SOTW 9-4-12: Cheers to Orcas Island

This week’s Shot of the Week is from Elias Parise, featuring Andy Adams with a backside nosegrab and Lorenzo Martinez toasting the action with what I’m sure is some sort of natural fruit soda in a bottle that he packed out out. Leave the spot cleaner than you found it folks. Orcas is one of […]

SOTW 3-5-12: Rex in Battle Ground

This week’s Shot of the Week is from Micah Breshears. It’s Rex Pearson at Battle Ground, Washington. The thumbnail above is cropped horizontal. Too tall for the front page, so hit the enlargement.

When I went to school…

Youtube user Jopomojo has a couple 8mm transfers of late 70’s footage from the old skatepark in Olympia, Washington. It may look familiar to S&A readers who remember a past SOTW from Dan Hughes. (Hi Dan.) These stills have a nice quality to them. Digitized VHS transfers of 8mm film. Top shot look looks like […]

Sponsor Luv: Merde in Battle Ground

A day in Battle Ground with Merde Sakteboards: Jesse McDowell with some local BG skaters: Austin, Chris, and Old School Ken. Didn’t catch Austin’s buddie’s name, and I don’t know if people call Ken “Old School Ken”, but it seemed like he needed a nickname. Who doesn’t. I always wanted a cool nickname like “Skeeter”, […]

SOTW 11-7-11: Bingen

This week’s Shot of the Week is from Carl Warren, on his home truf in Bingen, Washington. Say hello to Rayburn Edwards. It’s Fall, at least in our hemisphere. The only thing missing is a pumpkin. Thanks Carl!

Grindline in Laconner, Washington

This is a Grindline park in Laconner, Washington which is about a half an hour south of Bellingham. That’s Ted or possibly Fred on the backside boneless which was in fact a make, according to regular contributor John Aguilar. -Thanks! I saw pictures of a new Grindline park in Atlanta, GA (mainly in the street […]

Tank Traps

This edition of drive by cellphone shots, these aren’t tank traps on the Maginot Line, rather light fixtures and car barriers at a high school in Redmond, Washington.

Help Marginal Way DIY park get 25k

…and all you lose is a little Facebook anonymity. Seriously, I almost wasn’t going to do it because you have to grant the Pepsi app access to your wall and a bunch of other info. You can bypass Facebook and register with the Pepsi site to vote as well. What’s all this voting? it’s another […]

Red tape might accidentally kill a DIY spot in WA

DIY spots are abundant, and everyone knows when you start one that the odds are stacked against you. Still, the amount of DIY spots that are granted amnesty have increased, so you have to like those odds better than playing the lottery. Even when you celebrate, you know there’s a chance that the rug can […]