Older skater Guys & Punk ass kids BS thread

Of all the skateparks in Arizona, I'd call it a 5-6 on a scale of 1-10.

It's overly spacious. That's the reason why I cramped up (other than being a fat piece of shit, but let's not go there). You have to push a shitton to get around the park in the section that I was skating in.

There are two other actual bowls there but they were built way back in like '99 by Site Design before they really had a legit skater/designer crew. The "medium" bowl has too much flat and the "deep" is only like 8" deeper than the rest, with a fucked up waterfall that isn't smooth at all.

The other bigger bowl with close to 9-10" of vert would be pretty awesome to skate if they hadn't thrown a volcano at the end with a "twinkie of death" coming off the bottom that extends into the flat of the ver section.

Don't get me wrong, I've skated Chandler with absolute RIPPERS that shred the whole fucking place but they do so despite the design flaws.
I like a good janky park but it's always kind of a bummer when you see how with more foresight into the flow of a park design there can be way more potential for everyone to skate at their highest level and not contend with features that make it harder to rip than it should be.

Check out the photos of the Goodyear AZ park. Holy. SHIT. Such an awesome park! Too bad it's an hour one-way drive for me. Need to get back out and skate the 13' peanut bowl again though for sure.

 

Anybody think they'd be interested in either variation if it was a patch and/or sticker...?



(I'd make it a velcro backed patch)

 

Shouldn't it be an old dude with a belly & board?

 

Check out this dudes RADICAL illustrations...! Found him through facebook by accident. UK based. Super awesome style and love the content.

http://hackettillustration.bigcartel.com/

 

Is that Dave Hacket's work?

Edit: UK based, so likely not him

 

...and just because this photo of Hackett is sooo good

 

Phil Hackett

His other work is pretty cool, too. Looks like he actually does a lot of illustration for publications/articles. But his GNARLBRO cig pack design is my favorite. I think I may have to get and frame a couple of his pieces.

 

Dave’s brother i believe.I want some of those prints as well.

 

That's a really cool story. I have a nice scar on my left knee that I got skating the old Venice Beach quarter pipe
that was connected to that wall. Drug my knee from a backside air and old rusty nail gashed me good. I just remember
some well known squad of Venice skaters showed up that day. SK8 or Die!!!

 

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Used To Really Enjoy Watching This Guy”Duane Peters”Simply Go Balls Nuts!Skate Or Die For Sure.
Bottom Pic Is From The”FishBowl”House In HB,CA.I pulled the Pics From The Interweb.Back In The 90’s I’d Go Over And Visit My Mom Who Lived In Townhouses Tucked Inside The Housing Track Where This House And Pool Was On The Street Name”Windridge Lane”.

Occasionally On Weekends I’d Roll Into The Housing Track And Wonder WTF Is Going On The Street With So Much Traffic.Well Come To Find Out About The”Fishbowl”Through A Guy Named Dave Who Lived Next To Where My Moms Townhouse Was.Never Got To Skate The Pool But On A Handful Of Times Over The Yr’s I Was Fortunate Enough To Go Over To The House For Events That Went On.Seen A lot Of Past Legends Skate As Well As The Newer Breed Of Skater’s.Not Sure If The Pool Still Exists But I Do Remember A Time Where The House Was Abandoned And On Lock Down By The Police Due ToSpit That Was Quietly Happening But Eventually Was Put To A Stop.

 

Nice bump, Odie!

I was actually going to bump this thread because I had a "old man yelling at clouds" moment via facebook on a page I follow...

(hint: I'm Andy Dennis)

 

^!Those are cool!Gotta say this thread i’m really diggin!Brings back a lot great memories of skating every day and even not skating.

 

My board from the '80s.
Sold it on Ebay maybe 2 yrs. ago.
Got about what it was new as it was not cheap back then.
It's kind of funny, I didn't know who/what Gibson/Zorlac was when I bought it and thought it was kind of peculiar looking but was flush with cash, working on the road and passing through Houston when I stopped at a skate shop and asked for "The Best".
We really weren't riding much ramps back then (a couple sprang up here and there) but had some nice cement.

 

Gibson pig. Super nice.

 

I remember this. Leap of faith

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/...?utm_campaign=vidrmktg&utm_source=vicefbusads

 

Funny, I have skated my whole life(ankles are shot). Didn’t read whole thread, but I skated Steve Rocco boards all the time....I believe he came over to street from freestyle. He always had a poo bear type character on his board and I believe was part owner of SMA. Wow ....even I have to re- read that...lol

 

Does anyone remember when grindking just sold kingpins? I had a set of indies that had a set, and I was always too broke to buy trucks,they were ground down the the center axel...till I bent them off a launch ramp. Don’t even get me started on downhilling.

 

Search for Animal Chin in that box? Or Wheels of Fire?

 

I had them both on VHS but had to replace them as DVD’s simply because they were worn out.

 

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