5th Annual Skateboarding Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Yesterday the 5th Annual Skateboarding Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held in Costa Mesa.
with the following 2014 inductees:

1960s – Gregg Carroll
1970s Era One – Jim Muir
1970s Era Two – Steve Olson
1980s Era One – Lance Mountain
1980s Era Two – Natas Kaupas
1960s Women – Laurie Turner DeMott
1970s Women – Ellen Oneal Deason

It was a realy nice event with a lot of cool stories from the all the legends.
A good history lesson. And maybe we´ll see some European skaters getting an award someday…

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Some historic stuff on display
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Dave Hackett
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Grant Brittain happy with his well deserved award
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Steve Alba and Stan Hoffmans son introducing the Pipeline Skatepark
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Stan Hoffmans son with award
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Stan Hoffman and Grant Brittain
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Fauso Vitello
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Laurie Turner Demott
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Gregg Carroll´s dauther read the speach her dad wrote for his induction before he passed away.
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Ellan Oneal Deason
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Ellan Oneal Deason happy with her award
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Geln E. Friedman and CR Stecyck introducing Jim Muir
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Jim Muir proudly holds his award
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Steve Olson didn´t need his reading glasses he went for the shades instead
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Dave is stoked for Olson
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Lance Mountain friends from Skate City days John Lucero, Hagop Nagarian and Jeff Grosso
singing a song for Lance. Where´s Neil?
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Lance Mountain and his award
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Skip Engblom introducing Natas Kaupas
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Natas and Skip
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Thanks to Josh Friedberg, Erika Klein and Jim Gray.
More info about the Skateboarding Hall of Fame here
 

Grant Brittain and Dave Swift Photo Exhibition

If you missed the opening of Avocado Bowl VIP Art Show and Fund Raiser photo exhibition in Fallbrook at the Fallbrook Brewing Company
you still have a chance to the see great photos from Grant Brittain and Dave Swift and even buy an iconic image and support the Avocado Bowl project in Fallbrook.
More info over at THE SKATEBOARD MAG

The Fallbrook Brewing Company a really nice place for the exhibition and they some really good beer there!
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See the photo on the left – Mark Gonzales with a big madonna Fallbrook ramp 1989
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Some concepts for the Avocado Bowl and Chris Miller with an Andrecht invert on the right.
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Beers and Mags
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Music
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Old Transworld Mags with some more photos from the Fallbrook area.
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Z-Flex goes to the lucky winner of the raffel ticket.
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Grant Brittain and Dave Swift with mystery guest of the evening.
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Bill Billing at the Avo Bowl – 1982
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Sold!
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Grant Brittain with a rad backside air of Steve Claar
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The United Skateboard Photography Project

Check out the The United Skateboard Photography Project and make sure to make a donation.
And the best thing is if you donate 75 Euros you get a great book with photos of all the best skate photographers from around the world and you made a donation to a really good thing.
For more info go here and also make sure to check out this really cool interview with photographer legend MOFO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtBNymOr4Q8

Neil Blender exhibition at Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow gallery

If you were not able to make it to the opening of the Neil Blender and Russ Pope art show
BAGGAGE CLAIM make sure to check it out. The show runs till April 27, 2014 at the
Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow gallery in Laguna Beach. Most paintings were sold on opening night so if you want a Neil painting for your wall better be quik next time.

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Neil
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Lance, Neil, Russ
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Guestbook
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Cyril
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SOLD!
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Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow presents Russ Pope + Neil Blender – Baggage Claim from Steve Carrera on

More pics from the Vert Attack – 8

Heres´s some more pics from this weekend at the Vert Attack contest in Malmö.
Great contest, great skating!!!

CORY JUNEAU – ollie nose grind over the channel
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BRAD MCLAIN – front blunt
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ALEX PERELSON – backside air under the roof
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BJØRN LILLESØE – stalefish
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BEN SCHROEDER – 50/50 into the channel
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NEAL HENDRIX – mute fastplant to fakie
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MARK VAN DER ENG – smith vert
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PETER HEWETT – trademark grind
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NICKY GUERRERO – madonna
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FINAL RESULTS:

JUNIORS FINAL

1. MATS HATLEM – NOR
2. IVAN FEDERICO – ITA
3. MATTHEW CARLISLE – UK
4. ALANA SMITH – USA
5. ANDRÉE BÖHLIN – SWE
6. JESSE THOMAS – UK
7. KALLE BERGLIND – SWE

GIRLS FINAL

1. ALANA SMITH – USA
2. ALLYSHA BERGADO – USA
3. JULZ LYNN – USA
4. MIMI KNOOP – USA
5. SILVIA SORRET MARCH – ESP
6. MIMMI LECKIUS – SWE
7. STOLZ FRANZISKA – SUI

MASTER FINAL

1. MATHIAS SERNKLO – SWE
2. NEAL HENDRIX – USA
3. NICKY GUERRERO – DK
4. RICH LOPEZ – USA
5. KEVIN STAAB – USA
6. HENRY GUITIERREZ – USA
7. ESPEN ROED – NOR

PRO/AM FINAL

1. PAUL- LUC RONCHETTI – UK
2. JIMMY WILKINS – USA
3. CORY JUNEAU – USA
4. SAM BECKETT – UK
5. JAKE ANDERSON – NZE
6. GIORGIO ZATTONI – ITA

Vert Attack-8

Vert Attack-8 is on if you can´t make it to Malmö make sure to check out the live web cast

http://skatemalmo.se/vert-attack/vert-attack-web-cast/

Ben Schroeder – ollie over the channel into a smith grind
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Henry Guitierrez – grind
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