I noticed that someone posted Think's Lizard in Oz on YouTube so here you go, enjoy. Almost seems like a late 80's / 90's sort of gig, edit-wise. Amazingly enough, I hadn't actually seen the vid before this. What up Mini V, never got copies of that!

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fuzzy but awesome... "We're from America."

This week's featured vid at StrangeNotes.com has really been making the rounds. It's Chris Haslam's Checkin' In from the most recent Strange Notes DVD, NY to Shangai.

Speaking of SN DVD's... the new one is just finished up! It's called "Covers, Baby!"... you'll see why... but it's got Andrew Reynolds, Peter Hewitt, Indy in Australia with Omar Salazar, Dan Drehobl, Adam Alfaro, Kenny Anderson, Andrew Currie, absolutely no Emmanuel Guzman footy... plus a whole hell of a lot more awesome skateboarders skateboarding...

Footnote, if you've never seen Haslam's part in Deca 2nd to None, peep it... he been throwing caca down for years.

I really like the office antics at the end... someone needs to step it up around here.

...5 times really fast... OK, so it's not that hard to say but I bet 99% of you can't do 'em... or even slappys... get out there and slap up on some s#!t! you know who you are! Well, John Lucero can do 'em... Fat Guy on a Curb bitch!

Hey John, got that tee design done yet?

Congrats to Eric Koston for taking 1st in the Tampa Pro Street Finals!! Other Independent team winners are Greg Lutzka placing 6th in Street & 4th in Best Trick and Nilton Neeves placing 12th in street!
Click the photo below to watch Koston's winning run & read all the results & happenings last weekend at the Tampa Pro! Thanks Skatepark of Tampa!

I think I must have said the name Andrew Reynolds like 1000 times this week so here... these YouTube "re-edits" are all the rage right now.

Late 90's Independent team rider and former professional Australian skateboarder Ben Pappas was found dead by police off of Victoria Pier in Melbourne.

"Homicide detectives had been looking for Pappas, 29, since the body of his former girlfriend, Lynette Phillips, was found at Dights Falls in Abbotsford eight days earlier." -Herald Sun, Australia

Our condolences go out to his brother Tas, all of the Pappas family and friends.

Out now, new Andrew Reynolds Matte White / Ano Gold Stage 9's... GET SOME!

129 or 139 sizes available at your local skate shop or online now at the SPoT, Active RS, and Skate Warehouse.

Update: The Madness

I met this kid at last fall's Tim Brauch contest (see previous post about sponsoring kids under 16) and it's obvious there's some serious progression going on here...

A cloud of fog has risen over the festivities and tours taking place in Australia right now as news spread quickly yesterday that Shane Cross was killed and Ali Boulala critically injured in a motorcycle accident. Our hearts are with Shane's family and friends as well as Ali, may he come out of this alive.
Just a few days before at Pizzy. Rest in peace man.
Photo: SPoT

OK, Indy dudes basically ruling it down there... 1st off at the Pizzy Bowl Bash Mumford and Hassan shared top honors. Dyet won 30 grand at the Varsity Double Set, and Haslam took home the Mini Madness event. Check Thrasher's coverage of Pizzy here.

San Jose’s Blank Club in San Jose is set to premiere V Day, “The Veterans Divison” video featuring Keith Meek, Eric Dressen, Jason Jessee and Tom Knox this Saturday. Check the photo in the flyer with Keith Meek from 1978. Yes, that’s an Independent sticker on his helmet, but he’s riding Tracker half tracks. (Indys weren’t available to the public just yet.)

Also, in the line up for the evening, Clay Wheels will rip through a set of power chords and share stage time with Tom Knox’s band Cacti Widders.

via SkateDaily.net