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Head over to 48 Blocks where they’ve posted an interview with Jamie Thomas. He reflects on the rough times of living on the streets of SF, as well as facing and rising above the many challenges of making a life for himself in skateboarding.
Posted by bkAs you’ve known already, Black Label skateboards had welcomed Jason Adams back to their team several weeks back. As a tribute to his skateboarding efforts over the years, they’ve assembled a “feel good” greatest hits piece over at their Peepshow dealio. Have a look. Without a doubt, the ender is one of our all time favorite stunts from “The Kid”.
Posted by bkThe guys at Deluxe have posted up a little trailer for their new Summer Comes Early 07 tour DVD. Purchase a Real, Krooked or Anti Hero deck at your local retailer in the next month or so and it’s all yours for free. (*Unless, you’re one of those YouTube kooks that wants everything in the world for free without an ounce of quality.)
Posted by bkRight now, somewhere out there in the middle of America there are four select groups of individuals that have been spending the past week skating their asses off non-stop come hell or high water. With the pedal to the metal and a few hours of highway time to rest up, the skate teams from Blind, Foundation, Zoo York and Black Label have been clocking in footage and accepting the grueling challenges from Thrasher magazine’s 5th annual King of the Road.
The crews are nearing the midway meet up point in Milwaukee tomorrow where they will pick up their “Mystery Guests” and get together for a huge skate jam. Then it’s a straight up dash out west to San Diego with more points to rack up to claim the cash, crown and cover.
Looking for more info on your favorite team’s status? Check in daily on the official KOTR blog… the Label clan is winning that effort by a mile.
Posted by bkThe latest Later’d features the one and only Pat Duffy. Part of 1 of 3 up now. We always wondered about that awful Mtv show…
Posted by Chris 
It’s all in the thumb. EA Sports has released a series of witty short commercials recently to promote its upcoming and highly anticipated video game, Skate. Check this one where Mike Carroll shoots down the thumb hoodie idea.
Then check out these additional spots featuring Danny Way and Rob Dyrdek.
Posted by bkAs you might have heard already, two of Arizona’s highly talented skateboarders, Lee Bender and Michael Tubbs have racked up some serious hospital bills in recent months. Lee was diagnosed with MS and Michael suffered a brain injury after hitting his head while skating down a parking garage. He still remains in the hospital.
The crew at Adio and AZPX have arranged a benefit skate jam this Saturday, September 1st with all proceeds going to them and their families. Details are right here.
Posted by bk
Nearly 10 years since their cinematic release of “The End”, Birdhouse is set to premiere its new video effort titled ” The Beginning” on Friday, October 12th in Los Angeles. This world premiere will be followed by 55 national and international premieres.
With full parts from many of its new and rising team riders and some of the veteran pros on the squad as well, look for Tony Hawk, Matt Ball, Steve Nesser, Brian Sumner, Jeremy Klein, Willy Santos and Shaun White to represent the pro team. Justin Figueroa, Randy Ploesser, David Loy, Derek Burdette, Sean Eaton, Shaun Gregoire, Jean Postec, Riley Hawk, Nathan LaCoste, and Jon Dickson will hold it down for the new generation.
So Nesser is still on and Ragdoll is gone? That’s news to us.
In any case, check the Birdhouse site for their upcoming national premiere tour schedule.
Posted by ChrisWe would love to see a copy of this video. “An anonymous buyer at a Sotheby’s auction in Melbourne has paid $84,000 for a digital installation work showing a man skateboarding at Bondi.”
A search on You Tube for the artist / filmer in question pulled up this footage of the amazing and inspiring Og De Souza. Could Oggy’s footage be pulling in 84Gs?
We’re hoping the pricey video will hit You Tube sooner than later.
Posted by ChrisA 12 man final jam in SF’s very own 6 foot deep chili bowl adds up to one hell of a chaotic recipe. Listen in on the gnar and check the footy right here.
Final Results
1. Josh Mattson
2. Ryan McWhirter
3. Jerry Gurney
4. Tyler Mumma
5. Enrico Petralie
6. Brad McLain
7. Chris Dunn
8. Matt Contreras
9. Andrew Langi
10. Joel Lemos
Killer Chili Recipes
1. Andrew’s “Mole Mole” chili
2. Benny’s “Green Pig” chili
3. Maggie May’s “Double Take” chili
If you’re heading down to San Diego for next weekend’s ASR show, there are several skate-related events that you should know about and definitely check out. On Friday evening, September 7th, DVS is hosting a photo show to kick off their second round of “Photographer Series” shoes which become available for Spring 08. The featured photographic works of Michael Burnett, Skin Phillips, Dave Swift and J. Grant Brittain will be hanging on the walls with sales proceeds to benefit the Go Skateboarding Foundation. Sounds like a good time.
At ASR on Saturday at 1 pm, Boost Mobile presents the original eS Game of Skate Amateur World Championships where the top 32 worldwide Amateur G.O.S. winners from all over the world will be gunning for glory. A Pro Finals contest will follow at 3 pm with a total prize purse of $20,000. That’s quite a lot of dough for a flat ground contest, right?
Also, it’s been said that a super top secret mega eSpecial event will immediately follow the Pro Contest. So don’t skip out on the scene so quickly, or you could miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime experience. What?! A Rodney Mullen demo?
For more information, head over to esgameofskate.com.
Later in the day, a preview of a Vintage Skateboard Auction takes place from 3pm - 6:45 pm for those inclined to shell out hard earned cash for rare skateboarding memorabilia.
The evening will wrap up at the House of Blues with Thrasher’s King of the Road “End of the Line” party. Join in on the mayhem and security breaches as Bad Shit and Nihilist deliver a couple of ear piercing sets and the winning team for KOTR 2007 is announced. Sorry kids, 21 and over.
On Thursday, September 6th, SF’s Minna Gallery will be hosting an artshow to benefit the Make a Wish Foundation. The BLKTOP project will also be on hand to keep the crowd movin’ and groovin’.
Posted by bk
