“It’s like skating across my face and down my heart,” said U.S. Air Force veteran Quincy Collins.

OK, that quote is kind of funny. However, in a case of life imitating video games, or as we like to call it Idiots imitating idiots, some skateboarders have “vandalized” a Viet Nam Veterans Memorial. Not the one in D.C., but the local one in Charlotte North Carolina. I say vandalized in quotes because the extent of the damage appears to be limited to dusty tire tracks. So while it might not be traditional defacement, it’s still very lame, and not too bright. If they ever get caught, I’m willing to bet that these rebels will claim they were inspired by Tony Hawk’s Project 8 video game. Watch the incriminating video and more after the jump.

Matt Klein sends this image of Shoeie and reports that the park has a new coat of pool paint.

This is just something that makes Shmack stand out from the competition. Check these pants that come packaged in this Nike SB style shoe box. These jeans feature Shmacks sneaker protector on the cufs of the pants to keep your jeans from ruining your kicks. And to put it the package over the top there are 2 gold Shmack sneaker tabs (the things that go on your laces, like the AF1s). And for those of you who skate we got some limited edition Shmack skate decks. CJ says you should get one and see him at the skate park.

I’ll never win any fashion awards, and I’ve worn some stupid stuff in the past, but you’ve got a vanity problem if you are worried about your jeans somehow ruining your shoes. Dare I say, it makes you seem a bit feminine? Shmack is making a skateboard too, but it must be for posing since actually skating would definitely ruin your kicks. Does anyone know about this? Not our scene for sure. Ask CJ if you see him at the skatepark. Shmack makes a lot of 80’s style hip hop clothing as well as hoodies with a break away mask for disguising yourself in a really conspicuous manner. They’ve got a skate team too. Don’t be a hater. [Source: Getta Clue]

Thor writes:
Just a heads up. I was out there last night and had a conversation with the cops. They are working with the city to get it open early but said it is getting out of hand and they are going to have to start making examples of some people.

Take it for whatever its worth but I think I’m going to Newberg this weekend.

photo lifted from Bryce Kanights photography

Q: What do these people have in common?
A: They all had the balls to session the big bowl at Pier Park this afternoon.

Where were you guys?

Grover did show up as I was leaving

It’s good to see that skateboarding on gravel is finally catching on. This picture is part of a feature called Day in Pictures from the international version of the BBC News. You can see it larger here, but you’ll have to manually select picture number 5 once you get there. More skateboarding in Iraq after the jump.

I got this comic ‘zine a while back – the copyright is 2004 – but I came across it yesterday and reread it. It features comics by John Porcellino, Dan Moynihan, Dave Kiersh, Leslie Kleinberg, Jack Turnbull, Heath Row, and John Isaacson. Moynihan seems to be the ring-leader. I don’t know if it’s still available. My email to the guy was undeliverable. This website has a little information about it and a link to the inactive website that links to a portfolio site of Moynihan’s illustration work.

I enjoyed the ‘zine for a nostagic trip back to teen skater angstville. I orignally picked it up at Reading Frenzy in Portland, Oregon.

Anyone who read Thrasher in the 80’s should remember references to the Capitola Classic downhill race series. They covered it when it was going, and pined for it when it wasn’t. It seemed there was always a Capitola rumor in On Board Trash. Of course, seeing as how my own front yard ramp got mentioned there once, they pretty much printed anything. Rumors be damned! Former competitor and second place women’s finisher Judi Oyama is doing her best to resurrect the Capitola Classic. She’s in talks with the city to try and bring it back. Not bad for someone who got uninvited to the race for being a chick. Judi has two recent appearances in local news concerning the Capitola Classic and getting the new generation, and especially women involved with their own scene. The poster is Jim Phillips design from the 1980 race and the picture is by Judi’s father. More Capitola links after the jump.