Somehow I missed this one, so I’m posting these out of order. This is actually the mispelled issue that was the precursor to “The Correctly Spelled Issue.” So maybe I should call it “Preperation S.”

Excerpted from issue 2 “Interview: My DAD”:

AAA – When did you first not skate?
D- I’d say about June of 1977

AAA – Who didn’t get you into it?
D- A friend from work. He didn’t have a board and I didn’t try it.

AAA – What was the first board you didn’t own?
D- I think it was a ProFormer with Trackers and Road Riders

That sums up the sense of humor. Brilliantly juvenile. Also, this is the “Color issue.” The cover has about a quarter inch of blue ball point pen scribbled on it. From the collection of Sonny Robertson, check out Preparation S #2.

Pointless Pics. This is Gabe Stoltz transferring from roof to roof. Does that count as street skating? I just noticed he’s got two different pant legs. Click to enlarge.

See, I can do this just as well, if not better. Mark who?

But seriously folks… It’s been a long run, and I’m sad to see the H.O.M.O.S. go. This stupid comic took me half a day to make.

Hopeless Old Men On Skateboards are moving back in with their parents. Conahan will continue to post his precious photos, skatepark advocacy announcements and reports of our silly little scene here at SnA (although when I told him, Kilwag said I was dead to him now).

If you hated having to see those terrible drawings with the unfunny jokes when all you wanted was EBay Watch, Grover’s Video Korner or the latest skateboard influenced cultural phenomenon – good riddance! If you enjoy it, you’ll find it over at Antigravity Press.

A picture is worth a thousand blah blah blah…

Back in 2005 I saved this image to my hard drive. Where did it come from? Right, this is Gizmodo shot of the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas. I shrunk and doubled it up to save some space. It’s full size on the Giz, and it’s R-R-Radical!

There’s a documentary on skateboard graphic in production called SK8FACE. The web site was down for a while, I think they got blown out from a mention on the Skateboard Mag. Sure, everyone’s favorite book on skateboard graphics, Disposable has already tackled the subject, but from the trailer it looks like SK8FACE might have more of a 20,000 foot view as opposed to Disposable’s more obsessive compulsive approach. It’s hard to say actually. After watching the first couple seconds of the trailer I was afraid it was just going to be A Wes Humpston tribute film, but there are plenty of other voices in there such as… well there are too many to mention. Notably absent so far are two of the figures who arguably had the biggest impact on skateboard graphics, Vernon Courtlandt Johnson (VCJ) and Jim Phillips. Let’s hope they can get those guys on board. I can’t find any information about who is actually behind this project, or when it’s scheduled to be released, so after you’ve watched the trailer you’ll know as much as me. Yes, they talk about eBay, and speaking of eBay and Disposable, Sean Cliver was supposedly working on a book about collectors or collections or something, but I haven’t heard anything about it lately.

UPDATE: The high res trailer at the web site is getting hammered with traffic. There’s a faster loading YouTube version after the jump.

– Thanks to Kvon for the tip.

Here’s a few belated pics of the opening of the new skatepark in San Francisco taken by Hidehiko Fujiwara.

More bits from Team Pain. The pool/bowl above is the first part finished of larger project (40,000 sf) in Colorado Springs. Draw your own conclusions about their skate terrain preferences. Also, getting back to the Florida skatepark that could not be named, drumroll please….. Lawnwood Skatepark is the final completed name of the ST Lucie County Skatepark built in Fort Pierce, Florida. And in an unsual move for that state, it’s FREE, just as ALL PUBLIC SKATEPARKS SHOULD BE.

This week’s Shot of the Week is Zac McKenzie upside down in the cradle at Port Orford, as shot by Rich Burton over at Earth Patrol Media. If the name Zac McKenzie sounds familiar, it might be because we covered his loop of death mishap back in 2006, or maybe it’s because he’s a ripper.

This photo is from Rich’s series of Oregon skatepark tour shots taken this summer, and this is a good excuse to compile them into one nice set of links. Roseburg Jacksonville – Grant’s Pass – Ashland, Talent and Medford – Brookings – Port Orford – Reedsport – Toledo and Florence – Lincoln City

Still here? Check out the Shot of The Week