Mark Gonzales "Video Days"

[whatevslife]

his skatin is so pure ya know? all skaters should have this kind of shred in them...

[smittypunker]

gonz wearing vans, dope.

[TheMushPower]

I love his kickflip at 1:54 it's juste so vertical

[fakeras123]

old school

[razuse1982]

hell yeah the gonz epic as

[cliquehop]

anything you play to this sounds rad...I suggest "Fascination Street" by The Cure.....

[NCAlien910]

The music choice is superb

[neyboyz3]

The new Krooked 3D video is Awsome.

[vaporkillz]

watch guy Marianos epically later'd...gonz is one crazy s.o.b.

[HellenicWarrior10]

gonz was born to skate! 80's kid still rocks!

[TheZOOYORKsk8ter]

i miss powell :(

[dillops]

Best video part of all time.

[bigbadwaltone]

no dislikes!thats why its legendary no body can hate on this!

[IIIdobyIII]

look at the dislikes!! THIS is skating :)

[XheroinxchicX]

dude still a really good part all these years later so ahead of his time the gonz a living legend video days is some of the best skateboarding ever documented

[DElboe]

Gonz was doing alley oop 180 5050's both ways! in 1990!

[McSteeznutz]

john coltrane at 3:45

[aspiresk8boarding]

when did this come out?

[killiam2k9]

@jjgloki8869 he dose not skate lose trucks all what its is is cavrveng and hes fucking good at it and i agree with u XD

[pizzaQuiqk]

Danny Way on 0:53. I'm not kidding.

[hapaboi39]

fantastic!

[neggayeah]

song??

[YourIronGiant]

Nostradamus of skateboarding.

[carolinastokes]

noone ever deos no complys any more

[shutthefuckuploser]

this was in kids

[Colton308]

still the best video part of all time

[wiggerman20]

mark i love you

[rebusd]

gonz signifies the moment when art met skating, and vice versa.

And what some snot-nose might call sketch, I call creative. Come on, people, he taught Mullen how to darkslide!

[PlanB1101]

words cannot describe gonz's skating. he's a very unique skater and without the gonz, skateboarding wouldn't mean shit at all.

[deathbypowerglove]

Few people these days, can you look and just know "They've got it"

Gonz and Natas for life

[rebusd]

@deathbypowerglove goddamn, you said it! .... I give props to Rocco, Hawk, Blender and Mullen as well... oh, yeah, and Julian Stranger...

[Roodlepony]

Oh snap. This has to be one of my straight up favourite video parts, as I'm watching it. Old school style, energy, so casual and cool. Also 3:30, caveman darkslide. Shit, yeah.

[anthonyhmong]

2:23 WALLENBERG!!!

[raphaelis666]

what's the movie on first seconds?

[motk1970]

The original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

[neckfacesupra]

@raphaelis666 willy wonka and the chocolate factory...

[EON352]

not only is this one of the greatest video parts of all time. but i think this is probably the best music match up possible.

john coltrane - traneing in

[rebusd]

@EON352 some damn fine jazz....

[MayoMonroe]

1:55 KAPOW!

[MrClean503]

YES!! THAT's skateboarding! I love the way he's jamming down the sidewalk.

[14SkateOrDie]

2:50 that looks like one of the spots in skate

[nawabmevans]

wasnt gonz like the first person to 50-50 a handrail?

[mincome]

2:16 CARDIEL RAIL FUCK YA

[loonds]

that coffin was so sick.

[jjgloki88969]

damn he rides so loose lol an i totally agree with everyone im tired of kids at my school like u suck cause it wasnt clean enough or worryin about what trick they need to land to impress people im just like fuck it do it for fun and if ur good at it then go ahead an get paid for it just dont let it run ur life an become a slave to the thing that once brought u joy i skate for fun an worry less about the big stuff its all good lol

[pampky123]

@jjgloki88969

yeah you sure don't worry about anything stupid, like how other people skate or what they think at all!

[rusty777jr]

@jjgloki88969 =')

[reefchief8]

@jjgloki88969 yes! couldn't of said it better:)

[gilesg]

@jjgloki88969 Hey Dude, just read you comment im a old school skater from years ago & thats the only way to skate. I skate today im 36 yrs & that it man.

Your cool!

[jjgloki88969]

@gilesg haha thanks an thanks to everyone who gave me a thumb up love being a top comment XD lol an update last weekend i was skating at venice skatepark an tried to boardslide down the 8 stair sad to say i couldnt keep balance an ended up eating shit needing 7 stitches above my left eye :P just got them out today though so everything cool SK8 4 life!!!

[gilesg]

@jjgloki88969 Thats it dude, haha good luck with those boardslides... Also chicks digg scars :)

[Creaturefiend565]

Get it straight, ride Krooked.

