Skate Nerds past and present.

[Kid Presentable]

So I'm not real in the loop skating wise, but I thought I'd share some of my favourites over the years. Westside is the lick, Youtube is the click.

Ronnie Creager-What If (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe25JztpVPc&search=Ronnie%20Creager)

Josh Kalis-Time Code (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_ziZ2TZUC4&search=Josh%20Kalis)

Rob Welsh (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu9-j-CZ4J0&search=Rob%20Welsh)

Peter Smolik-Making Muska look bad. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3jMjot45AY&search=Peter%20Smolik)

Marcus McBride-2nd to None (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLPSXcbhdjM&search=Marcus%20McBride)

Jason Lee-Visual Sound (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vK_Tr7Q8ao&search=Jason%20Lee)

Jason Lee-Video Days (Back when Spike Jonze was a skate nerd) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYEs82NfItI&search=Jason%20Lee)

The Mighty UK stylings of Thomas Penny (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfTu4voxiX0&search=Tom%20Penny)

I used to love how happy little kids would get when skateboarders turned up.

[icy manipulator]

there was a guy i went to school with who's 2 favourite things were skateboarding and war hammer, now that's the definition of skate nerd

[Kid Presentable]

there was a guy i went to school with who's 2 favourite things were skateboarding and war hammer, now that's the definition of skate nerd
Haha. I remember a point where I skated and played Magic:The Gathering (at different times). And there's always been the video-game thing. The nerdiness disspiated once I started picking up women.

[Kid Presentable]

Yeah Jason Lee gets two nods cause he's the best to have done it. Better than Gonz (yeah, I said it).

[Planetary]

tom penny in that sorry clip is really great. great song too. he got known in 92 or something whne he turned up at a comp doing what is known as modern skating i.e hardflips and stuff back in '92 or something.

i really need to get back to skating. i was half way through some of my best skating for a local vid until i broke my collarbone. when its fully healed i'll be back skating to finish it and post the vid up.

[Kid Presentable]

tom penny in that sorry clip is really great. great song too. he got known in 92 or something whne he turned up at a comp doing what is known as modern skating i.e hardflips and stuff back in '92 or something.

i really need to get back to skating. i was half way through some of my best skating for a local vid until i broke my collarbone. when its fully healed i'll be back skating to finish it and post the vid up.
He did a switch front-slide flip revert in a mini ramp contest and won it. In Bristol, I believe. Dude's money. I would have put all his parts up, but I figured I'd let other people play.

I wear skate goods still. Some little shit berated me, in town. Fuck that, I threw myself down shit, broke bones and bolted from the pigs to wear this.

Thinking about it, I could have saved myself the physical pain by buying a pair of piss-catchers and getting a fashion-mullet.

[TurdBerglar]

hey did any of you skatedorks ever hang out in front of stores for endless hours?

[Tzar]

i really want that TSA shirt Smolik wears in the first scene.

only cause TSA are the first 3 letters of my last name :cool:

[Planetary]

He did a switch front-slide flip revert in a mini ramp contest and won it. In Bristol, I believe. Dude's money. I would have put all his parts up, but I figured I'd let other people play.

I wear skate goods still. Some little shit berated me, in town. Fuck that, I threw myself down shit, broke bones and bolted from the pigs to wear this.

Thinking about it, I could have saved myself the physical pain by buying a pair of piss-catchers and getting a fashion-mullet.

yeah exactly. im really excited about skating again
im going to buy some more trucks and start. im goofy and my left collarbone is broken so fuck it ill be fine.

[Kid Presentable]

hey did any of you skatedorks ever hang out in front of stores for endless hours?
If by hanging out you mean general shredding of nearby architecture, then yeah, sure. We actually skated, man.

[Kid Presentable]

yeah exactly. im really excited about skating again
im going to buy some more trucks and start. im goofy and my left collarbone is broken so fuck it ill be fine.
I folded my ACL jumping off a car in 2000, and my ankles are fucked. So it's all over for me.

:(

[Planetary]

heh. ankles are lame. my knees arent great. :(

whats an acl?

how old are ya?

