Here is the new commercial for Vans Rowley[SPV] featuring Geoff and Tony Alva. Enjoy.

Vans presents Pass the Bucket with Tony Alva. Arguably one of the most influential skaters of all time, Tony shares insight on his long time battle with drugs, alcohol, fame and how he changed direction in his life to help and give back to underprivileged kids.

You aren’t going to understand much unless you speak Portuguese but this video is interesting because it shows how differently they do it in Brasil. Steve Van Doren, Tony Alva, and John Cardiel giving a presentation at a carniceria in Sao Paulo. That’s a meat restaurant. Via Radar Urbano.

On Saturday night, the International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) held their first ever ceremony to induct Tony Hawk, Tony Alva, Bruce Logan, and Danny Way into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame. In true skate fashion, the event was much less abut the inductees, who have all certainly locked in their legacy as legends, and more about the various causes and charities surrounding it including the Go Skateboarding Foundation, The Tony Hawk Foundation, Ray Underhill, the Johnny Romano Foundation, and the Patrick Kerr Foundation. Congrats dudes.

In more news out of Germany, legendary Vans personalities Steve Van Doren, Tony Alva, and Ray Barbee will be jetting over to Deutschland for a meet and greet at the Mantis Lifestore in Hamburg. The skate jam slash x chill session and signing goes down September 10 at fifteen o’clock. Full info after the jump.