The year 2009 is winding down and as of this Friday will cease to exist. It's been an eventful year in the world of skateboarding, and unless Sheckler has a Tiger Woods-like sex scandal that breaks in the next three days, I'm pretty sure I can give you my top 10 happenings in the year 09'.

I should savor this opportunity because according to a civilization that didn't even have electricity, I'm only going to get three more opportunities. In case you haven't heard the Mayans predicted the world is going to end 2012, I think there's a movie about it out right now, and if there's two things we can trust it's Hollywood, and a 3,000 year or so old civilization that practiced human sacrifice. Not to offend anyone of Mayan descent, I know they were very advanced and ahead of their time when it came to art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. It's just, that was a long time ago, it's not like we watch the Dog Town guys to better our modern skateboarding.

Anyway, here's the MORINformed Top 10 Skate Happenings of 2009 in no particular order:

1. Chris Cole. Enough said, if you don't know what he did this year, you better get in the loop.

2. It was a tough year for the NYC skate scene. They lost someone special, a true skate legend as in Andy Kisler. Then they lost their most legendary spot the Brooklyn Banks.

3. Extremely Sorry premiered and didn't disappoint.

4. Baker/Death Wish had another tour, and this time the sober guy, Jim Greco, went to jail.

5. Girl and Anti Hero got together for a honeymoon, as in the Beauty and the Beast Tour 2.

6. Koston Just Did It and signed with Nike.

7. Jereme Rogers preached in the buff, on his rooftop, high on mushrooms. Then retired from skateboarding.

8. Thrasher Brought us Back to Wallenburg for the last time, and #1 did his thing.

9. There were two sets of Battles at the Berrics. The first was won by Mike Mo, and the second was won by #1.

10. Bucky finally won at the Combi.