The Turf may be filled in, but the momentum is not dead. The same station that covered the digging out effort aired an editorial (Ted’s Take) coming down on WDOT bureaucracy. There’s an official web site for the voce of saving the Turf, appropriately named Save the Turf. The Mayor of Greenfield, (It’s technically not Milwaukee, I always forget that.) seems to be cautiously in the corner of the effort. Wisconsin’s DOT seems to be passing the buck. Their stance is that they need the land as a staging area until the off ramp is finished, at which point the land is scheduled to be given to the city of Greenfield. So theoretically, if they cover it with enough rubble so it doesn’t get further damaged, when the project is over they could dig it out again and repair it. Ted’s Take after the jump, or head on over to Save the Turf.

Portland Parks and Rec does a summertime happy good time event where they play movies after dark in public parks.This Friday (the 13!) at Glenhaven park in Portland, next to the skatepark. They have one of those big inflatable movie screens, on which they will be showing Deathbowl to Downtown. See how many times you can see my name misspelled in the credits. I contributed the skateboard commercial footage. Ouch. I just broke my arm trying to pat myself on the back.

I’ve seen these red and blue 3D images since I was a wee lad, but I just now learned there was a word for them. Dan Springer made two woodcut print blocks out of skateboards and used them to print an anaglyph. The boards and the print were sold at a charity auction. Very cool. Reminds me of the stereoscopic anaglyph issue of Contort (skate zine) that Dan Estabrook put out in the late 80’s. See what Dan Springer is up to at Skul Luxe.

[Source: Wooden Toy Publishing]

You may have seen a post or two about fundraisers for Matt’s Bowl in Grant’s Pass, Oregon. Well here’s a look at what he did with some of that dough.

– Thanks to Larry Martin for the pics.

This week’s shot of the week comes from repeat offender Dylan Davies. Here’s a shot of his friend Jeremie at Bonsor skatepark in Vancouver B.C.. I don’t know if that’s lens flare or a light leak in the lower left hand corner, but it looks great. Check out the Shot of the Week

It stands for Brooklyn Street Skate Spot Shots, what else? Super funs spot. Easy to ride, but the tech guys can get all techy if they want. There is no drama with opposing build crews, just a miscommunication is all. On Saturday they raised over $150 bucks. I’m lobbying for a runway on the other side of the volcano so goofy footers can hit it frontside easier. Fun for all ages. Way to go guys.

If you’re in the Salem area today you’ll have a good chance to skate Trevor’s bowl (very nice) and stuff your gullet full of food and/or beer.

So im tryin to pour more concrete (like 12 yards worth) at my house and im havin a party to raise money i know its kinda late but if you could post somthin it would be awesome. 3$ for bbq and 6$ for bbq and kegs all you can drink and eat 1 pm to 11PM 1210 17 th St Ne Salem, OR 97301. Kids welcome. Come hang out and skate the bowl, and there’s a swimming pool with a pirate ship.

Meanwhile, closer to home. There’s a benefit BBQ this Saturday the 7th for the Brooklyn Street Skate Spot in Portland. I have to admit I chuckled when I first heard there was a benefit for this tiny spot. This picture is old, actually, but I just heard they’ve hit a snag. The original organizers were engaging the community, taking it somewhat slow. Apparently some individuals decided to kick it into overdrive without scoping out the situation, allegedly tearing up sidewalks (?) and as a result the cops (who were already in the loop) shut it down and the whole thing needs permits now. Pretty much all of the neighbors are on board except for one business owner, who appears to prefer broken glass, garbage and the occasional syringe to pastoral scenes like a mother reading a book on the steps while her son skates, nearly a week after the spot first appeared. True story.

Flyer after the jump. No alcohol please, they’re trying to present a positive image to the neighbors and the city.

Guess what? It’s Turf week on Skate and Annoy. All Turf, all the time.

We have a campaign going to help save Surfin’ Turf/ The Turf skatepark here in Milwaukee, WI. We even went so far as to dig out one of the bowls last night and made it on the 10:00 news.

Details about whats going on, a video of the news story, and most importantly what people can do to help save the park are all at beercity.com.

More information and the video after the jump.

UPDATE: It’s been filled in. I don’t know how this effects the big picture.

Martin Defatte sent in some more pictures from the digging effort at the Turf. These were actually from late Wednesday, but I couldn’t get to processing them until now. Martin said the cops showed up that evening which put a damper on things, but the bright side is, there’s all kinds of positive publicity now, and what could have been just an epic session for a bunch of hard working guys may possibly evolve into a more permanent solution.

Please contact the wisco DOT, as they are currently in charge…
Here is the phone #: (608) 266-1114
Here is the email: Frank.Busalacchi@dot.wi.gov
Take 5 minutes and shoot them a friendly email, note the historical significance as well as the potential tourism dollars.

We need your help!

I may have left the Midwest for the land of amazing skateparks, it’s my home now with a capital “H” but right now my heart is in WIsconsin. Thanks again to Martin.