Cycle Zombies x Dice Magazine Release at Stance

On June 21st 2014 the Shakas and Alohas Ohana posted up at the Stance HQ for a little BBQ / Motorcyles / Skateboarding event for the Cycle Zombies x Dice  release party. It was a pretty crazy event and all though we spent the majority of the time behind the hot smoky grill, we did manage to catch a quick glimpse of what was going on right behind our backs inside the Stance HQ!

I tried to get up there to check out the bowl but it was too crowded and I only made it half way up the stairs. I heard that Kyle Yanagimoto was putting on a demo up there that's why!!!

This is Stance's NBA regulation size basketball court. Today they're using it to display some of the motorcycles that the Cycle Zombies chose to participate in their show with Dice and Stance.

The big piece on the wall was freshly installed about a week before the show by artist Zio Ziegler.

Brawny's Mako stood out amongst all the vintage styled choppers that were on display. 

Stance utitilzed every inch of space in their HQ with big packing containers. Upstairs provides a clear view of everything going on below as well as doubles as office space.

Big Scott Stopnick working on his swing at the Stance golf simulator. For those of you who golf, Stance just started a golf line as well. They're doing ground breaking things merging fashion with function for those golfers out there who want to add fun to their game!

Mahalo to Scotty and the Stopnick Ohana as well as Stance for having Shakas and Alohas out to BBQ local style for their event. We had a great time and hope to do it again soon!

TRI Co Hollywood, CA.

TRI Co
4657 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(818) 572-5121

Tri Co is a partnership of three companies, Dice, The Great Frog London, and Dixie. I got to meet Dean Micetich who is the owner of Dice Magazine and also has a band called The Black Tibetans. His band played at Russ Popes event at Dixie Long Beach a couple nights earlier. Jon Tubbs is the owner of Dixie Long Beach and is also a sales rep I believe for Red Wing Boots. I met Tubbs years ago when he worked for Vans as their Florida sales rep. The Great Frog London specializes in custom hand carved jewelry that they make in their basement in London. They've been doing this since the early 70's. I can really appreciate what I see going on here at Tri Co. They've built a community, support their friends brands and have done a great job their shop!

Dice recently did a collab project with Neighborhood Japan which is a highly sought after apparel brand. That make high end vintage styles motorcycle and custom hotrod inspired apparel with a technical twist. A couple of the pieces like the vintage throwback baseball jersey and varsity jacket you see on display on the right.

Really dig the Tri Co neon light and vintage wood paneling on the back wall.

50's inspired striped longsleeves that outlaw bikers wore back then.

Brick and wood seemed to be the motif throughout all these vintage inspired shops.

Lots of good reads here. Magazines and books from Japan that you can't get anywhere in the U.S. except for here at Tri Co. 

Jason Jessee's Black Tibetan pan on display along with his Hard Luck brand deck and his Santa Cruz Guadalupe reissue deck. This is the bike that inspired where the custom chopper scene is today. Jason was way ahead of his time and is still inspiring skateboarding and chopper enthusiast today without even trying.