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Title: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: bighead on September 14, 2011, 02:13:40 PM
http://theberrics.com/off-the-grid/anthony-pappalardo.html?autoplay (http://theberrics.com/off-the-grid/anthony-pappalardo.html?autoplay)

only problem... dude is never on the grid.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: chockfullofthat on September 14, 2011, 02:22:00 PM
kys
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: billy McGivern on September 14, 2011, 02:23:55 PM
this fucking sucked.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: arcam on September 14, 2011, 02:32:05 PM
has to be an inside joke
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Bertie on September 14, 2011, 02:35:13 PM
It's a video of a dude skating all night, exploring the city until the sun comes up and you're bummed? Quit skating.
(not a video part or commercial, guys)
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: vegan*shawn on September 14, 2011, 02:36:51 PM
I enjoyed that.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: alienlurkshop on September 14, 2011, 02:37:08 PM
wow he sucks
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: 1978 on September 14, 2011, 02:53:03 PM
that was dope!!

and i cant stand pops.

looked like he was having fun.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Pavementi on September 14, 2011, 02:53:59 PM
I enjoyed that.
I would enjoy skating all night, hitting up random spots like Pops was, but I didn't enjoy this clip. He looked totally listless and sluggish. I felt uncomfortable watching him.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: McBrandt on September 14, 2011, 02:54:22 PM
I love Pops, and I think I understand (and dig) the idea of this. But honestly, I expect a little bit more than a few curb ollies around a couple drunk patrons and a plywood wedge ramp ollie. I mean, I guess he has to take what's offered in that area where his dart hit, but everyone else seemed to come up with more under the same circumstances.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: LoserMachine on September 14, 2011, 02:58:14 PM
Awesome.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: foureyedjim on September 14, 2011, 03:09:41 PM
Didn't hate it, didn't love it.

I like Eli Reed and Zared's rainy day off the grid the best out of all of them so far

In conclusion, anything is better than Chaz Ortiz's super boring one
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: MaryhillVibe on September 14, 2011, 03:18:59 PM
The weird awning bank thing that he drops in on and cuts of the side , when the guy asks what all the noise is, is pretty gnarly. Im  pretty sure billy Rohan did it in the Mandibleclaw vid.

Apart from that, every time he did an ollie I was hoping for at least one kickflip, but whatever. Ill decide when I see his footy in the choco video, as this is the berrics and therefor irrelevant.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: L33Tg33k on September 14, 2011, 03:19:52 PM
How is he still pro?  I don't even understand why he did this feature.  I don't even see this as a good career move because kids are going to see this and wonder who the fuck this guy is and why is he on my skate radar.  I don't think his sponsors will be too excited if he gets a bunch of negative feedback from the masses.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: bighead on September 14, 2011, 03:23:04 PM
How is he still pro?  I don't even understand why he did this feature.  I don't even see this as a good career move because kids are going to see this and wonder who the fuck this guy is and why is he on my skate radar.  I don't think his sponsors will be too excited if he gets a bunch of negative feedback from the masses.

Only problem with that is... If you are creating conversation, then you've won. Some people will give it shit on the forum, but overall I have a feeling it will be received well.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: jeremy france on September 14, 2011, 03:25:02 PM
Loved the dude puking out of the cab. Cool being able to see the nightlife of the city from a skaters p.o.v. The skating itself was not that exciting, I understand it wasn't a commercial or banging new video part. I could watch Gonz or Jason Adams skate a parking lot all night and it would be more exciting.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Rumpleforeskin on September 14, 2011, 03:28:44 PM
SO EAST COAST, BRO
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: idealhandmades on September 14, 2011, 03:59:37 PM
I liked it, and keep your jockified babylon to yourself and chase the "RADiKal Trixxzzz" dragon down on abc or fox televising street league, cause I hope to see more videos like it in the future.
When I go out skating late at night, I'm not exactly kickflipping my dick off either, nor would I take more than 2 tries at anything before moving on and skating to the next spot. This was a good, unfiltered, (and im gonna cringe a little bit with this last one...) and raw depiction of what skateboarding means to someone like me, and what an average night rolling around the neighborhood feels like.
I'm not bringing a generator along with me.
No I don't wanna watch the shot we just got.
Fuck a car, cellphone, or anything in my pockets 'sept a sweaty dollar for a bottle of water.
Lets go see whats over there.
And then take a different way back.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Lenny the Fatface on September 14, 2011, 04:12:13 PM
Where the fuck was this nigga at when he threw that dart though LMFAO.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: onelouder on September 14, 2011, 04:13:56 PM
I liked it, and keep your jockified babylon to yourself and chase the "RADiKal Trixxzzz" dragon down on abc or fox televising street league, cause I hope to see more videos like it in the future.
When I go out skating late at night, I'm not exactly kickflipping my dick off either, nor would I take more than 2 tries at anything before moving on and skating to the next spot. This was a good, unfiltered, (and im gonna cringe a little bit with this last one...) and raw depiction of what skateboarding means to someone like me, and what an average night rolling around the neighborhood feels like.
I'm not bringing a generator along with me.
No I don't wanna watch the shot we just got.
Fuck a car, cellphone, or anything in my pockets 'sept a sweaty dollar for a bottle of water.
Lets go see whats over there.
And then take a different way back.


sweatercuff summed it up

Sw
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: kamltoe on September 14, 2011, 04:15:14 PM
i liked it a lot. i can't front though, i was hoping for some flatground cruising flips. not because that's what i like to see from all skaters, but that's what i came up seeing from pops. he'd always throw in a couple flatground tricks in his lines. didn't bum me out though. i liked it.

k
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: jkorzo08 on September 14, 2011, 04:41:43 PM
I'm backing shit like this because i'm from the east coast. however, this was dog shit
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Kab on September 14, 2011, 04:45:16 PM
I liked it, and keep your jockified babylon to yourself and chase the "RADiKal Trixxzzz" dragon down on abc or fox televising street league, cause I hope to see more videos like it in the future.
When I go out skating late at night, I'm not exactly kickflipping my dick off either, nor would I take more than 2 tries at anything before moving on and skating to the next spot. This was a good, unfiltered, (and im gonna cringe a little bit with this last one...) and raw depiction of what skateboarding means to someone like me, and what an average night rolling around the neighborhood feels like.
I'm not bringing a generator along with me.
No I don't wanna watch the shot we just got.
Fuck a car, cellphone, or anything in my pockets 'sept a sweaty dollar for a bottle of water.
Lets go see whats over there.
And then take a different way back.

So deep dude, I'm touched.


Not. This fucking sucked. Skating is about pushing fast and going for it with your friends, not being a lazy weirdo who can barely push and is all hunched over like a scoliosis patient. When you stop caring about being trendy on SLAP maybe you'll see that.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: idealhandmades on September 14, 2011, 04:53:13 PM
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I liked it, and keep your jockified babylon to yourself and chase the "RADiKal Trixxzzz" dragon down on abc or fox televising street league, cause I hope to see more videos like it in the future.
When I go out skating late at night, I'm not exactly kickflipping my dick off either, nor would I take more than 2 tries at anything before moving on and skating to the next spot. This was a good, unfiltered, (and im gonna cringe a little bit with this last one...) and raw depiction of what skateboarding means to someone like me, and what an average night rolling around the neighborhood feels like.
I'm not bringing a generator along with me.
No I don't wanna watch the shot we just got.
Fuck a car, cellphone, or anything in my pockets 'sept a sweaty dollar for a bottle of water.
Lets go see whats over there.
And then take a different way back.
[close]

 Skating is about pushing fast and going for it with your friends, not being a lazy weirdo who can barely push and is all hunched over like a scoliosis patient. When you stop caring about being trendy on SLAP maybe you'll see that.
^I'd enjoy watching a video about that too. But I think theres a lot of room to be explored with different levels of "intensity" when it comes to making skateboarding videos. And this one was easier for me to relate to than most videos nowadays. I've had plenty of nights that felt exactly like that video. It's cool to see something different from most videos, and yet familiar to my real-life experience of skating.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: nylin on September 14, 2011, 05:13:33 PM
I enjoyed that.

I came into this thread hoping it wasn't a joke and was siked that it was real.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Benny Hanna on September 14, 2011, 05:32:16 PM
How is he still pro? ? I don't even understand why he did this feature. ? I don't even see this as a good career move because kids are going to see this and wonder who the fuck this guy is and why is he on my skate radar. ? I don't think his sponsors will be too excited if he gets a bunch of negative feedback from the masses.

Because maybe his sponsors see more in him then just what a bunch of cynical/opnionated kids say about him on the interwebs ?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: era on September 14, 2011, 05:35:05 PM
I understand pushing down the street fun, and just cruising maybe showcasing Brooklyn.  But pops just looked uncomfortable on his skateboard. Even the little pop ollies he was doing looked struggled.  I thought pops was the shit before but now it looks like hes been spending too much time making those little tables and not enough skating.  I think the people hoping for a solid pops part in the Chocolate video are going to be extremely let down.  Hopefully I am wrong.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Commercial D on September 14, 2011, 05:39:46 PM
(http://www.healthjockey.com/images/crystal-meth.jpg)
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: StarkyLove on September 14, 2011, 05:45:00 PM
this feature is perfect for his skating.

dude is a bum though, i will not judge him for this because everyone who has done this Off The Grid (title makes no sense to me, they throw a dart that is on the grid, whatever) does simple tricks. 
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Schmaltz on September 14, 2011, 05:58:35 PM
I enjoyed that.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: jersey by nature on September 14, 2011, 06:01:00 PM
this fucking sucked.

