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Element Case not Element Skate

Element Case (no relation) is releasing a handful of new iPhone cases with skate graphics on them. It’s basically one of three different cases with what are essentially removable hard plastic (lexan) stickers on the outside. Base prices range from $40 to $150 (!!!) depending on how high tech you want it. The more expensive ones actually look better (tip to tail, not truck to truck) but who has $100-$150 to blow on a case for a phone? Not me, dear readers. They do look nice though, and who would have guessed Pineapple Designs would have been one of the offerings? I’m still patiently waiting for the call from the lucky manufacturer who wants to license Skate and Annoy designs. How about a nice iPad case with a giant GVK face on the back? I wonder if Staab is sharing Tony hawk’s business manger. Seems like he’s got more product out now then he ever did in his heyday. Wait, maybe this is his heyday. Speaking of heyday… Holy Frank! It’s Billy Ruff in the product video? I haven’t heard anything about him in ages. (Wait.. I’m still watching.) An appearance by Brad Bowman and Steve Caballero too, plus manufacturing…

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Hopeless Old Men On Skateboards

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Rowley Park in Gardena, California

Check out a gaggle of good action shots from the recently finished Rowley Park skatepark in Gardena, California thanks to Spohn Ranch. Video too.

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It’s full of Adjectives

$120 bucks will get you a Snap foldable skateboard that looks like a Tony Hawk Ride video game controller. It’s not the first time we’ve seen the concept, but maybe the first time it’s actually being somewhat mass produced. It is just now on the market and really awesome! It is alluring, revolutionary, unparalleled and a new idea! It is foldable, invincible, affordable, cool and saves money! So we know there is no way these guys are going out of business, so there’s absolutely no need to archive the pictures……. Video after the jump. UPDATE: Added video showing folding action, etc… – Thanks to John Aguilar for the tip.

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à bientôt

This week in random French road signs, brought to you by sa ka roulé. Soon, young padawan.

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Zoolander

I hear they are making a sequel to Zoolander. I don’t remember seeing this from the first time around. The sport sandals make this look. If it had been made a few years later they would have used a longboard.

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SOTW 4-9-12: Marek Litinksy

This week’s shot of the week is Marek Litinsky in Hood River, Oregon. Photo by David Horvath. It’s a vertical shot so click the pic to see it full frame.

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Bird is the word

Robert Selph in Albany, Oregon. Photo by Micah Breshears. Extra finger after the jump.

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Apollo Beach

Another new one from Team Pain, this time in Apollo Beach, Florida. Looks like the new stains are becoming a hallmark of this crew. Pics and video after the jump.

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Birds, bees, and bones

Pay attention in school kids. You never know when things might get interesting. This is a random slide from a biology lecture that Billy Bones attended. I don’t know what’s more messed up, the skater’s wacky shape or his massively receding hairline. It’s also kind of creepy that the only fully opaque figure is a girl in a bikini.

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