Latest Update: December 28, 2000

Nick Nicholas III Kicking Ass?
At a December awards dinner when Gotcha/ Bluetorch / Broadcom investor and tall guy Henry Nicholas III said a special thanks to "my competitors who let me kick their asses," we don't think he was speaking about the action sports media or apparel industries? The Standard gives an overview of the current state of Broadcom.
-Broadcom stock roller coaster foils analysts

O'Connell Nabs Wildcard Spot on ASP Tour
He finished 40th last season, but Pat O'Connell is not down for the count. The ASP has given Pat a wildcard spot in the top-28 because he was out with a knee injury for three months of the tour. Phew!

Crossrocket Launches
Swell.com limped another wounded pony out onto the online race track last week with their final installment of "e-category leaders" with the words, "You call this a website?" followed by another insightful excuse for not being ready: "By now you've probably clicked around the site and found that some of the buttons don't take you anywhere, others take you to "Coming Soon!" pages and that there are still some bugs lurking in the shadows." Congratulations. You must be very proud.

Bodyboarder Feared Dead in Redondo
Juan Mejia, a 16 year old who was boarding boarding at Redondo Beach Christmas Day is still missing. The boy was not wearing a wetsuit or swim fins.
-Search called off.

Boy Swept Into Surf At SF Beach
While posing for a photograph a wave swept a 13-year-old Chinese boy into the ocean at San Francisco's Baker Beach. After 20 hours of searching his body has not yet been found and the search was called off.

Dave Carnie's View of TWS
"I mean, it's no wonder that [sic] magazine doesn't have shit worth reading in it. They have no balls and nothing to say. Just a bunch of sputtering excuses crammed between some pretty photos." -- Dave Carnie on TransWorld Skateboarding magazine in the editorial of Big Brother's "The Worst Issue Ever."

Surfin'ary To Be Updated
Trevor Cralle, the Berkeley resident who blessed the surf world with his dictionary of surf slang has updated the book for the new millennium. It now features over 4000 different words you don't need to know.

Gotcha Glacier Retail Space Filling
With the addition of Active Ride Shop, the retail sector of Anaheim's Gotcha Glacier is filling up according to planners. Groundbreaking is now tentatively scheduled for March. Anyone want to bet on this?

Dot.com Duds Wrap Up
It was a terrible year for Internet startups and the Associated Press was nice enough to make a list of all the failures, and checked it twice. Unfortunately, our favorites weren't even big enough bombs to make the list.

Quiksilver Stock Takes A Beating
Quiksilver's stock fell 27% to $16.13 after the company warned investors about a weak 2001 due to the flailing French franc. Analysts are still strong on Quik thanks to Roxy's global domination and Lib Tech's strong skateboard sales. (Okay, we added the Lib Tech comment.)

Waves Picking Up on North Shore
Portland Repeals Anti-Skate Ordinance
Snowboarder Dies In Fairbanks
Teen Dies in Skateboard Accident

Previous Bags o' Crapola:
-December 28, 2000
-December 22, 2000
-December 6, 2000
-November 29, 2000

Special thanks: to Jim Romenesko's MediaGossip.com.