How’s that for a reminder? Shepard Fairy’s version of Grant Brittain’s photo of Tod Swank. For more info on Go Skateboarding Day 2010 click the link.
[Link: Go Skateboarding Day]
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The Transworld Skateboarding Awards were last night (June 15, 2010) in Hollywood, California at the Avalon Theatre. If you missed them, Ben Kelly (or one of his workers) was kind enough to live blog the entire evening. How nice was that? It’s much less painful to follow the awards online, believe us. Scroll through it and you might even be able to figure out who won the awards (or just click here for the entire list).
[Link: Transworld Skateboarding]
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For the duration of the Ron Cameron’s Dismantled Hope art show at the Encinitas, California Library (June 9- July 16, 2010), the Encinitas-based stye shop UNIV will be selling six of Ron’s limited edition t-shirts featuring iconic graphics from throughout his career. We’re thinking about buying one of each. Get ’em while they’re around.
[Link: UNIV]
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Canadian Emerica team rider and Black Russian Skate Shop owner Josh Evin, 29, died early June 13, 2010 after he “failed to negotiate a turn” and “flipped his motorcycle into Kootenay Canal” in Nelson British Columbia, Canada according to a story in the Castlegar News.
“It looks the like the motorcycle was going too fast to negotiate the corner,” says Inspector Henry Paivarinta with the Nelson Police Department. . . The motorcycle’s passenger was able to swim to shore, but an extensive shoreline search by Nelson Police, B.C. Ambulance, Beasley Search and Rescue and representatives from B.C. Hydro failed to locate Evin.
Evin’s body was eventually found and recovered yesterday (Monday, June 14, 2010) by a RCMP dive team. Our thoughts are with Evin’s family and friends.
[Link: Castlegar News]
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A 59-year-old woman went after Bam Margera with a bat on Saturday morning June 12, 2010 after she had complained about noise at his bar The Note.
Elizabeth Ray, who lives on the same block as the bar, attacked Margera with a bat at around 2 a.m. on Saturday. . . She was arrested and charged with one count of aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault and two counts of reckless endangerment. She posted $10,000 bail shortly after her arrest.
Bam was taken to the Chester County Hospital intensive care unit, but was released a couple hours later, according to a story on MTV.com. Bam always could take a beating. . .
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Think you’ve had a rough life? The Master of Disaster Duane Peters puts nearly everyone (who is still alive) to shame in the barely standing department. Click play for stories from the punk rock skate lifestyle and DP’s thoughts on everything.
[Link: Shred Or Die via Tony Hawk]
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Don’t miss Dismantled Hope: the art of Ron Cameron at the Encinitas Library June 9- July 16, 2010. Cameron has played a much larger roll in the creation of the skate art esthetic than most know. Having designed logos and brand identities for nearly everyone in the action sports business, Cameron is best known for his work with Blockhead Skateboards (Nothing is Cool) and RVCA (The Artists Network).
The opening party is Friday, June 11, 2010 from 6 PM to 9 PM and features a special live performance by Jason Lytle of Grandaddy.
Encinitas California Library Community Room, 540 Cornish Dr. Encinitas, CA 92024
[Links: Dismantled Hope and Ron Cameron via The Skateboard Mag]
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Pink Spot, a skateboard park built over the past four months on an abandoned supermarket site in Stanton, Delaware, was bulldozed by city crews on Tuesday June 8, 2010 after a teenage skateboarder was injured at the site according to a story in Delaware Online.
The park was a liability to the state, Delaware Department of Transportation Manager of North District Operations Bill Thatcher said, noting officials were alerted to the problem about two weeks ago after a teenage skateboarder injured his leg at the site. . . “It’s state property. The accident happened, the child was hurt, police were called and something had to be done,” Thatcher said.
We continue to be astounded by the lack of thought used by most city governments. If kids are skating there turn it into a skatepark. Is it that hard to figure out?
[Link: Delaware Online]
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For the few who missed the Grant Brittain, Neil Blender, Dave Swift Press Release show at Hensley’s Flying Elephant Pub on Saturday night, June 5, 2010, do not fear. Some Concrete Disciples were there and covered the show in all it’s skateboard art glory. And for that we’re grateful. . . click the link for all the details.
[Link: Concrete Disciples via The Skateboard Mag]
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