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Got a few solid ideas brewing upstairs for an eye catching skateboard wheel advertisement? Well, now is your chance to direct the next Hubba photo shoot. All you have to do is submit your creative concept and you could wind up sitting in the hot seat. Get to it!
Posted by bkThe online community of skate die hards and friends at Concrete Disciples are rallying together to host a benefit skate jam for fellow enthusiast and skate photog Ray Zimmerman aka MRZ. He suffered a harsh ankle break while skating a few weeks ago and is now facing a hefty pile of medical bills for his surgery and hospitalization. The skate jam/bbq/benefit auction takes place on Saturday, July 14th from 11am - 6pm at the Glendale skatepark in So Cal. Be there if you can.
Posted by bkTomorrow night, Brent Atchley will host a “This is My Element” video premiere in Portland. Muska will be in the house with crazed mixes along with several other Elementalists.
Posted by bkThe 80s SkateRock outfit McRad is back with a new album and an upcoming tour. Read about their roots and such right here. Yeah Chuck!
Posted by bkThe rumors are true, Ryan Sheckler has followed in the footsteps of many extreme action sports athletes before him and stepped up to get his surname permanently inked across his shoulders. Hmmm…is the neck area off limits?
Posted by bkOne of Arizona’s well-known, talented and true diplomats of skateboarding, Lee Bender, was recently diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. His friends at AZPX have designed a t-shirt to raise money to help out Lee and his family during this challenging and financially tough time. You can purchase this supportive shirt through AZPX.com and $10 of the cost will go directly into Lee’s pocket.
Posted by bkRegardless of whether or not this disturbing incident took place on “Go Skateboarding Day”, there is no vaild reason as to why a fat ass cop should have the legal right choke and arrest six teenagers for simply rolling along the streets of Anytown USA. Admittedly, it was fun to see ole’ lard ass chase the kid that managed to get away.
Don’t give in to the law’s negative bias and intolerance.
UPDATE: Seems like Officer Joey Williams has been placed on administrative leave while the event is investigated. And here’s a link to the Hot Springs Police department.
Posted by bkWhen Shane Cross tragically left us back on March 7th of this year, it occurred to us all just how many people he met, and connected with. We also heard that his mum, dad and rest of family were eager to hear all the stories they could involving Shane and his adventures. So we have set up a site for Shane’s friends and family.
It is a place where you can leave photos of Shane that the family may not have seen. These could have been shot at demos or out and about. You can also leave messages for his family and friends, or any stories of your personal encounters with Shane. The steps for posting on the memorial site are as follows:
1. Log on to www.shanecross.net
2. Pick and click on whatever section you want to upload to, and register for that section. Anyone can register.
3. Then log in with your personally chosen password and user name.
4. The rest is pretty self explanatory.
Thanks heaps to Dan Borenstein for making the site for Shane, and also Remy Stratton for hooking us up with the pic.
Peace,
Mogan Campbell
Posted by bkAn article about the Refill Seven show of laser etched skate decks popped up on WIRED last week. You can check out detailed photos of the boards here. There are some great boards by Mike Giant, Pushead, Jim Phillips, Andy Howell and many others. It’s definitely an interesting graphic process, but 500 bucks a board seems a bit steep.
Posted by ChrisOahu’s skaters have been trying for years to get a legit skatepark built on the North Shore. With $750,000 in funds raised, they finally got the “go ahead” to have a Dreamland designed and crafted beauty grace their landscape. You’d think the region of the Pipeline would have a skatepark to match their world renowned big wave, but instead, the city cut the budget stealth-like and hired a handful of unqualified workers to knock out a little bullshit park. Well, the locals were not having it. Check the breaking news from Channel 8 Hawaii. Fight the good fight!
Posted by bkFollowing the recent departures of Matt Mumford and Anthony Schultz from Black Label and Jon Goeman flying the coop from Birdhouse, the talented trio has teamed up with former Zeroists Jon Allie, Pat Burke and Conhiur Lynn to make up Black Box Distribution’s newly launched Slave Skateboards team. The brand is co-owned and directed by Ben Horton and will have limited product distribution available beginning July 2nd, 2007.
Would one be wrong to guess that the filming for their first-ever video begins now?
Posted by bk
