Phil Tedder at John’s bowl. Photo by Micah Breshears.

Looks like a new paint job for Donald. Photo by Steve Grover.

Sure they are crappy, but they are so bad that they’re… still bad. Even more so now that they’ve seen an updated, craptacular re-imagining of the graphic. As if there there is a pent up, unrealized nostalgia for the worst boards any given skater has ever owned at any point in their skateboarding life. Blind’s Danny Way Nuke Baby was a brilliant, but these are just as bad, if not worse than the original, especially the most famous of all bad 80’s Nash boards, the Executioner. They did have some cool graphics in the 60’s. It’s ironic that they haven’t tried to cash in on those graphics, even more so because they apparently own the Hobie name. Way to massively miss any sort of reissue connection. Oh well, all the better for someone else. I can’t recall if there was ever a Nash “Blaster” model, but I included it anyway because it’s a confusing mix of 70’s imagery on an 80’s shape that came out some time in the… dammit! What the hell are we calling this decade? The tens? Crap. Nash makes skateboards again. I guess they finally recovered from the fire.

Merde Skateboards is Totally Evil…sort of. Southern Oregon skating and some Shasta City too. Video after the break. Say your prayers.

Iconic skater Dave Hackett recently survived emergency surgery for colon cancer that has left in a precarious financial position. Longtime allies at Skull Skates have set up a donation page to help ease the pain.

[Photo: Glenn E. Friendman as seen on Freakbeatfuzz]

The skateboards from the Board Rescue show are up for auction on ebay. There’s no shortage of good causes these days, but you can’t go wrong with Board Rescue. SOme of the names associated with these boards go for big money on ebay when they are just old production decks, let alone one-off original art pieces. Up top: Board art by friend of the site Judi Oyama.

Gene Bowles backyard project gets bigger. He’s got updates planned for My DIY but you can catch some pictures here. Looks like it’s going to be a blast. Gene must have one cool girlfriend and/or wife and/or landlord.

Red Bull is sponsoring… well, it’s a skatepark built on a barge, floating down the Mississippi river. There are events planned – for days already passed, sorry guys, but there’s still one to go October 8th and 9th. Sunday’s contest has top place finishers from earlier events in Saint Paul, the Quad Cities and St Louis. Meanwhile they have a crew on board and on board while in transit. I’m glad I live in a world where someone thinks something like this is worth paying for. Floating street course by Spohn Ranch, web site for the Mississippi Grind by Red Bull. Video on how it went down after the jump.

He’s back and he still rules. Two shots from Buena Vista courtesy of Colin Walsh.

Grind for Life and Jack’s Board House present a benefit jam session for Southern Oregon skate fixture Matt Kline who has been battling cancer. Ten bucks to get in, includes food and 10 raffle tickets. Proceeds to help Matt Kline defray the cost of his cancer treatment. Cash prizes for best rick over door, longest grind, biggest air and best trick. Come skate some of the best backyard/DIY concrete in Oregon, support a great cause and help out a fellow skateboarder. For more information or to donate product contact Rita Allred at Jack’s Board House, 452 Highland Dr. Medford, OR 97504 or 541-618-8504.

Some pictures of Matt, and/or his concrete playground. 1 – 2 –3 – 4 – 5 – 6