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Mikey Curtis Is No Skateboard Saint

Posted on February 18, 2011 with Comments Off

Mikey Curtis from Saints and Sinners 2 – East Coast Blowout. Absolutely wicked skating going on in this video!

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The Chrome Ball interview

Posted on February 18, 2011 with Comments Off

If there could be such a thing as a skateboarding encyclopedia, The Chrome Ball Incident is it. Meticulously curated, Chrome Ball is a website that should be daily viewing material for anybody that cares about the history of skateboarding and its culture. A collection of past ads and editorial, Chrome…

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Moose And Friends Santa Barbara Sesh

Posted on February 18, 2011 with Comments Off

Moose and the homies formed together like Voltron to film a Sesh Vid at the Santa Barbara skatepark.

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Gillette Goes Pro

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Habitat Skateboards has turned Austyn Gillette pro.

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Lupfer, Route 44, C1rca, Curtis, and McBride Videos

Posted on February 18, 2011 with Comments Off

Shred or Die gets more Insight with John Lupfer. Route 44 has a teaser for their new video. C1rca has some Andrew Elliot park footy. Strange Notes has a Mikey Curtis part from Saints and Sinners. Get a glimpse of Marcus McBride at Da Playground.

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Vans Bowl-A-Rama Today

Posted on February 18, 2011 with Comments Off

The Vans Bowl-A-Rama gets underway today at 7PM EST/4PM PST. Catch the live stream here in the states or wherever you are. Click here to see when the action starts in your time zone. For now enjoy this third practice video.

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The Best Place On Earth

Posted on February 18, 2011 with Comments Off

Winter ain’t over in the Upper Midwest, even though we just got a respite called 40 and 50 degrees. While we wait it out, the Wiskate dudes have an awesome clip from “The Best Place On Earth,” aka Creamcity Skatepark, the best indoor skatepark either side of the Mississippi. Featuring Matt Nordness and Max Murphy, these dudes make it a little bit easier to take that Packer’s win.

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Cinematic Video Series – Episode 2

Posted on February 18, 2011 with Comments Off

Travis Rice likes to be knee-deep in powder at all times. And apparently he knows what to do when he gets there. In Quiksilver’s latest episode of the Cinematic Video Series they track down T. Rice and watch him get down to business in Canada.

“..we catch up with Travis Rice at Baldface Lodge, Amidst waist deep pow, sunny skies and an amazing group of shred hungry friends. Travis slashed and shredded everything Baldface could offer up. Watch as Travis takes you along on his..

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The "Phonography" Show ends at 3PM on Sunday

Posted on February 18, 2011 with Comments Off

We are taking the “Phonography” show down at 3PM on Sunday, Feb 20th at Blind Lady Ale House in San Diego.
There are still some framed photos for sale for $20 and the cash goes to Haiti Relief/ Doctors Without Borders.
Come by and buy a print and…
Ed Templeton, Grant Brittain, Andy Macdonald, O, Josh Higgins, Paul Frank, Miki Vuckovich, Dave Swift are featured.

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Garcia talks about his world record

Posted on February 17, 2011 with Comments Off

The day after Aldrin Garcia popped his world record breaking 45-inch flatground ollie, I got him on the phone to hear what it feels like to break a record that stood for over 10 years (formerly, Bristol England’s Danny Wainwright held the record set in 2001 with 44.5 inches). Humble and excited, Garcia…

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