Thursday, April 16, 2009

Hosoi/Gonz Collab



I was just talking to Jef Hartsel (Yeah I know I'm name dropping fuck off) about this board the other day. By the way Jef just got a guest model from Element which will be releasing soon. Anyway it got me thinking that I should post some of my boards that are sitting in my closet or hanging on my wall. I'm not a huge board collector by any means, but I will shell out my funds if I dig the dude who's board it is and/or the graphic itself is sick. When I saw this board I just had to get it. First of all it's Hosoi. I mean come on. I don't need to explain shit. Second it's graphics by the Gonz. Do I need to go further? Okay I will. If you look at the graphics on this board you'll notice the obvious Rising Sun in the background but below where it says appear, reappear it's the old Alva graphics in black. Also the shape is similar to that old fish shape from his old Alva board. So Jef said to him looks more like an Alva board and I have to agree. Fitting since the both Hosoi and Gonz rode for Alva. If you didn't know Hartsel did too. All this and it's a silk screened board not that heat transfer shit. Oh yeah Jef I'll be waiting for that Element deck.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That graff is a re-issue from Holmes old company Focus Skates. I remember seeing that deck in their warehouse back in 1995. Timeless Gonzoness.