So here it is, a too long and boring GVK18. It was a slim crowd at Holly Farms for the 1st Saturday, but we had fun as you can see via the video. The average age of the crowd was 30 years of age and the average weight of each person was 200 pounds or more maybe. We finally got “Bacon Master” Collin to ride and boy were we surprised. Who knows, maybe he will ride more with us. I know he is a business man who make tons of money off his skateboarding empire. I also know he is a skater now. It was good to session with him and Tim. Peace OFF Grover

Untold True Story has an interview with Grant Brittian, former photo king of Transworld and present king of The Skateboard Mag. The interview is over a year old, but it’s still an interesting read. Afterwards you can head on over to Grant’s site to check out some of his work, both skateboarding related and otherwise.

The signs next to this public space say “Interdiction De Monter Sur Le Mur,” which I’m pretty sure means “stay off the wall.” This French spot is labeled as La Vague du Parc Clichy/Batignolles. I don’t know where or what (ou, quoi) that is, but the spot looks rad. I imagine a curb will go up at the bottom of that soon. There are few more pics on Skatepark de Paris’ flickr stream. Thanks to German reader Michael Pfister who originally saw this on SkateAndDestroy.de.

Without fanfare, Portland’s Holly Farm skate spot opened for business. Monkey business is what went down there this morning. We go there in the rain this morning, but as it let off we were able to push the water around with some rags and it air dried pretty fast. That’s City Comissioner Sam Adam’s aide Tom Miller with a frontside grind over the love seat. Tom was one of the first people on hand to check out the new spot, and why not, he’s a huge part of the reason Portland has a system of skateparks on the books instead of just one or two parks. Thank Skaters for Portland Skateparks and a few progressive individuals in city hall. Where is Holly Farm park? 10819 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland Oregon. How is Holly Farm? Small, funky and fun. These skate spots are a good bang for your buck. Here’s another angle. Be nice to the neighbors and pick up some trash please, even if it isn’t yours. It’s a great age to be a skateboarder in Portland.

This guy was challenged to make 200 Bad Comics Hey! a couple of them were about skateboarding and a few of them were funny. Not necessarily the same ones though.

Last time New Jersey. This time in the UK. Local residents who live adjacent to the skatepark are very concerned with vulgar talk and behavior.

However, we now feel that if we allow our children to spend time in our garden they will have vulgar language permeating through their ears. What affects us more directly are the youths who smoke and use very vulgar language towards each other, which is audible from our garden. This means that we are unable to sit out on dry days with family and friends whilst this abusive language can be heard so clearly.

I felt kind of bad for them, until I learned where they lived.

SOME Cockermouth residents and councillors claim a skateboard ramp in the town is causing them misery..

2007 Dew Tour videos are available from the iTunes Music Store. They have the Panasonic and the Right Guard up so far. You can buy a season pass for $20 which will save you money if you watch more than 10. Vert seems to be in two parts so that could happen. I just finished watching the 2006 final which was a free download. Some really good vert skating. I really enjoyed it.

Are you in Holland? Do you care that before Deathbox was a dying Tumyeto brand, it was a U.K. company in the late 80’s that morphed into Flip? If so, go to the Deathbox 20th Anniversary Show at VIP International Art Gallery in Rotterdam, Holland. It’s probably going on right now as I type this. [Source: The Skateboard Mag]