One of the biggest skateboard memorabilia auctions ever, is underway now. All the proceeds will go to help Ray Underhill and his family. You can read more here.
Visit the auction and bid today.

I did a redesign of the site this week. Hopefully everyone will like it. I moved from the Movable Type platform to Wordpress. It was a fairly easy transition. Wordpress is awesome. Let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to see any specific content. Thanks to everyone who visits [...]

If you have experience as a marketing manager for a consumer product oriented company, especially within the Action Sports industry, then this could be the job for you.
C1rca has a leading position in the Action Sport industry and is experiencing rapid growth. C1rca develops, design, markets and sells skateboard apparel and footwear worldwide. The pure [...]

There’s a good interview with Tony Hawk over on PC World magazine’s website. I guess the Birdman has a big following in the video game world. It’s a good read, check it out.

Nike announces that they’ve added a real legend to their rooster. Non other than Lance Mountain. Go Lance! I’m happy that he’s getting some of that Nike money and that Nike was cool enough to add him to the team. Read more here.

The OC Register has a a write-up and slide show on Pierre André and one of houses in Newport Beach. He owns four homes, including two waterfront locations in Newport Beach. His house even includes a “zen” room. I guess that’s to be expected since Sole Tech does over $200 million in revenue yearly.
“I planned [...]

I’ve been meaning to write about “Street Smart Cool Cat” for a while now. Actually, I’ve been watching the show for more than a year. So, if you’re not familiar with “Street Smart Cool Cat“, it’s a Video show (vlog, webcast) done by this guy named Djon in Paris. His show is about skateboarding, hip-hop, [...]

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This looks pretty awesome. Featuring some of the best skate artists around. Including the legendary Jim Phillips. Read more and find out the dates at Transworld Skate.

Looks like some “smart” person at Cornell University has invented a “green” composite material that can replace maple veneers. The composite material is made entirely out of plant materials.

Last month, e2e Materials collaborated with Comet Skateboards, a San Francisco-based company owned by a Cornell alum, to produce the world’s first-ever 100 percent green skateboard. Two [...]