Natas Kaupas Bio Pt 3

[Jhachman]

Skate and destroy... I feel like the 80's were the epitome of raw, creative unadulterated skateboarding. Now it's just a limb belonging to the body of corporate America. Too much focus on technicality and not enough on style and originality.

[jagonation]

PURE FUN

[TheNewMusicNetwork]

the 80s skateboard boom never faded, cock polishers just tried to shut it down, but failed.

[wonpichit]

what is that spot called in 3:40

[rockadio1992]

I have his shoes!

[ECCY101]

@rockadio1992 D:

[rockadio1992]

@ECCY101 The most bad ass skate shoe ever. Gotta love the old school

[kusalaviro]

@rockadio1992 I have his toe jam!

[ktkraft]

Can anyone pls tell me what he music is at 3:45 ?

[waddellski]

the 80's rocked

[ming746]

@waddellski the 80s was the best for EVERYTHING. Music. Movies, TV...skating....EVERYTHING

[RoomTroll]

awesome

[sk88rat]

2:23 in the video, I'm in the crowd in the black/white picture in NJ at 14 years old. I still remember it clearly. Rodney Mullen and Tony Hawk also appeared. Natas Kaupas kicks ass!

[morondiaper652]

that shoe looks modern lol

[dude19288]

I have a new respect for etnies

[dbspaceoditty]

6:05 the board on the bottom left with the pentagon. my skate shop has that board also. haha, that one stays like 20 feet in the air

[vetec4]

Natas just rules great skater and vary smart person.

[tutomax22]

is beter

[karatezombie]

Natas could do more with a curb than anyone. These vids are amazing considering the innovation. Rodney Mullen was also ahead of his time.

[andrew96gtr]

why did 101 go out of buisness

[chocolate12376]

wat happend to him

[miserock1]

NATAS is the man, and i used to have that magazine with him on the front cover those were the days

[phoenixflip]

1:52, butter.

[YoshiClone112]

6:09 Eric Koston massive kickflip OMG!

[The2276cc]

natus rules but has everyone forgoten lester k.

[LegitBeat16]

Whats the song at 1:35 to 2:37

[djkaseone]

" Conducted Rhythms" By Madlib from the "Beat Conducta 45 EPs

[XeromeXHolland]

Tony hawk got 80% of his fans because of his crappy games......

[GargRoyale]

no..

He's an amazing skater.

[Dt0x75]

dude wtf are you talking about? Hawk was a fucking legend when I started sk8ing.... He didnt get 80% of his fans from his fuckin games....

[iamadgod]

what do you think your a "real skater" above tony hawk watch bones brigade hawk goes back and he was sick

[dbspaceoditty]

@XeromeXHolland not really. most of his fan base loved him before nintendo...and i was skateboarding before he had a video game and knew he was the shit. i mean, tony hawk games actually made people like other skaters. and too bring skaters form around the world into one game. geoff is amazing. jamie thomas is my favorite skater. after thps1 came out i went and bought a zero video and was in love with gap skating

[Lyghtsout]

Thank you NATAS, AND THANK YOU op!!

[yesmrchalkley]

He was so original.

Nowerdays it's just copying and nobody is coming up with anything new.

I wish I was born in the 80's

[LaMbFaT]

i think youll find people are inventing new tricks its just nobody has found them yet

[yesmrchalkley]

Fair enough

[chickaberga2]

im workin on new shit but i dont plan on becoming 'big'

[SuperBrandone]

@yesmrchalkley check out Richie Jackson or Patrick Melcher. Those dudes are pretty innovative. And Jason Adams, he totally does his own thing. They're out there! just gotta watch out for em.

[push71]

@yesmrchalkley be that kid that starts something new! I grew up in the 80s, we didnt realize then what was happening, probably like you dont realize now.....skate and have fun and take it from there

[TheRalphus666]

@yesmrchalkley I was 15 years old in 1991 and we would skate a curb for hours,there basically wern't many ramps and we had a great time just skating a curb.

[SxEMETALBLADE]

@yesmrchalkley There is always something new being thought of today.

At the time it was revolutionary, so I get what you are saying.

[mkwok74]

natas gonz guerrero hensley jason lee mike v barbee early street heroes of mine!!

