Any old school skaters out there?

[covadsucks]

Hey there AO,
I know some of you were like me, skaters back in the 70's, 80's and 90's...any of you still skate or collect old school skateboard decks/parts??

I used to collect old skatedecks from way back like the oh-so-popular-with-parents SMA Natas Kaupas Panther deck(OMG!!! It's spells SATAN backwards!)...or the Santa Cruz Jeff Grosso Coke Label deck. Just wanted to see if I was the only one still trying to carve a fat line through a pool or not.

[gibby]

I might not consider myself an old school skater, but I did own a Jeff Kendall at one point in time. Launch ramps were cool back then.

But I'm more of an old school bmx freestyler. I go to Venice beach once in a while and bring my bike and bust out a few old tricks. I've tried the skatepark thing but I'm too old now...LOL!! Actually, my only problem is there's no one to ride with anymore. I used to ride by myself when I was really serious, but now, I do it for fun. Nowadays, riding by yourself isn't as fun as it used to be.

But good to know there's still some old guys holding onto their youth...makes me feel better.

[dave_p]

in my basement i have:
zorlac metallica mini, thunder trucks, bones streetstyles still ride it!
2 more zorlac metallicas and another mini
vision psych0 stick
powell peralta mike mcgill
santa cruz rob roskopp
vision mark gonzalez

my brother has a real old logan earth ski from the early seventies.

every time i see a kidney pool i wish it was empty, there were none around when i skated. we mostly skated aggro and street. gotta dig up some old launch ramp pics.

what kids ride today we called freestyle boards back in the day.

im gonna pick up a longboard in virginia beach when i go next week. when you are 35 its all you can ride with dignity.

[dave_p]

pic1: me/beer/powell peralta tony hawk/launch ramp
pic2: buddy rob/powell peralta R.I.P/launch ramp
pic3: ah, the good old days!

[gibby]

Here's a few small clips of me riding just recently...however, the one of me eating it on the half pipe was about a year and a half ago:


Flatland Tricks(AVIs):
Trick 1 Trick 2 Trick 3

Wannabe Half pipe(mpg):
Half Pipe Bail

bah...last link won't work cause the site sensor's out the file's source....copy the URL properties and where you see **** in the link...just put the four letter word that usually refers to taking a dump.

[land hurricane]

I dont have any old any old school decks, mainly because I wasn't alive then. But I have been learning old school tricks, just today I did a 180 x2 finerflip boneless (lol, thats a big name). I've been showing people who have never even heard of some of these tricks them and how fun they can be. I'll post some pictures later.

edit: i was looking two posts up at that picture of the guy with the long hair. did he fall hard? because he looks very tilted in the air.

[dave_p]

thats my buddy rob, no, thats actually not too tilted, to nail that jump the board should have been above his rump and then back.
i on the other hand ate it cuz i had the damn beer in my hand and was layed back too far!

[Pballwizz]

O man, I really wish I was around then, skatin bak then was so kool, no pressure to do crap, etc.

[zen_dawg]

im an old skool skater. . .

i had a Jeff Kendall(Santa Cruz), Mark Gonzales, Chris Miller(G and S), Ron Allen(H Street) and a Natas Kaupas(Santa Monica Airlines) deck.

i remember all my friends wearing Jimmy Z pants and Vision Skate Wear clothing, you guys remember Jimmy Z's right?

you guys remember the moves back then? method air, japan air, crooked cop, no comply, shove-its, JTs, stale-fish, and nose-bones.

oh and remember the music back then for skaters? OLD School punk music. The Vandals, Agent Orange, Sex Pistols, GBH, Old Misfits( really old misfits), The cramps, 7-Seconds. . . . .etc etc.

[land hurricane]

Re: im an old skool skater. . .

Originally posted by zen_dawg
You guys remember the moves back then? method air, japan air, crooked cop, no comply, shove-its, JTs, stale-fish, and nose-bones.

about the no comply; when you step off the board and the pop it with your back foot, how does it get in the air? and also once it does get in the air how does it level out?... i've always had trouble with that thing.

[Army]

Chicago wheels (blue), Chicago trucks, aluminum plank deck, with the ALL NEW non-slip deck tape! Groovin'

Big trick "in the day" was how far you could ride two wheels, jumping over (or off) picnic tables and small cars (by rolling fast at it, then actually jumping over it to land on another board parked on the far side), multi 360's, riding two wheels on the nose, and the all-new-never-been-done-before "flip-kick" (which, back then, was only good for hopping up a small curb)!

It wasn't too long ago that I had a full set of clay wheels in storage. Alas, too many moves over the years, and they have been lost.

I do still have my racing skates from the 70's (I was on a local Speed Racing team). They still move me around with no problems, and I prefer those over in-lines.

[covadsucks]

Nice to see I am not alone.

I had a lot of boards, but none were as fun as the transitional decks of the late 80's and early 90's. I had a large collection a couple of years ago, but sold them to get back into paintball. Should I find the pics I had of them, I'll post a few...bring back some memories.

[gibby]

Originally posted by Army
I do still have my racing skates from the 70's (I was on a local Speed Racing team). They still move me around with no problems, and I prefer those over in-lines.

/me has mental picture of Army in skates...

/me shivers at the fright

[land hurricane]

heres a snapped old school board


and here is me doing a 180 boneless

[zen_dawg]

favorite ol skool skaters

so who were your favorite skaters back in the days?

on vert-mine was Christian Hosoi, remember the "Christ-Air"?
on street-Tommy Guerrero, from Powell Peralta.

so what ever happened to Christian Hosoi anyways?