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LAFAYETTE SAFE SPOT, SKATE SPOT OPENING FEB 24th AT 3:30PM
The Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation will open its first Safe Spot, Skate Spot, February 24th at 3:30pm at Los Angeles' Lafayette Park.
Feb 23, 2009
The Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation, in conjunction with the City of Los Angeles and CKE Restaurants, Inc., will host the grand opening for the Lafayette Park Safe Spot Skate Spot. Professional Skateboarder and MTV star Rob Dyrdek will be on hand to open the new street skateboarding facility developed through his foundation. Following the opening ceremony, the DC Skate Team will be on hand to skate with local skateboarders.

The Safe Spot, Skate Spot is a program developed by The Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation to support legal and safe skate spots for communities interested in developing skateable areas for their skateboarders. Based from the skate plaza concept, the Safe Spot, Skate Spot program will provide an alternative option for communities to develop real street skating terrain given limited budgets or space restrictions. The Lafayette location is the first Safe Spot, Skate Spot to be developed under the Foundation’s new program.

WHEN: February 24, 2009, 3:30pm Rain Date: March 3, 2009, 3:30pm

WHERE: Lafayette Multipurpose Community Center 625 South Lafayette Park Place Los Angeles, CA 90057 (North west corner of the park near the intersection of Commonwealth and Wilshire)


Tom Penny can go underground for years and not have a care in the world about what people are saying, or what is going on in “the industry”. It’s this careless attitude that is so vividly portrayed in his skating and makes him such an attraction, just peep that fakie tre flip - butter. In case you’ve been wondering, Penny has been filming non-stop for the new Flip DVD, Extremely Sorry, which we’ve all been waiting for forever. As hard as Penny goes, you can expect a solid part, no doubt. Peep the full Fakie Tre Flip sequence below.

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ZOO YORK 2008 EURO TOUR // PODCAST 1 OF 4 NOW AVAILABLE

Last summer the Zoo Crew spent the month of June traveling throughout Europe filming for Zoo York’s soon-to-release video State of Mind, and hosting demos and autograph signings. Using planes, trains and automobiles to get around, the crew visited Europe’s finest skate spots, bars, clubs and shops.

Over the coming month, a total of four podcasts will be released (one each week) that chronicle the team’s exploits in the UK, Sweden, Amsterdam, Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland, and France. Once all four podcasts have dropped, the final trailer for State of Mind will be released in late March.

The first ZY Euro Tour podcast covers the UK leg of the trip and features ZY Officials Zered Bassett, Forrest Kirby, Anthony Shetler, Ron Deily and Eli Reed. Check it out on the ZY Media Channel, and download a free podcast from the iTunes Store.

ZY Media Channel:
zooyork.com/media/

iTunes Store:

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The 5th annual Bowl-A-Rama at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia wrapped up last weekend. Bucky Lasek took top honors once again, and Steve Cab took it home for the masters. Here are the full results, and stay tuned to skateboarding.com for photos and video of the event.
Pros
1. Bucky Lasek ($10,000)
2. Omar Hassan ($5,000)
3. Nathan Beck ($,3000)
4. Renton Millar ($2,000)
5. Benji Galloway ($1,000)
6. Bob Burnquist ($900)
7. Jurgen Horrwarth ($800)
8. Tim Johnson ($700)
9. Jackson Pilz ($600)
10. Sergie Ventura ($500)

Masters
1. Steve Caballero ($2,000)
2. Nicky Guerrero ($1,100)
3. Mike Mulhall ($700)
4. Kevin Staab ($400)
5. Pat Ngoho
6. Lester Kasai

Tags: australia, bondi, bowl a rama, Bucky, Lasek, Steve Cab, sydney

SKATE NEWS

Element is working on an a shoe video featuring Levi, Darrell and Tim Tim. Here is its first little leak.

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The Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation, in conjunction with the City of Los Angeles and CKE Restaurants, Inc., will host the grand opening for the Lafayette Park Safe Spot Skate Spot on February 24, 2009. Professional Skateboarder and MTV star Rob Dyrdek will be on hand to open the new street skateboarding spot developed through his foundation. Following the opening ceremony, the DC Skate Team will hold a skateboard demo and the new skate spot will then be opened to the public to skate. The Lafayette Safe Spot, Skate Spot was developed in partnership with Newline Skate Parks and California Skate Parks. At just over 7,000 square feet of skateable terrain, the spot will contain ledges, benches and stairs that flow through the park’s natural landscape.