[ItarareItapeva]

80´s...good times! Times of Christian Hosoi and Natas Kaupas, my 2 favourites American skaters in that time. Too, In that time, here in Brazil we had god skaters, like Rui Muleque, beto or die (my favourite brazilian shape- by lifestyle), fernandinho batman, Cupim, Mureta, Alexandre Ribeiro, Sérgio negrão, tron and others. Too, I remember that I had a shape of rob roskop (my favourite), trucks tracker (I dreamed of having a Gullwing) and santa cruz's wheels. (U.S. products were expensive)

[ItarareItapeva]

It's natural that the Americans elect an American, and of course, that a Brazilian say "Bob!". I remember the Rodney Mullen, in the 80s, as the king of the freestyle mode and Tony Hawk in vertical. But, to elect the best of all, I think we have to see who was the best overall (freestyle, street, vert ramp and mega). Mullen is the king on the ground and I think in vert, is Bob. Perhaps, by the history of the skateboard, Tony Hawk is the best in general?...

[ItarareItapeva]

80's... In that time, here in Brazil, we only watching on tv, Hosoi and Hawk disputing the hegemony of the global skateboarding, and dreaming to see, in a day, a Brazilian skater in this place. The time has passed and the dream became a reality ... Bob Burnquist, Sandro Dias, among many others at the top of the world skating! What a pride! (we can not forget about the older Brazilians skaters that are part of this, too)

[ItarareItapeva]

The Kings...

soccer = Pelé, basketball = Michael Jordan, tenis = Federer, surfboarding = kelly Slater, skateboarding = Tony Hawk or Bob Burnquist? (For me, is Bob. And for you? Who is the king?)

[ileavitt]

Thanks for uploading these...brings me back to high school. I even named my dog after Natas!

[jeyjeydirty]

does someone knows the songs on this biography?

[krud]

firehose on wheels of fire

[99haynes]

At 6.04 it shows the 101 products does anyone remember the 101 wheels Fuzzy snow frogs 96mm 95a. Also I remember the deck in the left hand corner it was released summer 1991 and called Challenger and showed the shuttle exploding.

[dragonskankin]

this sections running slow bummer

oh well its worth it

tommy guerrero and ray barbee were awesome back then but arent remembered the same which is a shame kinda like that chris fizzle dude back in the day so tech people dare not say his name which is why i cannot spell it

[Rexfelis1]

Natas was insane at Surfing as well, I saw him catch major air one time- totally impressive for SM waves. I often wonder what heights he would have reached if he loved surfing as much skating and had gone down that path to a greater extent.

[brotherhoodproductio]

dang...natas is an one of the best skaters

[bates2781736]

does anyone know where i could find those shoes?

[jozowske]

Natas and the Gonz, 2 Gods. As well as Rodney, seeing as he invented virtually every trick known bar a few, its just that these 2 bought those tricks outta the freestyle arena and onto the streets... awesome vids thanks for posting, the guy underneath me is a muppet.

[dazfli]

This vid lags alot thanx

[Earthenenigma]

Natas was one of my favorite skater when I startedback in 1987-1988. I musta been in 7th or 8th grade or something and my friend had a fish tail and my favorite board was my natas no tail flat streetskating board hands down. remember powell peralta bonite boards? I had a tony hawk. My brother got a christian Hasoi.

Natas was a real street skater and did what I tried to do when I skated. Rodney Mullen is OG freestyle. Represent!!

[cremefresche]

Natas @ Gonz are the TRUE Godfathers of street skating, NOT Rodney Mullen!

[x20Cinema]

this dude is right.

[infamousflamboyant]

if they made those shoes now they would sell a fuckin bunch of em

i would buy those leopard prrints

[Anonymoushardware]

its so funny that natas was such a good skater and influence yet few kno he even existed,

so thanks to all those old guys who were skatin in the 80's

and for uploadin this vid

[gtivan]

for gods' sake. it's like watching a real live tony hawk vid game...only realistically.

Natas is and was insane....kudos!

[iRazr]

MOFO lol

[tamusbaby]

absolutely f"""n dope!!!

[Volcomboy10]

dude sweet

[MCmikou]

can someone give me the biography of any other skater

[Anonymoushardware]

mabye not a skater, but theres a good bio on love park, u should watch just type love park on youtube search

[MoKEELoCK]

BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST SK8RS. NATAS, is the only board I sk8.

[christocolumbo]

I didn't know this video existed. Thanks so much for bringing all these memories back.

[iliikkapoeka]

Natas owns us all

thanks fo upload! :)

[bybpimp]

omfg at 2:17 it's f@#%in monkey!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?