I was going to do this post about my favourite 5 skate videos but then I realised that that wasn’t that easy to decide. So anyway, here’s 5 videos that I really like and have watched probably 100 times each (easily) over the years. The book is out THIS MONTH!
1. Matt Hensley ‘Shackle Me Not’
This one, well, it just blew mine and all my friends tiny little minds when it came out. Come on, it’s Matt Hensley, for crying out loud.
2. Mike Vallely ‘Rubbish Heap’
Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE wanted to be Mike Vallely when this video came out. People started skating with a limp wrist almost instantly, me included.
3. Ray Barbee ’411VM Pro Spotlight’
When I started skating again after a couple of years off, I bought this video magazine thing which had this Ray Barbee section and one on Ed Templeton. I must’ve watched that video a thousand times as I slowly relearned how to enjoy rolling around on 4 wheels again. Oh and if anyone knows where to find this song then get in touch!
4. Duane Pitre ‘ Memory Screen’
I still have this video on VHS, it’s like nothing else. I could have put any clip from G&S Footage here but I didn’t. Dinosaur Jr. and Skateboard Videos, that’s a T-Shirt slogan right there.
5. Guy Mariano ‘Video Days’
I think I almost told a girl once that this was a video of me skating, but fortunately thought better of it. I mean, as if! Imagine her disappointment if I’d tried to recreate any of this stuff in real life. He’s like a tiny child in this video, a total classic.
Okay, so what are your favourite 5 skateboard video parts? Best answer wins a signed copy of the comic book! (it’s really nice to be able to finally say that).
Tags: 411vm, blind, h-street, skateboard videos, world industries
October 4, 2011 at 9:14 am |
My Top 5
Natas in Streets of Fire
‘When you push it, you were going faster than you were going when you were rolling…’
Matt Hensley in Shackle Me Not
This blew my mind too. Still does.
Tommy Guerrero in Future Primitive
Hard to think, but at the time this seemed incredible.
Steve Caballero in Ban This
The perfect line. Always loved his style. My favourite skater.
Steve Saiz, Eric Sanderson, Ray Barbee etc in Public Domain
Couldn’t believe how smooth they were, had same effect as watching Matt Hensley
November 24, 2011 at 8:13 pm |
kris! you’ve won (you were the only entry). let me know yr postal address and I’ll send you a copy of the book.