Chris Haslam in “Almost: Round Three” for Absolutely No Good Reason at All
This old-ish (2004) segment is one of my favorite video parts of all time. The one-footed s**t at 1:23 and 2:37 blows me away every time. What a hairy beast.
Brian Patch Faces Felony Charge of Committing Lewd Act With Teenager
This story hit the AP wires over the weekend: A professional skateboarder is facing a felony charge of committing a lewd act with a 15-year-old girl. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department says 36-year-old Brian Patch was arrested on May 14 [...]
Friday Kickers
• These Wednesdays With Reda features are dope. He catches up with photog Gabe Morford in the latest version. (The Berrics) • The Beauty and the Beast Tour hit Lincoln City, and Rick McCrank, Robbie Russo, and Peter Hewitt hit [...]
Rune Glifberg Wins 2008 Vans Pro-Tec Pool Party
Is Rune Glifberg the best tranny skater right now? Maybe. Maybe not. But does the Dane rule the roost in terms of contest winnings? Yes. Definitely. Glifberg won this past weekend’s Vans Pro-Tec Pool Party. According to Etnies, that’s Glifberg’s [...]
Laird Hamilton ‘Surfs’ NYC
How’s his hair still dry? I got soaked just walking to work today. Poser. (Respek: Racked)
Deron Williams Has a Twitter Feed
Thought Twitter was solely the domain of tech-nerds and chatty high-schoolers? No? Me neither. That’s just dumb. I mean, everyone’s blogging from their mobiles these days; even big-time NBA stars like Utah Jazz point guard Deron Williams. A choice excerpt: [...]
Wednesday Kickers
• Photos of New Obstacles in the Berrics Warehouse (TSM) • Peep the New God Save the Label Trailer (Black Label) • Checkin’ In With Tanner Zelinsky (Strange Notes) • TSM Editor Kevin Wilkins Interview (Mumble Minutes) • Burnout Catches [...]
Spurs-Hornets Game 5 Preview
Here’s a look at tonight’s game. Man, I get tired of pimping my own garbage. This will probably end soon …
MUTO, “An Amibiguous Animation Painted on Public Walls”
I’m sure the graffiti/street-art sites are all over this, but if you’ve got a minute, peep this cool vid by Muto. He turns city walls in Buenos Aires and Baden into his own personal flipbook. (Respek: Jeffs to Brazil) MUTO [...]
DVS, “Dudes Dudes Dudes”
Nice. I haven’t had a chance to watch these yet, but I think these are all the parts for DVS’ new video, “Dudes Dudes Dudes”. Can’t wait to check it out on the train tomorrow (it’s available as a Podcast [...]
Why Delonte West Is Nothing Short of Brilliant
If Tim Meadows could ball (3:05), and came from Washington, D.C., he’d be Delonte West. This video is back from a little over a year ago when West was a guard with the Celtics. Highlights include: 0:06 … “This is [...]
Yao Ming Interview
I got a chance to “interview” Yao Ming via a cool video-conferencing technology on Thursday. Here’s a feature and a blog post about it. And here are some photos. Woot, barf, grumble.
I’m Back …
This is happening. Again. For reals. I know I’ve relaunched and rebranded this site countless times since its inception in Sept. 2001, but this time I reckon it will stick. Why? Well, it’s springtime and I’m feeling light and breezy [...]
Skateboard Park in Baghdad?
Here’s an utterly head-scratching report on Baghdad (in war-torn Iraq, stupid) becoming a tourist destination. And the first thing that’s going to draw tourists in? A Baghdad skateboard park. Guh. From the report: An L.A.-based holding company for equity firms, [...]