Every fall, the Burton World Tour takes snowboarding to the streets, visiting sixteen cities in two months; including New York, Calgary, Osaka and Seoul. Fans around the world are given a chance to meet riders, get autographs, see the new Burton promo video "Thanks in Advance" and get stoked for the upcoming season. For more information on the World Tour check out:

http://www.burtonworldtour.com

for tour updates and details on individual stops, including after parties, bands, autograph signings and athletes attending.

Burton World Tour dates and locations

9/28 Burlington, VT
10/1 Bay Shore, NY
10/2 New York City, NY
10/3 Chicago, IL
10/4 Denver, CO
10/5 Calgary, Alberta
10/7 Seattle, WA
10/8 Salt Lake City, UT
10/9 Sacramento, CA
10/11 Irvine, CA
11/2 Osaka, JPN
11/3 Osaka, JPN
11/4 Ehime, JPN
11/5 Tokyo, JPN
11/6 Seoul, Korea
11/7 Seoul, Korea

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I peaced out around 3:30 so I could make my flight back home in Oakland at 9. On the way I found an In-N-Out Burger, the mythical Mormon burger joint which was supposedly divine. I had made it one of my goals for the trip to finally have a Double Double as I’d heard so much about them over the years. I got mine to go and got back on the highway. The weather was starting to clear and large columns of light poured through the clouds, and Stairway to Heaven played on the radio as I ate my Jesus burger. It was an epic moment. I made it to the airport just in time. I was completely delirious at this point from riding hard all day, the lack of sleep, and the sheer number of spleefs I’d blazed on my trip. I was seated in the middle of the row on the plane, in between two other large guys. I am not positive, but I think I was sleeping on one of their shoulders for a good portion of the trip back to Seattle.

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This is not another generic “How to Write the Resume for Success” or “Sell Yourself” self-help article. I am simply going to let you in on a happenin’ Grassroots networking opportunity that has likely already sprouted up in your neck of the woods.  It will have you spreading the GOOD GREEN WORD about the authenticity and the inevitable effectiveness of this unique Social gathering.

 ENTER: Greendrinks / VENUE: Your local pub, Yoga Studio, or even Art Museum / SPOTLIGHT: Eco-Activists, Professionals, Students, and “HIP-pies”; such as- Green Building Consultants and Design Firms, Organic Farmers, Owners of Eco-conscious PR firms and Fair Trade Chocolate Companies, Bio-Diesel Retailers and Solar Power Engineers, students of Sustainable Economics and Urban Planning….. Your chance to get face-to-face and celebrate with people who you want to work for –or probably will work with- in the near future!

One Tuesday a Month, 6-ish p.m.: Beer and Wine are free-flowing, smiles light up the room, the food table is loaded w/ local goodies, name tags speak “open door”, and you have one mission….Drink, Eat, Shake hands, and Share your ECO-Passion with other GREENDRINKERS. 

Last Tuesday I strolled into Evo, a Surf/ Skate/ Snowboard Retailer and Gallery in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle.   As one of the hosts of the Seattle Greendrinks that month, Evo opened up its Warehouse-size shop to about 500 Green Industry Players and wanna-be eco-activists—potentially, like yourself. Everyone there wants to connect to others that are just as excited about the Green Revolution! Thus, you’re bound to enter into the inner circles of Eco-Blissdom and fall ‘in love’ with the vibe of the social Eco-scene. Greendrinks has what it takes to keep people coming back for more- and telling their friends who have the same interest in Green about it! So, the party grows and the Dream Green job network explodes with opportunity!

Now go Network and connect with those who share your interest in re-constructing the Conventional business models to reflect this era of Green. Green is the place to be and you want a part of it not JUST because it is thriving, but because, DEEP DOWN, you know the Green Industry is making this world a better place to live for you today and for your kids in the future.—It’s only Natural to wanna be a part of that!

