I bumped this back up to the top to remind you. The show should be good. Smay from Rebel Skates is running a raffle to benefit SPS. We’re going to get something covered to skate if it kills us. Buy a raffle ticket. He’ll have a board or two, hats, shirts, and some stuff from Thrasher. Check out the band’s website You can hear some of their music here.

It must be ladies night at Skate and Annoy. Either that or Canada days. I stumbled across a site called Skirtboarders. There’s nothing there yet, but the corresponding MySpace page has photos and video of this crew of gals from Montreal. I’ve actually seen a girl ride a skateboard in a skirt before. It was a bit odd at first, but it didn’t seem to cause her any problems and soon it was a non-issue. The Skirtboarders are working on a video. You can watch a pretty smooth trailer after the jump. It’s always good to see a fresh viewpoint of skateboarding, even if we are a little slanted in perspective around here.

As a follow up to the Underground Skate Plaza post it’s time to investigate another project from The Side Effects of Urethane. This one is an installation called A Surface In Between. A Surface In Between was a group art show. The The Side Effects of Urethane (TSEOU) collective organized the show and built out the space, which included the skateable installation you see above. I like the way these guys think. You will too if you keep reading after the jump.

Strange sights at Glenhaven.

Mount Tabor in Portland Oregon is a popular spot for casual downhill and the occasional slalom race. It’s paved asphalt road is smooth and closed to automobile traffic. The incline and turns never get too hairy, but you can still get going at a decent clip. Mt. Tabor also has an open (drinking) water reservoir with visible banked walls. If you’ve ever wondered if that spot was skateable underneath, wonder no more. [Photo: Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian]

Polygon is a Swedish company (since 1996) that makes hardware and clothing or something, including funny videos like this one for Future Pads. The web site is mostly in Swedish but for some reason all the video trailers have English voiceovers. To help foreign visitors get the full experience, they have included this helpful bit: We understand the fact that you can’t read our singing language, therefore: if you have any questions or just want to get in touch with our headquarters, maybe you are a fellow skateboard blogger havin’ some kind of link-exchange monkey business knockin’ about or, well ehhh anyway…. No matter, the pictures are in the international language of skateboarding, and these guys (what is Swedish for “dude?”) seem to have a good sense of humor and some good sound equipment. Jerry Svensson skate photo by Jocke Boberg. Check out the vid after the jump. [Update: I forgot to add the link to Polygon. Now I have. Twice. Duh.]

Circle is a pretty good online ‘zine from Europe. Great wrestling photos from issue three. I know we have a wrestling SIG here at Skate and Annoy.