Seconded!
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: able on September 14, 2011, 06:23:09 PM
laMe.  I was expecting to see someone kickflipping their dick off
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: LemonParty on September 14, 2011, 06:39:47 PM
 well judging by the fact that he skated from around 1-2am till sunrise must prove pops is indeed on meth.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: NowhereInLife on September 14, 2011, 06:48:45 PM
i was hoping to see front a 360 shuv.  sometimes when i roll around at night i'll drink an iced coffee or eat a small bag of chips.

yay pops!
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: steenz on September 14, 2011, 06:59:17 PM
 i am a fan of pops,,but he should really step up his skate game
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: corn flakes on September 14, 2011, 06:59:31 PM
sickkkk
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: LewAlcindor on September 14, 2011, 07:06:01 PM
this video instantly validates the berrics as actually relevant and worth my time.

+5 steve berra
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: i used to skate on September 14, 2011, 07:15:12 PM
I love Pops, and I think I understand (and dig) the idea of this. But honestly, I expect a little bit more than a few curb ollies around a couple drunk patrons and a plywood wedge ramp ollie. I mean, I guess he has to take what's offered in that area where his dart hit, but everyone else seemed to come up with more under the same circumstances.

he wasn't really that limited. he landed on Morgan stop but most of that was Bedford/Lorimer. Not saying its cheating, but just, there's plenty of shit to skate if your radius is that big. And its not as if its some unfamiliar neighborhood where he had to search shit out, he knew exactly where he was

cool clip though
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: ekayallday on September 14, 2011, 07:37:56 PM
i got this vibe that he was homeless
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Tufty on September 14, 2011, 07:54:10 PM
Sometimes you gotta wander around the city and explore it by doing only tricks you have first try during the process. Its the funest thing in the world.


Like the video and the idea behind it
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Kristi Yamaguchi on September 14, 2011, 08:10:39 PM
well judging by the fact that he skated from around 1-2am till sunrise must prove pops is indeed on meth.
;D
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: buttpirate on September 14, 2011, 08:28:17 PM
one flip trick on flat, is that too much to ask for?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: CUDDLEMONSTER on September 14, 2011, 08:32:16 PM
one flip trick on flat, is that too much to ask for?

yes. up next the ben gilley off the grid.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: sid vicious on September 14, 2011, 08:38:54 PM
clip was rad - a good approach to the repetitive "off the grid" format.........throwing a dart at a map can lead you to something or nothing, he chose a cool approach just flowing around until the sun came up.
i back it.

Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Perro Mojado on September 14, 2011, 08:52:06 PM
well judging by the fact that he skated from around 1-2am till sunrise must prove pops is indeed on meth.

if he was on really on meth he would of done cooler stuff
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Choad Muskrat on September 14, 2011, 08:53:18 PM
sucked
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: baconeggandcheese on September 14, 2011, 09:00:40 PM
http://theberrics.com/off-the-grid/anthony-pappalardo.html?autoplay (http://theberrics.com/off-the-grid/anthony-pappalardo.html?autoplay)

only problem... dude is never on the grid.

that shit's funny.  I liked the clip, I do this a lot.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: G.Lewis on September 14, 2011, 09:05:22 PM
I like him, but I thought it was boring too.  I expect more from someone who is able to make a living off of skateboarding.  This would have been better if it were Ricky Oyola.  At least he would have put some heart into it.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Russel Crowe on September 14, 2011, 09:11:21 PM
I rather do that, than watch it. but it wasnt bad
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: L33Tg33k on September 14, 2011, 09:26:02 PM
You people are fucking insane.  I seriously hate you guys, especially the guys who are going on about the east coast and shit.  I'm going to reddit.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Inanimate Object on September 14, 2011, 09:28:04 PM
Those of you under the age of twenty five - shut your child faces. This was nice.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: manbergur on September 14, 2011, 09:37:07 PM
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I liked it, and keep your jockified babylon to yourself and chase the "RADiKal Trixxzzz" dragon down on abc or fox televising street league, cause I hope to see more videos like it in the future.
When I go out skating late at night, I'm not exactly kickflipping my dick off either, nor would I take more than 2 tries at anything before moving on and skating to the next spot. This was a good, unfiltered, (and im gonna cringe a little bit with this last one...) and raw depiction of what skateboarding means to someone like me, and what an average night rolling around the neighborhood feels like.
I'm not bringing a generator along with me.
No I don't wanna watch the shot we just got.
Fuck a car, cellphone, or anything in my pockets 'sept a sweaty dollar for a bottle of water.
Lets go see whats over there.
And then take a different way back.
[close]


sweatercuff summed it up

Sw

yeh i think we're done here..  pops doesnt skate for you fuckos who want NBDs and the latest trend in ledge dancing or flip-trickery in every new clip someone puts out.. i went out the other night and did less than pops did here - charged solo through downtown atl on a saturday night dodging drunk jocks and nightclub bouncers on the sidewalks and just doing ollies and powerslides while constantly moving from spot to spot - in my head i was thinking about the shit i really wanted to do at those spots but knowing it would take me 20 tries. keep moving. very few kids who skate these days can understand that type of skating. they grow up at parks and stair sets - drive from spot to spot. this off the grid shit is the type of skating i like to watch because i can relate to it.

pops will probably always be hooked up because he is respected - but i bet he doesnt really care. if that makes you mad or jealous or envious then too bad.. look at the number of kids out there who can do every trick, tech as shit and gnarly. they cant all get hooked up, its mostly luck and who you know - simple reality. if youve seen anything on him recently or watched his epicly laterd he is all psyched on woodworking and creating furniture now.. and he's obviously still psyched on skating too. pops is just doing his thing
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: blackalbino on September 14, 2011, 09:40:02 PM
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
yeahhhh, pro skaters are so busy!!!
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: pizzafliptofakie on September 14, 2011, 09:42:36 PM
My trips to class are usually more exciting than this. I weave through people, ollie up curbs, and sometimes I do 180s.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Jive Turkey on September 14, 2011, 09:43:50 PM
I don't even see this as a good career move
Are you fucking serious?
It's impossible to put into words how much you suck.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Jive Turkey on September 14, 2011, 09:54:00 PM
one flip trick on flat, is that too much to ask for?
Would it really make any difference? Instead people would be saying "One fucking flip trick on flat? That's it?! Couldn' he at least done a grind?"

You people just love to bitch.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: The Math Professor on September 14, 2011, 09:57:02 PM
Was he riding a blank?  Pops of Chocolate?  Pops of the Grid?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: scorpion1001 on September 14, 2011, 10:04:09 PM
really bummed on the lack of flip tricks but aside from that it was pretty cool. hopefully this is a good sign for him having a full part in the choc vid
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: DEDBBIS on September 14, 2011, 10:27:31 PM
Is there any way to see this clip without Berra profiting from me visiting his site?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: chrisathans on September 14, 2011, 10:28:56 PM
i liked it a lot. i can't front though, i was hoping for some flatground cruising flips. not because that's what i like to see from all skaters, but that's what i came up seeing from pops. he'd always throw in a couple flatground tricks in his lines. didn't bum me out though. i liked it.

k
agreed
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: LemonParty on September 14, 2011, 10:44:29 PM
Quote
Pops of the Grid?

 AHAHAHAHA
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Cosme on September 14, 2011, 10:45:59 PM
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I liked it, and keep your jockified babylon to yourself and chase the "RADiKal Trixxzzz" dragon down on abc or fox televising street league, cause I hope to see more videos like it in the future.
When I go out skating late at night, I'm not exactly kickflipping my dick off either, nor would I take more than 2 tries at anything before moving on and skating to the next spot. This was a good, unfiltered, (and im gonna cringe a little bit with this last one...) and raw depiction of what skateboarding means to someone like me, and what an average night rolling around the neighborhood feels like.
I'm not bringing a generator along with me.
No I don't wanna watch the shot we just got.
Fuck a car, cellphone, or anything in my pockets 'sept a sweaty dollar for a bottle of water.
Lets go see whats over there.
And then take a different way back.
[close]

Skating is about pushing fast and going for it with your friends, not being a lazy weirdo who can barely push and is all hunched over like a scoliosis patient. When you stop caring about being trendy on SLAP maybe you'll see that.

Skating is about doing what the fuck you want.
As for the video, I think that Sweatercuff nailed it.

Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Mouth on September 14, 2011, 10:48:52 PM
He's not even trying any more. That was some of the worst footage released by any pro in years.

Come back Fuck Gino and Pops.

Slap needs you.

Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: ticklefingers on September 14, 2011, 10:53:11 PM
Is there any way to see this clip without Berra profiting from me visiting his site?

usually there's a youtube link but it appears kids don't give a fuck about pops
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Mouth on September 14, 2011, 10:58:02 PM
Yeah, that's because he sucks man ass.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: livevil on September 14, 2011, 11:00:06 PM
It's Anthony Pappalardo, what's to complain about?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Tyroneshoelaces on September 14, 2011, 11:10:25 PM
pops used to my favorite skateboarder when i was a kid, but fuck 'em now. however i fully support him in the sense that he somehow has convinced people (both sponsors and rabid cock gobbling fans - see previous posts) to continue to support him on a professional status.   people eat his shit up, no matter what it is, and will always defend it.  good for him, get that money while you can.

Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Random Matt on September 15, 2011, 12:01:44 AM
pops used to my favorite skateboarder when i was a kid, but fuck 'em now. however i fully support him in the sense that he somehow has convinced people (both sponsors and rabid cock gobbling fans - see previous posts) to continue to support him on a professional status.   people eat his shit up, no matter what it is, and will always defend it.  good for him, get that money while you can.


Well he did switch backside 180 LOVE gap.  Wait, that was Wenning; what did Pops do again?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: mandibleclaw on September 15, 2011, 12:03:51 AM
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pops used to my favorite skateboarder when i was a kid, but fuck 'em now. however i fully support him in the sense that he somehow has convinced people (both sponsors and rabid cock gobbling fans - see previous posts) to continue to support him on a professional status.   people eat his shit up, no matter what it is, and will always defend it.  good for him, get that money while you can.


