Skatepunk

Larry Perkins apparently has been making a push to get back on his game lately, and he's been trying to get a boutique going, trying to get some new kicks from Nike via Theotis, and he's even reaching for the stars looking for a job at the KFC. Word on the street is that Nike's been paying attention. The only question is, when will we finally see him skate? Tampa boys have been holding out for a Tampa Pro appearance, but I'll believe it when I see it. Check the links to all three calls here.

Sean Malto's first shoe comes out this season, and last night at Tenno Sushi in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo was the release party. Malto loves sushi, so that was the theme, and most of the crowd was decked out in one of Malto's favorite 4Star shirt and red and blue beanie. The all-stars in attendance were the crowd you'd expect, from Girl, etnies, 4 Star, Escapist in Kansas City, and the folks from Transworld all came up as well.

I'm proud to have been a small part of Boards for Bros this past year, donating a whole bunch of super old TumYeto wheels and some old trucks. There are a ton of great causes within skateboarding that help people, and this is one of my favorites.

This is one of the best things I've seen in a long time... I love skaters who look at spots like this and see totally random, different opportunities than most. John Motta. From the Skate Mental site.

My post a while back about Mike V's most recent fight was a change in tone compared to past things I've written about Mike, although my continuing interest in the man hasn't change at all. I find him such an interesting and compelling character. And again, like I said in that post, I think he did the right thing on this one. But I'm just another annoying blogger... and here it is from the man himself:

Here's Metty's beautiful video about Woodward Beijing, with Cairo, Corey, Neal, and Barker!