Dear Vans,
We want to support you. We are asking you, "Please. Please take our money".
We want to think that your love for all things "skate rock" can manifest itself into what some would call, "The Best Vans Ever". At least for Texas skateboarders. Especially for Austin skateboarders.
The Big Boys paved the way for so much. We don't have to tell you. You should already know. Plus, the Google is the next tab over and you can go over there and get lost on the internet some more today. It will be worth it. We promise.
A friend of a friend of some friends made his Vans into a pair of Big Boys vans. We saw the post, and we all thought it was real. I saw hundreds of "likes" and "reposts". It should have caught on, but for some reason, it didn't. More recently, with the help of Jeff Grosso, a few were made by a designer for you guys that were only given to a few friends and family. Problem is, we aren't his friends or family, so none of us got a pair.
We hope that this petition and gather enough support to show you how badly we need these.
Yours
Big Boys Legion
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
August 20, 2015
August 20, 2015
The response to this proposal has been genuinely impressive. It is clear that the legacy of the Big Boys remains significant to the skating community.
Reached 100 supporters
August 20, 2015
August 17, 2015
The momentum behind our request for a Big Boys collaboration is growing steadily. Please reach out to your local skate community members to ensure we reach the one hundred signature milestone before the end of the day.
466 Comments
As being the first band known to have their own skateboard design, I feel these shoes are extremely important. I would buy multiple pairs just so it meant I got to wear them until the end of time.
Vans, Do the right thing, the Big Boys are very important to skateboarding and a part of the reason skateboarding is what it is today. They are example of why it was not and will never be a fad. Thank You for reading. Jason. Been pushing boards since 1976
I'm not from Austin or anywhere in Texas but one time around the summer of '83 I caught the Big Boys at an all ages show at Goofys Upper Deck in Minneapolis Minnesota and I'm still spinning their songs today. I'm also still buying vans. This would be some kind of harmonic convergence for me.
Big Boys have been my favorite punk band since Middle School and Randy "Biscuit" Turner was a hero to this young, gay punk growing up in a small hick town. Please, please, please pay the monumental skate punk band the respect they deserve!
Been a loyal Vans customer since 1993 and have been running the official Big Boys website since 1999. So excited by this prospect. Please make this happen!!
Yes
Si mon!
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Dear Vans,
We want to support you. We are asking you, "Please. Please take our money".
We want to think that your love for all things "skate rock" can manifest itself into what some would call, "The Best Vans Ever". At least for Texas skateboarders. Especially for Austin skateboarders.
The Big Boys paved the way for so much. We don't have to tell you. You should already know. Plus, the Google is the next tab over and you can go over there and get lost on the internet some more today. It will be worth it. We promise.
A friend of a friend of some friends made his Vans into a pair of Big Boys vans. We saw the post, and we all thought it was real. I saw hundreds of "likes" and "reposts". It should have caught on, but for some reason, it didn't. More recently, with the help of Jeff Grosso, a few were made by a designer for you guys that were only given to a few friends and family. Problem is, we aren't his friends or family, so none of us got a pair.
We hope that this petition and gather enough support to show you how badly we need these.
Yours
Big Boys Legion
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
August 20, 2015
August 20, 2015
The response to this proposal has been genuinely impressive. It is clear that the legacy of the Big Boys remains significant to the skating community.
Reached 100 supporters
August 20, 2015
August 17, 2015
The momentum behind our request for a Big Boys collaboration is growing steadily. Please reach out to your local skate community members to ensure we reach the one hundred signature milestone before the end of the day.
466 Comments
I'm sure there were more pairs of Vans sold back in the day due to interest in skateboarding in association with hardcore and the Big Boys than we can imagine. At one time interest in one was synonymous with the other. Time to show some appreciation, Vans! Big Boys!
As being the first band known to have their own skateboard design, I feel these shoes are extremely important. I would buy multiple pairs just so it meant I got to wear them until the end of time.
Vans, Do the right thing, the Big Boys are very important to skateboarding and a part of the reason skateboarding is what it is today. They are example of why it was not and will never be a fad. Thank You for reading. Jason. Been pushing boards since 1976
I'm not from Austin or anywhere in Texas but one time around the summer of '83 I caught the Big Boys at an all ages show at Goofys Upper Deck in Minneapolis Minnesota and I'm still spinning their songs today. I'm also still buying vans. This would be some kind of harmonic convergence for me.
Big Boys have been my favorite punk band since Middle School and Randy "Biscuit" Turner was a hero to this young, gay punk growing up in a small hick town. Please, please, please pay the monumental skate punk band the respect they deserve!
Been a loyal Vans customer since 1993 and have been running the official Big Boys website since 1999. So excited by this prospect. Please make this happen!!
Yes
Si mon!
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I'm sure there were more pairs of Vans sold back in the day due to interest in skateboarding in association with hardcore and the Big Boys than we can imagine. At one time interest in one was synonymous with the other. Time to show some appreciation, Vans! Big Boys!