Enoy the provocatively tiltled Landlocked Seamen (The Search for Lesbian Seagull) from Merde. Haven’t seen Brookings in a long time. Straight from the CEO:

This was more of a vacation than an actual skate trip. At least in my mind. You see, my mother in law, Penny, has a great beach front condo in Southern Oregon. We stayed there, cooked every night on the beach, and drank beer. We got really lucky on weather too. This was early February in Oregon and we had almost 70 degree and clear conditions. Basically the best scenario posible. Thanks Penny!

Almost everyone we know likes Mark Conahan and would wish him a Happy Birthday, even if it is two weeks late. ALMOST everyone. Here’s some footage of a pre-rained out session at his own bowl dojo. It was one windy day gusting to 30mph, sticks and leaves were lethal objects. We braved the day and won the bowl.

Commonwealth Skateboarding in Portland is having it’s grand opening on Saturday, February 26th. Doors open at 3, product giveaway at 6, photography show by Bryce Kanights, Jon Humphries and Garric Ray. The website has been updated with hours and price structure. Check out Skate Daily for some more background on Commonwealth. Flyer after the jump.

[Source: EPM]

Free at Ripzu tonight at 7pm. I belive there are some familiar Northwest faces in this vid.

This proposed design for a retirement village is gay, literally! It’s a concept for a Palm Springs retirement community for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals looking to avoid traditional golden year facilities. MC must be planning for his retirement, because he’s the tipster on this one! I’m totally gay for that building. I hope it gets built, although I’m skeptical. I’d believe it if it were in Europe somewhere.

[Source: Cool Hunting]

Enjoy (?) this horrible game with a beloved character from a horrible cartoon. And you thought he only dug slalom. Nothing but screen captures after the jump.

– Thanks to Kevin Cann for the tip.

Duane Peters is back on the horse again after his gnarly injury. Looking like Duane again, not really taking it easy at all. Amazing considering the doctors wanted to amputate his leg. A little video after the jump.

– Thanks to Eric Fleming for the tip

Home foreclosures and mortgage woes mean lots of empty pools in some parts of the country, and it even affects people with built-for-skate facilities like the Barrio Bowl in Las Vegas, reportedly selling for 32k to appease the bank. This picture comes from Picasa user Eric, and minimal details are available on Concrete Disciples.

– Thanks to unlikely CD troller MC for the tip.