DEATH SKATEBOARDS: Richie Jackson Hippy Stick 7.75" (2009)

History behind the "Hippie Stick" The 1986 Original: Designed by John Grigley for Vision Street Wear, the graphic was ironically born from an aggressive 1980s punk-versus-hippie rivalry in skateboarding, implying you could "beat a hippie with the stick". The Richie Jackson 2009 Version: Known for his eccentric, 1970s psychedelic warrior style, Richie Jackson flipped the meaning on its head. He teamed up with UK-based Death Skateboards to reissue the graphic because he felt modern skateboarders are actually just mellow hippies at heart. .