Park Slalom at Coonskin Skatepark

Jeff and I had a park slalom session today at Coonskin park. Here is a great pic Jeff took of me on the course. See more pics at Jeffs Skateboard page http://jeffsskateboardpage.blogspot.com/

Downhillbillies hosting World Championships of Slalom Skateboarding

The Downhillbillies are at it again. This weekend ( Sept 27-30) they are hosting the World Championships of Slalom Skateboarding in Statesville NC. This is a world class event with the best skateboarders in the world attending. Marc's Board Shop team rider Lenny Poage will be competing in this event with over 100 skateboarders from all over the world. We want to wish Lenny good luck in this event. He will be entering the tight and hybrid slalom events. The Downhillbillies do a great job promoting skateboarding and you can go to their websight for more info on all of their events. http://www.downhillbillies.org/ pic courtesy of http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/

New Jason Jessee Movie

Jason Jessee was a pro rider for Santa Cruz skateboards in the 1980's and 90's. Jason has lived an unusual life. He has been called an American Anti-Hero. His new movie is called Pray for me ** the Jason Jessee Film ** (Pic is courtesy of Jason Jessee Movie websight)

http://www.jasonjesseemovie.com/

Focus Skatepark now Area 51?

I heard a rumor that Focus skatepark will re open under the name of Area 51 skatepark. A skater I have known for years said he has already been inside skating the park. I will keep you updated

Matt Hughes Skatepark Myrtle Beach SC

Here is a shot of me carving the quarter ramps at the Matt Hughes skatepark in Myrtle Beach. The park has smooth pavement and nice quarter ramps. I rode most of the ramps like a banked slalom course

Skimboarding in Myrtle Beach

It was near a record low in Myrtle Beach this morning, 55 degrees. The water was cold and so was the air on the beach. After it warmed up I tried a few runs on my 1980 vintage skimboard fully clothed with sandals. The trick is to not fall

Old School Evan in the Herald Dispatch

Congratulations to Marc's Board Shop team rider Evan Tolley for being featured in two newspapers over the weekend while racing in the Kentucky Fried Cone Fest. Way to go Evan!!

Kentucky Fried Cone Fest

Lenny Poage hosted the 2nd annual Kentucky Fried Cone Fest in Ashland Ky. This pic is of Marc's Board Shop team rider Ben Barkey on the slalom course

Photo courtesy of Lenny

Stability Skatepark ---- Myrtle Beach SC

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I skated Stability park today in Myrtle Beach . It's smooth, has some good lines and was packed with skaters. Local skate/surf grom sticking his tongue out at me. The first pic is an overview of the park.

Myrtle Beach vacation and new shoes

Myrtle Beach has two parks . One is called Stability and the other is named after a kid who died here in Myrtle called the Matt Hughes skatepark. Stability looks nice, smooth pavement, 6ft halfpipe, a bunch of street stuff, a few quarter ramps and a some banks for slides. Stabilty has their own skate shop and I picked these vans up because the owner offered them to me at half price since no one wants them. The shoes remind me of something Tony Hawk would wear at Del Mar Skate Ranch in 1985.

Powell Re Issue Pro Model Decks coming soon to MarcsBoardshop.com

http://www.marcsboardshop.com/ will be offering Powell re issue pro model skateboard decks in the near future so check back at a later date to check out these great boards

• Ripper
• Caballero Bats
• Skull & Sword -- Ray "Bones" model
• McGill pro model
  

Photos courtesy of Powell

Focus Skatepark to Re Open September 15th?

Focus Skatepark is suppose to re open September 15th. Greg said he will be opening on the 15th and have the grand opening on October 1st. Keep me updated if anyone finds out any more info

Photo by John Stalnecker

The death of Deathbox?

I heard a rumor that Deathbox Skateboards went out of business. Is this true? Deathbox is an old school company that offered pro models skateboards from some of the biggest legends in skateboarding.

• David Hackett Iron Cross pro model


• Steve Olson pro model


• Brad Bowman pro model


• Doug Saladino pro model (Pine Design)


• Jay Adams pro model


• Mike Folmer "punk" pro model

Deathbox had great looking decks. It will be sad to hear that the company is out of business. Logo courtesy of Deathbox

Tony Alva 50th Birthday

I got this birthday card from Alva Skates today advertising Tony Alva's 50th Birthday. Tony has owned Alva Skates since he was 19 yrs old. Tony Alva is a skateboarding legend and at 50 yrs old he doesn't show any signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Billy's Current Pic

This is a current pic of Billy on his first day of skating in 28yrs. Here he is ripping on his new longboard. The pics are nearly 30yrs apart but the classic style still looks the same.

Billy's Vintage Pic

Billy is a customer of http://www.marcsboardshop.com/ on Ebay and this is great pic of him from 1978 . Billy is featured here on a Sims Lonnie Toft model in NorCal

Marc's Board Shop Coloring Book

The coloring book feature is too cool. Here is the Marc's Board Shop coloring book

Vans Checkerboard Hi Tops

When I got home from Coonskin today these were at the door. This is a gift from my mother in law. The Vans Classic Checkerboard shoes are too cool!! Vans has been selling top quality skateboard shoes since 1966. You can also design your own customized shoe. Go to www.vans.com and check them out.

Jeff at Coonskin

Here is a pic of Jeff grinding the bank at Coonskin. The Indy trucks are the way to go for this maneuver. Check out more of Jeff and updates on skateboarding at his sight http://jeffsskateboardpage.blogspot.com/

A great day at Coonskin

Jeff and I had a geat day at Coonskin. The kids were in school, and we had the whole park to ourselves. Andrew also showed up and the three of us had a great session. Here is Jeff on the ramp.

Vintage pic

This is a pic of me and Jeff Cable in 1977 at the State Capitol. I'm on the left and Jeff is the little guy on the right. We ruled!!

Wendy's Wall Ride

Well, maybe not a wall ride but it was fun to hit this little bank across from Wendy's

Old School Street Skating

Jeff's page always has good street skate pics http://jeffsskateboardpage.blogspot.com/ so I stopped downtown today and hit a few spots myself. Since the city won't build a new skatepark and Coonskin gets boring after awhile, I hit the streets of Charleston with my photographer (Melissa) following me on her longboard. This is the Old Federal Building curb grind