[Otis Driftwood]

Without having seen it, I remember a clip or show that used to run on Super Channel way back when, underlaid with "Free falling". That it? Even better, there was this funky rap tune that went something like this: "Once upon a time, there lived up in his town, playing on his drum kit, yes he was down..." or something. It was like 1988 or so(I remember Gator falling of a building impaling his neck on a fence in Frankfurt) Anyway, I'd love to get this song...

BTW I played both MTG (with my Black Lotus) AND Warhammer (RPG) at my high point at sk8boarding. That's because you never have as much free time as when you're 16 (in an Internet-less time).

[Kid Presentable]

heh. ankles are lame. my knees arent great. :(

whats an acl?

how old are ya?
Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Keeps the knee bendy, I think. Had it bend back far enough for it to be agony, and never went to a doctor. I can push around on a board for a little bit, but I can't do it like I used to. I got back into it heavy in 2001, but my body was fucked by then from drugs and shit.

25 now.

[Kid Presentable]

BTW I played both MTG (with my Black Lotus) AND Warhammer (RPG) at my high point at sk8boarding. That's because you never have as much free time as when you're 16 (in an Internet-less time).

This is a good fucking point.

[Planetary]

Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Keeps the knee bendy, I think. Had it bend back far enough for it to be agony, and never went to a doctor. I can push around on a board for a little bit, but I can't do it like I used to. I got back into it heavy in 2001, but my body was fucked by then from drugs and shit.

25 now.

that's weak. i hate ligaments. especially cruciate ones.

[Otis Driftwood]

Haha, Jason Lee should be a model for white-socks. :p

[icy manipulator]

Haha. I remember a point where I skated and played Magic:The Gathering (at different times). And there's always been the video-game thing. The nerdiness disspiated once I started picking up women.
hahaha, it was the same with me. i played MTG for a while in early highschool but gave it up after discovering punani. Females are alot more fun than having a full set of 40 dual lands :o

[ericlee]

I remember Gator falling of a building impaling his neck on a fence in Frankfurt

He jumped from a two story window thinking he could fly.

He's in prison for raping and assualting his ex for like 2-3 hours, killed her and then dumped her in a desert in California. His parole is set in 2010.

I was shocked. I knew he liked to party but didn't think this could happen. He even changed his last name due to finding "religion"

[CJM]

Tom Penny's smoother then Jessica Alba's booty.

[Drederick Tatum]

street skating is for kids. it's all about pools (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWvPu9J3WAY) with Motorhead soundtracks.

[Planetary]

pools are for fagelehs. and the z-boys...

[YoungRemy]

its all about the Bones Brigade


rodney mullen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcbCCFb0zXI&search=rodney%20mullen)

old school rodney mullen-Bones Brigade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H2k8Kt3D-c&search=bones%20brigade)

BOnes Brigade in Police Academy 4(Tony Hawk as David Spade) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?search=bones+brigade&v=ROPhpIpmWus)


original bones brigade reunion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4YR4wZMQgo&search=bones%20brigade)

The Search For Animal Chin DVD Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_GYl0uhhH8&search=animal%20chin)

[Kid Presentable]

He jumped from a two story window thinking he could fly.

He's in prison for raping and assualting his ex for like 2-3 hours, killed her and then dumped her in a desert in California. His parole is set in 2010.

I was shocked. I knew he liked to party but didn't think this could happen. He even changed his last name due to finding "religion"
I think Christian Hosoi got out of jail two years ago. He was in for dealing drugs.

That's him putting holes in the studio roof in the vid for 'Pass the Mic'. And Yauch's filming him in 'Looking down the Barrel'.

Christ ruled back in the day.

edit:I'm not trying to say Christian Hosoi is Gator, I'm just sharing.:o

[ericlee]

I think Christian Hosoi got out of jail two years ago. He was in for dealing drugs.

yeah, Rock said something about that and it too suprised me because back when I skated he was pretty much straight edge.

I quit skating around 94 so I kinda lost touch with all the events.

The Christ Air.... I had a poster back in the 80's of him doing that pose and it said, "Go for it" on the bottom.

