Jay Adams is selling a Jay Adams SMA deck on eBay. I don’t know if this is/was a production model or a one off. He gives no details on the deck auction except to say he will personalize an autograph if you want. Just looking at the picture makes me feel intimidated into bidding. Less than five hours left. UPDATE: It’s over.

Milan Spasic created a pool skating documentary called Chlorine in 2003. SnA has posted about his Rip City Project a couple of times. Well, I don’t know what happened to Rick Coyle who started the project but the thing seems to be in the can. The Portland premiere is Tuesday March 24, 2009 at the Doug Fir Doors at 8pm, Showing at 9:30pm. FREE!! Sponsored by Fuel TV and NikeSB.

I know what you’re all thinking, it’s the boy who cried wolf… but it isn’t really. The reigns of Concussion might end up being turned over to two longtime contributors. Davoud has requested omitting the specifics until the final details have been ironed out, in case the deal goes sour. The story has been leaked elsewhere. Believe it or not, I found this Skate Zombie photo over at BMXmuseum.com.

Unfortunately, for every morally uplifting tale, there are about five or more human beings who are still just living in the gutter. There was an 80’s English skate rock/hardcore band called the Coolest Retards, these guys after the jump definitely fit half of that bill.

Time was, when there was a big contest coming up you’d learn about it in advance from Thrasher, then have to wait one or two months after the event to read the coverage in the magazines, then another 3-8 months before you could rent the video from from your local skate shop. Remember when skate shops would rent videos? Does anyone do that anymore? The price of skate videos has gone down, for the most part. In 1989 you would have paid $29.99 for Public Domain. . You can get the Thrasher videos for a really reasonable price. Don’t you agree that all skate videos should be $15 or less? Getting back to the point, in my day we had to skate uphill both ways in the rain, on clay wheels that were missing 35% of the open bearings… Nowadays you can just get on the Interwebs™ and watch the contest live, through a series of tubes, as is the case with the Tampa Pro contest at SPOT. Tune in to Fuel TV on Sunday, March 22nd from 12-6pm EST.

Well now, that’s not a joke, it’s a legitimate caption. This week’s Shot of the Week is from a photographer who goes by the name of TimoT on Flickr. Old Pierre is hitting a blunt to fakie on a DIY spot somewhere in France. Check out this week’s Shot of the Week.

So am I legit now. I interviewed a piece of skateboard history and future. Whether you know it or not, Bryce Kanights has touched your skateboard life in some way, be it reading, riding or looking at a magazine for the photos. Bryce was there for most of the boom of vert and has been in it since; when you were taking your snowboarding break he was skating and still involved with Thrasher. If you mention the most random skater he has a story. Very few people can make a living off this industry – the photo side anyway – but he has perfected his craft and shoots all the skate stars from Duane Peters to Brent Atchley. So here is my interview of Mr. Bryce Kanights. A brief glimpse into his stuff. P.S. Eat it if you do not like the audio. Who can afford a microphone in this economy? – G.V.K. OFF

Tigard Police to Skateboarders: R U Up 4 a Challenge? – In efforts to honor our community’s youth and recognize their hard work and dedication to master the skateboard, Tigard Police is pleased to host a “Skateboard Challenge.” Come be part of this first ever police-inspired skateboarding competition in the area.

It’s no big secret how skateboards are made anymore. Everybody knows that Chinese fairies magic them out from the woodland lairs of ancient dragons, but some people are still making them locally. Here’s a video from a French company called Rekiem. The basics are the same, but everyone does it slightly different. For instance, the guys (garcons?) at Rekiem are setting up some of their decks with the graphics already screened, as well as using the pad printing process (basically a big stamp) for the top layer. Check it out. [Source: Condense]

When I heard that Portland’s worst kept secret spot was already partially demolished, I assumed it was because there was a general failure to keep it on the down low, but it turns out the larger site is planned for demolition as part of the acquisition and planned expansion by the University of Portland, according to ESPN. The shot above is from The Skateboard Archives. Here’s an amusing U.P. anecdote. I used to live near there about five years ago. While driving by one day I noticed that someone stole all the letter “R”‘s from the signs at all the entrances to the main campus, effectively renaming it hte “University of Pot-land.” Those wacky Christian college kids! – Thanks to Donny for the tip.