While I applaud the simulation of the wide angle lens, (The artist is really in touch with skateboarding!) I feel the need to suggest that Jesus could use a bottle of Nair, or maybe he shouldn’t have shaved his legs in the first place. Hand-holding at the skatepark? I’m ambivalent. Guy curious?

[Souce: Pleated-Jeans]

– Thanks to Ben Reese for the tip.

If you thought using fake skateboards to make shelfs that look like real skateboards was a silly idea then you’re really going to love the fake skateboard “wall art” that costs almost as much as a real skateboard. This one is made out of hollow plastic and has a built in mounting bracket. Spotted at a Target store by Reader Gavin Graham.

This kid was leaving as I was arriving, so I didn’t get a good shot of him. Are you headed to the skatepark? Why not bring your electric guitar and provide a slightly audible soundtrack to get down to. Check out a slightly better shot of the Annoying Kid of the Month.

Here’s a short documentary on the Kings Highway DIY project in Saint Louis, made by Gabe Kehoe.

– Thanks to Bob Mechtly for the tip.

I guess the coping arrives on Tuesday. This is the same bowl that was a Shot of the Week.

This week’s Shot of the Week is from Helmut at Surfside-Boardshop in Palermo, Italy. His friend Alessandro wrote:

In Sicily the guys have discovered a huge estate seized to an arrested mafia boss, the fact is that this estate has got something in between a ditch and a pool, and they step in there to skate it, i find this very rad, the action is not out of danger, it could actually always come some affiliates to get them under stress, or maybe no, this nobody knows, the cool thing is that the place is quite hidden so is not easy to find…

It’s vaguely reminiscent of the Tea Bowls. Check out the Shot of the Week then see some extras after the jump.

It’s been raining on and off here in Portland for the past few days. You’re itching to skate right? Fuel TV’s Pool Party webcast is going to be totally clogged, so maybe you should pack up the RV and head down to Matt Kline’s in Grants Pass for the bowl jam tomorrow.

Matt called and said it’s on. He can tarp the bowl if necessary.

New Juice is out. This one features interviews with Dave Tobin, Ben Krahn, Donovan Rice, Exene Cervenka, Brewce Martin, Chris Strople and Slayer among others.