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Emek Golf Disc on Sale.

Leyna MinaiLeyna Minai Posts: 691
edited June 2013 in Lost Dogs
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The concert poster artist Emek, and the Portland, Oregon disc golf club, Stumptown Disc Golf have brought two worlds of collectors together with the Wind Walker. The Wind Walker is a full color Discraft SuperCOLOR golf disc called the Buzz with a high resolution art print of Emek's on it. This art was used for Pearl Jam's concert poster for their show in Edmonton, Canada on September 23, 2011. This disc is being sold to raise money for the club's tournaments, including the PDGA National Tour Elite Series Event, The Beaver State Fling http://beaverstatefling.com/, June 15-17, 2012. This tournament will take place about 30 miles southeast of Portland, OR, near Estacada at McIver State Park.

Every disc golfer has some sort of disc collection. Most players that have been playing the game consistently for a few years seem to hang some of their favorite discs on a wall in there homes. Typically every tournament gives a simple custom stamped disc to all of the entrants. Sometimes a disc golf club will have a full color disc made for tournament fundraising. Most of these discs are never thrown and are collected by players.

Golf discs are like Frisbees but not for catching. The name Frisbee is a trademarked brand name, so the two types of discs are called freestyle discs or golf discs. The two types of discs are smaller in weight, but the golf discs are not as deep dished and are smaller in diameter. Most good players can throw a golf disc about 350 feet. Disc Golf is played pretty much the same as ball golf. In disc golf there is a tee pad for each hole and the hole is completed when the players disc comes to rest in the basket or chains. Typically a disc golf course has 18 holes, check out the PDGA's website, http://www.pdga.com/ to learn more about disc golf.

The Wind Walker will be sold through Stumptown disc golf, http://stumptowndiscgolf.org/. Their store http://www.4discgolf.com/StumptownDG will have a listing for the disc before the sale. The sale will take place on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 6pm PST. The disc will be sold for $35 plus $5 for shipping, they are hand signed and numbered by Emek, edition of 130.
7/15/2011 - Benoroya Hall - (Eddie Vedder Solo) - Seattle, WA
4/2/2008 - The Center in Vancouver for Performing Arts (Eddie Vedder Solo) - Vancouver, WA
9/21/2009 Key Arena - Seattle, WA
7/22/2006 - Gorge Ampitheater - George, WA
9/1/2005 - Gorge Ampitheater - George, WA
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  • PNuttyJamPNuttyJam Posts: 837
    That is one bad ass disc! I'd love to see that soaring through the air but would never actually use it!
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  • BrainOfMABrainOfMA Posts: 553
    Wow that looks really cool.
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  • AlbertaGirl70_AlbertaGirl70_ Posts: 1,738
    Jesus the poster & this disc in the same day! I'm saving $ for EV in LV and this is killing me.... :lol:
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  • goingtoveronagoingtoverona Posts: 616
    thanks for the heads up on this, i play disc golf all the time and this would be cool to have. i'm thinking this thing is like pearl jam records, can't just sit there on a shelf gotta spin em.....or throw em as the case may be.
    if you think what I believe is stupid, bizarre, ridiculous or outrageous.....it's ok, I think I had a brain tumor when I wrote that.
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    :o:o:o

    Did they have one for Ultimate??? Omigod I have to look. I didn't even like this print that much but disc + PJ = I HAVE TO HAVE ITTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!

    :( Ok, nevermind. I see now that it's a disc golf club. Still very cool, though!
  • JMoJMo Posts: 1,071
    Can you imagine losing this disc at Pier Park? My heart would drop a little bit.
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,574
    Cool!
  • Leyna MinaiLeyna Minai Posts: 691
    It seems way too pretty to throw..
    7/15/2011 - Benoroya Hall - (Eddie Vedder Solo) - Seattle, WA
    4/2/2008 - The Center in Vancouver for Performing Arts (Eddie Vedder Solo) - Vancouver, WA
    9/21/2009 Key Arena - Seattle, WA
    7/22/2006 - Gorge Ampitheater - George, WA
    9/1/2005 - Gorge Ampitheater - George, WA
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    If I get my hands on that, it will be flying. Okay, maybe just once :) And to someone I really trust to catch it!
  • pjradiopjradio Posts: 6,704
    Suziemay wrote:
    If I get my hands on that, it will be flying. Okay, maybe just once :) And to someone I really trust to catch it!
    won't feel too good catching that disc....these are for throwing only
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  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    pjradio wrote:
    Suziemay wrote:
    If I get my hands on that, it will be flying. Okay, maybe just once :) And to someone I really trust to catch it!
    won't feel too good catching that disc....these are for throwing only
    Sometimes people just have to make sacrifices for people they love :D

