Video: Jim Muir and Jeff Ho

Jeff Ho interviews Dogtown's Jim Muir.

11 yr Old Wheelchair Athlete, 1st time dropping in.

11 year old wheelchair athlete Jaylee Dutcher drops into the bowl for the first time at the Venice Skate Park, during the Life Rolls On They Will Skate Again event. With some encouraging words from her idol, Nitro Circus star Aaron Wheelz Fotheringham, and her father standing by below, she successfully overcomes that fear of dropping into a bowl for the first time.


Video of the entire They Will Skate Again event will be online soon, subscribe to our YouTube channel to get updated on when it goes live. Last year's videos are on our channel.


You can follow Jaylee on her Facebook page:

Jaylee Dutcher

Jay Adams

It was a year ago that Jay passed away. Here's looking back at some videos from his memorial skate session:







Check out some the past photo posts from the session and Jay's Paddle Out:

Video: Lifeguard Attacked At Venice Pier

Lifeguard whose attack by three people in Venice was captured on video had simply asked his assailants to stop smoking on the pier, one of the lifeguard’s supervisors said Friday.

The full-time lifeguard, who has been with the department for 10 years, was jumped by two men and a woman as soon as he hopped off the ladder at his tower at the Venice Pier on Thursday evening, authorities said.

The LAPD identified the two men as Harutiun Balyan, 30, and Ara Sarkisyan, 28. The woman was identified as Arusiak Gekchyan, 28. All three were arrested on suspicion of battery on an executive officer, a felony. They have been freed on bail, LAPD officials said.

The video shows two men swinging wildly at the lifeguard the moment he was off the ladder. Haskett said the lifeguard got down from the tower so he could have a clear conversation with the group. There’s a no smoking sign when you walk on the pier and lifeguards routinely ask people to not break the rules, Haskett said.

But only law enforcement can cite someone so lifeguards can act only as witnesses to a violation, he added.

At one point in the video, the lifeguard stands up and exchanges blows with one of the men while a bystander moves in and confronts the second attacker.

Video shows the woman kicking at the lifeguard’s head when he was on the ground trying to get up. She was also making false claims of sexual harassment.

Two other lifeguards eventually showed up and broke up the fight, video showed.

A recording of the fight’s aftermath showed one of the three fight suspects breathing heavily, lying on his back, his face covered in blood.

The confrontation occurred about 7:15 p.m., the LAPD said. The three people seen fighting the lifeguard were arrested on suspicion of felony assault, according to KTLA.

The lifeguard drove himself to the hospital after the fight – he is waiting for results to learn if he broke his hand, Haskett said. One of the lifeguard’s alleged attackers was also taken to the hospital for medical treatment, police said.

LRO Wheelchair Rail Jam

Once again there was a Rail Jam at the end of Life Rolls On's They Will Skate Again event. But unlike last year's Rail Jam, which was an spur-of-the-moment session on one of the sketchiest makeshift ramps ever, this year a real ramp was brought out and it was made an official mini contest in the They Will Skate Again schedule of events for the day.

The contest was held in the standard jam format, where all the competitors just went when the wanted as many times as they felt like, and at the end, the judges would pick who had the best overall hits on the rail.







Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham's 180 over the rail was the trick that basically crowned him the contest's champ.






A ton more photos in the Rail Jam Photo Gallery.



Currently editing the video footage of the Rail Jam, it will be online soon, subscribe to our YouTube channel to get updated on when it goes live. Last year's Rail Jam Video is on our channel.


Also, check out Adaptive Skate Clinic portion of They Will Skate Again, and Life Rolls On's They Will Surf Again:

Surf Shots From The Weekend Swell

After a bit flat spell, we finally some good size waves along Venice Beach. Here's a few shots from this weekend's swell, brought to you by Surf Ride . Boards, bikinis, boardshorts, leashes...whatever you need, check out www.surfride.com , they got it all. Well, not everything you need, but they got all the surf stuff.

Dogtown Rumble

The Odd Squad Car Club held their third Dogtown Rumble car show this past Sunday at Venice Beach. Officially called "Dogtown Rumble 3", the prvious show was Dogtown Rumble Duece held back in May. It took place in the beach parking lot off North Venice Boulevard and was open to pretty much all types of classic vehicles. No judging taking place, it was more of a laid back car meet for clubs and individuals to show off their vehicles.

This is just a portion of the photos taken, there are many more. Over 200 photos from this month and the Dogtown Rumble Duece, including shots of engines and interiors. Visit the Dogtown Rumble Photo Gallery to see all the photos.



Don't forget the Ocean Park Classic Car Nights. The next one is Tuesday, July 21. :