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Surfboard Review April 2013

VIA – EASY READER NEWS For the month of April, a few local board builders and skate shops showcase some of their April offerings. Be smart, buy local!   Brog Surfboards The Mid Potato The Mid Potato takes design elements from a mini-simmons and adds a tighter turning radius with its unique diamond swallow tail. … Continue reading Surfboard Review April 2013 →

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Skateboarder is stunt double in 'Spiderman'

VIA – ESPN   Skateboarder is stunt double in ‘Spiderman’   Jul 20 11:00 AM ET By Keith Hamm | ESPN.com   Jaimie TruebloodAndrew Garfield, William Spencer and Johannes Gamble. Jaimie TruebloodAndrew Garfield, William Spencer and Johannes Gamble.In this summer’s big-screen blockbuster, “The Amazing Spider-Man,” Peter Parker is just another kid on a skateboard — until … Continue reading Skateboarder is stunt double in 'Spiderman' →

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Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O'Neill's 1959 surf shop

VIA – LOS ANGELES TIMES Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O’Neill’s 1959 surf shop   Jack O’Neill’s surf gear empire grew from this 1959 surf shop in Santa Cruz. His sons, Pat and Mike, are shown on skateboard at right. (Santa Cruz County CVC/O’Neill Archives) By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & … Continue reading Santa Cruz seeking mementos of Jack O'Neill's 1959 surf shop →

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Mischo Erban smashes world skateboard record – 129.94 km/h???

VIA – PENARMENIAN Mischo Erban smashes world skateboard record June 23, 2012 – 19:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net – A Vernon man who considers himself a human race car zoomed down a Quebec road to shatter the Guinness world record for standing downhill skateboarding speed this week, clocking in at 129.94 km/h. Mischo Erban, 28, became the … Continue reading Mischo Erban smashes world skateboard record – 129.94 km/h??? →

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Viral vigilantism, Tony Hawk style @tonyhawk

VIA – CNN June 23rd, 2012 02:42 PM ET Post by: CNN’s Sari Zeidler Viral vigilantism, Tony Hawk style Tony Hawk posted images on Instagram of two theives who stole a skateboard from his car. Viral vigilantism, Tony Hawk style If you’re going to steal a skateboard, don’t steal it from Tony Hawk. The pro … Continue reading Viral vigilantism, Tony Hawk style @tonyhawk →

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Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys dead

I still have my original 12″ Pollywog Stew…RIP a great artist. VIA – MSN Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys dead May 4, 2012, 4:14 PM EST RollingStone.com Adam Yauch, one-third of the pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47, Rolling Stone has learned. Yauch, also known as MCA, had … Continue reading Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys dead →

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Suicide outside San Francisco police station was Thrasher magazine co-founder

VIA – San Francisco Examiner: Suicide outside San Francisco police station was Thrasher magazine co-founder By: Mike Aldax | Examiner Staff Writer | 06/23/11 4:00 AM The man who ended his life in front of the Mission Police Station on Monday was a skateboarding icon and co-founder of San Francisco-based Thrasher magazine. Skaters worldwide are … Continue reading Suicide outside San Francisco police station was Thrasher magazine co-founder →

Paddle out scheduled Saturday for surfer Michael Livesey, killed in a car accident – South Africa

VIA – SOWETANLIVE.CO..ZA Last respects for ardent surfer Aug 4, 2011 | Khulekani Mazibuko | THE Durban surfing community will on Saturday pay their last respects to fellow surfer Michael Livesey, who was killed in a car accident at the weekend. Up to 120 surfers will paddle out to sea from uShaka Beach to scatter … Continue reading Paddle out scheduled Saturday for surfer Michael Livesey, killed in a car accident – South Africa →