Skating...

[Paddy]

Any cunt on here still skate?

[Sheridan]

No, but a friend of mine lives near a skate park and I'd like to go and take a look. I would probably bust my ass though.

[emef]

i like the shoes

[cut out]

i like the girls

[soulcheck]

I like only cunts.

[kams]

i hate the shoes

[joe pinapples]

i was thinking today how much i hate skaters. bunch of self righteous daft twats. fighting the status quo by riding bits of wood with tiny wheels on. fuck off. just watch that dogtown shite (narrated by sean penn - says it all),bunch of buffoons. and that goes double for any non yank skaters, get a grip on yer own culture you sad cunts.

[Sheridan]

i hate the shoes

I used to like the shoes, but design wise they have gotten pretty lame looking.

[Paddy]

i was thinking today how much i hate skaters. bunch of self righteous daft twats. fighting the status quo by riding bits of wood with tiny wheels on. fuck off. just watch that dogtown shite (narrated by sean penn - says it all),bunch of buffoons. and that goes double for any non yank skaters, get a grip on yer own culture you sad cunts.

You're only bitching on like that cos you could never pull an ollie and all your pals could, aren't you?

[cut out]

apparently i once mastered the 'backplant'

[Paddy]

Arf!

It's all about kick back tails.

[bracket]

Ain't done it for time...

So what were your favourite boards?

All about H-Street, New Deal or Plan B for me...

[Paddy]

Plan B's were nice, never had one but had a push on one. Last deck I had was Zoo York which was ok, but not very poppy. I'm gettin a new board soon, going for an Enjoi, narrow with healthy concave and loads of pop. Noice.

[bracket]

I <3 Plan B

Danny Way and Colin McKay were the dons back then...big influences

[Paddy]

My favourite skaters are probably Tom Penny and Jerry Hsu, kings of the lazy steez. Check out Hsu in his Enjoi spot -

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[WON'T DO IT]

I can still pull off the odd olly kickflip and blunt backwards up kerbs, but i just get horrifically out of breath whenever i attempt anything.. Steve Caballero was and is still the master for me.. . 'sall about the style.. fuck hawk.. he may be good but he looks like an ostrich when he skates.. all elbows and flailing extremities :)

[Paddy]

Caballero??!! Showing your age there Jerome!

[bracket]

Yeh i like that.. ;)

Tom Penny is quality. Used to see him about Oxford a fair bit. Years back me and my mates used to go skate the ramp out back of SS20, think he was sponsored by Death Box for a while..

[bracket]

Rodney Mullen ftw

Technical trickery would be nowhere without that guy...

The Powell team were pretty slick in their heyday and they made some crackin' films..

[Paddy]

Tech trickery does nothing for me tbh. Kickflips, heelflips, BS/FS flips, BS/FS 180's, pressure flips, no-complys, straight up massive ollies off blocks, them's all where it's at. I haven't even mentioned any grinds...

It's all about style, fuck super tech.

[Patrick]

Caballero??!! Showing your age there Jerome!

And he was probably skating on a proper narrow kicktail that was so fat it had no flex in it whatsoever.
http://home.comcast.net/~jampet99/images/zicksDeck.jpg
That's where it's at - anybody can pull tricks on those new-fangled bouncy wide decks.:)

[Paddy]

This was my first board -
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/deckcollection2/2obrien_skeletons.jpg

[bracket]

Kickflips, heelflips, BS/FS flips, BS/FS 180's, pressure flips, no-complys, straight up massive ollies off blocks


I'd consider some of those as 'technical' tricks, maybe i'm getting old...

Mullen invented half those tricks mentioned anyways.

;)

[mdk]

my favourite video is still Plan B : Second Hand Smoke. its got the best soundtrack and its just before the mental technical era of koston / daewon song and the like.

those glory days when a frontside flip over the carlsbad gap was the height of insanity :)

fuck man, that section is just amazing...

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he's got such solid landings..

