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 New York Times | Saïd Sayrafiezadeh WHEN SKATEBOARDS WILL BE FREE New York Times, United States In “When Skateboards Will Be Free,” Mr. Sayrafiezadeh recounts, as if he were telling a peculiar bedtime story, the tale of growing up with (and without) his parents, ardent members of the Socialist Workers Party. They were convinced that social ... Memoir review: 'When Skateboards Will Be Free' They f*** you up, your mum and dad |
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Letter: Skateboarding needs a facility like other sports Morganton News Herald, NC There is a stereotype that exists in our society that all skateboarders are bad kids and troublemakers. I realize that a small portion of those who skateboard are, in fact, troublemakers. This is because when you skateboard in this town it is ... |
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Plans for skateboard park backslides The Lacombe Globe, Canada LACOMBE– The hopes for a skateboard park in Lacombe just skated down hill after the ambitious fundraising campaign for the proposed facility did a heel flip. Last May Rodney Swift of Rails Skate and Snow tried rallying the community together to raise ... |
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Skateboard class offered Red Bluff Daily News, CA Red Bluff Parks and Recreation Department and Fast Wheels Bike Shop are sponsoring a skateboard camp Thursday April 16 through Saturday April 18 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Diamond Skate Park. This is a starter course for ages 5 to 12 to get kids ... |
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 PR Web (press release) | Skateboard Clothing Retailer Odeus.com Launches BlogShred Contest ... PR Web (press release), WA Bloggers can win skateboard clothing or a free iPod Nano by simply blogging about the product they want to win and linking to that product. The contest runs until April 6th, 2009. Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) March 31, 2009 -- Odeus.com, a skateboard ... |
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Cops need to show more restraint, more common sense Sun-Sentinel.com, FL And now you have the Davie cop suspended because he couldn't properly handle a 10-year-old kid on a skateboard. Who cares what a 10-year-old says to a police officer? A police officer has to be better trained, and better able to show restraint, ... |
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A Short History of Skateboarding in Isla Vista The Santa Barbara Independent, CA By Henry Sarria On a recent night while I was biking home through UCSB, I saw a now-rare yet familiar sight: Skateboarders trying to “ollie” off the Geology Department stairs by the bike path along Broida Hall. That brought back a flood of memories of ... |
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Skateboarders risk it in Buffalo Bill Downhill Denver Post, CO Anyone daring enough to ride a skateboard down Lookout Mountain Road in Golden is invited to register for the 2009 Buffalo Bill Downhill, scheduled for May 9-10. Only 96 racers will be allowed to drop into the closed, 1-mile course, but a few spots ... |
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New York Times | Memoir review: 'When Skateboards Will Be Free' San Francisco Chronicle, USA By Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Playwright Saïd Sayrafiezadeh's first book, "When Skateboards Will Be Free," describes growing up in Pittsburgh during the 1970s and '80s, amid the swirl of the socialist movement. The title looks forward to a post-capitalist era ... ‘Das Kapital’ as a Boy’s Bedtime Story They f*** you up, your mum and dad |
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Dude, this ramp is gnarly! Hilton Head skaters are looking for ... Hilton Head Island Packet, SC Shane Gould, a skateboarder and owner of the skate and surf shop, The Fuel Station, hopes the county or town will fix the problems as a temporary measure and then consider building a new, concrete skateboard park. |