“But what I can’t understand is why people in a hot-ass desert town like Tucson, Arizona, wouldn’t want a day off work. It’s not like you have to do something black on that day. You know, you don’t have to read Ebony magazine. You don’t have to watch Soul Train. All you have to do is not work.”
Might want to read this instead of lurking the Slap board today: Playboy’s full January 1965 interview with Martin Luther King Jr., which happens to be the longest and most in-depth interview he has ever granted any publication.
Rest in Peace Lewis Marnell. Manolo already came through with a great five-minute tribute edit of Lewis’ footage.
“I’d rather watch Busenitz ________.” Today, that blank is filled with “cruise around mostly low-impact European spots and drive home the fact that America sucks for skateboarding.” Those spots look incredible.
Skateboarding Bloopers: Handrail Edition
It only took an hour after Dece Vid‘s release for somebody to rip Yaje’s standalone part to YouTube. Let’s all hope this isn’t Yaje’s final part. (Fun Fact: Most of the footage in that part is ~two-years-old.)
New Iron Claw iPhone montage featuring crowd favorite, Phil Rodriguez.
Jordan Trahan, Jimmy McDonald and Rob Gonyon (another crowd favorite) rip around Tribeca and the West Village in the latest Berrics “Off the Grid” segment.
Slam City Skates has a quick interview up with Lev Tanju, the architect behind Palace Skateboards, about the company’s future, sense of humor and Southbank.
Brooklyn Banks contest results from April 4, 1998.
ICYMI: Aaron Herrington is really good at skateboarding.
QS Sports Desk Play of the Week: Ish Smith JUMPS OVER John Wall, turns around, and blocks his shot. Also, his name is Ish.
Quote of the Week:
— A girl’s review of the new Green Diamond video. (Via Mike Heikkila)
Time to watch basketball. Enjoy this cold-ass week.
Switch Mike lookalike bgp’s in the Dennis kickflip manual ollie. Was this said already?
take yaje under your wing expose him to more ratchetness. strip clubs, bottles and future.