Tom Penny and éS Part Ways
Tuesday, Dec 27, 2005 · Garry
Tom Penny has long been the most elusive character in skateboarding. During the rare occasions that he’s chosen to surface, he has always given everyone something to talk about. The next time Tom rears his head, unfortunately, it won’t be in éS Footwear. As of January 1, 2006, he will be moving on.
We would like to thank Tom for 10 incredible years with the brand, and for all that he’s done for skateboarding with éS under his feet. A true international man of mystery, Tom’s skateboarding and personality have always amazed and left us wanting more.
éS would like to wish Tom well in his future endeavors. As an original member of the éS team, the legacy he has left will live on with us forever.
As the New Year arrives, keep your eyes trained on éS for the first-ever pro model shoes from P.J. Ladd and Justin Eldridge, as well as a new team rider or two to be announced in the coming months.
63 Responses to "Tom Penny and éS Part Ways"
RSS 2.0 feedgravatar of eS blog commenter, garry
garry says:
12/27/05 at 05:41Yes, Eric Koston is still on the éS team.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, craig
craig says:
12/27/05 at 06:56hahahaha..Who loves garry? Did you all know GSD (aka Garry) invented the boneless? Do you all even know what a boneless is? Do a google search on GSD..some thing should pop up
gravatar of eS blog commenter, garry
garry says:
12/27/05 at 07:22Do a google search on GSD..something should pop up.
Yeah, a bunch of German Shepard Dogs. Ha-ha.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Charlie
Charlie says:
12/27/05 at 07:24pennys on supra
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Justin. P
Justin. P says:
12/27/05 at 08:27wow i bought penny 2’s just today
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Free Skateboarding.
Free Skateboarding. says:
12/27/05 at 10:36It sucks that he’s gone, is that gonna kill a chunk of your business?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, garry
garry says:
12/27/05 at 10:40No!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, craig
craig says:
12/27/05 at 10:57penny 2’s are dope and it won’t hurt biz..don’t worry. As for supra I give it 2-3 years…maybe 4 at the most. The shoe game is a tough one kids. I know a bunch of shoe brands trying to sell their shit to big surf companies or whom ever is buying. And…now the non-skate companies are jumping in…shit is going to be hectic kids but that doesn’t affect you (or does it?) I love skateboarding! Fuck the biz just get out there and push around let us worry about the biz.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Mr. Magic
Mr. Magic says:
12/28/05 at 12:08Supra?
I forgot…
gravatar of eS blog commenter, ToNyXeS
ToNyXeS says:
12/28/05 at 12:18Penny was a great skateboarder !
He will stay on skate history for ever. But he’s not dead, he’s still not on éS …
He’s part on menikmati was incredible. Please come to bordeaux again Tom :)
Good luck on Supra !
i hope only he will be back to soletech soon like Ronnie Creager !
hEu, Craig, you’re a great manager, but don’t fuck the biz, because that’s the biz you love ! If you fuck really the biz you will continue to produce and love some techi innovating shoes (scheme, diode…) and not simple one like the flik and the “Ladd”…
gravatar of eS blog commenter, brownjamin
brownjamin says:
12/28/05 at 12:32Penny is a ledgend now and always will be. Hope it works out on supra.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Wouter2005
Wouter2005 says:
12/28/05 at 02:22i hope koston doesnt go lakai man prolly not i hope but pj can take penny’s place :D
gravatar of eS blog commenter, mariano
mariano says:
12/28/05 at 09:54good luck tom
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Pimpero
Pimpero says:
12/28/05 at 10:29juu juu
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Charlie
Charlie says:
12/28/05 at 11:13i agree 100% with ToNyXeS
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Wouter2005
Wouter2005 says:
12/28/05 at 11:49PJ LADD WOOOOF WOOOF
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Matt
Matt says:
12/28/05 at 01:25wheres Tom Penny going???
gravatar of eS blog commenter, krudbenco
krudbenco says:
12/28/05 at 01:48hmm i wonder who the new riders will be… brandon turner did split with osiris not to long ago… and guy marinio is in the pro ranks again
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Bestskater
Bestskater says:
12/28/05 at 02:17Yeah hes starting his own compony with Erik Ellington called Supra looka at the new transworld there is an ad and a website. and Koston is leaving too for lakai.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, sh1f
sh1f says:
12/28/05 at 03:59who didn’t see that one coming.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, dangerousmovingunit
dangerousmovingunit says:
12/28/05 at 04:18WHY DO YOU GUYS SELL UR SHOES AT PAC SUN? AND THE ACCELS ARE SHITTY TOO AND STOP THAT STUPID PINK K7 ITS NOT COOL
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Josh P.
Josh P. says:
12/28/05 at 06:18We should hire Danger to do our marketing.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Josh P.
Josh P. says:
12/28/05 at 06:21Oh, and yes I did know that Garry invented the boneless. Cuz I’m old. 2006 will be my 20 year skateboarding anniversary. Yea for old people!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, craig
craig says:
12/28/05 at 07:31TonyXes- When I say fuck the biz I’m talking about it in relation to actual skating. Companies come and go and in reality kids should just be more focused on the actual act of skateboarding…not who’s riding for or what shoe company is going under. I think there should be less talk about the biz and more focus on the act riding the stunt wood.
