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It has been brought to our attention that Jim Phillips’ original “Screaming Hand” idea and illustration has been plagiarized for Time magazine’s recent article regarding the right and wrong way to treat pain. How about the right and wrong way to utilize a copyrighted piece of artwork? We smell a lawsuit.

For the past few weeks we’ve been trying to nail down who’s going to be THE team to successfully dethrone the Eagle and his crew on Thrasher magazine’s “King of The Road” team challenge this summer. The chief is certainly driven to succeed and he’s looking to repeat a win for KOTR 2005. Who’s gonna give him a serious run for his money?
We predict that the collective skills of Chris Senn, Bam, Colt Cannon and Nyjah Huston will somehow become involved in this effort. And there’s certainly no way to leave out the awesome power and creativity of this crew. They’re always gunning for blood. And for our third team of choice, we’re gonna go with The Sect’s versatility and camaraderie of Kirchart, Berra, Van Englen, Dill and D Way. What’s your call?

This June, TriStar Pictures’ “Lords Of Dogtown” will hit the screen in over 2,500 movie theaters across the United States. The major motion picture is based on the legendary Z boys and their impact on skateboarding in the mid 70s.
TriStar Pictures in association with Concrete Wave Magazine/Editions are publishing a 160 page, soft cover book that will showcase the making of “Lords Of Dogtown”. This book captures the behind the scenes images and antics of both actors and skaters during the sometimes grueling and often times humorous filming of the movie. These books are limited and available ONLY to the skate market through tailtap.com. They’ll begin to ship in mid May prior to the film’s release.

Tony Hawk will guest star on an upcoming episode of CSI: MIAMI, Monday, March 21 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. In the episode, Hawk plays Jake Sullivan, a skater/video game tester who the CSIs believe may have been murdered. Now, Horatio and the team must delve into the world of video game production to find his killer. Hmmm…it’s certainly possible that the assassin could be this guy.

Yep, you read it correctly. The title sponsorship rights for this year’s World Slalom Skateboarding Championships are being auctioned on Ebay. Have a look and see if this event can find a place in your promotional budget.