When GTS goes wrong.

And once again, Burton does something edgy and gets everybody talking. Snowboard moms and shred clerics are up in arms over Burton’s “bare-it-all” 08/09 LOVE boards, whose graphics feature nude Playmate models.
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As public informers, agr is compelled to reveal that Burton’s sensational marketing scheme really is “old-hat.” Nice try Burton. Nudity, private-parts, and poop jokes have been a part of snow and snowboarding since the Ice Age.

The doods over at Cool Hunting served up a slice of new hotness this morning. Just the way we like to start our day.
“Burton Private Stock is an extremely limited collection of products available exclusively at a select group of 100 specialty retailers worldwide. For the launch of Private Stock, Burton collaborated with one of Cool Hunting’s favorites, Ron English. Known for his politically charged illustrations and subverted billboards, English’s works are used on the Burton Hero and women’s Blender snowboards which are both available for $400. The collection also …

Pardon our absence, we have been rather busy collecting our multiple Pulitzer and popping corks at VIP parties. But we have returned, attended to our affairs, and are ready to roll up the ol’ shirt sleeves and get down and dirty.

Hows-about an interview?
The Signal Park Rocker
agr: You have quite an interesting history, but not many people know the Park Rocker story. When did you begin rocking?
Signal Park Rocker (SPR): You’re kiddin’ right? I have been making rocks roll since the Stone Age man. You know Bamm-Bamm?
agr: …

First off, agoodreed would like to give a tip of the hat to the boys over the pond at kink.se and snowbroader.eu. They beat us to the punch on this one; but agoodreed maintains that we could beat them at arm wrestling…
Transition.se has pictures of Burton 2008/2009 product from a showroom party…(via transition.se)

The resourceful fellows over at snowbroader.eu stumbled upon a japanese myspace with scanned images of the Burton 2008/2009 catalog. (via snowbroader.eu)
Sorry for letting you down guys. But to be fair, those euros had an …

Once again, agoodreed is the first to steal shred news.
First off,
agoodreed is soooooo over the whole Burton x some-fashion-designer-that-doesn’t-give-a-damn-about-snowboarding deal. Please, just make some damn snowboard gear that works…
Anyways here is the loot:
“Futura x Burton Vapor Snowboard: Futura’s signature atom/helix design is emblazoned on an upcoming collaboration with one of snowboards finest brands Burton. The multi-colored graphic also features the Burton name scrawled in Futura’s famous font. No word yet on availability.” (via Hypebeast)