Doghouse.

The replicated Dogbowl in Pasadena, CA, bit more than a few during the final days of principle photography for the film Lords of Dogtown. Most obvious of the casualties was director Catherine Hardwicke, who dropped into a header and fractured her skull. Her blunt force head trauma held up production for several weeks. Stunt riders scored a broken leg, a snapped arm and numerous sprains. After these injuries and the previously stunt broken in the surf leg, Sony legal executives invaded the set and attempted to contain the conflagration. True to established form at the critical juncture, Alva and Jay Adams each rode for themselves as did PC, who somehow seemed to amass a fair amount of cumulative pool time. Due to Catherine's spill extending filming time, stuntmen Griffin Collins and Don Nguyen are rich! Griff bought a house in Long Beach and Nuge a 5 Series BMW. Don't worry, boys, these good times are gonna last forever. Meanwhile, off-set, the real drama involves all of the branding and positioning attendant to the subjects of the film. A quick tally reveals numerous novel alignments: Paul Constantineau and Shogo Kubo are up with Bulldog Skates. Peggy Oki has just upped with Barfoot. Chris Cahill runs his own shop. Alan Sarlo rides Channel Islands. Jeff Ho is Zephyr. Skip Engblom is Santa Monica Airlines. Tony Alva is what else but Tony Alva. Jim Muir is Dogtown Skates. Bob Biniak is Dogbowl. Nathan Pratt hovers about the mysto Z Boy-Z Cult collective. Jay Adams' latest is now a Z Cult effort. Lastly, Stacy Peralta is rumored to be back with his long-time partner George Powell.