Soldiers Brand Pays a Visit to the Playboy Mansion

Soldiers Brand Reigns Supreme: from Xgames to Xrated. 

As the week of nightly debauchery and decadence, paired with the daytime mantra of 'do work' came to a close, the whirlwind that swept over Los Angeles, known as Summer XGames, was finally drifting out of sight.  Though xgames officially ended sunday after Rally Car, for those of us hardened souls, and seasoned veterans of nightlife, just as the festivities began in true Hollywood fashion on the infamous Sunset Strip with a blowout party at the KeyClub, 120 hours later the Games, and all that comes with this the greatest showcase in the Action Sports World, would end right where they started: on the sidewalk in front of the KeyClub at 9039 Sunset Blvd.  

Thus XGames 14 would not really end until Steel Panther (formerly MetalSkool) played the last notes of Paradise City and demoralized the last drunken chick who showed her after-market silicone parts on stage.  When this inevitably happened, and the doors to the club slammed shut marking the end to this great adventure for most, we were left with 1 question unanswered: who really, truly was the overall champion, reigning supreme at the end of the weeklong games? With xgames being a literal who's who of the action sports industry, and the most talented athletes in the world surrounding you, how does one determine the grand champion?  Easy.  When you get invited to come and spend tuesday morning after x-games, on your way out of town, at the PLAYBOY MANSION, then in my book, you just won!

This might have something to do with the fact that Andy Maness, my wife Shasta, and I (crosby) of Soldiers Brand, Inc. a new outerwear and apparel company from south lake tahoe, ca, were the only one's to receive such an invitation to set foot on the hallowed grounds at 10236______ rd (they said  i can't use the real address).  They could have invited anyone they wanted in the entire action sports world, and they chose us!  Obviously we must be doin' something right to earn this distinction.  So here I am to I announce to the world that we did it, Soldiers Brand was at the PLAYBOY MANSION!!!! 

the 2nd most famous front lawn in america

imagine what u get when you drive this car.

yeah there are actually 3 beds in the grotto, and no my wife was having any of my pleas.

kickin' it in hef's personal game room at a blackjack table that is as old as he is, and a rug that is from the beginning of time

Heather says 'what up' to one of the spider monkeys in what is basically a zoo that surrounds the house

recognize this name?

the proof is in the pictures on the wall...the benefits of having a private gym

andy and heather blocking my picture of heather's white monster truck

i think that says 'crosby, come back whenever you want.'

skate superpark pics

check 'em out, let us know what you think.
notice rune glifberg's 1 footed mctwist with no helmet, no pads, that
is hardcore-period.

All Wheel Peel: XGames Rally Car Final

It took 21 minutes to get from Altadena to the Home Depot Center and apparently thats some type of record. Having never been to or driven in the greater Los Angeles area I was given the keys to the Maxima and told go fast or go home. Upon entering the venue I proceeded to the Fuji Heavy Industries tent to see what kind of goodies they were supplying to the masses. To my dismay there was nothing left to be had but bad fake tattoos, strike one. We quickly snagged some bottles of augua off a table and headed for the main event and after being herded like cattle through a metal walkway we found ourselves viewing an epic display of all wheel drive superiority. The first thing we saw was a Mitsubishi Lancer flipping end over end after shorting the jump...apparently they didn't get the memo that 43 mph is not enough to clear it, has to be 46. Dave Mirra BMX pro and shit reality Tv show host drove a broken whip to get to the semi finals but crashed after shooting to far to the right. Ken Block and Travis Pastrana were to face off but a compelete electrical failure in Block's car at the starting line ruined that epic battle. Pastrana faced Tanner Foust once again in the final round but this year emerged victorious. There was an abundance of gorgeous blondes, smashed up Imprezas, and lil homies stoked on eyes full of dust and the roaring thunder of catless exhuasts. If you aren't interested in rally car you really should be and if you don't chew Big Red then f@$k you! We'll be back at Summer X next year and every year that it continues to happen as long as rally car is an event and Subaru continues to dominate. Oh and to the Xtreme Employee who threatended to have me arrested, spitting on a Emo band poster is not a crime, its my civic duty.

My Friend Charlie:98 degrees street level

YEAH, we are back after a 48 hour hiatus with what might very well be the final post from the Golden State. Its been one hell of a ride and as far as first impressions go Hollywood grabbed us by the throat slapped us twice and then bought us a stiff cocktail. Thanks to Jason Arnold, the tattooed saint of Los Angeles, we spent Saturday lounging on the roof of the Standard Hotel being serviced by nice ladies. 12 stories above street level in downtown is a great place to be mid afternoon if you've got Illena waiting on you. We've run into our fair share of characters in our day but this adventure has been chock full of grade A talent.We can't throw up some of our best pics thanks to a overzealous security guard who promised to make sure we didn't post anything he didn't ok but just think loose tops on 100% silicone. Special thanks to Charlie, The Key Club, Hollywood Ink, and Chonos for keeping it real.

