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Latest
Update: December 22, 2000
Waves
Picking Up on North Shore
The National Weather Service predicted that waves as high
as 25 feet could roll in tonight. The Eddie is on hold for cleaner
conditions.
-Lifeguards
preparing for big surf
Portland Repeals Anti-Skate Ordinance
Portland City Commissioner Charlie Hales makes it legal to
skateboard in Portland, Oregon. "If you ride a bicycle
down a street you ought to be able to roll a skateboard down
that same street," he said. Finally, a city official with a
brain.
-Portland
May Repeal Anti-Skate laws
Snowboarder
Dies In Fairbanks
Seventeen-year-old Zachary Hansen died yesterday after fracturing
his skull while attempting a road gap near his parents home. He
was not wearing a helmet.
-Hansen
family sets up memorial fund.
Snowboarding
Number is Japan
Bill Bradley, a writer for the Daily Yomiuri, kicks
down a great overview of snowboarding in Japan including resort
numbers, etc. . .
Teen
Dies in Skateboard Accident
Gabriel B. Sill, 15, of Suffolk, Virginia was on his skateboard
hanging on to the door of his friend's truck when he fell and was
run over by the truck.
Tony Hawk PS2 Cheats
Okay, if you need these you're a complete puss, but, there are some
pretty funny things you can do to Pro Skater 2. Check them
out.
Thompson
Leaves Monsterskate.com
According to outside sources, skate photographer Pete Thompson
has left Swell.com's skateboarding site Monsterskate.com.
Apparently his departure has something to do with being paid less
to do the same job. Are more exits on the way?
Billabong
USA Launches New Website
According to a press release (and the front page of the site) the
new US-targeted site will launch today at noon. The scariest line
from the release: "Billabong-usa.com
uses Flash 4 and Generator technology on Macromedia.
. . and some experimental navigation." On Macromedia? Huh?
Experimental navigation? How about just trying some functional navigation?
(It's 2:50 PM PST and the site still has not launched.)
 Rob
Machado Wins Pipe
Some were thinking that Kelly might just pull off another
one, but not this time. Rob Machado held off Australian Michael
Lowe in perfect pipe to prove that SD County surfers can still
win the big one.
Tony
Hawk Skates Lang Memorial
Tony Hawk and other pros skated at a benefit to help the
family of Ray Lang the teen-ager who was shot to death November
28 while videotaping skateboarders near his home. The demo raised
$4,000 for the family.
-LA
Times finally runs Lang story
Vans
Triple Crown of Snowboarding Video
If you want to see what the Triple Crown at Breckenridge
really looked like check out these Quicktime clips edited by Jon
Boyer. They featuring Josh Dirksen, Todd Richards, and Danny
Kass.
North
Shore Video Recap
Swell.com has a cool
collection of video clips from the North Shore contest season. And
they put them all in one easy to access place cleverly linked from
the front page. Wow, maybe old dogs can learn.
-Jesse
"ASP Media Director" Faen's story.
Skateboarding
as Modern Dance?
Okay, I have to admit, this sound pretty gay. Scott Wells
has created a dance piece titled, "One Fell Swoop: The Art of Skateboarding"
featuring the skateboard stylings of Clifford Dickinson,
Jesse Hotchkiss, Angelo Lugo and Jymi Shores.
According to the SF Chronicle "the dancers come off better
on skateboards, than the skateboarders do on their feet." Ouch.
Mt.
Bachelor Has Great Snow, No Crowds
It's the press release that all resorts are sending out this time
of the season. "Yeah, we're 100 percent open and we have great
snow." Unfortunately, skiing and snowboarding just aren't that
cool anymore.
Ever Wonder What an ASP Meeting is Like?
Anyone who has dared to dream of being on the ASP Executive Board
will think twice after reading the excrutiatingly detailed story
by TransWorld Surf Biz Editor Sean O'Brien. But hey,
Derek Hynd liked it, so it must be good.
Denver
Gets It's First Skatepark
Why are the large cities the last to get skateparks while rural
America is crawling with them? That is the question of our times.
Well, Denver can knock itself off the list of major metro's with
no public skateparks.
Carpinteria
Cracks Down on Skateboarding
In a complete and utter lack of foresight or understanding the city
of Carpinteria's has decided that those caught riding their "decks"
in off-limits zones downtown or not wearing safety gear at the city's
skateboard park will face citations, fines and having their
skateboards temporarily confiscated. Of course, scooter riders will
continue to go unscathed.
Gangstarr
to Play 2001 Brooklyn, Vermont
The third annual "Brooklyn, Vermont Urban-Style and Snowboarding
Festival" a Killington Resort event that never ceases to
make me laugh my ass off will be held from January 19-21. If you
want to see a bunch of Vermont hicks trying to act like yo down
urban thugs then you'll surely want to check this out.
Fear
Factory to Headline SnoCore Tour
Yes, the Snocore Tour is still rolling. What does it have
to do with snowboarding? Not much. But hey, if you like the
music check it out.
Aspen
Snowboarder Plan Protest Ride
Six defiant snowboarders plan to hike up Aspen's Ajax Mountain
on Monday night and then ride to the bottom of the hill as a form
of protest against Aspen retarded policies toward snowboarding.
Hey, what ever helps.
Pie.com Launches
A new action sports site in the mix. Strange use for the domain
pie, seems like Marie CalendarÍs would be a bigger source
of income from this domain, but don't let that stop you. Pie.com
is a very well designed site that is slick and easy to get around.
It's a bit empty at the moment, but well worth a short look.
Burton
Recalls Binding Straps
Burton's Mission Binding straps have some problems. In fact,
they're asking riders to check them out. Apparently, some of the
straps have been ripping clean off. That's not good.
Jetgrind
Sends Kids to Juvie
Want to know the perfect gift for your dorky inline skating cousin?
Buy them Jetgrind for Playstation and then hope they end up in Juvenile
hall.
K2
Loses Scooter Battle
USSA
Signs New Alcohol Sponsor
Etnies
Jumps on Skatepark Wagon
San
Francisco Builds Crappy Skatepark
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-December 6, 2000
-November 29, 2000
-November 18, 2000
-November 9, 2000
Special thanks: to Jim Romenesko's MediaGossip.com.
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