I need to check those vids that Remey posted for sure. I've always been a Bones Brigade fan and I'll have to see if I can dig up a Kevin Harris session too. Can't forget about that legend.

[CJM]

pro skater, to trafficing crystal meth. now that's a downward spiral.

[ericlee]

pro skater, to trafficing crystal meth. now that's a downward spiral.

yeah but for sure, Gator pretty much beats everybody by a landslide.

Pro skater to drug addict, manic depressive and rapist-murderer.

[Kid Presentable]

yeah, Rock said something about that and it too suprised me because back when I skated he was pretty much straight edge.

I quit skating around 94 so I kinda lost touch with all the events.

The Christ Air.... I had a poster back in the 80's of him doing that pose and it said, "Go for it" on the bottom.

I need to check those vids that Remey posted for sure. I've always been a Bones Brigade fan and I'll have to see if I can dig up a Kevin Harris session too. Can't forget about that legend.
I always liked Mike McGill and Steve Caballero back in like 1990. Jim Thiebaud was sick too. I spose nothing was better than T.Hawk, but dudes like Gator and Tony Magnusson were close.

The blast ramp craze of 1990-91 was some fun shit at the time. I remember this kid Jeremy had the newest Lance Mountain board with those coloured stick figures, and his Dad built this little blast. We had the fun times on that thing.

I can still do a Boneless.

[CrankItUp!]

its all about the Bones Brigade


rodney mullen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcbCCFb0zXI&search=rodney%20mullen)

old school rodney mullen-Bones Brigade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H2k8Kt3D-c&search=bones%20brigade)

BOnes Brigade in Police Academy 4(Tony Hawk as David Spade) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?search=bones+brigade&v=ROPhpIpmWus)


original bones brigade reunion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4YR4wZMQgo&search=bones%20brigade)

The Search For Animal Chin DVD Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_GYl0uhhH8&search=animal%20chin)

FUCK YEAH ! (y)

[Planetary]

i'm not an old school skater so i can't boneless very well. i got a smooth kickflip/frontsideflip though.

[YoungRemy]

we skated ramps and bowls mostly, back in 89...

you were cool if you could drop in on the 6 foot half pipe or do a boneless... kick flips were a bit later for us...


also, the no-comply was a big move amongst the hooligans that i frequented with...

[Planetary]

yeah no complys are shibby

[ericlee]

(y) oh yeah, can't forget bout Cab, Lance and McGill either. I can't remember if he was on the Peralta team but, Danny Way was pulling some sick ass airs on a vert and also was a great street skater and he was only like what? 13 or 14 back then. He quit team Peralta, went to H-Street and then to Blind with Jason Lee and Mark Gonzales.

Monster Mike Vallely's still ripping it up too and for sure, T Hawk gets all the respect that he deserves. The man is in his either late 30's or early 40's and he's still catching 20' air on the vert.

G&S had some decent skaters too. Neil Blender was a superb street skater and I had the Nicky Guerrero deck. (http://www.oldschoolskates.com/images/DECKS/654.htm) That board was like a corvette with a long ass nose and some of the deepest concave for it's time. I also had an autograph from G.E. Smith (SNL guitarist) on it.

Matt Hensley was also a huge influence for street skating. I'm not even sure if H-street is existant anymore but their skate demos were almost equal in comparison as Bones Brigade's to watch.

Edit: I can still do an acid drop

[Kid Presentable]

(y) oh yeah, can't forget bout Cab, Lance and McGill either. I can't remember if he was on the Peralta team but, Danny Way was pulling some sick ass airs on a vert and also was a great street skater and he was only like what? 13 or 14 back then. He quit team Peralta, went to H-Street and then to Blind with Jason Lee and Mark Gonzales.

Monster Mike Vallely's still ripping it up too and for sure, T Hawk gets all the respect that he deserves. The man is in his either late 30's or early 40's and he's still catching 20' air on the vert.

G&S had some decent skaters too. Neil Blender was a superb street skater and I had the Nicky Guerrero deck. (http://www.oldschoolskates.com/images/DECKS/654.htm) That board was like a corvette with a long ass nose and some of the deepest concave for it's time. I also had an autograph from G.E. Smith (SNL guitarist) on it.

