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Skateboarding In Empty Pools

doglife — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:50:14 +0000

The 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 greed, materialism, and an enduring kind of joy.

Bombing Hills

doglife — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:09:58 +0000

Bombing 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.

Skateboarder Killed By Garbage Truck

doglife — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:48:56 +0000

A 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. The skateboarder, who was male, died at the scene. Police had not yet positively identified him, according to Sgt. Alyssa Macon-Moore, a spokeswoman for the department.

A 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. The skateboarder, who was male, died at the scene. Police had not yet positively identified him, according to Sgt. Alyssa Macon-Moore, a spokeswoman for the department.

The dangers of flying don’t usually include skateboards

doglife — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:54:20 +0000

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 and emotional trauma” after the airline “permitted a passenger to board and place a dangerous instrumentality in the form of a large, heavy skateboard with appurtenances in the form of attached, heavy sharp metal wheels in a position of danger to fellow passengers, without security in such a manner,” the suit states.

The skateboard was placed “above her head” and wasn’t secured, she claims.

Now she’s seeking unspecified damages.

Airline spokeswoman Valerie Wunder declined to comment on the suit, other than to say: “She has contacted us … about the incident.”

My mom thought it was lesbian symbolism

doglife — Fri, 28 May 2010 02:02:40 +0000

My 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.