+Gold Finger - Yes!! I remember being so bored & disappointed w/ early attempts like: "Skate or Die," & playing "720º" in Arcades.. and wishing for something that actually became a reality! I remember being so pumped about that when I saw that included, but that gap was such a beast.. and in the game you could easily do anything down it.. no prob.. it seemed tiny lol.. but it was actually correct, or extremely close to it, in terms of the size comparisons.. But obviously the mechanics to make the game more "Fun" and allow you to sail through the air w/ ease was part of the joy of it.. I wished the mechanics would've been a little different for "Real Skate spots," to make them more realistic.. (But these were the 1st TRUE EFFORTS at TRUE SKATEBOARDING GAMES!!), with that being said, even the 1st T.H. Pro Skater game was mind-blowing to my generation, (I'm guessing yours too) who dreamed of having such a game when we were just younger (from when I started in '89, at 9 yrs. old, through my teens during the 90's... and then BOOM!!!), It was so surreal when we first played it.. Unbelievable!!.. and to see this actually, and finally become a reality was definitely something I worried, may not happen, b/c at the time up until practically right before it's creation, Skateboarding didn't have the popularity & therefor the money backing it, that it did to even allow for the production of such an endeavor.. not to mention the technology to produce such a thing.. it was Cutting Edge for sure! And it was not "COOL" to be a skater in the 90's in most places, we were outcasts! So It's great that things turned around..
For whatever reason, haven’t been around or skated in years. Watching this just brought back a lot of memories growing up and skating with friends from school and around the neighborhood, skating for hours instead of doing homework and worrying about life. The good days.
You guy's sound like your old!!! I lived in Carlsbad in the mid eighties. I now live in Fresno. I'm 54 and there is a group of us Geezers all over fifty that go skate every Saturday morning. Here is the funny part. It's a bike park only but it has cool shit and we all jump the fence when dude shows up @ 10 to unlock the gates we leave : )
Brandon,,how old are you & when did you skate>? i ask cause im hopefull i can get you back on ur board or atleast get ya stoked.. Im 45 & unretired 5 years ago when my 8 year old daughters friend was talking smakc about doing a kicklip & my daughter bragged that i could. ugh! lol now i had to bust it.. i tried it in the grass & landed it 1st try.. *1st try since 2001. and in 2001 i only skated for 1 hour. before 2001 i hadn;t skated since early 90's... now im a curb dancer and backside flips over manholes or off the manny curb is as tech as i get.. but nose slides or 7 inch frontside bluntslides feel great lol.. Bets part is shopping for that vintage deck & indys etc etc... **i bet you could land a kickflip in grass 1st try too..
So awesome to see "THE KING" Jeremy Wray not only acknowledge, but give such props to Tom Penny for that insane Switch F/S Flip, done when he was young!.. I saw it in an old 411 about Flip.. And no one seemed to have noticed that monstrous and effortless looking, beautifully executed trick.. down a fvcking Beast of a gap! All of those tricks were monumental.. I miss that gap soooo much!
Second Hand Smoke/Welcome to Hell drove me to skate every day. 25 years later, at 40, I still try to skate every day. Props to that gen that got my ass out there! Skateboarding is by far the thing I have enjoyed most in my life.
I remember in early 2000's I said I was gonna skate that gap when I had the money to tour to california. R.I.P Carlsbad, at least I still got videos to enjoy :(
be glad you didn't. we drove from Thousand Oaks down to the school. my friend oliver tried to to hardflip it, clipped the wall, arm and collar bones just turned to mush. he git F'd, and i went home
@@RegulerShowTV The gap is legit. Some things in video are way smaller in real life, but this gap isn't. It's a man's gap. I was there with a couple pretty big names who took a few tries just to ollie it, and then nobody tried real tricks down it.
