EZ Ryder Originalz

“RIGHT-SIDE” UP… IN A UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:48:58 +0000

The GONZ going against-da-grain in a ONE WAY world of BLVD’s & AVE’s…

FELLOW SOLITARIAN… / RAD FOTOS FROM BOB LAKE

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:20:27 +0000

Bob Lake, 100% Skateboarder & fellow soul-rider on SOLITARY ARTS…

THANKS Bob for the RAD pics & your INSPIRATION to keep on shredd’n and CREATING… SKATE4LIFE!!!

STREET SOUL-JAH’z…

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:02:25 +0000

Received this cool foto today from our good homie Kevi-Kev in HONOZULU… MAHALO for your support & STAY ROLL’n da STREETS!!! LIVE2RIDE, RIDE2LIVE!

(Pictured on a EZ RYDER ORIGINALZ / “TEAM PAIN”(7.75 x 30.125) limited edition “double-kicktail” skate complete)

More info by emailing Jef Hartsel at: info@ezroriginalz.com

ITES GOLD & GREEN, APB love…

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:04:52 +0000

Stoked on these new APB shop stickerz. I originally hand painted this on a round wood canvas for my fams at da shop several years back… I really like how it turned out!

I also just happen to find a small box full of these classic HARTSEL sticker packs in storage, SCORE!!

L.A. / 80’s B&W…

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:30:53 +0000

Jay Boy(“zipper head” era) tail-tapp’n on a Murray deck at one of the many “wall” ramps in Venice beach… CLASSIC shot!!

The infamous CNA(Superior Court) BLDG. in downtown Los Angeles… J.H. frontside thruster on a Alva STREET FIRE deck.

Just unearthed a box full of classic & personal pics from the 70’s & 80’s. I’ll post more soon!!

F#!%’ing AWESOME!! / Jason Dill x EZR x moblow.com

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:14:46 +0000

PROPS to 100% Skateboarders Jason Dill & Mark Oblow… SKATE4LIFE!!! Keep a look out for Jason Dill’s collection of killa’ tee’s & gear under his label, FUCKING AWESOME… and also peep more RAD photography by going to moblow.com. Mad LOVE, RESPECT, & THANKS to both of these brothers for all of your suport!!!

EZR ORIGINALZ / New product release & “Website-Redux” coming soon!!

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:53:51 +0000

Up coming new release from EZ RYDER ORIGINALZ / “L.A. HI.”(8.25 x 28.25) limited edition “single-kicktail” skate complete

EZR custom “lazer-cut” grip

Another up coming new release from EZ RYDER ORIGINALZ / “TEAM PAIN”(7.75 x 30.125) limited edition “double-kicktail” skate complete

Both limited edition skate-completes comes fully equipped and ready to shred with CUSTOM ACE TRUCK MFG. x EZR /00 size trucks, OJ III / Hot Juice wheels, lazer-cutgriptape, precision bearings, & hardware.

EZ RYDER ORIGINALZ / “TEAM PAIN”(7.75 x 30.125) deck w/ griptape, ready to custom build & ride. EZR decks are 100% Skateboarder designed & tested and are made in the USA(our woodshop just minutes drive away from Jay Boy’s house in Huntington Beach).

All products will be available at select skateshops here in Hawaii and internationally. Online sales will begin soon(we will announce the official release date in our upcoming blog-posts so please stay tuned in… ), all of the featured EZR ORIGINALZ goods will be available for purchase… along with new EZR T-shirts, Hats, Decals, & Accessories, exclusively at www.solitaryarts.com & www.ezroriginalz.com websites.

Please email us direct at: info@ezroriginalz.com with any further questions or interest in our product line & goods… SKATE4LIFE!!

Scion Presents: A Product of Design / Solitarian’s in L.A.

