R.I.P Nick McKnight

Last Thursday Nick McKnight, Skatopia’s long standing icon and mechanic died peacefully at Skatopia. He had just finished changing engines on a couple of the farm’s trucks (or should we call them “junk” the way he would?) He lay down for a little while and didn’t get up. He was in a place he loved, […]

Great review: 100 Words Or Less: Skatopia: 88 Acres Of Anarchy

This little review escaped our notice lat spring… Thanks Flicksided! 100 Words Or Less: Skatopia: 88 Acres Of Anarchy Steve DiMatteo | May 12, 2010 | 0 comments Skatopia: 88 Acres of Anarchy is a documentary that follows Brewce Martin, the man who has brought anarchy to a small Appalachian section of Ohio. He runs […]

Grossest Skating Injury Ever – Duane is the ultimate survivor!

Last year the Master of Disaster, Duane Peters took a normal fall, and faced a whole new disaster. His leg got infected. Click on the photo below if you have a strong stomach… it’s nasty. You can also hear him talk about it in this video. He’s also got tons of awesome stuff on his […]

Skating – Harley’s – Customizing – The NYT needs a little Jason Jesse!

The NYT just put up an article about skaters and motorcycles… it promised something about a “cafe racer CB350”, but never delivered… stayed locked into idolizing 70’s Harley’s… boring! Problem is, if you’re going to cover Harley’s & skating you better not miss Jason, but the newspaper of record did. But still I liked this […]