DrCR Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Clickable Thumbnails: Anyone know him? I sure hope he knows he's being used in advertising lol. Took the photo during Christmas Break, just didn't get around to posting it until now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Vu Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 It's uncle Jim from Santa Cruz !!!! Go Jim Go !!!!! You are my hero !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Jim Farr? serious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 OMG, it is Too Farr! I will never hear the end of this... Maybe too late to call him tonight, Hugh p.s. Nice sh*t eating grin, Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Vu Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 The picture was taken by Hiroshi from Tahoecarvers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatha Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 The guy pictured better know it's him and be getting some compensation. Nissan is profiting from his image.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Too Funny. I rode that Proton in 03/04. It would look more extreme if I was riding that 178 O'Sin 4807 with that narrow nose. I'll have to show this to my sons heavy metal (Archer) band buddies that are coming over tomorrow. Heard them on the radio while on my way home last night...not bad. Hiroshi owes me a cut! Maybe enough for a new coiler splittail? Thanks for posting the pic DrCR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrCR Posted March 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Sure thing. :) Wished I had posted sooner, but you may still be able to get a copy of the Xterra sales catologue from your local Nissan dealer. I just about went nuts when I did a double-take looking at the photo and realizing it was a HBer I was looking at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 How did Nissan get access to the pic? Did Hiroshi sign anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 1, 2006 Report Share Posted April 1, 2006 DrCR, I'm extremely camera-shy so Hiroshi may have hidden in the trees to avoid causing me to crash. The intense face was to try and scare Rob Starr before carving under him. hehe I'll head over to the dealership and pick up a copy. Joe D, I'll call Hiroshi tonight to see how he managed to sell the pic. No interest in compensation for me since he has given many hours of carving advice through the last 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transsib Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Hi! This is really amazing! Has one of you seen the brochure somewhere online? I only found the standard "xterra" brochure, but it doesn't include the carver-pic. As it is a brochure especially made for the US-market, I will not get in here in Germany. Regards, Oliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Oliver, My wife found it at our Nissan dealership. The brochure is the 06 version. Ya never know. BTW Hiroshi (we were kidding you Hiroshi) did not take the pic. It came from a pro sports photog from Washington in 03/04. I signed off on any rights to the photos at the time. Carve On~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Dold Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Jim's no stranger to the ad world, here's his ad from Vibe magazine a couple of years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paappraiser Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Jim's no stranger to the ad world, here's his ad from Vibe magazine a couple of years ago wasnt the old logo. Billy Dee "colt 45 - more horsepower" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Carve it up I plan to tap this celebrity's brain on the snow this week...roll cameras --Hugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Vu Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Ah well, Rob Starr kindly reminded me that the photographer behind this picture is not Hiroshi (even though he always generously offers his time to take picture/film other carvers) but it was Larry Chen from lchenphto.com. Larry is a freelance photographer from Seattle and we met Larry at Kirkwood two years ago. Larry was riding up the lift and was so impressed with Rob Starr carving skills that he asked to tag along for a few hours to take pictures of the group in action. Next time, I will carve with a grin like Jim and hopefully I'll make it to the Huyndai Pony Catalog ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 LOL I knew Steve was going to pull that one out. BTW Every carver there ripped harder than me...that makes the pic choice even more perplexing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Dold Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 You were probably the only one smiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Carving/Surfing always makes me smile, like the 2'+ of pow at Kirkwood today with minimal crowds due to HWY 88 being closed. The Wall was opened after 4 days of snowfall. Next time you gotta take a sick day from work Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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