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click HERE for SPOA Turkey Shoot 2009 photos from GeorgiaSkater.

or HERE for pics from bob brussack.

5th annual Turkey Shoot will take place on November 28th, 2009

The object is to complete 3 tricks in one run…in the deep end. Best 3-trick run wins!

CLICK HERE for footage from previous Turkey Shoot events…

“shut up and skate” 

FYI; hey keyboarders…typing these words IS NOT “shutting up“…and is most certainly NOT “skating”.

I’m shutting up and heading to SPOA for my friday nooner now…

y’all have a great weekend!!!

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Skateboard riding at Brook Run, Free Food and shredding with fellow GeorgiaSkater Tim Johnson…now THAT sounds like a SKATEBOARDING event!
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In the spirit of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we at Woody’s Halfpipe want to thank our customers who have made it possible for us to be here. COme out on Saturday, November 21st and enjoy some free food and great skating featuring Bacon Skateboards Pro, Tim Johnson and a few special guests. The schedule for the day is loosely looking like this:

1pm - Street Jam w/ prizes
4pm - Park Slalom in the Flow Bowl
All afternoon and evening - Non-Contest pool jam

skating’s always been about self-expression. So who went and brought “feelings” into the mix??? what’s with all the whining about what someone else said or did…when did they start caring so much about others?

I skate. y’all do what you do. big deal. who cares…

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click the link below for some footage from Skateboard madness…travel back to 1980…when boards were moving from the 8″ to 10″ width.

the Turningpoint ramp had the sickest oververt EVER, even to this day! it was on a trailer and was fully adjustable and all.

kickflips, snake runs and bowl riding footage…even some slalom. and of course, they included roller skating(which helped kill skateboarding business shortly thereafter)

Skateboard Madness

 I was checking out the nice West Florida waves at www.gulfster.com

CLICK heer’s some viddy offa’ FUELtv…see JohnnyB at 1:09!

Nov. 1 – March 7

       *Park -  Hours (Winter)

Mon. – Fri.  8am – 6pm

*Saturday    9am – 6pm

* Sunday    12:00 – 6pm

* Holidays  10am – 6pm

former SPOA destroyer, Petratodd…now a NYC local…will be making a return visit to the durty sowth. He’ll be at Brook Run for the Friday evening session…he might even draw his name on your skateboard(if that’s what you’re into).

 CLICK HERE for the BowlRiders 2009 photo gallery!

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Results from Brook Run;

1st Place Groms- Austin Gordon

1st Place Girls- Brook Crawford

1st Place masters- Mike Morrison

1st Place Open Am- Juan Pinero

1st Place Pro Am- Steven Pinero

Results from Columbus, GA;

1st Place Groms- Kaden Campbell

1st Place Girls- Brooke Crawford

1st Place Masters- Buck Smith

1st Place Open Am- Marshall LaFrance

1st Place Pro Am- Morgan Burgess

so I was always wondering where they came up with calling them things trucks.

I was just reading some fancy technical data about trains…and I found out that Locomotives have used the term “trucks” for a long time. The trucks are the assembly under the train that hold the wheels on…they also provide the support, suspension and turning ability of the train.

so did someone compare a skateboard to a train car…or did the term originate elsewhere?

hmmmmm…sounds like a mystery for those meddling kids.

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click HERE for link to Cataloochee with daily updated conditions, “live” SnowCam, etc. If you go up there on a regular basis, season pass prices are still good.

the Southeast Snow season generally runs from Thanksgiving-march. Lately, with the snowboard population increasing, the resorts are trying to open earlier, and close later in the season…since the snowboarders ride whatever snow there is. I’ll get up there when there’s coverage to 3/4 way…

Cataloochee Ski Area is the closest Ski Area to N.E. Georgia…in Maggie Valley, NC…3hrs from Athens. Other NC resorts are 4hrs+ driving from Athens…I’d rather stop sooner and slide more!

oh yeah…don’t forget to check your bindings and see if they need fixing, make sure your pet ferret didn’t sleep in your boots and shred the insole…and if you need stuff like boots/bindings, places tend to have “last years models” on closeout right about now. Get your board a fresh coat of wax, shiny edges and ready to shred. No reason NOT to have it ride fast as a brand new sled…every time!

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Standard time returns this weekend, so don’t forget to set your clock back an hour before turning in Saturday night. Clocks shift back to standard time at 2 a.m. Sunday, local time, giving most people an extra hour of sleep Saturday night — except in Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, which do not observe daylight saving time.

are NOT proper footwear for riding at SPOA!

Sunday nooner was a gosh daRn mini-golf session out there. get your timing right, and there were good rides to be had. gotta watch the ones with Possum Timing. them little buggers will run right out directly in your path while death staring at’chya. worse than an unskilled bmxer without brakes…<G>

Q:what kind of board is that?

A:a SKATE board(rolling away…)

it was annoying and the weather was perfect…ya’misstitt.

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get buck    (clickitt)

click HERE for Zion’s schedule.

werd is ramps are being re-done…maybe they’ll add “flow”.

i miss masonite miniramp mayhem.

10/16-17- Columbus, GA Bowl Contest. Longboard benefit for the Riverwalk. bands and car shows and more!

CLICK HERE for the GeorgiaSkater Columbus Skatepark foto gallery…the contest will be in the Big Hole only.

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10/18- Brook Run Bowl Contest. sposta’be a BIG turnout. more Monster Hole Carnage. money talks or something…

CLICK HERE for the GeorgiaSkater Brook Run foto gallery.

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here’s the Bowlriders event website

hmmmm…

click for Roberto’s Blog

our friend continues his journey around the world! he is currently in Brasil, looking for Bob…

perhaps he will return to SPOA, and skate with us again soon.

Roberto at DirtyBowl 2005