Skateboard kings 1978 (part 3 of 7)

[jcperalez]

Pools are great!! Miss skating the Camp Swift pool here in Texas when I was in HIGH school. Dozer ate years back sad. Alot of good skate spots have come and gone here.

[superdude117able]

skateing was awsome back then my uncle said im black i love skate i hope the world dosent end because im only 9 id the world gonna end? if it is they say it is gonna be on the 2nd day of 2012

[lucidrealitypictures]

how did he jump in from the roof?? that water was 3 feet deep! WTF

[MrTruthAddict]

@JojobasWitness Yep

[Lessproductivestuff]

wheres Jay

[AngealeGibson]

This is how the world should be now and days... My parents were the lucky generation...

[tamraclement562]

search for a job online careerstartnow(dot)info i got my job here

[MagnumForce123]

THESE ARE MY PEOPLE!

[iampjgibbons]

Venice is rad

[tatchiwu]

Rowdy Meter Lame ----------[]-- Rowdy

[poopbutt1805]

nice style tony and hat.bring back the p,o,p.venice beach style cleveland ohio

[animalman1122]

5:58 hahahaha

[TheBrokenTelescope]

im embarrassed to be a teen these days

[TuskanyTV]

@TheBrokenTelescope aha why

[evacookie913]

were there macdonald's bach then? just curious

[TahuM33]

?????????? 6:22 I thought this was about skateboarding?

[NileOfBlood6606]

imagine sending some of the greatest modern riders today in a time machine to the 70s...

[Bonkatronicks]

praze surfing because we wouldnt have skate boards other wise

[theratsnyc]

FOR SURE..thats all Im sayin

[jazzperbeats]

did they have walkmans back then? (black dude with the headphones)

[lesterclaypool1]

@jazzperbeats

Those headphones likely had a transistor radio right in them.

[scheissdrek]

I'm gonna go get a better trash can man

[seanmorris]

inline skates at 5.40 thought they were an 80's thing

[gonewithmywind]

street performers at 641david and roselyn

[alexrj2]

all that way of life and people disappeared.

[alexrj2]

those guys are simply crazy.

[lesterclaypool1]

"... chicks mess it up SOOO bad for us."

I tell my wife that that's why she can't come along with me. Chicks mess things up, then we can't skate Gonzales' pool. It's ararchy. All because of women.

[OnMyTireSwing]

I would have loved to be there and witness all of this first hand. Theres all this recent technology and i wouldn't miss it if i had the chance to grow up in the 70s. Even if i knew what i would be missing out on and didn't know what i had to gain. I mean I'm a teenager now and i love old music and fashion, i love the sound of records and have natural hair that belongs in the 70s. i think i was just born in the wrong time...

[cffnmkr13]

Aah, the good old days before Big Brother started watching with those damn security camera's EVERYWHERE!

Yes, there was a time when kids could get into real mayhem. And get away with it.

[lesterclaypool1]

@cffnmkr13

I wouldn't even be worried about causing mayhem, how does a kid just get the fuck away to think and sort out his kid shit that's going on when the cellphone that his mum makes him carry is constantly buzzing with stupid texts from people that he doesn't even want to talk to, not to mention his folks having the number as well? Poor fuckers, I just feel bad for them. If I were a kid, today, I'd go off all feral in the woods somewhere or I honestly believe that I'd lose my mind.

[birdhouse2507]

who is the guy next to alva at 2:57 ???

[daskoenig1]

5:25 I have that bike, the yellow one. it's a schwinn 3 speed

[morrocyclon]

LOL @ 5:59

[Tooner79]

@morrocyclon that dude trying to jump the trash can after the other guy does it is great.

[vigevanito]

Meanwhile in my country there was a Dictatorship planned by the CIA.

[VanZevenbergen]

what's with the TA lookalike who the hell is that?

[lildacory]

at 5:50 i really wanted a kid to ollied over that after the biker and rollerblader. but the flatground ollie was invented in the 80's

[Eagmr]

Is these real footage???

[QuilmTwe]

Where is jayboy?

[lesterclaypool1]

@QuilmTwe

Jayboy had real shit representation around this time so he missed out on a lot of the opportunities that the other Z-boys had.

[xtanakondax]

DOWNHILL SKATEBOARD !!!!!!!!

FUCK DA POLICE

[TheLenman]

my birthyear! been skating for years and still when i have the time i'd go streeting for some hours :)

best sport and way of life ever!!!

[ZenDriveSeven]

Dogtown Jim Muir Model / Powell Bones / Tracker Trucks...I owned an aluminum Quiksilver 'Quiktail' before that. Great times!!!

[jerryaltman]

See how fat people was rare back then...

[degijsvisser]

@jerryaltman. Nice observation.

[suzo666]

@jerryaltman thats when they were rare and jolly

[marriott7999]

OMG this is awesome footage! I keep expecting to see Cheech and Chong drive by in the big green van at any moment. To think Three's Company had just started airing on TV when this documentary was filmed. 1970s = best era in human history!!!

