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The Nike SB crew keeps the online content flowing on their site with this new clip filmed by Jason Hernandez featuring Grant Taylor, Justin Brock, Shane O’Neil, David Clark, and SB flow rider Dan Plunkett rolling deep in the dirty south. Was that private backyard bowl session really in Alabama? We’re sworn to secrecy.

Skateboarding works in ways often unimaginable… for example it’s wild to realize that I’ve known the Carroll brothers for close to twenty years now and like them, there are many of us that continue to roll on planks of wood as aging men. For the Thanksgiving holiday, Epicly Later’d gives us a bit of a history lesson on why we like Mike. Check back for more tomorrow.

South Shore Distributing and Fallen Footwear are proud to announce that the 12th Annual Johnny Romano Skate Jam raised $100,082.31 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Over 50 top professional skateboarders including, Billy Marks, Dennis Busenitz, Jamie Thomas, Erik Ellington, Ernie Torres, Chris Cole, Nick Dompierre, Josh Harmony, Lizard King, Danny Montoya, Peter Ramondetta, and more competed in a series of best trick contests to raise money for Make-A-Wish.
2008 Johnny Romano Skate Jam Results
Bowl Jam
1. Andrew Langi $5000 Donation
2. Josh Mattson $2500 Donation
3. Tony Cervantes $1000 Donation
Zumiez Best Trick
Chris Cole $2000 Donation
Street Best Trick
1. Chris Cole $5000 Donation
2. Gilbert Crockett $2500 Donation
3. Sean Malto $1000 Donation
As skateboarding’s largest and most well-known charity event, The Johnny Romano Skate Jam has raised over a half-million dollars for The Make-A-Wish Foundation since its inception.
Sponsors of the 12th Annual Johnny Romano Skate Jam for Make-A-Wish included Fallen Footwear, South Shore Distributing, Zumiez, KR3W clothing, Spitfire Wheels, Zero Skateboards, XingTea, Southside Skatepark, Independent Trucks, Transworld Skateboarding Magazine, Thrasher Magazine and Spotlight Productions.
A special thanks goes out to all the sponsors, skaters and volunteers who helped make this year’s event a huge success.
For more information, contact Damian Hebert. – dhebert@skatenet.com
For 2009 sponsorship inquiries, contact Jeff Taylor. – contact.jefftaylor@gmail.com

Check out this “spot rich” video featuring several Euro skaters that fixed up a selection of new DIY spots with concrete. The group traveled more than 1000 kilometers by car all over Austria to skate their creations in 48 hours. Good work guys.

Skateboarders, friends, and and artists, Mike Kershnar and Sheppard Fairey have teamed up with their creative goodness to deliver a special party to launch the Obey Holiday 2008 limited edition tee series. The celebrated event takes place in Santa Ana, CA this Friday, November 28th.

The Wall Street Journal has set the record straight, incoming Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is NOT a skateboarder. Yesterday a Fed spokesman said that Mr. Geithner doesn’t actively participate in skateboarding. Still the article mentioned the active skaters in public office in park heavy Portland, Oregon namely Tom Miller and Mayor-elect Sam Adams.
Still, it’s amazing that so many blogs and news agencies were interested in just the RUMOR that Geithner might have skated. Hey Obama are you listening? Make some real news and get an empty pool in the Rose Garden.

We normally don’t post these things, but with these tough economic times it’s nice to save some cash. All day tomorrow Vans is offering those in the know 25% off everything on their website. That’s a damn good deal on skate shoes if you ask us. When ordering enter promo codes Enter THXINSTOCK08 or THXCUSTOMS08.

SkateBook has recently posted a sick little profile piece on Chet Childress that shouldn’t be missed. Have a look. Speaking of missing something, grab a one-year subscription (with four fat volumes) to SkateBook and you won’t have to worry about the absence of goodness in your skateboarding archive – plus you get a free Fourstar t-shirt too.

Slap magazine has published its last monthly issue of printed matter and is celebrating their move towards the digital frontier with a party and a group art show. The evening will be filled with great art, photos, celebs, groupies, pals and live entertainment from DJ John Cardiel, The Mumlers, along with the San Francisco screening of Stereo’s re-released videos, A Visual Sound and Tincan Folklore. It’s going down on December 6th, at OnSix Gallery, at 6pm in San Francisco. Be there.