at Tampa AM this weekend skating his little 13 year old ass off. Kris will be down there as well and will have some of his works displayed in the “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall” art show. Kris will also be traveling throughout the Southeast for the next 10 days filming for our upcoming promo video. Keep a look out for the boys if your in the area!!! For more info, check out SPOT .

12/03/08 Our Holiday line should be in your local shop by now. If it's not........... HOLLA!!! Contact us using the email at the bottom of this page.

12/02/08 Check out Kris' new handy work!!!

12/01/08 I'd rather be fishing.

11/27/08 Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at GIVEN!!

11/26/08 Here are a few shots from the event at K.adlibs this past weekend...........

Richie was psyched to be there!!!!

Bacon was feelin' it too.

Kris and the boys signed some posters.

Mouse had some SICK art in the shop.

Mouse Grip FOOL!!!!

11/21/08 K.adlibs in Temecula will be having a contest tomorrow with guest judges, and Given riders, Kris Markovich, Richie Belton and Danny Scher. Our boy Slash will be judging as well. Come on down, skate with the guys, get an autograph and hang with us.

11/20/08 Given is shippin'!!!! We've been shipping boards out as fast as we can get them in here. Head into your local shop and rep some Given.

11/16/08 New promo video is in the works. Keep checking back for updates. In the meantime, check out this link from our buddies at Mustache Skateboards.

11/12/08 Our boys Mark and Louie from SK8OLOGY cruised by the office and got us taken care of with some of their displays. Check out the site and support these guys!!!!

11/12/08 Charlie Thomas wrote a RAD article on James Atkin in the latest issue of Automatic Magazine. James, drunken mayhem and SARS. Go figure. You can read the article HERE .

11/07/08 Joey Pellegrino has been killing it lately in the ATL. Four 1st place contest finishes in the last two weeks!!!!!! Not bad for a little fella.

11/05/08 We've teamed up with Allyance clothing for a giveaway over at SKATEBOARDER MAGAZINE. Go enter for your chance to win one of three Given / Allyance prize packs.

11/04/08 Fauser wants everyone to check out "Make It Cry, Boys...." the new album from THE DOWNTOWN STRUTS. Once you've purchased your new Given board, we'll allow you to buy it on Itunes.

11/04/08 Micah has been posting up some videos lately. Here's a sample to check out:

Tucson from Micah Hollinger on Vimeo.

11/01/08 New Given am, Joey Pellegrino, took first place in the "Young Man Jam" at Swift Skatepark in Kennesaw, GA. Congrats Joey!!!! Keep an eye out for Joey's team page to be added in the next few days.

10/31/08 Come on down and hang out at Hensley's Bar tonight to check out the 1031 video premier and see THE HEARTACHES. We'll see ya down there!!!

10/29/08 Kris and Richie were featured on Built To Shred in the "Surf Rail of Death" episode. We made some cruiser boards out of old, cut up water skis. Sounds random, I know. It turned out RAD though. Go turn on Fuel TV and check it out!!!

10/24/08 Richie Belton recently spent some time in Denver with the Adio crew. Check out the photos HERE. Check out the video HERE.

10/24/08 Danny Scher has a Mag Minute over at The Skateboard Mag site. WATCH IT

10/24/08 Given rolled in to Vegas for a week long mission. The team was KILLING IT!!! We're definitely heading back soon. The boys over at Transworld put up some of the photos for your viewing pleasure. GIVEN IN VEGAS.

10/24/08 Steve Fauser got the cover of FORTHEKREW Magazine. Check out their site and support FTK!!!

10/24/08 Joe Pellegrino, father of Given family member Joey Pellegrino, recently had some work done to his truck. Custom made, giant, Given stickers. Thanks for the support Joe!!!!

10/24/08 Kris Markovich, Nate Jones, James Atkin and Danny Scher recently stopped by Furnace skateshop for a Given BBQ. Afterwards we cruised over to the local park for some skatin'. Thanks to everyone who came out!!!

10/24/08 GIVEN SITE LAUNCH!!!!!