It’s been couple of years since I last posted about AI slop generated skateboards, but recently my timeline has been hammered with ads from a bullshit company selling so-called skate shoes, and using AI generated product and lifestyle photos. It’s so very bad, almost as bad as trying to pass off corduroy slippers as viable skate shoes. I threw in a couple of less elaborate (and less offensive) examples as well. I’m not going to link to these brands because eff them.

I’ve had this alarm clock since I was in high school. Took it to college and beyond. It’s final resting place was in a box in my basement, destined to go to Good Will until my son spotted it. Now it’s in his apartment, and it sounds exactly how you think it does. The stickers range from 80’s to early 90’s.

This is Archie’s Pal Jughead, Volume 2 #61, published in October of 1994. It’s got a one page story called Wheel Speil that has skateboarding as the main gag despite being mostly arm candy. Wheel Spiel is used as a title in at least two other comic books (Reggies Wise Guy Jokes #47 – 1978, Archie and Me #148 – 1988) in the Archie universe, and none of the stories are the same. There’s also a sales club ad with a chance to earn a Nash Beach Bum skateboard.

I added 4 more zines to the Zine gallery, from disparate locations: California, central Illinois, Ontario, and Boston. Check out Swank Zine #18, Up From The Boneyard #1, Freezine #16, and Limozine, the Orange Issue. I couldn’t find the number of that Limozine issue anywhere inside the pages, if you are in the know, please pass it on.

As a skateboard toy, it’s not that exciting, However these Sega Pocket Power toys from the late 80’s and early 90s regularly go for $50 or more when out of the packaging. When in the packaging, it’s usually 3 times that much. The idea is that they are supposed to store flat and fit in your, yeah, you guessed it, time machines pocket. I’m not sure why the wheels are so small in scale compared to the rest of the board. Maybe they were worried about the pull-cord mechanism. The packaging says Tyco, but the bottom the toy says Sega.

I had recollections of this board. I had seen pictures, but never in detail. It’s the kind of skateboard that lives in back of your subconscious. You know it exits, but what the hell it s called? It bubbled up to my attention again while searching for pictures of the boards featured in the Department Store Catalog gallery. It was titled simply “Adjustable 24″ Skateboard suitable for bare feet or shoes.” Trying to pull the name of this thing out of thin air proved near impossible, but eventually the right combination of search words led to an auction of the Tuk n Roller. The images had been removed, but the seller hamitup, graciously responded to my enquiry and sent pictures.

These are BEit Dude Skaters as seen on Fab.com back in 2011 when it was still a place to buy… tchotchkes? Cool stuff? I don’t remember. Now that domain is owned by Epic Games and it appears to be some sort of marketplace for 3D models. “Packaged in a custom BEit Dude box.” Ahhhh… BEit Dudes. So very 2010s… Now where did I misplace my NFTs, and why did I save this?

These images are from an absolutely horrible store on Etsy that makes crappy, probably AI designs based on the word Punk. Normally I’d link to the perpetrators, but this stuff is so very bad and exploitive that I don’t want to accidentally drive any traffic their way. Garbage… Pure and utter garbage. The Terminator can’t come soon enough.

You know I love a good vintage Skateboard Derby kit. Why not vintage slalom cones from France? Both are labeled as “bornes” which translates literally to “boundary” in English. On the left, some cones from a company called PVM, courtesy of Tymen Gurvan, who didn’t share any additional information. On the right, some cones from Surf Jack, or possibly SurfJack, as seen on the French classified ads site Leboncoin. I haven’t been able to find any relevant information about either company online.

Red Bull Skateboarding and Danny Leon on 50-50 grind along the crossbar of a goal. Looks like it may be at the Athletico Madrid stadium because they do currently have a sponsorship deal with Athletico Madrid, as does “Visit Rwanda,” and you can see La Liga sings in some of the shots. Still, I haven’t been able to spot the cut out entrance behind the goal is static photos of the stadium, which may be old anyway. Red Bull does own 4 other teams in 3 different countries. You’d think they’d use one of their own stadiums, or at least make Atletico Madrid a main character in the shots. So technically not shot at any of the Red Bull FC stadiums, but I like the headline so I’m leaving it.