Matt Hensley was also a huge influence for street skating. I'm not even sure if H-street is existant anymore but their skate demos were almost equal in comparison as Bones Brigade's to watch.

Edit: I can still do an acid drop

Danny Way went to Plan B. His part in Questionable is amazing. He was young. The frontside 360 down stairs in the Time for Livin video is Danny Way. There's also Pat Duffy, Sean Sheffey and Mike Carroll in that flick.

H-Street started all that flip-in flip-out street shit. I loved it.

[Kid Presentable]

we skated ramps and bowls mostly, back in 89...

you were cool if you could drop in on the 6 foot half pipe or do a boneless... kick flips were a bit later for us...


also, the no-comply was a big move amongst the hooligans that i frequented with...
I remember the panic when I first learned to drop in. I could shred a ramp when I was like 10-11, then I stopped for a while. At about 14 I was skating street, but I always wanted to be able to do like kickflips and shit on a mini.

[Kid Presentable]

One of my favourite parts ever. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbmilTNllgw&search=Mike%20Carroll)

If Yauch looks at this part, he'll recognise the footy. He couldn't remember the video he got it from.

NObody did it like this in 1992 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zNlWFDCrnA&search=Pat%20Duffy)

Danny Way (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Uq4MEGYNw&search=Danny%20Way)

So it's clear that Questionable was one of my favourite skate vids, ever. Ever, ever.

[ericlee]

fucking dropping in was so damn easy but everybody was afraid to do it.

I've managed to do about 15 face-slides till I finally got it down.

Another thing that made us look cool in the early 80's was acid dropping off shit. Cars, garages, trees.

Power slides were fun too, especially in the rain. We'd go out skating in storms and have powerslide competitions only to bitch and moan the next week because our decks were warped and bearings were rusted out.

We also judged each other by the wear on our trucks, ollie holes on shoes and damage to our rails.

I've also managed to rack my nuts way too many times doing railslides on parking lot barriers but never had balls enough to slide down steps.

[Kid Presentable]

hahaha, it was the same with me. i played MTG for a while in early highschool but gave it up after discovering punani. Females are alot more fun than having a full set of 40 dual lands :o
TAP THAT MANA! TAP THAT MANA! TAP THAT MANA!

Royal Assassin pwned...:eek: (y) :cool:

[Kid Presentable]

street skating is for kids. it's all about pools (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWvPu9J3WAY) with Motorhead soundtracks.
Shit's hardcore. Penny can skate a pool in a strange way.

[ericlee]

Barbee, Saiz, Sanderson and Thomas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw1goX6AMDg)-Public Domain. Just set off like crazy on the streets. Holy shit, this brings back memories. I'd get so hyped after watching this.

[Kid Presentable]

Barbee, Saiz, Sanderson and Thomas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw1goX6AMDg)-Public Domain. Just set off like crazy on the streets. Holy shit, this brings back memories. I'd get so hyped after watching this.
Fuck has Barbee always had the best street style or what?

[Kid Presentable]

Who remembers this? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NWdVOsWFQw&search=Leap%20of%20Faith)

[ericlee]

Fuck has Barbee always had the best street style or what?

he was king fucking smooth man. He could bail and even make that look smooth too.

[Kid Presentable]

Jamie Thomas-Welcome to Hell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKQSwdhfTms&search=Welcome%20to%20Hell)

Not for kids. And Maiden>>>Motorhead.

[ericlee]

One of my favourite parts ever. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbmilTNllgw&search=Mike%20Carroll)

If Yauch looks at this part, he'll recognise the footy. He couldn't remember the video he got it from.

NObody did it like this in 1992 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zNlWFDCrnA&search=Pat%20Duffy)

Danny Way (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Uq4MEGYNw&search=Danny%20Way)

So it's clear that Questionable was one of my favourite skate vids, ever. Ever, ever.

that's great stuff right there man. The first vid is my favorite, of course for the soundtrack but, the fucking wheelie rides across that platform were sick man.

[Rock]

Fucking work has youtube blocked so I can't even see half of this shit...although i've probably seen it.

I just saw Hosoi on TV last week. He looks like he is 20 years old still. And is all about the "J man".