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:04:50 +0000

Congratulations & big thanks on a GREAT art show and opening to Christopher & Kathleen Sleboda at GLUEKIT(gluekit.com), All the ARTISTS & EVERYONE at the SCION INSTALLATION L.A. gallery(scionav.com), SOLITARY ARTS(solitaryarts.com), Geoff McFetridge & Aaron Carretti at CHAMPION DON’T STOP(championdontstop.com) for inviting and sharing this FUN and AMAZING experience with us at EZ RYDER ORIGINALZ… MAHALO NUI!!!

(ALL FOTOS below, courtesy of the Solitary Arts & solitaryarts.com)

The process, creating of the SA installaton and the “Curb Thief”…

and GM art below…

Foto prints by Isaac Mckay-Randozzi of SA team rider Bob Lake…

Foto prints by Mark Kushimi(contrastmagazine.com) of SA team rider Jef Hartsel…

Video grabs from Bob Lake’s RAD video-installation…

…titled: “Riding roundwall with friends is the highest form of art”. WOW, what a GREAT title Bob!!

“i was asked to create 3 Solitary Arts inspired pieces of art for this show and also got to show the EZ RYDER Hawaiian Koa skate complete…

GM, JH, and EZR…

The SA “Moon” logo lurking from above…

SA “Moon lights” & “Drifters” on display at the show…

The “natural” progression of “raw” & “finished” decks from SA…

Photo & Art Wall by the SA collective…

Jordan DeOlivera(now w/ DIAMOND) showed for the opening w/ Lenny Blaze(PROPS to Sean Kelling in NYC for these very special t-shirts), Shmatty & Daniel Castello

Isaac Mckay-Randozzi…

Bob Lake…

Yong Ki Chang…

And the CURB THIEF & i…

The Solitary Artisans… (L to R) jh, GM, I.MR, BL, & YKC…

As our skate homie Bob Lake would say, “Happy Trails” everyone!!!

More info on the other artists and the show at: www.scionav.com/collection/805/Photos:-A-Product-of-Design

“ON THE ROAD”… S.F. TO L.A. with the SOLITARY ART(ist)S.

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:44:05 +0000

Here are fotos from my recent visit to the SOLITARY ARTS headquarters and road trip-adventure from SF to LA for a group-art opening at the SCION INSTALLATION L.A. gallery. AMAZING 8 back to back days of skating, art, and travel. Much MAHALO’s to everyone on this trip for their ALOHA & GOOD VIBES and making this such a EPIC & INSPIRING trip… Special THANKS to Yong Ki Chang & Geoff McFetridge of SOLITARY ARTS unconditionally, Christopher & Kathleen Sleboda of GLUE KIT for curating a AWESOME show, Edith Mondragon and Kenton Parker and everyone at SCION INSTALLATION L.A. gallery for all your support & help, Isaac Mckay- Randozzi for documenting & recording our skate-art-installation-trip and making it FUN, and to my fellow Solitarian on skate… Bob Lake for driving all of us in the VW skate-bus and STOKING and INSPIRING i&i with your skating & upful vibes!!!

Day 1/ arived at SFO around 4:30 am on a “red eye” flight from HNL, 1st skate-spot after a great breakfast and a quick visit to the SOLITARY ARTS office & warehouse…

Pacifica Skatepark… nuth’n like good “pool coping” after breakfast!

More writings on the wall, i see CHRIS COOK & FISH’s names on this piece… GREAT WORK my braddah’z!!! Pacifica is such a beautiful town, surf was clean and going off on this morning too!!! The last time i was here was with Fred Smith and Kevin Thatcher(OG. THRASHER editor) to skate & shoot at the infamous DEVIL’S PIT when we first started riding for ALVA SKATES in the mid 80’s…

Haha… trip out, i even see a HARTSELL on their…

KT foto from the last time i was in Pacifica(Cooksie’s hometown) almost 30 years ago. Devil’s Pit “sweeper”… ‘85-’86??

