Here’s a couple pictures of Dave Campbell skating Modern Skate Park in Grand Rapids Michigan. If that name rings a bell, it’s because Dave had a brief but memorable spot in the Santa Cruz video Troops of Tomorrow. Since Chompy hasn’t posted that one yet, you can watch some Swedish guys on Flask TV, possibly making fun of it., I don’t know. I don’t speak Swedish, but they seem to be impressed with the pogo-to-drop-in on the vert ramp. Enlarged pics and more after the jump.

Hmmm, Glenhaven opening or Hollywood, Nevada opening. I guess I can walk to Glenhaven. End of April, man. Click to see more photos at the California Skateparks website.

Black Label has a bunch of really cool little vids over at their site. I clicked over to check out the Fat Man on a Curb short featuring John Lucero that Skate Daily posted about the other day. I really enjoyed Black Noise that Chompy recommended at the end of his Black Out post a while back. I mean, fuck. If you didn’t check it out, let me second that recommendation. It may be that I like seeing video of a couple of dudes we see around here occasionally just and a few spots I have been to and a bunch of tricks I never even imagined. The art direction and video editing is really good and tight. there are some hard slams to help you appreciate it when these dudes make the tricks. I even liked the song by Bangkok Five. Quicktime 4:23.

It’s pretty incestuous Portland skate-media scene here. Of course, there are recent additions to the area that I haven’t seen yet, but for the most part, a lot of us skate the same spots together. Case in point. Seeing a recent photo of Steve McBride on EPM reminded me a shot I took of the same person, spot and motion from a slightly different vantage point, circa 2001. And so here it is, and there it is. Wow. I had a real camera with negatives and developing and everything back then. I sold that lens 16mm lens to this guy. Hey Bryce, let’s get our respective crews together for a session!

March 24, 2007 Portland, Oregon Click to enlarge

Addict Skateboards made a trip out to the Cayman Islands to skate the Black Pearl and surrounding areas. Some cool shots on their blog, but there is no way to group them together. In the mean time just do some scrolling.

Looks like someone has been listening to Grover’s design ideas.

Earth Patrol Media has a small gallery with some good shots at Pier Park. Unlike me, Rich doesn’t seem to mind pointing the camera away from the deep end. Check it out. Kim’s carving 50-50 with no shoes is my favorite. Boneless by Xavier and bone out by Shawn Reinert.