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Are you in need of some laughter heading into the weekend? Or perhaps you’re looking for a bit more info on Rob Dyrdek’s prematurely announced and potential acquisition of Alien Workshop? Well, sit back and relax as The Chrome Ball catches up with Tim O’Connor for his take on skateboarding matters, Fred Gal,l and rising up from New Jersey as he rests and rehabilitates from ankle surgery.

Skate veteran, artist, historian, and founder and owner of Black Label Skateboards, John Lucero digs deep into his archive of skateboard graphics in this second episode of Skateboarder Magazine’s Raider of The Archives series.

The Santa Barbara Film Festival premiere of Bones Brigade: An Autobiography takes place tonight with Lance Mountain, Mike McGill, Rodney Mullen, Steve Caballero, Tommy Guerrero and Tony Hawk in the mix. Journalist Mike Elgan is also on site for a special live Google+ “Hangout.”

The 30-minute hangout takes place this afternoon at 4:30pm PST, and will be broadcast to Elgan’s more than half-million followers within the new Google+ social network called Hangouts On Air, which enables selected users to hold live videochat conversations that are streamed in real-time live across Google+. The video will be posted permanently on YouTube after the event.

Last weekend, 16 crews of skaters rolled into the Skatepark Of Tampa for the Clash of the Crews 2012, presented by Arnette. Check out more photos and commentary at the SPoT website.

Waiting for Lightning will have its world premiere at this year’s South by Southwest festival in March. Keep tuned to the SXSW site for more information on schedule times or the movie’s Facebook page.

Each Thursday, Hand in Hand showcases your favorite musicians and artists who have influenced, and are inspired by, skateboarding.

In this episode, skateboarder, artist, and Stereo Skateboards co-founder, Chris Pastras sits down to discuss his history with art and skateboarding.

Don Hammersley’s video Midwest Disconnect will be premiering tomorrow at Musica in Akron, Ohio. With free admission, there’s no excuse not to join if you can.

Get ready to take a breath of fresh air. Jordan Sanchez is now riding for Blvd.

In the second episode of Slap’s One In A Million, the kids get a visit from John Cardiel and head out to Queens to skate the Astoria Park and the legendary Con-Ed Banks.

Zero is offering up a day in the life every Tuesday via the Ride Channel for all to enjoy. This week we see Jamie Thomas and Chris Cole among others venturing into El Paso.