retailers, don’t limit yourselves to what they want you to sell. sell what’s best for your shops needs. push the limits. don’t conform.

Chinese manufacturers fight back… with North American hardwoods, dubious slogans, and innovative shapes. See more of these fantastical, mind-blowing innovative shapes after the jump.

It doesn’t open until June 4. Do not skate. The kids you see were subjected to extreme rendition and are currently being interrogated in a secret facility in Eastern Europe.

If people start showing up there I’ll bet the local police will step up their efforts and write a few trespassing citations or haul a few guys in.

Oh yeah, click the images to see them bigger.

No, actually. The reason I asked all you guys to become contributors is so I wouldn’t have to make lame posts like this just to keep the site fresh. What, are you all actually skating today instead of sitting in front of a computer? As seen on eBay.

At my other unpaid job I’m always getting unsolicited emails and resumes from people who want to design skateboards. Heck, I even get people who think Skate and Annoy has a legitimate staff with paying positions. Well now is your chance to send that stuff to someone who actually has work, and can pay you for it. Element is looking to fill a design position.

You want a job in skateboarding? I’m currently the Creative Director of Element Skateboards and Element needs a “Skateboard Graphic Artist”. The position is pretty awesome but is a lot of work. This is what I’m looking for some one to do: Create skateboard graphics. Create wheel graphics. Create packaging concepts and graphics. Work with freelance artists. Create artwork based on the direction of the creative team. Understand skateboarding and it’s lifestyle. Create seasonal catalogs for hardgoods. Work closely with marketing and creative team. Skateboard graphic experience is preferred. The job is intense but it’s super creative. The biggest thing is that you need to be able to work in a team setting. Enjoy the weekend.

Why would I bother with a gratuitous Bam Margera reference? I’m just trying to milk one of our most popular comment posts.

Brands that can’t be stopped. Apparently Debbie Does Dallas, “a well known 1978 porn franchise playing off the sexploitation of the Dallas Cowboys football team cheerleaders” has been remade several times. The title phrase is so catchy even people who have never seen the film know the title. Give me alliteration or give me death. Likewise Shepard Fairey’s iconic use of the word Obey and the Powell Peralta Ripper graphic by V. Courtlandt Johnson are part of the popular consciousness. Not sure what the picture on the right has to do with the movie. but there they were together on the internet with that coopted skateboarding t-shirt design.

You can usually tell when I don’t have a lot of time to devote to updates. Old pics fron the 80’s should be the tip off. About once a year our family would visit my grandparents in Florida, usually around spring break time. These pics were taken in Clearwater in the mid to late 80’s, by my mother or possibly my sister. Enlarged with fashion commentary after the jump.

Some college kids may have invented it first, but Sony holds the patent, and I’m sure Segway might feel otherwise. That’s not stopping more people from making their own versions. The slickest by far seems to be the one wheeled version. Video, links and pics after the jump.

Irrigon’s grand opening is just a month away – April 14, 2007 – according to SkateOregon, where you can view images of some test rides by the crew.
Find more photos at the Skaters for Public Skateparks forum and at Dan’s Skate Pages.

photos:top left and right – SkateOregon; bottom left: copinggrinder1 from SPS; bottom right: Dan Hughes