Category | Skate Spots

Skateboarding In Empty Pools

Posted on 01 September 2010

ShareThe short film “Cannonball” artfully follows a group of skaters in search of newly empty pools behind foreclosed homes in and around the arid sprawl of Fresno other inland California suburbs that have been blighted by the housing collapse and ensuing recession. It has some NSFW language, but it’s undeniably powerful—and a poignant meditation on [...]

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Bombing Hills

Posted on 28 August 2010

ShareBombing hills is the act of riding a downhill longboard down a hill as fast as possible. Check out this longboarder charging down a hill in Hollywood with style.

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Skateboarder Killed By Garbage Truck

Posted on 24 August 2010

 

ShareA skateboarder died in Midtown early today after being struck by a garbage truck, Memphis police said. Police were called about 2:15 a.m. to Summit Street and Courtland Avenue, near Cooper and south of Union. An Allied Waste Service truck heading south on Summit turned west at Courtland, toward Cooper, and struck the victim, police said. [...]

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The dangers of flying don’t usually include skateboards

Posted on 26 July 2010

ShareA 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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My mom thought it was lesbian symbolism

Posted on 27 May 2010

ShareMy son bought a new skateboard at Van’s at the Block of Orange. He thought his mom and dad would not know what the skateboard’s graphic represented. When I saw it I laughed so hard that I ended up almost sharting. We had to explain 2 Girls 1 Cup to the wife.

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Sean Malto: Backside Tailslide On A Ledge In China

Posted on 25 April 2010

ShareSean Malto Finds A Nice Ledge To Backside Tailslide. This was taken on a trip to china. Photo: Chami

Darrell Stanton Executing A Frontside Noseblunt Slide On A Sketchy Extension

Posted on 23 April 2010

ShareDarrell Stanton Executing A Frontside Noseblunt Slide On A Sketchy Extension

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Last Times At Carlsbad High

Posted on 17 April 2010

ShareThe famous Carlsbad Gap is being destroyed soon so skaters are taking advantage and trying to throw the best tricks of all time off it. Nick Merlino takes 1st, Moose in 2nd and Nick Finorini 3rd.

Security Guard Pulls Gun on “Son of a Bitch” Skateboarder

Posted on 12 April 2010

ShareThe story is that the Guard asked for ID from these skaters (Get Your Kicks crew), when one said his ID was in his car the Guard grabbed for his back pocket. My friend Chase, doing what any man whose wallet or ass were being attacked would do, pushed guard McSlarrow away from him informing [...]

99 Pool Skateboarding In Sacramento

Posted on 03 March 2010

ShareA backyard session at the 99 pool in Sacramento with Christian Hosoi, Randy Katen, Dave Duncan and Royce Nelson. This is classic pool skateboarding from back in the day. Dave Duncan goes for a rollin and slams hard and then comes back with a few good looking shots over the death box.

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