Kent and Seaside

A tale of two cities

There were two skateparks grand openings this past weekend, one in Kent Washington and one in Seaside Oregon. We didn’t go to either, but Hughes has some Kent shots on Northwest Skater. Looks like it rained part of the day at least. Gotta love the Pacific Northwest. 176 miles south was the Seaside Oregon park […]

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Great Rings of Joy! (?)

I had always kind of wondered if this day would come, and it looks like it is finally dawning upon us all. That’s right folks, skateboarding is being considered for the 2012 Olympic Games. Spurred on by the success (success being a relative term of course) the IOC is considering the proposal right now, which […]

Tony Hawk Six Flags demo

Tony Hawk Six Flags demo

Old friend of Skate and Annoy Bob Mechtly sent in these pictures of a Tony Hawk demo at Six Flags. Bob didn’t send any details, but near as I can tell from the color cast of these pictures, the event was held in the late 70’s, probably underwater. But seriously folks! Take my wife, please! […]

Battle Ground Wa Grand opening pics

Battle Ground grand opening:
The Red Badge of Courage

I didn’t get a ton of great shots, but I think I did get heat exhaustion. Anyone who braved the crowds and heat last Saturday for Battle Ground’s grand opening definitely deserves the Red Badge of Courage. That place was packed solid, but you could still get your runs in the bowl while everyone else […]

park slalom

SAT Question: Street is to Vert as Park Slalom is to?

Annette’s got the hits, and EPM has the park slalom coverage, as well as links to more coverage. First off, I’m surprised that the city of Aumsville agreed to host another contest. Perhaps there is a new administration in this notoriously skater-unfriendly town. Skater-unfriendly? How could that be when practically the only thing in that […]

WTL Tour

Innes Clothing and Black Label Skateboards Presents “The Walk The Line NW Tour”

Innes Clothing and Black Label Skateboards is teaming up to roll the Innes RV up the I-5 corridor for some in-store “Meet and Greets” and to skate all the sweet buttery spots they can locate. Skaters confirmed are: Chris Troy Shuriken Shannon Peter Raffin Steve Reeves Donovan Rice Shaun Gregoire Woody Butwolski (Aussie) And a […]

Battle Ground Washington Skatepark grand opening

Battle Ground skatepark opens in two weeks!

Here’s the info in case you can’t read the graphic. Battle Ground Skate Park Grand Opening. Saturday June 2. Noon-5 p.m. Skate Demos by Manik Skateboards, Vox Shoes, Rebel Skates, Bacon Skateboards and the Mulkiteo YMCA Skate Team. Music by the Fakies. BMX demo by Northwest Crew at 4 p.m. Prizes and Giveaways

Neil Heddings benefit

Dave Hupp sends along this announcement of a benefit event for Neil’s homecoming. March 31 in McMinnville. Your chance to check out the new Dreamland/Vox video, win prizes, and more. Also check out Dave’s website. There are some killer new photos up.