Mischo Erban achieved 80.83 mph on hill somewhere in Colorado on September 30, 2010, shattering his old record of 70.23 mph. This record was sanctioned by the International Gravity Sports Association. I don’t know how they get along with Guiness, who is strangely silent on the subject. At least in as much as their web site makes it impossible to find that information. The only other thing I could find online was a Gary Hardwick speed of 62.55 mph set back in 1998. Video after the jump, but it’s pretty much just a guy flying by at an insane speed. [Source: Push Culture, via Skateboarder’s Journal]

If the current crop of serious artists who also happen to be skaters continues grow, the art historians are going to have to invent a new term for this type of art. Is there a term for postmodern examination of a specific act and the related, revered artifact, shared by one large tribe? (Feel free to call it Kilwagism, if you need to.) Cynthia Connolly is curating a show called Skateboard Side Effects at a place called Artisphere in Alringtopn Virginia. The image above is Richard Vosseller’s ‘Physical Manipulations of Structural Surfaces – A Homage to Skating.’ A videotape of a closed session is on display in the gallery. No word on what else is there, but admission is free. If any of our East Coast readers attend, give us an update. UPDATE: Pictures up on Born Ugly. Art by Tim Bearse, Rick Charnoski and Coan Buddy Nichols, Sean Greene, Richard Vossler, Lia Halloran, Ben Ashworth, and Mickael B. And yes, that ramp structure is actually skateable. UPDATE 2: Added video of the art being (gasp!) skated. [Photo: Jay Westcott] – Thanks to Kelly Robertson for the tip.

Shrunken Head presents the Oregon premiere of the new Habitat video Origin at the Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton Street Portland, OR 97202. That’s slightly over a mile away from the Brooklyn Street Skate SPot Benefit. If you’re going to the premier, consider making a donation at the BSSS benefit. Who knows, maybe they’ll pass the plate the Clinton St. Thursday October 14th. Admission $2. 7:30 pm (all ages) 9 pm (21 and over)

All ages benefit show, 8pm tonight the Atristery (4315 SE Division St, Portland, OR) featuring White Fang, Gepetto, Oak Rot and Moth Dust. Door open 7:30pm. Show starts at 8pm. $5-10 suggested donation. If you decide you absolutely have to move obstacles outside of the confines of Brooklyn Street (see above left) – please put it back when you leave. It looks like a blast, but it will not help with public relations and the neighbors.

He’s one of the more admired figures in the history professional skateboarding who has been features countless times in magazines. In fact he’s still being featured in the skate mags. You can walk down the toy aisle and see his picture on the Del Mar Pool replica. A couple years ago he had a Shot of the Week here on S&A ( I’m sure his biggest honor to date…) The great thing is, you can still skate with this guy if you want to . I took this poorly exposed shot of him last year at the Dew Tour. He was sitting behind me and I happened to turn around when the arena sign was lit up with “Skate Vert.” It sounds like a command, but it’s actually just the event that was happening at the moment. Hear Tom ‘Wally” Inoye interviewed live at 2pm Pacific on Callin’ on Colin. If you miss it you can download the show when they archive it.

Darío Escobar is an artist born and living in Guatemala. He’s made a habit of deconstructing sports equipment, and has a fondness for skateboarding. The top image is a 2000 piece made from silver, tin, and aluminum applied to a skateboard. One of the coolest things on his official site actually happens to be a pair of inline skates. – Thanks to Boy Ipoh for the tip

Magic Rolling Board dates back to 1976, and includes everything you’d think it would, like 360’s, gorilla grips, high jumps over sports cars, slalom, long jumps, downhill and even Ed Nadalin, star of the Jeans West commercial. I don’t know that this has ever been rereleased on video, much less DVD. Anyone? Make sure you pay attention at the 3:05 mark for some of the fanciest footwork you’ve ever seen. GOLDEN! – Thanks to Simon Liver for the tip.

This mirrored discoboard is almost a year old. I spotted it over at YoBeat’s coverage of an old art show benefit for the Eugene skatepark. No word on who the artist was. It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from Eugene. There’s a sobering infographic on the Skaters for Eugene Skateparks web site. There’s about $370,000 in the kitty, but they’re still 400k in the hole. Eugene’s ABC affiliate has a video about the state of the union from last August on their web site. For some reason it takes a few minutes to load after the pre-roll commercial.

Sa Ka Roule has some cool pictures of what must be the French equivalent of a Hobie, Makaha, or G&S. There are some old ads, pictures of a vintage board with a possible crazy looking truck modification, and the inevitable nostalgia revival. Check it out.

Two of the best animated shows ever. What about Family Guy? Meh. It has its moments, but it’s not in the same class as these two. This is actually part of a panel from a Fururama comic book where the Futurama cast is trapped in a Simpson’s comic book by evil floating brains. I found this over at Insane Journal after getting sidetracked while doing an image search for Stella Stevens on a skateboard. It was a fruitless search, but I did find illustrations of Fry and Bart Simpson skateboarding together. There’s even a Back to the Future plug. Let’s analyze that. A real movie reference in a comic book that takes place inside the universe of a different comic book. Now if only there was a skateboard in The Venture Brothers.