Skateboard kings 1978 (part 4 of 7)

[MrDoMiniCanPrinCe881]

How old was alva ?

[tatchiwu]

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[jazzperbeats]

wooww that looks so awesome do these bowls still excist?

[lesterclaypool1]

OMFG. The advertising in the right hand corner while I'm watching this is from the Government of Canada and it says:

(Big scary red letters) Did you know that

(Smaller black letter) a child's skill can fracture on impact at only 7km/h?

And there's a graphic of a cracked egg.

Mother fuck me. No wonder you little dudes can't have any fun, anymore. The government is systematically scaring the fuck out of your parents.

[lesterclaypool1]

My wife's best friend walked around with an unset broken wrist for 3 days the summer that they were 13 because they weren't supposed to be out skating the day that he did it and he didn't want to get my wife, or himself, in trouble.

Poor fucker must have been in AGONY, and his parents didn't know until he almost passed out knocking his wrist getting up from the kitchen table.

[OnMyTireSwing]

At the beginning of this documentary they seemed really conscious of the cameras, but once they get out there skating its like everything falls away. I'm not a skater, and i'm too much of a wuss to try, but i have mad respect for these people, it's so intense just to watch.

[schuey999]

Alva is portrayed as this larger than life character, but in reality he was just a goober kid.

[lesterclaypool1]

@schuey999

Alva's "Elvis on acid" look was always a personal favorite. He must shake his head in a "what was I thinking manner" when he looks at some of the old footage? Little punk kid in Liberace's hand me downs, lol.

[alexlol361]

5:40 it looks like a solar panel xD

[norcoburton]

sort of like longboard not really the same skating as today more skaters ride rails present day now but please nobody freak this is just my point of view i dont mean to speak for everybody

[lesterclaypool1]

@norcoburton

I think that you are probably right about more skaters riding rails and doing tricks now, as opposed to sraight out skating. I mean, look at even the non skate products that use skaters in their advertising? It's always some dude killing a perfect rail, not just some kid ollie'ing to the park.

[contact1araya]

that song when they are skating the pool is positively anoying.

[lesterclaypool1]

@contact1araya

Isn't it? Is it just me, or is the singer hitting some really sour notes?

[uninoculated]

Oxnard. I went there as a kid. It was behind the theatre.

[carrotjuice555]

The only snake run around that I know of is Kona.. Does anyone know any in western new york? :/

[oldschoolhappymetal]

lucky man by Emerson Lake and Palmer at 3:00

[hotforjpn]

I can't even bend over and touch my toes.. I am overweight with high blood pressure .. I am overwait and live with my parents. I would break my neck if got on a skate now..What happened????

[pupps76]

you can still image your self skating if thats what you did before

[pupps76]

i'm still skating and fight being over weight every day

[benjimacfly]

@pupps76

Keep on fighting whit your weight and thats a true spirit no mather if you weight much you can do what you want if you belive in yourself :D!

[lesterclaypool1]

@pupps76

I'd rather see a fat kid on a skateboard getting out there and living life than a blubbery kid so pale he looks albino that you knows been dragged away from the computer or video console by force.

You keep on keeping on, bro :).

[japanisefishmarket]

good ears(Y)

[kevo4369]

4:40 to 4:46 looks like some of the original Z-Boys. I think that's Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta. (??)

[SWIGZTV]

i love that somethin this old is on here.big dogtown fan.awesome

[Lengsel7]

That is a sweet looking skatepark. It hurts to think that it surely doesn't exist anymore.

I always thought those Flyaway helmets, like the one Shogo was wearing looked a lot cooler than the Norcon's of then, or even Protec's we wear today ( I do kinda like the old style Protec's though). ....Just did a search, and found out they are making them again. Maybe I'll get one.

[seyfarth]

That song at 4:47 is hooorrrrrrible!

[bigwillisawesome]

my worst injury

my tooth went threw my lip and i was unconscious for 3 days and i broke my jaw

I had to teach myself how to walk skate and surf again i still cant ride a bike

[gamafon]

Yeah 8 weelher:D

[KAGE25X]

Sims Lonnie Toft.

Wish I still had mine.

[solar7]

. valdez 0.55..

[INTERNETISREAL]

"if your not radical your not that hot"

[LoLnoob43]

hey, with skateboards made now can you still do those exact tricks and stuff with the spins and everything. cuz i really want to learn how to skate.

[spissxyndculrthnu]

it's cool to see that you want to learn to skate, but skating now doesn't have the flow that those boards had then

[dafeycoin1]

you can still get those old decks like that theyre called banana boards

[Longboarder140]

i've got an alva reissue and it kicks serious ass

so smooth, carves super tight, i love it

go to a website called tailtap and look under alva

i have the first one that comes up

[roberteman]

HOSOI!!

[metalhead076]

i love it when people put down freestyle skating....those retards don't realize that if it was not for those old freestyle skaters,street skating would not be what it is today....all hail rodney mullen the true king of street

[guitaristguy20]

Anyone who judges based on stuff like that shouldn't even be involved in the sport.

[marcosk812218]

that guy was so right you just learn how to take the pain you almost get used to falling and taking hits its not even a big deal when you do

[JonJon57643]

ya like when i first started it would hurt by now i can like take pain like it's noithing

[dogtowner93]

the only thing i hate about falling is you cant remember the fall you remember the pain or getting up but u dont remember what happened in the fall

[JonJon57643]

ya thats true

[auldsk8r]

It's great to finally see video coverage of classic 70's pool skating. At that time, we had no idea that such a video existed.

At best, we had to enjoys the pics in Skateboarder magazine.

[sonnydukes]

i love that this one showed "freestyle" classic 1970's style

[skaterocknroll]

shogo kubo is the greatest skater

[THELIGHTMONSTERS]

wowskating that park would be a dream come true does it still exist?Are there any retro parks still there

[bteeuwen]

ive seen some pretty sick ditches in some videos filmed in vegas that they use for run off that resemble those old school snake runs.

[GomerDose]

Im so glad short-shorts went out of style

[tomskateboards]

ahha i'm not i get hot as shit skating!

[GomerDose]

Oh well then you might want to look into a pair of Dolphin shorts. Richard Simmons wears those!

LOL!

[tomskateboards]

ahahahah yes

[xxxGRENADESxxx]

yeh

[spotwheels]

Lonnie Toft on the eight wheeler!!!!

[dili2]

thats the good thing about skateboarding then it had more flow which i think makes it more interesting. i wish that park was still around.

[samsamshultz]

Thier wheels seem so smooth and grippy

[agonaces]

they were ....much more soft....modern wheels are alot harder and faster

[dreamsareweird]

I wish they still made snake runs at parks.

[Tomasthesk8dude]

yeah, but if they did, you'd have all these little fully flared fags going "wtf? where do I grind? this park sux"

Still, snake runs would be fuckin awsome

[carvegrinds]

freakin epic

[amandapanda1983]

doubt it

[joebloggs9674]

is the endless wave still around?

[dweebcentric]

snake runs!!

[tyrell65]

how to skate a bowl Shogo style...nice.

This is the real deal. Thanks for the osting !

[wlfwhiterabbit]

thanks to you!