Interest-based Social Networking is the way you captivate the hearts and minds of your future employers, Green Industry mates, friends and neighbors.  I have been to GREENDRINKS- SEATTLE four times now and I have witnessed its exponential growth and been a beneficiary of its authenticity. Authenticity is a blend of confidence, truth, influence, leadership, passion and cannot be faked.  Greendrinks arose from peoples’ authentic call to others in their community for a revolution in the way we carry out our day to day activities- from the morning cup ‘o joe , to the afternoon business lunch, ending in the last bulb switched off.   It all starts with caring and then sharing and this is where the job opportunity appears and my lesson is taught. –Bless, Maggie

Maggie Hoback is the leader and inspiration for the Green Living interest-based online social networking community at Colonies.com. Similar to the Greendrinks social network, yet Green.colonies.com has with a 24hrs a day meeting space, ECO- newsfeeds,  membership profiling capacity, photo sharing, and more! Her interest in Green Living took off while pursuing her degree in Agribusiness. With studies focusing on Sustainable Development, Fair Trade, and Organic Agriculture, Maggie found a passion in publicizing the importance of creating a sustainable future for all lives on earth. By creating a Community space for Eco-conscious individuals and organizations to harvest their own and shared knowledge and experiences so that we become more efficient Stewards of the Earth. Join at: www.green.colonies.com , part of the Colonies.com Network. People.Passion.Purpose.

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 I got to see my two favorite Australian bands on the one bill last night.  the Living End were on first, I didn't realize what a big following they had in Toronto (I kindof assumed 95% of the crowd were there to see silverchair).  This is their 3rd time playing in Toronto in 12 months.  I think these guys must spend 10 months a year touring, their live perfomance is pretty faithful to how they sound on their cds.  I was glad they played a lot of the songs from their first CD, I like their newer stuff too but theres something about 'Prisoner of Society' that reminds me of when I was in grade 4  & pretended to be an anarchist.  i'd forgotten how much i liked 'wake up'. at one time that was the highest played song on my itunes. they played a couple of songs I hadn't heard before, I'm not sure if they were new songs, or covers, but they sounded pretty damn good.  but it was their classics - Who's Gonna Save Us, Second Solution, West End Riot - I think everytime they started a new song I jumped up & yelled 'f*ck YEH!'. Hopefully they'll come out with a new cd soon, and they'll be back in Toronto again in 2007.

during intermission Jamie & I got chatting to two aussie backpackers.  they had been backpackign around Canada & the USA for the last year & were supposed to go back to Australia last month, but decided to extend their stay an extra month when they found out silverchair/the living end were playing.  Jamie & I were telling them about the big day out & the hottest 100,  there were a lot of australians at the kool house (maybe 20%?), I have a knack for spotting who the Australians are in a crowd. I have to say though Canadians, and Toronto especially love the chair.  I've seen silverchair four times, in four different countries (Auckland, Melbourne, Seattle, and now Toronto).   considering diorama came out 4 years ago, it is pretty amazing that their T.O. concert sold out in just a few days. during the show Daniel said they had recorded their new CD in Toronto, how cool is that?

the crowd were chanting 'sil-ver-chair', I think they were expecting the guys to come out with one of their heavier rock numbers, their first song was ... without you.  eh, wouldn't have been my pick, but the fans obviously loved diorama.  Tune in the Brine, and Luv Your Life sounded a bit weird to me ... I like those songs, but at a live show I would have rather seen the chairs heavier songs.  in fact most of the songs were from diorama.  Emotion Sickness sounded amazing, my highlight was Greatest View.   There weren't any songs from frog stomp not suprisingly, but they did play the Door & Freak.  Jamie tried in vain to stop me from singing along to Freak.  there were a new few songs, Straight Lines was easily my favorite,  I am definitely looking forward to the new cd, Young Modern.  

they are very different bands but I would have to loved to see the Living End come back on & see the two bands do a few songs together (imagine silverchair + the living end covering some ACDC or Midnight Oil?).  but thats not how it ended up, Freak was the last song. 

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