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Locations Statewide Offer Free Food and Prizes to Thank Customers

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Nov. 12, 2009) – Wahoo’s Fish Taco, a community mainstay and worldwide pop culture
phenomenon since 1988, is turning 21. During the more than two decades, their customers have become an
extension of the Wahoo’s family, and to show their appreciation the company will be throwing a birthday party.
The founders are hosting a celebration at each of their 38 California Wahoo’s locations. All four Northern
California Wahoo’s located in Cupertino, Fresno, Palo Alto and San Jose will open their doors on Saturday,
Nov. 21 at 11 a.m. and begin handing out presents to customers for their loyal support. To thank the
community, each attendee will receive a gift from Wahoo’s, ranging from free meals to gift cards. Additionally,
the first 21 guests will receive a goodie bag, which will include items from some of their friends in the action
sports industry including Famous Stars and Straps, Tony Hawk Inc., 900 films, Jakks Toys, Liquid Force, and
Tilly’s.

“Everyone who visits their local Wahoo’s to celebrate our milestone will get a present from us,” shared
Wing Lam, co-founder of Wahoo’s. “From the complimentary meal to great prizes like Wahoo’s gift cards, we
wanted to give our loyal customers something to say thank you. The past 21 years have been amazing and the
founders are expressing their gratitude to everyone.”

During the past two decades, Wahoo’s has perfected its eclectic Mexican/Brazilian/Asian menu
delivered with a Hawaiian North Shore vibe. Its signature fish taco, which hasn’t changed since day one, has
become a favorite among the restaurant’s loyal customers—and a catalyst for the restaurant’s continued
expansion. In just over two decades, the founders have opened more than 50 Wahoo’s and with each new
location have opened their family to the surrounding community.

“The Norcal Wahoo’s are excited about the birthday party and are thrilled to celebrate with our
customers,” continued Lam. “The restaurant will be decorated—complete with balloons and streamers. The day
will be one big party honoring our extended family of Wahoo’s loyalists.”
To get a copy of the invitation, visit www.wahoos.com

About Wahoo’s Fish Taco:
Founded by brothers Wing Lam, Ed Lee and Mingo Lee, Wahoo’s Fish Taco, a community mainstay
and worldwide pop culture phenomenon, has been serving up its eclectic Mexican-Brazilian-Asian menu since
1988. Celebrated for its fresh food, pro-athlete support and charity involvement, Wahoo’s is recognized across
multiple states for its sticker-covered walls. During the past two decades, the restaurant chain has grown to
include more than 50 locations throughout California, Colorado, Texas and Hawaii. To learn more about
Wahoo’s Fish Taco, please visit www.Wahoos.com.

Date: 11/19/09

Liquid Force today announced Wade Motawi has joined the team as its Product Development Manager and will be reporting to Liquid Force President Tony Finn.
Wade comes to Liquid Force with over 10 years of Product Development experience - most recently from Sole Technology. Starting in 2000 as Surf Division Product Manager for Sole Technology, he has been Product Development Manager for all skate and snowboarding projects these past few years. Prior to this he was with Burton Snowboards in a Product Development role responsible for soft and step in boots.

“The Liquid Force management and staff have done an outstanding job in building the strongest and most respected brand in the market. I couldn’t be happier to join the team in Encinitas, and I look forward to working with everyone and being part of LF’s future for years to come!” said Wade.

“All of us are really excited Wade has joined the Liquid Force family. Wade brings a tremendous amount of experience to our company and will be a great addition to our wake and kite product development. Our goal is to continue our path of relentless innovation in making the best products in the world, and Wade will definitely help us achieve these goals!” said Tony Finn.

About Liquid Force
Founded in 1995, Liquid Force quickly became the leader in wakeboard products and apparel. Liquid Force is dedicated to relentless innovation, progressive design, maximum functionality and unparalleled quality. Supported by a superior team of athletes, Liquid Force events include world famous BROstock.

