Please write a comment and drop it on this page dedicated to a young ripper named Johnny Romano:
http://www.dlxsf.com/jr/2008/05/20/johnny-romano/

He just found out that a cancer that he thought he had beaten has decided to come back. Just click the link above, give the homie some props and support, and show him why skateboarders are the best people on the earth.

The official deadline to win this stuff is May 28. Come in, plunk down five bucks, and win the whole stash.

This is the very last Big Mike Raffle… come give it one last shot while there’s still time! Enter as may times as you can for better odds!

Before I leave you with that, here’s an edit I made off of some slightly older footage that has a good portion of Big Mike’s backyard ramp in it. We had shown up late, so we don’t have footy of him skating in this clip, but he had been ripping it the entire day before we showed up.

Anyway, please give this final raffle a shot. All of the funds will go directly to the Big Mike Trust, which will in turn go directly to Mike’s wife Darlene and son Erik (who also happens to be another skater to the bone).

Thanks.

These pics are so much better than the ones I had… courtesy of our very own Gregory Tracy. Scope ‘em out:

This is a student film, created by Brandi Matthews and Stacey Winokur. It almost looks like a news broadcast… anyway, we’re pretty stoked on the way it came out.

Remember that we owe skateboarding everything, skateboarding owes us nothing.

Our homie Terry Adams is filming a show on Fuel TV, and he just sent us a sick photo of him along with Chris “Dune” Pastras, a long time, well respected pro skater and co owner of Stereo skateboards.

…now I know Terry, and I’m pretty sure he should be the one wearing the wig. Either way, sick as hell! We’re always stoked to report on our ever-so-popular little bro!

…thought it was over? Oh hell no… just get your five bucks ready, come over to the shop, fill out a raffle ticket and cross your fingers. As always, the money from this will go directly to the Big Mike Trust, so even if you don’t win, you’re still winning just for helping out people that the Hammond community loves, all in the honor of our friend.

I’ll post up the winner-announcement date soon, but I can say that you’ve got at least a couple of weeks (after this post) to enter (over and over), and help out your chances of winning a huge stash of stuff:

Here’s what you’re looking at:
1 alien workshop deck
1 true love deck
2 flip decks
1 signed Jake Brown Blind deck
1 signed Lindsey Robertson Mystery deck
1 signed Adrian Lopez Mystery deck
1 signed Ryan Smith Mystery deck

2 sets blank wheels
1 set zero wheels
1 alien workshop pillow
1 listen dvd
1 element dvd
1 atmosphere dvd
2 zero t’s
4 world t’s
3 globe t’s
1 darkstar t
1 blind t
1 almost t
1 enjoi t
2 dc t’s
4 world hoodies
3 blind hoodies
2 darkstar hoodies

…FIVE BUCKS AN ENTRY, ENTER A MILLION TIMES!

Roll forever!

We want to give some huge props to everyone that has shown support… THe Big Mike crew and the rest of the Small Times family have a lot of love for you cats. You guys and gals did this, and we’re honored that skaters and non-skaters alike would be so willing to contribute to the cause.

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Tasty new colors… green, red, teal stain, and natural with a gold logo. American made, sick pop as always, and they’re better for you than vitamins!

We’re extremely stoked to have been one of a number of real skate shops that received a co-branded poster featuring the one and only John Cardiel, a cat that bleeds skateboarding. Check it:

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If you aren’t familiar with John’s legacy in skateboarding, either check out his 16-part interview/biography on Epicly Later’d, or come by the shop and watch the whole thing on DVD, over and over again until you realize how inspiring Cards is.

On top of that, you’ll notice that the ad is for the new Spitfire F1 Streetburners and Parkburners… me and Kerry can both attest that these may be the best wheels that Spitfire has put out yet. You won’t be dissapointed… they’re just sick as hell.