[Sheridan]

Mullen for his innovation.
And I think he has great style as well.
But hands down the most beautiful skater to watch style wise is Tom Penny.
He makes it look so easy.

[aleks]

drake jones...my favourite skater of all time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJlKWDLjA0E

i just thought about getting a skateboard again...

[Sheridan]

@mdk: the plan B vids were always great.
good to see that clip with so many classic spots. carlsbad, the gonz gap, hubba hideout.

One of my favorite video parts was Pat Duffy in Plan B's Questionable.

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[Sheridan]

I also heard that some of the old school board like H-Street were getting re-released.

[Paddy]

I'd consider some of those as 'technical' tricks, maybe i'm getting old...

Mullen invented half those tricks mentioned anyways.

;)

Hahahaa totally, but not the mad tre flip-manual-nose manual-imposible out kinda tech shit. Mullen did invent just about everything and he is amazing, but I went right off watching him a few years ago.

I'd give my right nut to be able to stomp BS flips and kick back tails.

[bracket]

My first board: H-Street Matt Hensley

http://www.skateandannoy.com/features/ebay/2007/ebay053/images/image020.png


Second board: H-Street Danny Way

http://skateandannoy.com/features/ebay/2007/ebay053/images/image050.png

[invisibledan]

erm, Gonz?????

[JE:5]

My first board: H-Street Matt Hensley

http://www.skateandannoy.com/features/ebay/2007/ebay053/images/image020.png


Second board: H-Street Danny Way

http://skateandannoy.com/features/ebay/2007/ebay053/images/image050.png

I used to have that Matt Hensley board :)

[julian]

i have an old friend (same age as me) who lives for skating. to the extent that he had one of his mates tatoo "SKATE OR DIE" across his fucked up, crooked toes...

[ivan]

birds fly so high, and so do i. /wonderful broken things.

[Lighter Thief]

I tried it once, fell off and grazed my elbow. My best mate broke his wrist in 3 places skating as well. I decided it wasn't for me.

/wimp

[Konx-om-Pax]

i was thinking today how much i hate skaters. bunch of self righteous daft twats. fighting the status quo by riding bits of wood with tiny wheels on. fuck off. just watch that dogtown shite (narrated by sean penn - says it all),bunch of buffoons. and that goes double for any non yank skaters, get a grip on yer own culture you sad cunts.


well said.

[Laszlo]

I'm still skating occassionally - fracturing my elbow while skating a concrete bowl at 31 years of age made me think I was a twat though - still, it's so much fun. I love this Ray Barbee video - got the flow

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[mdk]

wicked..really smooth..i love the trick at 3:00, what is it..180 no comply into a big spin..

really nice..

[JE:5]

Anyone remember the Santa Cruz Wheels Of Fire vid? i'd love to see that again.

[olv]

Anyone remember the Santa Cruz Wheels Of Fire vid? i'd love to see that again.



i think i still have it on vid, i've got a box of them from about 88 to 97 - animal chin through to the zero ones...H-street made well funny videos but you cant beat planb 2nd hand smoke and virtual reality for me....i bought a board again last year with every intention of hitting stockwell regularly......er, went twice...need to sort it out.....oh check the latest spike jonze one out:

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[Paddy]

Ahhh the Fully Flared vid, it's well good.

[bracket]

Santa Cruz 'Streets of Fire' - the one where Jason Jesse gets banged up for skateboarding and has a crazy dream where everything is plasticine. Well budget. :)

Fave films for me were H-Street 'Hokus Pokus' and PlanB 'Questionable/Virtual Reality'

[mdk]

i still remember the first time i saw this :

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[Sheridan]

What is that from?
I've sen it, but don't remember where from.

[JE:5]

I used to have that Matt Hensley board :)

I used to have a Jon Sonor board too.

I can't actually remember how many boards I had exactly.

[Sheridan]

This has some bad business.

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[Sheridan]

Balls of steele.
Jamie Thomas in Welcome to Hell.

