THE MONUMENTAL 2 CHAINZ NYC DEBUT IS UPON US (AND SOLD OUT.) “I HAD MAD PEOPLE CALLING ME ASKING WHY I DIDN’T GET THEM A TICKET, I’M LIKE, ‘I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW YOU LIKE 2 CHAINZ.'”
“In 1992, I filmed an interview with my friend, former pro skateboarder, Jeff. Jeff was at the lowest point of his career. This footage has been unseen for almost 20 years.” Peter Sidlauskas = Oscar winner by 2043? Billy McFeely “Best Actor in a Leading Role” winner by 2036? Not no, right?
Kalis now owns two of the benches from Philadelphia City Hall. Skateboarding wins. (Supposedly, a bench like that runs for ~$5K, which means you could make a perfect skatepark with $30-40K, zero “ramps,” and a paved lot…)
Jimmy Marketti uploaded a montage of new old footage that looks like it came from the mid-2000s. Unseen Rob Campbell clips, Andrew Reynolds second angles, and a somber look at the original back of Union Square.
Some raw footage live from the Tompkins bench, a dive into the odd mind of Shawn Powers, and Tribeca Park stuff that you could probably skip. Tompkins > Tribeca.
While on the topic of nineties west coast company excursions to the east, this 1994 clip of the Girl, Chocolate & Firm east coast tour (from 411 #8) is worth a look. There’s a New York section at the end, but it’s mostly lifestyle clips.
A well-written, contemplative, and occasionally Freudian analysis of “why l*ngb**rds suck” by Will Staley. Naturally, someone in the comments posted a link to a video insisting “You have no idea what can be done on a l*ngb**rd. It puts skateboarders to shame.”
“Skateboards as props in rap videos hit a new, unforeseeable, low recently in Soulja Boy’s video for ’50/13.’ Dude on the left is holding a deck with no griptape, trucks, or wheels. It is not a skateboard; it’s just a board.”
A pair of interviews from two of the finest content-creators in skateboarding went online last week, and they’re definitely worth your time: Robert Brink and Patrick O’Dell. The O’Dell one should have been more in-depth, but whatever.
The Be Pretty video is now online in full. Highlights include a front 3 up Three-Up-Three-Down and a Flushing grate gap NBD, and a reminder that Big L was ahead of his time with the whole “From New York and never was a fan of the Knicks” thing, considering the current 7-13 mess we’re in.
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Last but not least, happy birthday to the G-Man. Hope to see you back living in New York this year.
apparently the city hall benches cost kalis just over $1k a piece but its supposed to cost him $12k to get them across the country.
i just put be pretty up as one file:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro-DVyqKxP4
if only ishod wore an audemar while he skated
P rod had the best tricks
A few NY spots in this video I made, you guys may be interested. Out of Richmond, VA.
http://www.recordingsofboardings.com/post/16745324446/my-video-pleasant-surprise-is-now-online-full
Own a piece of Danny Weiss Memorabilia… WILL GO QUICK BUY NOW!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/150747569721?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_500wt_1073
why would you not expect p-rod to have the best tricks? he’s p-rod.
all those great trick been done. javier sarmiento, eli reed both switch back three’d, charles lamb and jon igei switch inward heel, lurker lou big heel lurkers 2… sorry ABD
everyone has done every trick ever, everyone should just quit skating because skateboarding has ABD
Chick with the red hair is bad as fuck!
“Supposedly, a bench like that runs for ~$5K, which means you could make a perfect skatepark with $30-40K, zero “ramps,” and a paved lot…”
SF actually did this in the weird parking lot thing near the Haight and Golden Gate Park
IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING
new leo gutman and quimtime footage!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCllpH_9kXQ
Be honest there are plent of nbd’s,,, honestly
great white hype is taking skateboarding way too seriously. it’s just a skate video who cares if someone did those tricks.
someone who does this websites cares to label the tricks as nbd’s. not me just callin out the call out. steven patrick morrissey
you care