The Chrome Ball Incident is a blog that features scans of various and sundry pro skateboarders' old magazine coverage. Each image enlarges, insightful anecdotes are included, and it's a blast from the past, so be sure to check it out. You'll probably find your favorite pro in there. P.S. The Chrome Ball Incident name comes from an old Neil Blender cartoon from the early '80s, and the logo was drawn by Andy Jenkins.

Tony Hawk: RIDE's motion sensing skateboard lets you control the action with your feet just like you're really skateboarding. Lift, tilt, and turn the board to pull off amazing tricks. The Casual difficulty setting makes the game instantly fun to pick up and play. Then move on to Confident and Hardcore modes for tougher challenges. RIDE six locations across the globe and master over 100 tricks, and explore the deepest create-a-skater ever in a Tony Hawk game. Get on board and RIDE. Enter your contact info on the contest page for a chance to win a Tony Hawk: RIDE video game on the Nintendo Wii platform! Two lucky winners will be chosen. Hurry, because this contest will RIDE away on December 1, 2009.

Simple, light and chock-full of board feel, the Heath is Kirchart's best Emerica pro model ever. It's military-styled, slimly-padded and vulcanized, with a one-piece toe panel and System G2™, which all add up to make the Heath one stylish, functional and durable skate shoe. Enter your contact info on the contest page for a chance to win the Heath Kirchart Collection, including the Heath shoes, HK Signature denim, HK Straight to Hell hooded sweater and an HK Knives flannel shirt. The contest ends on December 15, 2009.

Head on over to ESPN to read a new interview with Emerica’s Collin Provost about his switch from Element to Toy Machine.

Check out part two of the Ask the Phelper interview with Emerica pro Ed Templeton over on Thrasher. Don't forget part one.

The Brooklyn Banks are going to be closed until at least 2014. Back to the Banks was one of very few contests that Emerica proudly supported because of the spot's significance within skateboarding. Read an interview about the closing with Emerica's close friend, NYC skateboarding advocate, and owner of 5Boro Skateboards, Steve Rodriguez, over at Vice.

Get a load of the latest Skatepark Round-Up video over at Thrasher featuring Emerica team riders Ed Templeton, Leo Romero, and the rest of the Toy Machine team.

The Thrasher Skater of the Year polls are open! Vote for your favorite (cough) Emerica (cough) skater for 2009 over on the Thrasher site, and hear the pro's top pics.

Previous Winners

1990 - Tony Hawk
1991 - Danny Way
1992 - John Cardiel
1993 - Salman Agah
1994 - Mike Carroll
1995 - Chris Senn
1996 - Eric Koston
1997 - Bob Burnquist
1998 - Andrew Reynolds
1999 - Brian Anderson
2000 - Geoff Rowley
2001 - Arto Saari
2002 - Tony Trujillo
2003 - Mark Appleyard
2004 - Danny Way
2005 - Chris Cole
2006 - Daewon Song
2007 - Marc Johnson
2008 - Silas Baxter-Neal
2009 - to be announced

Check out an interview with Emerica flow rider Elijah Berle over at The Skateboard Mag, plus a video clip.

Emerica pro Jerry Hsu and the rest of the enjoi team are on tour! Follow every hilarious minute of it via their Twitters over on Slap.