Archive for May, 2006

Art, Skateboarding, and Life by Andy Howell

If you want to know the history and culture of modern skateboarding and find out how companies like Element and New Deal started. Then you need to check this book by Andy Howell. It’s pretty damn cool.

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Kooks aren’t skating how are they calling shots?

The skateboardindustry.com has a new interview with North Cackalacky homie, Chet Childress. Check it out. Words of Crooks wisdom:
Do your own thing. Don’t listen to any of these industry marks that think they got skateboarding dialed from their desk. I mean if these kooks arent skating how are they calling shots?

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Skateboard Talk Show seeks cool host and hostess

I hope someone that can pretend to be “cool and edgy” will get this $250.
Skatelab, a new show currently in development for fall 2006 broadcast is seeking a cool host and hostess to anchor a cutting edge pilot. The show takes place at skatelab, and established indoor skatepark and museum in Simi Valley. The anchors [...]

If you got the skills, you can work with Jamie Thomas

If you like to skate and have some work skills, then there would be nothing better than to work for a cool skate company. Well, the folks over at Black Box Distribution (Zero, Mystery and Fallen) have a few positions available.

APPAREL DESIGNER

ILLUSTRATOR / GRAPHIC DESIGNER

PRODUCTION ARTIST

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Which online skate store is the best? (Poll)


78 Pairs of Nike, some used, now at $7,600

Wanted to give you update on that Ebay Auction for the Nike Dunk SB collection. Some fool has the high bid at $7,600 with 3 day s left on the bidding. What the hell is wrong with people. I guess they’ll be able to turn around and resale them for more than they paid. Hopefully.
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CCS Flash catalog is “top notch”, despite being from CCS

I’ve never been the biggest fan of CCS , for several reasons, but mostly because they’ve always had a problem with back orders. They would take your order and then take a couple of months to fill it (send it to you). Or sometimes never. I haven’t ordered anything from them in a long while, [...]

Elissa Steamer now rides for Zero

theskateboardindustry.com reports that Elissa Steamer is on Zero.

$5.00 shorts still in stock at Crailtap

Crailtap still has $5.00 shorts for sale. Actually they have 20 different shorts from Girl, Fourstar and Chocolate. Lots of sizes are left. Summers beginning, and it’s time for some shorts. Oh, and besides the shorts they have other great deals on all kinds of stuff.

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78 pairs of Nike SB Dunk on Ebay

So far the bid price is up to $5,100. That’s some serious cash for sneakers. I have a sneaky suspicion that this auction will get closer to $7,000. If you have that kind of cash then bid, because there are some rare shoes on the list.
Click Here to check out the auction