Eddie Would Go
Slogan launched by Quiksilver in the late 1980s, in support of the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau big-wave surfing competition. In the 1990s, "Eddie Would Go" broke its surf-world boundaries to become a bumper-sticker and T-shirt phenomenon worldwide, signifying not just a gung-ho attitude toward huge waves, but fearlessness in any difficult situation. "Eddie" refers to Eddie Aikau, the sup...
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"Eddie would go . . . I think!" Mark Foo, 1986Subscribe to view
Eddie Aikau, Waimea, 1972. Photo: LeRoy GrannisSubscribe to view
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Eddie Would Go bumper sticker collectionSubscribe to view
Eddie Aikau, Waimea Bay, 1966. Photo: Don JamesSubscribe to view
Competitors at the 1986 Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau contest. Photo: SatoSubscribe to view
"Eddie would go . . . I think!" Mark Foo, 1986
Eddie Aikau, Waimea, 1972. Photo: LeRoy Grannis
Eddie Aikau
Eddie Would Go bumper sticker collection
Eddie Aikau, Waimea Bay, 1966. Photo: Don James
Competitors at the 1986 Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau contest. Photo: Sato