Definitely feelin' the Greco Ghoul deck.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
King Sh-t 4.1
Just grabbed King Sh-t's first issue of the fourth volume from Blue Tile Lounge. Everyone who loves skating should really nab these when they can.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
60 Seconds Left x F-cked Up
Pink Eyes and Mustard Gas teach you how to make a bong MacGyver style.
F-cked Up on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight.
Mike Carroll Classics
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
New York Mets x Gary Carter [1985-89]
Welcome to another Jersey Sunday post, today's entry is my New York Mets Gary Carter uniform. I purchased this as a blank online and had it crested beautifully by Pickering Pro Image. Thanks again, gentleman. Made by Rawlings, I believe this is an authentic jersey made during the 1980s because of the embroidered team logo. At the time, only screen printed logos were available on replicas.
The numbers are made up of two layered tackle twill and a triple layer detail for the ID. Seein a nameplate over a pinstripe pattern always makes the jersey pop out a lot more.
The uniform is officially complete with the 25th Ann'y patch from the 1986 season.
Born on 8 April 1954 in Culver City, CA., "The Kid" as he was known, was drafted by the Montreal Expos in 1972 and made his big league debut in 1974. In 1985, he was traded to the New York Mets where he'd help the team win the 1986 World Series Championship in a seven game bout against the Boston Red Sox. After the 1989 season, he signed a free agent deal with the San Francisco Giants [1989-90] and later the LA Dodgers [1990-91] until he finished his career back in a Montreal Expos uniform for the 1992 season.
As of now, I'm wearing the current NY Mets cap which is still a clean match since they haven't really changed it since the 1960s. But I do hope to own the authentic retro version one of these days.
Career Highlights and Achievements with the New York Mets:
600 games played, 272 runs scored, 542 hits, 89 home runs, .249 batting average, World Series Champion [1986], 4x All-Star [1985-89], Roberto Clemente Award [1989], 2x Silver Slugger Award [1985, 1986]
In 2001, he founded The Gary Carter Foundation, an institution aimed to improve the well-being of underpriveleged youth.
In 2003, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a Montreal Expos player.
On 16 February 2012, Gary Carter passed away from brain cancer at the age of 57. The New York Mets organization will honour their former catcher by wearing a commemorative patch on their jerseys during the 2012 season.
"When somebody tells you that something could have been done... that's when you start to beat yourself up..." - Gary Carter
Sunday, March 11, 2012
BTL x Wallpaper
Went to Blue Tile Lounge yesterday in search of a new deck and picked up one of their latest shop boards. I tested this bad boy out last night and so far so good! Everyone peep BTL if you're looking for a true core skate shop.
Morgan Smith in BTL's shop video Four Letter Word [2008]
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Edmonton Oilers x Wayne Gretzky [1981-88]
Today's Jersey Sunday entry is my Edmonton Oilers Wayne Gretzky home uniform. I purchased it as a blank from a store closing sale and had the cresting modelled from his 7 year stint in Alberta's capital.
Born on 26 January 1961, in Brantford, ON., Wayne Gretzky first played professional hockey with the Indianapolis Racers before being sold to the Edmonton Oilers in the 1978-79 WHA season. When the NHL and WHA merged for the 1979-80 season, they would be one of the most celebrated teams in the league's history.
This was an amazing find at a skate shop in Toronto. Although it set me back a little, I have yet to see this particular vintage snapback cap anywhere. Made by The Game, it's a perfect fit with my jersey and the colour block could not look any better.
Career Highlights and Achievements with the Edmonton Oilers:
4x Stanley Cup Champion [1984, 1985, 1987, 1988], 2x Conn Smythe Trophy [1985, 1988], 8x Hart Trophy winner [1980–87], 6x Art Ross Award [1981-1987], 5x Lester B. Pearson Award [1982–85, 1987], Lady Byng Award [1980], 5x NHL Goals leader [1982–85, '87], 8x NHL All-Star [1980-87].
Single season record for most goals with 92 [1982], most assists with 163 [1986], and most points with 215 [1986].
Jersey #99 retired in his honour.
Los Angeles Kings x Wayne Gretzky [1992-95]
In the summer of 1988, Wayne Gretzky was traded to the Los Angeles Kings. "The Trade" as it was known, changed the sport for many years to come. This particular design was worn by the centerman between 1992-95, including his last Stanley Cup Finals appearance where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in 1993.
At the time of his arrival in Tinsel Town, the new ownership of the LA Kings changed the colours and logo to the to popular silver and black, modelling themselves after the city's football team.
Every jersey must have the matching hat. Big thanks to Pickering Pro Image for placing one out of six New Era snapback caps on hold for me and throwing in a discount.
Career Highlights and Awards with the Los Angeles Kings:
1989 Hart Trophy, 6x NHL All-Star [1988-94], 1989 All-Star Game MVP, 3x Art Ross Trophy ['90, '91, '94], 3x Lady Byng Award ['90, '91, '94].
Became the all-time points leader scoring his 1851st point on 15 October 1989.
Became the all-time goals leader scoring his 802nd on 23 March 1994.
Jersey #99 retired in his honour.
Additional Career Highlights and Awards:
18x NHL All-Star, 1999 NHL All-Star Game MVP, Lady Byng Award [1999], all time leader in regular season/playoff goals [894/122], assists [1,963/260], hat tricks [50/10], and points [2,857/382], ranked #1 in The Hockey News’ Greatest Players of All Time [1998], Hockey Hall of Fame inductee [1999].
After his final game in 1999, the NHL retired his #99 across the league.
In 2002, He founded the Wanye Gretzky Foundation, a charity organization helping young and underpriveleged children enjoy the game of hockey.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." - Wayne Gretzky
Friday, March 2, 2012
Zombie Bird
I'm a day late with the new blog header, but whatever. There's an artist out there who illustrates zombie versions of popular New England sports stars such as Bobby Orr a few months back. This one is his dead alive version of Larry Bird ripping out Dr. J's throat. So gnar! I think I'll put that on a t-shirt some day.
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