Powerslides in the rain was definitely a highlight of 5th grade for me.

Just started skating again last week for exercise...and man am I fucking rusty. It took me more tries than I'd like to admit to ollie over 3 boards stacked up. And I totally lost the kickflips. I should come back to me in a week or so....hopefully.

But at 29...I'm too scared to go big. I'm all like, what if I slam hard? Well, insurance will cover it, but then I may miss work...blah blah blah. It blows.

[Kid Presentable]

Just started skating again last week for exercise...and man am I fucking rusty. It took me more tries than I'd like to admit to ollie over 3 boards stacked up. And I totally lost the kickflips. I should come back to me in a week or so....hopefully.

But at 29...I'm too scared to go big. I'm all like, what if I slam hard? Well, insurance will cover it, but then I may miss work...blah blah blah. It blows.
That's awesome man.(y)

[b i o n i c]

But at 29...I'm too scared to go big. I'm all like, what if I slam hard? Well, insurance will cover it, but then I may miss work...blah blah blah. It blows.

Me too. I never thought about that, but I do now – what if i’m not paying attn and I slam my face into the ground how the fuck am I gonna pay for a new nose and teeth? I can always rip off my fanny pack and try to use to to cushion my fall. or my spandex shorts might help me bounce off the ground a little.

[Rock]

I can always rip off my fanny pack and try to use to to cushion my fall. or my spandex shorts might help me bounce off the ground a little.
Fuck all that jazz. I'm just going to wear a football helmet and stuff my clothes with styrofoam peanuts and bubble wrap.

[b i o n i c]

(i was kidding)

[Kid Presentable]

Me too. I never thought about that, but I do now – what if i’m not paying attn and I slam my face into the ground how the fuck am I gonna pay for a new nose and teeth? I can always rip off my fanny pack and try to use to to cushion my fall. or my spandex shorts might help me bounce off the ground a little.
hahaha. Nicely played.

[Rock]

(i was kidding)
"

[Kid Presentable]

Rock, you regular or Goofy?

A lot of my favourite skaters were goofy-foot. Which means next to nothing.

[Rock]

Regular. before I stopped skating daily, I started trying to learn switch so I could be more versatile. That didn't work out too good.

[Kid Presentable]

Regular. before I stopped skating daily, I started trying to learn switch so I could be more versatile. That didn't work out too good.
The problem with skating switch I found is that some tricks were easier, and I couldn't do them normally. And how can a person justify that?

Could switch-flip, and switch tailslide tho.

[YoungRemy]

I still skate for transportation, and to bring back that old nostalgic feeling... it felt great having to change my wheels and bearings, all the memories came flooding back...

[Kid Presentable]

Regular. before I stopped skating daily, I started trying to learn switch so I could be more versatile. That didn't work out too good.
How long have you been off your board?

[YoungRemy]

... but watching these vids makes me want to start pushing around again...

anyone ever heard of the Autumn bowl in Greenpoint Brooklyn?

its a cooperative space that has a private membership... you pay for a key, you help maintain the space, you can skate 24 hours a day/365 days a year...

it almost got burned down in a huge fire about a month ago, but it remains intact and open for skating...

I will find some videos when i get a chance...

[Kid Presentable]

... but watching these vids makes me want to start pushing around again...

anyone ever heard of the Autumn bowl in Greenpoint Brooklyn?

its a cooperative space that has a private membership... you pay for a key, you help maintain the space, you can skate 24 hours a day/365 days a year...

it almost got burned down in a huge fire about a month ago, but it remains intact and open for skating...

I will find some videos when i get a chance...
Sounds good. There's a bowl I played around in that's in Brixton, London. Usually turns up in videos. And I don't know if anybody remembers Big Brother magazine (wiith the Tits, guns and bible burning (y) ), but they had a cover of Keith Hufnagle clearing some concrete bank-to-bank gap. That was the University just around the corner from where we posted up in London.

[Rock]

How long have you been off your board?
5 years. And it was my only source of exercise. So in those 5 years....I added some lbs. to the ole gut.

