Our hearts go out to Lisa Elin, and to the family friends of Erik Craighead. What a beautiful memorial it was today, April 3, 2016 at Full Circle Venice! So many wonderful stories and words spoken about Erik. Erik, thank you for your contributions to this world. To Lisa, we love you!
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Following article written in on March 31, 2016.
Article by Alex, and photos by Edizen
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Did you attend any of the awesome parties when the Video Army headquarters was on Windward and Pacific, above the old Santino’s?
Did you attend any of the awesome parties when the Video Army headquarters was on Windward and Pacific, above the old Santino’s?
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Sadly, the CEO of that company and the guy who put on the parties died last month in his sleep. Erik Craighead was a beloved community member who employed a lot of people, loved surfing and his friends, was super generous, and left the earth way to early..
Venice Paparazzi worked with Erik and Video Army through their entire adventure in Venice.
Venice Paparazzi worked with Erik and Video Army through their entire adventure in Venice.
We rolled out the red carpet for all of their parties, Erik lived on 18th ave., right around the corner from the VP headquarters, and many of the Video Army crew trained at our gym, KettleBell Boxing.
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As well, their tech. team helped us redo the Venice Paparazzi website in 2010 and developed the graphics for our side business at the time, West Side Metal Alliance. Erik had a hand in all of this.
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His soul mate and wife, Lisa Elin Craighead, will be hosting a memorial to Erik at Full Circle Venice on Sun. April 3rd, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. All are invited, and there will be drinks afterwards.
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RIP Erik! You are missed and remembered! We gathered a few of our favorite Video Army pics below!
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Here is a message from Lisa! Invites are going out, but I know despite our best group efforts we may have missed many amazing people that cared about Erik, and want to be a part of his memorial on the 3rd in Venice, and the paddle out on April second at Sunset beach to spread some of his ashes. Looking forward to meeting new friends and old. And all of you, incredible. Because you knew and loved Erik Craighead. View post here!
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Video Army party pics 2008-2011!
All photos taken by Venice Paparazzi.
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The Video Army Team 2008-2011. Front row: George Moseman and CJ Bruce. Center Row: Brett Mazurek, James Cooney, Ryan Pohanic. Back Row: Reed Lucas and Erik Craighead. About Video Army: Video Army is a digital agency with a focus on video. We create online marketing campaigns that engage customers, build loyalty and drive sales using video to reinforce success. www.videoarmy.tv
Max Neutra’s “Video Army
Behind the scenes with Venice Paparazzi’s Alex Stowell and his band!
Our hearts go out to you Lisa! You are loved!
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