Stories from austin skate notes
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Two More Skate Events this Weekend
austin skate notes &bull Jun 19, 2009After posting yesterday’s Skate Notes blurb about Go Skateboarding Day, No Comply updated their website with a flyer for their Go Skateboarding Day 2009 event. Best trick contest at the post office…. Additionally, American Ramp Company is hosting a demo… Full Story »
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Go Skateboarding Day This Weekend in Austin
austin skate notes &bull Jun 18, 2009Seems like the enthusiasm for Go Skateboarding Day might be waining. A couple years back, stores were hosting competing GSD events. Now, it’s hard to find anything going on. Perhaps it is just a conflict with Father’s Day this year.… Full Story »
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San Antonio Skatepark Owner Killed
austin skate notes &bull May 4, 2009According to this article, the Tank’s previous owner was killed by burglars last month. He attempted to fend them off with a baseball bat, but was shot to death in his apartment. No suspects have been apprehended yet. I edited… Full Story »
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Topics:
- The Tank
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ASN returns as a digital broadcast
austin skate notes &bull Feb 18, 2009After a months-long hiatus, as of February 17, 2009, Austin Skate Notes is back with a higher definition digital signal thanks to the national change-over required by federal regulation. While we agree that the result of this switch is going… Full Story »
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Gallery Lombardi Closing in January
austin skate notes &bull Dec 11, 2008It was a kick in the gut to read that Gallery Lombardi is going to shut its doors in January. I might as well copy his text to my clipboard to paste into a long series of ASN blurbs about… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Shut
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Disposable Camera Headquarters Incinerated
austin skate notes &bull Nov 20, 2008Shawn Rylander, Editor & Publisher of Disposable Camera zine, lost all of his belongings earlier this week when a fire gutted the house he was renting with Bryan Rogers. It’s assumed that Bryan also lost all of his stuff in… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Lost
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Hickory Dickory Dock
austin skate notes &bull Nov 16, 2008Michael Sieben’s print, ‘Hang Five‘ can be seen in the R-comedy, “Role Models.” There were some laughs in addition to the fine art in that movie, but I had a better time watching ex-Madonna husband, Guy Ritchie’s, “Rocknrolla” this weekend.… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Independent
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Upcoming San Marcos Skate Events
austin skate notes &bull Oct 25, 2008The SPoSM (Skatepark of San Marcos) group is gearing up for two events in south central next month. The fifth annual Broderick Memorial Contest will be held on November 15th at the San Marcos skatepark. Street and best trick competitions… Full Story »
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- San Marcos Skatepark
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We’re from the big island
austin skate notes &bull Oct 17, 2008Galveston skater, Johnny Romano, recently lost his epic battle with cancer and passed away. In the spirit of the Cliff Burton Memorial SUAS contest at the original Skatepark of Houston (on Orange Grove), Houston skaters have organized a contest at… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Lost
