Hey Mick, Mate this is a pisser thread and that looks like a great board, I did’nt know which post to reply to, you were from the Centrally, so I’ll go with you, firstly, I have the utmost respect for Geoff and I am definately stoked to have had worked for him when I did, there will never be times like that in the industry again, I can remember coming into work one day at Winbourne road Brooky, Geoff goes;there’s a cyclone in Queensland, we’re going, the whole factory, there was only four of us, it was like a tight rock band, we scored big time, my first plane ride, we stayed at Ray Richard’s flat at Rainbow Bay, got Burleigh, the old Kirra, got drunk, etc,. I once was learning how to shape[finish of one of Geoffs] and Reno was shaping in the bay next to me, my brother Rob[Weed], got him a job cutting rails, he,s 11 , Gerry Lopez, Geoff Hackman, Barry K come in and go, who’s the kid, Weed gets to meet them at 11, so many amazing times when you look back, Weed is still telling the story after a few, he’s almost 47. My last board, except for one from Brian Ingam, before I started riding my own, was a Reno 6’9" double flyer swallow, orange bottom, black insert,[ I did this 8 point star on the deck, orange and yellow, I did the same star first on the finish coat room wall at Avoca, resined over it and I belive it was there for along time], model Geoff shaped, I was a shocker, my boards were good enough for my brothers and a few mates, they were’nt good enough for me, how could they be, when Geoff shaped your boards. I will balance it though, I think he got a bit extreme later on, you were saying about Indo, I saw Bruce Turner there,riding one of the extreme models, I swear he thought Ulu’s was a close out, just went straight past him. I have another thread going on at the moment about the beaks, I think I’m gonna have to ask Geoff and maybe see if I can get him to shape me a board for old time sake while I’m at it, sure is a pisser thread, cheers J.H.
