One of TheExtremeScene.com's readers, Mike Ballard, used the 'Contact The Extreme Scene' button below to send us this message: The first annual SKATEBOOK sketchiest trick contest was as expected off the hook, carnage ensued as HIGHTOWER ripped a set. We will post video of the event next week.

Actor Emile Hirsch joined Cyrus & Steve live in-person on September 14th 2007 to talk about his new film Into The Wild, and what it was like playing the part of Jay Adams in Lords of Dogtown.

Ian Sherman is an up-and-coming skateboarder out of Topeka, KS.  Yet his claim to fame isn’t because of his skateboarding talents; rather, it’s because of the pain and suffering Sherman goes through after blowing up his nuts.  Out of all the skateboarding wipeout videos we’ve posted, this one takes the jewels (full pun intended).  It doesn’t help that they show replay after replay of Sherman’s horrendous accident.  And yet, you’ll just keep watching the painful horror, over and over, until the video ends.

Ian Sherman's mantangled crash after the jump.

Famed sports writer Rick Reilly decided to do a lot research about Shaun White’s career accomplishments, comparing him to current and former great athletes like Rod Laver, Joe Namath, Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky and Tom Brady. Reilly even went so far as to say that White, “…might be the most exciting American Winter Olympics athlete we'll ever see.” Within all the fascinating statistical and historical comparisons was an interesting point brought up only by Reilly: That Shaun White could theoretically be the first Olympian since American Eddie Eagan in 1932 to win Olympic Gold Medals in both the winter and summer games.

Shaun White, arguably the greatest action-sports athlete alive, joined The Extreme Scene on November 12th, 2007 to talk about his domination in both snowboarding and skateboarding in one of his most in-depth interviews.

Have you met Floyd yet?  Dude loves to skateboard.  By the beach.  While scoping nuggies.  Oh yeah, Floyd’s a dog.  A badass dog.  A skateboarding dog.

Video of Floyd the Magic Bulldog skateboarding after the jump.

A group of San Francisco skateboarders got a little creative and decided to use a vacant street to create a live tetris game using their boards for movement, with neon-colored tetris pieces to put the game together.

Wait a second: Isn't skateboarding in San Francisco illegal?

Video of tetris on skateboards after the jump.

Here we are once again with Factual Friday here at The Extreme Scene. Like I said before, Even though most extreme sports athletes seem like some sort of supreme being, they’re actually just normal people like you and I, but with some sort of freakish talent in an extreme sport.

In our Factual Friday blog we’re going to state what we think are the most misleading hilarious top 5 facts about extreme sport athletes. This week we would like to pick on Tony Hawk. Here'’s our top 5 Factual Friday facts about Tony Hawk.

- Surfboards without fins?

- Surfing, the great political compromiser.

- Bob Burnquist's Skateboarding Playground.

- Britain tackles the dream of artificial reefs.

- $3 for a year's subscription to Snowboard Magazine?  Yes, it's true.

Monday already?  Seriously?  If you need a laugh to lighten up the day, check out this video of a fatty attempting to drop in on a half pipe.

Video of a tub of lard breaking a half pipe after the jump.