Tony Alva : " Because I'm Awesome "

70's Tony Alva is awesome( footage from the documentary " Z-Boys and Dogtown " by Stacy Peralta).
Music by The Dollyrots : " Because I'm Awesome ".

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[sk8allday96]

MEXICAN SK8ERS!!!!!

[LautnerLovely]

I'm only 15 at the moment and I love T.A. and the rest of the Z-Boys!!

Stacy,Jay,Peggy(the only Z-Girl),Jim Muir,Biniack,Red Dog,ect.

And you can't forget Skip and Jeff Ho(which they failed to put in the Lords of Dogtown) :(

[AsianAdolf]

Wudup foolz? Check out spic sk8boardz skateboarding pools in colorado on utube it'z a wanna-b dogtown Tony Salba pool nazi sk8 video. I knew this chick Hudson in Colorado that dated/humped TA and she told me a story that when they were 2gether TA drunkenly kkkalled Steve Salba 1 nite and left a message saying,"I've been sk8n poolz since u were in your diaperz." TA seriously who kkkarez? Your just jealous cuz u havent progessed in 30 yearz. @ least Salba kkkan roll in2 poolz!

[spikero12]

Tony and Stacy are Mexican.

[Chavezoid]

@currencyspice Hey, I just checked, and yep, Stacy Peralta's latin origin is Mexican. Because he's white I would have thought Argentinian, Uruguayan, Spanish. Maybe he comes from the rich white Mexican elites. I know a Peralta family in Venezuela, and they are white and rich. But it's just so great as you say that in those days no one gave a rats ass who was from where or what skin tone anyone was. It was all about sharing. You were lucky to live that. Legendary!

[currencyspice]

@LautnerLovely Don't forget Nathan Pratt and Arthur Lake.

[currencyspice]

@Chavezoid Not sure if Peralta is latin as per Mexican but it is a Spanish/Catalan name as well. I was from back in the day from 74 to 1981 and remember many excellent hispanic skaters that were fearless, some of the best. It was a wonderful time when all races could come together and share empty pools, break bones, share laughs and run from the police. I remember many of us were worried about getting drafted after Vietnam ended for the next conflict. Wouldn't trade that time for anything.

[Chavezoid]

Now is when I come to realize that most of the top skaters back in the day were latin. Tony Alva obviously, but Peralta is a totally latin last name, so Stacy Peralta had to be latin too. Anybody know?

[gummybbearr]

Hahaha this song is awesome.

[jidhed]

@LautnerLovely

dude skip was in the movie and what the "Hell" do your age have to do with anything??

[wave60]

All of us "down south skaters" were heavily influenced by Tony and the rest of the Z boys. As a matter of fact, I remember a couple of friends having their high school pictures taken as Tony Alva and Jay Adams. I had mine taken as Paul Constantineau. This was back in 1977. I couldn't progress to the level of these guys and stated surfing in 1978 and hung up the skateboard.. You couldn't ask for a better time to grow up. The music, skating and surfing was the best.

[MarcJBeard]

Awesome.. \m/ .. \m/