John Aguilar sent in some pictures of a large bank he happened on while doing the tourist thing with his wife in Vancouver B.C..

I was at a benefit party/session for a private bowl this weekend and there were a couple of guys doing some doubles action, which is always a crowd pleaser. This morning I got a link to an event called the Austrian Tag Team Battle, which is packed full of doubles action ranging from the circus-type gimmicks to the high air crossovers as well as some more technical maneuvering. Check it out after the jump. [Source: Muckefuck Skateboards]

The last stop of the min tour of Chicagoland parks was the Waukegan Illinois skatepark. I believe this was the last of the Chicagoland concrete parks that I hadn’t been to. I was excited by the prospect, and it looked like it had potential (ie. height) as we drove into the parking lot.

Here’s another commercial directed by Ty Evans AKA Skate Fairy, the same guy who did the Nestle Aero commercial with Bob Burnquist. This one is for Bud Light Lime, a product that will likely be nonexistent in two years, but hey, it’s a funny commercial. [Source: Brentter]

When we’re not sinking to the lowest common denominator, we’re promoting the classical arts. Alex Castanada sells oil paintings on skateboards via Etsy. Some have more of a classical nude feeling, while a few are more pinup style poses. They aren’t cheap, but apparently they are selling. The whole collection is viewable on the the artist’s blog. – Thanks to Sam for the tip.

This is a photo of Jeremy Davis taken by Richie McCorkle. The real reason for this is to point to a video of an event that Saturday Skateboards in Charlotte, NC recently had, called the Saturday on Sunday party. They’ve got an indoor skatepark with some great art on the walls. The party had live music, skateboarding and shenanigans. This is one of those things where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. I don’t know if it’s the audio track or what, but the whole thing made me smile. If you aren’t from North Carolina and the name Saturday Skateboards ring a bell, it may be because we had a team rider photo as a Shot of the Week last summer.

Rob dyrdek has an obsession with world records. He’s been goofing around with an oversized skateboard for his MTV show Fantasy Factory. At first I thought this was the same board we featured here back in 2007. In fact, it almost looks smaller than the ones the Michigan enginerds built. The guys who built said they had a possible high profile buyer in line, but weren’t allowed to say who. I looks like the trucks are different for sure. The Michigan model was based on Seismic trucks, this one appears to be more conventional. Still, they don’t show the construction phase, they could have easily swapped out the giant trucks… One thing that is interesting, the references make no mention of “world’s biggest,” just greatest. Remember kids, Swank stared this whole thing. While were at it, Drydek has written a skateboarding movie called Street Dreams that is supposed to be released at an unknown date in 2009. The film is already completed, and stars some familiar names like Rob Dyrdek, Paul Rodriguez Jr., Ryan Sheckler, Compton Ass Terry, and Ryan Dunn. The plot is about a Midwest skateboarder trying to go pro, and all the non-flowing parents, bitchy girlfriends,skate harassment…

This week’s Shot of the Week is from Peter Diepes over at OMSA. It’s a shot of Txus Dominguez with a one footed carve at the Hagen bowl in Germany, and yes, it’s a make. You can catch it on video over at EuropeSkate. Txus Dominguez has been accused of trying to turn Spain into Oregon as one of the principals behind a skatepark building company called Zut Skateparks. You don’t see teh one footed carve grind much, unless you’re a Northwest Skater like Dan Hughes. There’s a full frame version in the gallery. Check it out.

In high school I loved Rocky and Bullwinkle. I still do, but I used wake up on school days an hour earlier than I had to, just so I could watch reruns of a cartoon that was already almost 20 years old. The show ran in various formats on network TV from 1959-1973, even though the production stopped in 1964. Syndication followed later. The General Mills corporation was the main sponsor, so it’s no surprise that they used Rocky and Bullwinkle in some advertising. This is from a full page ad from an unnamed comic book that allegedly ran in 1966.

I bought the April 2009 issue of Transworld so I could check out the Black Label “Skate and Annoy” advert. I was reading a pretty interesting interview with Jason Dill. One question asked if he felt weird about being on the same footwear team as Sheckler, and how could he possibly relate. Dill’s reply was a thoughtful one: What label are Flaming Lips on? Warner Brothers? Who else is on Warner Brothers? I thought that was a particularly mature way to look at the situation. Less articulate was his response to how he feels about skateboarding web sites: Yeah, it’s great for the kids, but we are adults here, we know what’s going on… …that’s cool people shit with their fucking blogs and nightly updates on bullshit. That’s my new shit. Keep me off you blog or I’ll knock you out. I’ve made it known to the bloggers that I am not down… Fuck you dude. You’re on my blog.