In the last of our coverage of Tony Hawk’s most recent divorce comes news that Matty Goodman is “cool with,” Tony dating his wife, according to Radaronline.com.
In response, Goodman said:
“I know people will think it is strange but I’m totally cool with it,” Goodman told RadarOnline.com about Hawk dating his wife. . . “I had split up with Cathy over a year ago and she started dating Tony about seven months ago. . . I have a new girlfriend now and I hope Tony, Cathy and Lhoste can all be happy. . . “I texted Tony today and we are all trying our best to get along. . . Our kids are all friendly and we do not want a bad situation – people are making it a bigger deal than it is.”
Yes they are. And that sounds just like the Matty Goodman we know. Now we’re done.
We always thought it would be cool to have rollercoasters take us up the mountain during the winter. Apparently, Snowbird Resort wants to have a rollercoaster for people to ride down the mountain in the summer. As usual it appears we get everything backwards. Environmentalists currently oppose the plan.
Sad news from Mavericks. Hawaiian big wave surfer Sion Milosky, 35, reportedly drowned at approximately 6 PM Wednesday, March 16, 2011, while surfing the Northern California big wave spot, according to a story in the San Francisco Chronicle.
“He went down the face of the wave. He made a bottom turn and he totally made the wave, but the water caught up to him and it just kind of engulfed him and raced him down,” said the surfer, who did not wish to be identified because he had taken the day off from work but did tell his employers that he would be surfing. . . “The last image I have of him was of him standing on his board as the whitewater was kind of engulfing him,” he said.
Mikosky’s body was reportedly found by Nathan Fletcher near the Pillar Point Harbor mouth.
Milosky was pronounced dead at Seton Coastside Hospital in Moss Beach. He leaves behind a wife and two daughters.
Milosky, described by Transworld Surf as “one of (if not the hardest) charging surfers in the world)” was featured on a recent cover of Transworld Surf Magazine’s Tales From The North Shore issue. Our thoughts are with Milosky’s friends and particularly with his wife and daughters.
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.
The Bethany Hamilton bio-pic Soul Surfer doesn’t hit theaters until April 8, 2011, but until then here is a little clip the fictional Bethany Hamilton (AnnaSophia Robb) and Alana Blanchard (Lorraine Nicholson) try to finagle a little late night surf session out of Bethany’s mom.
Hollywood makes everything look so bright and sparkly doesn’t it?
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.
