Yo, loyal viewers. Here is just the opposite of the big pool party (Protec) in California, The second Burnside non-test. No stars, no free guitars, just local skate studs and mall graders. This thing really felt like some sort of family reunion. Even though I do not ride there that much anymore, people are always welcoming. I was only there for about a half hour so I am sure I missed a ton of good footage, but here is what I captured. P.S. What is Q’s secret for such a strong looking body?

According to The World, Mingus Park skate park in Coos Bay will have it’s official ribbon cutting ceremony on May 22. Until then it’s going to remain fenced off. I don’t know why, but this sentence cracks me up: After consulting with its insurance company, the city’s decided that it’s OK for people to use roller blades and skates, though bikes and scooters are still banned. As if they were going to build it and then decide that nobody could use it. Pictures courtesy of Concrete Warefare on MySpace. There are some construction pictures here on SnA and some more recent photos on EPM. – Thanks to Tristen Reasor for the tip.

Kevin Porterfield from Dokument Skate Shop sent in some shot from a session at the Harrisburg, Oregon skatepark. Check them out after the jump.

Yeah, I’ve over-posted about this dead pool, but this the last one, I promise. I was saving this for a shot of the week because the head of a certain skateboard company is lurking in the window behind the action. You might even say he’s hamming it up. Mark Conahan, Happy Valley Oregon, Spring of 2008. After you check out the Shot of the Week, make sure you hit the enlargement.

The second installment (See part one) in the trifecta series. This was a great contest. Skateboarding is not a sport but this was real competition. This was also the best run of the series. It has become a regular thing we all look forward to during the dog days of summer. Hope to see yall there. We will leave the light on and keep the damn raccoon out my truck. Out Grover.

The official web site for the Burnside Project is kind of a mess, hosted on two separate Blogspot accounts, and hard to read and find your way around. If anyone needs/wants help rebuilding the site, consider this my formal offer to do it, pro bono of course. On the plus side, there is a bit of written history that is a work in progress, going back and getting things right is a daunting task. The best part is an old section with a wealth of tiny pictures of various stages of Burnside, mostly from Kent Dahlgren, going way….. back. It looks like it was made back in the modem days, cause the images are pretty small, but still they are an amazing resource. Check out Burnside Photoview.

Dokument Skate Shop is having a grand reopening on May 2nd, at their new location on 2320 Commerical St. in Salem, OR. I asked Kevein Porterfield for a little eye candy to liven up this post for those of you who don’t live in the area. I’ve got three shots of two team riders, both named Gabe,plus the flyer after the jump. Guess how many stairs in that set up top and win absolutely nothing but a smug sense of satisfaction.

When is a hippie jump not a hippie jump? When you hippie jump a hesher. Here’s a few more pics from the Hood river field office, AKA Carl Warren. Bonus shots after the jump.

Found on The Tactics Grind: City Council Meeting Monday April 13, 2009 at 7:00 p.m As you might know, the City of Eugene has committed $292,000 for the W-J Skatepark, but we still need to raise $250,000 in matching funds to make this vision a reality. HOWEVER, the City Council needs to hear from the Eugene Skate Community that we need their continuing endorsement of this project. Please bring your skateboard and your friends and show up to this VERY IMPORTANT City Council meeting, located at 777 Pearl Street, so they can see how much this skatepark means to us. Our goal is to have at least 200 skateboarders, friends, and family in attendance. This meeting is very important. We need you to be there. More details at skateeugene.org

Here’s my video wrap up of our mini tour of southern Oregon skateparks that I made with Rich and MC on the occasion of Matt Kline’s BBQ session fundraiser for his bowl in Grants Pass Oregon. With apologies to Steve Grover, because I wouldn’t have brought my video camera if he hadn’t called me up and told me to shoot some “Spring Break” footage. When I lost the photos from this trip I was only able to avoid completely losing my mental health by the calming realization that I at least had some fun video footage. My apologies to the park locals who cooperated for the still photos. Chances are Rich might have some of you if you were in Winston, Matt’s Bowl, Myrtle Creek or Harrisburg. Yes, I am accepting donations towards a steadicam…