I went to Carlsbad High, class of '78. When my family first moved there back in 1971, our house was on the edge of town with nothing but hills and tomato fields for as long as a tank of gas on our dirt bikes would take us. The beaches were empty for the most part except for locals and a few tourists in the summer. I think the population was around 13,000. Now, it's well over 110,000 and with surrounding communities, it's close to 200,000. The hills we used to ride in are now homes, malls, car dealerships, fast food outlets...in other words, it sucks. Yeah, say what you want about growth and economy, but it still sucks. Overcrowding ruined that small beach side village and that's a shame.
Ahhh thank you!!! Finally someone shows Tom Penny’s Switch F/S Flip... just beyond perfect! I watched everything go down thru the vids & mags @ the time! & the Jeremy Wray was the man that gave him props! Not to take away all the other madness that went down, but Tom was just a kid basically! I miss seeing all the insanity of the CBG.. of course they all get demolished.. 😤😡😢😭🤦🏻♂️
Rob Dyrdek pretty much summed up his entire skateboarding career in this video. The only thing that ever amazed me about Rob's skating was that he managed to stay pro for as long as he did. Matter of fact I'm willing to bet if it weren't for getting a show with MTV, he would've lost his sponsors in the early 00s. Name one impressive, memorable thing Rob has ever done on a skateboard....I'll wait.
Rob and big was an epic show. He was the highest paid on MTV when he was making his shows. He created a foundation called safe spot skate spot building skateparks for kids with nowhere to skate. Hes given a ton to charity.
He was amazing as a kid, but I think that skating evolved too quickly for him. He may not be the best skater anymore, but he's skilled bro and my respect for him comes from how much he does for the world of skateboarding. He went the business route which you have to respect bc we want skaters running the skate world, not businessman.
Maybe no-one will see this, but this video comes from a Docu-Series called ON Video - Summer. Specifically this one is the ON Video - Summer 2002. I've been looking for this one for ages
Kasper’s Blind Layout At the Carlsbad Gap blew my top as a little Skate rat 🐀 Jeremy Wray... Caine Gayle...and Markovich (Boooozy)...I read their interviews...skateboarding is the best stoke I’ve ever had and I’ve never been even as close to as rad of a skater as ya’ll...Just landing that gap would have been bad ass...you all got busy with it...BIG UPS
As an el Camino alumni I’m depressed we didn’t have as cool of skate spots on campus. C-bad always been dope. Oceanside amphitheater contest we’re my favorite.
willy santos boooom whos doin them days massive cab late 360 shove. better than any big spin, big up josh casper and the legend tom penny best style ever for street style for sure
We have one like this called Hoaglands st gap in ft.wayne IN that reminds us of Carlsbad gap. It’s still a beast gap among many in Indiana street spots & unknown spots scattered all over.
Legend tellls that Bob Burnquist Nollie Back Heel'd it in 1999.. (Dude was a beast b4 he got into lame megaRamps. And i believe it because he is also mentioned in every legendary spot too.. He did somethig epic at HubbaHideout. something blunt. **Also heard Rowley did something on the same exact day DannyWay did the famous clean Nollie.. Pretty cool how all these Hall Of Fame rippers of the greatest era all sessioned together.
The skate spots are the same, (insert understatement) but the tricks have gotten INSANE. I lived in downtown Carlsbad in the mid-80's on State St. We opted for a half pipe instead of parking in the driveway--- Good times!!!
I use to see my older bro use to skate. He could get down but he never skated her Theo. We're from texas I know it's in my genes to skate I'm 23. I'm getting older I want to skate and keep it going and make to the big times.... I know I can.. With a lot of hard work
My family vacationed a few times in Carlsbad when I was a kid. Back then it had a beautiful big beach, but that was later washed away to just rocks by changing ocean currents. That's all I got.
i saw the removal and literally cried. but props to the demolition crew they tried leaving most concrete intact to be hauled off to skate heaven, instead of smashing it to tiny pieces
A long time ago (your dad's can talk about it) all you had were secret spots...you either knew where they were or they were KEPT secret. Then...the very first skate park ever opened in Carlsbad. They took awhile to perfect but, they have the distinction of being first.
It seems like once you land something it feels so good to you today it convinces you that got are good while the numbers ratio don't lie. 100:1 your lying heart goes "dude you own it!"