[close]
Well he did switch backside 180 LOVE gap.  Wait, that was Wenning; what did Pops do again?

switch ollie, stuck switch flip 10 years ago
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: livevil on September 15, 2011, 12:09:29 AM
The switch flip for sure, that is the best part about the credits! I wish he would have done it.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Sleazy on September 15, 2011, 03:07:30 AM
it's 5:00 am and that clip has me dying to go get some coffee

(http://www.healthjockey.com/images/crystal-meth.jpg)

pretty sure he'd be a little more aggressive if that was the case
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Mouth on September 15, 2011, 03:52:28 AM
I've never seen someone suck so aggressively.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: blankbutbranded on September 15, 2011, 04:29:45 AM
Poppalardo seems over the pro shit,like a lot of dudes from 93-98-02 era...cant blame the dude for trying to milking it even if it create hate and "envy"...can understand both side.

other than that the clip was cool,i like it...NY is really a fucked up place by night and one thing is you dont really see it in skateboards videos...so i like that glimpse.

no big tricks,no biggie.

live yo life.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Rumpleforeskin on September 15, 2011, 05:23:54 AM
I wonder what Girl Workshop B would have to say?  Something about his dick I'm sure.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: JARVISblow on September 15, 2011, 06:03:04 AM
Pops Sucks.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Magic Pizza on September 15, 2011, 06:30:31 AM
In every one of these I feel like the dart always lands somewhere that the person regularly skates
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: NowhereInLife on September 15, 2011, 06:36:56 AM
if ya want more flippery watch chaz's off the grid and stop denying your true selves.  every last skater will do the requisite tre on flat, how many will get in a dumpster and bust a little something?  i kinda hope he does a three minute choco part without a flip trick, it would be ground breaking.  all yall's panties would be in a bunch.  it's poetry.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: vince the stud on September 15, 2011, 06:53:19 AM
He's not even trying any more. That was some of the worst footage released by any pro in years.

Come back Fuck Gino and Pops.

Slap needs you.


(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6605/fgnpbg.gif)
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Cthulhu! on September 15, 2011, 07:00:40 AM
pops off the grid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR2Yjr0YT7k#)



He's really going for it!
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: manbergur on September 15, 2011, 07:27:29 AM
you know, a single 3-flip would really have made that so much sicker.. but i still liked it
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: barkeep11 on September 15, 2011, 07:52:58 AM
i liked the clip itself



but jesus christ pops.  we love you.  just fucking try.

I hear that!
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Beeda Weeda on September 15, 2011, 08:20:35 AM
i saw this last night, and was gonna post but, i kept deleting my posts, I didnt wanna be a stereotypical hater.
that said, today I will post.
Pops was a professional skateboarder, now he's a skateboarding icon.
he no longer represents progession or style. He looks uncomfortable on a board, and really doesnt look like hes having any fun at all. It looks like he barely skates, his ollies look weak  and it clear he is over it.

I understand tha the is attempting to promote simplicity, and fun. I don't need anthony to show me what is fun on a skateboard, I enjoy the simple parts of skateboarding on my own. Its clear he's ove rskateboarding, but not over being sponsored and not hain to work a real j0ob.
Quite sad.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: McBrandt on September 15, 2011, 08:26:02 AM
I don't expect, demand, or care about flatland flip tricks in a cruising part. However, if you're a pro, and over 75% of your little "part" is ollies and up down curbs, you have to expect some backlash on it. I'll admit that part looks like a typical night of skating for me, but add in a few no complies and 180s as well. But, I'm not pro. I think Pops could have put some more effort in. If he wasn't stoked on the idea, why even do it in the first place?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: The Ghost of Lenny Kirk on September 15, 2011, 09:02:16 AM
that clip was beyond cheesy with the drunk people footage. the fuck was that? and was the charles manson song a homage to strobecks clip? fuck this. i'd rather watch fred gall oyola or puleo skate than watch pappalardo do an impression of them.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: annoyedwithskating on September 15, 2011, 09:31:10 AM
if his part in the chocolate video is this boring, he needs to retire. he doesnt look like he enjoys being on a board.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Canuck on September 15, 2011, 09:39:18 AM
His motivation to only ollie strengthens with every thread about him on slap
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: chockfullofthat on September 15, 2011, 09:55:39 AM
I blame Berra.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: krewkruxklan on September 15, 2011, 10:03:26 AM
maybe he's hurt???
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: BarcelonaCEO on September 15, 2011, 10:33:02 AM
Come on it wasnt that bad, I digged it more that the theotis bangin.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: The Mess on September 15, 2011, 10:37:55 AM
His motivation to only ollie strengthens with every thread about him on slap
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Hatechild on September 15, 2011, 10:40:41 AM
I'm still trying to figure out how they got one of those California school benches in Brooklyn.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: pinche gringo on September 15, 2011, 11:25:37 AM
I'm still trying to figure out how they got one of those California school benches in Brooklyn.
It was sent out UPS by Chocolate for training purposes.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: aojiru on September 15, 2011, 12:14:45 PM
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I'm still trying to figure out how they got one of those California school benches in Brooklyn.
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It was sent out UPS by Chocolate for training purposes.

Pops didn't build it?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Nosferatu on September 15, 2011, 12:30:39 PM
that was rad.  that loose white board going down the loading dock inside the warehouse looked sketchy.  same with that over the rail into the fence.  I haven't been following the berrics but isn't this video in a whole other league of interesting as far as scenery and music over the battle commanders edited to lil wayne?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: CigaretteBeer on September 15, 2011, 01:10:50 PM
That was fucking horrible! Yeah it's fun skating all night and cruising but the guy is a "professional" skateboarder. I can see how old fat dudes with jobs, a family, bills, etc can relate to only having the ability to do weak ollies, but you old fat guys should realize you suck at skating because you have responsibilities. He's just some meth addict weirdo that is into making furniture but likes the pay checks he gets because somehow people still back him, like people that love talentless "creative" East Coast douche bags and have too much pride for where they were born and raised, and will probably die. The whole time I was watching that it reminded me of what it feels like to skate after you're hurt for a long time.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: cringe. on September 15, 2011, 01:12:36 PM
If pops kickflips in a street and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: CigaretteBeer on September 15, 2011, 01:14:06 PM
That being said, it is a cool idea. If it had Gerwer or someone like that killing it at night it would be awesome.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: steven on September 15, 2011, 01:20:07 PM
There a dozen fun little DIY skate features right under the BQE where he was.  Would have been nice to see him skate them.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: i used to skate on September 15, 2011, 01:24:19 PM
is the meth talk just jokes or actually based on something?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: svilleantigo on September 15, 2011, 01:31:43 PM
That was fucking horrible! Yeah it's fun skating all night and cruising but the guy is a "professional" skateboarder. I can see how old fat dudes with jobs, a family, bills, etc can relate to only having the ability to do weak ollies, but you old fat guys should realize you suck at skating because you have responsibilities. He's just some meth addict weirdo that is into making furniture but likes the pay checks he gets because somehow people still back him, like people that love talentless "creative" East Coast douche bags and have too much pride for where they were born and raised, and will probably die. The whole time I was watching that it reminded me of what it feels like to skate after you're hurt for a long time.

This is kind of a good point.. I like the video, but I think I'd be more psyched if this was just some rando off of these boards rather than a seasoned pro. Skating through some sketch locale at night is fun as fuck, but Pops has proven himself capable of putting out top-flight footage over the years, and it's kind of a kick in the teeth for him to squander his talent when I'm sure most of us wish we could pull off half the shit he's done in the past.

Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: niallc95 on September 15, 2011, 01:38:15 PM
i really enjoyed that. Skating trick wise wasn't very special, but the landscapes were awesome and the whole vid flowed very well, got me hyped to skate.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: skateordie on September 15, 2011, 01:41:17 PM
I liked it, and keep your jockified babylon to yourself and chase the "RADiKal Trixxzzz" dragon down on abc or fox televising street league, cause I hope to see more videos like it in the future.
ok, birdo.
When I go out skating late at night, I'm not exactly kickflipping my dick off either, nor would I take more than 2 tries at anything before moving on and skating to the next spot. This was a good, unfiltered, (and im gonna cringe a little bit with this last one...) and raw depiction of what skateboarding means to someone like me, and what an average night rolling around the neighborhood feels like.
right on, pops.
I'm not bringing a generator along with me.
i hear ya, fat bill.
No I don't wanna watch the shot we just got.
you got it, cool guy.
Fuck a car, cellphone, or anything in my pockets 'sept a sweaty dollar for a bottle of water.
sounds good, new reynolds.
Lets go see whats over there.
And then take a different way back.
right behind ya, puleo.



Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: cat litter on September 15, 2011, 01:45:34 PM
This is kind of a good point.. I like the video, but I think I'd be more psyched if this was just some rando off of these boards rather than a seasoned pro. Skating through some sketch locale at night is fun as fuck, but Pops has proven himself capable of putting out top-flight footage over the years, and it's kind of a kick in the teeth for him to squander his talent when I'm sure most of us wish we could pull off half the shit he's done in the past.

Word, Pops is so talented it's weird to see some of his recent coverage. REgardless, Im interested to see how his choc part will turn out.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Twig88 on September 15, 2011, 01:53:01 PM
Didn't hate it, didn't love it.

