This weeks SOTW comes from Kings Park in Bristols UK, courtesy of Bob Scumtash.

So we went to Kings Park t’other weekend and some tweaker turned up with a loada posh camera gear. “I used to skate, can I take your pic?” Errrm…Wayne had a quiet word bout “reprezentin tings” correctly and we did some stunts. Got a bit lame after a while and the dude started to take shots of us carving a corner, never one to miss an opportunity I hitched me kegs down a little a did a sweet carve over his head for the close up Harris shot. This one’s a keeper mate…

I had a hard time deciding on whether or not this was a candidate for Annoying Kid of the Month. I figured Shot of the Week was a better fit. Besides, I don’t want to have to start updating that section too! Check it out in all it’s, uh, full glory.

It has come to our attention that some users are not experiencing the full glory of Skate and Annoy as it was intended. You should be seeing (left) three columns side by side, but it may be showing up (right) as one column stacked on top of two columns. Problem is, I can’t replicate the error, and I’ve tried it with multiple machines, even on Windoze…. Take a minute and leave us a comment if you are seeing it the bogus way on the right. Please include the web browser you are using (version if possible) and what operating system version. Also helpful.. how long has it been that way?

Sure some of us struggle to put out one print issue every couple of years, and we make excuses. Meanwhile, others don’t seem to have a problem. A couple years ago I read about Lowcard in Thrasher and sent away for an issue. They sent me issue #8 from April of 2005. It’s 40 pages of photos and handwritten text and manual paste ups that looks like it was printed on a copier with a photo screening feature. Good stuff, nothing amazing, but ther was a lot of it. About a month ago I happened upon a copy of Lowcard #19 from September of this year. It still has the same page size, but it’s 92 pages offset print on glossy paper with a heavy stock cover, and the paste up has been replaced with computer type. There area ton of ads (someone one has to pay for that glossy paper) and lots more photography. That’s quite a difference for two years and 11 issues. It kind of reminds me of Concussion cut in half, right down to the feature on bad tattoos. I think Lowcard came through Portland this summer because one weekend all of the sudden everybody and their brother (sorry, I mean “bro”) was wearing Lowcard paraphernalia. I felt like I did in high school when everyone was wearing their Van Halen concert t’s on Monday morning except for the dorks that didn’t go. Print is rough. I wonder how they made it happen? Hard work and sacrifice, I’m sure. Check out Lowcard.

I reviewed Original skateboards deck and trucks a while back. They have a video that went up on YouTube a couple of days ago. Nothing in the way of radical skateboarding but a relaxed soulful feel. Makes me want to go ride some hills. The footage is from the coast of Maine.

Wired 15.11 reveals how you too can survive a 40 foot fall in the XGames.

Hood River Oregon’s small and dedicated group of young builders has accomplished allot of work in a short time. The team was headed by Mark Goddard of Benchmark Designs, but he recently departed and left in apparent puff over the design. I applaud the remaining crew for standing up for this communities local scene, hell, they skate it everyday and have serious pride in the outcome of this project.

UPDATE: I got a call (!) from Mark who informed me this was never a Benchmark project, he was never the boss, and he was just hired on as an employee. He didn’t leave on bad terms with anyone. It was one of those “agree to disagree” situations. Our apologies to Mark Goddard. – K.ed

The Oregonian reports that a couple in Medford is facing charges of child endangerment. The six-year-old and his 9-year-old brother off at the park for a few hours so he could work. The six-year-old suffered a skull fracture at the skatepark when he fell and his unstrapped helmet came off. Someone called for emergency assistance after 30 minutes.

Several of our jokes were thwarted at the opening of the Jim Griffith Memorial Skatepark in Tigard yesterday.

Shawn Reinert over the dinosaur before the Tigard grand opening.