What I love about supporting local skate shops like Hammer are the products mall stores can't provide, knowing your money goes to a local business, and the surprising items during their sales. This reissue deck is a Black Label John Cardiel. With it's unique shape and timeless graphic, it stays true to the original classic from the early 1990s.
I've had the pleasure of meeting the 1992 Thrasher SOTY on two occasions. Once last year and in 2014.
This was a pretty awesome find and glad to have came across it. The company who customs most of my jerseys also sell and this was on their online listing. It's an Oakland Raiders Randy Moss home jersey. True to their heritage, this Reebok uniform bears little to no change over the years with the standard black body with single layered silver tackle twill.
Randy Gene Moss was born on 13 Feb 1977 in Rand, West Virginia and attended Marshall University for three seasons. In 1998, he was selected 21st overall by the Minnesota Vikings. He was named the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year at the end of the season. In 2005, he was traded to the Oakland Raiders. Unfortunately, his stay in Oakland was short-lived and was traded to the New England Patriots in 2007, making an appearance in Super Bowl XLII.
In 2010, Randy Moss was traded to the Minnesota Vikings, but would be waived after the first game of the season and later claimed by the Tennessee Titans. He retired from pro football in the summer of 2011. However, he came out of retirement in 2012 and played a full year with the San Francisco 49ers, helping them earn the NFC Championship. At the end of the season, he officially retired a second.
On 3 February 2018, 10 days before his 41st birthday, he was elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Career Highlights
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year [1998]
6× Pro Bowl [1998–2000, 2002, 2003, 2007]
4× First-team All-Pro [1998, 2000, 2003, 2007]
5× NFL receiving touchdowns leader [1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009]
Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
Most touchdown receptions in a season [23 in 2007]
Most touchdown receptions by a rookie in a season [17 in 1998]
2007 AFC Champion
2012 NFC Champion
23 receiving touchdowns in a season [NFL Record]
17 receiving touchdowns in a rookie season [NFL Record]
This is a late post from a Boxing Day pickup a few months ago. Diamond Footwear pro Brandon Biebel's signature model The All Day is a different take on technical design.
This lightweight shoe features a one piece sock fit with suede upper, mesh paneling and cupsole.
Hammer Skate Shop placed a bunch of Prime Skateboards on sale a little while ago and this was something I didn't hesitate to grab. This 8.5" Jason Lee pro model features hand screened Lance Mountain artwork with David Bowie inspiration. This is an amazing work of art.
Working at a store that sells skateboards has its ups and downs. I consider this sort of an "up" because DGK Skateboards are usually one of the most expensive brands and this had a pricepoint tag stuck onto it. It also measures 8.38" wide which is perfect for my awkward foot size.
Usually, Anti-Hero Skateboards are never on sale. But perhaps Hammer Skateboard made an exception with this Jeff Grosso Crucified board. Not exactly sure about the concept or the artist behind it. But it's a pretty neat looking graphic nonetheless.
This past Black Friday, I took advantage of Sanction Skate and Snow's sale and picked up a pair of Lakai Limited Footwear's Fremont model. Normally, shoes never come in my size at independent shops and had to take advantage of this.
It's definitely a throwback to the tech days of skate shoe glory featuring a one piece sockliner fit and cupsole. The toecap is also seamless and features a thick suede for durability. An awesome find at a great price. Support your local skate shop.
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you have all enjoyed your holiday so far. I know a post has been long overdue, but I'm back with a banger for today's entry. A little while ago, I picked up this vintage Shorty's Chad Muska deck. I remember first seeing this board in the video games during my teenhood. I call this the "Feedback" deck because he skates this 99% of the time in his Transworld Feedback part in 2000. As of now, I know longer own this. But I'm glad to see it go to another collector's hands.
Another amazing autograph signing took place in Durham Region. This time, Indigo hosted Chris Jericho's "No Is A Four Letter Word" book tour. Growing up watching WCW and WWF's Attitude Era, Chris Jericho has always been one of my favourites to watch and one of the best performers in pro wrestling. Being nervous as hell, it was a great moment to meet Y2J. He really dug the Winnipeg Jets jersey as well.
While waiting in line, I was able to read up to chapter 5. Within those pages was great storytelling and humorous entries of Chris Jericho's time on the road. Really can't wait to finish reading it.
Each signature was inscribed which has a much better personal connection. But with every book purchased, a fan is allowed another item for a signature.
