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The Skateboard vs Godzilla near Phoenix: But Is It Art?

"Skateboarding in the urban space is an act of defiance because we don't sanction it," says gallery spokesperson Alexandra Stratulat. "Contemporary art is pushing the line and questioning why we make the rules that we do. ... Far too often we forget about the youth element * in society, they are invisible to us or an annoyance. We are recognizing that they have ideas and opinions, and they have a culture of their own." (extract: ...counters and over the open oven door. It makes you wonder, what's so bad...is an act of defiance because we don't sanction it," says gallery spokesperson Alexandra Stratulat. "Contemporary art...why we make the rules that we do." But is skateboarding art? It is if you make it the...) (Full Article) Search *
    (Categorized under 2004 Archive, Skateboard Art/Design)

Dropping In: The True Story of Don Wimmer

"It's Spinal Tap on skateboards when a wanna-be documentary filmmaker follows wanna-be pro-skater Don Wimmer, who at the unlikely age of 42 gives up everything to go pro." www.droppinginmovie.com Search * Related
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Don't Do It

An organization "dedicated to preserving the soul of the skate, surf and snowboard industry" and whose first action is to boycott large sporting goods manufacturers entering the skateboard market through increased public awareness. www.dontdoitarmy.com Search * Related
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Skateboard Aims for Guinness Record at Eight Yards

Measuring 25 feet, two inches, and 36.5 inches wide, the 600-lb skateboard was on display. The creator says he wanted to build it simply because it had never been done before. (Full Article) Search *
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LA Times Review of "Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator"

The LA times has run a review of the Gator * Movie that premiered at the 2003 * Sundance Film Festival *. Says the movie's maker, Helen Stickler *, "I don't like to be moralistic or didactic in my work. ... It could be interpreted as a cautionary tale. But I feel the film is really objective..." (extract: ...the movie's maker, Helen Stickler, ""I don't like to be moralistic or didactic in my work....It could be interpreted as a cautionary tale...motivation wasn't that I wanted to do a story about the '80s, or that it was a cautionary tale," says Stickler. "It was really that this was an...) (Full Article) Search *
    (Categorized under Stoked, The Rise and Fall of Gator, 2003 Archive, Mark 'Gator' Rogowski)

Understanding The Skateboard Market, One Movie At A Time

According to an article by Melanie Chambers in Canada *, to make sure they understood skateboard culture, everyone at Burlington-based West 49 Inc. went to see the skateboarding movie Lords of Dogtown. "Some of our employees don't necessarily come from a board culture background, so we took them to the movie so they would get it." (Full Article) Search *
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Supreme Court Decides Public Anonymity Not A Right

A sharply divided US Supreme Court ruled Monday that people who refuse to give their names to police can be arrested, even if they've done nothing wrong. As an article in the Oregonian put it, "It already has prompted fears among some civil liberties groups that the country just moved closer to national ID cards." (extract: ...people their names and jail those who don't cooperate. Law enforcement officials say identification...something, take me to jail," and "I don't want to talk. I've done...searches. The court also said name requests do not violate the Fifth Amendment right against...As an article in the Oregonian put it, "It already has prompted fears among some...) (Full Article) Search *
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Skateboarders to Skate4Cancer Across America and Canada

After watching friends and loved ones suffer because of cancer, Rob Dyer, Kyle Massaar, and a group of friends from Ontario, Canada * have decided to do something about it. They have organized a trip for Rob to skateboard across America and Canada to raise money and awareness for cancer research. (Full Article) Search *
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Skateboard As Toy, Friend, Therapy, and Eye Opener

My skateboard is my toy: it allows me to stay young, even though I'm not a kid anymore. My skateboard is my friend: I've had many memorable moments because of my board. Who needs to spend thousands of dollars on shrinks when I can skate hard to relieve the tension in life? These are some of the reasons why I skateboard. (Full Article) Search *
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Paul Machnau Interview

"When I'm done skating a big rail, my whole body's shaking. But I think it's a different sort of scare. It's more of I know I can do it and just want to do it. ... I get a really good feeling when I jump down a twenty or a twenty-one, but at the same time, when I do something I don't think I was able to do, that feeling is incredible." www.skateboarding.com/skate/ magazine/article/ 0,23271,1010947,00.html Search * Related
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