Another skateboard appearance in the Bizarro strip. I have no idea when the original publication date is. This image showed up in a facebook feed.

– Thanks to Jim Ferrell for the tip.

This is the actor  Milo Ventimiglia appearing on the cover and inside the November, 2018 issue of Men’s Journal, with a skateboard. He looks pretty comfortable on that cut down waterski.

– Thanks to Tim Rafferty for the tip.

I saw this Santa doll on a skateboard (with ski poles) at a Holliday x-mas party. which after 9 years, finally explains this weird looking thing.

I was in Atlanta for about 30 hours to watch the MLS Cup. The Timbers lost, which was a bummer. My experience was essentially Airport to Marta to Hotel to Stadium to AirbnB to Airport. I didn’t get to see a lot, but I did catch some nice looking, but mostly wet terrain.

Massive, massive influence for myself and Neil. I didn’t get to see them live until ’91 or so, but those records were on heavy rotation for so long… still are. – Randy

Two comic book, two different millennium. On the left we have Frank Thorne’s Ribit #1 from 1989. Frank is probably best known for Red Sonja, but what exactly is Ribit? “Ribit was created by a female sorcerer named Sahtee. Ribit was a lizard and a pet of Thong, who is Sahtee’s aide. Thong is a good-natured fat man who constantly wishes for a woman to love.” Well OK then. That (mute?) stinkbug grab can be excused since Ribit appears to be part frog. That board though… Check out that deck; No bushings, no nose, no tail, and nearly symmetrical. Good thing those trucks can’t pivot, or the wheelbase on those giant rails would be deadly. Fun! I didn’t shell out $15 to find out I there are other skateboarding panels inside.

On the right is a Ghost Rider comic with a variant cover #1 that might have come out in 2018 even though it references the 80’s too. Marvel released a ton of variant covers, but I can’t find this one anywhere except in a blind link to reddit. From the looks of the other variant covers, they don’t appear to have anything to do with the actual stories inside. If you know a millennial, ask them if they can help me figure out the Googles so I can look it up properly.

Thanks to Steve Aycock for the tip.

Speed Wobble IPA is a collaboration between Bustin Boards and Key Brewing out of Dundalk, Maryland. The original post on the Bustin site mentions an April canning date, but the post itself has no date. The beer isn’t listed on Key Brewing web site. Those cans were found in a store this week, so you should still be able to get some if you live in the right area. Me, I live in the IPA capital of the world, and I’m sick of them. Go to any Portland area grocery store and you’ll be overwhelmed with craft beer choices, mostly local. The trouble is, 2/3 of the selection are IPAs. I counted 42 varieties of IPA’s at my local Safeway this summer.

– Thanks to Scott Carr for the tip and photo.

What is this thing? Is it an ollie trainer, or is it just a regular ole Maui and Sons skateboard that some eccentric nut decided to make even more dangerous by replacing the trucks with giant springs? I’m not sure what you could actually do with this, besides try to sell it on Ebay. This appears to be the “Thrasher Sharkson” pro model.

Thanks to Matthijs for the tip.

These pics of David Lee Roth on a skateboard have been floating around the interwebs for more than a decade. I’ve never been able to track down the original source. Also, I don’t really care about Eddie so much, but there he is. The real reason for this post is that I just learned that the single Pretty Woman was recorded in Dennis Dragon’s studio in Malibu California. This tidbit came from The Van Halen News Desk, a brief blurb in their post on the story behind Van Halen’s (Oh) Pretty Woman. They don’t even mention him by name: “Van Halen’s original demo for the song (which remains uncirculated) was recorded in Malibu, CA, in a 16-track studio owned by the brother of Daryl Dragon (one-half of the 1970s singing duo the Captain and Tennille).”

Quora advertises itself as a place to share knowledge and better understand the world. Ask a question and someone will try to answer. Do professional skateboarders use steroids? Maybe the Dynamic Dudes did. I imagine we’ll find out once the next Olympics kick in.

UPDATE: Someone also wants to know if it’s harder to skateboard if you are a girl. Damn those pesky X chromosomes!

– Thanks to MC for the tip.