Archive for December, 2008

This time it’s a lengthy interview with Canada’s first ever professional skateboarder, Kevin Harris, and Chris Haslam, conducted at the legendary Oceanside Pier by the one and only Sean Mortimer. It looks at the parallels in their careers and is a super interesting read. In 3 parts because it’s so long, here’s PART ONE and PART TWO…

Alright, so I have been due for a post in a little bit and decided that this would be worthy post for many of you (if you didn’t know already). Basically, this post is for those who are maddd lazy cooking meals on Christmas day or well just don’t know how to cook a decent bird.

Anyway my Dad was planing on not cooking a bird this year, since no one was going to be coming over and we were trying to decide on a decent priced place to eat that is open on Christmas. Then my Dad mentioned White Spot has a mean dinner there on Christmas day – why not then? Now at first I did not expect much from the menu; well because White Spot is mainly known for their “triple O” burgers – I was quite impressed though after reading the menu through. As much as I was tempted in getting a hot turkey sandwich; I had to order the meal I was there initially there for; The Turkey Meal: ” I’ll take the spot please “.

So, from the picture you can see the meal is very nicely prepared (especially for a turkey meal coming out to 15 bucks). You get your greens, with your side of cranberry sauce – where I never use.. don’t quite get why it is there; tastes crappy to me.. As I was listing, you get a nice share of mashed potatoes; can’t forget about the stuffing too! Then with a fair amount of the tasty bird that everyone waits for on Christmas – topped with a nice thick batch of gravy – ” Can I get a Side of Gravy please & thank you “.

Overall quite a dope meal I can say, especially coming from white spot – definitely keeping this one in mind for future Christmas to come. Whoever did not know about this – go for it if you are not down for cooking a turkey – I guarantee you will not be disappointed on your meal.

i went to the livesale. i’ve been to other livesales but for some reason this was quite an adventure. + even just standing in line with my homies was pretty fun. i did in fact freeze my balls off because just as i got there it began to snow.

i don’t think this kind of early morning line up type stuff is for everybody. i actually find it in a sick and masochistic way to be fun. i mean so long as you have a few close friends to chill with you(no pun intended) it’s good times.

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I think the last time we saw Colin Mckay on the front of Transworld Skateboarding might have been back in the 90′s with one of the most memorable covers of the era. Correct me if I’m wrong (about the trick and about it being his last TWS cover) but I believe he was doing a switch crooked grind on a ledge at hot spot with a burning building in the background.

This month’s issue of TWS features Colin airing over a relatively unskateable brick obstacle in Germany. No burning structures in the shot, but epic nonetheless.

I love fruitcake.  So much that I’ve set up a rescue program via craigslist.  Too often after Christmas, these cakes are unnecessarily thrown out.  I don’t talk about it much, but I’m actually half white, and Christmas cake is a big part of my heritage.  I recognize the fact that I am one of the few people under the age of 48 that enjoys fruitcake so I feel it’s my duty to carry the fruitcake onto future generations.  

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/wan/970538566.html

This just in from DaveBarnes.ca…

since 2002, Antisocial skateboard shop has lived down by the corner of main and broadway and has been the raddest (in my opinion) skateboard shop in all of the city. they have an art gallery AND a mini ramp in the back of the shop and it is such an awesome place to be, no matter the time o’ day. the shop is run by michelle pezel and rick mccrank and they have done an amazing job of supporting skateboarding in vancouver for many many years, but now they gotta close up the store and move. come down to the store at 2425 main street and help them move/buy some super cheap awesome stuff (they have a large and in charge sale going on). they are open at their current location untill the 30th, so head down and shred the miniramp in this snowy world one last time! www.antisocialshop.com has more infoooo

here’s a video of the miniramp