etnies & Thunder present...
Posted By brink in Skate | Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Skip To The Comments (24)
"This shoe, what it stands for, and how it came about is a perfect example of the effect Johnny Romano had, and will forever have, on skateboarding.
Johnny was a 10-year-old skater form Galveston, Texas whose love of skateboarding and courageous perseverance through his battle with Leukemia captured the hearts of the entire skateboarding community—worldwide. He never wanted to be known as “Johnny, the skater with Leukemia.” He was simply "Johnny, the skateboarder" and we all followed his journey with our hearts on our collective sleeves.
A few months after Johnny lost his battle with Leukemia, Sean Malto and Mikey Taylor approached me with an idea to do something with Thunder and etnies to pay tribute to Johnny, as well as raise money and awareness for the Johnny Kicks Cancer organization that the Romano family founded.
Johnny may have lost his battle, but he won the war. His memory and his impact on all of us in skateboarding will live forever. Thank you to everyone who was there for the journey and thank you to everyone who keeps it going.
This one's for you Johnny. We miss the fuck out of you."
—Jim Thiebaud
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the etnies / Thunder RVL will go to the JOHNNYKICKSCANCER Foundation. For additional information on the JOHNNYKICKSCANCER Foundation, the Johnny Romano Leukemia Research Organization, visit j-grom.blogspot.com or dlxsf.com.
24 Comments to: etnies & Thunder present...
Awesome
Posted: 4 months ago
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Great Shoes, Nice Idea, I hope it can Help kids like Johnny With there issues. I appreciate actions like this, don't wasting time waiting donations but trying to make things better and helping the skateboard at all. I wish they could sell it in Brazil. But anyway I try to buy it on eBay. Thanks Etnies for helping skateboard.
Posted: 4 months ago
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my local shop in corpus christi has those shoes and everybody wants them!!
Posted: 4 months ago
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So Awesome .
Posted: 4 months ago
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do they make sizes larger than 13?
johnny romano will live forever......
Posted: 4 months ago
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I miss Johnny! :(
I'm going to buy the shoes!
Posted: 4 months ago
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omg these are like the shweeeeeeeetest shoes etnies has even thought about coming up with..
AHHHHHHH!! :]]
Posted: 4 months ago
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woow nice shoes !!
is it posible to bmx with them i cant see grip
Posted: 4 months ago
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woow nice shoes !!
is it posible to bmx with them i cant see grip
Posted: 4 months ago
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the etnies is better because the Ryan Sheckler buy them.the etnies is loking great.
Posted: 4 months ago
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the etnies is the best shoes in the world
Posted: 4 months ago
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sk8 daule propio lo shoes
cristhian-lalosk8@hotmail.com
Posted: 4 months ago
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theses are sweet shoes, where can i get apair in the UK????????
Posted: 4 months ago
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It's REALLY cool you're doing this Jim. The skateboard community should do these kinds of things more often.
Posted: 4 months ago
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I have already seen it somethere...
Posted: 4 months ago
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These are sweet!!!!!!! My 9 year old son will be wearing these on his first day of 4th grade. Much love to the Romano family!
Posted: 4 months ago
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i love them. can anyone please tell me where i can buy them online.
email me ASAP.
soccer_basketball_weightlifting@hotmail.com
ill always buy Johnny Romano's skateboard stuff.
Ritchie
Posted: 4 months ago
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buenos tenis aqi desde mexico saludandolos para ver cuando se echan una buel ya qe en mexico hay buenos skate al igual qe en chiapas en tuxtla gutierrez buenop va sigan asiendo lo qwe asen lla qe son una inspirazion para nosotros
Posted: 3 months ago
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va
Posted: 3 months ago
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narley!!
Posted: 3 months ago
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Johnny was sooo amazing he will live on forever! Awsome shoes to, I can't wait to get some!
Posted: 3 months ago
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Ya I hadbthe regular all black and white ones of these and they were friggin awesome now thatvits got the thunder collab it's even sicker great shoe withva new sweet look
Posted: 3 months ago
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Hi, I just bought that shoe today at the local skateshop in my town, IN THE NETHERLANDS!
But I didn't know it was for Johny, and I didn't know who Johny was.
Posted: 1 month ago
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dude. johnny was absoloutly amazing he made his mark on the world and like they said he lost his battle but he deffinitly won the war. the shoes are amazing i got them like the day they came out
Posted: 1 month ago
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