[Chriscolefan666]

Jeez, I may be 14 but I know what REAL skateboarding is about and this is it. Nowadays everything has to be like "Oh thats steez, buttery yo" Back then it was all about just skating and having a great time. Thats why I like the gonz, besides his crazy skating style of course.

[gestfromslapmagazine]

your name is chriscolefan?

[Chriscolefan666]

Yeah? so?

[Toberoni]

Goofy foot rules!

[DGK1341]

hes good n' all but i'm just not into that old school stuff anymore

[SkateClubDictionary]

gotta love the willy wonka mentality

[SixArmedSquid]

favorite skater and part ever.

[mr0imbord]

i like his different choice of clothing than other pro skaters

[documentaryonawasp]

Sounds like Ben Webster

[groovesguru]

John Coltrane with the Red Garland trio.. (beautiful piano playing as always by Red). Been dying to know what the footage was to this song, Traneing In, on soundtrack in Kids film. Today I found it. Beautiful skill from Mark with nice soundtrack; great!

[deoogella]

super inovation

[OKEYETHIN]

trane

[mrfish60035]

music?

[benjamincypress]

some damn good jazz

[mrfish60035]

lol i know but i wanna find out who it is. piano sounds like it could be bud powell or something but then the sax comes in and it kinda sounds like coltrane. hmmmmm gonz always and still has the best taste inmusic and art

[gonzo10010]

john coltrane - traneing in.

[mrfish60035]

thanks this is from the live bye bye blackbird right? gonz always picked the best msuic ^_^

[therealbillcosbyyo]

i will disagree. skateboarding always goes through phases of being what the weird kids do. to the "in" thing to do. it will pass, a cleansing if you will, those left are those with the deep love and passion.

[deltacomccullum]

A wise man i see...

[deltacomccullum]

I wish i was a teenager in the ninties, the skating just seemed fun. Now it seems like people just skate because its "cool"

[LazyDaysSD]

It's just become so popular because of shows like Fantasy Factory and Life of Ryan and stuff like that.

[ILikeMySkateboard]

he's like the albert einstein of skateboarding

[sappergod]

effortless style, gonz is one of the best of all time!

[FoolForRespect]

like dancing

[nsaji1]

the most inspiring skate video that i've ever seen, simple but good

[joeskateboards]

Best music for a part haha. Gonz is the best.

[poncho2211]

so fun to watch

[listerfiend510]

the titles and bits where their names appear, was a feature on the camera

[liljohn797]

hahaha gonz was jus like ima indy wallenberg for shits and giggles

fucking ledgen

[BrassilSTP]

people live and be happy! Gonz is doin just that very day. Soul and body.

[FreakingAwesomeFilms]

what is amazing is the video is so old and i still cant do 1/4 of the tricks here, gonz was a true innovator

[nadnerb811]

he's like a really talented clown of awesomeness

[jimmyrhadley]

this is what skateboarding is about

[aliensbakedemericans]

i love the part where he's all smiling and shit then he just goes to fucking serious...

[aliensbakedemericans]

how in the fuck is that a bad thing to say whoever gave me the thumbs down is a fuckwad and the guy above me. fucking hating faggot.... long live marky g

[sozzoll]

shouldnt care tvh, the thumbs up thumbs down function is used inapropriately all the time, people who give a shit about the video just rate it, you just get idiots who dont understand what youtube is for

[Merkaba4203]

Love the song, Jazz is the best music, ever.

[SpoonfulOfNothing]

I was watching this with my friend the other day and he said Gonz sucks because his style sucks. I preceded to punch him in the face and explain to him that his style was amazing.

[shneckelheimer]

haha nice

[stezybanana]

1:40 is sick

[enjoi2889]

skating seemed to be alot less about how clean the tricks are and the style and stuff back then. now its all about the steeze and whether it was a full 360 or if the pivot counts and all that. it seemed a lot more fun and less stressful back then.

[79jer1979]

those clips of him just carving the sidewalk are so inspiring. maybe i'm an old fart, but THAT makes me want to pick up my board and head out the door right now.

[tdwp2892]

yeah not so much for me, but i totally get you haha.

now a days its all about whether "1:42 counted or not cause it wasn't clean enough." to me it's like..who cares? it looked fun! this isn't an organized sport for a reason.

[79jer1979]

true, true. that's the way i've always approached it. through it's ups and downs, as fads and public popularity comes and goes. just cruising with the wind in your face and a smile on it. there's too many mean mugging kids in new era caps taking things too seriously. it's great to see guys like guys like gonz still ripping today, and fresh ones like richie jackson that bring that spirit of innovation and fun to the new generation.

[skatescpp]

it is my thelonius monk... i am not sure which song

[capnstaben]

does anyone know who did the jazz music, I would like to get this track.

[aperturescientist666]

i may sound stupid but i wonder if he was the first person to do wallenberg in a vid part? can you imagine, here it is like two decades later and only the best skaters do it to this day and he did it w/o a roll in ramp or any shit way back when, regardless of the first argument he is a god of skating. my fave of all time.

