Monthly Archive for February, 2008

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Calling Ponce de Leon

Foto-Friday for February 15, 2008

It seems water from the Fountain of Youth may have been used in the ‘crete mix for Newberg. The proof is in the skating. Check out this week’s Foto-Friday skaters Rick, Grover, MC, and more as they explore the possibilities.

It’s a HorrorPops Valentine

Horrorpops @ Hawthrone Theater

We wanted to give you, our devoted EPM’nauts, something special for Valentine’s Day. It’s a massive gallery of photos from Sunday’s HorrorPops show at the Hawthorne Theater. If you haven’t sampled the HorrorPops, do yourself a favor and have a listen. This band is the real deal. They love what they do and so do we. HorrorPops are go!

Check out all the pics including bonus shots of the opening bands: Pink Spiders and Rocket

Dork a la Mode

Dorks Rule - Newberg

What’s a session without some dork action. Shane, Grover and Wes go full on dork at a recent Newberg session. See bigger dork pics after the turn…. EPM – Out!

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Two Classics

Monday Cover Vol. 2 Issue 13 - Mark Conahan

This week’s Monday Cover featured skater is the ageless wonder, Mark Conahan. Speaking of ageless, Mark celebrates his 47th birthday this Tuesday so be sure to wish him well. Check out this lofty frontside air at Newberg. What else can you say but “radical dude.”

Congratulations Mark and Happy Birthday!

Oregon Trifecta – Pier Park

Oregon Trifecta - Pier Park, Portland Oregon

Stop the presses! It’s time for our official Pier Park Oregon Trifecta post. There was so much Trifecta coverage during the summer, we decided hold-off until the dust settled. Well, it’s been six months and the dust is mud. Check out Rune, Benji, Sergie, Morgan, Packy, Salba, Duane, Charnosky, Jessica, Julie, Holly, Nolan, Jake, Patch, Beenie and many more in the gallery; see all 90 photos.

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Art Tonight

Sara Siestreem and Craig Conahan

Tonight is First Thursday here in Portland, making it a great night to go out and expose yourself to some art. Check out a couple of our recommendations for art viewing after the turn….
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Pre-Pier’fecta ’07 Session

Pre-Pier Trifecta Session

Here are a few shots from the Friday evening session at Pier Park prior to the next day’s Trifecta ’07 event. Check out Dan, MC and Salba after turn….

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Swedish and French

YouTube Tuesday - Love Is All and Prototypes

No, it’s not fish and bread but rather two bands, one Swedish and the other French. On this YouTube Tuesday, we offer up the musical stylings of Sweden’s Love Is All and France’s Prototypes. Love Is All channels a bit of the X-Ray Spex sound including a sax player. The Prototypes are just fun and it’s great re-learning French via their lyrics. Check out all the upbeat vibes after the turn….

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Soul Surfing Pier

Monday Cover Vol. 2 Issue 12 - Kim Richards

This week’s Monday Cover skater is Kim Richards soul surfing the deep at Pier Park. Note the bare feet and the 11.5 foot marker; that’s some serious commitment. In addition to skating, Kim is interested in taking skate photos. See a couple of her rad shots after the turn….

Congratulations Kim and keep the stoke!

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Snake Offering

Lincoln City - Phase IV

Dreamland and the Lincoln City skaters are working hard on phase 4 of the skate park. Here’s a chance to help out from behind the warm glow of your computer. Show the folks who are out there in the mud, rain, wind and cold how much you appreciate their efforts. Before you check out the progress of the snakerun, hop on over to the SPS site and click on the Click Here to Donate to the Lincoln City Skate Park button along the left side of the page. Thanks in advance for your support.

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More coverage of the snakerun progress over at Skate and Annoy and Antigravity Press.