I like Eli Reed and Zared's rainy day off the grid the best out of all of them so far

In conclusion, anything is better than Chaz Ortiz's super boring one

Little bastard does all those flippity tricks!
I don't even like Chaz but the hate is ridiculous, hes good at skateboard tricks, end of.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: jeremyrandall on September 15, 2011, 02:15:26 PM
I liked it.  Probably cause this is exactly how I've been skating the last few months.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: ticklefingers on September 15, 2011, 02:22:45 PM
i love that people actually believe the meth rumor.

oh the joys of slap
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: weregoingunion on September 15, 2011, 02:23:41 PM
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I liked it, and keep your jockified babylon to yourself and chase the "RADiKal Trixxzzz" dragon down on abc or fox televising street league, cause I hope to see more videos like it in the future.
ok, birdo.
When I go out skating late at night, I'm not exactly kickflipping my dick off either, nor would I take more than 2 tries at anything before moving on and skating to the next spot. This was a good, unfiltered, (and im gonna cringe a little bit with this last one...) and raw depiction of what skateboarding means to someone like me, and what an average night rolling around the neighborhood feels like.
right on, pops.
I'm not bringing a generator along with me.
i hear ya, fat bill.
No I don't wanna watch the shot we just got.
you got it, cool guy.
Fuck a car, cellphone, or anything in my pockets 'sept a sweaty dollar for a bottle of water.
sounds good, new reynolds.
Lets go see whats over there.
And then take a different way back.
right behind ya, puleo.
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haha "new reynolds."

i liked this video, that ollie over the rail was crazy.

i really enjoyed that. Skating trick wise wasn't very special, but the landscapes were awesome and the whole vid flowed very well, got me hyped to skate.
and that ^
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Isaiah Kemp on September 15, 2011, 02:26:16 PM
I was hoping this was going to be footage of him in his garage making a table.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: pinche gringo on September 15, 2011, 02:39:27 PM
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I'm still trying to figure out how they got one of those California school benches in Brooklyn.
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It was sent out UPS by Chocolate for training purposes.
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Pops didn't build it?
Pops don't fuss with plastic.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: McBrandt on September 15, 2011, 02:39:57 PM
Peeps keep calling out another Code 97A on him. It's a global problem, I guess. Where's the Skateboard Police?

Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: bandini on September 15, 2011, 02:50:46 PM
i love that people actually believe the meth rumor.

oh the joys of slap

You think that's crazy? There are seemingly a ton of people here who actually think Pops is going to have a part in the chocolate video...
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Narcissus on September 15, 2011, 03:16:18 PM
Who does that Velvet Underground cover? That's my question.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: macgruber on September 15, 2011, 04:15:43 PM
I haven't watched one of these yet. Is it just Sterra's answer to park footage getting old and stale?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: idealhandmades on September 15, 2011, 04:22:44 PM
I haven't watched one of these yet. Is it just Sterra's answer to park footage getting old and stale?

this is the only one I've watched, so I don't know about the rest, but I would guess "yes" is the answer to that.
Too bad he didn't come to this realization after Dyrdek and Caine Gayle's part in IE
(which kinda brings this thing full circle considering pops is in the first 10 seconds of this clip, not kickflipping.)
Rob Dyrdek & Caine Gayle - Transworld Skateboarding I.E. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-XALhuTKEc#)
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: daniel on September 15, 2011, 05:14:08 PM
is the meth talk just jokes or actually based on something?

They don't call him Anthony "Ice Man" Pappalardo for nothing.

Dood is deep in it.

Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Ronald Wilson Reagan on September 15, 2011, 06:08:53 PM
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I haven't watched one of these yet. Is it just Sterra's answer to park footage getting old and stale?
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this is the only one I've watched, so I don't know about the rest, but I would guess "yes" is the answer to that.
Too bad he didn't come to this realization after Dyrdek and Caine Gayle's part in IE
(which kinda brings this thing full circle considering pops is in the first 10 seconds of this clip, not kickflipping.)
Rob Dyrdek & Caine Gayle - Transworld Skateboarding I.E. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-XALhuTKEc#)
Anthony Pappalardo - I.E. - TransWorld SKATEboarding - ie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpiBjHa6j04#)
Good point. pops doesn't do any flip tricks in IE
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Monty Burns on September 15, 2011, 06:10:41 PM
Its weird when you see new Pappalardo footage , sometimes you kinda forget how fucking good he was / is . But then when you see old AWS footage and shit , you just suddenly remember holy shit that dude is good


Still hoping for 2 song end part in Choco vid with all his old school tech and big stuff combined with some of his new style .

Anyways , he is still young , and he isnt hurt so he should be able to do all the old stuff.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: skateordie on September 15, 2011, 06:15:10 PM
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I haven't watched one of these yet. Is it just Sterra's answer to park footage getting old and stale?
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this is the only one I've watched, so I don't know about the rest, but I would guess "yes" is the answer to that.
Too bad he didn't come to this realization after Dyrdek and Caine Gayle's part in IE
(which kinda brings this thing full circle considering pops is in the first 10 seconds of this clip, not kickflipping.)
Rob Dyrdek & Caine Gayle - Transworld Skateboarding I.E. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-XALhuTKEc#)
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Anthony Pappalardo - I.E. - TransWorld SKATEboarding - ie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpiBjHa6j04#)
Good point. pops doesn't do any flip tricks in IE

i think you misread my sweater buddy's post. he was referring to just the first 10 seconds in rob & caine's part, not pops' part.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: idealhandmades on September 15, 2011, 06:27:30 PM
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I haven't watched one of these yet. Is it just Sterra's answer to park footage getting old and stale?
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this is the only one I've watched, so I don't know about the rest, but I would guess "yes" is the answer to that.
Too bad he didn't come to this realization after Dyrdek and Caine Gayle's part in IE
(which kinda brings this thing full circle considering pops is in the first 10 seconds of this clip, not kickflipping.)
Rob Dyrdek & Caine Gayle - Transworld Skateboarding I.E. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-XALhuTKEc#)
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Anthony Pappalardo - I.E. - TransWorld SKATEboarding - ie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpiBjHa6j04#)
Good point. pops doesn't do any flip tricks in IE
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i think you misread my sweater buddy's post. he was referring to just the first 10 seconds in rob & caine's part, not pops' part.
OrDie is right.
however,  kudos for posting Pop's part from IE anyways. it's a good'un.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: steven on September 15, 2011, 06:30:33 PM
Who does that Velvet Underground cover? That's my question.

I think it was Sonic Youth, but I've never heard it before.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: cringe. on September 15, 2011, 06:47:29 PM
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Who does that Velvet Underground cover? That's my question.
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I think it was Sonic Youth, but I've never heard it before.

yep^

http://www.mrtzc-download-server1.asia/CRNKa9.mrtzcmp3 (http://www.mrtzc-download-server1.asia/CRNKa9.mrtzcmp3)
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: The Pied Piper of Tucson on September 15, 2011, 06:52:20 PM
"i wish i could buy stock in things like 'pappalardo threads on slap being mad controversial' "
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: skateordie on September 15, 2011, 07:24:15 PM
doesn't some kid ollie the same fence pops ollied in this, in the newest ny sewer clip?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: idealhandmades on September 15, 2011, 07:25:52 PM
doesn't some kid ollie the same fence pops ollied in this, in the newest ny sewer clip?

noticed that too.
and both landings seemed kinda equally sketchy-ish.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: LemonParty on September 15, 2011, 08:28:19 PM
 pops is the best skater ever. hes just having fun and doing whatever he wants to do on a skateboard. If that means keeping it basic and true to what he wants to do, so what. Sure what hes put out recenetly its not the best footage in world, but these things are hardly a testement to what hes really doing behind the scenes. All of these off the grids have been just fucking around footage, some interpret it differnetly then others, but nobody has taken it seriously (maybe chaz orteez, but i didnt watch his so i wouldnt know).

 While i have my doubts about pappalardo, i think largely it comes from him not wanting to advertise himself like other skaters do, and sponsors that down for that and not saying "you must have 3 ads in a magazine per year or we kick you off". I think thats probably something to be more stoked on then to hate on. Pappalardo and the way his sponsors treat him is like what skateboarding was about in the 80s and 90s and shit, where it was just go out and skate and maybe film a trick once in a while. A time when skateboarding was never an obligation and a job, like it is for so many other skaters in the world today. Obviously though being a pro skater comes with responsibilities, but business is business. If pops is still selling boards and making money for his sponsors, despite not putting out footage, then why shouldnt he be getting paid?
 
 The whole pops mystery will be resolved in the chocolate video. His part is honestly one that im most hyped for, have no idea what to expect.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: manbergur on September 15, 2011, 08:52:08 PM
pops just does his thing - this was the most creative off-the-grid artistically due to the trippy fucked up late night brooklyn shit - which i think made it awesome. i cant tell you a single trick anyone did in their off the grid videos.. its just dorking around.

also - i dont really think chaz was taking shit that seriously with his off the grid - if chaz skated like that all the time people on here might actually like him, somewhat
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: wesconian on September 15, 2011, 09:40:26 PM
If pops kickflips in a street and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound?

Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: theotits beezy on September 15, 2011, 09:43:20 PM
I like him, but I thought it was boring too. �I expect more from someone who is able to make a living off of skateboarding. �This would have been better if it were Ricky Oyola. �At least he would have put some heart into it.

this.

this guys has done little more than ollie for the last couple of years & he's supposed to be a professional skateboarder & gets paid? everybody on this message board should be pro then. if you have a job & you slack off, you get fired. skating & getting paid to do it, i feel, should be the same. that's why you're called a professional skateboarder, you have the ability to do above what the rest of the skate community can do. kick this guy off & give someone else out of the thousands of no names that're busting they're ass off a chance.

not only did this suck, this guy's career for the last few years sucks. it's a shame, his part in i.e. is one of my most favorite parts EVER.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: idealhandmades on September 15, 2011, 10:28:16 PM
this guys has done little more than ollie for the last couple of years & he's supposed to be a professional skateboarder & gets paid? everybody on this message board should be pro then. if you have a job & you slack off, you get fired. skating & getting paid to do it, i feel, should be the same. that's why you're called a professional skateboarder, you have the ability to do above what the rest of the skate community can do. kick this guy off & give someone else out of the thousands of no names that're busting they're ass off a chance.

Ability alone, a pro does not make.

Pop's past is what got him notoriety, which is what generates sales of products he represents, which eventually lead to him going "pro", and so long as the name Pappalardo can generate interest, he'll make money off of his skateboarding (no matter how limited, sparse or lack-luster it gets).
Skateboarding already has plenty of guys in it that can "do above what the rest of the skate community can do".
And I still enjoy watching (some of) them.
But I also enjoy watching someone who's been that in the past, but now approaches their skating in a different way.
The stance you've chosen to take is just like those people that say "how is this art?! its just a bunch of splatters on a canvas! I could make that!" after seeing a Jackson Pollock painting.


And if that's too much of a faggyhipsterartist-like interpretation, then lemme approach it from a competitive sports angle.
Michael Jordan still has pro model shoes dropping for Nike.
And if a video of him just leisurely shooting hoops at a court in Brooklyn at 4 am dropped, I wouldn't complain about how he wasn't working on his windmill 360's, or how some random kid from a college team is "busting his ass" so much harder than he is now, or how he hasn't played in, or won, a game in years.

I'd just watch the old guy shoot the ball around the best he can, the way he wants.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: theotits beezy on September 15, 2011, 10:40:00 PM
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this guys has done little more than ollie for the last couple of years & he's supposed to be a professional skateboarder & gets paid? everybody on this message board should be pro then. if you have a job & you slack off, you get fired. skating & getting paid to do it, i feel, should be the same. that's why you're called a professional skateboarder, you have the ability to do above what the rest of the skate community can do. kick this guy off & give someone else out of the thousands of no names that're busting they're ass off a chance.
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Ability alone, a pro does not make.

Pop's past is what got him notoriety, which is what generates sales of products he represents, which eventually lead to him going "pro", and so long as the name Pappalardo can generate interest, he'll make money off of his skateboarding (no matter how limited, sparse or lack-luster it gets).
Skateboarding already has plenty of guys in it that can "do above what the rest of the skate community can do".
And I still enjoy watching (some of) them.
But I also enjoy watching someone who's been that in the past, but now approaches their skating in a different way.
The stance you've chosen to take is just like those people that say "how is this art?! its just a bunch of splatters on a canvas! I could make that!" after seeing a Jackson Pollock painting.


And if that's too much of a faggyhipsterartist-like interpretation, then lemme approach it from a competitive sports angle.
Michael Jordan still has pro model shoes dropping for Nike.
And if a video of him just leisurely shooting hoops at a court in Brooklyn at 4 am dropped, I wouldn't complain about how he wasn't working on his windmill 360's, or how some random kid from a college team is "busting his ass" so much harder than he is now, or how he hasn't played in, or won, a game in years.

I'd just watch the old guy shoot the ball around the best he can, the way he wants.

how can you even compare pops' career to jordans? jordan's career shits on pops'. compare jordan's career to someone like koston & that might be a better comparison. but koston is still busting his ass off. pops' career didn't even scratch koston's before he decided to go half assed. not even half assed more like no assed. i don't even remember most of his stuff as "pro". everything i remember of him was him as an am. i feel pro's have to respect that they can even earn a good living off of skateboarding & keep doing it to the best of their abilities, like koston, because a few years ago that shit was not possible. him not putting any effort into his career as a pro is basically shitting on everybody who kept skating alive even though they weren't making shit.

respect where skating came from & how far it's gone. this dude takes being a paid professional skateboarder for granted. 100000%
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: manbergur on September 15, 2011, 10:46:34 PM
blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

you like pops or you dont - pretty simple
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: theotits beezy on September 15, 2011, 11:04:05 PM
blah blah blah blah blah blah blah

you like pops or you dont - pretty simple

my friend, you are completely missing the point of a message board.
if everybody had nothing but "i hate pops" or "i like pops" to say, this place wouldn't be the slap message boards.
we are but only humans, & we as a whole have 789h23r9hj8j23r different opinions on any single topic.
a message board is a healthy place to discuss these opinions.
so i say debate on!

but if i had to say anything linear to what you think people should say... i hate what pops has become.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Tyroneshoelaces on September 15, 2011, 11:11:50 PM
i'll just add some more fuel to fire

for a fact i have seen more footage of cardiel in the last 5 years than i have from pops.  not only that but cardiel was trying hard as shit, as he could barely walk, and was in the van and on the road touring with his teams, getting out there, showing love to his fans and getting stoked on everything.   compare that to pops in the last 5 years and it's all you really need to know about what makes a professional.   
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: manbergur on September 15, 2011, 11:14:55 PM
ive already spoken my mind on the subject previously in the thread - dont need your ranting

you hate what pops has become - ok then.. good input. seer. maybe he'll blow minds with his chocolate part, or maybe he wont - but every other person in here is just spewing hate for the skate of it. have fun. not a big deal - but you all look like kooks..  go skate - dont take it so seriously
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: theotits beezy on September 15, 2011, 11:24:58 PM
kooks eh? well it's close to midnight here in san francisco & it's freezing & there are no indoor skateparks so there's no way i can skate. we're discussing things about skateboarding, something a lot of us take seriously because we love it. &talking about skating is what we do when we're not skating because we love it. &having an opinion that's against yours makes us kooks? look in the mirror, kook.

just a little off topic, the word kook starts to sound really funny/awkward after you say it a lot.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: idealhandmades on September 15, 2011, 11:31:40 PM
see, in my opinion, there's enough room for all the Cardiels AND the Pops.
but I could give a fuck about professionalism in skateboarding. It's only loosly...loosly based on it anyways.

Jason Dill (From Transworld Skateboarding's Feedback) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc7lLUxI_Go#)

(only took 5 pages before Dill got tractor beamed into this thread of NY skaters and so called "career milking", but I really I just wanted to post this up cause watching those parts from IE immediately reminded me of this gem)

Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: theotits beezy on September 15, 2011, 11:51:49 PM
yeah it is so much more than opinion & ability. it's just i think as long as you still have the ability to skate hard, you should go as hard as you can. unless something bad happens & takes you out, then i think it's cool that the skate industry takes care of you. or maybe you gety old & can't skate anymore, then it's cool for you to not skate but still get paid. or grow up & start a company & get paid of that. i mean, cardiel can't skate, & you can tell he's trying as hard as he can whenever he does. pops is the total opposite. whatever i'm done talking about pops.


i was beginning to put tom penny into the career milker category until this came out:

Supra Europe Tour 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ2T9XFdugw#ws)

a full supra video would be epic as fuck. up there with menikmati & fully flared as far as footwear videos.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Skatan. on September 15, 2011, 11:57:15 PM
i actually enjoyed watching this.

it wouldnt hurt to see some actual footage from him though.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: starwars on September 16, 2011, 12:13:11 AM
That was like watching a bad Shawn powers clip
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Jive Turkey on September 16, 2011, 12:14:50 AM
Ability alone, a pro does not make.

Pop's past is what got him notoriety, which is what generates sales of products he represents, which eventually lead to him going "pro", and so long as the name Pappalardo can generate interest, he'll make money off of his skateboarding (no matter how limited, sparse or lack-luster it gets).
Skateboarding already has plenty of guys in it that can "do above what the rest of the skate community can do".
And I still enjoy watching (some of) them.
But I also enjoy watching someone who's been that in the past, but now approaches their skating in a different way.
The stance you've chosen to take is just like those people that say "how is this art?! its just a bunch of splatters on a canvas! I could make that!" after seeing a Jackson Pollock painting.


And if that's too much of a faggyhipsterartist-like interpretation, then lemme approach it from a competitive sports angle.
Michael Jordan still has pro model shoes dropping for Nike.
And if a video of him just leisurely shooting hoops at a court in Brooklyn at 4 am dropped, I wouldn't complain about how he wasn't working on his windmill 360's, or how some random kid from a college team is "busting his ass" so much harder than he is now, or how he hasn't played in, or won, a game in years.

I'd just watch the old guy shoot the ball around the best he can, the way he wants.
What's this? A sensible post on Slap? We'll have none of that!
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: thepman on September 16, 2011, 07:31:02 AM
kooks eh? well it's close to midnight here in san francisco & it's freezing & there are no indoor skateparks so there's no way i can skate. we're discussing things about skateboarding, something a lot of us take seriously because we love it. &talking about skating is what we do when we're not skating because we love it. &having an opinion that's against yours makes us kooks? look in the mirror, kook.

just a little off topic, the word kook starts to sound really funny/awkward after you say it a lot.

really can't imagine it being "freezing" in san francisco at midnight at this time of year, man up.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: findcoli295 on September 16, 2011, 07:35:08 AM
damnit. saw this thread again and thought it was about popps losing sponsors. got hyped for a sec.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: pointandclick on September 16, 2011, 08:04:03 AM
anyone got the clip of popps skating a demo and eating shit olling a pyramid and trying to skate a piece of plywood on a street and falling? it's pretty funny.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: LemonParty on September 16, 2011, 08:12:01 AM
i'll just add some more fuel to fire

for a fact i have seen more footage of cardiel in the last 5 years than i have from pops.  not only that but cardiel was trying hard as shit, as he could barely walk, and was in the van and on the road touring with his teams, getting out there, showing love to his fans and getting stoked on everything.   compare that to pops in the last 5 years and it's all you really need to know about what makes a professional.   

 fully flared came out 4 years ago (2007) where poppalardo had a full 2.5 minute part
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: McBrandt on September 16, 2011, 08:14:01 AM
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Ability alone, a pro does not make.

Pop's past is what got him notoriety, which is what generates sales of products he represents, which eventually lead to him going "pro", and so long as the name Pappalardo can generate interest, he'll make money off of his skateboarding (no matter how limited, sparse or lack-luster it gets).
Skateboarding already has plenty of guys in it that can "do above what the rest of the skate community can do".
And I still enjoy watching (some of) them.
But I also enjoy watching someone who's been that in the past, but now approaches their skating in a different way.
The stance you've chosen to take is just like those people that say "how is this art?! its just a bunch of splatters on a canvas! I could make that!" after seeing a Jackson Pollock painting.


And if that's too much of a faggyhipsterartist-like interpretation, then lemme approach it from a competitive sports angle.
Michael Jordan still has pro model shoes dropping for Nike.
And if a video of him just leisurely shooting hoops at a court in Brooklyn at 4 am dropped, I wouldn't complain about how he wasn't working on his windmill 360's, or how some random kid from a college team is "busting his ass" so much harder than he is now, or how he hasn't played in, or won, a game in years.

I'd just watch the old guy shoot the ball around the best he can, the way he wants.
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What's this? A sensible post on Slap? We'll have none of that!








Actually, that's a fucking horrible analogy, if you ask me. You don't compare basketball and skateboarding. You don't "play" skateboarding to "win," like you do in basketball. They are two completely different activities. Fuck off with the jock shit.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Schmaltz on September 16, 2011, 08:27:20 AM
I saw Pappalardo the other night around 2am doing noseblunts on the benches at washingston square park.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: grimcity on September 16, 2011, 09:39:51 AM
I enjoyed it as a little art clip. I liked the kooks and the nightlife stuff, as well as the surreal vibe done through the edit. I dunno, it was just a cool looking/sounding skateboard-themed stupor. Backing it.

Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Hatechild on September 16, 2011, 10:25:37 AM
pops is the best skater ever. hes just having fun and doing whatever he wants to do on a skateboard. If that means keeping it basic and true to what he wants to do, so what. Sure what hes put out recenetly its not the best footage in world, but these things are hardly a testement to what hes really doing behind the scenes. All of these off the grids have been just fucking around footage, some interpret it differnetly then others, but nobody has taken it seriously (maybe chaz orteez, but i didnt watch his so i wouldnt know).

 While i have my doubts about pappalardo, i think largely it comes from him not wanting to advertise himself like other skaters do, and sponsors that down for that and not saying "you must have 3 ads in a magazine per year or we kick you off". I think thats probably something to be more stoked on then to hate on. Pappalardo and the way his sponsors treat him is like what skateboarding was about in the 80s and 90s and shit, where it was just go out and skate and maybe film a trick once in a while. A time when skateboarding was never an obligation and a job, like it is for so many other skaters in the world today. Obviously though being a pro skater comes with responsibilities, but business is business. If pops is still selling boards and making money for his sponsors, despite not putting out footage, then why shouldnt he be getting paid?
 
 The whole pops mystery will be resolved in the chocolate video. His part is honestly one that im most hyped for, have no idea what to expect.

Don't think he's selling boards anymore since Chocolate only gave him 1 pro model this season and kicked him off their series decks.

http://www.wallridecatalog.com/wallride22/index.html#id=album-239643&num=content-4293659 (http://www.wallridecatalog.com/wallride22/index.html#id=album-239643&num=content-4293659)
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: idealhandmades on September 16, 2011, 10:34:37 AM
Actually, that's a fucking horrible analogy, if you ask me. You don't compare basketball and skateboarding. You don't "play" skateboarding to "win," like you do in basketball. They are two completely different activities. Fuck off with the jock shit.

thats fine dude, then just read the first half of my post.
or don't.
cause this ain't the NBA, and this also ain't a jackson pollock painting.
maybe I should have used skateboarding as an analogy for skateboarding.
Or wait! No! Even better!
I should just not read all the posts that came before this page and completely disregard the merit and message in someones post over semantics, and get really caught up in the detail of one tiny little part of what they said, so I can claim 'core, instead of thinking constructively and trying to follow their point.
And anyways, technically, I wasn't making an analogy between basketball and skateboarding. I was making one between Jordan the human and Pops the human.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Tyroneshoelaces on September 16, 2011, 10:40:41 AM
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i'll just add some more fuel to fire

for a fact i have seen more footage of cardiel in the last 5 years than i have from pops.� not only that but cardiel was trying hard as shit, as he could barely walk, and was in the van and on the road touring with his teams, getting out there, showing love to his fans and getting stoked on everything.� �compare that to pops in the last 5 years and it's all you really need to know about what makes a professional.� �
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 fully flared came out 4 years ago (2007) where poppalardo had a full 2.5 minute part

fine, 4 years ago, with footage that was filmed up to a couple years prior to 2007.   you completely ignored my post otherwise, which i think makes a valid point of what i think makes a professional skateboarder.    my other post in this thread praised pops, for being able to convince people they are 'being true to street skating' by supporting him, buying his product and being 'counter current skate culture'.   basically like thinking youre different if you buy from hot topic, when you are still buying into a marketing approach.

at the end of the day, being professional means being able to sell products and create a demand for your signature gear, and to me a guy that is still learning to walk properly yet still trying his best to skate as much as he can and still going on all the tours he can  and be involved in the scene embodies 'professionalism' or whatever you wanna call it.    all i am saying is get out there and do your best.  everyone on slap skates for fun.  we aren't pro.  do your damn job.  

however, i do think pops should rake in every single cent he can.


Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: McBrandt on September 16, 2011, 11:03:19 AM
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Actually, that's a fucking horrible analogy, if you ask me. You don't compare basketball and skateboarding. You don't "play" skateboarding to "win," like you do in basketball. They are two completely different activities. Fuck off with the jock shit.
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thats fine dude, then just read the first half of my post.
or don't.
cause this ain't the NBA, and this also ain't a jackson pollock painting.
maybe I should have used skateboarding as an analogy for skateboarding.
Or wait! No! Even better!
I should just not read all the posts that came before this page and completely disregard the merit and message in someones post over semantics, and get really caught up in the detail of one tiny little part of what they said, so I can claim 'core, instead of thinking constructively and trying to follow their point.
And anyways, technically, I wasn't making an analogy between basketball and skateboarding. I was making one between Jordan the human and Pops the human.


We're on the same side here, buddy. We both like Pops. I'm just saying that's a horrible analogy, and I'm also saying that the backlash on this part is understandable. But, let's use your analogy. Jordan is known for his crazy dunks, right? If we carry in the same vein, then it would be like Jordan putting out a clip of him doing a bunch of standard layups while a bum pukes in the corner and some partygoers walk past the court. Some people will dig it, but there's going to be a lot of folks, most of them fans, expressing their displeasure with it.

I'm not claiming anything, except that I was a bit letdown by this clip, and I prefer Mosaic era Pops to crazy tech Pops.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: grae on September 16, 2011, 11:38:23 AM
I always thought it seemed really regular to compare skaters to dudes that are legends or just crazy good like cards, reynolds, koston, daewon, torey, way etc...because those dudes are freaks of nature on a board and are on a whole different level than everyone else. Like when people say, "so what if this guy is in his 30's he should be throwing down harder like when he was younger, just look at reynolds, he's older and still jumps down big shit". Ya no shit, that dudes a total exception to the game. I think if pops heard someone comparing him to cards he would just laugh and be like, "I don't ever wanna be compared to anyone like that". As it should be.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: able on September 16, 2011, 11:46:10 AM
MILKIN IT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0GpqqRZgNo#)
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Canuck on September 16, 2011, 02:57:43 PM
The crazy thing about all of this is that for a guy you barely ever see coverage of, he gets a ridiculous amount of talk on these msg boards.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: SweetLou on September 16, 2011, 08:14:08 PM
these off the grids are really starting to suck
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: AssBandit on September 16, 2011, 11:10:06 PM
Some one PLEASE hurry and kick this piece of shit off of all his sponsors until he learns how to skate again.  Fuck I'm so tired of seeing his mediocre footage pollute my internets. 
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: wej on September 16, 2011, 11:59:21 PM
Like.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: phillipjayfry on September 17, 2011, 02:25:13 AM
He needs to lay off the stool-making.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: manu on September 17, 2011, 05:21:52 AM
Waka Flocka Flame- "Fuk Dis Industry" (Official HD Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw1ISW1NcSA#ws)
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: shrimpwhitewine on September 17, 2011, 07:52:55 AM
MILKIN IT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0GpqqRZgNo#)

"uh-AAEEHH"
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: victor doom on September 17, 2011, 08:17:15 AM
Fuck I hate pops!
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: LemonParty on September 17, 2011, 08:46:07 AM
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Don't think he's selling boards anymore since Chocolate only gave him 1 pro model this season and kicked him off their series decks.

http://www.wallridecatalog.com/wallride22/index.html#id=album-239643&num=content-4293659 (http://www.wallridecatalog.com/wallride22/index.html#id=album-239643&num=content-4293659)

 wow, i was gonna make a post saying how its no big deal cause alot of chocolate pros only have 2 boards, but then i realized that daniel castillio has more pro boards out than pappalardo... ouch
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: elemire125 on September 17, 2011, 11:19:33 AM
fuck the haters...this dude skated all night, that is gnarly
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: StarkyLove on September 17, 2011, 01:03:29 PM
that Marc Johnson Dr. Strangelove deck is sick.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: theotits beezy on September 17, 2011, 01:19:44 PM
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kooks eh? well it's close to midnight here in san francisco & it's freezing & there are no indoor skateparks so there's no way i can skate. we're discussing things about skateboarding, something a lot of us take seriously because we love it. &talking about skating is what we do when we're not skating because we love it. &having an opinion that's against yours makes us kooks? look in the mirror, kook.

just a little off topic, the word kook starts to sound really funny/awkward after you say it a lot.
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really can't imagine it being "freezing" in san francisco at midnight at this time of year, man up.

cool story, bro.

actually, if you've lived in san francisco your whole life, or even just lived here for a year, you'd know that we don't have seasons, so your whole "this time of year" point is invalid. it can be in the middle of summer & freezing, or in the winter & 70 degrees one day out of the week.

i just manned your bay area weather knowledge up. even though i think everybody but you knows what i just explained.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: schmuckface killah on September 17, 2011, 01:50:21 PM
He needs to lay off the stool-making.
is that what there calling meth these days
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: sultsult on September 17, 2011, 02:12:42 PM
to me, this is the problem with the changes that the internet has brought to skateboarding... this is just a web clip, who cares if pops is doing 'hard tricks'? before all this web bullshit, real company and video mag parts were what made the skater.. pops is just an old style pro, and the fact that he even gave a clip to the berrics is pretty wild in my opinion. i'm stoked on the clip personally.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Punkisdead83 on September 17, 2011, 05:54:18 PM
Kid had drive, now he doesn't. The glory days gotta end at some point. Just how i see it.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: heckler on September 17, 2011, 05:58:53 PM
I find it funny that everyone's judgement of Pops comes off of web clips nowadays. A causality of the instant gratification age, I suppose.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: idealhandmades on September 17, 2011, 07:05:54 PM
I find it funny that everyone's judgement of Pops comes off of web clips nowadays. A causality of the instant gratification age, I suppose.

