Local skater Rick Lai has been working toward a Happy Valley skatepark for a while. Here’s the latest development by way of the North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District: In March, North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District purchased 33 acres of property off SE 162nd Avenue in Happy Valley. This land was purchased to provide active recreation for community residents of all ages. Some of the uses already suggested include athletic fields, trails, play areas, skate park, dog park and community center. NCPRD will work with the community to complete a concept plan to determine future improvements to this site. Interested citizens are encouraged to participate in the process by attending the planning meetings or by submitting comments via mail, e-mail or telephone. Submitted comments will be presented during the public meetings. Thursday, May 1, 2008 6-8 p.m. Oregon Trail Elementary 13895 SE 152nd Dr. Happy Valley, OR 97015 Your input and ideas will help shape the park site for future use and enjoyment. We hope you will attend. Questions, suggestions or comments may be sent to Michelle Healy by e-mailing (michellehea@co.clackamas.or.us) or by calling the parks hotline at 503-353-4367.

This probably fake eBay auction has got to be a misguided attempt to encourage solar energy awareness. The perpetrator needs to dig deeper into the demographics of who is going to be most likely to search for “cool and stylish skateboards” on eBay. And because these things disappear after time, the text is preserved after the jump. What kind of trucks are those, Indy 415’s?

I saw examples of this technique and was thinking about trying it on a skatepark shot. It’s a polar coordinates distortion filter manipulation of a 360° panorama. Photo by Michael Martin Oops, looking at his photoset, I’m guessing this kid is into the rollerblades in addition to photo manipulation tricks. Another guy has posted some instructions for all you rasterbaters out there.

I tagged along on a trip to Pistols Skate Shop in Vancouver, Washington last week. I shot a few snaps while managing my kid, and managing to catch Cody Weaver four times in a row with his eyes closed. Of course, that could have had something to do with the flash, except nobody else had closed eyes in the photos. Makes sense though, cause Cody makes it look as easy as if he was asleep.

You can get artists designing a skateboard or two, and skateboarding artists designing skis, skateboard trucks, and soda pop bottles. There are a couple videos after the jump: Chris Pastras & Paul Rodriguez talking about the Mountain Dew bottle they collaborated on, and Andy Howell and Steve Caballero (among others) talking about the skis they designed for Rossignol. Yes, I’m cleaning house and/or phoning it in today. [Sources: South of the North, BevNet]

Well sure, but can he beat him up? An honor student must not have designed this sticker, otherwise it might have had a web address on it. File under “So funny I forgot to laugh.”

Technology is amazing. We live in exciting times! I have a new invention I’m working on. I’d like to somehow combine these old skatebikes (left) with the new bikeboards that are all the rage. I really feel like there’s the potential for something incredibly fun. If I could just figure out how to take the best aspects of both inventions… and call it the bikeless skatebikeboard!

So apparently Transworld had (has?) some sort of Pin Up of the Month. My subscription lapsed… some years ago, so I don’t know if it’s ongoing. As part of their business model, the idea of a Transworld Skateboarding Pin Up Girl is pretty ironic, considering Transworld was supposedly started as a backlash to some of the more racy content and adverts that were appearing in Thrasher in the early 80’s. Well that, and to make money of course. Here’s a behind the scenes video of one of the photo shots. Classy. I mean, I know we’re posting it here on Skate and Annoy, but it seems so out of place in Transworld. Think of the lost shoe advertisement revenue!