Funhouse Skateboards

Happy Horrordaze From Funhouse Skateboards!

bossman — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:24:29 +0000

Season’s beatings everyone! It’s that magical time of year when your thoughts turn to chestnuts roasting on an open fire, horse skull-headed, goat monster babies and alcoholic skeletons. That’s right, the new Funhouse Skateboards Series Three Jersey Devil and Beer Slave decks have arrived!
Cozy up with the Jersey Devil Old School 8.5″ or with the Jersey Devil Popsicle available in widths from 7.5″ to 8.5″. Or, you can find an eggnog bonging partner with the sud-soaked skeletons of the Beer Slave Deck, which features the art from Thrasher Magazine’s Beer Slave DVD. Comes in popsicle only and is available in adult sizes from 7.75″ to 8.5″.
The Funhouse evil elves are also cooking up the NEW Series Three T shirts and they should be in stock soon!

Holiday Special: Order between now and Dec. 31 and receive a FREE Concrete Wave Magazine 2009 Calendar (featuring the Bossman’s art on the cover) and a set of NEW Limited Edition Vinyl Stickers!

Happy Horrorgaze from Funhouse Skateboards!

(C)OLD MAN JAM 2008 STILL ON!

bossman — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:53:54 +0000

Shaggy at Owl’s Head promised to have the gates open for the event as long as it wasn’t wet. Forecast says dry for tomorrow, so I’ll take him at his word and assume we are full on!

Also will have BRAND NEW FUNHOUSE JERSEY DEVILS and BEER SLAVE DECKS on sale!!!

SEE YOU THERE!!!

(C)OLD MAN JAM 2008

bossman — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:32:42 +0000

Need some chill time? Well, hold onto your mittens-The Second Annual Cold Man Jam will be held Saturday, December 6th at Owl’s Head Park in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The rain/snow date will be for the following day, Sunday the 7th. Funhouse and the Owl’s Head Old Man Locals will have a few FREE giveaways, some coffee, donuts and all the frostbitten transition you can ask for. PLEASE NOTE: This event is 11am to 3:30 pm weather permitting. Keep in mind we have no control over the conditions or if NYC Parks and Recreation will even open the gates! If you want to make sure the event is going to happen, we will do our best to keep you posted here. For a personal up to the minute report, call 718-369-6342.

Throw in your dentures, throw on your woolies and represent for hardcore NYC skateboarding. See your frozen ass there.

Concrete Wave Magazine 2009 Calendar Cover Art

bossman — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:24:10 +0000

Take a look at this cover and you’ll know why I haven’t posted too much lately! This beauty took FOREVER but is well worth the effort. You can welcome 2009 in style by subscribing to Concrete Wave Magazine (1-866-678-WAVE) and getting your complimentary copy. Where else will you find a Medusa-headed skate mermaid, a hermit crab cement truck and an angry octopus wielding cement tools?

Big thanks to Michael Brooke for allowing me the latitude (and deadline extensions) to make it happen!

www.concretewavemagazine.com

Concrete Wave Artist’s Profile and 2008 Calendar Cover

bossman — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:50:28 +0000

Well kids, here’s the spread that started it all! Way back in the early days of the Bossman’s lurch from obscurity, a fine fellow by the name of Michael Brooke gave me my first shot at the big time with this kick ass two-page artist’s profile in Concrete Wave Magazine and subsequent 2008 CW calendar cover. Fresh off a face to face meet-up at the Downhillbillies Dixie Cup in 2006, Michael was cool enough to give an unknown nut-job like myself a chance. It marked the turning point in my skate-art career and gave rise to both Funhouse and my delusions of grandeur. I’d also like to thank CW art director and all around art wizard Mark “Markintosh” Tzerelshtein for his professionalism and courtesy. The guy is a class act!

Thanks to Concrete Wave Magazine and check back soon for this year’s 2009 cover!

Old Man Jam III POSTPONED Until October 4th

bossman — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:46:43 +0000

Looks like the Brooklyn Rain Gods are pissing up a storm and the OLD MAN JAM will be postponed until October 4th. (A raindate for that day has not been set, please contact the Bossman if you have any questions).

Till then, Skate Tough and stay dry.

Satan Skatin’ for Thrasher Magazine

bossman — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:28:44 +0000

The Bossman and his Beelze-Buddies at Thrasher Magazine are at it again and we’re pleased to announce the release of our latest collaboration, the Cryptic T. Insanely detailed art, printed with a mix of lightweight, water-based inks, this shirt will have the nice kids crying and Mom reaching for the Bible. Available from THRASHERMAGAZINE.COM and fine Satan-friendly shops everywhere, this shirt is so bad-ass it’s worth the lightening strike!

OWL’S HEAD OLD MAN JAM 2008 FLYER IS HERE!!!

bossman — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:46:27 +0000

Head’s up all you crusty skate vets out there, the THIRD ANNUAL BROOKLYN OLD MAN JAM will be held at Owl’s Head Skate Park in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn on Saturday, September 27th, 2008. The jam starts at 10am and ends at 5:00pm. THERE IS NO CONTEST and all skill levels are welcome. Helmet is required. Free raffle usually goes off around 2:30. Raindate is October 4th. Early sponsors include The Owl’s Head OLD MAN LOCALS, Funhouse Skateboards, Powell, Thrasher Magazine, BDS, Old Man Army, Khiro, Central Jersey Skateshop, Concrete Wave Magazine, SHUT, Triple 8, Madrid Flypaper, Juice Magazine, Tracker Trucks, Tailtap.Com, and many others. Check back here to see the updated sponsor list as it grows into a monster! If you have questions or would like to donate to the event, hit up the Bossman@funhouseskateboards.com. Hope to see you there, you old coot.

FREE Madrid Flypaper and Flypaper Stickers with every deck!

bossman — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:11:07 +0000

A premium quality Funhouse deck deserves premium quality grip tape. To make sure your ride is the tightest in town, Funhouse Skateboards has teamed up with Madrid Pro Designs to ship FREE Madrid Flypaper and Flypaper stickers with every deck order! Made in the US, long-lasting, and grippy as hell, Flypaper has reigned supreme for over 25 years. Slap it on and tell your shoes you’re sorry!

The Stripper at ASR

bossman — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:43:23 +0000

Good news kids, The Bossman was invited by the fine folks at Bones Wheels to participate in the first ever Powell Ripper Tribute Show to be hung at this year’s ASR in September. Lot’s of famous and infamous art and skate types (Stevie Cab, Lance Mountain, Bratrud, etc) are slated to tip their hat to early Powell-Peralta illustrator Vernon Courtlandt Johnson. It was and honor to be asked and I’m stoked to have delivered a goodern’.

Not many dads are happy to send their Stripper daughter off to California, but that’s exactly what I did. Dressed in her Sunday finery, this is one cutie worthy of the honor. She’ll tear her way into your heart and leave you in stitches. Reproductions of the Stripper are available on archival paper or as fully stretched and ready to hang canvases. The piece sent to California was a eye popping 22″x 22″ digital print with archival ink and canvas and a full gallery wrap. It was printed beautifully by the magic print elves at Hampton House Gallery (WWW.HAMPTON HOUSE.NET). You can have a Stripper daughter of your own too, so contact us directly for more information on print types and prices.

In a final note, I’d like to personally thank VCJ for the mind blowing inspiration he supplied to me and countless others. Powell is a brand, but VCJ’s images have transcended retail and to this day remain the most powerful images in skateboard art.