This shot came from the Royal Hawaiian Pool Service web site. The official title is Wallos – pre “Animal Chin” hype. This shot of Stacey Gibo dates back to 1985. Stacey was a local “skate punk legend, he later went on to work at Thrasher and Dogtown… …Probably the most fearless and feared skater from Hawaii. He was our Duane Peters. This pic was from one the first Wallos contests – Stacey won first place hands down. The Bones Brigade got nothin’ on him.”
Check out the Shot of the Week, and while you are at it, .The R.H.P.S. store has been relaunched, they’ve got some cool stuff in there like stickers that will fit your (Indy) truck hangers and the Aaron “Fingers” Murray – Guest Model, complete with the sidecuts his name has become synonymous with.
7 comments
royce
One of my favorite skaters of all time!! Tons of power that sometimes ended in some earth jarring slams.
MLJ
The goofy guys always had an advantage at Wallos.
bk
Gibo rules! He has true island style and took some of the gnarliest slams I’ve ever seen at many pool sessions in the Berkeley Hills and kept it going! Tough as fuck.
brad
everyone else in that picture frame is looking at him- that is rad!
Stein
I skated with Gibo almost everday for many years. When he skated I know I experienced frequent mini heart attacks that at my age now my ticker probably couldnt handle. One word sums up Gibo “Gnarly”
Kilwag
Fixed the links, what – no heads up guys?
PoolPunx
Does anybody know where Stacey is these days? He was at High Speed when I was at Printime in SF. LOVED skating with him. SOooooo Gnarl !