The description is pretentious, and even though it looks fitting, there’s absolutely no Devo in the soundtrack. You’ll never get the next 3 minutes and 34 seconds back. I like a lot of weird, pointless stuff, but this? Well, you’ve been warned.

Animal Vegetable Mineral group show opens Thursday at Commonwealth in Portland. Featuring works by Jason Angelo, Ashley Anson, Will Beardslee, Anthony Bradford Ciarlo, Alex Davies, Jack Graydon, Hayes Peterson, Josh and Charlotte Rodenberg, Craig Wheat, Dave Wien, and more. Thursday, Nov. 8, 6-9 p.m

Considering the fact that 90% of voting Oregonians have probably already voted by mail, this very last minute “Official Skate and Annoy Endorsement” of Portland mayoral candidate Charlie Hales is pretty pointless, but here it is for all the procrastinating undecided voters.Charlie was instrumental behind legalizing skateboarding on the streets of Portland. On his own Facebook page he gets hassled for not wearing a helmet in this photo. [Source: Cal Skate via Facebook]

Skateboards made from laminated, recycled skateboards. They probably aren’t going to win any “pop” contests, but how can you argue against this one? It’s faultless. Iris Skateboards are made by George Rocha, who among other things worked on the Dreamland crew for a while. [Source: ESPN] – Thanks to Matthijs for the tip.

Reggie Destin, killed by a drunk driver while skateboarding in a bike lane. He died from his injuries last Saturday. I didn’t know him personally, but I knew Push, and I hail from Chicago (ages ago) so I feel for you Chicago. There’s a fund set up to help his family pay for his medical expenses.

Grover stopped by Burnside earlier today (Tuesday) and got some shots of Jay Meer and another preparing Burnside for it’s 22nd anniversary Halloween debut. I wonder if he’s down there painting via generators now. GPK after the jump. That’s Grover’s Picture Korner.

Powell Street skatepark benefit in Portland. Neighborly forces are mobilizing. Plan B is the venue, Skate rock and skate vids are the plan. Shrunken Heads is the sponsor. Portland’s skatepark system has definitely stalled, gone into hibernation even, but it seems that we’re gearing up for the second great push.

Actual college level textbook. Photo credited to Jim Shannon and caption reads “The image shows a member of the ‘Aggressive Crew’ performing a skateboard jump near the Allahverdi Khan Bridge in Esfahan, Iran.” – Thanks to Adam Wallingford for the photos.

Omar Salazar talks about his input into the Dew Tour street contest to held on an actual downhill street. Omar’s take is interesting, but then there’s some news from the Dew Tour press release. The Dew Tour, in conjunction with the athletes and industry veterans, created the Streetstyle discipline as a way to recognize the thriving action sports community in San Francisco. Huh? I could have sworn Thrasher Magazine “created” the first streetstyle event. The contest in San Francisco happened over the weekend. I was confused by press releases with two different winners of street events, but it looks like they had a “skate street” contest and a separate “streetstyle” event. It’s pointless to rail against the corporations involved in modern professional skateboard spectacles. Skateboarders more or less run these events anyway. It’s nice to see a little creativity in the format, even if it is rehashed creativity from 30 years ago. Wow. I can’t believe how long I’ve been obsessed with skateboarding…