Tony Hawk talks computers, games, charity and skateboarding on the tech news site cnet. Sounds like he’s champing at the the bit to make re-conquer some of the territory THPS lost to EA’s Skate. – Thanks to Seth for the tip.

Squeaking in under the wire in the last few hours of the last day of the week, this week’s Shot of the Week is Billy Runaway at the Sign In bowl in LA, as shot by Peter Dietsches in 1990. Nothing says late, late 80’s like those Hamor Hed and Gouge logos. You might remember Billy Runaway in the early days of Thrasher. He now heads up Addikt Skateboards. Check out the full frame Shot of the Week.

Like a kid who says “that doesn’t hurt” while he’s getting spanked, for some kids, getting sent to your room is not a punishment. Jack Grover sleeps in a private indoor skatepark in his basement. Of course it doesn’t hurt that he’s a tiny four and a half year old kid, so the low ceilings aren’t an issue. You wouldn’t believe the amount of red tape I had to go through to get around Jack’s contractual obligations with Earth Patrol Media. Check out the facilities and learn how they came to be after the jump.

The New York Times web site has a feature about skateboarders capitalizing on the mortgage crisis by finding, draining, and skating pools of houses that are in foreclosure. Skate and Annoy even gets mentioned due to our heads up on Billy Runaway’s photos of said pools. It seems like whenever we get quoted by the legitimate press, (Hard to believe, but it happens) they provide a link to web site, but never the article in question, so here is the original post for all our newfound friends from the New York Times. I wasn’t aware that we were a site “where skaters trade tips about how to find and drain abandoned pools.” Maybe they are rerring to Kent’s old article on how to drain a pool using existing plumbing in the DIY section. Aside from SnA being highlighted, it’s also intersting that the mainstream press picked up on this. There has to be a skateboarder on staff. -Thanks to Maureen, Pribble and Hass for tip.

Trying to raise funds for the skate park in hood river. Purchase any image from the photo shelter site and 20% will be donated to help with a new bonus section. Thanks – Carl Warren Photography

Birth Day Grinch: Video proof of a skateboarding caveman. A man so old carbon dating can not determine his age. Happy Birthday, Dude!

A dog riding a skateboard. Looks like a jack russel terrier who skates it all, tranny, rails, hippy jumps! there is more canine action at the miamioffleash site. Watch the video after the turn.

A good excuse not to post every single picture is in case I need a Shot of the Week and I’m in the middle of a snowstorm, I can pull something from the archives. This is Jon Jon Bryan from the Lincoln City leg of the Trifecta in 2008. Next week I’ve got a scheduled roundup of assorted 2008 Trifecta coverage from various sources, including Brazil! Jon Jon makes skateboards over at ABC. Check out the full frame Shot of the Week.

Post-holiday depression? Here’s a video of Santa bombing some hills. I know it’s a day late, but it’s still funny that it comes from CNN via their iReport site. I like the concept for getting eyewitness news up faster, but lately CNN is getting more and more like AM talk radio. Seriously, who cares what some hothead in Iowa thinks about the mortgage crisis. If I wanted to watch amateur news I’d turn on Fox.

I wish someone had posted this choking warning around the time I entered my first skateboard contest. Ouch! I found this after I followed MC’s link for the arts & craft skateboard. It’s the Razor Punk Ramp. It cracked me up that a launch ramp was a choking hazard. While searching for “punk ramp” images on Google, my story about the Punk Sucks Ramp showed up on page four.