ohnoone Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 skating is more of a "sport" now. ahem* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnoone Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 damn i dont know why those photos dont work. theyre still hosted. well anyway they were side by side comparisons of skating and dancing. also i just want to defend my 3 year old argument by refuting keys point. just becuase something is judged doesnt make it a sport. they judge bbq cook offs and all kinds of shit thats not a sport, including dancing competitions. also a word on language. you play basketball you play soccer. you dont play skateboard. just like you dont go footballing. sports you play. sports you win. skateboarding is expression that happens to maybe possibly be subjectively judged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guerillaeye Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Anyone else stoked Jason Adams is back at Black Label ? I still think the Enkoi deck I have of his is rad , but I'm so fucking happy he'a back at Label . :cool: what happened with jason adams and creature? didnt he start that company with barker barrett? i remember when that shit was just getting off? http://www.creatureskateboards.com/home.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 so let me ask you younger kids, is skateboarding still a "fag sport?" i mean when i was growing up, we basically had to deal with shit constantly. if it wasn't fighting, it was running so we wouldn't get destroyed. jocks, meatheads, townies, were always fucking with us. we were constantly having to defend ourselves from bullshit. is it still that way, seeing that skateboarding is so "cool" now. can any of the older heads in here relate to what i'm saying? I remember my Vans being called " faggot skater shoes " , and this being 1988-1995 roughly . I remember being 12-13 years old and being chased by most of the football players in high school . I remember being cornered by a pickup with 3 jock dudes . I was 14 and they were all 17 and senbiors in high school . I remember standing my ground , hitting the biggest one in the mouth with my deck , smashing out 2 of his teeth and giving him a broken nose , bruised cheekbone . I remember all the blood and watching his friends run back to the pickup and not no what to do . I remember skating home and not feeling any more fear from anyone that tried to fuck with me skateboarding . :cool: -I had to go to court , fucker's wealthy parents tried to suit me . The Judge threw out the case on grounds of self-defense and me being only 14 vs. 3 17 year olds . :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIZENO Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I recall every jock, surfer or other type of kook that drove by a spot we would be skating yelling "skate or die". That shit would get me steaming This was '86 - '89 .... I was so glad when that died down ... now you get the same crowd asking if you can kickflip ... and the offer of a high 5 if you can. Yeah Brah !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 the only kids i'll blatantly hate on are the kind of kids that say skating pools and ditches and shit takes no talent, and it's boring, and blah blah blah. that's just ridiculous to me. i second this shit. i don't want to come off like i'm hating on young kids --it's not like that at all. but if this mentality is for real, than that kid needs to be dropped off a bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 celt --nice walk down memory lane. i had similar issues in my early teens. my favorite thing was when dudes would drive by and yell "fucking faggots" or some shit. then we'd do the usual (flip them off), which was always followed by screaching breaks and the car being thrown in reverse. that's when we'd just run up and start smacking the car with our boards. trucks in hands, swinging like axes. they'd get out of the car, and we'd be mobile before they could even jump to a run. we'd then either call it a night, or just spend the night running and hiding. it all came back on us though, sometimes a little harder than the last. i was 14 --1988. those were some of the best nights of my life. it wasn't like it was constantly fucked up everytime we went out, but we saw plenty of shit, and had plenty of shit happen to us. all of that shit made me a different person. skate culture opened my eyes to so much reality. there really is a deeper philosophy to it, than just a useless wooden toy. i sometimes wonder, if i never skated and instead played golf or baseball --would i be better off now? would i be in some office, running a department, or making multi-million dollar sales for some media conglomerate? would i be living in a house, with a wife, a dog, two kids, and watching the rise and fall of stocks every morning? you know, the "cush" american life. two cars, vacations, HDTV, a well groomed family? shit, thank god i stepped on that board. stagnant water --ain't if funny how those who hated are now all about the "X-games" and wearing element t-shirts and DC shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 bare with me, i'm just fucking bored and working down some rum. i know i'm starting to sound like an annoying old fart, but here's some images that are burned into my memory. this is one of my favorite photos of all time, it won't let me post it, but here's the link: http://www.brainwashvictim.com/transworld92/tws021992hensley76.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Nice . Some of my favorites . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 fucking barefoot gonz gap --very fucking nice! you need to have balls with another set of balls hanging off of them to do that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Jamie Thomas is still a fucking rager . The one of Jeff Phillips I have enlarged and hanging on my wall . I was fortunate anough to meet Jeff Phillips before he took his own life . And he even was cool enough to give my friends and I some advice on Method airs . R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutleone Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 oh shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruce Lee Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrebelheartsx Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 i fucking love that picture of matt hensley... there's an awesome picture that i have to try to find, just some local dudes. i'll post it if i can track it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrebelheartsx Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 that didn't take long. the first one is the one i mentioned, one of my favorite pictures of all time. note the burger flipping action in the background. this one's pretty rad, too by the way, the grill is attached to the back of the quarter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antihero666 Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 i love jeff grossos part in streets on fire,, black flag on the tunes... shits a classic in so many ways... makes me wanna go out and do lein 2 tails quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainsaw party Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Over vert pockets and loopable fullpipes, what else will Wormoudt Inc. think up to keep a steady flow of bone injuries coming into Kaiser? This fucking monolith coming soon to San Jose will probably do the job nicely come Spring of 2008. http://www.lakecunningham.org for the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrebelheartsx Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 that park looks sick as shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 ive been skating since for roughly 17 years and tranny has never appealed to me at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 a picture of Celt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 rebelhearts --where is that spot, and when is the next BBQ? i'd fucking love to have some shit like that in my back yard. i love how they have the quarter, and a volcano in the backyard. fucking classic cement heads. this dude up above looks like he farts french fries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 the music on the element video is awful ahah was the the one with "i loove yoou... i reeally doo.." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 i love jeff grossos part in streets on fire,, black flag on the tunes... shits a classic in so many ways... makes me wanna go out and do lein 2 tails quick. i love grosso's part in speed freaks. for some reason, i just picture him shooting up the whole time the camera wasn't on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrebelheartsx Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 rebelhearts --where is that spot, and when is the next BBQ? i'd fucking love to have some shit like that in my back yard. i love how they have the quarter, and a volcano in the backyard. fucking classic cement heads. this dude up above looks like he farts french fries. it's in northern VA, a little outside of DC. check this out: http://www.ecrwfoundation.org you can check out some of the other stuff they're up to, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 the gonz.....filmed by cheryl dunn and directed by jason swartzman... http://www.youngbabyrecords.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 nice post hate --i've seen quick clips on an old 411 from that show, but never that much footage. gonz seriously has samurai skill on a skateboard. nobody can fuck with that dude's legacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Maker Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 a picture of Celt.... I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING WHEN I SAW THAT PICTURE...:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIZENO Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING WHEN I SAW THAT PICTURE...:lol: Third .... ive been skating since for roughly 17 years and tranny has never appealed to me at all. I agree I think coming up in that era when vert was on its way out had an impact on forming that opinion ...... now I am starting to see it as a way to keep skating into my 40's and 50's. Cant throw myself down double sets too much longer. Slash Dog Status here I come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boneshard... Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 ive been skating since for roughly 17 years and tranny has never appealed to me at all. " how sad,,,canada has always had great parks, even before the "skatepark boom" :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 never been a fan of skateparks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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