I own the Adidas Gazelle which is currently on display in the Golden Smog in Stockton.
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It's a piece of graffiti art that was originally on the side of the old Springs' health club on Teesside Park and was done by local artist 'Karl Striker'.
When it was getting demolished I went down there and asked one of the guys on site if it could be salvaged. "I'll have to ring my boss" was the reply. Anyway, the "boss" rang me a few hours later and said he'd get one of the lads to cut it out for me, "for a small fee".
Fair enough. So I went and picked it up and handed over the readies.
My mate owns the Smog and asked if he could loan it from me to show it in his new pub and it sits there to this day.
I even got friendly with the enigmatic Karl Striker after contacting him to see if he was cool with me owning his artwork. (He was delighted it was saved!). He even offered to come down and tag it in a clandestine operation late one evening when the pub was shut. You can see the 'Karl Striker' tag in the top left corner next time you visit there for a pint!