Swear to Glob I saw these before somewhere but I can’t place it now. These Wheel Shields are supposed to prevent wheelbite and, I don’t know, mud splatters on you new kicks? These are pre-release photos. No web page and gasp, no Kickstarter either! Just a lowly old Facebook page. Update. There is a web site, but with a different name. Marketing message needs focus guys!

– Thanks to Seth Levy for the tip.

This Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 4-6 p.m. is your last chance to see the photos all hung together at Extracto Coffeehouse, 2921 NE KIllingsworth St. and pick up one of the prints for your collection. Sales to benefit the Fernhill skatepark effort. Thanks to Rich Burton and Earth Patrol Media for this fundraising effort. For more details and thumbnails of the images, check Earth Patrol Media.

Who’s tripping down the streets of the city
Smiling at everybody she sees
Who’s reaching out to capture a moment
Everyone knows it’s Windy

Damnit! I thought it was Wendy. Vintage Knitting Pattern Child’s Skateboard Motif Sweater, from the UK.

Actual college level textbook. Photo credited to Jim Shannon and caption reads “The image shows a member of the ‘Aggressive Crew’ performing a skateboard jump near the Allahverdi Khan Bridge in Esfahan, Iran.”

– Thanks to Adam Wallingford for the photos.

The Justice Man on a skatebaord hasa [sic] amazing “non-fall” action. Go forward and turn right automatically as soon as he comes to an “edge“.

Super Bat. Non-Fall Action. Awesome eBay action.

– Thanks to Matthijs for the tip. (It’s his day today.)

The Guinness Book of World Records recently uploaded old footage from a 1996 record for the longest handstand. It’s pretty boring video except for the strangely riveting footage of the rollerblader on the support team, practically caressing the guy as he rolls down the road. So the longest handstand? I don’t know. It needs an asterisk. It should be “Longest Handstand with Gravity Assist.” I mean, common, we’ve got standards to uphold. Waiting to hear from the Handstand Man on this one.

– Thanks to Matthijs for the tip

Omar Salazar talks about his input into the Dew Tour street contest to held on an actual downhill street. Omar’s take is interesting, but then there’s some news from the Dew Tour press release.

The Dew Tour, in conjunction with the athletes and industry veterans, created the Streetstyle discipline as a way to recognize the thriving action sports community in San Francisco.

Huh? I could have sworn Thrasher Magazine “created” the first streetstyle event. The contest in San Francisco happened over the weekend. I was confused by press releases with two different winners of street events, but it looks like they had a “skate street” contest and a separate “streetstyle” event.

It’s pointless to rail against the corporations involved in modern professional skateboard spectacles. Skateboarders more or less run these events anyway. It’s nice to see a little creativity in the format, even if it is rehashed creativity from 30 years ago. Wow. I can’t believe how long I’ve been obsessed with skateboarding…

This week’s Shot of the Week is Joscelyn’s dog Dorothy. Photo by Ted Schwallie AKA offtheschwall on Instagram.

Check out this video from Socery Sammy, who I think is part of the Sorcery 118 crew. Good skating and nice juxtaposition with ancillary “punk” footage. I don’t know how much is appropriated or what the original source of the extra footage is, but it’ll give it an A for postmodernism. How I used to hate listening to my professors go on and on about postmodernism, but I get it. This is Grover’s tip. Thanks to Grover for the tip. Grover is on the Sorcery 118 tip.