Now back to topic. Tom is a legend and he will always be a part of éS regardless of what brand he rides for.
Josh-we just hired Danger cause that dude is on top of it.
Best Skater- Penny doesn’t own a piece of Supra. I think he’s the only one that didn’t get ownership. Lame in my book.
As for Koston he just invented a cure for cancer and we’ll be sending that out with every pair of Accels that can only be bought in this new mall underwater…it’s so radical
smile once in a while it does wonders
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Charlie
Charlie says:
12/28/05 at 08:10it doesnt really matter what the team is. what matters is how good the shoes are. partly how they look. hint hint.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, garry
garry says:
12/28/05 at 09:02It’s real name is the Boneless One, but you can shorten it to Boneless if you want. I won’t get mad. No, really. I WON’T GET MAD AT ALL. Just kidding. Also, go ahead and do them on flat ground. I won’t think you’re lame at all. This is so on-topic. Psyched.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Charlie
Charlie says:
12/28/05 at 09:05hey “duke of hazards” what do you think about mike v?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, big head
big head says:
12/28/05 at 11:23ToNyXeS says it best
gravatar of eS blog commenter, ToNyXeS
ToNyXeS says:
12/28/05 at 11:56Thanks for you’re answer Craig, i understand what you’re talking about biz.
But, who is Danger ?
Doesn’t want to hire a graphic designer and designer assistant ? I’m free if you want ! :) i can send you my references ;)
gravatar of eS blog commenter, martinkus
martinkus says:
12/29/05 at 01:19Why exactly is Penny leaving anyway?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Alex
Alex says:
12/29/05 at 04:04Josh P. is there still gonna be some colorways left for the Penny 2 or Penny 2 lo. next year ? Justin E. i saw some pics of him wearing the Penny 2 lo. in a gray/black colorway.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, ToNyXeS
ToNyXeS says:
12/29/05 at 05:22Martinkus > Supra is a new footwear skateshoes compagny.
For launching this new one the team from Kr3w was hired by this new compagny. that’s why Penny left éS and Ellington left Emerica (and it’s a rumor but antwan could go to Supra too…)
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Charlie
Charlie says:
12/29/05 at 10:22antwuans is going to be in the es video. what are you going to do with the penny footage? is it going to be in the next flip video which rowley said was coming up?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Dirk
Dirk says:
12/29/05 at 10:41MIke Barker should be your next team rider, who saw forecast? his part was awesome. And he beat Mikemo Capaldi at the Skatelab game of skate. The guy is rad
gravatar of eS blog commenter, bakerskate505
bakerskate505 says:
12/29/05 at 11:11what this is gay penny and koston are leaving. well we still got pj
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Free Skateboarding.
Free Skateboarding. says:
12/29/05 at 11:47tonyxeS- “danger” is short for “dangerousmovingunit” he’s this guy on this blog who was making fun of the accel and the pink K7’s, Craig and Josh were just making fun of him cause he puts a lot of dicks in his mouth.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Herbo
Herbo says:
12/29/05 at 01:10word is that Mike York might be hopping on the Es team. and appleyard. i really can’t see apples joing after he got on golbe. but we’ll see only time can tell
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Justin. P
Justin. P says:
12/29/05 at 02:01wow josh p i seriously thought you were lik in your teens early 20’s the latest
gravatar of eS blog commenter, G - rant
G - rant says:
12/29/05 at 11:14dont worry guys, everything will be alrite… just Skate or diE!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Josh P.
Josh P. says:
12/30/05 at 12:37Justin - I try to act as young as possible.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Wes H.
Wes H. says:
12/30/05 at 08:27Thats pretty rotten if Penny is leaving for another company, i mean, ‘es treated him like royalty for 10 years. But i can understand if he is just retiring from being a pro.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, craig
craig says:
12/30/05 at 11:10Change is a good thing.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, ToNyXeS
ToNyXeS says:
12/30/05 at 01:34J-1 before tom leave éS …
gravatar of eS blog commenter, iwishilivedinfinland
iwishilivedinfinland says:
12/30/05 at 05:44Good, now maybe Javier will get more recognition.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Josh P.
Josh P. says:
12/30/05 at 06:35I don’t think Tom was stealing Javier thunder.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, felo
felo says:
12/31/05 at 04:39what about penny footage for yes?
