Its nearing the end of October, and with that comes pumpkin spiced everything, Halloween parties and that all-too-familiar gloom of turning back the clocks once Daylight Savings ends. But before we plunge headfirst into winter, lets not forget that Halloween season involves celebrating the season in style. Here, a few action sports icons show their almost-Halloween spirit, sprinkled by sponsor updates and changing of the guard-like themes.Brian Anderson meets Lady GagaFollowing a decade-long tenure with Girl Skateboards, Brian Anderson set out on his own path to start his own brand, dubbed 3D, in 2013. Anderson employed a small team and got to work producing boards, but after a few months of balancing the demands of being a pro while also running a brand, Anderson realized it was too much to handle. So he pulled the plug on the brand and started skating Antihero decks simply because he wanted to. A few months passed, and following a few exchanges between Antihero and Anderson, an agreement was reached to add Anderson to the pro team. And in the same week, Anderson met one of his idols, Lady Gaga, in New York (who was appearing on Saturday Night Live and Howard Stern.) So maybe it wasnt Halloween yet, but for a brief moment, Brian Anderson played the role of Lady Gaga entourage.Kelly Slater and John John Florence as Gandalf and FrodoEarlier this week, Hawaiian surfer John John Florence grabbed the 2016 World Surf League world title in Peniche, Portugal. Fans saw the world title win as a sort of changing of the guard from old to new, with the Kelly Slaters of the world passing the torch on to the John Johns of the surfing world. Some fans even took it to Halloween-esque proportions of the Tolkien level, photoshopping Slater and Florence into the roles of Gandalf and Frodo. John John is on the path to be the next Gandalf, said Instagrammer Jakub Michna. 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At a time when Australias batsmen are mired in a damaging pattern of failures, Joe Burns has returned to the Test fold with confidence derived from breaking out of his own.Until the first round of this seasons Sheffield Shield, Burns had an almost comically poor record in matches involving a pink ball. The inaugural day-night Test at the Adelaide Oval offered up scores of 14 and 11. That followed a similarly underwhelming run in floodlit Shield matches, despite Burns making extra efforts to learn - he did his own extra training against a pink ball away from the Australian side.After two poor Test matches in Sri Lanka against the spinning red ball, Burns was cast out of the national side. But, when his stocks seemed lowest, Burns was able to find a way against the pink ball. His well-struck hundred for Queensland at the Gabba against New South Wales, against an attack featuring Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood no less, means Burns will bring a much more positive vibe to Hobart than he might otherwise have.I guess it was a nice experience to make runs against the pink ball, in particular because theres a [day-night] Test match in Brisbane, Burns said. Obviously, thats a long way down the track from here, but I think as players, the more you play against the pink ball and the more confident you get against it as a batter, you certainly do feel more comfortable going into each pink-ball game.With the pink ball, the games played a little bit differently to the red ball, so just those experiences as a batter - where you can look to make your runs, where youve got to be a bit more cautions and the way the game ebbs and flows. In Brisbane anyway, its certainly a lot different from red to pink ball.The duel with the Blues was willing and vocal, placing Burns in a decent frame of mind to face South Africa at Bellerive Oval from Saturday as the replacement opener for Shaun Marsh. There wass a bit of banter there, which is fantastic.dddddddddddd You want to see guys playing the same way for their stats as you do for your country, he said. And I guess thats a strength of the Shield competition, so it was a very enjoyable challenge.When those boys are up and firing, it certainly spurs you on to bigger heights, and it was very satisfying to make some runs in that game. One of the things that you look back on and feel confident in, and know that youre hitting the ball really well against good opposition, and then, hopefully, carry that into a Test match against South Africa. But in saying that, its a new set of bowlers, new conditions, and you still have to prepare as best you can for this Test match.Burns said he learned a lot from the experience of losing his place in Sri Lanka, a perspective that will also be relevant entering a team that has just lost the first Test of a home summer for the first time in 28 years. Sri Lanka was my first Test loss and first series loss, so it was a tough tour, Burns said. It was tough because I wasnt making runs personally as well. But I guess thats part of the challenge of cricket, part of the challenge of playing for Australia.You always want to be making runs. You always want to be winning cricket games for your country, so you do everything you can to turn it around and try and get back to winning those matches. I think the experience within the group, weve had a lot of a success as a team and as individuals that theres no doubt we can turn it around.We just have to prepare well, go out and take up the challenge in that second Test match. Weve got no doubt we can certainly turn it around. Obviously, a lot of hard work will go into it, but, certainly, very confident going into the rest of the series. ' ' '