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Title: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Robert Baratheon on December 22, 2015, 07:08:38 AM
(http://i67.tinypic.com/5190s9.jpg)

Parting shot to Koston or coincidence?
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Post by: ChuckRamone on December 22, 2015, 07:12:46 AM
either way that is great word play.
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Post by: bo golden on December 22, 2015, 07:16:46 AM
I'm sure those guys are still cool with each other.  It's probably just a coincidence. 
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Post by: ungzilla on December 22, 2015, 07:17:27 AM
that is fucking amazing
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Post by: iwishilivedinfinla on December 22, 2015, 07:52:58 AM
(http://assets2.routeone.co.uk/media/productimages/x/00/10/001018052.jpg)
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: mattchew on December 22, 2015, 07:56:15 AM
Berra is gonna be PISSED.
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Post by: GAY on December 22, 2015, 08:49:51 AM
This deck reminds me of this movie poster:

(http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/u367/truckerfucker/FullSizeRender-26_zpsamukylky.jpg) (http://s1064.photobucket.com/user/truckerfucker/media/FullSizeRender-26_zpsamukylky.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Casey Jones on December 22, 2015, 09:09:20 AM
hahaha wowwwwww.

Honestly, I bet they were sitting on this idea for awhile, and now that Koston left, they can release it without officially offending anyone on Girl.
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Shitbag on December 22, 2015, 09:28:46 AM
(http://assets2.routeone.co.uk/media/productimages/x/00/10/001018052.jpg)
Beat me to it but yeah, this.
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Aatila on December 22, 2015, 09:40:37 AM
it seems like girls graphics are getting better since guy and koston left.
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Post by: Hercules Rockefeller on December 22, 2015, 09:56:36 AM
it seems like girls graphics are getting better since guy and koston left.

this series got me so stoked. hopefully they continue with great stuff like that.

(http://photon.101medialablimit.netdna-cdn.com/hypebeast.com/image/2015/12/girl-skateboard-co-studio-series-01.jpg?w=1110)
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: The Shogun on December 22, 2015, 10:09:20 AM
Apparently Rick Howard is worth 45 Million. Could that mean he is the L. Ron Hubbard of skateboarding?

Spike is using well known contemporary artists who are his friends for the artist series boards. As much as I like Marcel Dzama and Jules De Balincourt, Girl should go back to graphics like this:

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2285/2381256469_6de1bcd897.jpg)
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Hash Slinging Slasher on December 22, 2015, 11:28:56 AM
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it seems like girls graphics are getting better since guy and koston left.
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this series got me so stoked. hopefully they continue with great stuff like that.

(http://photon.101medialablimit.netdna-cdn.com/hypebeast.com/image/2015/12/girl-skateboard-co-studio-series-01.jpg?w=1110)
i refuse to believe these were made by girl. they look way too good.
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Post by: frontsideindy on December 22, 2015, 11:47:07 AM
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it seems like girls graphics are getting better since guy and koston left.
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this series got me so stoked. hopefully they continue with great stuff like that.

(http://photon.101medialablimit.netdna-cdn.com/hypebeast.com/image/2015/12/girl-skateboard-co-studio-series-01.jpg?w=1110)
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i refuse to believe these were made by girl. they look way too good.

Wow - best art work from Girl since years -
i woud buy the 8,5 BA or AO!
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Fongstarr. on December 22, 2015, 12:02:52 PM
They just commissioned an artist to do a board set.


Girls Skateboards Studio Series 002: Marcel Dzama (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTsYv4Fa6JI#)
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: stevedave on December 22, 2015, 12:30:35 PM
it seems like girls graphics are getting better since guy and koston left.

graphics take a while to be produced, made in to heat transfers etc.  these were clearly in the works when they left. 
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Xtal on December 22, 2015, 01:56:09 PM
Apparently Rick Howard is worth 45 Million. Could that mean he is the L. Ron Hubbard of skateboarding?

Spike is using well known contemporary artists who are his friends for the artist series boards. As much as I like Marcel Dzama and Jules De Balincourt, Girl should go back to graphics like this:

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2285/2381256469_6de1bcd897.jpg)


I've always wondered how much skaters who start their own companies (and are successful) are worth but if you weren't joking there's no way that number is correct.
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Post by: Dengles on December 22, 2015, 02:12:17 PM
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Apparently Rick Howard is worth 45 Million. Could that mean he is the L. Ron Hubbard of skateboarding?

Spike is using well known contemporary artists who are his friends for the artist series boards. As much as I like Marcel Dzama and Jules De Balincourt, Girl should go back to graphics like this:

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2285/2381256469_6de1bcd897.jpg)

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I've always wondered how much skaters who start their own companies (and are successful) are worth but if you weren't joking there's no way that number is correct.
I've heard from like multiple people including the guy who owns the local shop that Rick Howard is one of the richest men in skateboarding.  And that figure isn't too far off what I heard. 
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: dougDfresh on December 22, 2015, 02:23:24 PM
Is Koston a Scientologist?
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Post by: snowman600 on December 22, 2015, 02:55:08 PM
Balincourt and Dzama, holy fuck it's about time! they gotta get Eric Yahnker and Allison Schulnik in on this shit. Seems like whenever skate companies get a gallery artist to do a graphic, it's the same people over and over.
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: The Shogun on December 22, 2015, 03:05:22 PM
Balincourt and Dzama, holy fuck it's about time! they gotta get Eric Yahnker and Allison Schulnik in on this shit. Seems like whenever skate companies get a gallery artist to do a graphic, it's the same people over and over.

