July 2008 – Page 6 – Skate and Annoy

Can’t you read the sign?

A picture is worth a thousand blah blah blah…

Back in 2005 I saved this image to my hard drive. Where did it come from? Right, this is Gizmodo shot of the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas. I shrunk and doubled it up to save some space. It’s full size on the Giz, and it’s R-R-Radical!

Books on film: SK8FACE

There’s a documentary on skateboard graphic in production called SK8FACE. The web site was down for a while, I think they got blown out from a mention on the Skateboard Mag. Sure, everyone’s favorite book on skateboard graphics, Disposable has already tackled the subject, but from the trailer it looks like SK8FACE might have more […]

Late San Francisco

Here’s a few belated pics of the opening of the new skatepark in San Francisco taken by Hidehiko Fujiwara.

Team Pain in Colorado Springs

More bits from Team Pain. The pool/bowl above is the first part finished of larger project (40,000 sf) in Colorado Springs. Draw your own conclusions about their skate terrain preferences. Also, getting back to the Florida skatepark that could not be named, drumroll please….. Lawnwood Skatepark is the final completed name of the ST Lucie […]

SOTW 7-14-08: Zac at Port Orford

This week’s Shot of the Week is Zac McKenzie upside down in the cradle at Port Orford, as shot by Rich Burton over at Earth Patrol Media. If the name Zac McKenzie sounds familiar, it might be because we covered his loop of death mishap back in 2006, or maybe it’s because he’s a ripper. […]

eBay Watch: June 2008

eBay is like a yoyo. Prices were high in April, way down in May, but they completely rebounded in June. In a very big way. So let’s see. Tax rebates in April, nothing in May, Government Stimulus Checks in June. Is it really that obvious? Apparently yes. So if my reckoning is right, prices will […]

The truth about Gabriel Park

I never know what sort of reactions a post will get. Sometimes I can be spot on with a prediction, and other times when I hesitate to make a particular post, the comments flood in when it goes live. I made a quick public service announcement on Friday about the opening of Gabriel Park skate […]

Saturday Starrs #4: California Freeformer demo at Cal Jam 2

Saturday Starrs #4: Free Former demo at a rock concert

This edition of Saturday Starrs is a 1978 California Free Former demo at something called Cal Jam II which was one of those outdoor mega concerts that purportedly had an attendance of 350,000 people. The skaters are legends Ty Page, Laura Thornhill and Brian Beardsley. Can someone be considered a legend if they aren’t well […]