SOTW 4-13-09: Neil Blender, Vancouver 1985

SOTW 4-13-09: Neil Blender, Vancouver 1985

This week’s Shot of the Week comes from Greg Baller, who was actually in a Shot of the Week last year. Greg was a partner in Burly Caps, a company that made… burly recaps for knee pads during the late 80’s and early 90’s. Burly Caps are back again, and the web site has a […]

Vabncouver BC banks

Spot Check: Vancouver B.C. bank

John Aguilar sent in some pictures of a large bank he happened on while doing the tourist thing with his wife in Vancouver B.C..

Skateboarding on CBC TV in 1965

Sidewalk Skurfing

That’s right, “Skurfing.” This is a short clip from a 1965 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation piece on skateboarding. The reporter interviews a gal who says she had to form a “Sidewalk Skurfing Association” to keep from getting kicked off campus. It’s got lots of Peanuts-esque light jazz piano and the soon to be archetypal reporter flailing […]

J Grant Brittain photos on ESPN

JGB on ESPN

When he’s not getting accolades from the skateboarding industry in the form of honorary pro models, Grant Brittain is getting props from “the worldwide leader in sports” aka ESPN, who has posted an online gallery of JGB photos. That’s Neil Blender skating the Seylynn skatepark snake run in Vancouver, BC up top.

versus mute GRAB TRICK TIP

Friday T&A on S&A: Trick Tips from Versus

We got a page of trick tips from Versus Magazine. It’s all very NSFW, as you can see from the example above. Who knew a skate zine could have Playmates? Skate and Mate did, actually. I’m sure you can guess what the Stale Fish grab looks like. If you can’t, head on over to the […]

SOTW 1-26-09: Adam Hopkins

Shot of the Week 1-26-09: Adam Hopkins, Burnaby B.C. Canada

This week’s Shot of the Week is Adam Hopkins skating in Burnaby, British Columbia. This is the teaser shot designed to disorient the viewr, the full frame shot will give you a totally different perspective. Dylan Davies took this shot in the fall of 2008. After you check outhte full frame Shot of the Week, […]

SLAG JAM

SLAG JAM: Wheels of Fortune

NW largest ALL FEMALE skate competition December 13th at Skatebarn in Renton, WA. All ages, all abilities Skate clinic for beginners $300 cash purse for advanced Ramp Jam (Gentlemen welcome!) Live art and live music Gals coming out from Vancouver BC, Oregon, and California (including X-games medalists). Pre-registration and more info available at www.skatelikeagirl.com. Flyer […]

SOTW 9-22-08 Bonsor Skatepark full pipe

SOTW 8-22-08: Bonsor Full Pipe

This week’s Shot of the Week is courtesy of Dylan Davies. It’s a nice 4×5 camera shot of Grant from New Zealand at the Bonsor skatepark full pipe in British Columbia, Canada. Every time I see pictures of this park it makes me think it’s some old relic, but I guess it’s actually from this […]

SOTW 8-25-08: Halifax Nova Scotia

SOTW 8-25-08: Blue in Nova Scotia

This week’s Shot of the Week is Greg Baller at a bowl in Halifax, Nova Scotia as shot by Steve Hayes, AKA “Shayes.” Said Greg, We paint the park regularly because the graffiti is awful here! Right now it is beige/brown, and with a few throw pillows would be quite tasteful. What about some shag […]