After Eric Koston’s departure from Lakai recently.  Lot’s of rumors have been flying around about where he’ll end up. Vans? Nike? His own brand? Well, Felix Arguelles recently snapped a pic of Koston wearing some Nikes. Does this mean he’s inked a deal with Nike? I guess we want know until someone makes it official. Stay tuned for details, as we get them.

Dylan Rieder’s new Gravis shoe will arrive in skateshops next week, on May 1st. Of course, the lead colorway slip-on is limited and highly coveted, so to give you a better chance of getting some, The Skateboard Mag is giving away three pairs this month.

Just follow The Skateboard Mag Twitter feed and wait for a Dylan-related trivia question every Friday for the next three weeks. We'll randomly pick a winner from the correct answers and the lucky guy/gal will score themselves a new pair of Dylan's new Gravis shoe.

The Goat is playing this Friday. If you're in East LA, come wish Shane happy birthday!

Blind is releasing the first two parts of their new video online but you have to be registered to see it. Register at the Blind Video micro site.

Gnarly warm-ups with James Brockman and Dane Burman for Zero. Mike Mo top five reasons he still lives at home. Deluxe demo at Bill's Wheels. Tyler Bledsoe in Portland parts one and two.

I just read that big wigs in Philadelphia are talking about skateboarding in Love Park again. Don't get your hopes up for a return to the old days. The article states "He doesn't want to make skating at the park legal – not every day. But he would like to see one day of amnesty – and celebration - each year." Considering skateboarding brought the X-Games and all kinds of skate tourist dollars to Philly, I think they owe us one.

Guy talks about Ye Rustic Inn and his party times in his seventh Epicly Later'd episode.

Sometimes I get depressed about all the petty bickering that goes on here concerning transition and street plazas, skateboard collecting, and whatever nonproductive mudslinging that surrounds a site with a name like Skate and Annoy. On other days I am pleasantly surprised with emails from people who have actually found the site useful and inspiring. Kyle Pratt of Team Nasty sent in some pictures after getting stoked by our DIY tutorial on screenprinting for skateboards. I’ve gotten quite a few responses from the articles, but rarely any pictures. Send in your pics if you actually follow any of our advice, and I’ll put them up. If you’re in the Morrisville, PA area, keep an eye out for these Team Nasty riders.

When is a hippie jump not a hippie jump? When you hippie jump a hesher. Here’s a few more pics from the Hood river field office, AKA Carl Warren. Bonus shots after the jump.

These gap shots are fun to look at, i suspect becasue of all the “nature” surrounding them instead of typical skatepark fare, namely fences.

“Hey I just moved out of town and now I’m living in a state that’s lousy with homes in foreclosure and empty pools. My pump isn’t working… waaaah! If you’re going to have a gallery of unskateable pools, why not show some skateboard ready ones too?” Thanks a lot man. I really feel for you, Runaway.

Here’s a video titled Mall Grab, put together by Steve Reeves, the same guy who brought you Bailgun the video, not the zine. These guys have a fun crew, and it shows in the video.

- Thanks To Daniel Evans for the tip.

Paul Rodriguez Presents: Proof. Follow the Proof video Twitter feed and win a pair of DC Shoes. They are giving away a pair a day for five days starting next Monday.

I count myself as one fortunate guy to have been there for this shot.
Natas, Vallely, Gonz. 1987?

Kelly Hart is skating flat land. Paul Shier is on the Crail Couch. Blind has a micro site for the upcoming Blind Video.

Altamont presents "The Best of Times" Photographs by Boogie. Be there Thursday, April 30th. 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. at the Altamont Showroom in SoHo 29 Greene Street New York, NY 10013.