The Skateboard Archives has two pages of pictures from Sleestock 2007 that look like they were taken around the same time mine were.

Don’t be so gay. You’re the fag. Am not, you homo. You wish. I wish you were a homo? ’fraid not. Just a sample of the scintillating dialogue from Skate Trip 2007. More of the same plus reviews of the Skateparks of Washington, this week on… Conahan and Kilwag: At the Skateparks.

The great debate can finally be laid to rest. Are you sick of hearing “Too many old dudes making the decisions.” or “Too many bowls.” or “Not enough vert!” or “Stop being a spoiled baby and skate what you have!” ? (How do you punctuate that sentence anyway?) Well then, your prayers have been answered. We went directly to the source, the youth of today. Because children are our future, we consulted this birthday card to come up with the perfect skatepark design. (Thanks to Troy Sliter)

I went to Sleestock 2007 and I only took four pictures. Two of them are butt shots, and one is of a local that who was definitely not into having his park invaded by the likes of the Stak, or probably anyone else for that matter. I took five pictures actually, but one was a bail. “Why have you forsaken me?” you ask. Well I can’t answer that. It certainly wasn’t for lack ripping or interesting subject matter, and the turnout was good. I felt like taking it easy while not wrecking myself in the bowl. And I forgot all my stickers. I was, basically, useless. There were plenty of other cameras there so we’ll keep you updated. If you post pictures drop me an email and I’ll put together some links. Until then, you can view SnA’s massive coverage after the jump. Thanks to Bobcat for putting it all together again.

California Skateparks & New Line Skateparks are the team that the Evaluation Committee selected. Purchasing is approaching them with regards to signing the contracts.

Dreamland has concrete down at Holly Farm, number 3 of 19 Portland skateparks and what I thought was the first example of the neighborhood skatespots. Although, by the definition on the Portland Parks and Recreation website, Gabriel Park also falls within this category. Skate spots include projects under 10,000 square feet. Holly Farm is 2000 sq ft. Click to see the image larger. Oops, premature posting, I added a few more photos.

All this talk about meetings and feedback for new skateparks is now moot. Costco is selling The Ultimate Skate Park online, so it seems all we need to do now is order one. Attention city planners! If you live in a town with a population of more than 5 people, you might want to order a couple. And what product does Costco recommend you purchase with your new ultimate skate park? Why, a crappy BMX bike, of course. Skate and Annoy would like to give our heartfelt condolences to Dreamland, Grindline, Placed to Ride, Airspeed and others that will likely go out of business now that Costco has taken the guesswork and expense out of building the ultimate skatepark. – Thanks to Sarib Singh Khalsa for the tip.

A skatepark policy meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 7 p.m. at Fisher’s Grange Hall, located at 814 NE 162nd Avenue (just a few blocks from Pacific Park). Vancouver Washington area skaters should turn up for this meeting. Multiple sources report that the other meetings were 90% BMXers, which is great for them and embarrassing for skateboarders, especially considering the history of skater activism involvement in nearby Portland. Besides, when’s the last time you were asked to help make the rules at a skatepark?

Matt Kline told us about the 4th of July party session at the Port Orford, Oregon skatepark. We couldn’t make it, but Mrs Shoey (Lori) sent us these pictures taken by Kevin Sorres and Josh T. Then I promptly slapped overbearing watermarks all over them. Now that I’m uploading them I’m thinking it’s a bit much. Sorry guys, won’t happen again. !3 pictures after the jump.

Here are some more construction pictures from the San Jose skatepark that is in progress, courtesy of Zach Wormhoudt, which allows Larry more time for his family. So far, this is hands down the most interesting skatepark construction site I’ve seen. There are more after the jump.