HISTORY

One of the first Morey Boogie advertisements mid 70′s.

 

The first Manta factory was situated at Milpera just down the road from the infamous Bikey Massacre. This pic was taken around 1990 in the original digs. Photo Stroh

 

Advertisement for Hawaiian brand Fumanchu in 2000. The brainchild of photographer Joe Libby who mixed Hip Hop with Dropknee to create an unique street clothing style.

When No Friends went global in the late 90s it had no bigger impact than Australia. The local clothing brand pulled together the hottest young Aussie kids to wave the NF flag like Nelson Ross below. Nelson was from the Sunny Coast. Along with, Sean Virtue, Jono Bruce, Michael Crawley, Dave Winchester and Joel Taylor team NF Oz was a youth force like no other before or later. Pic MC.

 

Rush Mag Issue 2 had Mason Rose on the cover. Although best known for his Dropknee , Mason was equally skilled at prone. This photo taken at Lighthouse Beach around 98 by Stroh.

Another of Morey’s original advertisements from the late 70′s pic Jeff Devine.

Ballistic was the No4 video in the Underground Tapes series. This is the bonus and last section  of the movie featuring Dave Ballard, Nugget and Banno captured during one afternoon session at Blackrock. This day  saw Bal going off and in his best form. The footage was unofficially loaded on youtube off an original vhs video so the quality is bad but still worth a look.

Morey Boogie  Bodywear might not have set the Bodyboarding world on fire but with Marylands Jay Reale as its sponsored rider it was sure to get a lot of exposure. For a large chunk of the 80′s and 90′s Jay was mainland  USA’s most visible and consistent rider scoring plenty of coverage in magazines around the world. Jay was one of the sports true professionals and always went out of his way to portray bodyboarding  in a good light. 

 

Featuring The Pro Hawke Model, in 1990 Ross Hawkes signature board was a top seller in Australia.