It’s insane what a year makes between 1985 Del Mar competition and the 1986 competition . The tricks got so much more technical , airs got bigger with everyone stylizing their own variations . Love it!
Big time. Great to hear The Culr being played at skate contests on west coast at same time we were listening to a lot of the same music in the South Eastern USA Georgia & Florida!
A few years back some of the old locals spotted a construction crew digging up the earth where the park sat . Part of the park was still in tact. The guy who spotted got ahold of some of the old locals ( including Tony Hawk ) and they skated what was left. The video is on here. I grew up across the street from this place. Sad day when they tore it down .
The first thing you see in here is red yellow and green and then chanting rastafari? This is why I love skateboarding culture that is how I found my roots in Rastafari specifically element made a t-shirt that said listen to Bob Marley this video is like many other videos I watch random videos that have something to do with Rastafari when there is nothing about the videos that would tell you Rastafari has mentioned or has to do with it this is the synchronicity in my life that takes place on a daily basis
I'd like to say that watching the video is like being there but it's not. It does make me nostalgic for my days of skating at the Endless Wave in Oxnard back in the 80s before they bulldozed it... Damn you Oxnard!!
My favorite invert stall ever... Billy Ruff, at the second Del Mar contest in 1985 (25 seconds into his run) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Btv8XjkEDBg.html
These guys are all quite good. Still there's one point I'd like to make. I've never liked that wide stance Cab style. Not to say that Cab sucks of course not, it's just that wide stance style just bugs me a little. I know it's about balance & it does make practical sense, it just looks odd to me.
I wish I knew... It's also in Gullwing's "Molecules of Motion" from 1987. I went back to check the credits however, there are no music credits for some odd reason. There are couple really good songs in the video too. I tried :-)
What gets me is Chris Miller is wearing the Jordons when you used to be able to get them for $20 at Big 5 now they go for what? $200? WTF?? Back then, they were just a decent cheap shoe to skate in, now? A fashion statement. 🙄
You know what blew my fucking mind how those same ones in 85 are worth more than 70k now it's fucking crazy how expensive plastic and rubber can go these days
