The kids call it
May 30, 2016 11:00 PM Subscribe
Weird Skateboarding: Ritchie Jackson, Almir Jusovic, Jason Park, Kilian Martin, Gou Miyagi, William Spencer, no but seriously Willy Spencer.... Is This Skateboarding?
Something to show the kids. I think. Yeah, definitely.
posted by From Bklyn at 11:33 PM on May 30, 2016
posted by From Bklyn at 11:33 PM on May 30, 2016
I do enjoy watching grown men (and ladies) fall off planks.
I've seen that great Ritchie Jackson part before, and enjoyed it immensely, but that Jusovic set is mental - such a real expression of how silly skating can be. Great post, thanks!
posted by prismatic7 at 12:17 AM on May 31, 2016
I've seen that great Ritchie Jackson part before, and enjoyed it immensely, but that Jusovic set is mental - such a real expression of how silly skating can be. Great post, thanks!
posted by prismatic7 at 12:17 AM on May 31, 2016
I love these, thanks carsonb! I only knew of Ritchie Jackson and a short fun video by William Spencer.
posted by bigendian at 5:06 AM on May 31, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by bigendian at 5:06 AM on May 31, 2016 [2 favorites]
Proof that you can indeed skate anything.
posted by Annika Cicada at 5:34 AM on May 31, 2016
posted by Annika Cicada at 5:34 AM on May 31, 2016
Glad y'all dig 'em. I stayed up way too late last night watching skate videos, when I could have just stopped after watching Jackson skate that plastic barrier down the spiral staircase on the 110. Too bad you don't really see the context of where that stair is located: it's smack-dab in the middle of a freeway interchange (I-5 & CA 110).
posted by carsonb at 10:43 AM on May 31, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by carsonb at 10:43 AM on May 31, 2016 [1 favorite]
This is really awesome, and it's so cool to see people invent new ways to do things. But, I want to buy them all helmets.
posted by shortyJBot at 2:22 PM on May 31, 2016
posted by shortyJBot at 2:22 PM on May 31, 2016
I was just thinking today - hey no one's invented a skateboard with super wide trucks to run on standard gauge railway tracks......which lead me to this awesomeness
posted by inflatablekiwi at 6:09 PM on May 31, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by inflatablekiwi at 6:09 PM on May 31, 2016 [1 favorite]
This is definitely cool, inflatablekiwi!
(Although --and please don't think I'm pedantic, it's more of an apropos of sorts -- Bratislava's tram system uses meter gauge railways (~3' 3,5") as opposed to the standard gauge (4′ 8,5″). His EUR-pallet would be too small for standard gauge.)
posted by bigendian at 7:27 PM on May 31, 2016
(Although --and please don't think I'm pedantic, it's more of an apropos of sorts -- Bratislava's tram system uses meter gauge railways (~3' 3,5") as opposed to the standard gauge (4′ 8,5″). His EUR-pallet would be too small for standard gauge.)
posted by bigendian at 7:27 PM on May 31, 2016
Any sufficiently advanced skateboard trick is indistinguishable from magic...or early Jackie Chan.
posted by Bugbread at 1:44 AM on June 6, 2016
posted by Bugbread at 1:44 AM on June 6, 2016
Btw, do you know who plays the cover of Willie the pimp in the first vid. ?
posted by nicolin at 12:47 AM on June 16, 2016
posted by nicolin at 12:47 AM on June 16, 2016
nicolin, it's Alex Harvey from the album The Joker Is Wild.
posted by carsonb at 7:26 AM on June 20, 2016
posted by carsonb at 7:26 AM on June 20, 2016
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