[Rock]

Sounds good. There's a bowl I played around in that's in Brixton, London. Usually turns up in videos. And I don't know if anybody remembers Big Brother magazine (wiith the Tits, guns and bible burning (y) ), but they had a cover of Keith Hufnagle clearing some concrete bank-to-bank gap. That was the University just around the corner from where we posted up in London.
Big Brother was great because of all the boobies and haught ads (Thank you Larry Flynt). And their first couple of videos enjoyable.

I remember their first issue. The one that was like a cereal box with penis shaped cereal.

[ericlee]

has anybody pulled off an insane trick that they had no intentions at all of doing?

I went to do just a plain old one footed ollie across this little cement platform that was like 3' in width.

I kicked the tail, tweaked out my front foot which caused me to do a kick-flip to tail right on the edge of the platform.

My buddies were all stoked and I played it off by saying, "Dammit, it didn't spin as many times as I wanted it to."

[Kid Presentable]

has anybody pulled off an insane trick that they had no intentions at all of doing?

I went to do just a plain old one footed ollie across this little cement platform that was like 3' in width.

I kicked the tail, tweaked out my front foot which caused me to do a kick-flip to tail right on the edge of the platform.

My buddies were all stoked and I played it off by saying, "Dammit, it didn't spin as many times as I wanted it to."
hahaha.

I tried to heelflip up onto this long wooden stage once, and landed in the cleanest nose-manual, just smoothed it out all the way to the end. It locked in in such a way I could never have planned to do it so good. And it was my first shot at the heelflip. I completely played it off as intentional. All "Yuck" about the landing or some shit..:D

[Kid Presentable]

Big Brother was great because of all the boobies and haught ads (Thank you Larry Flynt). And their first couple of videos enjoyable.

I remember their first issue. The one that was like a cereal box with penis shaped cereal.
Rick Kosick was some funny dude. His quotes were gold. "Why have you changed the tone of your song?". I remember when Chris Nieratko joined it went downhill. Nieratko edited an East-Coast skate and Snow mag whose name completely escapes me, and he always wrote about killing himself, and how if he found his own body, he'd set it on fire. Dude would go to nudist beaches and piss on the shore.

[ericlee]

Fucking work has youtube blocked so I can't even see half of this shit...although i've probably seen it.

you too eh? Dammit, I get this fucking "streaming media is prohibited shield" when I try to open youtube and then when I go home to watch it, a 6 min video takes 20 minutes to watch because my network is shit.

I only got to watch that first vid of Plan B that Kid posted and then it was time for me to crash afterwards. It's all good though because now I have something to watch on my days off.

This stuff is going to make me buy a new deck. I just know it.

[Kid Presentable]

you too eh? Dammit, I get this fucking "streaming media is prohibited shield" when I try to open youtube and then when I go home to watch it, a 6 min video takes 20 minutes to watch because my network is shit.

I only got to watch that first vid of Plan B that Kid posted and then it was time for me to crash afterwards. It's all good though because now I have something to watch on my days off.

This stuff is going to make me buy a new deck. I just know it.
I'm thinking about buying a second hand one, and getting it re-gripped now. But I won't.

[YoungRemy]

more info on the Autumn Bowl...

"The facility is private co-operative. Those skaters involved rent a key paying for rent and electricity of the space. Maintenence and development is volunteered by the skateboarders whom are keyholders. In return, they have a spot to skate at their leisure anytime 24/7. The facility is non-profit. Its sole purpose is to collectively provide and maintain a private space for skateboarders to access during the long stretch of bad weather NYC experiences. NYC hasn't ever had a place to skate on this level when mother nature is raging– until now. The only way it can happen and survive is by doing it collectively."





Vid (http://youtube.com/watch?v=SuRY47J8T0I&search=autumn%20bowl)

[Rock]

I'm thinking about buying a second hand one, and getting it re-gripped now. But I won't.

This stuff is going to make me buy a new deck. I just know it.

Do it. I just did. And if I do it, you know its the right thing to do. :rolleyes:

We can be like those old dudes in the clubs that are hitting on girls that are half their age, but instead we would be those old dudes on skateboards complaining about our joints hurting and how we have to cut the session short because we have to balance the checkbook.

