Last day of June, and for AGoodReed that means we are getting booted from the mansion that we have lived in. So starting tomorrow, AGoodReed will be homeless. Glamorous, no? Please send all promotional items, birthday checks and fan mail to our local coffee shops and skateparks. And if you have an empty couch…

(Image via Sodahead)

Now that we have run out of possible living options, we are ready to get back to ‘goodreedin full gas. Fortunately, nothing interesting happened in June that snowboarders or lurkers should care about. In fact, we don’t think any snowboarding happened in June*, which is terrific.

The only thing that stood out in AGoodReed’s inbox was a certain California-based action sport clothing company’s efforts to commemorate (read: exploit) a pop icon’s death. Enough has already been said about the ploy, but here is our two cents.

• What else would you expect from a company whose M.O. is “Slap some neon all-over print design on a shirt and get a stupid snowboarder to wear it?”
• Good show to everyone for calling the goons out for profiteering on the most recent addition to celebrities who can sell shirts (i.e. Bob Marley, Che Guevara, Bob Dylan, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix).
• From what AGoodReed can decipher, the use of MJ’s image for profit without securing rights is illegal.

Hooray stupid snowboard companies.
*That is unless you are a rich 13-year-old at camp.