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Amazing riders, one colossal slider combo, and hot Monster girls; all ingredients of one amazing event! The Rio Bravo Pro returned to Rio Bravo Wake Camp in Reynosa, Mexico this past weekend, bringing with it fifteen of the top pro wakeboarders in the world! Aaron Rathy, Rusty Malinoski, Danny Harf, Philip Soven, Shane Bonifay, JD Webb, Randall Harris, Adam Errington, Ben Greenwood, Bob Soven, Collin Harrington, Kyle Rattray and Shawn Watson all came down to participate in the fun and festivities. These world class riders competed for a cash prize of $15,000 and the chance to be named Rio Bravo Pro Champion!

The weekend kicked off with an unscheduled riding jam followed by a pre party with Sergio, owner of the camp, presenting to his guests the famous BEER Room! The next day Phil, Rusty, and Rathy put on a show for some of the locals, throwing down huge tricks. All were impressed and wanted to see more, so once the sun went down, a rail jam proceeded to break out. Each rider had a chance to showcase their skills, and JD Webb came out swinging with pretty much every tech trick in the book. Crowd favorite Phil Soven did a gap to tail tap over a Monster Energy Drink eze-up tent to everyone’s amazement.

Sunday marked the official start of the main event. All riders went head to head and received two river passes, one down and one up. For the third pass everyone had the opportunity to hit either a kicker or a flat bar for extra points. It all came down to four riders in the semi finals; Rusty Malinoski, Adam Errington, Phil Soven, and Randall “The Vandall” Harris.

Randall hit the water first with massive wrapped tricks and huge airs to put pressure on Soven. Phil ended up falling on the second trick of his first pass, and the rest of his run wasn’t quite what the judges were looking for. Harris walked away with the W and $4K large, winning his first contest since 1995. Danny stomped a super huge wrapped backside 7 off the kicker to bring home some cash and the Best Kicker Trick award. JD Webb claimed the Best Rail Trick award with a frontside 180 to switch nose press to blind.

The weekend came to an end with the ceremonial foam spray on the podium and the Monster Girls handing tons of cash. Thanks to Monster Energy, Liquid Force, Corona, Quiksilver, DC Shoes, Skull Candy, Longhardride Shop, Texas Ski Ranch, & Mastercraft.

We are proud to say that Bob Soven is the first Ginger to win a Rookie of the Year award here at Alliance, and the second Ginger to win an award this year! The middle child of the Soven threesome saw his star rise quickly and humorously this past year, as he managed to win every Jr. Men’s stop of the PWT, take second place at the BROstock double up challenge, and make more people laugh along the way than we can count. Given his unbelievable skills on a wakeboard and his “I’m cool, but I’m not that cool” attitude, Bob will be a popular presence in the industry for years to come. We’ve also got money on him to take down the next Feet on Fire barefoot title.

The 2009 Alliance Superlatives recognize the outstanding athletes and more for the past year. They are chosen by the Alliance staff in collaboration with former Rider of the Year winners. Be sure to check out the new issue of Alliance Wakeboard Magazine for more.

For the full story, check out: http://www.alliancewake.com/wake/2009-alliance-rookie-of-the-year-wakeboard-bob-soven/

You guys did not make it easy on us for the wakeskate portion of the Alliance Battle Royale. In fact, we couldn’t even narrow it down to three pokes from all the entries we got. We got it to four, each with something that made it stand out, and now we turn to you to vote for your favorite of the four pokes below. The battle will end on Nov 30, 2009.

To see the full story, check out: http://www.alliancewake.com/skate/alliance-battle-royale-best-poke/

Triple Eight is launching a ground breaking global contest today and we’re inviting you to participate and help spread the word. We are giving our customers, friends, and anyone with some design chops the opportunity to work up a design that could adorn one of our signature helmets; the Triple Eight Brainsaver Skate Helmet and our Old School Audio Snow Helmet! The winner of the contest, chosen by the Jovoto community (www.jovoto.com), will receive $1000 cash. Even if you don’t win the cash prize, if your helmet design is chosen to be incorporated into our product line, you’ll receive 5% of the wholesale price of each helmet sold, with the potential to have your design rocked by athletes from around the world.

You can sign up for the contest through http://www.triple8.com/helmet-design-contest/