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Those Girls are Definitely Not Safe

Rob — 7/2/2009 8:28:00 AM

When you give Schaefer the job of "Crowd Safety," this is what happens.

Boys' Pants Half Off: Insert Michael Jackson Joke Here

Rob — 7/2/2009 7:01:00 AM

This week, Wizard Smoke put a spell on an entire company for the Weekly Wizard's WTF Deal. All Mada is 50% off.

His Moat Runneth Over

Rob — 7/1/2009 10:06:00 AM

We always brag about how we have waterfront property here at SPoT because of The Moat, but today The Moat almost swallowed us up.

Thousands of Dollars Flying Around, Still No Ice

Rob — 7/1/2009 9:06:00 AM

There's a $50,000 prize purse with $10,000 for a photography contest at the Rotterdam Grand Prix of Skateboarding next month on July 18 - 19. It's a mixed Contest of top ams and pros. There's also a $20,000 budget allocated for travel expenses to get people we like to Rotterdam. Yes, so if you get a bribe to join us at Rotterdam because we want to see you skate, we hope to see you there. A commercial and more details can be found at the SPoTlight Productions site.

Schaefer, Come Home

Rob — 7/1/2009 8:25:00 AM

Schaefer is still in Copenhagen announcing demos and hanging out at the Roskilde music festival. He has a Danish chill cam dump.

Sausage Links

Rob — 7/1/2009 7:13:00 AM

Thanks to all the sites that covered Copenhagen Pro in a much quicker and more professional way than I did. I need to step it up over here. Check out wdbm.dk. They have footage and photos of everything and a whole bunch of weird letters like "å", "ø", and "æ". Over at tackyworld.com, they're helping my hype up AmsterDamn Am next month and you can see all of Hellraiser's CPH Pro coverage. Back in the US and A, Blair from Transworld has his chill cam view of the Contest plus video of the Finals and Best Trick. Right here on our own moving pictures page, Colin Clark has several clips of the ripping that went down. Thanks to all the filmers and photographers that showed up, even the semi-pro Brazilian filmers.

More Moving Pictures

Rob — 7/1/2009 6:46:00 AM

Buggica put together another minute of SPoT footage, this time with the switch nose grindage and switch flippery of SPoT local PJ Castellano. Have a click:

Wack Trade Shows With Flip Flops, Snake Boards, and Suckurity: There is a Substitute

Rob — 7/1/2009 6:24:00 AM

We would like to welcome the following companies to The Moat Show. Where are we going to fit new ones in? We're not. The Moat Show is now full and the draw bridge is up. On Tuesday and Wednesday, August 18 and 19, all of these companies will be showing their new products that you'll find in skate shops in 2010. Find out if any of your favorite companies are going to finally make those Brazilian pro models. See you here at The Moat Show.

CPH is Known as the Happiest Place on Earth, Except For This One Guy

Rob — 6/30/2009 1:31:00 PM

How do you explain to someone that you're instantly unmarketable and done with any chances of any kind of legit career in skateboarding if you try to claim "pro skateboarder" status with nothing to back it up? I had a hard time doing that this weekend while regulating who can and can't enter Copenhagen Pro. I almost got knocked out while I was sitting in the hotel lobby. Some guy was super pissed that I didn't let his rider in the Pro Contest. The hotel staff tried to calm him down but he just kept on yelling at me. He said, "Just take the $150 and let him enter the Contest!!" If only it were as simple as money. Here's the full story along with some photos and video: Copenhagen Pro 2009 Weekend. Thanks to all the nice people of Copenhagen along with DVS for another super fun year of great skating and lots of new and old friends.

Still In Traveling Zombie Mode

Rob — 6/29/2009 5:51:00 PM

Colin Clark has footage of Torey Pudwill going Viking mad on the street course during the Copenhagen Pro Finals. I'm still in the middle of flying home. Plenty more coming up tomorrow.

Yep, It's Torey

Rob — 6/28/2009 1:41:00 PM

Torey won Best Trick and Copenhagen Pro 2009. Full coverage coming up after my long flight home on Monday. Check the SPoT Facebook page for video footage of Torey winning Best Trick.

Wow, Torey

Rob — 6/28/2009 12:42:00 PM

Torey Pudwill just blew the damn doors off this place in the Copenhagen Pro Finals. Results coming up soon. You can catch Best Trick on the live webcast starting right now.

Torey's Got It

Rob — 6/28/2009 7:27:00 AM

Today is the ~~Copenhagen Pro~~ Torey Pudwill vs Eric Koston Finals. There's some video footage from Colin Clark on the SPoT Facebook Page of both of them in the Street Qualifiers yesterday. Things get going bright and early at 4pm today.

Copenhagen Madness

Rob — 6/27/2009 3:36:00 PM

Here's a small sample of the ruckus going down in Copenhagen right now: Torey blew it out in the Street Qualifiers and after my favorite vert skater skated the Street Contest, he went on to destroy in the Vert Demo. I've never watched anyone skate and thought, "He should probably put a helmet on." Finally, people are diving through fire making this weekend a literal barn burner.

Torey Pudwill Showing Them Who's Pro

Rob — 6/27/2009 2:09:00 PM

Top 12 from the Copenhagen Pro 2009 Qualifiers make the cut to Sunday.

Moving Pictures From CPH

Rob — 6/27/2009 1:34:00 PM

Colin Clark did a montage from yesterday at CPH Pro. Street Qualifiers are almost done here. Then the vert demo and some crazy band starts.

CPH Pro Starts Now

Rob — 6/27/2009 10:05:00 AM

Here's the Skater List. They're divided up into heats of four skaters and each gets an eight minute jam.

Anger Management

Rob — 6/26/2009 1:40:00 PM

Colin Clark is here filming all weekend at Copenhagen Pro and has a few clips of Kerry Getz, Zered Bassett, Torey Pudwill, and Paul Shier on the videos page.

Carnivals, Skate Spots, and Viking BBQs

Rob — 6/26/2009 11:51:00 AM

Check out a few photos from our first day in Copenhagen.

FSEC = Former SPoT Employee Club

Rob — 6/26/2009 9:46:00 AM

FSEC Member Steve Buggica has been pointing the lens with moving pictures and has one minute of SPoT footage for you.