Deckadence Launches Our First Fucking Awesome Drop – Featuring Mark Gonzales’ Class Photo
New brand. Special drop. Skate history in your hands.
Deckadence Board Shoppe is proud to announce our very first drop from Fucking Awesome Skateboards, featuring the rare Mark Gonzales Class Photo Deck — a Fucking Awesome Skateboards Mark Gonzales Deck release for the books.
Who is FA, Who is Jason Dill and who is mark Gonzales?
Fucking Awesome (FA) is a brand born from raw creativity, street-level grit, and high art. Founded by Jason Dill and Anthony Van Engelen in 2014, FA quickly made its mark with bold graphics, unconventional ads, and a true-to-skateboarding spirit.
Jason Dill is a name every real skateboarder knows.
Growing up in Huntington Beach, turning pro by 17, and becoming a legend through Alien Workshop classics like Photosynthesis and Mind Field, Dill’s story is skateboarding itself: fast, messy, brilliant, and unforgettable.
Today, he brings that same chaotic beauty to FA, making it one of the most respected names in skateboarding and streetwear worldwide.
About Mark Gonzales
Widely considered the godfather of modern street skateboarding, Mark Gonzales — aka “The Gonz” — revolutionized skateboarding in the late ’80s and early ’90s. His fearless style, inventive tricks, and creative spirit inspired generations of skaters to think outside the lines. From Video Days to his ongoing art and influence, Gonz’s legacy lives on both in skateboarding and the broader world of art and culture.
Learn more about the legend Mark Gonzales Here
Why This Drop is Special: Mark Gonzales’ Class Photo
This isn’t just any FA drop.
This Fucking Awesome Skateboards Mark Gonzales Deck release features a special graphic — a real class photo of Mark Gonzales, “The Gonz,” one of the most influential skateboarders of all time. Gonz changed the way people thought about skateboarding — with style, humor, and a fearless spirit.
Mark Gonzales, immortalized: The actual class photo used for the new Fucking Awesome Gonz Deck, available now at Deckadence.
“And now, a word from Dill…
When I was 9 my family moved into a house across the street from where Ed Templeton lived, on Alabama Street in Huntington Beach. On that one small block lived so many skateboarders, all these teenage skate dudes, they were all so good, I was a little kid, I sucked, they were mean to me, but I got better at skating and it seemed that the better I got the less they would pick on me. I listened intently to everything they said, I mimicked what they did and they would get mad at me and tell me to stop mimicking them. The one person they talked about the most and who they also mimicked the most was Mark Gonzales, I heard them talk about him so much before I ever even knew what he looked like. Gonz. They talked about this person they called Gonz. I finally saw a picture of him in a magazine and that year as I got more and more into skating, I started putting pictures of Mark on my bedroom wall that I shared with my older brother Chris. His side had pictures of The Style Council, The Who, The Clash and pictures from the movie Quadrophenia. I am now 11 years old, fully submerged in skateboarding, fuck G.I. Joe, fuck Transformers, I didn’t like the kids at my school, I skated and hung out with this teenage group of skateboarders and I would bash my face into the ground, get knocked out and break bones and it was all so epic. I still watched cartoons but other than that, I felt as though I was no longer a child, more like a feral animal.
One evening, I went with my Mother to the grocery store, my poor Ma worked such long hours, my Dad was in jail…I knew she was upset by this feral animal that had replaced her little boy who now only hung out with teenagers. I loved my Ma, but I know the way I now looked and behaved freaked her out, even without her saying much of anything about it…We turned down one of the aisles and for some reason I looked back as we were turning and walking not more than a few feet behind us was Mark Gonzales. I can’t really articulate what I felt when I saw him, I suppose I was just dumbfounded, it was him, the guy all the teenage skate dudes idolized and I now did as well, that’s Gonz, that’s my idol. I saw him one more time in another part of the store, I saw him, he saw me. I’m pretty sure he knew I knew who he was, and that was it. I saw Gonz.
Over the next few years I would see Mark skating at Huntington Beach High School, Mesa View, at that same Ralph’s but in the parking lot skating the curbs, I was there skating too, I got to witness him do things that were never on film, I was so lucky to be alive and understand that I was in the presence of greatness. A greatness that would have a tremendous effect on me and the one person with the biggest impact and influence on my career in skateboarding. When I first saw him he was only a teenager, trip out. If an 11 year old me knew that one day I would be making a skateboard put out by my very own company with a teenage Mark on it, Haaaaa, my tiny mind would have exploded…I’m very appreciative of Mark and I am so very happy to make this board available to people that have also been influenced by the man that I now call my friend. Mark Gonzales.”
To have Gonz’s class photo printed across a full line of decks is a rare tribute — a true collector’s item for riders and fans alike.
Full Size Run — Limited Quantities Available
We have the Fucking Awesome Skateboards Mark Gonzales Deck available in a full size range.
Whether you skate them or hang them on your wall, you’ll want to act fast. FA decks always move quickly — and this drop is extra special.
Available now in-store and online. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.
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A Little Something Extra…
“At Deckadence, every new brand we bring in is chosen with heart. FA isn’t just a new name on the wall — it’s a celebration of skateboarding’s past, present, and future. We’re proud to make this connection with our local scene.” -DB
Ready to Roll?
Get your hands on the Fucking Awesome Skateboards Mark Gonzales Deck — and own a piece of skateboarding history.
See you soon at Deckadence.
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