[pigssuck23]

he was the first to do it ever, bro

[Artokaas]

this is just pure art

[LakaiFullyFilmed]

This video gave me a boner

[jewishkarl]

HAHA, you fucking retard!!?

how the fuck had noone skated switch before the almighty gonz?

the first person to step on a board was probably the first one to step on it switch. so many stupid people on youtube haha

[fuckintuna]

i'm sure he meant first to skate switch in terms of doing tricks, etc. but he probably still wasn't the first to skate switch in that regard either.

[79jer1979]

its obviously what he meant...jewishkarl needs to take his ritalin and settle down.

[DRFTgt]

wasn't he the first person to skate switch?

[brettnchls]

Salman Agah is usually credited for that one but people were doing nollie shuv its without popping in the late 80s

[INTERNETISREAL]

not to sound like a fashion fag but how hes dressed in the first couple scenes is awesome its like a tasteful skate clown with just a touch of 60s suburban sidewalk surfer.

[aperturescientist666]

he's dresses pretty accentric these days, but as far as old school, you should search the contest footy of him v. hosoi for a look at him all eighties'd out.... baffling

[Taben92]

this is skateboarding at its greatest

[iwashappy]

i have always wanted to know who plays this jazz tune

[bravehoratious]

john coltrane and the red garland trio - "traning in"

[IllinoizeFlyest]

the gonz fucking rules, period

[finley888888]

did you fucking mean to say

the gonz fucking rules comma period 

?

fucking cunt

[IllinoizeFlyest]

yea the gonz is fucking awesome

fuckin retard

[ndadams]

Legend.

[sigmentfloyd]

aleoop back 180 to fakie front 50-50 .. how is that possible. also, in the 90's, wow. 2:30

[krookedmax]

the best skater in the world

[danielmdsc]

dont need super tricks whith hard variations of kiclflip to feel the good vibration of being skating

MG just style

[t1csk8er13]

2:27 same 4 set chris cole tre fliped yeah and hes def not the best skater bull shit

[gumby0s69]

dude it was almost 16 years before cole 360 flipped it

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

Gonz is better than Chris Cole by miles.

[xXRustieXx]

gonz is a beast gonz is gnar!

[bakerskater184]

one of the best video parts ever made

[flatgroundskater2]

why no flip tricks?

[ThereisMikeVandGod]

Didn't you see the double flip? :P

[ratfinkskates]

why not

[flatgroundskater2]

2:23 look how clean wallenburg was back then

[2lwkid]

i hope in skate 2 they let him teach u how to hippie jummp and hippie flip cause he owns that

[robowen1]

positive proof that loose trucks will always be best.

love watching this before skating

[krookedmax]

GONZ BEST SKATER IN THE WHOLE WORLD

[jennahazeispro]

gonz for life

[xixDavid404xix]

people always said to me that he was a legend and I never understood until I saw this part!

[pissweed1]

the music lol

[rhino90]

best part ever, so true

[trevatron08]

best part ever

[jdebruhl2]

Nobody seem to thoroughly enjoy skating as much as Mark. You never see him throw a hissy fit and break His board or anything. These kids I skate with today act like their board is the reason they didnt land a trick. Just in the past month Ive seen two kids just break their boards. WTF? Guess when you have a rich Mommy, shell just buy you another. All you new bloods take note. THIS is what skating is all about.

[aphexmandelbrot]

Your comment made me sad that I can only vote a thumbs-up once.

[jdebruhl2]

Wow...thanks.

[dedricthere]

Are you talking about the Text messaging, reality show, blogging, louis vuitton print, soujah boy, bullshit generation ? Yeah, Fuck em'. Peace to the old schoolers out there who know what's up.

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

Hey man. I'm only 16. I know what's up.

[niickuhh]

fuck you

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

For what?

[niickuhh]

being born

[DerekSkater11]

ditto.besides what he said, its too expensive.if ure gonna break your board, do it on a crazy gap.Gonz ftw!

[FlowFucker]

i'm 17, bit i totally agree with you.

this part is amazing

it's from 1991 right?

[meerkat8]

classic. win A+

[konradgerber]

this video is featured in the movie kids...

[westcoast133]

whats the name of this song?!

reminds me of monsters inc :)

[nolan1186]

traneing in - john coltrane baby!

[TylerStDa]

More specifically, John Coltrane w/ The Red Garland Trio

[stewpidphuck1]

front shuv, 180 switch 50-50, half cab.

best line i think ive ever seen in my life

[SupaDupaSkata]

I love this guy. ^^

[fofostatik]

that guys so cool, he doesn't give a crap about what anyone thinks.

[GR33NB34NS]

he has the most frantic, energetic style..he never stops moving!

[wiiftw]

hes pretty much the only human being I look up to

[size10vans]

gonz is the illest