Skateboarding Valentines 2015

Happy Valentines Day

I didn’t catch these skateboard Valentines until late on Saturday night. There hasn’t been a lot of skateboard themed valentines in the past few years. You know, maybe skateboarding is losing it’s popularity. Head on over to your local Walgreens, these items ought to be massively on sale today.

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Sinterklaas

Wrapping paper from the Netherlands featuring Sinterklaas (Santa Claus) companion known as Zwarte Piet (Black Pete). – Thanks to Matthijs for the pics.

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Jingle Jingle Kapow!

Santa rides a skateboard on the cover of Holiday Sound Effects, released in 2003. It includes the rare track “Drunks in bar!” This gem of a CD can be yours for as low as $4. You know, in case you want to set up the X-mas equivalent of a Halloween haunted house.

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Powell Christmas

I would have thought the Christmas edition skateboards would have lost their appeal by now, and frankly, I don’t get it. They must be popular since Powell keeps issuing them, along with some Bones Brigade Christmas ornaments. Actually, they looks like they still have a 2013 edition board available. I do “get it” of course. […]

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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to those of you living south of Canada and North of Mexico in the continent of North America. To the rest of you… USA! USA! USA! Or not. It’s up to you. Gobble gobble, we accept you, we accept you, one of us! [Graphic iStockPhoto.com]

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Happy Missed Marketing Opportunity

St. Patrick’s Day graphic from the Powell Peralta page on Facebook. Honestly, I’m surprised there was no limited edition board to go with it.

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Merry Sassquatch

From Skidmark Magazine via Simon Woodstock. Eight wheels and a big foot!

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Merry X-Mas

Check out some X-mas themed posts from previous years and enjoy the holidays!

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Radical Christmas Cookies

I don’t suppose this skateboarder cookie cutter is limited to Christmas, but it looks like a gingerbread style cutter, and that’s what I associate gingerbread with. The embossed text says “© 1989 Lk Mfg Corp Product No 8876” I’m thinking they decided to add a skateboarder to their product line and used some late 70’s […]