This Saturday, March 19, 2011 the Los Angeles based HVW8 Gallery will host a book release party (and art show) celebrating the publication of The Art of Mark McKee, published by Random House.
The Art of Marc McKee marks the first installment of the Seen Unknown series edited by Winston Tseng, art director for Enjoi Skateboards. Tseng has worked with some of today’s most genre-defying visual artists and designers whose work extends well beyond skateboard culture. . . With Seen Unknown, Tseng unifies the diverse range of work by some of his favorite artists, putting it all in once place for readers to enjoy.
A children’s sex education book Mummy Laid An Egg: Or, Where Do Babies Come From by British author Babett Cole features this great children’s drawing of mummy and daddy hitting it on a skateboard.
Apparently, a group called The Christian Institute has complained that the book should not be used in English primary schools because it is “obviously unsuitable”, according to a story in the Guardian.
Don’t know how we missed this one before, but sometime last summer Queensland, Australia based FiiK Electric Skateboards hooked up the competitive side of the Wright family (Owen and Tyler) along with Bede Durbidge to do charge it with some extreme electric off-road skateboarding.
NYC’s Shut Skates skateboards are made in America and owners Rodney Smith and Adam Shatz are proud of that.
“I’d feel guilty if I were to manufacture a product that the person purchasing didn’t know where it was manufactured and if it was gonna be top quality,” says co-owner and founder Rodney Smith.
It’s a shame that more large skateboard brands can’t be as proud.
Sources said Merriam found out about her action-sport-star husband’s new relationship in December after she found a plane ticket for Cathy that Hawk had booked for her to join him in San Francisco — despite his being lifelong friends with [her husband].
Bummer all around. We did, however, have to laugh with the blog The Blemish who titled their post on this story, Tony Hawk Is Lazy.
When The Skatebook ran nine spreads of Bart Simpson rolling some of the most famous spots in skateboarding history in book three (Lance Mountain Issue), it was one of the raddest things we’ve seen in a skateboard magazine book. Now, according to a recent email from Publisher/editor/receptionist Mike Ballard it may also result in the death of The Skatebook.
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and its related entities (collectively “Fox”) is suing Skatebook for paying tribute too and turning Bart Simpson Pro. . . So more than likely Skatebook is a wrap because of the legal fees and cost this suit will bring down on this non profit dig. Second if you’re selling this classic book [retailers], Fox is demanding it be pulled from the shelf’s and destroyed or else.
That said, Amazon.com says they still have three more copies that are ready to ship. It’s a sad to see The Skatebook go down, but if you have a copy, hold on to it. Thing is like gold.
For a while now we’ve been surprised that Dennis Busenitz wasn’t cleaning up at pretty much every contest he enters. Sometime it causes us to wonder if the judges are watching the same skater we are. On Sunday (March 13, 2011) at the 2011 Tampa Pro, however, everyone saw the same thing. And it was crazy. Click the link for the rest of the action or here for the final results.
The LA Times profiles Tum Yeto’s Tod Swank to get the story of how he decided that making boards in the USA was more important than higher margins.
And Swank thinks Watson Laminates‘ track record gives it an advantage over competitors. . . “Not everyone can get their boards from one of the original laminated skateboard manufacturers in the world. It’s quality. It’s craftsmanship. It’s pride,” Swank said.
Click the link for a couple more reasons why you should buy American.
