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Latest
Update: July 20, 2000
Banning
Caps Falls To His Death
Rising Carlsbad, CA surf star Banning Caps fell to his
death from the 8th floor balcony of a Sunset Strip hotel July 19,
2000. Witnesses said he had been drinking and was seen putting his
leg over the balcony railing.
Two Malloys up for `Ten to One'
Music video helmers Emmett and Brendan Malloy will
make their feature film directorial debut with the ensemble comedy
"Ten to One." The "slobs vs. snobs" story is set at a ski
resort and centers on a snowboarder who wants to start his
own snowboarding park. His plan goes awry as he and his friends
try to gain ownership of the mountain.
 Scott
Serfas Loses Camera, Holds Auction
Ace snowboard photog Scott Serfas left $14,000 of camera
gear in his car out front of his pad and moments later it was gone.
His insurance company said, "No, Dice." Now, he's auctioning
off all his snowboard stuff to raise money. Help him out if you
can.
Gruner + Jahr
Looks at TMM
Dan Brewster CEO of Gruner + Jahr the American publishing
arm of German media giant Bertelsmann is looking to buy Times
Mirror Magazines. Hmm, apparently Primedia and Emap
just can't swing it. Oh yeah, the funny thing about Brewster is
that when he buys magazines he just loves firing
editors as well.
-Inside.com's
look at Times Mirror Magazines
Big
Brother's Brittany Bares Booobs
Turns
out CBS's Prime Time voyeur show Big
Brother really is letting it all hang out. On the July 18
episode the Midwest's most famous virgin, Brittany,
accidentally flashed her perky left breast to the nation while discussing
the finer points of "cuddling" with Curtis
the dull lawyer. Did the censors notice? Or, are they just too busy
trying to extract 22 minutes of interesting TV from the boredom
that insues when you lock ten people in a house with nothing to
do but "talk." On the other hand, maybe this flash was just what
CBS was looking for.
One
Hundred Skateparks in Thirty Days
Ever thought of hitting the road for a skatepark tour? That's exactly
what Hardcloud.com
writer Kevin Marks and his friends did. And, yeah, it looks
like they had a pretty good time.
Mountainboarding
Goes Mainstream
We thought those silly rubber-wheeled, over-sized skateboards
with foot straps would die a timely death, unfortunately, they're
still gaining in popularity. Maybe they're actually fun?
Media
Discovers The Women Surf
Ideavirus number one this summer: "Women actually surf."
The mainstream media acts like it just figured out what surfers
have known since the beginning of time. And they can't help
Accused
Pittsburg Man Says He was Framed
The former Pittsburg, CA assistant city manager on trial for allegedly
molesting a 15-year-old boy who was helping him design a city skatepark
denied committing any sexual abuse and said he's been the victim
of a police conspiracy.
New
Forms of Transport Clog The Beach
With electric skateboards, motorized scooters, and all manner
of wheeled freakiness hitting the beach this summer, just strolling
along the shore can be a hazardous activity.
Huntington
Council Considers Nudity Ban
The town council in Hunting Beach, CA is considering a new bill
that would ban nudity in all public places including restaurants
and bars. The all-new Flamingo Adult Theater says they're
going to open anyway.
Darva
Conger Interview on TWS
Slick
Willy Brown Welcomes X Games
SF mayor Willie Brown rolled in on an electric scooter to
welcome the X Games to SF and to promise to make San Francisco
the world's friendliest city for skateboarders. Well, look
on the bright side, there's no way he could make it any worse.
Former
Den.net Employee Files Suit
An unnamed 18-year-old filed suit against Digital Entertainment
Network claiming that two senior employees sexually abused him
while he was a minor. Well, at least they can't use "busy making
a profit" as an alibi.
Johne
Eisenhut Starts Skim.com
Ever wonder what Euro snowboard legend Johne Eisenhut has
been doing since leaving Generics Snowboards two years ago?
He started Skim.com clothing,
the company that makes clothing with personalized e-mail addresses
on each piece.
Videoing
Cops Gets Skater Arrested
Anthony Johnson, a Washington State skateboarder, is suing
for harassment after being arrested for taping a cop who was parked
across the street from a skatepark.
Design
Your Own Shoes On the Web
The Santa Cruz based Customatix
shoe company is letting kids design their own skate shoes. After
designs are submitted they go directly to a manufacturer in Shenzhen,
China
Ueda
and Glifburg Get To Gravity Games
Lincoln Ueda and Rune Glifberg are going to the Gravity
Games and boy is the LA Times excited.
Today's
Girls Not First To Ride The Wave
Today's generation of surfer girls owes a lot to the women who have
gone befor: women like Shelley Merrick.
Hawaii's
Big Impact On California
While Richard Henry Dana speaks of hanging out with Hawaiian
sailors on the California Coast in 1835, amateur historian Manuel
Neves says it wasn't till 1839. Either way, California owes
a lot to Hawaii for the
Aloha way.
Wild
Woman Waterday in Manhattan Beach
Nothing seems to get more coverage these days than the fact that
more and more women are surfing. (Yes, we're stretching for stuff
today.)
Talking
OC's Fictional Darkside
T. Jefferson Parker like to turn Orange County into even
more of a crime-ridden cesspool and in this interview he explains
a little about what growing up in OC can do to a writer.
Man
Made Killer Algae Invades Carlsbad
Bluetorch TV
Hits the Cable Waves
Hardcloud Front Screen
Job
The
Girls Don't Get Fair Pay
Previous Bags o' Crapola:
-July 7,
2000
-June 27,
2000
-June 16,
2000
-May 30,
2000
Special thanks: to Jim Romenesko's MediaGossip.com.
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