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Head over to Black Lodges and dive into a very lengthy and interesting interview with Jason Dill conducted by artist Don Pendleton. Topics range from photography to cell phones to creativity to, of course, skateboarding. Jason’s photos are featured throughout the piece as well. Certainly worth your online reading time.

Looking to seek out and highlight many of the most amazing skateshop talent out there, DVS is kicking off Shopliftin’- a skateshop video contest like no other.
Here’s the scoop. All DVS skate shops will receive a golden ticket to participate, but only the first 100 shops to RSVP will be eligible to compete. These 100 fortunate shops will have the opportunity to produce a five-minute video segment featuring the best skateboarding with their very own shop team riders. Each team will have a solid five months to film, produce, and edit their footage. On January 31, 2009 each team will submit their footage to DVS where it will be meticulously judged collectively by DVS’ team riders on the quality of skateboarding, cinematography, editing, soundtrack, and art direction.
The skateshop that produces the best overall video will receive custom DVS shop shoes, a DVS demo, and an ad running in a major skateboard magazine announcing them as the winner of the Shopliftn’ contest. The winning shop will also have their video featured on the DVS Skate site and will have the opportunity to defend their title the following year.
Full contest details, rules and fine print are right here.
There’s certainly a lot of shop talent out there. Get to work…we want to see it!

Have you always wanted to rock a hoverboard like Marty McFly circa Back To The Future II? Well, now you can. Sort of. Check out this eBay listing where for just $30,000 smackers you can be the proud owner of the ACTUAL hoverboard prop from the film. Sure it doesn’t actually work, and the price is ridiculous, but this baby is no doubt rarer than Tony Hawk’s first pro model. Bragging rights would be yours. (spotted at haveboard.com)

The SF video premiere for City’s What the F**k is a Bachinsky? went off like the A bomb last week with the kid from Lowell, MA putting it down properly with his fellow teammates. Check in with the City site for a recap of the celebration. The video will ship with Bachinsky’s pro model in the coming days. Welcome to the pro ranks Dave!

This Saturday FTC and LRG will be having a best trick showdown at B Street Hanger Skatepark in Sacramento. Attending will be Chico Brenes, Jack Curtin, Rob Gonzalez, Karl Watson, Kelly Hart and many others. An after party will follow. If you’re near Sacto drop in and check out the action. More info over at the FTC blog.

If you haven’t seen the Sean Malto Bangin’ you’re missing out (he’s also got small footage on today’s Throwaway. Then head over to Brink’s site and read Malto’s recent SLAP interview for good measure. The kid has serious talent, straight up.