I'm blogging straight outta the Golden Nugget Casino here in Downtown Las Vegas. I figured the drinks are bottomless here as long as I'm around my gambling friends spread out through the whole casino. This weekend was a mini vacation. No work, no stress or anything. It's the first time I've ever gotten an 8 hour sleep in the city.
The guys from the Stussy warehouse out in Irvine, CA were out here for the weekend as well, doing a collective event with Stussy Las Vegas in the form of a sidewalk sale in the middle of the desert @ Las Vegas High. Picked up some threads and thought back. Damn! With how big Stussy is now (or has been) since someone bought the company off Shawn Stussy earlier this decade. WHY DON'T THEY HAVE A SKATE TEAM.
In 2004, Stussy had in my opinion one of the sickest, dopest skate team ever (in my opinion). The roster included Chocolate's Richard Mulder, Scott Johnston and Justin Eldridge, Workshop's Anthony Van Engelen, Listen's Danny Montoya and Chad Tim Tim, Habitat's Rob Pluhowski and Real's Kieth Hufnagel. Please forgive me if I left anybody out since it's been sooo damn long since I've seen the team in full effect.
To me it was how rad everybody on the team was and how diverse yet stylish skaters came to be. Also cuz it was a handful of my favorite skaters. Anyhow, with an average price tag of $24 a pop for a tee, you'd think Stussy could form another skate team. But to the epic proportion of the last team? Maybe not. I forgot to mention how the Stussy ad campaign was at it's best during this time.
Like I said, it was a mini vacation so nooo work. No skate shoes, no drama. Hope everyone had a good weekend. I know I did. See you all soon. Looking forward to the new year. Peace.