[richie649]

the kid with a jew-fro @3:38

[schofield101092]

Man I wish I was young in the 60's/70's. That'd be cool.

[Camel22221]

Doobie @ 2:00

[MeanrBeanr]

Logan Earth Ski board, Tracker Trucks and Kryptonic wheels...my board set up, 1977

[Piperploch]

terrific game. i cant stop playing it, still! i test the games be 4 theyre release date by using BetaTestGamers - google them, its free to signup all you do is a write a small review of the game uve got

[sk8erh8ter14777]

sometimeswonder what if i showed up with one our modern day skateboards. doing flip tricks grinding stair rails!!!

[SolitarySK8boards]

7:15 omg that is sick in a bad way....

[Rockgod503]

is that tony alva?

[HeynesProductions]

@Rockgod503

No, it's Chuck Norris.

[contact1araya]

So dudes, is Venice still that cool? Black, white, skaters, musicians,....all doing their thing nobody messing with anybody else.

[unrooolie]

Yeah man Venice hasnt changed that much since this video I grew up in venice beach in the 80s

[unrooolie]

Wow check it out a pair of roller blades a 5:40 that must have been trippy back then

[contact1araya]

holly shit you are right, I am surprised they only showed them for a second.

[rojman123]

So cool seeing real people from way back then. Most of what we see of the

70's are from movies and tv shows.

[howie3147]

black guy garbage can 5:59 Ahahaha!

[johncolombianito]

5:40 i didn't know they already had inline skates in that year.

[intothetopcorrupt]

There isn't much that's concretely different about the 70's and now besides what people are doing with themselves. American society is growing increasinglystarved for culture . Don't lose your inspiration from society making it seem unrealistic or whatever because compared to what they're doing, skateboarding, breaking laws, drinking smoking, graffitti (any creative art form) is a thousand times more rewarding.

[jazzster94]

Damn...I wish I were living in the 70's!

[intothetopcorrupt]

If you wanna live in 70's make your life as similar to it as you can. If it's the freedom you admire and want for yourself change whatever it is about your life that is stopping you from experiencing things that way. Do what you want, other people will follow you, don't live a mediocre life. peace out

[marukha23]

lol 5:59

[LatinPercussion]

is that a natural bodybuilder in the end ? or was he using them roids back then..?

[johnplayersstandard]

iNSANE HOW FAST THEY WHERE GOING LOOKS LIKE FUN.

[artoflip2]

then grab a longboard and bomb hills lol

[johnplayersstandard]

I've never been into long boards and i'm fine with the

[johnplayersstandard]

new style of skateboards. :) you need newer boards for newer tricks.

[johnplayersstandard]

It's intresting hearing about the older generation of skaters me being the new generation...I LIKE IT.

[StefanRouach198198]

2.00 to 2.20

[mozdickson]

yeah legend - face plant!

[thesethingz]

Those damn clay wheels (stoprocks, I like that) sucked s***. The smallest of twigs or pebbles and BAM!!! Launch.

[spanishpothead]

@thesethingz all skatebord wheels do this xDD i herd the old wheels use to break not good :D

i found with my skatebord if you go fast enuff the pebble will just bounce of the wheel but i have new wheels mutch stronger than clay lol

[thesethingz]

@spanishpothead Yeah, I kow. My first skateboard in 1972 was a Black Knight wood board with those crappy clay wheels. Those wheels launched me plenty o' times. But I never had a wheel break on me.

[spanishpothead]

@thesethingz man i was drunk the other day with my skate,

police was stoping cars for drink driving i got on my bord put my middle finger up

test me for drunk skating motherfuckers 3 am ^^ thers no law saying i carnt ride my skate

[thesethingz]

If I'd been a pool owner during the 70's So Cal water drought and those guys were cleaning out my pool, I would have thanked them with sandwich's and beverages of their choice and allowed them to skate my pool any time. Yeah, I know, skating pools trashes 'em but what the hell... If I had been a pool owner back then I would have had the dough to replace any damage that might have been caused. Woulda been worth it to be part of that scene.

[thesethingz]

Aaahhh... Venice Beach was the life in the 70's... Awesome!

[MrBillyBoB310]

yah i call em stoprocks bcause they stop u when u ride over them and u most of the time fall

[hotronscorcher]

when you're skating street watch out for rocks and cracks.

[Ernesto87]

true that man

[gokubelmont]

true I learned this the hard way

[MrBillyBoB310]

i call em stoprocks

[dkjc1]

Green Bandana skater is Paul Cullen, RIP PC

[mikecosgrove]

Is that Alex Van Halen at 5:16 ?

[Fohizzle18]

dude i wish i was back in the 70s in venice ad id b good @sk8ing we all could b and we would get famous easy with a few simple tricks cuz it was new if i could go back in time id go to the 70s!

