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Ditchslapped

What are you still doing at work? It’s New Year’s Eve. Take off early. Nobody will notice. Still here? OK, then enjoy this Casey Morrow video from Ditchslapped 2009. – Thanks to Carl Warren for the tip.

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Oregon Trifecta – Pier Park coverage

Someone complained that I was completely slacking on the Pier Park stop of the 2009 Oregon Trifecta. So here it is, coming down to the wire for 2009. Ken Fillion on the invert here. Hooray! So obviously, I let some four months go by before I got around to this, so everything is less than […]

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Weird old/crappy/cool board of the month: Argentine Fiberglass

One of our Argentine readers (Sure, why not? It’s the Internet!) Is checking out this board on the local Argentine equivalent of eBay. It’s made of fiberglass, don’t ya know? Well in case you didn’t it says so right on the top of the deck. Enlarge-o-rama. – Thanks to Mariano Tolosa Gomez for the pic.

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Ice Skateboards from Woman’s Day to 1967

Yeah, that’s right. I read Woman’s Day all the time. I like to brush up on my jello recipes, kick-knacks and diets. You know, keeping it real. Imagine my joy and delight when I perused 8 Incredible Ice Sculptures, which included this photograph from Eugenio Franchi. There are skateboards made out of ice, and then […]

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Division Grinding

Well, yeah sure. I make up some pretty lame titles in my posts too. This is about as gratuitous as it gets. Division Grinding. I prefer Demolition Dancing. Name the band for a No-prize. – Thanks to Craig Conahan for the tip.

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Insta-boards are here

Cafe Press style technology is not exactly new in skateboards, there’s Board Pusher and Zazzle, plus more on the way. Still, I envision a time when you go to a skate shop and pick out a blank that matches your specs, then browse through an assortment of pro graphics, pick one and wait a few […]

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Go Diego Go (to the bathroom)

Night time pull up diapers for relieving potty training stress. Go Diego Go riding a skateboard. There’s some snowboard and hang gliding action too. Pampers Easy Ups is the product. And No, we haven’t picked up NAMBLA as a sponsor. Uhm, Enlarge-o-rama.

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Mondo Curb

Mondo curb launch ramp is located a block and a half east of the 3D Center of Art and Photography in Portland Oregon. Enlarge-o-rama.

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Waste not, want not

When your friends get back into skating, it’s best to cut them some slack. One child’s doll suitcase is another parent’s pink pad suitcase. All hail Gordo!