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Frances Woofenden is an 84-year-old competitive trick water skier who also bikes 10 miles a day.
But it’s her functioning knees that are her greatest source of pride.
She brags about them like some would their grandkids.
And why shouldn’t she? While others with far younger joints dread a flight of stairs, Frances gracefully twists, turns and twirls like a dancer, while balanced on a slat of carbon graphite and tethered to a boat doing 28 miles an hour.
This unusual talent landed her a gig as the face — and body and lifestyle — of V8, the vegetable drink. The grandmother from suburban West Palm Beach zips across the water in … Details
At the Duxbury Art Association, Executive Director Mary Beth Brown said the organization supports the artist in everyone and believes that art is everywhere—even under a skateboard.
That’s why beginning June 15, Brown and members of the DAA will be accepting submissions for the first-ever skateboard artwork gallery.
The show will feature artwork done by residents and artists who wish to “challenge themselves†and think “outside the canvas,†said Brown.
“There is a whole world of people that create their art on the underside of their skateboard and we know … Details
Skateboarders are adept negotiators of the urban environment. Encounter a pothole? Ollie it. A handrail? Grind it. It’s the Tao of the Deck, and for multitalented entrepreneur and skateboarder Rob Dyrdek, writing, producing and starring in his first feature film was simply another obstacle to conquer.
The 34-year-old Dyrdek is already a household name for skate fiends — he has broken 21 world records and holds sponsorships from DC and Alien Workshop — but his vision extends far beyond the board. He co-owns clothing company Rogue Status with former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, cooks up crazy stunts for MTV reality show “Fantasy Factory” and even replicates his likeness in a line of toys.
For his first feature film, “Street Dreams,” (the trailer is after the jump), inspiration welled from an unusual source: Stephen Baldwin’s Christian skate video, “Livin’ It.”
“One of my good friends told me that …Â Details