Mr. Jericho also signed a copy of this WWE documentary which features Chris Jericho. Stoked he added "G.O.A.T" because he really is. Class act and overall great gentleman. Thank you, Indigo and Chris Jericho, for a memorable event.
The Vans Store up north is having a BOGO 50% off sale and that's something I needed to take advantage of. The sales team set it off by helping me find shoes with a steal of a price. Although these aren't the latest from Vans, you can never go wrong with them. The first pair are the Euclids with a seamless toe, UltraCush HD footbed, and a waffle cup outsole.
The second pair are Gilbert Crockett's first pro model shoe. Almost an exact copy of the shoe above, it features a waffle cup outsole and the UltraCush HD footbed.
It's always worth the trip to your local skate shop because you never know what board will be added to the sale section. I've always admire the shape and look of Kadence Skateboards, and when I saw the reduced price - it was an easy steal. Kadence is originally a distro company and easing their way into the skate deck category. Great riders on the team with excellent/solid service.
This deck measures 8.5" wide. I decided to keep it blank because it has a really clean look to it.
I picked up a set of Thunder Erik Ellington 149 Trucks from an online. Slightly scratched, but perfect enough. Also, EE is the freakin' king.
A set of Austyn Gillette sml. Wheels. These were lying around for a while and will go great with this Kadence board considering they also distribute the wheels throughout Canada.
This MOB x Suicidal Tendencies grip was also something lying around and had to break it out for this deck. Seeing how the bottom is blank, the top has to compensate.
You! Can't! Bring! Me! Down!
Pretty stoked to finally receive these Spitfire Raney Beres pro model wheels. I was fortunate enough to win them in a bid on eBay and looking forward to finally skate a set of their Formula 4 technology.
Ride the fire.
The seller also threw in a few stickers from another favourite brand of mind; Krook3d. Get it straight, ride Krook3d.
I was in search of a cruiser deck and came across this awesome piece at Hammer Skateboard. It's a Creature Skateboards Stu Graham Ogre 2 pro model. Although it's a modern popsicle shape, the board measures 9" x 33", making it just wide enough to maintain my stability. Not only does the board right great, but the graphic is out of this world.
Here's how the board looks as a complete. I applied a sheet of MOB and clear grip, a set of Thunder Trucks 151, OJ Keyframes Wheels, Diamond Hardware, and Mini Logo Bearings.
Just received a set of the new Thunder 148 Trucks. This features an 8.25" axle and is meant for decks measuring 8.12" to 8.38". I'm very excited to give these a go and hook them up to the American Zero deck I recently purchased. Much thanks to the great staff at Deluxe Dist. and Supra Dist. for sending these, fully comp'd, due to a defected product I messaged them about.
I know I continuously tell readers to support local skate shops, sadly when a major sale pops up at a mall store, it's too good not to avoid. One particular company had a Buy One, Get One 50% Off Sale on skateboard items and was surprised to see this in a sale bin. The price alone and the fact that it's a Brian Anderson pro model from the now-defunct 3D Skateboards was enough to grab it. Measuring 8.5" x 32.35, it's a little far beyond the dimensions I'm used to. It's strictly for the wall and will stay there for a very long time.
As stated earlier, the store was having a BOGO 50% deal on skateboard hardware and I scooped this as well. A very nostalgiac board celebrating the 20th Ann'y of Zero Skateboards is this American Zero graphic. It measures 8.375" x 31.9 which is a size and shape I've never tried before, but looking forward to it. Furthermore, it's pretty reminiscent of a time when skateboarding was most raw and playing as Jamie Thomas in the video games with this deck.
Featured today is a much sought after Edmonton Oilers Wayne Gretzky jersey in its road blue colourway. This is a custom piece without any company labels. Just like some jerseys in the collection, it was built from the ground up. The sweater itself was found at a thrift store with some recreation league logo on the front and a random number on the back. I did my best to strip the previous details, but unfortunately, some glue residue still remained.
I knew from the start this will not be a perfect looking jersey. The patch for the front was ordered online and it was taken to Game Day Sports to complete the job. The numbers are in triple layered tackle twill with a single colour name and name bar. Aside from the glue marks, this jersey is perfect.
Wayne Gretzky would would be featured on many magazine covers wearing this style all while tearing up scoring records in the National Hockey League.
"A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be." - Wayne Gretzky
