4 or 5 more years guys. At the top, getting in the magazines, having a board with your name on. Good cheques, kids asking for your autograph. The partying, the girls, the microcosm of fame. The way that, in really a matter of months, a year, it went from a vert dominated industry to a street skating industry, was crazy. Through no fault of their own, it was pretty brutal for many of them im sure. I was one of the thousands of kids, who knew vert was sick, but simply could relate more to street. Ramps were scarce, combined with fact that street was developing and progressing so fast, it was just exciting to be part of. Trying to keep up with the pro's when vids would drop. I was in uk, but i imagine being part of the evolution in places like california in late 80s early 90s must have been so good. Unless u were a vert guy.

@CavemanVanDweller

Ай бұрын

Lawsuits and insurance killed ramps and parks. Don't ever trust the suits.

omggggg i miss being a kid. those were the days. no internet, cellphones, just the outdoors and neighbors to have fun with. aaaand they jam the Cult.....oh yeah

@keithbrock2061

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah bro 50 yrs young here Grew up absolutely ripping backyard ramps in the 80’s

@richbrede4088

Жыл бұрын

Remember sessions with period music. Knew then and know now how awesome it was. This was the kind of vhs that made the rounds and wore out from the c/o ‘86 pausing and rewinding. National treasure material right here.

Skateboarding was way cooler back then

@DCxSkateboarding

Жыл бұрын

Egh. I don't know what's cooler about less tricks less competition and just less people doing it? What do you like 45-50 and stuck wanting to be back in high school or some shit?

@marcelotapia3970

Жыл бұрын

@@DCxSkateboarding relying to a 4yr old comment 😂🤡

@DCxSkateboarding

Жыл бұрын

@@marcelotapia3970 I didn't notice the comment was 4 years old. My point still stands.

@TheSkateboardingShow

Жыл бұрын

Hell yes!

I enjoy watching this stuff as much as I did when I was 14. Very Cool. Skateboarding forever!!!

@infowazz

5 жыл бұрын

i was 13. i miss those days so much.

Lester Kasai has been mentioned as 1 of the 1st pros to make a 540 after McGill, so did Jeff Phillips, but they never put them in contest runs, except for Jeff Phillips, Clown Ramp, 1984, which is available on KZread.

Grew up straight across the street from the park . Bird man was on the cover of my sisters high school yearbook pulling a judo air out of the keyhole . A few years ago a guy who works for the Tony Hawk foundation was driving on the 5 past where the park used to sit . Some dozers were digging up where the park sat . Part of the park was still intact . A few of the local including Tony showed up and skated what was left of the park . The video is on here if you search it

Losi.Losi Style .style. style.styles for days !

Gator Rogokski, 5 years before he was a murderer. Me and a friend ended up moving into the apartment in Pacific Beach, San Diego, 719 Santa Rita Place where the girl he killed, Jessica had lived, after she was killed. Saw the news report and we thought, “ohh, maybe the apartment will be for rent when investigation is over” we ended up getting it. Place was empty accept for a half stick of butter in fridge, we figured it had to be hers. We made pancakes with it to honor her. Corny but true!

@CAP1MAN

3 жыл бұрын

wtf.

@METALFAN4EVS

3 жыл бұрын

@@CAP1MAN LOL! Crazy stuff, man. Gator the murderer

Y born this year. 🙏🌟✨🙌❄🍊🍋🌱🍀🙏🍠l love skate

I'm all warm inside.. These were my gods when i was 9

You used to be able to see Lester airing from anywhere in the park he was so high.

Best video yet.... for me. Because this is when I started my passion for skating. This is a climax: style, power, tricks, showmanship, colors, clothing!!

Loved seeing Lester fly out of the Combi at Pipe! Still have my Pipeline card ❤!

Jeff Grosso dipping in with the guitar riff at 2:10 is awesome ❤️ 🔥

Chris Miller's sio-mo fastplant is sick!

I would love to have a re creation of the Del Mar Pool in my back yard. Bad Ass. Perfect size , the ramps they make these days are ridiculous. I'm 40, I don't need to kill myself. lol

@erichanhauser3190

5 жыл бұрын

Just don't half pipe it when you ride! Haha

Spinning a 540 was what the crowd wanted to see. It has been said that judges rate the skaters on crowd noise, so back in the day, no 540, no trophy. A rough time for Cab. All that grace, style, and incredible tricks but no 540. I know he did do some 540's in the early 90's.

@fernandomaron87

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Phillips was the only guy who managed to beat Hawk in a final without pulling one single mctwist.

