Over a year ago MC drew a comic that mentioned the possibility of the backyard ledge spot. Domi Gammon had already built one in his… well, it’s his parent’s house and it looks like the front yard, actually. He built it so he’d have someplace to skate when he visited his parents. Looks super solid.

When are those lazy, good for nothing skateboarders going to stop mooching off all the hard work of the BMX community? Dirtboarding courtesy of Volcom. For pics and a brief description, follow the link. – Thanks to Garric Ray for the tip.

Contest, Fundraiser, BBQ at Brooklyn Street Skate Spot this Saturday, December 29th.

This is an actual attachment in an email I got from a random Chinese skateboard manufacturer.

Taking the Holidays off. Happy Festivus, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, etc… to you and yours! If you’re hurting for holiday content, check out these past posts filed under Christmas and Holidays.

Santa slob air pajamas at Old Navy. Thanks to Danimal for the pic.

Well, the skatepark isn’t quite funded yet, but the web site is up.

I was going to pass on posting about the re-rerelease of the Back to the Future Hoverboard replicas from Mattel until I watched a little bit of another Hoverboard video featuring Bob Gale, the co-creator of Back to the Future. He’s talking about items featured in an auctioned that benefitted the Michael J. Fox Foundation for parkinson’s research. Blah, blah, blah until you get to the part about one of the original props being auctioned at Sothebys for $17,000, and then being resold a few years later for $55k. (!) Also interesting, the mechanical effect used to make the hoverboard appear to float when thrown on the ground. The video shows two different boards, one used for the wire flights and one used for the throw down.

What does it all mean?