My son found this in the kids area at Nordstrom. They hada bunch of single page sheets for kids to color on, some of them were Elmo, but none of the others were for actual product brands.

Dang, we were supposed to help out with this. I started to get involved, had a couple email exchanges and a phone call, then they never followed through. It’s a conspiracy I tell ya… Oh well. No hard feelings. Check out the live musical version of Thrashin on stage at Dantes in Portland this Wednesday through Friday. There should be a ramp on stage and a live band too. The production company’s last effort was a gay version of Top Gun called Hot Gun, so this should be pretty fun. I mentioned it to real life Dagger Dave Duncan last week, and he said he’d be there for at least one performance, hinting that he may be a part of the production. Flyer after the Jump.

Free shipping on the Hopeless Old Men on Skateboards books ends August 23.

Hey wow, I’ve got a tone of photos from the 2009 leg of Pier Park that I never put up. I had the second page almost ready to go with a third one in progress. I combined them, did some minor clean up, forget about any names, no time, no memory. Is the Oregon Trifecta still on for 2010? The official web site looks like the internet equivalent of an abandoned house, but I thought I heard Choppy on the mic during the best trick contest at the Dew Tour. I talked to Don Bostick and he said it was still on. I mentioned the abandoned web property and he mumbled something about Choppy having fundraising problems. I have to paint my house this weekend. August 20 Lincoln City, OR August 21 West Linn, OR August 22 Tigard, OR Page two of Oregon Trifecta 2009 – Pier Park

The Clinton Street Theater is showing Supercharged, the life and times of Tim Brauch on Thursday August 19th, (503) 238-8899. 2522 Southeast Clinton St. Portland, OR. 97202. Shows at 7 (all ages) and 9PM (21+). The DVD is available as well. I’ve got one and it’s pretty cool. NIce packaging, you can tell it’s a labor of love. I haven’t finished watching it, need to get a period of time when I can go without the interruption of kids, wife, etc… I actually don’t know squat about Tim Brauch, and the first 20 minutes that I watched was good, so I feel like I need to watch it without distraction. Flyer after the jump.

Crocs, the manufacturer of those ubiquitous vinyl shoes has released a shoe they are marketing as “street smart.” I don’t think they are positioning the Devario as an actual skate shoe, but just look at that cute creature on the skateboard. Actually, it’s more creepy than cute. – Thanks to Zach Olsen for the tip.

Status report. The pedestrian bridge in the background is slated for removal. Something to do with a new bridge going up somewhere nearby tied into mass transit expansion. I’m not sure why you have to tear one down to build another one somewhere else, but it works out to our favor. Tearing down the bridge somehow equates to nobody caring what happens there. It’s kind of a no-mans land, not really owned by anyone. If the park doesn’t interfere with bridge demolition then Trimet is cool with it. Heck, the construction company in charge has indicated an interest in donating some concrete. Pretty much the only speed bump left is getting the spot added under the neighborhood development committee’s insurance. I guess since the property isn’t Portland Parks, it’s not covered like the rest of the skateparks. Great story so far. We’ll keep you posted on any progress. In the mean time, enjoy this Merde (Sponsor Luv!) footage from last week’s benefit. That still looks familiar.

Got this one out quick, results are just in And it goes like this. 1 S white 2 Bucky 3 PLG. The guys at the Dew Tour give me a pass every year. I wonder if they know I am not the real Media Director at Skate and Annoy. That’s the title I tell them I am branded with. I suppose it could be true I will have to check with Human Resources to be sure. This year I had the honor of being able to film practice here’s what I got. Oh yeah X-games gold medal winner Pedro qualified into the final and fell during practice and dislocated his elbow he did not ride the final. Arm in cast Vicodin in mouth. It was fun as hell to watch him practice. This contest always gets me so excited about Vert let’s build a ramp. GROVER OUT. UPDATE: The video is back, not quite sure why it disappeared.

In a scene ripped from the cutting room floor of Ideocracy, here’s two kids at the Dew Tour covering their bodies with temporary tattoos of corporate logos. They aren’t even Extreme!&trade logos, it’s for Ball Park Franks. Check out the Annoying Kid of the Month.