Thursday November 16, 2006 : 04:10 PM
Homage to DogTown’s Godfather
Some of you might really appreciate this … Check out this clip which begins with some very rough cut footage that might be familiar to those who had seen the DogTown and Z-Boys documentary a few years back. The footage goes on to highlight still images and affected skaters along with various quotes and stories reflecting the original DogTown articles that C.R. Stecyk III had written for the original SkateBoarder magazine back in the mid 70s.
More importantly, there is an entire segment of scenes that reveal the visual exploits and perceptual intellect of DogTown’s godfather Craig Stecyk that was unfortunately cut from the film.
Spend the next twelve minutes of your life to get schooled and absorb the origins of the “Skate and Destroy” doctrine.
Posted by bk
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Thursday November 16, 2006 : 03:25 PM
Jamie Thomas Interview, KOTR
Thrasher has posted an interesting interview with Jamie Thomas. The discussion stays focused on King Of The Road and contains some solid photos. Take a look.
Posted by Chris
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Thursday November 16, 2006 : 09:00 AM
FDR Park Births New Crete
Philly’s FDR park recently got set up with some new concrete forms and the blocks are in place ….get your shred on.
Posted by bk
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Wednesday November 15, 2006 : 10:06 AM
Skate to School
Philadelphia’s Minnow crew invites you to the opening of an auction of more than 2 dozen skateboards by local artists to benefit the Skateboard Scholarship. The auction takes place this Friday, November 17th and will continue Nov. 18th through 28th on eBay.
Posted by bk
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Wednesday November 15, 2006 : 09:49 AM
Getting Familar in SF
Beers and Bros presents the West Coast premiere of Chris Hall’s skate flick, “Get Familiar” at Thee Parkside in San Francisco on Monday, November 20th. Roll on by if you’re in the area.
Posted by bk
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Tuesday November 14, 2006 : 04:37 PM
Interactive Trick Guide
We thought we would share this fairly extensive Interactive Skateboard Trick Guide we ran across. We didn’t have the time to check out all 264 tricks so we can’t say if it’s 100% accurate and after a quick look it does have a few missing tricks. Still, we applaud the effort put into this clever web tool.
At least ‘Frontside Indy’ isn’t on the list.
Posted by Chris
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Tuesday November 14, 2006 : 09:31 AM
Santa Cruz Out Of Santa Cruz?
It’s not easy to run one of the largest skate operations out of a small coastal town. NHS kingpin Richard Novak is having so much trouble he may pick up and move shop. We’re guessing ‘Watsonville’ or ‘China’ won’t look as good on stickers and shirts.
Posted by Chris
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Monday November 13, 2006 : 01:22 PM
Jason Lee’s Very Visual Life
The dudes over at Fecal Face have just posted up an insightful and brilliant interview with Jason Lee. The self-made man behind Earl, discusses his skating, acting, directing, and love for the visual arts. Have a look at the his fine images and the interview right here, right now.
Posted by bk
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Monday November 13, 2006 : 01:09 PM
New Stereo Site Launched
Since going independent Stereo has made a few changes to its online world. Take a look. It nice to be able to buy direct, read some history and browse their ad and video archives. But where’s the TV schedule?
Posted by Chris
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Monday November 13, 2006 : 07:42 AM
Elemental Investigation
Among other manufacturers of youth branded products, Element is apparently in hot water over its lead-tainted bracelets. The Center for Environmental Health mentions that a clean up is already underway.
Posted by bk
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Monday November 13, 2006 : 07:30 AM
Skateboarding Girls
Already banned after its brief appearance on You Tube, this tweaked skate video has been making its rounds across desktops all over the world. We’re not sure of its origins, but if the filmakers simply applied the “helmet and full pads” rule maybe they would have reached the mass market with a warmer response. No?
Posted by bk
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