[assmuncher1984]

I love how at 5:30 the rollerblader skates nonchalantly but then he tries to show off and jump a garbage can at 5:59, next time he should take his other foot off the ground. Oh He He

[JABBADABBADOODOO]

The jumper is a rollerskater. Rollerblades weren't around yet, but if you look close you'll see what I mean.

[Inuyasha06544]

being an awesome skater was easier back then

[JRADproductions1]

yup

[Chris97yo]

are they wearing somewhere nike sbs near like 2:10 or so

[Luckyhat66]

I don't think sbs were around back then, but yes a majority of skaters used nikes or vans.

[cbpnunn]

yeap. nike zoom airs. 90 dollar nike zoom tres man.

NO. haha sorry but shoes werent really specialized to skating very much back then.

[jimwg2112]

Go back to skatopia and rent some pads...here's whats cool about the "good ole days" scene on the beach, nobody has a cellphone and there are NO security cameras, (and miraculously those hippies survive the day!?)

[emochunks]

hahaah the acting is almost the same of that MTV show life of ryan!

[dondidamonster111]

nahh that show is waaaay worse ...

[mathiasgandy]

In the 70's Venice was about hippies, bodybuilders, and skateboarders.

[jumpinpizza]

haha i love the acting its so bad, but the skating is raw

[Gr8tCompany]

HOME SWEET HOME.

[QustionAuthority1506]

America

[JackDaScarecrow]

Oh my gawd i forgot to wear my safety equipment!!!! lmfao!!!!!!!

[afrogator]

"I'm gonna go get a better TRASH-CAN, there's a better TRASH-CAN out front!"

Hilarious

[JackDaScarecrow]

he wuz so serious wen he said it lol

[acdc2196]

im gonna move here

[metalhead076]

venice beach home of the weirdest people on earth

[CRACKATAU]

haha the acting is SO BAD :D

[acdcrules97]

7:16 holy shit

[Randyh9]

I love how they talk about the good old days.

[poolshark23million]

530 LOL!

[420CannabisChris420]

Venice hasn't changed a bit!

[MarshallSWE]

ive heard they like took away everything? its all still there?

[justlookagain]

The below was a reply to a comment on another page by the way

[Be4ve13]

this is what i wish the world was like.

[agonaces]

OMG was that Shogo Kubo.....LOL  havent thought about him in years...hehe

[thrashsugus]

4:27 to the end sucks, completely NOTNOTNOTNOT necessary

[juankonix]

i´m agree with spruance420 what a great era

every doing their own stuff, not worrying about fucking sponsorship, or get your fucking tv show !? that´s the era.

i enjoy the video a lot great document,great

skating, sick footage a must see for every

true skater thanks wlfwhiterabitt

[cremefresche]

That black roller skater nearly ate shit at 5:59!! Hilarious!! :D

[sparso]

lol

[socialist18]

whos the song at 5 38 by?

[sjk72]

Clapton.

[extorbo]

this is not how it happen!

[humananus]

wtf@nikes?

[carveriscool]

at 2:04 he looks like sid.

[sjanoski]

TheWestSideStyle is a senile fag

[spruance420]

What a great era, gone bye bye. and to what...

technology?, Crime?, greed?, what a shame. the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's were the greatest decades for this country IMHO. We were truly free then.

[wontonton]

It's all in your perspective. The people who were middle aged in the 60's were saying the same thing about the 30's and 40's. People who are kids today will be saying the same thing in 30 years about the times we're living in now. The paradox is that "now" is always "the good old days" because a new generation is born every 30 seconds.

[justlookagain]

Oh yes because there was no crime, greed or technology in decades like the 80s huh?

[baddassbr]

arnold

[GomerDose]

That magazine editor needs to loosen up. And I can tell he's just exploiting the sport so he can drive that 911

[OfficialBiogamer]

your face is wrong and fake because you bought it at the dollar tree.

[tokenfyp]

burn

[lewiswoods1]

this story is all wrong an fake

[samsamshultz]

"You could build such a big pool, man, like, such a big pool like its not even funny!"

[ciscopimentel]

Very cool, I used to skate down Ocean Park blvd nice to see these video.

[ciscopimentel]

very cool, I used to skate down Ocean Park blvd good to see these video on you tube.

[peidodasilva]

let's skate

[s2l666]

radical

[darkslayerkid156]

the z-boys invented alot of tricks but they didnt really create it. it was created in nyc as "cart coasting"

i know random

[TheDotComKid]

create what?

[betoskaterpro]

wish i were here

[hawkwind5]

Tony Alva = STYLE ICON...rockin' the knit hat years before the grunge era.

[danielement]

i wish i was born in the 60's

[tonyhawksacriminal]

fuckn ae! id be in skate heaven

[labritz]

5:59!

[filiphopo]

Hahahaha, hilarious