This short promo video has been making the rounds so here’s our drop in the bucket.

Check out imaginechimbo.org to get involved.

So the City of Portsmouth Virginia has a dilemma. There has been $200,000 put aside for a skatepark.. which is a great start. But they may as well just dig a big hole, throw the money in, and have a big ass money-bonfire, if the current design is the best thing the City can provide. Take a look at this miserable excuse for a skatepark.

This is an insult. Especially considering that Artisan Skateparks is based less than an hour away. Apparently it’s not too late though. Chris Ringer forwarded us the following information to help get the word out. This is the man you need to get in touch with in order to voice your concerns…

Name: Mike Morris (Head of Portsmouth,VA Parks and Recreation)
Office #: 757-393-8481 Ext. 4102
E-mail: Morrism@PortsmouthVA.gov

Remember though, don’t be a douche. Mike Morris is probably a dude who is just trying to make the community a better place for everyone. He may not have any prior knowledge of skateparks. Simply explain that you’d like to see a design that is well thought out, crafted from truly durable materials (concrete), and that it would be great to give the job to a relatively local skatepark builder. Good luck Portsmouth.

Get fixed at sevenfoldskateboards.com

Opening February 6th 2010 at the Giant Robot Gallery in New York, is Metal Mad…an international group show, which includes Born Ugly contributors Tom Forget and French in the line up. Get all the info and a preview of works on the Giant Robot site.

Heads up for banged heads. Catch some true metal in the remaining shows of the Battlemaster/Locusta Winter tour….

Took a half day trip to Fredericksburg VA with my wife and did some cool shit. Ate some awesome Thai food, picked up some Railroad Magazines from 1947 at Riverby Books, and got two growlers of delicious brew from Blue & Grey Brewery… But the main point of this little personal story is our stop into Magic Bullet Skateboards and Records on Caroline Street.

The spot used to be called Fred Skates but was recently revamped by an awesome dude named Mark Eyestone. I’m not sure of all the specifics but I guess Magic Bullet is a record label that Mark’s brother, Brent, started a few years ago with a couple other guys and now they’ve kind of wrapped them into the same company/shop. The place is real small but stocked full of gear from good companies (Vox, Creature, etc.) along with plenty of shop boards with classy ass graphics (as in Aaron Horkey’s handiwork!!) There are also some records (MB releases, along with plenty of others) and some art on the walls.

Mark handled the place exactly how I feel a skate shop should be run. He was super helpful to an eight year old kid and his mom who were in there (buying a Creature deck) without trying to dumb-down skateboarding to please every single person that comes in. I could go on and on but I’ll just say that this is the type of place that deserves support, so please do. They’re only like 10 minutes off I95 so stop off if you’re passing on the highway.

For more info on all this jazz…. magicbulletrecords.com, brenteyestone.blogspot.com, the myspace