Lanky's Hawaiian Trivia
So...does anyone recognize the board?
Willing to take a stab at the question..?
I have a vague memory of seeing Mickey Neilson in an old surf vid on a green board.
edit. ahhh..just realised already ruled that one out. Yikes! This is gonna bug me all day! ha
Everything screams Glen Winton to me.
Could the stickers have been placed on there at a later date?
The Oniell aspect and full deck grip makes me think it may be a Santa Cruz surfer...
Pete Mel? Looks maybe a little too early for that though.
Schmidt?
Another thing, with both Quik and O'Neill logos it has to be dated before Quik made their own wetsuits, which was around 1990 or 1991.
Surely lurking in the midst here.
(Courtesy: https://shredsledz.net/2019/05/oneill-ad-from-1988-sagas-of-shred/ )
yep, I reckon, his ghost may be heard saying 'It's not called ghosties!'
I’m thinking Robbie page….possible wetsuit and indigenous comp sponsors.
He had a good affilliation with Willis brothers didn't he Opti?
Ironically i've got about 100 pages of reading to do on memory today. Just to rub salt into it!
Jono wrote:
So when is LD's big trivia reveal?
When LD finds out who owns the board.
goofyfoot wrote:
So when is LD's big trivia reveal?When LD finds out who owns the board.
haha, was wondering that..
Gotta be Peter Davi doesn't it?
loved the green, and the pipe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5ePn4gD-Xlg
from his local surf shop:
https://www.facebook.com/onthebeachsurfshop/posts/dec-4-2007-peter-davi…
grip, a rakish quicksilver and oneill sticker on a willis bros board
Well, I have tracked it down to being on the wall at the North Shore Surf Shop in Haleiwa. Though I couldn’t find any further info from them online about the board. They have a lot of memorabilia hanging up.
Short of some surprise announcement from Lanky Dean - where the hell are ya, mate? - I'd say Basesix gets the chicken dinner.
nice of you to leave a fun game for the kids, while you wrote an article @stu,
I got exactly half the work done today that I'd intended, which is as it should be
basesix wrote:
nice of you to leave a fun game for the kids, while you wrote an article @stu,
I got exactly half the work done today that I'd intended, which is as it should be
Ha ha...it was supposed to be two articles today.
So I only got half the work done too.
Running on 50percent here too....but i could accurately describe in every shining detail the specifics and sticker configuration of that green gun.
The late great Peter Davi
Just got it confirmed from the owner of the board.
Shout out to Liam.
Lanky Dean wrote:
Sorry gents , didn't even realize stu posted the photo here.
Ah yeah, prolly shoulda told you.
Funnest thread I've read in a while. Thanks everyone. Have to admit though I had no idea. Please send some more through LD.
icandig wrote:
Funnest thread I've read in a while. Thanks everyone. Have to admit though I had no idea. Please send some more through LD.
Lanky Dean wrote:
Funnest thread I've read in a while. Thanks everyone. Have to admit though I had no idea. Please send some more through LD.
I have no idea how to post any photos here. Funnily most / all other board are clustered together on the roof .
This one was just hanging by its lonesome on that one wall.
I called to find out who's board it was. Now the owner is texting seeing if I'd like to buy it.
Funny stuff.
Ol' mate Lanky Dean is back in Hawaii. He's been sending through random photos: weird waves, good surfers, guys mowing the lawn in their thongs - all sorts of stuff.
This photo came captioned:
"Who's board is this?"
My response?
"The green gun makes me think of Winton but he never had those sponsors.
"Brock also rode green boards (or had green on them, he was born on St Patrick's day) but he mostly rode for Gotcha.
"Tom Carroll rode for Quik and O'Neill but never at the same time. Doubt he would've ridden Willis bros as he was on Rawson's from a young age.
"Liam rode Willis bros but never those sponsors.
"Dunno, Marvin Foster? Mickey Nielson?"
Wrong. The red buzzer lit up and made the 'buh-bow' sound.