Vans X-Mas Party

12.19.09 – The Skateboard Mag

Vans hosted a Christmas party in Hollywood last night and it was pretty epic. At the party was a theatrical version of Point Break with Andrew Allen taking the leading role of Johnny Utah. It’s kind of hard to explain how it went down exactly, but here’s some photos and a video.
The crowd with mandatory rain gear.The tryouts for Johnny Utah. Salba’s audition was legendary, but Andrew was a shoe-in.Early on in the play, Braydon was briefly held hostage by the surfers.Mike Carroll came to the rescue, but quickly failed.Despite the all-around chaos, the acting often got quite deep.Supersoaker! Rain gear was definitely needed during water scenes.Grosso getting soaked point-blank. Doesn’t look like he minded.The cast performs the infamous skydiving scene. Andrew as you can see is deep in character.Andrew Allen was born for the role. Post celebration with Mike Carroll.Raddest dudes. Gilbert Crockett, Ray Barbee, and Keegan Sauder.Mic-e and some stolen goods? He don’t care. Here’s the video: