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[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Dope post /u/goobandit! I'ma dig in.

I remember when I was a lil kid & first started skating, I first looked up to bucky lasek hardcore, always picked him in Tony Hawk 1 & 2, he's doing well too! Then I turned 10 and I became an edgy Bam Margera fan.. he's not doing so well..

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    [–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    Dude Mark's outfit had me laughing. He's wearing a hype-beast costume with the least tasteful/fashionable clothing (just the hype brands) on purpose, I didn't expect that! Dude has such a good personality and outlook, the majority of the OG skaters who are still around rly give off good vibes. I honestly watch these videos 2, especially with older skaters. It makes me nostalgic in a happy way - not bittersweet - everything was so simple back then. Also, always loved Krooked, Toy Machine, Spitfire & even Dark Star (always built my decks with with reds bearings, independent trucks & spitfire wheels!). For a while tho, I skated element lol.

    And yeah, what's going on with Bam is fucking sad. This isn't new - this has been a continuous episode since Ryan Dunn died. The fucked up shit is the 30 different medications he had to take daily to be on JackAss, and then his drug and drinking problems too. I feel like if Bam were in a room alone, just sitting or eating, and that CKY song played he'd just roll into a ball and start crying lol. I just feel bad tbh.

    And dude that's how I found about Bucky, he was on a Vert tape! Growing up I had a group of a friends and we all skated; our street was the meetup/skate spot when we had no where to go, as another friend literally lived across the street from me (he was the best skater in our group tbh, I'll take 2nd place 😇), & his 2 older brother's skated and had friends who skated. After school, you'd be sitting on our block on a board talking and then randomly another friend would come rolling onto the block and just walk in one of our houses lol everyone was at home. That lifestyle affected me in such a large way - hanging with older kids, watching skate/snowboard (K2!) videos with them whenever they got new ones (and actually skating hard to impress the older kids), using their equipment like rails and mini-ramps.

    I always picked Bucky in Tony Hawk 1 & 2 cuz his vert stats were near cheating lol.

    I don't skate all crazy like I used to either (I don't have any frens who skate ne more, they're 2 grown up!), but I like going for night skates. Like 2-4 AM. The streets are completely empty in my city, and the streets are on a curve like they are in ur OP vid, it's really fun having the whole street to yourself and just going out at night with music and speed. With my streets, you can really surf and swerve back and forth at high speeds due to their shape and no cars being around. I remember being a lil kid on the highway and dreaming of skating on the highway with no cars on it, having it all to myself lol.

    I'd love to skate with Mark for a night lol.

    Sry for the rant/essay, u brought out the memoriez.

    [–]mahavishnunj 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (6 children)

    he was a hero in the 80s. cool to see hes still doing good.

    [–]goobandit[S] 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (5 children)

    He’s still out and about skating and riding bikes in the bay area! He still posts short videos to his YouTube channel, I just love him. He’s so kind and creative, it’s almost childlike, but there’s a profundity about how he lives. He’s pure life.

    [–]mahavishnunj 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

    i saw a documentary on him a few years ago that was really good, but i dont really remember it. im gonna have to dig that up. he was one of our first street gods. one of the first dudes i saw do a handrail, natas too. back then that was fucking mindblowing.

    [–]goobandit[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

    I would love to see it when you find it. I just watched this old crailtap video the other day and it’s so cool to see young skaters in awe of him.

    [–]mahavishnunj 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    motherfucker, i cant find it. it was about an hour long, this may have been 10 years ago. ill keep looking. that vid you posted was cool. i could swear there was one with him and natas both also. im gonna have to do a deep dive and find this. thank you and i hate you at the same time making me do this. you rule.

    [–]mahavishnunj 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    found this in the meantime. one of the worst street contests ever. marks first handplant is terrible, but he does pretty good after that. hosoi fucks up a fucking low speed powerslide.

    https://youtu.be/ynKrSBHaPz0

    [–]goobandit[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    Haha thanks this is the shit!!