For sure.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: sfa on September 17, 2011, 08:20:30 PM
Guys, really?

Look, I like Pops a lot too, but this is just plain bull shit! Do you guys even skate? Can you not see how weak he looks? Dude has got to start skating more, this is just pathetic!

Sorry, but if you can't see how feeble this was then you might be dumb.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: CigaretteBeer on September 17, 2011, 08:22:39 PM
MILKIN IT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0GpqqRZgNo#)

Hahahah That never gets old.


To go from being one of the best in the world to what he is now I'd guess he either has a huge drug/ alcohol problem, a serious illness or some kind of Cardial type of injury. It's not like he's just not on top of his game, he can almost barely ride a skateboard or ollie... To me it's not even that he isn't trying, it's that he is now a completely talentless dude when it comes to skateboarding.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Monty Burns on September 17, 2011, 09:18:36 PM
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MILKIN IT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0GpqqRZgNo#)
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Hahahah That never gets old.


To go from being one of the best in the world to what he is now I'd guess he either has a huge drug/ alcohol problem, a serious illness or some kind of Cardial type of injury. It's not like he's just not on top of his game, he can almost barely ride a skateboard or ollie... To me it's not even that he isn't trying, it's that he is now a completely talentless dude when it comes to skateboarding.


Im still hoping for a super part for the choco vid , ender , 2 songs , shutting down all the hate . If he doesnt pull through with that Im giving up on him . Dudes had plenty of time to film for this vid .
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Rumpleforeskin on September 17, 2011, 10:15:14 PM
HAHAHAHA, SOME OF YOU ACTUALLY EXPECT HIS CHOCOLATE PART TO BE GOOD
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: bakingsoda on September 17, 2011, 10:31:31 PM
Does there need to be this much talk about it man? (I am aware that I'm only adding to it at this point) There's really no need to argue over it, some will always like him for what he did, like me, others won't. Some won't consider him worthy of sponsership, some will, (if you think about what he's done and that he still is a recodnized figure that a good number support then it makes sense for companies to still put his name on their stuff) but none of it actually matters. I hope for one last really cool part, if it doesn't happen it doesn't happen, whatever. This much talk, every time something about him is posted, is plain stupid.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: The Ghost of Lenny Kirk on September 18, 2011, 03:00:05 AM
on the one hand its nice because it validates average person style. on the other theres dennis busenitz and andrew reynolds.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: ed... on September 18, 2011, 03:52:15 AM
HAHAHAHA, SOME OF YOU ACTUALLY EXPECT HIS CHOCOLATE PART TO BE GOOD

(http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4720/pophx1.jpg)
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: niallc95 on September 18, 2011, 04:00:17 AM

(http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4720/pophx1.jpg)
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that ad is fucking sick, im actually hyped for his part in the choco vid.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: LemonParty on September 18, 2011, 09:04:32 AM

(http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4720/pophx1.jpg)

that ad is fucking sick, im actually hyped for his part in the choco vid.
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 WOAH?? is that recent???
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: LemonParty on September 18, 2011, 09:13:53 AM
 never thought id ever see another ad of papplardo where i would say "wtf is going on in that ad??" i see what looks like a 20foot + drop on one side of the ledge, and judigng by the distance he had to gap into that grind....
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: ige on September 18, 2011, 11:08:21 AM
That ad is 3 years old.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: LemonParty on September 18, 2011, 02:21:25 PM
damn in that case...
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: able on September 18, 2011, 02:37:32 PM
If I'm not mistaken, that ad has been around since before Fully Flared
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Pavementi on September 18, 2011, 03:19:25 PM
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kooks eh? well it's close to midnight here in san francisco & it's freezing & there are no indoor skateparks so there's no way i can skate. we're discussing things about skateboarding, something a lot of us take seriously because we love it. &talking about skating is what we do when we're not skating because we love it. &having an opinion that's against yours makes us kooks? look in the mirror, kook.

just a little off topic, the word kook starts to sound really funny/awkward after you say it a lot.
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really can't imagine it being "freezing" in san francisco at midnight at this time of year, man up.
Nope, theotis is right, it was in the upper 40s and foggy wet. No fun at all.

I'm backing him as far as what he said about pops too. Dudes last part came out four years ago, he's had maybe six pics/ads since then, none of them being particularly noteworthy. I agree that "if people still buy his boards, then what does it matter?", but it frustrates me to see someone who has one of the best jobs in the world use it as an opportunity to do nothing. Those ollies, the one fs board and shove-it looked way weaker than they should have, were he still skating on a regular basis. That just makes me wonder if he really is going out and skating anymore. Then, if he doesn't care enough to put the effort in, move on and make room for some of the younger guys who are still excited about skating.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: gsosa on September 18, 2011, 03:41:07 PM
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HAHAHAHA, SOME OF YOU ACTUALLY EXPECT HIS CHOCOLATE PART TO BE GOOD
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(http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4720/pophx1.jpg)

This is the kind of shit I like seeing from Pops (I am aware this is old but still.) For example his Fully Flared part was way more basic, but it was still very sick shit on somewhat unique spots. If he's going to go the basic route he should atleast do it on some legit spots.

Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Nosferatu on September 18, 2011, 06:14:09 PM
If I'm not mistaken, that ad has been around since before Fully Flared
From SPOT website
 Transworld Magazine - August 2008
Full Page, Advertisement: 5-0 grind on a flat ledge into a bank for a Chocolate ad. Photo by Unknown Company: Chocolate


Can't believe it's over 3 years old already.  I was going to guess a year or two max.  Time flies.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: pushingupdaisies on September 19, 2011, 12:33:40 AM
i was skating in brooklyn about a week ago and passed by him walking. that should say enough to those who are "backing him".
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: ilovecotg on September 19, 2011, 03:45:59 AM
i was skating in brooklyn about a week ago and passed by him walking. that should say enough to those who are "backing him".

A pro must have a board on them at all times?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: The Nose Face on September 19, 2011, 07:18:27 AM
That being said, it is a cool idea. If it had Gerwer or someone like that killing it at night it would be awesome.

Fuck yea - couldn't agree more..!
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: VictoriousOG on September 19, 2011, 07:49:13 AM
I admit, on a pro level of skating, this was weak. But, I really enjoyed it. Like Sweater said, its a close picture to my nights skating downtown. Running 3 or 4 dudes deep, hitting spot to spot. You only have time to do what you have first try. Dealing with drunkards trying ride your board. He skated some cool spots too. I would love to ATLEAST have Pappalardo back in his Fully Flared days.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: hekkahyphy on September 19, 2011, 09:31:10 AM
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i was skating in brooklyn about a week ago and passed by him walking. that should say enough to those who are "backing him".
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A pro must have a board on them at all times?

joey peppers always walking around brooklyn
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: NowhereInLife on September 19, 2011, 11:05:37 AM
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i was skating in brooklyn about a week ago and passed by him walking. that should say enough to those who are "backing him".
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A pro must have a board on them at all times?
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joey peppers always walking around brooklyn

i enjoy walking, riding my bicycle, AND skating around brooklyn.  the first two are nice because you can do them with gurlz.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Style Police on September 19, 2011, 01:33:33 PM
I get the point of "Off The Grid" and that it's about cruising the streets, but it seemed like Pops planned allot of that part out setting up all those plywood/wood crate obstacles.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Isaiah Kemp on September 19, 2011, 01:39:27 PM
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i was skating in brooklyn about a week ago and passed by him walking. that should say enough to those who are "backing him".
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A pro must have a board on them at all times?
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joey peppers always walking around brooklyn
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i enjoy walking, riding my bicycle, AND skating around brooklyn.  the first two are nice because you can do them with gurlz.

What the fuck are girls?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: The Nose Face on September 19, 2011, 01:41:54 PM
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MILKIN IT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0GpqqRZgNo#)
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"uh-AAEEHH"

Rather watch Cardiel ride a bike.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Hatechild on September 19, 2011, 01:45:20 PM
Here you go bro.

http://www.youtube.com/user/FUCKGINOnPOPS#p/a/u/0/RQxG3vxZZjY (http://www.youtube.com/user/FUCKGINOnPOPS#p/a/u/0/RQxG3vxZZjY)
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: pushingupdaisies on September 19, 2011, 09:17:23 PM
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i was skating in brooklyn about a week ago and passed by him walking. that should say enough to those who are "backing him".
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A pro must have a board on them at all times?

other than the fact that one of the most innovative skateboarders has converted his unmatched style to ollies and 50-50s and he lives in a land of asphalt. i'd say its pretty fucking disappointing when you see one of the greats just walking around.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Mouth on September 19, 2011, 09:57:57 PM
Pops was never 'one of the greats'.

Unless the list of greats runs in the hundreds and includes people like Israel Forbes.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Bronson on September 19, 2011, 10:04:47 PM
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i was skating in brooklyn about a week ago and passed by him walking. that should say enough to those who are "backing him".
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A pro must have a board on them at all times?
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other than the fact that one of the most innovative skateboarders has converted his unmatched style to ollies and 50-50s and he lives in a land of asphalt. i'd say its pretty fucking disappointing when you see one of the greats just walking around.
How old are you?
I am 24.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Buddy G on September 19, 2011, 11:37:16 PM
Pops was never 'one of the greats'.

Unless the list of greats runs in the hundreds and includes people like Israel Forbes.

harsh.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Tyroneshoelaces on September 19, 2011, 11:56:55 PM
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Pops was never 'one of the greats'.

