I found Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons at a school book fair. It’s published by HarperCollins. Pete was created by Kimberly & James Dean, but this book was written by Eric Litwin. It turns out Pete has been skating since his appearance on the cover of Pete the Cat: Valentine’s Day Is Cool.

Light Goes On is a combination of long exposure photographs (light painting) and stop action animation made by Darren Pearson. Clever beyond belief. Watch it after the jump.

[Source: DP Preview] – Thanks to Glenn Corpes for the tip.

I was cleaning my house the offices of Skate and Annoy over the weekend. I found a ton of SASE requests for stickers stuffed away in various mouse holes, some… very old. The stack you see does not include the 10 or so that I found after I took this photo. So, much to the annoyance of my mail carrier, your stickers are on the way. The selection is dwindling. I think it’s time to make some new ones.

The Pink Helmet Posse, courtesy of the Daily Mail. These kids rip! When you’re done watching this video, don’t forget to drop into Norms.

– Thanks to Maureen Swan for the tip.

Sorry for the unannounced blackout this week, but I decided to do some major overhauling in the back end of the site so I could make some improvements down the road. If you’re pissed, just remember, it was in the Terms of Service agreement that everyone had to mail me with a dollar when you agreed to look at Skate and Annoy. Features (eBay Watch and GVK) as well as Reviews are still down, but it won’t be that long. And the good news is Neil is working on another Ebay Watch.

In the mean time: Expect a few bugs and some broken links here and there. No need to let me know about it yet, I’m still working in the background.

UPDATE: Features (eBay Watch and GVK) are back up. Reviews still down.

The graphic for this post is from 2010 when we switched designs. Nostalgia. I think it’s time for a new look here again.

The first half of the 1960s were the hey-days for Surf Music with a high percentage of bands being from California. Many of those bands also wrote songs about Skateboarding or what then was known as “Sidewalk Surfing” (I counted about 30 releases so far from that era, including bands from other genres). But there were also bands from such “exotic” places like Texas.

In this edition of bootleg boards we have a Schmitt Stix that doesn’t look like fake at first sight. Although the graphics are pretty damn accurate, the shape is completely different. The original “Flower Picker” was designed by Jay Henry and came out in 1988. This deck even has the name of the artist near the back truck, just like the original one. Sold on eBay for $50 with Venture trucks and ? wheels. Why do most people write ‘Midgette’ while this one is ‘Midgett’? I’ve seen one Airbourne LSD that says ‘Midgette‘ too. Anyone knows? (That’s his name, not to be confused with Allen Midgette – K.ed)

Little girls intimidating grown men, as seen in a TV commercial for Norms Restaurants in California. The rider is Annika Vrklan.

[Source: Hoopla Skateboards]

MC says the quick ones ride skateboards.