This would have been a good photo, were it not for the fact the skater has no head.

You go to work and you come
You sit around every day
You got a lotta, lotta
Jackin’ down the street on my funky three
Tell me why there’s people bigger than me
Six foot yesterday, now I’m five foot three
‘Cause I’m headless

On paper, it’s perplexing. But hearing it in context is another thing. Name the band jack wads.

Here’s a shot of Mark Partain that I took at some event that I was at. Can’t seem to remember what it was called, or when it was. All I can remember is someone saying the crowd smells like beer. Enlarge-o-rama.

This is some guy from Texas. I was watching him further down in the pipe and it looked like he had the height a few times, but he wasn’t going anywhere near the door. Then all of the sudden he went for it and surprised the hell out everyone. That’s clearance, Clarence!

Trifecta is a horse race betting scheme where you try to choose the winners in three races. The equivalent expression for two races is exacta which sounds much better than the bastardized Bifecta which I freely admit is how I first described it. Speaking of Oregon Exacta photos, Steve Gump has a couple of galleries up from the Tigard and Pier Park contests last week.

Pro

1st Benji Galloway
2nd Steve Panero
3rd Chris Russel

Masters

Lance Mountain
Mark Partain
Mark Scott

Ladies

Julie Kindstrand
Priscilla Lee
Nora Vasconcellos (?)

Full results are up at World Cup Skateboarding

Scott Selover sent in a bunch of pics of some young rippers from Bend, Or. One of them is is son Jake. The other is his friend Dru. Here’s two from Pier Park. These kids are 12 years old. I guess there is a vert scene in Bend. I hear rumors about a 11 foot vert ramp. Did you hear about the 19 year old who landed the 900 at Maloof? These kids have a few years to go…

I was stoked on seeing last year’s roll in challenge, so I expected an invite if it ever happened again. Geez, what’s a fellow gotta do to be popular on the Skateboard Interwebs around here? I’ve even got a spot lined up. PDX Downhill has the photos and a rather long-ish video from this year’s participants. They start out on some mellow stuff but graduate to some gnarly spots. On second thought, I don’t know if could hang… Aside from the roll in footage, there’s also some good old fashioned street skating. Looks like it was a damn fun way to spend Go Skateboarding Day, or any other day. Check it out.

– Thanks to last week’s SOTW, Casey Morrow for the tip.

I’ve been over there a couple times since the day of the pour, and I’m still in awe. So here’s way too many pictures of the bowl pour in Portland, Oregon. Believe me, I had to restrain myself from putting up more, but this is something most skatepark riders don’t get a chance to witness. The guys on the crew were craftsmen. I was blown away by what they accomplished. Check it out.

UPDATE: If you’re still not sick of it, EPM has another large gallery.

It may have been pen for months already, but the Ed Benedict grand opening celebration is this Saturday, May 30th.

1. 1:15 PM Ceremony: Commissioner Saltzman, Commissioner Fish, PP&R Director Zari Santner
2. 1:30 PM Adidas/Tribute Skateboards Skate Jam
3. 2:00 PM Best Trick Competition
4. 2:30 PM PP&R Skate Jam Invitational (grades K-8 and 9-12)

Join Portland Parks in the celebration of Portland’s new skate plaza at Ed Benedict Park, Saturday, May 30, 1:00-3:30 p.m.

Event Schedule
1:15 PM Ceremony: Commissioner Saltzman, Commissioner Fish, PP&R Director Zari Santner
1:30 PM Adidas/Tribute Skateboards Skate Jam
2:00 PM Best Trick Competition
2:30 PM PP&R Skate Jam Invitational (grades K-8 and 9-12)