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harsh.

haha i lol'd that is harsh! 
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Facehead on September 20, 2011, 12:29:31 AM
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Pops was never 'one of the greats'.

Unless the list of greats runs in the hundreds and includes people like Israel Forbes.
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harsh.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: The Nose Face on September 20, 2011, 07:56:12 AM
Here you go bro.

http://www.youtube.com/user/FUCKGINOnPOPS#p/a/u/0/RQxG3vxZZjY (http://www.youtube.com/user/FUCKGINOnPOPS#p/a/u/0/RQxG3vxZZjY)


Ha - Thanks, Bud... Check out this one too:

http://offthewall.tv/video/shore_break_baby_time_well_spent (http://offthewall.tv/video/shore_break_baby_time_well_spent)

All the Shore Break Babies are fucking awesome.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: pushingupdaisies on September 20, 2011, 09:25:40 AM
Pops was never 'one of the greats'.

Unless the list of greats runs in the hundreds and includes people like Israel Forbes.

you're trying to tell me when his photosynthesis part dropped that wasn't completely monumental to New York skateboarding basically giving him a hall pass to rise to the title of "one of the most tech skateboarders of his time" along with kalis and all of those other dudes. why do you think his "old style" is talked about so much and Israel Forbes is probably dead in some gutter out side of Santa Cruz.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: pushingupdaisies on September 20, 2011, 09:27:30 AM
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i was skating in brooklyn about a week ago and passed by him walking. that should say enough to those who are "backing him".
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A pro must have a board on them at all times?
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other than the fact that one of the most innovative skateboarders has converted his unmatched style to ollies and 50-50s and he lives in a land of asphalt. i'd say its pretty fucking disappointing when you see one of the greats just walking around.
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How old are you?
I am 24.

you're also uneducated, but i could see why you'd want to keep that one under wraps.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Bronson on September 20, 2011, 10:26:07 AM
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i was skating in brooklyn about a week ago and passed by him walking. that should say enough to those who are "backing him".
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A pro must have a board on them at all times?
[close]

other than the fact that one of the most innovative skateboarders has converted his unmatched style to ollies and 50-50s and he lives in a land of asphalt. i'd say its pretty fucking disappointing when you see one of the greats just walking around.
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How old are you?
I am 24.
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you're also uneducated, but i could see why you'd want to keep that one under wraps.
Please, do explain. I am too uneducated to understand.
How old are you?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Hercules Rockefeller on September 20, 2011, 10:27:57 AM
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i was skating in brooklyn about a week ago and passed by him walking. that should say enough to those who are "backing him".
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A pro must have a board on them at all times?
[close]

other than the fact that one of the most innovative skateboarders has converted his unmatched style to ollies and 50-50s and he lives in a land of asphalt. i'd say its pretty fucking disappointing when you see one of the greats just walking around.
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How old are you?
I am 24.
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you're also uneducated, but i could see why you'd want to keep that one under wraps.
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Please, do explain. I am too uneducated to understand.
How old are you?

you are playing a dangerous game here. if he is older than you, he must be smarter, so take care.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: pica on September 20, 2011, 11:30:10 AM
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i was skating in brooklyn about a week ago and passed by him walking. that should say enough to those who are "backing him".
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A pro must have a board on them at all times?
[close]

other than the fact that one of the most innovative skateboarders has converted his unmatched style to ollies and 50-50s and he lives in a land of asphalt. i'd say its pretty fucking disappointing when you see one of the greats just walking around.
[close]
How old are you?
I am 24.
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you're also uneducated, but i could see why you'd want to keep that one under wraps.
[close]
Please, do explain. I am too uneducated to understand.
How old are you?
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you are playing a dangerous game here. if he is older than you, he must be smarter, so take care.
due to internet anonymity he can feel free to insert any age above 24.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Hercules Rockefeller on September 20, 2011, 11:31:50 AM
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i was skating in brooklyn about a week ago and passed by him walking. that should say enough to those who are "backing him".
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A pro must have a board on them at all times?
[close]

other than the fact that one of the most innovative skateboarders has converted his unmatched style to ollies and 50-50s and he lives in a land of asphalt. i'd say its pretty fucking disappointing when you see one of the greats just walking around.
[close]
How old are you?
I am 24.
[close]

you're also uneducated, but i could see why you'd want to keep that one under wraps.
[close]
Please, do explain. I am too uneducated to understand.
How old are you?
[close]

you are playing a dangerous game here. if he is older than you, he must be smarter, so take care.
[close]
due to internet anonymity he can feel free to insert any age above 24.

he would be lying then. that has no acceptance on slap. only the truth. and kittens.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: earlygrab on September 20, 2011, 11:40:37 AM
saying that you dont respect a pro cause they didn't have a skateboard with them when you saw them is like hearing a kid upset that Santa is at more than one mall.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Random Matt on September 20, 2011, 12:10:11 PM
Pops was never 'one of the greats'.

Unless the list of greats runs in the hundreds and includes people like Israel Forbes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV0a19R5Udo&feature=player_embedded
Greatest Skaters: #673  Israel Forbes
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: The Nose Face on September 20, 2011, 12:53:18 PM
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Pops was never 'one of the greats'.

Unless the list of greats runs in the hundreds and includes people like Israel Forbes.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV0a19R5Udo&feature=player_embedded
Greatest Skaters: #673  Israel Forbes


Doin' the Bojangles thing at 2:16 - way ahead of his time...
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Joust Ostrich on September 20, 2011, 04:02:02 PM
Pops part in the Choco video will probably look a lot like Scott Johnstons part in Fully Flared. 
If it's anything more than that, well it still probably won't be as good as that video of Cards riding his bike two pages back.
I'm still going to watch it either way.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: 1978 on September 20, 2011, 04:21:00 PM
8 pages.

people obviously give a fuck.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: VictoriousOG on September 20, 2011, 04:32:57 PM
8 pages is standard for any Pappalardo related thread. Let's push it too 9.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: stephop on September 20, 2011, 04:35:35 PM
Dude is legend status. Barely not on the Mount Rushmore of street skating with Gonz, Natas, Mullen, Koston.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: 1978 on September 20, 2011, 05:03:02 PM
if pops smokes meth in the forrest, does BA give a fuck?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: manbergur on September 20, 2011, 05:13:31 PM
Dude is legend status. Barely not on the Mount Rushmore of street skating with Gonz, Natas, Mullen, Koston.

lol..  there are at least 10 other names that would go on that list above pops. that being said - im fully backing the dude.. he just needs to skate more and it will all come back. you can tell he has been focused on the wood working stuff and that he is a little off - but i dont think he suddenly lost all his skill.. just a little rusty maybe
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: cops keep firing on September 21, 2011, 11:09:05 AM
talk about beating a dead horse then fucking its carcass then complaining when
said carcass doesn't give you head after you nut.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Zurg on September 21, 2011, 12:19:44 PM
i prefer street skating too, kna mean? but you should take this shit to open mic night with Mike v son.

I liked it, and keep your jockified babylon to yourself and chase the "RADiKal Trixxzzz" dragon down on abc or fox televising street league, cause I hope to see more videos like it in the future.
When I go out skating late at night, I'm not exactly kickflipping my dick off either, nor would I take more than 2 tries at anything before moving on and skating to the next spot. This was a good, unfiltered, (and im gonna cringe a little bit with this last one...) and raw depiction of what skateboarding means to someone like me, and what an average night rolling around the neighborhood feels like.
I'm not bringing a generator along with me.
No I don't wanna watch the shot we just got.
Fuck a car, cellphone, or anything in my pockets 'sept a sweaty dollar for a bottle of water.
Lets go see whats over there.
And then take a different way back.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Commercial D on September 21, 2011, 12:24:20 PM
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Doin' the Bojangles thing at 2:16 - way ahead of his time...

everyone was doing that shit in '92, c'mon where were you?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: The Ghost of Lenny Kirk on September 21, 2011, 12:58:45 PM
when it comes to a relaxed vibe i'd rather watch louie barletta skate. he's just having fun with no pretention to it. with pappalardo it just looks painful and i get this vibe that he's trying to act like he's above doing tech tricks. i used to love pops. now its kinda hard to.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: The Nose Face on September 21, 2011, 01:53:28 PM
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Doin' the Bojangles thing at 2:16 - way ahead of his time...
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everyone was doing that shit in '92, c'mon where were you?

It was just an excuse to say "bojangles" - ah i hope that catches on...
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: skateordie on September 21, 2011, 02:54:53 PM
just doin' my part to push it to 9...
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: LemonParty on September 21, 2011, 06:03:52 PM
 pushing it to the limits as always
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: lacadasicalfiringsquad on September 21, 2011, 07:24:45 PM
Tom Asta is the new Pappalardo, though he's not as good at using woodglue.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Kab on September 21, 2011, 08:46:57 PM
Tom Asta is the new Pappalardo

what in the fuck is that supposed to mean?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: wesconian on September 22, 2011, 06:54:57 AM
Tom Asta is the new Pappalardo, though he's not as good at using woodglue.

no
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Beeda Weeda on September 22, 2011, 07:02:24 AM
i heard he doesnt skateobard enough to justify being a professional skateboarder.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: Nosferatu on September 22, 2011, 07:41:35 AM
I heard Cardiel skates more than Pops.
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: tommyjohn on September 22, 2011, 09:57:50 AM
Is there a constant need to always live up to expectations? Let pops skate because this is no video part for anything, he is just skating parts of new york for the sake of just skating. Same thing went for Petersen and Supa's "Off the Grid" segment, they are just exploring parts of a city for the sake of skating places that they don't intend to skate. Too many expectations?
Title: Re: Anthony Pappalardo Off The Grid
Post by: manbergur on September 22, 2011, 10:25:08 AM
leave pops alone!  leaaaave him alllllllone!!!!!    :'(