It’s hard to tell from the article but I think this skate church set up is an annual event that last for a short period of days and not a permanent fixture in the Malmesbury Abbey that was more or less built by 1180 A.D.. Sure, the heating bill is a bit steep, but look at that view.. Location, location, location. Insert real estate joke here, wait, are didn’t I just use them all? But seriously, what an interesting venue. The event was secular, more of a community outreach than proselytizing scenario. Come for the skateboarding, stay for the architecture. [Source: Prospect Magazine] – Thanks to Ben Reese for the tip.

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Just got back from SPRING BREAK whoo-hoo! Show me your… kids, 5 and younger. First trip to Disneyworld. It was fun, and the kids loved it, but somewhere around 13 hours into it (drive time not included) my 3 year old turned away from the Main Street Electrical Parade and whined “why are we still here?” Disneyland made a liar of me. Two big things I got my kids stoked to see were no shows. The part of the Haunted Mansion at the end where the ghosts end up in the car sitting next to you.. broken or discontinued. In stead there was some really lame one dimensional cartoons projected on the wall as you went past. The second disappointment? Midway through the day I realized I couldn’t find 20,000 leagues under the sea. I told my kids we were going on a submarine and might get attacked by a giant squid. I mentioned it to an old timer who struck up a conversation with me, and his wife laughed at me. She said it had been gone a really, really long time. What? Oh yeah, skateboarding. One thing that hadn’t changed, Tomorrowland Speedway. Even as a kid I didn’t…

The Skateboard Locker story began in 1999 when , MG Creations was contacted by a high school nurse from California’s Central Valley. This nurse was looking for a solution to the daily pile of skateboards in her office. After a year of designing, MG Creations began the production and sales of the “Skateboard Locker.” The idea of a skateboard locker in a structured environment like a school actually makes sense. Especially if you think of it from the standpoint of actually encouraging kids to skate to school instead of punishing them for doing it. These utilities are available over at (wait for it…) Skateboardlockers.com. It’s a fairly simple device, although it seems a little bit under-engineered. By that I mean that there is an awful lot of raw metal being used and wheelbases and width are limited. I’m sure the longboarders at high school are feeling neglected. Skateboard lockers have actually been installed in some California high schools. The devices aren’t being mass produced yet, you have to contact for a quote. According to the web site, the creator Mike Greenwald designs an build skateparks, for whom? It doesn’t say. One slightly amusing tidbit, check out the pictures in the…

So there’s a trend starting where ad agencies are using skateboards as props in living room shots. Garages, bedrooms and cars, sure but on the carpet next to the couch? This is a poster ad for SAP I spotted in the Atlanta airport, notice the skateboard next to the feet of what looks like a feral wolf-child lying on the carpeting. There’s another commercial for milk that I haven’t posted yet. It features Susan Sarandon tidying up a living room by removing the skateboard from next to the hearth.

Dogboarding. I’d say “Meh….” but they did a really good job with it, even going through the trouble to green screen some live dog heads on the props. Well done. Watch it after the jump. – Thanks to Matthijs for the tip. Source? Oh.. I don’t know… where was this found… I’m starting a week of boycotting the source posts from this site since the guy who runs it never credits SnA or anyone else for that matter. Yes, I am that big of a baby at this point.

You’d never guess what this contraption was if you didn’t know already, or the title of the post didn’t give you an inkling. It’s not the newest wackyboard. Take your best shot and get the answer after the jump. [Source: AL.com] – Thanks to Eric Cherry (again) for the tip.

I can’t believe that senile old bastard still makes these gals wear those stupid bunny ears. It’s not sexy, it’s sad. Playboy hostied a benefit for the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (Diffa) That’s a Birdhouse / Playboy skateboard. [Source: BizBash] – Thanks to Eric Cherry for the tip.