Eagles on Boards

(onthewatermo) · (onthewatermo) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 06-19-2008, 7:18 AM

Besides the obvious, "we put birds on boards because birds fly and so do people who ride these", does anyone have a guess or explanation as to the prevalence of a certain style of eagle which occurs on various companies' boards?
2007 Hyperlite Drive:
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(onthewatermo) · (onthewatermo) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 06-19-2008, 7:19 AM

2007 Liquid Force Witness:
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(Message edited by onthewatermo on June 19, 2008)

(onthewatermo) · (onthewatermo) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 06-19-2008, 7:21 AM

And finally, the Polish Eagle (throwing some 'air knucks' to Rusty):
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(srh00z) · (srh00z) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 06-19-2008, 7:23 AM

The first one is a Griffin isn't it? Both are pretty sick graphics.

(iamnathanhudson)

i thought those birds were supposed to represent a pheonix. If you go to this wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_%28mythology%29

You will see that the pheonix on the coin looks very similar to the bird on the drive and somewhat similar to the bird on the witness. The whole rising from the ashes bit has been used in board sports quite a bit.

(Message edited by iamnathanhudson on June 19, 2008)

(onthewatermo) · (onthewatermo) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 06-19-2008, 8:03 AM

Thanks for the info (I will always think "rising from the ashes" when riding my Witness) and now (in my best Napoleon 'geez' voice): discuss whether it is a griffin or a phoenix.

(hyperliteguy_04)

Pheonix

(rhawn) · (rhawn) **Join Date: Dec 2006** 06-19-2008, 10:15 AM

Dems some scary looking eagles.

(tonality) · (tonality) **Join Date: Mar 2005** 06-19-2008, 11:08 AM

Take a look at all the screen print T's and clothing this year too, it's just the latest design fad, like tribal was a few years back.

Full circle from circa 1985, as evidenced by Jesse's post ;) I feel like Frank the Tank lookin at that sucker :P