Yhanker maybe would work due to his suggested slapstick comedy drawings, Schulnik's work is wonderfully textured and probably won't translate well on a skateboard.

Did you graduate from Cal Arts or something? Yhanker and Schulnik did. Or is it coincidence that you mentioned them both?
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: snowman600 on December 22, 2015, 03:24:38 PM
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Balincourt and Dzama, holy fuck it's about time! they gotta get Eric Yahnker and Allison Schulnik in on this shit. Seems like whenever skate companies get a gallery artist to do a graphic, it's the same people over and over.
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Yhanker maybe would work due to his suggested slapstick comedy drawings, Schulnik's work is wonderfully textured and probably won't translate well on a skateboard.

Did you graduate from Cal Arts or something? Yhanker and Schulnik did. Or is it coincidence that you mentioned them both?


Naw, I'm an illustration grad from an overpriced college on the outskirts of toronto. I was just going for big names that would attract the most buyers for this type of thing. I hear ya on the texture bit though.
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Silky Johnson on December 22, 2015, 03:46:25 PM
Eric Andre - Black Scientologists (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yet2Q0M32GQ&app=desktop#)
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Big Baby Jesus on December 22, 2015, 04:10:33 PM
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it seems like girls graphics are getting better since guy and koston left.
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this series got me so stoked. hopefully they continue with great stuff like that.

(http://photon.101medialablimit.netdna-cdn.com/hypebeast.com/image/2015/12/girl-skateboard-co-studio-series-01.jpg?w=1110)

If they went the direction of the boards posted I would buy. I would buy even more if they pressed at BBS, PS, South Central etc. I'd pay $55 for a better made board with a more creative art direction.

Also, I prefer to assume that boards a shot at Berra.  
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Xtal on December 22, 2015, 04:12:41 PM
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Apparently Rick Howard is worth 45 Million. Could that mean he is the L. Ron Hubbard of skateboarding?

Spike is using well known contemporary artists who are his friends for the artist series boards. As much as I like Marcel Dzama and Jules De Balincourt, Girl should go back to graphics like this:

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2285/2381256469_6de1bcd897.jpg)

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I've always wondered how much skaters who start their own companies (and are successful) are worth but if you weren't joking there's no way that number is correct.
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I've heard from like multiple people including the guy who owns the local shop that Rick Howard is one of the richest men in skateboarding.  And that figure isn't too far off what I heard. 

I certainly don't doubt him and Carroll are rich, but 45 million? That sounds a bit much.
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: busted-knee on December 22, 2015, 04:29:29 PM
Wow - best art work from Girl since years -
i woud buy the 8,5 BA or AO!

I just woke the missus laughing at this. BA or AO  ;D

Despite liking the above series of boards, I wouldn't ride Girl/Chocolate boards even if they were free. The last Girl board I had (admittedly some years ago) snapped in the 1st session skating flat -- a nollie FS heelflip, if I remember correctly. I'm sure that the shit quality of Girl/Chocolate wood has contributed to the (rumoured) financial problems they're having at Crailtap.
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Sk.A.T.A.N on December 22, 2015, 04:42:59 PM
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it seems like girls graphics are getting better since guy and koston left.
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this series got me so stoked. hopefully they continue with great stuff like that.

(http://photon.101medialablimit.netdna-cdn.com/hypebeast.com/image/2015/12/girl-skateboard-co-studio-series-01.jpg?w=1110)

Damn, thats some great fucking series! I dont hate crailtap wood (i kinda liked the chocolates i had) but yeah, nothing special. Change the woodshop for a better one and people would be stoked on Girl again i bet!

Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: imgne on December 22, 2015, 05:08:27 PM
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it seems like girls graphics are getting better since guy and koston left.
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graphics take a while to be produced, made in to heat transfers etc.  these were clearly in the works when they left. 

3-4 hours of graphic work (given its quite basic in terms of them probably having a lot of it templated from previous work)
1 week to produce the prints (if not less depending on the order sizing)
1 week for air shipping from a china if they were to print boards in house (not sure if crailtap does that still)

I'd say Aatila's statement is believable, obviously depends on how much other stuff was ordered at the time, graphics aren't Girl's down fall, its their wood!
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: fangen on December 22, 2015, 05:13:15 PM
You fart sniffers need to stop propagating that "Rick is worth 45 milli" rumour that is based off that one notoriously wrong website. Go fuck yourselves.
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: The Shogun on December 22, 2015, 05:32:46 PM
You fart sniffers need to stop propagating that "Rick is worth 45 milli" rumour that is based off that one notoriously wrong website. Go fuck yourselves.

Gotta smell what you're producing
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: OldmanEpic on December 22, 2015, 06:19:52 PM
I just ordered a few girl boards, never had much an issue with them other than snapping a eric koston super cock board on an air walk like 15 years ago.

I broke a think board on an airwalk too and i wanted too cry lol. The think tag teck was one of my favs of all time.

Only boards i ever rode that were totally great, was adrenalin(weird shapes though)

If those came back id buy nothing else
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Vibes of skating rocks on December 23, 2015, 12:56:23 AM
Berra is a Pussy.
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: Gray Imp Sausage Metal on December 23, 2015, 05:23:13 AM
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(http://assets2.routeone.co.uk/media/productimages/x/00/10/001018052.jpg)
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Beat me to it but yeah, this.

Owned this board, HATED it :'(
Title: Re: Rick Howard's Scientology board
Post by: 4LOM on December 23, 2015, 05:35:43 AM
prefer a graphic of Rick made up like that meth mouth cult leader in his big boy sailor suit with tagline "Tyler Perry's Battlefield Earth"