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Volcom Damn Am October 22-25
by: Colin Bane
October 20, 2009
160 hungry groms throw down this weekend for the Volcom Damn Am street contest and best trick bonanza in Costa Mesa. SPoTlight Productions has the full details.
2008 champ David Loy has two Volcom Damn Ams under his belt: Are these other ams going to let him get away with another one?
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Appreciating the Dew Tour... from the armchair
by: Colin Bane
October 19, 2009
In 2006, 2007, and 2008 I followed the Dew Tour skate events like it was my job. No, seriously: It was my job! Now that I've put in a full season covering it from the comfort of my couch instead of plane-hopping all over the country, I can honestly say that I've missed it. Sure, the Dew Tour even
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Brooklyn Banks closing down after all?
by: Colin Bane
October 16, 2009
The saga of the Brooklyn Banks has been one of the greatest stories in skateboarding 5boro's Steve Rodriguez and a gang of NYC skaters saved the legendary spot, getting it official skatepark recognition from the city and creating one of the world's great skate havens. But there's bad news tod
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Paul-Luc Ronchetti wins Freestyle.CH Zürich
by: Colin Bane
September 28, 2009
British skater Paul-Luc Ronchetti won the vert contest at Freestyle.CH Z rich over the weekend (photo by Marc Zanger, courtesy Zurich.Freestyle.CH), beating out American Danny Mayer, German J rgen Horrwath, and Brazilian Sandro Dias.
The last time I saw Ronchetti skate in person was at t
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Vans Downtown Showdown live webcast today
by: Colin Bane
September 26, 2009
Don't have the industry connects to get on set at Paramount Studios today for the 5th Annual Vans Downtown Showdown?
Never fear: Live HD webcast from the event today at FUEL.TV/DowntownShowdown
The Girl, Black Label, Flip, and Creature teams each designed an obstacle for the competi
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Andy Kessler on The Daily Habit Monday Sept. 14
by: Colin Bane
September 11, 2009
Lately I've been watching FUEL.TV like it's my job. Because it is! I'll still be writing about skateboarding here at BNQT on the regular, but I'm also the new web editor for FUEL.TV/MOTO Click on over if you're interested in FMX stuff! But this here is still a skateboarding blog, so let me po
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Amy Caron wins ASA Supergirl Jam, Venice Beach
by: Colin Bane
September 07, 2009
Amy Caron won the 3rd annual ASA Supergirl Jam this weekend at Venice Beach, beating out Vanessa Torres and Alexis Sablone.
Sablone took home Best Trick honors for her kickflip over the bank and down the Euro gap.
Check out the Supergirl Jam page at TheWB.com f
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Osiris 'Strange Crew' Tour Video: Parts One & Two
by: Colin Bane
August 27, 2009
Osiris in Canada, eh? "And I'd like to point out that these tapes have not been faked, or altered in any way. In fact they have time coding, which is very hard to fake."
Via OsirisShoes.com:
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Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory Season 2 Premiere Tonight
by: Colin Bane
August 27, 2009
Season 2 of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory premiers tonight, kicking off MTV's new Thursday night block that also includes MMA fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller's Bully Beatdown, the Nitro Circus stunt spectacle lead by Travis Pastrana, and Pranked, a new show full of even more hijinx, this tim
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P-Rod Signature Collection: INCASE Skate Bag
by: Colin Bane
August 26, 2009
Would you believe I still have an old Thrasher Magazine logo skate duffel bag I bought in junior high for smuggling my board in past the no-skateboards hall monitor Nazis? Still serves me well, too, long after the fact. But if you need a classier skate tote and you're looking to upgrade, have a l
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