Same day, next spot… and still in Pacifica, is the LOG SHOP. One of the RADDEST indoors skate shop-park-events-skate-school-facility i’ve ever been blessed to visit and experience! Family owned and operated by the Taits and everyone who works here skates & surfs!!! I’m actually riding one of their “shop boards”(7.5 x 31) for street right now and loving it… you gotta’ visit here if your ever in Pacifica California. Where the heck was Chris Cook at on this day?!?!?! We called you and left you a message homie…

Skate-lesson in progress, todays lesson is… “Axle drops” for the skate-gromlets. AWESOME!!!

Since their beginning, SOLITARY ARTS mantra has been “JOIN US”. So please JOIN US!! (www.solitaryarts.com) Within the shell of the SOLITARY ARTS egg…

Solitary crafts, tools, & objects…

Yong Ki Chang at the controls… YKC designs all of the skate-goods and headz all of the SOLITARY ARTS operations, and Geoff McFetridge is the creator of all the AMAZING art and graphics for everything, such an amazing, efficient, & inspiring operation…

GM & other designer produced pieces perfectly displayed in inspiring arrangement around the SA office…

YKC of SA grew up with all da’ boys here in Honolulu, Hawaii Pride New Era’s from Rene Matthyssen’s(NEW DEAL) label & store FITTED…

Classic GM prints…

GM x NIEVES x Where The Wild Things Are & SA “moon lights”…

Krooked retro Stereo…

A right tool for everything, and a place for them too…

Truck bushing “cup washers” never looked so beautiful…

More writings on the wall…

There were many great lessons on this 8 day trip…

The SA skate “build-out” workshop area…

Now “Vintage” Tommy G. & Cooksie setups… RAD!!!

The SA office is like a dead-stock record shop of “test pressings” and “white labels” but with skateboards from every era! SA rider Bob Lake art & collab skate by SA & UNDEFEATED and other great decks are all here…

Recently purchased JGB print of the GONZ at the infamous “Gemco” bank…

Original Mark Gonzales art…

KENNY BRIMER 4 LIFE…

Don Pendleton art…

A Neil Blender “wood block” print…

This is a “dream come true” type of DIY pool that i would LOVE to one day have in my own backyard…

Everything about this privately owned & built spot by the beach was RAD…

Special THANKS to Aaron(owner), Bob Lake, YKC, Scott McPherson(SA rep), and good homie & Hi-SF local Chane “Lord-O-Mercy” Wilson for sharing the skate STOKE & LOVE…

Great memories for LIFE, SF 2011 with TIGHT skate homies…

(Bob Lake shredded every inch of this pool… too RAD!!!)

Stopped by the MOLLUSK surfshop in SF…

Art from the mini-gallery at MOLLUSK…

GM art print…

“I don’t much believe in the hoo-doo of most popular religions of the world but sometimes just sometimes I think signs do appear to us if we pay attention. The sunglasses in the shadows meant shit was going to be cool on this trip with the Solitary Arts on their first ever mission. Hours later, I’m still in stupification of what an experience it was. Thank you!”

(Due to some lap top issues – mine is full and broken, I was unable to blog from the road as planned.)

Sorry.

-Isaac McKay-Randozzi

The above & below foto’s and story is from Isaac Mckay-Randozzi’s blog on COLOUR skate mags website. This was my first time meeting and traveling with Isaac on this road-trip… MUCH THANKS Isaac for the great times, stories and your insights… MUCH RESPECT!

Meeting of the Solitarians. Bob, Jef and Yong-Ki (l-r).

Packing Bob’s van aka the Mule. Jef Hartsel loads up a box of display items with an energy that lasted all trip. Dude was all smiles.

Bob Lake, driver, pool madman and fellow bearded creep assesses the situation of his Vanagon.

Yong-Ki and Hartsel talk about shapes of the soon to come pro boards for Bob and him.

Rest stop find.

R. Kelly inspired pee-pee art.

We pulled into LA, checked into the hotel then hit a local Indian spot for some good food. Jerky gives me the winds.

LA.