The Safe Spot, Skate Spot is a program developed by The Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation to support legal and safe skate spots for communities interested in developing skateable areas for their skateboarders. Based from the skate plaza concept, the Safe Spot, Skate Spot program will provide an alternative option for communities to develop real street skating terrain given limited budgets or space restrictions. The Lafayette location is the first Safe Spot, Skate Spot to be developed under the Foundation’s new program.

WHEN: February 24, 2009, 3:30pm
Rain Date: March 3, 2009, 3:30pm
2:00pm - Media Check in begins
2:30pm - Media Tours begin

WHERE: Lafayette Multipurpose Community Center
625 South Lafayette Park Place
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(North west corner of the park near the intersection of Commonwealth and Wilshire) WHO:
Rob Dyrdek, Professional Skateboarder, Star of MTV’s “Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory” and Founder of The Rob Dyrdek/DC Shoes Skate Plaza Foundation
Andrew Pudzer, CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc.
DC Skate Team: Colin McKay, Ryan Smith, Lindsey Robertson, PJ Ladd, Greg Myers, Marquise Henry, Wes Kremer, Josh Kalis

TONY TAVE

To say Tony Tave has had a successful skateboarding career would be an understatement. Not even a quarter century old, Tave has already achieved the dream of becoming a homeowner thanks to some really amazing video parts over the past few years. Most people Tony’s age are still in school, living with their parents or sharing a shitty apartment with some friends trying to make ends meet. Tave on the other hand, along with his huge crew of friends and teammates, is taking over the suburbs and giving a new definition to the American dream, much to the dismay of his neighbors.

How many times have you thought to yourself “If I hit the jackpot, I would just buy an insane house and have all my friends move in and do whatever we wanted whenever we wanted”? Tony Tave and all his homies show you what happens when dreams come true and skateboarders transform a quiet San Clemente cul de sac into the epicenter of skating and partying.

Take a look into the not so normal life of Tave and his buddies, but dont get too sucked in, you may never make it out.

SKATE NEWS

Games of SKATE seem to be pretty hot right now, so Vans went ahead and claimed one of their own. Both skate parks in Orange, CA and Orlando, FL will be hosting the “Man, I Need Vans Game of S.K.A.T.E.” on Saturday, February 21st at 3pm.

The winner of each age division (2 divisions: 6 - 13 and 14+) wins a year’s supply of Vans shoes (12 pair). Registration starts at 12:00pm the day of the contest and there is no additional entry fee other than the regular price to skate! Limited spots available so show up early for registration. Visit www.vans.com for more information.

Foundation Skateboards announces the launch of their new site. "It's about f**king time!," states Foundation founder, Tod Swank. We dumbed it down making it simpler to use with less useless crap that nobody cares about. Blog, videos, team riders, product and links. That's about it buddy. See what the F posse is doing everyday. See the newest gear. Styled after crappy skate zines, raw, ripped, and worn. Get on that shit.

www.SkateboardingFoundation.com
About Tod Swank and Foundation Skateboards
Tod Swank is a skate rat from the 80's generation. Growing up skating Del Mar Skate Ranch in Del Mar, CA. He went on to be a Senior staff photographer and writer for Transworld Skateboarding Magazine. This along side being an amateur skater. Had a short stint as a struggling pro. Traveled extensively through the US, Canada and greater Europe. Meeting skaters and making lifelong friends. In 1989 he started Foundation Skateboards under the urging of famed industry upstart, Steve Rocco, who started World Industries among other companies. Foundation struggled to gain it's place in the skateboarding community and grew extensively through the nineties with success. Spawning off other companies with other skateboarders. Most prominently Toy Machine with Ed Templeton, Zero with Jamie Thomas and in house brands Pig Wheels and Ruckus Trucks. And more recently Dekline Footwear. Foundation has a epic roster of professional riders that has ridden for the company. Including the current line up with Corey Duffel heading up the posse.

Tod strived always for Foundation to be the skateboarders skateboard company. To serve the common skateboarder and the skateboarding community with premium quality skateboards. To be creative and to have fun.
Celebrating 20 years June 2009. When your at the bottom at least you know which way is up.
Keep on rolling.www.SkateboardingFoundation.com