Bad News, Good News

The bad news is that I am to lazy to write about anything today, The good news is that "that's the hookup" went back online today with tons of new stuff.

I'm sure they will get me added to their blog role asap.


I almost forgot to mention that these old chocolate boards are on eBay right now for $300

1992 WORLD INDUSTRIES JEREMY KLEIN "Family Photo"

By the looks of this dude's collection it appears he has an unhealthy obsession with Jeremy Klein. Unfortunately he's getting rid of the least desirable deck of the lot. Here's what he had to say about it.

"NEW OLD STOCK FROM APPROX 1991 - FLAWLESS CONDITION - VERY RARE JEREMY KLEIN "PORTRAIT" WORLD INDUSTRIES SKATEBOARD DECK - ART BY JEREMY HIMSELF - I'VE ONLY EVER SEEN 3 MINT/UN RIDDEN ONES OF THESE DECKS IN THE COLLECTING WORLD AND I HAVE 2 OF THEM."

Currently selling for $397.75 with 1 day to go here.

Fountain of Youth - Fall '09 Montage

NOS Steve Steadham SGI skateboard

I have no idea why this model sells for so cheap, but these NOS 1987 Steve Steadham boards usually sell for less than $100. This is one is currently selling for $75 with less than a day to go here. For that price you could skate it.

Rare unreleased EMB footage of Mike Carroll, Jovantae Turner and Ronnie Bertino.

Photos from Mike Lussier's Deck Release at Civil

I unfortunately was not able to make it to Mike's deck release, but it looks like the person I stole these photos from had a great time.

Flickr Mondays?

These are totally rad photos that other people posted on Flickr over the weekend.

WHAT’S UP DOC?: LEE HYUNGKOO AND THE ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES

I am not even going to try to explain these works by Lee Hyungkoo, you are way better off reading his explanation here.

Vintage 60s 45 RPM Vinyl Record. SKATEBOARD SONG.

I have no idea what this song sounds like, but I want it! Can someone please buy this and send me a recording of the song!
Currently selling for $9.99 with 1 day to go here.

New Shred Sled!

I was having trouble riding the zip zinger home from the bar, so I put together this wider board.
8.25 - Creature Lost Highway
139 Indy's
55mm Zip Zinger wheels
Much better and way harder to fall off.

Scribe

I found an all Scribe Flickr group this morning and it is full of gems like these. Check out the rest of the stuff here.

Art Show/ Deck Release featuring Art by Mike Lussier

Come join Civil and celebrate the release of their new artist series skate deck and artwork by Mike Lussier of Art Freak tattoo. Art freak has been one of the longest standing Tattoo shops in RI and Mike himself has dedicated his life to Skateboarding and the art of Tattoos.
Free for all ages
Free Beer and wine for 21+.
Saturday, November 14, 2009 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Civil 88 Main St, East Greenwich, RI
After Party to follow at the Grille on Main with Appetizers etc.

Arkiv

I have been semi obsessed with Arkiv's work since seeing it for the first time last week at Art Strikes Back. His characters and use of line weight are simply incredible. It was kind of hard to find a lot of his work with his website being down, but there is a great interview with him on Comon Cents. Enjoy!

Cliche Sean Cliver skateboard

I found this board to be worth mentioning, here is what the seller had to say about it.

"Cliche Sean Cliver deck #64/300. Mint and still in the shrink wrap.
Skate graphic legend teams up with Cliche for super limited edition board series.

Sean Cliver has single handedly created some of the most memorable graphics of all time during his reign at the original World Industries camp in the early 90's.

Having just released his second book on skateboard graphics, The Disposable Skateboard Bible, Cliver has stepped up to embark on a unique board project with French company Cliche Skateboards.

They released a super limited edition board drawn by Cliver and adhering to the same extinct graphic-producing methods of the 90's.
Instead of using the now industry standard heat transfers, this board was made using colour separations, masking film and an old school screen printing station. The result is a board that has the same look and feel as some of the World, Blind, 101, etc. classics from back in the day.
Only 300 of these boards were made. Each hand numbered and laser engraved with the boards dimensions...8 X 32. Get on 'em, fools. These things will be moving fast. Looking at this board, this classic Gabriel Rodriguez 101 graphic comes to mind."