Was this the contest where Corey Webster bit it hard and got hurt? I heard some punks dropped some game Jacks in the pool during one of his runs that made him go down.

@fernandomaron87

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was rough. I remember like it was yesterday.

9:26 haha there goes chris miller diving again in slo mo 11:44 i love how tony cuffs that frontside ollie

the standard of skating in this vid would still light up any session today. the "street" skating from back then isnt really relevant any more but this still sets the bar pretty high, not many these days could touch these guys.

@Lilbroda

Жыл бұрын

you gotta be on drugs if you think vert skaters these days are not miles away from this.

Killer film , axel says thank you

@Thefvkingoat

4 жыл бұрын

Tony says fuck you

Love it

my gf says: Gen X kicked ass and still does!!

@Randyh9

6 жыл бұрын

She is absolutely correct!! That whole first album 'Generation X" 1978 sums up an amazing summer of skateboarding, friends, travel and first love... back in 1987.

@brianbirc

6 жыл бұрын

Randyh9 Yes she is correct. I taught her the the reality of it. I am Gen X from the OC of South Cali Punk and Proud until the end. We have a lot of the great punk bands from this area and were a large part in the birth of extreme sports like vert skating, short board surfing and snowboarding. The Punks/Punk Rockers before Punk was safe. We who stand up and behind the truth not the PC kind but not criminal just shocking and annoying to some. She is my Canadian a good head body and looks and very pro true American. I do not cheat on her just bring nectar that is interested home to share.

yeah i noticed that shoulder barge too. skaters just don't do that sort of thing.

Legends

wooh

Did I not see Jeff Phillips and Hosoi too? Not listed

Not one cell phone in sight

@edwardlbc562

5 жыл бұрын

Times were better then!

@neilpatrickhairless

5 жыл бұрын

They did not exist

@infowazz

5 жыл бұрын

look deeper

Wish the put the skaters names on before there runs

👍

6:13 oh sh*t, Mike McGill is wearing the same helmet from Gleeming the Cube!

who was the first skater? ken park?

@fernandomaron87

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and Gator after him

Where's Boney Hawk???

where is Roskopp?

First song?

@MrHurv

6 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure its She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult.

@Randyh9

6 жыл бұрын

The Cult - "She Sells Sanctuary"

4:53 who is this? That rock revert fake was steezy

@thegrinch7989

2 жыл бұрын

Allen Losi

@bobfrancis6758

2 жыл бұрын

@@thegrinch7989 thank you 🙏

Like it was yesterday

Blue monday for the final round

That might be Hosoi in there.. There IS a rocket air pulled at 10:44 and that was his thing..

@nkmcfrln

8 жыл бұрын

+christbait It's Caballero.

@christbait

8 жыл бұрын

Cab's the dude in the white helmet I take it?

@nkmcfrln

8 жыл бұрын

christbait Most of the helmets are white. Black shirt and fuchsia shorts. Cab has scoliosis so you can always pick him out.

@christbait

8 жыл бұрын

nkmcfrln That profile pic is the shit! I gotta go listen to that now.

@edwardlbc562

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah ironically his condition kinda what make his style so unique. Always has his head turned in a way that makes his skateboarding style one of a kind. He is and always will be my favorite skateboarder of all time.

is that Losi @04:58?

@fernandomaron87

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

Hey look, a skateboard contest that actually has banners from skateboard companies. What happened to that? Oh wait, truckloads of money.

mctwist!

Miller was not Miller yet!

song at 7:25??

@Randyh9

9 жыл бұрын

brigggs03 This was the "generic music" used in most of the Vision contest videos. I can hear it in Chicago Blowout as well. My guess is they did it in house (or new someone who did this for free = avoid copyright.) Cool that some one pointed it out. :) I'll never forget it.

@adamcruz3172

4 жыл бұрын

"Physical" by Olivia Newton John (1981)

They could waiting for the 30 year anniversary. I hope it does come out , id like to pay vision for what they have done for skateboarding~

@MrHurv

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not trying to troll, but if you do some research on Vision and Brad Dorfman, Vision did jack s**t for skateboarding. Theres a reason that company collapsed despite having some of the best skaters on their roster.

@daggersrule_1986

Жыл бұрын

@@MrHurv nostalgia blinds people

Back in these days skaters learned these tricks the hard way...by slamming to the hard ground time after time until they finally had the trick down. Now they have soft air bags to land in until they get it

poor little Tony.even with a 720 in his pocket could not compete in terms of style.Gator and Miller ooze style

@infowazz

5 жыл бұрын

he did ride goofy i believe lol