Archive | July, 2010

Jake Brown Wins Gold Today, But Remember This?

Posted on 29 July 2010

For most of the sporting world, professional vert skateboarder Jake Brown will always be known as the guy that almost died skating the Mega Ramp at the 2007 X Games. His spectacular slam was broadcast and re-broadcast for days following. Now lets talk about Jake Brown’s performance today!! Jake Brown won the gold medal in [...]

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Wild 3D Skatepark Session Skate Video

Posted on 29 July 2010

You’re going to need to grab your 3-D glasses for this one. It’s the closest you’ll get to skating without risking a nut shot or burning any of your valuable calories.

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The Legend of Skate Beard Son of Santa?

Posted on 28 July 2010

Not many know of the mythical Skatebeard and facts are few but… It is rumored that all the good skater girls and skate boys may see him after a epic session. While we can’t backup these claims, we refuse to deny them. Because everyone knows, S. won’t visit once you say he isn’t real. Skaters [...]

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Brilliant Boards and Deck Designs by Tatiana Gomez

Posted on 27 July 2010

Sometimes skate deck art becomes more than just colorful rebellious doodles. The artwork and designs of Tatiana Gomez fill the bill nicely and cover a broad range. Modern long board decks, new school wakeboard decks and an amazing set or straight up skate decks…

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Tony Hawk Suffers ‘Sheared Pelvis’ in Skateboard Crash

Posted on 26 July 2010

Tony Hawk, whose crash landing during a Quiksilver  demo on Saturday resulted in a painful pelvis injury that will require lots of rest and rehab, did not break any fingers so he’s as busy as ever on Twitter. The legendary skateboarder, who fell hard to the ramp’s bottom platform but eventually rose to thank the [...]

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Old Skaters Never Die, They Just Get Wrinkles

Posted on 26 July 2010

Ok so maybe, just maybe, dying just might be better…

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The dangers of flying don’t usually include skateboards

Posted on 26 July 2010

A passenger on a U.S. Airways flight from Phoenix to Chicago sued the airline Friday, saying she got hurt after another passenger stored a skateboard above her head. The lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court doesn’t spell out how Diana Burgess was injured on the August 2008 flight. It only states she “suffered physical [...]

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Comic Flashback: Max’s Thrash Toons Circa 1994

Posted on 25 July 2010

I remember when… all I did was skate and read skate mags. How about you?

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The Skateboard Bandit Strikes Again

Posted on 24 July 2010

First it was the aging Geezer Bandit (still at large). Then the Floppy Hat Bandit (a female suspect now in custody). And now, a skateboard bandit… A San Diego bank robber known as the skateboard bandit, who carries a skateboard, struck Friday for the second time  according to FBI officials. Authorities said the man dubbed [...]

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Chris Haslam – Name My Crazy Skateboard Trick

Posted on 23 July 2010

Chris Haslam is famous for coming up with random tricks and laying them down on tape and coming up with crazy names for them. So some of the funny parts about this video are the fact that he starts off by pointing out that its taking place over diarrhea. I am not sure but I [...]

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