haven't posted here in a while

gotta give a big shout out to my good GB.
KW.

if it wern't for him,
life wouldn't have as many smiles in it...

happy fathers day buddy. hope you get to do whatever helps put that smile on your face.
enjoy.

and thankyou again.
you know what for......








CVO hanging loose at the BO 12hr. photo: -kw

Starting Guns

Heavy Duties

The weight of mountain bike history threatens to smash me in the head.

Written by

Miles just finished his summer writing class.
The end result is The Baboon, a page-turning thriller about a baboon who gets eaten by a big fish, and his attempts at an escape from the fish's stomach.
Ultra rare. Only one copy printed.
Good luck finding it.

? c o p e ?

net neutrality?

From the comments. . .* ROBB ZING: "The shit passed, man. Now what?"

They are calling it The Cope Act. So. . . I guess that's what we do? Cope.

The debate over the issue now moves to the US Senate where the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will vote on its version of the act in late June. The debate in that chamber is also likely to centre on issues of net neutrality.

Optimism from Sir Tim. . .Hey, why not? He invented it right?

Or just worry. . .

NET NEUTRALITY. . .
Lookie!! Big media would love to control how much content you can access.

A Note to Google Users on Net Neutrality:
The Internet as we know it is facing a serious threat. There's a debate heating up in Washington, DC on something called "net neutrality" -and it's a debate that's so important Google is asking you to get involved. We're asking you to take action to protect Internet freedom.

In the next few days, the House of Representatives is going to vote on a bill that would fundamentally alter the Internet. That bill, and one that may come up for a key vote in the Senate in the next few weeks, would give the big phone and cable companies the power to pick and choose what you will be able to see and do on the Internet.

Today the Internet is an information highway where anybody – no matter how large or small, how traditional or unconventional – has equal access. But the phone and cable monopolies, who control almost all Internet access, want the power to choose who gets access to high-speed lanes and whose content gets seen first and fastest. They want to build a two-tiered system and block the on-ramps for those who can't pay.

Creativity, innovation and a free and open marketplace are all at stake in this fight. Please call your representative (BEN NELSON IF YOU ARE FROM NEBRASKA) (202)224-3121 and let your voice be heard.

Click link for complete info and response options:
http://www.google.com/help/netneutrality.html
KEEP THE NET FREE FOR EVERYONE!!!!

*Ganked from Folks From Lincoln

back to mountain time

I flew back to Denver and Cheryl and the boys got a ride from Aunts Marcia and Nancy and we all met up at Casa Bonita. Do you know about that place? It's a Mexican restaurant with indoor "cliff" diving. I've heard about it for years, but have never gone.







It’s a strange place in the corner of some random strip mall with a full-on amusement park atmosphere. They funnel you through those same chained off mazes they have at Worlds of Fun and then you order from a menu of bad, back-lit photos of the meals.








The food was very average, the margaritas gave me the gnarliest ice cream headaches I've ever had, but THERE WERE DUDES JUMPING OFF THE FAKE ROCKS INTO A POOL!
Miles and Cian dug it.
Skated the Denver park, which I think is way better than Casa Bonita and then drove up to an empty hotel in Vail and went to slept.


Next morning we headed straight to Carbondale. The park is insane. Very manly. The guys had to slide down inside the bowls, but once they were down there, it was cool. Cruised for about an hour and then headed up to Difficult Campground.

More about that later, homies.

Have a seat

"Design without reach by Design Within Reach."

Via Bend Press.

Then, off to the Nor

After Bruel, I woke early, drove to Denver and got a plane to San Fran for Fausto Vitello's memorial service.

For those of you who don't know, Fausto is a big reason skateboarding exists in the form you're familiar with today. In the early 80's there were no magazines so Fausto started the iconic Thasher, there were no contests so he organized professional events in Georgia, Arkansas, and (of all places) Lincoln, Nebraska. He was also one of the founding partners of Independent Trucks — the only trucks that turn or matter. He inspired and antagonized and forced people's hands, but most of all he insisted that skateboarding be for skateboarders and by skateboarders, fuck the outcome.

It worked, too.

R.I.P. Fausto.



A lot of friends were there, and emotions were muddy. It was great to see everybody, but the circumstances led to a respectfully subdued scene. Tommy Guerrero played guitar for a while, Jim Fitzpatrick emceed the memorial, and then later we went and got beers and pizza with Schmitt, Fitz, Swank, Nicole, Landi, Dave and Grant.


Met up later with Bernie and Tammy McGinn who’ve relocated from Lincoln to SF and just hung out and got comfortable with friends.

Thanks for the hospitality, guys.

I’ll see you all again soon.

Here comes the bus. . .

The Washington Post reported last week that a new company, BusRadio, plans to put radios with advertising on school buses. Every hour of programming will contain 8 minutes of ads. The ads will target children as young as six. In September, BusRadio says it will advertise to captive audiences of schoolchildren in California, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Is it wrong to force captive audiences of children to listen to advertising? Should schools discourage children from doing homework, relaxing or interacting socially on school buses? Help create a lot of static for BusRadio. Let's stop the salesmen before they board the bus. Sigma & Partners is providing the venture capital for BusRadio. Click here to tell them that they probably shouldn’t fund BusRadio or any other project that forces schoolchildren to listen to advertising. And click here to tell your governor and state legislators to expel BusRadio from every school in your state.

I missed you

We're back.
Left last week for Cheryl's Aunt Phyllis' 80th birthday celebration out in Bruel, Nebraska.

A lot of Cheryl's extended family made the trip for barbecue, beer, and cake in the old Bruel High School.

The kids played in the gym and we looked at old yearbooks and small talked.

Let's Not Be Frank (Solich)

Do you think Tyler Hamilton's vanishing twin might somehow be mixed up in this, too?
That kid's a real trouble maker if you asked me.

for coffee

Bernie and Stella stopped by The Mill on their visit back from SF.
Nothing wrong with that.

Out and Back

Rode out to the 12-hour with Eric and Jason, had a soda, and watched the sufferers suffer.
Then we had our own little sunset hell back into the pollinated head wind.
Oh, the tiny particles I've seen

Freedom of Space

FREEDOM OF SPACE: SKATEBOARD CULTURE AND THE PUBLIC SPACE
Friday, May 26th - 7:00pm at The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
A Documentary by Steve Olpin
$2.00 Admission
Shot around the globe, including Lincoln and Omaha with local skateboarders, Freedom of Space provides a look at the culture of skateboarding, street skating and use of public space. Interviews include long-time skateboarder and original Burnside builder Kent Dahlgren; Justin Hindery; The Skateboard Mag’s Kevin Wilkins; 12-year old skate advocate Patrick Craddock; the mayor of Portland, Tom Potter; Love Park’s urban architect Edmund Bacon and many more.

Co-sponsored by MRRMAC, Tugboat Gallery, Precision Skateboards, Fuel TV, The Skateboard Mag, PS Stix, and Watson Laminates

Following the Freedom of Space screening, a reception will be taking place at Lincoln's Tugboat Gallery featuring an auction of 40 hand painted skateboards by local and international artists.

All proceeds will go toward the Lincoln Public Skatepark fund.

THIS JUST IN:

There's a nice piece on the documentary and the board auction on Omaha City Weekly's website.

And of course the Journal Star's L. Kent Wolgamott has our collective back.

Easy Like Sunday Morning