Bob checks out one of Jef’s set-ups. Even after 3 decades of skating bob is still a kid.

My office, before I realized my computer is utter poop and I need something made after 2003. At least I don’t have any flat spots.

Chillin’ in the hotel room, thanks Scion!

The next day we hit the gallery and started to get organized, the Quiet Life was right next to use, stoked!!!

The theme of the show was passion projects. Endeavors of artists who do something outside their regular jobs in the industry. The items they have created and that were showcased came from their hearts. Axes to the heart.

Hartsel scopes out the layout.

Bob cuts some paper for layout use.

Quiet Life display items.

Outside I saw this guy.

More info on Isaac McKay-Randozzi…

www.mydumbluck.com

www.equaldist.com/collections/isaac-mckay-randozzi

Freshly printed SOLITARY ARTS “Hartsel” stickers on the trip…

Back home in da islands and inspired… the next 2 new shapes from EZ RYDER ORIGINALZ in production now!! We’ll be posting more info on the upcoming board release, new T-shirt collection, and more SOON…

DISSIZIT! x EZ RYDER ORIGINALZ / Collab “Look-book”…

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:24:15 +0000

Following up with our recent EZR blog-post… some good skate-homies and i got together today for a Sunday afternoon skate sesh here in da’ islands. We got dipped in some fresh new gear from da’ DZT/EZR collab release and headed for Aiea(Slick’s home turf) to skate one of Hawaii’s longest running, and legendary skate “canal”(called a “ditch”, in da’ mainland) “Zones”. Whats really cool about this spot is that there’s 2 completely different sides to this spot. “Zones” and “Baby Zones” exists on both opposing sides of H-1 freeway and theres a underground tube(unskateable surface) below that you can walk thru connecting the 2 spots! “Zones” has always been one of my favorite places to skate ever since our family all moved here back in the early 80’s… and sadly enough, “Zones” side is no longer skateable… which is the deeper side with “mini-gaps” and DIY extensions. But “Baby Zones” is still being skated by the younger generation and da’ homies has been adding to the “classic” spot thru collective DIY missions. Heck’a ROUGH skate surface with every kind of debris that can break-you-off at any given moment… we all went for it today and had a GREAT TIME!!

Skating PRO with NATURAL KONCEPTS, Hawaii’s very own Sean Reilly has been down with EZR & POETREE since day 1. Front pop-shove on the almost “non-skatable” surface…

DZT x EZR fitted from NEW ERA…

Head toward da’ LIGHT…

DZT x EZR “Hoodie”…

Enter “Baby Zones”, and BENEATH THE PLANET of the CARS…

“GIVE THANKS”, SKATE4LIFE…

DZT x EZR “Coaches jacket”…

Skate “Bredren’s”…

Sean Reilly & jh gettin’ in da’ ZONE…

Tight & hectic…

i like da’ LIGHT in this shot… da’ DZT/EZR COLLAB tee turned out RAD!!!

Say what?!?!! Hi. STATE’s very own KATCH 1 showed up and brought some added HEAT to the session!!! KATCH 1 “gets up” with a DZTxEZRxNKH WALL RIDE…

A TRUE skate-vandal captured on film…

A goofy-foot version, KATCH 1 & SLICK need to get 2gether and BOMB this place…

Special thanks to OG. SLICK/Tina and DISSIZIT!, Sean Reilly & KATCH 1 at NATURAL KONCEPTS, and MAD PROPS to skate homie Jonathan “SKILLET” Brousseau for the GREAT fotos!!! ONE HEART EVERYTIME…

Also, check out Sean Reilly & KATCH 1’s ILL ART by going to: www.naturalkoncept.com

This skate-vid “short” and all photos by: Jonathan “SKILLET” Brousseau.

Don’t sleep… way more info on DISSIZIT! by going to: dissizit.com/home.html

KENNY BRIMER | “Baby-Zones” | 8/11/73 – 7/23/10 | “Kenny 4 LIFE”