[b i o n i c]

that park is pretty close to where i live... have you been there YR?

[ericlee]

I'm thinking about buying a second hand one, and getting it re-gripped now. But I won't.

Why not get a used one? I'm sure you can find some poser with a board that has minimal to zero wear and tear on the trucks or stress cracks.

I'm really thinking about it too. As mentioned early about damaging oneself. I've got alot more balls now than when I was a kid so, I'd probably end up doing all the shit I was afraid to.

Of course it will mean some pricy hospital trips since I'm more clumsy than I was back then and I'm also not as lanky either.

I'll have to just start off where I finished I guess. Manual rides, one footers, truck grinds, rail slides, kick flips and watch videos to catch up on all the new snazzy jazz they're doing nowadays.

[Kid Presentable]

more info on the Autumn Bowl...

"The facility is private co-operative. Those skaters involved rent a key paying for rent and electricity of the space. Maintenence and development is volunteered by the skateboarders whom are keyholders. In return, they have a spot to skate at their leisure anytime 24/7. The facility is non-profit. Its sole purpose is to collectively provide and maintain a private space for skateboarders to access during the long stretch of bad weather NYC experiences. NYC hasn't ever had a place to skate on this level when mother nature is raging– until now. The only way it can happen and survive is by doing it collectively."





Vid (http://youtube.com/watch?v=SuRY47J8T0I&search=autumn%20bowl)
Damn, that's a nice looking set-up.

[Kid Presentable]

Why not get a used one? I'm sure you can find some poser with a board that has minimal to zero wear and tear on the trucks or stress cracks.

I'm really thinking about it too. As mentioned early about damaging oneself. I've got alot more balls now than when I was a kid so, I'd probably end up doing all the shit I was afraid to.

Of course it will mean some pricy hospital trips since I'm more clumsy than I was back then and I'm also not as lanky either.

I'll have to just start off where I finished I guess. Manual rides, one footers, truck grinds, rail slides, kick flips and watch videos to catch up on all the new snazzy jazz they're doing nowadays.
Haha, I used to be able to 360 flip in my sleep, now I can barely roll up a transition.

This thread is Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Jake Roberts levels of past it dudes.

:cool:

[ericlee]

Haha, I used to be able to 360 flip in my sleep, now I can barely roll up a transition.

This thread is Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Jake Roberts levels of past it dudes.

:cool:

this thread would be Andre the Giant coming from the grave and eating all of those guys' brains if we all bought boards and told our "fishing" stories. It'd be nice if it could be a sticky.

I'm going to link some Ray Barbee shit that I found on youtube when I was home earlier. It's even got some stuff with his band too.

I'll have to find some Mark Gonzales demos too.

[Kid Presentable]

this thread would be Andre the Giant coming from the grave and eating all of those guys' brains if we all bought boards and told our "fishing" stories. It'd be nice if it could be a sticky.

I'm going to link some Ray Barbee shit that I found on youtube when I was home earlier. It's even got some stuff with his band too.

I'll have to find some Mark Gonzales demos too.
If you're looking for a modern classic, look for 'Yeah, Right!'. Trust me.

[Kid Presentable]

bizzump

[Tzar]

has anybody pulled off an insane trick that they had no intentions at all of doing?

I went to do just a plain old one footed ollie across this little cement platform that was like 3' in width.

I kicked the tail, tweaked out my front foot which caused me to do a kick-flip to tail right on the edge of the platform.

My buddies were all stoked and I played it off by saying, "Dammit, it didn't spin as many times as I wanted it to."
yeah, tried ollie'ing some bricks... hopped 'em and did a nice 10-15 ft odd manual... tried it again and i got the scars for it.

edit: andy, i'll sell ya my setup. it really is gathering dust now. offers there if you're interested ;)

[ericlee]

edit: andy, i'll sell ya my setup. it really is gathering dust now. offers there if you're interested ;)

NOOO!!! You will KEEP that setup and SKATE OR DIE!1!!11

serioulsy, are you giving it up?

