Moms used to drive me from Venice to Upland on her days off when I was a kid! 87ish ...The Alba Bros were always there RIPPIN'!!

I lived right around the corner on the 11th. I used to see him, Steve Alba, Steve Olsen, all those guys skate brings back memories. I got my card in 77.

He inspired me big time. always will. Dont you ever forget it! Donovan

I was so fortunate as kid to skate Pipeline.Every weekend my parents would drop me off in Upland too skate Pipeline from opening to close.I saw Lester Kassi,Cara Beth Burnside,Steve and Micky Alba shred.I even saw Eddie Folia blasting airs over the five foot chain link fence around the full pipe bowl on his BMX bike.

This makes me feel old and young at the same time, either way I'm loving it.

That mani line at the end just kills!!

Being a Florida kid skater back in the late 70s, Upland and Marina Del Ray were like Mecca...my 2 dream parks that I never got to visit. 😢

Malba had a thousand tricks on the right side hip. The rocket tail stall he did in this, was my favorite trick to see him do on that hip. Then Salba would roll in at 100mph and air over Mickey doing a trick on the hip, back into the pipe. When it wasnt crowded Malba would do 50 tricks in a row on that corner, like it was a 12 ft fuckin mini ramp. No coping either. He would do the same thing at the back of the pipe on that other weird wall. So rad!

awesome footage

That manual at the end.... 😊

Such a powerful skater. So underrated.

Damn, straight killin' it. I miss that place, and the Big O.

That pool was soooo vert.

Back in 1987, so wish we had a combi / pool like that here on the East Coast. Preferably NC !! 👍

Wonder if Micke ever thought about the Hall of Fame back then! Congrats!

@user-nf7pl5cu1w

Ай бұрын

Never crossed his mind I'm sure. Too busy rippin. Hey friends .can't stop couldn't if I tried. Donovan

Totally shredding!

That pool was sooo deep and slippery.

if i would have visited as a youngster i would live in a tent as close as possible

@JT-un7dc

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't get their until 89. The year it closed.

Master!👍🏻✨

CASUALLY destroying that monstrosity!!!

He was fast and fearless and could go bio...Malba

Sickkkkk!

so badass!

Such fast runs

pure fuckin radness!

That is how a man skates!!! Yeah!!!

Just imagine if he'd had modern equipment, the kind of speed he could generate hitting those corners.

@theautisticowl7153

Жыл бұрын

he still kills every pool, don’t think for a second his age slows him down. lives near me and i see him once every blue moon, homie still holds it down wherever he goes. still gnarly and humble.

@theautisticowl7153

Жыл бұрын

steve has calmed down his skating compared to micke if you wanna compare the two, micke’s still out there doing stand up grinds, handplants, and airs. micke’s seriously in it for the agro side. steve seems like he has much more fun carving and catching hip airs.

ripping

Animal

Thats not tournament winning runs. Mediocre

@user-we2bk6qb3n

8 ай бұрын

But he could and would turn it up for contests. I saw him a get a third place at the big half pipe event in '87. He had style that can never be faked,.