Flyin' the flannel.
I couldn't find this one when I was doing Powell week a little bit ago and really wanted to post it.
Wade had been riding for Dogtown until they went under. He looked around at a couple of companies before deciding on Powell Peralta. He had a Transworld Pro Spotlight where he was riding World Industries and blank boards at the time prior to picking Powell. If that had happened today there would be so much internet speculation on who he was riding for. The kids and their mobile devices. I'm sure we talked about it a bunch back then, but you know, it was a different era.
Thrasher - March 1992 Volume 12 Number 3
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I wore a purple Speyer "Slayer" shirt until it disintegrated off my back. all round ripper to use the phrase.
My buddy had this board, slick bottom with the flannel graphic. Very cool. Always thought it was an interesting move for Powell to pick up Wade at this time.
Seemed like Powell never did that much to fight back against Rocco as far as stealing riders. Like couldn't George have offered big money to a couple of the World guys just to get back at them?
Your early 90s Powell week was really good by the way.
Thanks. Powell did some interesting stuff at that time. It seems like Powell should have at least stood up for themselves a little.
Seemed like Powell never did that much to fight back against Rocco as far as stealing riders. Like couldn't George have offered big money to a couple of the World guys just to get back at them?
I know George fought pretty hard to keep Eric Ricks around, there was a few times the World camp tried to steal him and Powell matched their offers, i think Blind tried to get Frankie Hill at one point but he was comitted to be stay on Powell
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