detroit red Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 if you actually grew up in detroit other than the coleman ledges this is/was the spot. one of my first memories of skateboarding was seeing this tall ass lanky whiteboy blunting the pyramid ledge, before they were rounded out and worthless. I almost got arrested once, and they crept on us, and it was my mouth that got us into the shit. red you would know, late hot summer nights, crackheads fucking everywhere, anyway 2 fiends were sucking each other off , and the cops somehow ignored to see them completely because they wanted us. I talked mad shit and we got cuffed, but they let us go eventually. mid to late 90's, detroit was mad slept on as far as an amazing city to skate. red you remember a kid named chris ivory? I believe was his name? ivory is the man. i first met that kid skating the bump that use to be in front of cobo hall before they repaved it. i just remember dude busting an effortless tre flip over a big construction cone.... dude is dope...and a really nice guy. i think he lives in new york now and makes music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit red Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 another good representation of the spots inside heart plaza http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHiVgX2i1NA a good representation of detroit skateboarding. (the first dude skating is a really good friend of mine. dude is ill without much effort) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afYTrVvWwyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackbookKWC Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I guess we can agree to dis-agree then. I have yet to see some kid who skates wear some shit and be like damn I want to go get that (whatever it may be). All I see is them bite hard as shit on swank culture ever since Nike got into the picture. I guess we can only reminisce on when it didn't matter what color your flannels and rolled up beanie were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit red Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I guess we can agree to dis-agree then. I have yet to see some kid who skates wear some shit and be like damn I want to go get that (whatever it may be). All I see is them bite hard as shit on swank culture ever since Nike got into the picture. I guess we can only reminisce on when it didn't matter what color your flannels and rolled up beanie were. based from your words you sound.... a. hella young b. unfamiliar with skateboard history and culture. if both of these were not true...then you would be aware that the skateboard community is one of the most diverse out there. skateboarders come from ALL walks of life. the only reason why your favorite rapper's favorite rapper dresses the way that he does is because of skateboarding culture. do i think skinny jeans are fresh....no. did skateboarders start rockin that look first....yes. do you see cats in the hood rockin them with shoes with vulcanized soles....yes. i will take it a step further....back in the rave days....ravers started rockin fat pants because skaters were rockin fat pants...more specifically jeans made by Blind. a skateboard company. just to keep it funky with you.... how many non skateboarders do you see rockin skate shoes? do the math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackbookKWC Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 based from your words you sound.... a. hella young b. unfamiliar with skateboard history and culture. if both of these were not true...then you would be aware that the skateboard community is one of the most diverse out there. skateboarders come from ALL walks of life. the only reason why your favorite rapper's favorite rapper dresses the way that he does is because of skateboarding culture. do i think skinny jeans are fresh....no. did skateboarders start rockin that look first....yes. do you see cats in the hood rockin them with shoes with vulcanized soles....yes. i will take it a step further....back in the rave days....ravers started rockin fat pants because skaters were rockin fat pants...more specifically jeans made by Blind. a skateboard company. just to keep it funky with you.... how many non skateboarders do you see rockin skate shoes? do the math. Im not saying that the skateboard community isnt diverse at all. That's not even what this is about. To save forum space..all I was saying is that ever since the early/mid 2000s when skateboarding went super main-stream skateboarders have started to look like a bunch of queers. not all..but most. no worries dude we just see shit differently. and in the hood with skinny jeans...well here in DC..non Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit red Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 i understand that cats in the hood arnt rockin super skinny jeans...but still skinny jeans by hood standards. DC you say??? hmmm....ever heard of a rapper named WALE who reps DC to the fullest? SUPREME JACKET LRG (who has a skateboard team) NIKE SB "TIFFANY" DUNKS NIKE SB "UNLUCKY" DUNK HUF HAT(CLEARLY STANDING IN A SKATE SHOP) seems to me like dudes whole image(like most current rappers) is influenced by SKATEBOARD CULTURE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Please STFU both of you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit red Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 clearly these dudes are dressed like hipster faggots... http://www.l-r-g.com/adarchive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackbookKWC Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 every picture you posted his jeans sag. and wale is a faggot. met him...saw through the bullshit. im over it. lets just keep going on and on over nothing. and spot on with the LRG man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 But they get flown to Hawaii for their photo shoot and paid bank to dress like hipster faggots....they don't have to actually be hipster faggots. It's all an act for cash. http://chromeballincident.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackbookKWC Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpIHK_b6hfk&feature=related 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 RIP 411 FIT Industry (1998) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIZENO Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 All I see is them bite hard as shit on swank culture ever since Nike got into the picture. Oh Wait ... I think I see some Jordan 1's circa 1987 in skateboarding. Long before SB, Nike was working into the culture. Stylists who work for companies that push pop culture look to skating to find trends. In the 90's skaters had a level one look to the bulk of them ... baggy jeans little wheels. Today you see all walks ... from Hesh to Fresh ...and everything in between. Shit is lame as fuck to argue about unless you are a super insecure little kid with shit to prove. One last thing: /Oldmanoner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belmonts Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 ^TRUTH if you are riding a skateboard and having fun.... AWESOME! whofucking cares what anyone thinks, grip it and rip it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I'm fatter , older at 33 and wear the same camouflage shorts & Independent shirt with Van's Old School's or SK8 HI's as I did when I was 13..I don't give a fuck , even though some kids look fucking confused & ridiculous I just keep my mouth shut . :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 20 year old shorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Eh , more like 5-6 year old ones on today . :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackbookKWC Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 hell yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit red Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 word....i agree with everyone....i wasnt trying to argue or debate the current climate of "skater fashion" i was just trying to figure out where dude was coming from with some of his statements. and yes....i agree...wale is a fag-a-tron. and bump this pic of sheffy...dude made me feel more comfortable being a halfrican skater who is a giant. haha hes like my doppelganger....hahahhaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit red Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 bump that fit video too...that shit was realer than real. no pun.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 speaking of real... Drake Jones - 'Non Fiction' Real (1997) non fiction - Keith Hufnagel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit red Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 god damn that video is legendary ..... up there with video days if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Important Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 blindfolded lines, fail on the 35th tre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackbookKWC Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 super stylish from the LK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIZENO Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I'm fatter , older at 33 and wear the same camouflage shorts & Independent shirt with Van's Old School's or SK8 HI's as I did when I was 13..I don't give a fuck , even though some kids look fucking confused & ridiculous I just keep my mouth shut . :cool: Shit ... I'm thinner at 35 than I was at 30 and skating better than I ever have. However I am a (self imposed) victim of following trends ... I cant claim that I didnt wear that goofy 90's gear. Still hide some BOB shirts in a storage bin. After working at KR3W I have begun wearing way more fitted cuts (not tight, but modern). Side note -- Dork status!!! Got to the park last Sunday morning ... Figgy was there ripping it up, most kids were sitting to watch ... I used the freed up space and had a ball, after Figgy left some little kid asked who I was sponsored by. I am still super stoked on that almost a week later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 modern = tight U A TPWF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroit red Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 haha...that is a good feeling when kids ask that...but its the pits when they ask if that shit was nollie....and it was really fakie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIZENO Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 modern = tight U A TPWF Guilty ... but I don't give a fuck. I am a 34 & wear 36, with a boot cut bottom ... I really see the TPWF as tight at the ankle. Plus 2% spandex is the best thing to happen to skate gear in years !!! My shit looks like the kid on the Left ... not the kid on the Right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 this guy skates in bell bottoms too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Non Fiction came out when I was a Senior in HS , 1995 I believe...my favorite REAL video of all time . :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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