GODOYS

A MESSAGE FROM FUNHOUSE

Hope all of you are doing well. The psychological side effects from the news and media blitz on the population are probably worse than the chances of getting the "illness"! For us, this sitting around at home is making us crazy! Drawing on paper is getting old, painting is getting old, tattooing ourselves is getting old... we miss our clients, the shop and our jobs! 

This is just a reminder that, for those who have left deposits for appointments that were interrupted during this time, these will be honoured. Each artist has a record of the deposits received and  are ready to tattoo, as soon as we get the green light!!  

Remember, there are other news sources out there, ones which report positive aspects and points of view which can ease any paranoia and stress, and can empower you to make more educated decisions for yourselves. We are focusing on the light at the end of this fudge tunnel, if you know what I mean.

Start planning to fill in those empty skin spaces! We are here to consult anytime you'd like. Email us: contact@funhousetattoo.net and we'll get back to you ASAP. Any messages to specific artists will be forwarded to them. Art, Justin, Ryan, Bennet, T-Bird or Mark.

Soon we'll be back in action, so will you and hopefully in time for a great summer! 

SKATEBOARD LEGEND, JEFF GROSSO, PASSED AWAY....

Jeff Grosso turned pro in the mid 80's, around the same time we did, he was in our generation of pro skaters. He was gnarly. A total power skater. I (Art) remember doing a demo in Milwaukee at the Turf skatepark and he was there, with a few other Santa Cruz riders. He was doing tail taps at the top of the vertical extensions on the round ends of the capsule half pipe... that was radical. It had a rounded lip and lots of vertical!  Below is an article from TMZ about his death. 

Jeff plugged us on his show "Love Letters to Skateboarding" and now we're doing the same for him. It's a real loss for skateboarding, especially to all of us from that generation. We were all kids, pro skaters, travelling, going to contests... doing our thing without any thought as to the impact any of us would have 35 years later!! 

Thanks Jeff for what you've done for skating. RIP

7:11 AM PT -- Law enforcement tells TMZ Sports ... Grosso passed away Tuesday at Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, California. We're told there is no obvious cause of death at the moment. An autopsy is expected to be performed.

Skateboarding legend Jeff Grosso -- one of the biggest skate stars of the '80s -- has died. He was only 51.

Thrasher Magazine's Michael Burnett confirmed the news ... saying on Tuesday, "Today we have the terrible task of saying a heartbreaking goodbye to beloved verticalist, commentator and friend of the mag, Jeff Grosso."

The details surrounding Grosso's death are unclear. We're working on it. He is survived by his 8-year-old son Oliver, who Burnett mentions in his tribute to Jeff.

"Jeff went from number-one amateur to '80s superstar to cautionary tale and back again. His latest role as lovable curmudgeon, host of his own history-packed web series and keeper of skateboarding’s righteousness, unafraid to offend or annoy in his quest to educate, was by far his greatest – second only to being Oliver’s dad."

The "cautionary tale" is a reference to Jeff's struggles with substance abuse. He talked openly about issues with pain pills and heroin. In fact, Jeff OD'd 3 times before 2017.

"He will be sorely, sorely missed. Our hearts go out to his family and many friends. RIP," Burnett said. Jeff shot to skate stardom in the '80s and went on to host "Vans' Love Letters to Skateboarding."

Credit: Alamy

Jeff was also BELOVED by skate legends like Tony Hawk -- who paid tribute to Grosso.

"Jeff was a true skateboarder at his core, and a great wealth of entertainment, insight and valuable philosophy to a younger generation. I was lucky enough to skate with him over the last four decades and occasionally featured on his Vans’ Love Letters series.”

Hawk continued ... "One of the last times we spoke, we talked about how ridiculous it is that we still get to do this for a living and that anyone even cares what we do or think in terms of skateboarding at our age."

"I believe Jeff is a big reason that anyone truly cares, and skateboarding was lucky to have him as an ambassador and gatekeeper to its history. He was also a great father, which is obvious in his last social media post. Thank you Jeff, words cannot describe how much we will miss you."

Originally Published -- 6:56 AM PT

Originally Published -- 6:56 AM PT

http://www.tmz.com/2020/04/01/jeff-grosso-dead-dies-skateboarder-tony-hawk.

FUNHOUSE ARCHIVES.

THESE PIECES WERE DONE OVER THE LAST YEAR OR 2.

CANT WAIT TO GET BACK TO WORK!

BY ART

VIRUS TIMES!

SUCKS TO SAY THAT WE ARE CLOSED TIL FURTHER NOTICE. THANKS TO ALL OUR CLIENTS THAT STILL WANNA GET TATTOOED DURING THIS CRAZY TIME, UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T TAKE THE RISKS... IN THE MEANTIME, START PLANNING YOUR NEXT IDEAS! RESEARCH, DRAW, PAINT... STAY BUSY, STAY STOKED, IT'S GONNA HAPPEN AND IT WILL BE WORTH EVERY OUTLINE, SHADE AND COLOR!!!  

SEE Y'ALL SOON! 

 ART, JUSTIN, RYAN, BENNET, TBIRD, MARK & ADAM-  FUNHOUSE