    Does it hurt to catch them?
  • pjradiopjradio Posts: 6,704
    Suziemay wrote:
    pjradio wrote:
    Suziemay wrote:
    If I get my hands on that, it will be flying. Okay, maybe just once :) And to someone I really trust to catch it!
    won't feel too good catching that disc....these are for throwing only
    Sometimes people just have to make sacrifices for people they love :D

    Does it hurt to catch them?
    yeah...these kinds of discs have pretty thick/sharp edges...for sport only. Will probably get one of these to display though
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  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    :(

    I guess I'll be needing a new plan
  • movaughnmovaughn Posts: 1,293
    Su, these arent made for catch but you can still play. As a disc golfer, we would play catch while waiting our turn to throw. As long as you don't whip it at someone you should be fine. It only hurts if you can't catch it, don't stop it. None of my discs are signed or numbered though. I do have one my friend hand dyed though it has the Pink Floyd hammers on it. lost the other one he made me with the Thundercats logo.
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  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    movaughn wrote:
    Su, these arent made for catch but you can still play. As a disc golfer, we would play catch while waiting our turn to throw. As long as you don't whip it at someone you should be fine. It only hurts if you can't catch it, don't stop it. None of my discs are signed or numbered though. I do have one my friend hand dyed though it has the Pink Floyd hammers on it. lost the other one he made me with the Thundercats logo.
    Hmm, maybe we can do wimpy tosses and catch it pancake style? Feels like blasphemy, though, to touch his face!

    I guess it's buy first, think later :lol::lol:
  • blastingfondablastingfonda Posts: 144
    Maybe i could knock the dreamcatcher outta the tree in Pier Park. I would at least love to smack a few trees with this one!
  • pjtaperpjtaper Posts: 3,020
    these are INSANE! Very stoked the project came together, glad to see people like them, lots of money going to charity :)

    I believe these go up around 6PST TODAY, and there are less than 50 for sale.
    If you sign up for an account on the site(mailing address, etc, don't need CC info) I believe you will have a MUCH better chance. These will oversell, so be VERY FAST!
  • goingtoveronagoingtoverona Posts: 616
    i thought it was gonna be hard to get one with 130 on sale, but with only 40 going on sale.....fingers crossed
    if you think what I believe is stupid, bizarre, ridiculous or outrageous.....it's ok, I think I had a brain tumor when I wrote that.
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    TOO FUCKING SLOW :(
  • pjtaperpjtaper Posts: 3,020
    that was a crazy checkout process... they are now all gone, doh! hope all that wanted one scored!
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    I clicked add to cart twice by mistake then had to get one out and at some point between those two things it sold out, I guess.

    Still not as bad as the Ames Pele poster sale LoL I think I ended up with 10 in my cart at one point for that one!

    Oh well, guess I should take the $40 and buy myself a nice dinner :D
  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    Whats going to be funny...is seeing all these pop up on ebay in a few weeks for $150-$200
  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    The poor disc club, they're gonna be like wtf, people would have paid us THAT much??

    Although someone there has got to be a PJ fan, right? They must be amongst us!
  • bobby dazzlersbobby dazzlers Posts: 2,040
    yes way too slow.

    so i went on EMEKs site and got a 4pk of stickers inclding the indian design for $7.12 shipped.

    what was i gonna do with a flying disc anyways....throw it for sure!
    just like my '92 blue jays world series signed ball...hit some BP with it one night after some nefarious concotions were consumed. you can still sorta make out john oleruds sig... :oops:
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  • goingtoveronagoingtoverona Posts: 616
    failed here as well, boo hoo
    if you think what I believe is stupid, bizarre, ridiculous or outrageous.....it's ok, I think I had a brain tumor when I wrote that.
  • bobby dazzlersbobby dazzlers Posts: 2,040
    Suziemay wrote:
    Still not as bad as the Ames Pele poster sale LoL I think I ended up with 10 in my cart at one point for that one!


    still waiting to recieve mine... :cry:
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  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    I was going to toss it :) Discs have to fly! Otherwise they get very sad and lose their purpose in life.
  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    Suziemay wrote:
    The poor disc club, they're gonna be like wtf, people would have paid us THAT much??

    Although someone there has got to be a PJ fan, right? They must be amongst us!
    i would say 90% of the sales were from PJ flippers...flippers know that anything that has anything to do with Pearl Jam will sell for a premium. I guarantee these will be on the bay ASAP.

    And hey Suziemay...dont buy dinner with that $40...buy another EV poster. :)
  • pjtaperpjtaper Posts: 3,020
    I was shocked they haven't been on ebay already, these were sold at a disc golf tourney before the online sale... I think that was last weekend.
  • MedozKMedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
    pjtaper wrote:
    I was shocked they haven't been on ebay already, these were sold at a disc golf tourney before the online sale... I think that was last weekend.
    PJ flippers dont go to disc golf tourneys.. :lol: , they didnt know about it

    People that bought one at the tourney prolly actually used it. :)
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