no he only signed on for the powell classic tech deck line

yep

yeah birdhouse wont be mentioned in that ad because that graphic has nothing to do with his company.... just his name. which is the the only thing keeping the board from being re-released.

But because of his name you can't reissue it. LAME!

yeah they could probably make it without his name.. then they would be no different than vision. and who wants a hawk board without hawks name on it? not me. sucks.

did you guys see this?

from TWB;

In a press release from Tony Hawk, Inc., Tony Hawk is now the sole owner of Birdhouse Skateboards. Blitz Distribution President Per Welinder will continue his focus on the remaining Blitz Brands—Baker, Flip, Fury, Sk8mafia, and Hook-Ups. Blitz will also continue to distribute Birdhouse. Read the press release below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tony Hawk Acquires Birdhouse Skateboards

Vista, CA, October 14, 2008 – Tony Hawk and Per Welinder, business partners for the past 15 years, reached a definitive agreement whereby Tony Hawk has acquired all interest in the Birdhouse Skateboards brand from Blitz Distribution, Inc.

By purchasing the brand, Tony Hawk will initiate integrating Birdhouse into his overall activities and his business, Tony Hawk, Inc. Full ownership will also give Tony increased oversight and involvement to his biggest priority, the Birdhouse team riders.

The asset purchase will allow Per Welinder to continue his passion of incubating core brands. Blitz continues to distribute the Birdhouse, Baker, Flip, Fury, Sk8Mafia and Hook-Ups brands.

About Tony Hawk Inc.
Tony Hawk Inc. is a world leader in its field with the unprecedented ability to bring alternative sports and their unique lifestyle to the masses while maintaining an indispensable edge of authenticity with the market’s hard-core, trendsetting audience. Founded by Tony Hawk in 1998 and based in Vista, CA, the company is organized into five segments: Merchandising, Events, Endorsements, Film and Digital Media. These lifestyle sports include skateboarding, BMX, Motocross, surfing and snowboarding. Consumer goods bearing the Tony Hawk brand have dominated several markets, including video games, skateboards and sporting goods, lifestyle apparel, toys, interactive content, food, publications and more.

About Blitz Distribution
Blitz Distribution is located in Huntington Beach, CA and distributes some of the most important brands in skateboarding, The company distributes skateboarding products around the world, from mom and pop shops to sporting good stores. Through the years the goal of Blitz remains providing highest quality products at reasonable prices to encourage the continued growth of skateboarding as a passion, an activity and way of life.

yea i saw that last week in my tws biz email

sorry i have no intrest in birdhouse baker flip sk8 mafia or hook ups. only thing ill be buying from hawk or per is thier re-issues from powell if they ever sign off on em. if they dont........ oh well.

LOL!!!! GOOD QUESTION. ITS A "NORDIC" THING I GUESS WE WOULDNT UNDERSTAND.

Hmmm...maybe they named him Per, because it's a common forename in Sweden, where he originally came from?

THOSE CRAZY SWEEDS WITH THIER VOLVO'S AND SWEEDISH FISH. =) SORRY...... DIDNT MEAN ANY DISRESPECT TO "PER" I LOVE ALL THE BONES BRIGADE!!. BUT YOU GOTTA ADMIT... EVEN "TONY HAWK"SOUNDS MADE UP FOR CHRISTS SAKE. LANCE MOUNTAIN? THEY SOUND LIKE SUPER HEROS. AND I GUESS........ IN A WAY THEY ARE. =)

SEE..........ITS ALL IN GOOD FUN.

saw a hawk tech deck on ebay.. different than the one in the pic above.. more like the original than the one shown with the background. best part............ THE STICKER!!!! holy crap whos ever idea that was to put that re-issue hawk sticker in the package did thier f'N homework. cuz u cant touch that sticker for under $50.00 on ebay!! i know its not an original sticker from the 80"s and bla bla bla.... but seriously people pay 50 bucks for that damn thing. its retarded. i know. i paid 45 bucks for a rodney mullen sticker i just had to have... man i have issues. crap.