November 2008
Monthly Archive
Thu 20 Nov 2008
Shawn Rylander, Editor & Publisher of Disposable Camera zine, lost all of his belongings earlier this week when a fire gutted the house he was renting with Bryan Rogers. It’s assumed that Bryan also lost all of his stuff in the fire. Nobody was injured in the blaze that took place while nobody was home. Apparently someone visited the couch on their front porch while they were gone and left a cigarette burning on the piece of furniture, which then caught the rest of the house on fire.
Bryan is currently out of town, but Shawn has been given temporary housing by Chris Summers. Both of these guys could probably use some help recovering from this tragedy.
A photo of Chris Smith grinding @ Patterson is in competition for the ‘best photo of the day’ on the Statesman website. It’s #11 in the series of photos embedded in that flash presentation.
Jason Schmale has taken in a homeless cat that just gave birth to some kittens. He’s looking to adopt them out to good homes. Check out the cuteness.
Sun 16 Nov 2008
Michael Sieben’s print, ‘Hang Five‘ can be seen in the R-comedy, “Role Models.” There were some laughs in addition to the fine art in that movie, but I had a better time watching ex-Madonna husband, Guy Ritchie’s, “Rocknrolla” this weekend. It’s a welcome return to gangsters and razor-sharp dialogue.
Independent has some more footage posted online from their 30th Anniversary Tour.
Working people lost an advocate two weeks ago when Studs Terkel passed away at the age of 96. Meanwhile, the Austin Museum of Art is hosting an exhibit containing some of Sebastião Salgado worker photos.
Leander skateboarders will want to attend the public input meeting to be held on Nov. 22nd. It’s the first meeting in the design process of that city’s first public skatepark.
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Tue 4 Nov 2008
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This past weekend was busy for Austin’s skateboarding ghouls. On Saturday evening, longtime Austin skateboarder, John Weiss, married Jessie. Many of Austin’s skate luminaries were in attendance including Andy Rihn, Adam Young, Kevin Trayhan, Michael Sieben, Sandy Carson, and Joe Rich. Well-wishers enjoyed a photo booth, vegetarian food, and a stack of donuts that would have burst all the buttons on Homer’s pants.
Last month’s issue (October 2008) of the skateboard mag featured my photos from the Houston Public Skatepark grand opening. Thrasher’s current cover is emblazoned with a great photo of Christian Hosoi’s backside ollie-tail grab that’s similar to my photo, but to clarify, that photographer was about two feet to my left. It’s not my photo. Speaking of Independent’s 30th Anniversary, this trailer showcases some Independent legends skating in San Antonio.
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