Shogo Kubo Words by Jay Adams... "Imagine Elvis Presley coming back. Well, that’s what Shogo Kubo did. Shogo was one of the original Zephyr team members. I met him at judo school when we were both in our early teens. Shogo and I became close a few years later when he called about a surfboard that my mom and I were trying to sell in the local paper. Shogo and I were like brothers, hanging out, surfing, skating and terrorizing all the little neighborhood girls. Shogo had a really good surfing style on the banks, which he later perfected in backyard swimming pools and skateparks. He did well in contests, but preferred to skate with his bros. I remember skating plenty of skateparks with him in the early days, where most of the kids would stop skating and just watch. Shogo preferred pools and that’s the area where he excelled the most. Shogo, Stacy, Alva and I were the four guys out of the original Zephyr team, who actually stuck it out the longest. In the early ’80s, Shogo went to Cherry Hill, NJ and that’s the last I saw of him. I think he came back to DogTown but I wasn’t skating as much at the time so we weren’t hanging out. After that he was gone! Nobody, and I mean, nobody, knew where to find him. As it turned out he was over here in Hawaii, getting married and starting a family. He gives full credit to his wife for saving his life and now he has two beautiful children. I’m really surprised the “DogTown…” movie didn’t have more about him because he was one of the best, but Shogo has always been super humble and never craved the attention he deserves. I’ve got so much respect for Shogo I can’t even put it on paper. Guys like him are what skating is all about. He helped pave the road all you kids are skating down. His style will never be touched. Shogo Kubo - one of the greatest skateboarders of all time…" @JuiceMagazine 2002. Photo @williamsharpimages @jboyadams @kuboshota #neverforgetshogo #neverforgetjboy #skateboardinghalloffame We send our love to the Kubo family as Shogo is remembered by the 2017 Skateboarding Hall of Fame tonight. ❤️ RIP Shogo...