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Woah.

A serious what the fuck is in order here…

The park will be closed on Thursday, December 11, 2008 for a staff meeting.

Our Rider mention quota is now done for the year…

Does Snoop actually have any street cred at all anymore?

And look what I found:

I just wanted to say a quick thanks to all of those who took their personal time to get the indoor park up and running and fresh for this fall/winter season. Leaving anyone out who worked their asses off would suck, but the heavy hitters this year who spent multiple nights in the park were Trent, Kelsey, Crazyhorse and especially Chaps who spent more time in there than I did. Next time you see any of these guys, be sure to thank them for their help – because without their help you wouldn’t have a place to skate all winter.

Once in a while you stumble across something on the internet that is nuts. This is one of those things.

I’m stoked on Antiques Roadshow.

So I woke up this morning, was driving to work, but drove to the Northgate mall for some reason. When I finally realized what was up, I drove downtown, only to find someone parked in my stall at work.

Check this link out. Woah. Fanboyism to the next level.

The Maloof Money Cup was this weekend, and aside from what was likely the most fucking annoying camera work EVER, there were some real gems in there (when the cameras were actually on the skaters- note to Maloof: fire the dude in charge of changing camera angles). Busenitz killed the place with creativity. Not the hugest fan of Nyjah, but the kid landed way more shit and was more consistent than most of the other pros (is his name on a board?). TK – seriously why we he even in the mix? P-Rod actually killed the rail set up, blandness and all. But the highlight: I seriously love when people skate shit in a way that was never intended (Busenitz anyone?). Leo Romero’s clip below (from robbrink.com) reminds us to shred EVERYTHING. Let your mind wander, and get out of the skate textbook (P-Rod anyone?)…

Sidenote: Holmes should not have been announcing. Straight up. Dude is a legend and all, but when things like Dompierre’s touque falling off stir quips like “I remember when my hair…” you know you should have hired someone relevant. The Darrell/TK slip during the rail session was wack too.

Bonus material: the rail session.

Alright kids. Enough is enough. Get those gadgets out of your hands and TALK to someone. Texting drives me nuts- especially when it’s midway through a transaction at the shop. IT CAN WAIT. I tried getting a booster juice from the Southland Mall one day, and some little girl working there was texting someone WHILE ringing up my order. Listen to my order. Text. Place my order. Text. Take my money. Text. Give me my change. Text. Make my drink. This is no exaggeration. I wish slapping folks wouldn’t land you in the clink.

Anyway, the texting epidemic is getting crazy- here is proof:

I just did a walk through of the new park. Straight up- the place is fucking sick. Friday evening won’t come soon enough! Contest on Saturday with a completely even playing field. Should be a good one! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

There’s a good read over at Boil the Ocean regarding “Go Skateboarding” day.