earl broclo ESQ Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 So I've got this box of skateboard videos sitting in my parent's basement. When I moved into a smaller apartment, I decided to downsize and get rid of a bunch of shit. I threw out over 200 cassette tapes, I sold shitloads of CD's and VHS movies. I gave away a shitload of movie posters, some from France, Germany, Italy, etc. It was tough to get rid of all that shit, but I had to do it. So when it came down to it, what did I keep? All my comic books, baseball cards, and a rather large collection of "Choose your own adventure" books. With those, sit a box full of skateboard videos. I talked to my father the other day, and he asked "what the hell do you want to do with all that shit in my basement?" So I think I'm going to try and sell them on E-Bay. I don't know how much you can get for old VHS skate videos, but I need to get rid of them, and I can't throw them away. I'd rather they go to someone who will watch them. So anyways, this got me thinking that nobody will want to buy this shit, because they can just go on youtube. These are some of the reasons I have separation anxiety with my skateboard videos. The first skateboard video I bought for myself, was H-Street's "Shackle Me Not." Around the same time, my friend bought "Ban This." There was five kids in the neighborhood who skated, and we used to watch the videos in my buddy's basement. When this next clip came on, we were all cool with the first half, but once the Chuck Treece music started, we were blown away. We used to rewind that, constantly. Paulo Diaz, Gabriel Rodriguez, Guy Mariano, and Rudy Johnson I eventually came across a copy of Rubbish Heap, which was so fucking bootleg and so fucking great. Mike Vallely Then Mark Gonzales started Blind with Jason Lee. Blind Video days pretty much crushed everything for me when it came out. Rudy Johnson and of course, God I can't find a Guy Mariano clip, because Warner Bros music won't release the rights to the Jackson Five track. Then Plan B's "Questionable" came out, and I was 17. A very goofy fucking 17 year old kid. This video changed my friends and I, and I think skateboarding in general. All the techy nerds got to beat off to: Here's some raw footage of . I couldn't find any clips, due to someone not allowing rights Del. Then in 1993, they put out Virtual Reality. Mike Carroll and Rick Howard Around 1994, I pretty much gave up. There are a ton of other videos, I'm just to lazy right now to look. I'll add more later, but figured I'd get the basics out of the way. What videos got you amped to skate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashcat Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I've got some old skate vids that someone gave me but none of them are older than 96. I do have the first flipside video fanzine on vhs though :) its god Social Distortion, M.D.C, T.S.O.L, Descendents, Circle Jerks, Husker Du, Black Flag, and a few other bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@ndomH3ro Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Break '92 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 One of my boys gave me a VHS dub of 411 Video volumes 1-11 before he died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. LANSKY Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Anyone from SF has to remember Joe Valdez. Skated some of the craziest shit ever and cool ass dude. I used to have a original copy of Limits from Causin Frustration but lost it years ago. Peep some of his youtube shit below.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPHIDDGxaBA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChNqJv5JvD4&feature=related 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 rubbish heap = where i got the idea for my username. loved mullen's part... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 love child and the two plan B videos are still my favorite shits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Drew It Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 still have my original copy from 88 or whenenver it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I had a long reply planned regarding how much I loved But then I ran across this while searching for it and now the rest seems pointless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Sheen Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 YES! Tommy Guerrero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 I remember when Life put out "Soldier's Story." I was always psyched on John Reeves and The Donger, so this video was big for me. It's crazy watching this shit, I probably haven't seen this in at least 15 years. I found a link for Kien Lieu's clip --but the music is a little "off." Well, when I say "off" --you'll seewhat I mean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiviNc1RZC4 This asshole edited out John Reeves, and put in this gay ass music. What a douche! In about 1991, I came across a copy of Sick Boys. Good footage, sick soundtrack. Shit was great. Sick Boys teaser This shit is over 20 years old now. Public Domain had this one part that I used to watch constantly. Public Domain (1988) SB Rubber Boys-Chapman, Bradley, Hill Mike Vallely in "Speed Freaks" Natas Kaupus in "Speed Freaks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 video days FTW old skate rags clothing.. fanny packs/nh shoes with lace savers different colored wheels.. impossibles/no ed templeton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 Jason Lee Chris "DUNE" Pastras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl broclo ESQ Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 Carl Shipman 14 year old Jason Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Jason Lee rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Yes he does. I'd love to have one of his boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexDiamonds Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I used to watch these 2 videos over and over and over. and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauler5150 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Damn, I know how you feel about this sort of thing earl. i relate it to my surfing video collection, from around the same era, with all the Poor Specimen videos, .....lost videos, and all things in between. Best thing about the PS videos were the soundtracks, plus the worlds best surfers doing what they do. I had a ton of them at my mums place and they are probably still there in a storage box, much like my NES/SuperNES/etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dumielle Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I loved this video back when it came out. Eric Koston Ronnie Creager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dumielle Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 P.S. earl, do not get rid of those fucking videos. You will never get much for them, and they are fucking rad man. I say invest in one of those DVD VHS combo's, and keep em around for as long as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Forget the videos. I'm all about the "choose your own adventure" books! I used to be strung out on those as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauler5150 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 That first book though sounds awesome. I used to love reading those as a kid, hell, I would read one now if I could find one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tavaruawon Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 ANIMAL CHIN!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 http://www.skatevideosonline.net/skate-videos/74/santa-cruz/streets-on-fire/ This movie basically pretty much shaped me to who I am today . SKATE & DESTROY !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELT Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Oh , and Earl . I will gladly take anything skateboard related you don't want . Hell I will pay for the shipping . :cool: I personally think you need to keep it all . ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papi Drew It Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Public Domain was ill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebradrips Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Jason Lee ruled. *fixed. he crossed over to the dark side of scientology, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milesmoodist Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 get a tall tower of shelves for all this stuff... you'll be mad as hell later in life when you think about how you got rid of it all, i know this feeling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 definitely dont toss the skate videos, celt, dao, myself or some others will gladly take em off your hands ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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