[Rock]

If you're looking for a modern classic, look for 'Yeah, Right!'. Trust me.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WyH0qTF9CjY&mode=suggested_all&search=autumn%20bowl

[ericlee]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WyH0qTF9CjY&mode=suggested_all&search=autumn%20bowl

shit, I never got around to post those Barbee vids.

I suppose that's yeah right?

[ericlee]

Signature moves were always the hype for me while watching a demo. Hosoi would bust out his invented moves such as the backside crossbone air or rocket air but of course, no demo of him was complete without his Christ Air.

Or when Tony Hawk was the first one to complete the 900. He's invented so many tricks and chosing between his frontside 540 rodeo flip or madonna is too hard to decide. I'd say my personal favorite from him was the kickflip mctwist.

[Kid Presentable]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WyH0qTF9CjY&mode=suggested_all&search=autumn%20bowl
SOTY: Owen Wilson. More people just browsing this thread should at least watch this flick. It's funny.

[ericlee]

SOTY: Owen Wilson. More people just browsing this thread should at least watch this flick. It's funny.

Watching all of these vids are on my agenda for my off day.

I won't let this thread die. I'm going to try to find some H-street demos too and post em.

[ericlee]

what the shit? Owen Wiilson skates?

Here's some old school Barbee (http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thkaz8ki71I). you've gotta check out this smooth no comply to manual to kick-flip.

Can't stop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-71zu7nZMY) Newer Ray Barbee

Hokus Pokus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzCnI__pG0M) H-Street circa 89- Matt Hensley and Danny Way

Ban This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWYRNd9annc) Freestylin' with Kevin Harris, Per Welinder, and Cameron Martin(old school)

Mike Vallely (http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADlY6uoO_Dw) last summer at the Legacy Skate Park

[Tzar]

NOOO!!! You will KEEP that setup and SKATE OR DIE!1!!11

serioulsy, are you giving it up?
i gave up a while ago.. about? 3 or 4 years ago?
i've probably gone proper skating on it at parks twice in the last 2 years. just fell out of it for some reason (watching some guy bust his elbow joint the wrong way BADLY!) i felt physically sick looking at it.

[M.C. Guevera]

I want to start skating, but I have an irrational fear of broken bones and feeling horrible, horrible pain that's stopping me.

[Kid Presentable]

I want to start skating, but I have an irrational fear of broken bones and feeling horrible, horrible pain that's stopping me.
The pain is quite invigorating for a time.

[Tzar]

that vallely vid is dope.

[Kid Presentable]

that vallely vid is dope.
Oath. You watch the Owen Wilson section yet?

[M.C. Guevera]

If I do end up skateboarding, what's the first trick I should learn to do?

[Tzar]

If I do end up skateboarding, what's the first trick I should learn to do?
well you can't do anything without ollie'ing.

probably the hardest trick to learn to when you think about it.

[Kid Presentable]

If I do end up skateboarding, what's the first trick I should learn to do?
Learn to push with your back foot, then learn to Ollie.

[ericlee]

that vallely vid is dope.

gah, I just now see that I fucked it up.. Shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADlY6uoO_Dw

[Lo_Lyfe]

yo this a dope thread. im surprised at how down some of these posters be,(y) :eek:

[Kid Presentable]

I was proud of this thread, and everybody in it. You skate Lo_Lyfe?

[Drederick Tatum]

your bump allowed me to rewatch that sweet pool vid I posted. that shit is killer. fuck all this pussy 3 stair kickflip garbage. speed and lines and lines of speed is what it's all about.

[Kid Presentable]

your bump allowed me to rewatch that sweet pool vid I posted. that shit is killer. fuck all this pussy 3 stair kickflip garbage. speed and lines and lines of speed is what it's all about.
I don't think there were a whole heap of 3 stair kickflips posted, man.

[Drederick Tatum]

I meant in general.

[Kid Presentable]

I meant in general.
Ah. So yeah, it's a good thread.

[Drederick Tatum]

yeah. you're right, Motorhead do rule.

[Kid Presentable]

yeah. you're right, Motorhead do rule.
Until Maiden whoop their ass.

[Drederick Tatum]

that really isn't going to happen.

[Kid Presentable]

Eddie. Nuff said.