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[mdk]

there you go, thats what the slam section is from. :)

[invisibledan]

bit of musics for ya

http://www.escanabasucks.com/sk8rock.php

[Paddy]

The Welcome to Hell slam section is legendary. I payed 20 fucking quid for that vid when I was a kid! What an idiot.

[platinum ray]

My first board was a Santa Monica Airlines Natas. My favourite was a New Deal Siamese but I can’t find a pic. Haven’t really skated since 2001 when I stupidly broke my foot. I still go for an occasional spin down a hill on my friend’s long board. I loved Danny Sargent’s segment on the 1281 video, I look forward to watching this when I get home

http://thumbnail.search.aolcdn.com/truveo/images/thumbnails/B5/F9/B5F910683669A4.jpgBut Rodney Mullen is the king as far as I’m concerned.
i was thinking today how much i hate skaters. bunch of self righteous daft twats. fighting the status quo by riding bits of wood with tiny wheels on. fuck off. just watch that dogtown shite (narrated by sean penn - says it all),bunch of buffoons. and that goes double for any non yank skaters, get a grip on yer own culture you sad cunts.
I don’t think many would claim to be fighting the status quo through skating and I’m afraid it is here to stay culturally. Fair enough to hate for noise pollution reasons. I knew a man who was driven demented by skaters constantly making a racket right under his window.

[mdk]

i think thats just the bitterness coming through of someone who tried to skate and was hopeless.

really its just great fun.

[Paddy]

i think thats just the bitterness coming through of someone who tried to skate and was hopeless.

really its just great fun.

Woooooooooooooooord.

[Irrungenwirrungen]

Vision Gator was my first board.

[Paddy]

Vision Gator was my first board.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rogowski

[Laszlo]

[QUOTE=olv;454577]i think i still have it on vid, i've got a box of them from about 88 to 97 - animal chin through to the zero ones...H-street made well funny videos but you cant beat planb 2nd hand smoke and virtual reality for me....i bought a board again last year with every intention of hitting stockwell regularly......er, went twice...need to sort it out.....oh check the latest spike jonze one out:

Oli - we should have a skate mate - next time I'm in London we shoukld go to Stockwell. You get the invite btw - can you come?

[olv]

[QUOTE=olv;454577]i think i still have it on vid, i've got a box of them from about 88 to 97 - animal chin through to the zero ones...H-street made well funny videos but you cant beat planb 2nd hand smoke and virtual reality for me....i bought a board again last year with every intention of hitting stockwell regularly......er, went twice...need to sort it out.....oh check the latest spike jonze one out:

Oli - we should have a skate mate - next time I'm in London we shoukld go to Stockwell. You get the invite btw - can you come?


def up for a skate, they've resurfaced it again apparently...yeh i got the invite, i'll let you know asap :)

[WON'T DO IT]

Yeah.. forgot about mullen... he is the don.. so creative.

[mdk]

although i do love a bit of tech, especially ronnie creager :

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the switch f/s 180 kickflip - manual - one foot out...

menthol.

[aleks]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HglshDH9Md4

[Sheridan]

Another one of my favorites, Kareem Campbell.

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[The Physicist]

I used to inline skate pretty well but i'm not up for the injuries any more

[WON'T DO IT]

I know i said cab was my favourite stylewise, but just checked out this clip of mullen again and maaaan.. he really is an incredible skater..

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[WON'T DO IT]

Wicked!! Just found my favourite scene from future primitive : Cab's the one rocking the sleaveless 80's white shirt:

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Proper old skool street skating.. Every saturday we used to plot a route from st.pauls back to hammersmith taking in south bank, the great white wall, do coffins under the subway at blackfriars..and loads more stop off points that i can't remember now.. great times

[JonnySpeed]

haha and nice guest appearance at the end, j ;-D

[lempika]

isnt skating well boring. buy shoes that look crap,stand on wood,fall off.cut knee.wipe it.go home and listen to 3ft high and rising