Soldiers on Sunset: An epic L.A. story Day 3

Roxy Employee and some new friends we made him.

-Well today was an interesting one. Spent most of the day making new friends at Hollywood Ink but that will come later. For now all that I can share is that the Roxy was easy times with pretty good people. 36 Mafia made a three song appearance before going home to polish their oscars and god knows what else. An quick detour and it was off to the famed Hills of Hollywood to cause some debauchery. Whats up is what I can show ya, I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

I haven't met many people in L.A. yet but these ladies sure were friendly. Its nice to know that not everyone in this godforsaken wasteland lives up to the horrible hype that is usually associated with it. One thing I have discovered that no matter WHAT women are always between the ages of 18-22 here, crazy.







The dangerous duo, known not for crime fighting but usually causing the crime. Chief Danbo was in textbook form and General Crosby suggested they take it back to the old days and destroy a condo, none were to be found.





We did however find Beverly Hills and the residence of the Dingo and some other characters. Apparently Dyrdek just bought a house up the street but we didn't feel like getting shot with the net gun to find out. Drama's girlfriend called him a bunch of times but he didn't pick up so she had to settle for a warm slice of couch or something, Hollywood good times.

If you weren't keeping track I think there was 4 legit name drops in there and hopefully enough generally useless information to make you think,"I scrolled down as wasted precious minutes of my life for that?!" We'll be back tomorrow with far more interesting material and triple the photo content because as we learned tonight, not everything we shoot is ok to put online.

Thanks to Big Vern for posing for so many photogs with the girls.

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Soldiers Brand, Inc.: Soldiers on Sunset: An epic L.A. story

Soldiers Brand, Inc.: Soldiers on Sunset: An epic L.A. story

Soldiers Brand, Inc.: X-Games 14 live from Los Angeles, CA

Soldiers Brand, Inc.: X-Games 14 live from Los Angeles, CA: "links to this post"

Soldiers on Sunset: An epic L.A. story

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So heres a few that should get you started on your daily diet of thousands upon thousands of words. Normally I would type a novel for you to read most likely with very interesting story progression. You know some story structure with a protagonist. Oh there I go rambling, best just let the pictures do the talking on this epic battle of Soldiers vs. The City of Angels(angels meaning 65% of the country's most useless human beings) CAN'T WAIT TO MOVE HERE! Anyway I thought I'd have a nice lil progressive timeline of photos and I'll be trying to post every single day to keep ya'll informed of what we're up to. Most likely its gonna be NO good.

We Beat L.A. here. It was sweet. Unfortuneatly I forgot my rollerblades so I
perform my Liu Kang quadback tuck 1440.














Rob ran into some early morning trouble. What a thing to witness. Yeah Crunchy Bob!


bonus video of the day:

X-Games 14 live from Los Angeles, CA

Here we are at X-Games 14 in sunny so cal. since none of us are going to be competing in any of the televised events, i have to keep you informed on the progress of our competitive efforts through the blog. DIngo has tapped out, or so it seems, as we have neither seen him, nor heard him speak coherently since 3:56am thursday morning as he was revoking his invitation, or request for us to come up to his house and keep the party going. Its a damn shame that thursday must have been a fuckin' rough one for poor old dingo-face. tryin' to juggle all those invitations, offers, and subsequant commitments, and then still finding time to indulge in the uninhibited debauchery that is customary when he graces us with his presence. something about aussies that just makes you want to..;.
while the rest of us are enjoying summer, recovering from injuries, or just partying at summer x, soldiers brand team member nick poohachoff is hard at work winning contests, slaying powder booters, and once again reminding you that he is better at jibbing than you will ever be.

stopwatch read: sleep=2 3/4
active duration endurance=74 1/2
you can figure out what those numbers mean on your own time, i got work to do. check andy maness' blog for more info, videos, and hilarious shit.
our new statistic is name drops. no more counting hours. we all know who is gonna win this one.
quote of the week "its ok, I am with Lil'Jon" Luke Tremb____
(sorry brother but i had to do it to you. thats for telling me that i couldn't hang out with you, and your crew, because I am not cool enough or something." I still love you dingy, its all in good fun.

andy maness is hard at work cranking out fully edited video from todays day one of xgames, funny thing that espn pays someone a shit ton of cash to waste alot of time comin g up with another generic boring video segment. i timed andy, he pulled this off in 9.45 minutes with a substantial handicap that included beer, sleep deprivation, malnutrition, and culture shock as he hit LA for the first time ever. your the man homie.


here are some pictures showing the demise of our buddy as the intense pressure, stress, and overbearing weight that is the importance of xgames to an action sports industry member finally became too much for the little mate.