gravatar of eS blog commenter, dfwskatesalot
dfwskatesalot says:
12/31/05 at 05:02GOD I HOPE SUPRA HAS SOME KICKS, BEACUASE THE PENNY ES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO MAKE MY FEET FEEL AS IF THEY WERE IN MY BEST FRIENDS COUCH AS I LAND OFF A HUGE LEDGE…DAMN I CANT BELIVE PENNY IS LEAVING ES….IF HE LEAVES FLIP IDK WHAT WILL HAPPEN..PENNY IS THE ONLY PRO THAT I GET INSPIRED TO SKATE….I SWEAR SUPRA BETTER BE GOOD OR THERES GUNNA BE SOME COMPLICATIONS!!!!!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, MrYads
MrYads says:
12/31/05 at 01:43Aw. And the Penny2 Lo’s just came out too :(. Well, best of luck to him.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, loop
loop says:
1/2/06 at 06:55Fuck!!!!!!!! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, wpelepchan
wpelepchan says:
1/3/06 at 01:16you guys are clowns
gravatar of eS blog commenter, wpelepchan
wpelepchan says:
1/3/06 at 01:18ha ha ha
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gravatar of eS blog commenter, alix
alix says:
1/3/06 at 06:48yo man, worst choice ever… didnt u guys already kick him off, then get him back on once u saw his footy in that circa tour video? no one shud ever let tom penny go. hes way to butter, and hes keepin it real skatin wat he feels like and not wat the media portrays as wats ill. if penny is on supra es has lost him for good. but if not, next video part u guys r gunna b beggin for him back, once u see how dope he is… freal
gravatar of eS blog commenter, the_ice_cream_hustla
the_ice_cream_hustla says:
1/4/06 at 08:34TO BAD YOU GUYS LOST DIXON TO
I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING FOOTAGE OF HIM
IN YeS! BUT NOW IT’S NOT GONNA HAPPEN
(OH AND IF ALL YOU DON’T BELIEVE ME GO TO THE KR3W SITE AND GO LOOK AT ANTWUAN PAGE AND READ TO WHAT HIS SPONSER LIST SAYS…….HE’S ON SUPRA)
gravatar of eS blog commenter, the_ice_cream_hustla
the_ice_cream_hustla says:
1/4/06 at 08:37WHAT’S UP WITH THAT!
gravatar of eS blog commenter, the_ice_cream_hustla
the_ice_cream_hustla says:
1/4/06 at 08:37WHAT’S UP WITH THAT
gravatar of eS blog commenter, SpaZ is_the best prt
SpaZ is_the best prt says:
1/4/06 at 06:56whats up with that? Tom Penny is goin on to supra. i saw there shoes exclusivly online ther awesome
gravatar of eS blog commenter, barry will
barry will says:
1/4/06 at 08:44there wouldn’t be blogs if there was no talk of skate biz on them. why do you think blogs were established on popular skate sites? someone wrote “kids should just be more focused on the actual act of skateboarding…not who’s riding for or what shoe company is going under. I think there should be less talk about the biz and more focus on the act riding the stunt wood.” wouldn’t that defeat the purpose of running a blog? do you think this blog would have anyone even reading it if there wasn’t shit going on with your brand? blogs are_marketing research. that’s why you post shit like mccrank drawings and pictures of pink es shoes - market your brand. maybe if you spent more time on your stuntwood you would spend less time behind a computer - blogging. i’m going skating.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, TAKEéSOUTOFPACSUN
TAKEéSOUTOFPACSUN says:
1/5/06 at 06:38A change in subject…
ES has found it’s way into my local Pacsun and Journeys and I am F@!#ing pissed. WHY IS ES BECOMING MAINSTREAM AND SELLING OUT! IT IS GOING TO RUIN ITS IMAGE!!!!! Sole Tech’s president and founder Pierre Andre Senizergues says in a semi-recent interview with Transworld Business, “We try and target different consumers and the people we hire match that. Distribution is another way the brands are different. Emerica and és are at ’core shops only, and etnies is at ’core, too, but also at secondary points of distribution like Pacific Sunwear.” (http://www.twsbiz.com/twbiz/profiles/article/0,21214,1114848,00.html) So tell me why es is in pacsun now? I’m sure at least 90% of the és fans out there don’t want és to sell out nor for his girlfriend to buy a pair at Journeys! TAKE éS OUT OF PACSUN AND JOURNEYS! “Emerica and éS are at ‘core shops only”
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Plan B_09
Plan B_09 says:
1/6/06 at 02:56hahaha this takeesoutofpacsun is commenting the same thing in every blog and nobody who runs the blog has the power to say what stores eS is gonna sell at. So basically he is writing that for no reason and he is also very very naive, doesnt kno shit about eS
gravatar of eS blog commenter, Plan B_09
Plan B_09 says:
1/6/06 at 02:56as for tom::
His loss
gravatar of eS blog commenter, accels fo life
accels fo life says:
1/9/06 at 06:17Much props to penny no matter who he rides for. He will be a legend in skateboarding.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, caballero
caballero says:
1/12/06 at 09:01please please please es, use the footage you have of Penny in some way, it would be such a waste not to….
if you can’t use the footage for a tribute section in the new video please sell it to Flip, Supra or someone!
there are many devoted Penny fans out there, who have to wait a long time for the smallest bit of Penny footage. he is getting older and won’t be around for ever, so please let us see what footage there is before it’s too late and he’s gone forever.
gravatar of eS blog commenter, pj ladd is is the best part
pj ladd is is the best part says:
1/16/06 at 05:24cant wait till pj ladds shoe comes out, and about time, i hated tom pennys style, and yes eric koston is leaving later