You know, from earlier today… same joke. You might have missed this if you weren’t reading the comments of this post. Independent baseplate as motorcycle brake light fixture. Cool. As seen on Pipe Burn.

– Thanks to Charles for the tip.

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new “car-as-skateboard” commercial.” What did people do before the 90’s? That was like the wild west of TV commercials. No, this isn’t a closed circuit, and these are not professional stunt drivers. Yes, your car is a skateboard! Yes, go try this at home!

[Source: Motor Trend]

The Brake Board is about a year old, actually, and was to be made somewhere in the Seattle area. I can’t find a web site for it, so it may not have actually gone into production. It’s a Fred Flintstone simple idea. One that nobody is likely to want if they actually have a little skill or gumption. Still, I could see a bunch of Mom’s out there thinking it was a good idea for junior’s daily ride to school. I’m seeing more and more grade school kids skating to school on longboards these days, even in the rain, which would be “core” were it not for the fact that I also see kids in shorts and t-shirts in the rain too. You know, this board reminds me of something.

– Thanks to Matthijs for the tip.

I got a Christian vibe from this right away, before I got to… well cameo appearances by Christian Hosoi and Bennet Harada.

What happens when your life takes a hard flip? Teenager Caleb Jones goes skateboarding. With no father in his life to guide him and his mother, Beth, working two jobs to make ends meet, Caleb believes nothing matters in life but becoming a sponsored skater to get him away from all his troubles. When his mother falls ill, Caleb is forced to deal with her illness and his lack of responsibility. Now on his own, he sets out to find the father he never knew when he stumbles upon some old love letters. Out of hurt and anger, Caleb reluctantly contacts his father Jack, who happened to live the next town over from him his entire life. Calebs only real friend, a crazy, homeless, street preacher named Ralph, speaks nuggets of Truth through Gods Word, guiding Caleb along his journey. Through the tragedy of his mothers illness and the sudden appearance of the father he never knew, Caleb becomes the man his mother always prayed hed be. Caleb is a story of what can happen when we let go of our anger and pain and willingness to forgive those whove hurt us most, just as God forgives us.

Hardflip was released in 2012. Even given the corny synopsis and proselytizing, the trailer for this movie makes it seem a (street) league above recent skateboard-centric films. And the star of the movie Randy Wayne? I don’t that guy from my elbow, but his first name seems alright. But seriously guys, whoever green lit the name “Digital Filmz” for the production company ought to be fired.

– Thanks to Matthijs for the tip.

If you don’t like Annette Funicello you’re some kind of a dick. It’s like not liking puppies or ice cream. She was a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse kid AND she made a movie (Back to the Beach) with Pee Wee Herman. I thought both Surf Punks were in that too, but only Drew Steele shows up on IMDB. Annettes’s Got the Hits is pretty much my favorite Red Kross/ Red Cross song. Annette Sings Golden Surfin’ Hits will set you back $260 if you want it still sealed in the original shrink-wrap. Ironically, an unopened soundtrack to Back to the Beach starts at $383! (?) I didn’t know Annette had a record with a skateboard on the cover until I saw Doc Skaterock post it on Facebook. (Instead of here for some reason. He must be hanging out with Jim Gray…) I must have missed it in his book.

R.I.P. Annette.

Straight out of 1977, Dynamite #36 with the cast of What’s Happening posing a skateboard shot for the cover. No other skateboarding to be found in this issue. I did name my cat after Rerun though. It ran away after 8 seasons at the Kilwag home. Those were sad days.

Lowdi has a brief animation with a little bit of a skateboard character in it. I came across it while reading up on some web design trends. What is a Lowdi? A bluetooth battery powered speaker for your phone/iPod. I like the animation and I am digging the messed up bass line in the soundtrack. No this is not sponsor luv. A brief animation? How about an animation featuring the Briefs? I got nothing, except a great idea for a video of the song “killed by Ants” in case you guys come out of retirement and want to, well, you know, make a video for a song you released nine years ago. Think about it. It could put you over the top…

It’s a Spongebob Squarepants coloring book. That is all.

– Thanks to John Aguilar for the photo.

The kids band called the Not-Its! has a song called “Let’s Skateboard” on their album Kidquake. It’s hard to argue with the simplicity of that message. Normally I’d reference a parenting issue with a Naked Raygun quote, but in this case, the message is right on so I have to demur to some hippy shit. Let’s Skateboard video after the jump. Remember potential music critics, this song is meant for little kids.

– Thanks to Craig Smith for the tip. WARNING: Don’t cross him or he’ll spend countless hours photoshopping your face on to scooter and rollerblade photos. I speak from experience.

Recent coupons for Wahoo’s Fish Tacos featuring Jim Gray. Wait, that name sounds familiar… didn’t he used to write here or something?