I was checking out a 7″ cover of the 720 soundtrack released by a band called Metronome the City, trying to track down an original that wasn’t on eBay, and of course I stumbled on a bunch of other time wasting distractions. Ahh… Interwebs™. Let me count the ways that I love you.

A xylophone in the shape of a skateboard. It’s intended for children, and may have been recalled at some point because you can’t find many pictures of it on the web, outside of this auction and one Google link led me to list of recalled toys, but this one was not on there.

Action Man is the UK version of GI Joe, and I’m not talking about the schmaltzy 80’s version, I’m talking Kung-Fu grip and Life-Like Hair ™. I checked out a blind link tip that turned out to be the Action Man Longboard Rider. Not being able to read the content, I was mildly surprised that Vans had licensed their logos for a longboard figure, since it didn’t seem genre appropriate, but that was before I saw the making of photos. Turns out it’s not a real kit, but the equivalent of fan fiction, painstakingly crafted. Some of the photos are interesting, and some are intentionally funny. Whoever runs Madelman Blog Show is obsessed with action figures as much as some people are obsessed with obscure skateboarding references. – Thanks to Boy Ipoh for the tip.

Lego Skater Girl, from minifigure series 6. “Who cares what anybody thinks? I skate for me!” Some Minifigures skate for fame. Others skate for thrills. But for the Skater Girl, it’s all about having fun! It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks about her skating skills as long as she can feel two things: the wind whipping through her streaked hair, and her custom-painted board beneath her feet. But sometimes the more you try to avoid attention, the more of it you end up getting. Thanks to her carefree attitude, the Skater Girl has gained a huge fandom devoted to discussing all of her latest skateboarding tricks and stunts. But she doesn’t care – they can say whatever they want, and she’ll just keep on doing her own thing her own way! I’m not sure what’s up with that outfit. She looks liek some sort of goth Ronald McDonald. – Thanks to Matthijs for the tip.

I dunno, he looks more like a Lego Harry Potter figure reject. “This is the perfect spot for an awesome new stunt!” To the Street Skater, the whole city is one big skate park. No matter where in town he may be, everything around him looks like just the right location for his next mind-blowing skateboarding stunt. People all over the city are used to seeing the Street Skater rolling up and down stairs, along railings, through fountains and even across the branches of the city park’s trees. He’s such a familiar sight that the streets just wouldn’t be the same without him and his famous skateboard! Check it out wherever Lego is/are sold. – Thanks to Matthijs for the tip.

Lord on Board is an 8″ tall plastic resin figure sculpted by Abell Octovan. He allegedly sells them for $160 a piece delivered, although I can’t seem to figure out where, as he doesn’t seem to have an online presence outside of a flickr stream. The board is a separate piece, and his hand is molded to hold it in a standard skater’s grip. Available photographs show no evidence of evil mall grab capabilities, but the dark side of the Force is strong, so you never know. These things look pretty nifty, but $160 is a special kind of crazy. Then again vinyl toy collecting is a strange phenomenon. At least theses guys can play with their collectables with in reason and they’ll still look like NOS. I’ve often wondered about the copyright ramifications of slapping Darth Vader’s head on a skateboard toy and selling it, but the folks over at the Official Star Wars Blog don’t seem to be too upset. – Thanks to Concretin Nik for the tip.

Honestly, not sure why skateboarders of a certain age are obsessed with the skateboarding footage in Back to the Future. After the last BTF post I made I seriously doubted that there would be any recurrences in the near future, but now here we are. It doesn’t hurt that I have little kids and still love Legos. CUUSOO is a project where lego fans design and submit Lego creations to the community. If enough people “like” the design then the gods of the plastic brick mountain will consider releasing a kit version or full commercial version of the model, and the designer gets a small percentage of sales. What Delorean Time Machine would be complete without Marty McFly and his skateboard?

Vintage Annalee doll: adorable girl wearing pink on a skateboard. Dated 1992. This is from the days when Annalee Thorndike dolls had hand painted one of a kind faces. Has been displayed in a cabinet since it was new so is in great condition. I will never have enough time or money to collect every hideous skateboard toy out there. At least it’s not Fofao.

I called my congressman and he said, quote “I’d like to help you son, but you’re too young to vote.” The subskate is a completely pointless toy that all kids will fight desperately for if they come to your house to play in a puddle of water and you only have one. I bought one of the first Subskates, something like five years ago, meaning to photograph it and return it, but then somehow I had a kid in the meantime and he discovered it and then it was his. It’s piece of hard foam and you’re supposed to play with it in a pool and pretend it’s a skateboard, because, you know, you’d ruin a real skateboard if you played with it in a pool. Mind you, I know grown men who have played with brand new skateboard decks in a pool, so maybe this is a good idea.

Opening bid on the skateboard and shoes with built in socks for a 70’s era Charlie’s Angels doll is $49. That’s for the skateboard and shoes, not the actual doll. That there is the “annoy” in Skate and Annoy, and then some.