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The last frame of the Cheetos triptych, where Chester Cheetah is sharing his ride with a minion from Despicable Me 2

Hey kids, the weekend’s almost here, so I want all you S&A readers to stay safe. We all know that wiping out is no fun, so you have to be prepared just in case. To that end, please watch this Aetna Insurance TV commercial on safety that dates back to 1978. A good helmet and a snazzy set of gloves and pads never goes out of style. Video courtesy of the miraculously-still-allowed-on-youtube Scott Starr. Remember, there’s a key to staying safe and having fun: Never ride in the street, and always whistle a catchy tune.

Everyone in the Phillipines, at least. It’s the Mountain Dew skate bomb.

So yeah, the auction says “vintage 80’s” but then it also says “Vision Brigade skateboard santa cruz deck” so obviously, the truth is not super important to the seller. It’s… mildly amusing. – Thanks to Tim Romans for the tip.

Irene Neuwirth has a skateboard covered in $60,000 worth of rocks up for auction to benefit the Laxart gallery. While I was shocked to learn that she is “admittedly no Tony Hawk,” I was even more shocked to see what amounts to a very expensive and amateurish crafts project passed off as art by a well known jewelry designer. Actually, I know nothing about her, but I’d have to assume she is successful to be able to pony up that much cash for… trash. Natas Kaupas is going to have a piece in there too. Seems like I’ve heard of him sompeplace before. Fashion strikes again! [Source: Style.com] via Betsy Gordon.

I feel bad every time I laugh at this picture, which is every time I see it. I can’t track down the original source. The flip flops are the icing on the cake. Also, yes. Every time. Mean.

Nike SB is now one of the major sponsors of Street League Skateboarding. Next stop is Portland, Oregon this Sunday. Nike’s team put on a little demo yesterday at the world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. This morning this big skateboard was parked out back. A few shots of the event after the turn.

I’m not going to make any judgements or cast him in a disparaging light, but MC is the king of finding fashion skateboarding shoots lately. Here are not one, but three fashion spreads featuring skateboards and/or skateboard parks. Fashion, not function.

It’s a bit of a stretch to include this here on Skate and Annoy, but there actually is a little skateboarding footage so I’m running with it. Faction of the Fox sent me some stickers and a couple buttons in a tiny envelope with no return address or note. Google turned up a web site with literally no information except for some strange video collages, some of which masquerade as music videos. It’s definitely an acquired taste, like a hip-hop version of Men’s Recovery Project. I’m not 100% on board musically, but these videos are right up my post modernist art school degree with which I did nothing, except tune in Space Ghost Coast to Coast. I don’t have any money! Watch and enjoy, or come highly irritated. Either way, mission accomplished! There are a few moments in these videos that are absolutely brilliant. And my wife thinks the Moody Blues are weird.