OK, like I said last month, October was going to be a difficult one for me. I was on vacation in the UK for 2 weeks, with no access to a computer, so there was a very good chance that there would be no October Baywatch at all. I had already harvested some decks however, so I decided to change the format a little this month just to get something out. First there will be no Bargains section. I didn’t have time to look, and I don’t even know if you all like seeing that section anyway. Also, there will be a minimum of commentary on the decks. That is what takes me the longest, so this month it’s going to be very minimal: make, name of deck and price; that’s it. I know it’s not what you all expect, but it was either this or nothing. Sorry

Issue 14 of the zine Levil Uniform has a vintage pinup theme. Check it out.

For those of you not celebrating Thanksgiving, you can ignore this post. We’re Americans, and therefore selfish. I couldn’t find a decent turkey on a skateboard, so here’s a random skate video form Turkey. Those of you on the Windows OS can play Sakteboard Obstacle Course, Thanksgiving Edition.

Here’s a quick video of Darren Navarrette bonking the ceiling at the private bowl in Minneapolis, Minnesota that some of you thought was too mellow to be worth the effort.

Benefit for Above Coping December 3rd at Epic Skate in Portland. benefit and art exhibit…. oh no. I need to make some “art” ASAP.

The Searc for the Miraculous is, believe it or not, a skate video. I’ve seen some of his work (Strongest of the Strange) a long time ago, and what I remember about it was just stoke, so I’m not sure what to expect from this hour long skate video. It’s showing at the Clinton Street Theater in Portland on December 2nd as a fundraiser for Brooklyn Street Skate Spot. If you want to know more about it, you can check out the official web site or watch a video of Pontus talking about it.

This is goofy and fun to watch. If you can’t have fun with skateboarding that falls out of your own personal style then.. oh I give up. I don’t actually, because I’m still posting this. Some interesting cinematography. Bookmarked inside the wacky costumes and tomfoolery is some amazingly technical skating. At times, essentially masterful freestyle moves done on giant oversized boards. I hope you enjoy it, and if not, choke on it. From Loaded Longboards: Of Troglodytes and Men.

Happy technically not-belated birthday (see post date) to Tom Bender. This is not him. This is Ben Campbell, but Tom did take this picture. He sent another one, but poor Ben Novak was headless.

This is a Chicago Trucks advert from an unnamed surfing magazine from the 60’s, although it probably shouldn’t be that hard to figure it out. I can’t imagine there was more than one or two tops. Chicago made it’s name in roller skates of all things, and I’m going to hypothesize that they were one of the first companies to manufacture skateboard specific trucks, outside of full setups. Those are composite wheels… I guess it’s possible they could be early 70’s, but if I had to place money on it, I still say 60’s. Dig the three point mounting hardware. UPDATE: Based on this ad, we know an ad with the same illustrations was run as late as 1975, but it features different ad copy. It’s entirely possible that this was leftover stock from the late 60’s.

Callin on Colin is back! My 33rd interview with Marek Litinsky, a transplanted Czech Republic native living in Oregon. This is the first time i’ve spent any real time with Marek… I recorded it in his garage, both of drinking a beer and standing around shooting the shit. I really like this new formula because i think it helps my guest relax and talk more comfortably. I’m new to my audio stuff using a wireless lapel mic system and my iphone… which obviously failed when someone called me since i didn’t put it in “Airplane mode”… at which point i increased the volume which made it sound much better anyway… we had a good time despite the poor audio quality. At the end of the interview i think i freaked out about how it wasn’t recording correctly that i decided to just cut it off. Thanks to Marek for being such a good sport!