Buy it now for $99.99 here.

Flickr Mondays?

These are totally rad photos that other people posted on Flickr over the weekend.

bLind Rudy Johnson vintage skateboard T-Shirt

I really appreciate that this shirt comes with no stains. Here's what the seller had to say about it.

"Original early 90's bLind Rudy Johnson F*cked Up Blind Kids T-Shirt XL..... check out the Bob tag, OG World Industries T. Extremely RARE!... Iv never seen another one.
Excellent Condition!... No Holes, No Stains
This graphic marks the height of Rocco pushing the limits of what he could get away with putting on a skateboard.
Rudy gettin it doggy.... I wore this shirt as a youngster until my mom saw it... HA! Been buried treasure ever since. "

Currently selling for $9.10 with three days to go here.

Art Strikes Back Sneak Peak!

I did a little digging and was able to find a bunch of the pieces that I believe are going to be in the Art Strikes Back show this Friday at Fourth Wall's Gas Station Gallery. This looks like it's going to be a pretty crazy show! You can find all the info for the show here.

What the fuck Happened to Paulo Diaz?

1990 World Industries Rocco 3

The discription on this one says it all.

"NOT A PIECE OF CRAP C&D REISSUE
REAL DEAL, OG VINTAGE World Industries WOOD... this is skateboard history!

Here it is... "the man who souled the world" Steve Rocco... founder of the infamous skateboard company World Industries
check it out... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UxUbq0_Rqw
This is the man that paved the way for every body else.... changed skateboarding industrie forever.... pay your respects, youngsters.
1990 ROCCO III POO DEVIL...art work by "Marc Mckee"... 1st, last and only Pro Model for his own company World Industries.. Remember Rubbish Heap.
Deck is used but not abused... RARE AS GETS IN ANY CONDITION!... Yellow PooBear...Very Choice Colors on this one.
Rocco was sued by Disney over this POO... Check out president Reagan on the top WTF!! This sh*t is HISTORY!!
Check this out... http://www.artofskateboarding.com/PG/aos_pg_detail.asp?prod_id=334 ... this deck in the past has sold from $700 to $2500... not to mention the private sales... because Rocco's the sh*t and everyone is suppost to know it!!!

Throw your reissue turds away...
Wrong shape, Wrong Wood, Wrong Time = SUCKS!
Be a real skateboard collecting enthusiast...
Put an ORIGINAL World Industries RoccoIII Poo Devil on your wall.. then flip it over and look at Reagan... Yeeeeah.. now you got something! ;) "

Currently selling for $148.50 with 6 days to go here.

All Stars Wars Art Show This Friday!

Inspirations From Above:"ART STRIKES BACK"Unique, Imaginative, Intricate, and Emotive "Art Strikes Back" is an extraordinary collection of art featuring the works of over 30 artists from around the world, inspired by one of the most influential films of all time...

Featured Artists Include:Adriean Koleric, Arkiv, Biserama, Cassandra, David Flores, Dolk, Dustin Mounce, Eli Rutten, Eelus, Eyeski, Evoker, Fake, Fas, Joshua Budich, Justin Volpe, Jon-Paul Kaiser, Kaws, Lil'Tuffy, Landon Richmond, MCA, Michael Mitchell, Matt Mcguire, Mr. Brainwash, Mariangela Tan, Nathan Caberara, Nick-Z, Pure Evil, RYCA, Ryan Madden, Raffa Jenn, Rourke Van Dale, Ric Stultz, Sab_One, Scribe, Shai Dahan, Sucklord, Spencer Davis, Stolen...

Opening Reception:Friday, November 6th7:00 - 9:00pm(Exhibition Runs through December 6th)
1301 Boylston St.Boston, Ma 02215
617-818-0724