I was in Atlanta for about 30 hours to watch the MLS Cup. The Timbers lost, which was a bummer. My experience was essentially Airport to Marta to Hotel to Stadium to AirbnB to Airport. I didn’t get to see a lot, but I did catch some nice looking, but mostly wet terrain.
Massive, massive influence for myself and Neil. I didn’t get to see them live until ’91 or so, but those records were on heavy rotation for so long… still are. – Randy
Was deeply saddened when I saw the news yesterday afternoon. I’m happy to say that the Buzzcocks changed my life. Saturday October 7 1978. I already knew I loved punk music from listening to punk albums that my older brother had brought home. And when I saw that Buzzcocks were playing at the Liverpool Empire on the Beating Hearts tour (for the just released Love Bites album) I decided to venture down to my first gig. The ticket was £2. Subway Sect open up, but for me the show was all about Pete and the boys. And what a show it was. I was scared, exhilarated, thrilled. I was forever altered and for the first time felt part of something bigger than myself. Days after I cut my hair short and bought straight leg jeans. I got Another Music for Xmas that year and bought Love Bites with record vouchers. I loved other bands too, but Buzzcocks were always the first and most important. I’ve seen them countless times since and bought every studio album. And after all these years hearing the intro to Fast Cars gives me the same thrill I had the first time. Miss you Pete. – Neil
Need more? – Read this from Wbur.org
Two comic book, two different millennium. On the left we have Frank Thorne’s Ribit #1 from 1989. Frank is probably best known for Red Sonja, but what exactly is Ribit? “Ribit was created by a female sorcerer named Sahtee. Ribit was a lizard and a pet of Thong, who is Sahtee’s aide. Thong is a good-natured fat man who constantly wishes for a woman to love.” Well OK then. That (mute?) stinkbug grab can be excused since Ribit appears to be part frog. That board though… Check out that deck; No bushings, no nose, no tail, and nearly symmetrical. Good thing those trucks can’t pivot, or the wheelbase on those giant rails would be deadly. Fun! I didn’t shell out $15 to find out I there are other skateboarding panels inside.
On the right is a Ghost Rider comic with a variant cover #1 that might have come out in 2018 even though it references the 80’s too. Marvel released a ton of variant covers, but I can’t find this one anywhere except in a blind link to reddit. From the looks of the other variant covers, they don’t appear to have anything to do with the actual stories inside. If you know a millennial, ask them if they can help me figure out the Googles so I can look it up properly.
Thanks to Steve Aycock for the tip.
Speed Wobble IPA is a collaboration between Bustin Boards and Key Brewing out of Dundalk, Maryland. The original post on the Bustin site mentions an April canning date, but the post itself has no date. The beer isn’t listed on Key Brewing web site. Those cans were found in a store this week, so you […]
What is this thing? Is it an ollie trainer, or is it just a regular ole Maui and Sons skateboard that some eccentric nut decided to make evermore dangerous by replacing the trucks with giant springs? I’m not sure what you could actually do with this, besides try to sell it on Ebay. This appears […]
These pics of David Lee Roth on a skateboard have been floating around the interwebs for more than a decade. I’ve never been able to track down the original source. Also, I don’t really care about Eddie so much, but there he is. The real reason for this post is that I just learned that […]
Quora advertises itself as a place to share knowledge and better understand the world. Ask a question and someone will try to answer. Do professional skateboarders use steroids? Maybe the Dynamic Dudes did. I imagine we’ll find out once the next Olympics kick in. UPDATE: Someone also wants to know if it’s harder to skateboard […]
It seems like a lifetime ago, but it was back in 2015 when I originally posted on Folkestone Skate Park, a multi-story skatepark whose contoured bowls would form the ceiling and floors of each story. I said I’d be shocked if it ever progressed beyond a design exercise, and well… I’m shocked, stunned, and amazed! […]
Yesterday we saw preliminary reports that Julie Lynn Kindstrand may have been sexually assaulted as a minor by Neal Hendrix, but the source was abstracted enough that we left it until today to post. These are serious accusations, and we didn’t want to post something half-baked. Since then it has started appearing on ESPN and […]
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