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SEPTEMBER 2008 NEWS FDR UPDATE - The Sean Miller memorial vert ramp at FDR is getting a much needed overhaul. Thanks Carlos! A stand-alone peanut pool is also in the works. Buy a benefit shirt to help the project along. 15 bucks. Email Bryan Lathrop at bryan@fdrskatepark.org Read More

AUGUST 2008 NEWS NORTHWEST ACTION http://www.sleestak.net TONY HAWK FOUNDATION - Applications for Fall 2008 Tony Hawk Foundation skatepark grants can be accessed after August 15 via the Foundation's Web site at www.tonyhawkfoundation.org. Applications must be completed Read More

JULY 2008 NEWS JULIAN WILSON CLAIMS ASP GRADE-4 NIKE 6.0 PIER PRESSURE PRESENTED BY JACK'S TITLE - Julian Wilson (Coolum, AUS) proved to be the form surfer of the day, claiming victory at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-4 Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure Read More

APRIL 2008 NEWS ROCKERS - A photographic installation by Bob Gruen opens April 24, 2008 at Morrison Hotel Gallery - Bowery, New York, NY. www.morrisonhotelgallery.com INDEPENDENT TRUCK CO. 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR - May 23- July 4, 2008 - featuring Steve Alba, Adam Alfaro, Read More

FEBRUARY 2008 NEWS TEAM PAIN starts work in Feb on their first skatepark of 2008 in St. Lucie, FL. Here's a shot of Bert Turned working on the skatepark in Antwerp. www.teampain.com. CALIFORNIA SKATEPARKS - The brand new Lake Cunningham, San Jose, CA, Skatepark was built Read More

NIKE WEEKEND NIKE WEEKEND FEBRUARY 7-8, 2008 PORTLAND, OR WORDS AND PHOTOS BY DAN LEVY Let me start off by saying that this was one of the best skateboard weekends I've had in a long time. Kevin from Nike e-mailed an invitation to the Zoom Tre shoe test where Read More

NOVEMBER 2007 NEWS NIKE VIDEO PREMIERE - Nike Skateboarding to Release First Film 'Nothing But the Truth' - Three years in the making, 'Nothing But the Truth' is the story of the Nike SB team, on and off their skateboards. Filmed on location in the Santa Clarita Valley Read More

OCTOBER 2007 NEWS NEW SKATE VID - Check out 'WOVEN' A Skate Culture Documentary that takes a look into the heart of skate culture. Some of skateboarding's most influental skateboarders, artist and musicians share their thoughts about the lifestyle, the art, the music, Read More

NIKE PREMIERE

NIKE PREMIERE
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
@ KODAK THEATRE
OCT 2, 2007
HOLLYWOOD, CA
PHOTOS BY DAN LEVY

NIKE DEMO

NIKE DEMO
OCT 1, 2007
BELVEDERE SKATEPARK – EAST LA, CA
PHOTOS BY DAN LEVY

VIPS: Lance Mountain, Omar Salazar, Chet Childress, P-Rod, Grant Taylor

AUGUST 2007 NEWS SKATE CONTEST - The 2nd Annual Owl's Head Skatepark Old Man Jam @ Bay Ridge Brooklyn, NYC is set for Saturday August 25, 2007 from 11am to 6pm. Helmet Required. Rain Date August 26th. For info email bossman@funhouseskateboards.com. JAY ADAMS UPDATE Read More

JULY 2007 NEWS EAST COAST RAMP DESIGNS - The latest effort from East Coast Ramp Designs. Located in Clinton, ON. only 2 hours from Detroit. Baltic birch layer, tile, Fed stone diamond tread bull nose, death box, 6' deep (Sorry, low ceilings). Smooth and fast! Skadusshh! Read More

JUNE 2007 NEWS THE SILVER SURFER RETURNS - 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' (2007) is due to release nationwide in June 2007. Pictured above, Doug Jones is the Silver Surfer in 20th Century Fox production. 'The enigmatic, intergalactic herald, the Silver Read More

MAY 2007 NEWS SKATOPIA BOWLBASH XII - JUNE 29-30 - FULL MOON PARTY - Donate for more concrete at skatopia.org or mail in your donation to: SKATOPIA CRETE FUND 34961 Hutton Rd Rutland, OH 45775 LEGENDARY SKATEBOARDERS AND EAST LA YOUTH DEDICATE SECOND DEEPEST SKATE Read More

FEBRUARY 2007 NEWS LA ART SHOW - Olson art show in LA - Sep, Olson and Rusler off the chain in Hollywood. - PHOTO: DAN LEVY BLACK LABEL NEWS - Tyler Mumma has been added to the Black Label Emergency Am Team. Black Label welcomes Shuriken Shannon to the team. Black Label Read More

SEPTEMBER 2006 NEWS 8TH ANNUAL TIM BRAUCH MEMORIAL CONTEST RESULTS - Sept 23-24 - Scotts Valley. Gromz: 1 Curren Caples 2 Nic Puehse 3 Tristan Puehse 4 Cody Davidson Chapman 5 Pauly Rizo Ams (13 and up) 1 Raven Tershay 2 Shaun Taggard 3 Tommy Fynn 4 Josh Mattson 5 Read More

SEPTEMBER 2006 NEWS HOSOI NEWS - Quiksilver has announced that the legendary Christian Hosoi and the rest of the Quiksilver skate team will tour the country premiering the new documentary 'Rising Son, The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi.' The eight-city tour will Read More

APRIL 2006 NEWS FAUSTO VITELLO R.I.P. THE KING IS DEAD. LONG LIVE THE KING... DANNY WAY SETS WORLD RECORD - On April 6, internationally renowned pro skateboarder Danny Way (www.dannyway.com) smashed the Bomb Drop world record by freefalling 28 feet from the Fender Read More