Monthly Archive for August, 2008

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Shallow is Extinct

Published on August 8, 2008 in Foto-Friday. 1 Comment

DRW Bowl Extension

The DRW bowl is an amazing backyard bowl but the locals weren’t satisfied. If you’ve skated with the DRW crew, you know how hard they hit this bowl including the non-stop sound of bone crushing grinds. So to up the ante, the crew added an escalating foot-and-a-half extension around the perimeter of the shallow. By the way, the shallow was in the neighborhood of 7 feet prior to the modification. Do the math, that’s 8 feet 6 inches of shallow. Check out Daniel, Chad, Eric and Bob as they take their maiden runs in the bowl.

Red Hot Lava

Published on August 8, 2008 in Skate Spots. 1 Comment

Madras, Oregon Skatepark

Last weekend, we stopped at the Madras skatepark on our way to Bend, OR. This park is super fun and now you can skate it 24/7 with the addition of lights. Sure wish we could get some lights in our parks here in Portland. Check out some images from the session in the gallery.

Birthday Boy

Published on August 6, 2008 in General. 7 Comments

Shawn Fendick - Birthday Shirts

Somebody was sporting some cool new family crafted shirts during their birthday weekend. Happy birthday Shawn, those shirts are the best. See larger versions of the images after the turn.

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Alphabet of Sound: R-Z

Published on August 5, 2008 in Music and YouTube Tuesday. 10 Comments

YouTube Tuesday for August 5, 2008

Drum roll please. Here it is folks, the R-Z installment of our alphabet of sound series. And yes, we found the perfect Z band, Indiana’s own Zero Boys. Who would you have included in your R-Z list: Sex Pistols, Replacements, U.S. Bombs? We want to know. See all the YouTube Tuesday jams after the turn.

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Plastic Man

Published on August 4, 2008 in Monday Covers. 4 Comments

Monday Cover Vol. 2 Issue 38 - Tyler Martin

Keep an eye out for this week’s Monday Cover skater, Tyler Martin. The dude is more flexible than your favorite Gumby doll and he just kills it. Check out this tweaked tuck knee air at Matt’s bowl. Yet, another example of a southern Oregon skater that shreds the ‘crete. We’re thinking that there must be something in the water. See the full-frame image after the turn.

Congratulations Tyler!

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Basement Industries

Published on August 2, 2008 in General. 3 Comments

Cold War Skateboards

Steve and Randy, a.k.a. Grover and Kilwag, are the magic behind Cold War Skateboards. If you know anything about skateboarding, you know the Northwest is a hot bed of cool skate companies and Cold War is one of them. This is truly a basement operation and each deck is assembled and finished right here in Portland, OR. It’s M&M wood so you know it’s good. Check them out the next time you are in the market for a new stick.

Aged Like Cheese

Published on August 1, 2008 in Foto-Friday and Skate Spots. 3 Comments

Oregon Trifecta - Battle Ground

Well, we are finally getting around to posting the Battle Ground stop of last year’s Oregon Trifecta. If you remember, the event started at Battle Ground and finished in Tobin’s Bowl due to rain. Out of the chaos came some of the best skating of the three day event. Check out the massive gallery of photos of all the action including some shots from Glenhaven. If you haven’t heard, this year’s Trifecta will include a considerably larger prize purse. Come and get it.

Compete in the ‘Couve

Published on August 1, 2008 in General. 1 Comment

Benji - High Over Head @ Vancouver

Grab your skate along with your bag of tricks and head to the new Vancouver skatepark. Why? Well, they’re going to have a contest and they are looking for folks to compete. The competition is tomorrow, August 2nd, with the street competition starting at 3 p.m. and the bowl competition starting at 6 p.m. Directions and all the details are on the official flier. EPM Out.