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Title: justin eldridge had the most wasted career to skill ratio aside from obviousones
Post by: breadwinner7 on September 26, 2019, 01:30:36 PM
like bastian pj forrest
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Post by: Jacob Gary on September 26, 2019, 01:33:41 PM
okay
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Post by: Bristol_Palin on September 26, 2019, 01:35:50 PM
go birds!
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Post by: thebacker on September 26, 2019, 01:39:52 PM
go birds!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvFHuvKIBd0
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Post by: silvertone_spacemachine on September 26, 2019, 01:42:20 PM
go birds!
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Post by: Switch_fsflip_noseslide on September 26, 2019, 01:45:17 PM
Justin Eldridge just seems to ooze white privilege.
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Post by: somedudefromnj on September 26, 2019, 01:47:17 PM
Dude was easily my favorite for years. Bought too many Theory kicks to count. Also bought his choc board exclusively until i realized the wood was trash.

Still watch this to get hyped though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_oTrpJ1lZU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_oTrpJ1lZU)

Eldy appreesh thread? Cmonn
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Post by: Get fired up on September 26, 2019, 01:52:58 PM
like bastian pj forrest

Forrest should not be on the same list as Bastien and PJ.  Both of whom did not have the most wasted carriers with multiple amazing video parts.
Justin also put out some excellent video parts. 
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Post by: GAY on September 26, 2019, 01:54:17 PM
Hard science like this is why I love SLAP.
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Post by: Reed Richards on September 26, 2019, 01:55:38 PM
Didn't he have back surgery or something?
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Post by: SneakySecrets on September 26, 2019, 03:01:14 PM
Isn’t he selling golf tees or something? 
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Post by: Meekin on September 26, 2019, 03:08:00 PM
Isn’t he selling golf tees or something?
Golf tee toothpicks*
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Post by: ScudMantels on September 26, 2019, 03:31:54 PM
I remember seeing his clips in Yeah Right for the first time and was like holy shit this guy is gonna change the game. His ESpecial part was sick, the Belmont nollie heel nosegrind is still a top tier banger. Then he disappeared for 10 years and appeared on the 9 club.
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Post by: poor alice on September 26, 2019, 03:41:54 PM
I remember seeing his clips in Yeah Right for the first time and was like holy shit this guy is gonna change the game. His ESpecial part was sick, the Belmont nollie heel nosegrind is still a top tier banger. Then he disappeared for 10 years and appeared on the 9 club.

I think that's all Girl /Choco's doing. Trying to make him into a Gino-like figure.
The switch flip salad heard around the world...
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Post by: DannyDee on September 26, 2019, 03:43:28 PM
I remember seeing his clips in Yeah Right for the first time and was like holy shit this guy is gonna change the game. His ESpecial part was sick, the Belmont nollie heel nosegrind is still a top tier banger. Then he disappeared for 10 years and appeared on the 9 club.
Ty screwed him in the editing room for Pretty Sweet. He had enough for a good solo-part but was put in a montage where Kenny Anderson just outshone everyone. That's before getting into the actual terrible editing too.

Dude was sick, always thought he was a bit of a weird fit on Chocolate at the time, would have fit Girl better. Almost no one on Chocolate until him hit sizable rails, let alone got pretty tech on them.
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Post by: sus on September 26, 2019, 04:04:43 PM
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I remember seeing his clips in Yeah Right for the first time and was like holy shit this guy is gonna change the game. His ESpecial part was sick, the Belmont nollie heel nosegrind is still a top tier banger. Then he disappeared for 10 years and appeared on the 9 club.
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Ty screwed him in the editing room for Pretty Sweet. He had enough for a good solo-part but was put in a montage where Kenny Anderson just outshone everyone. That's before getting into the actual terrible editing too.

Dude was sick, always thought he was a bit of a weird fit on Chocolate at the time, would have fit Girl better. Almost no one on Chocolate until him hit sizable rails, let alone got pretty tech on them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iemj0YCY5E

Never forget that this full part was excluded from Pretty Sweet and condensed into a few tricks in a montage instead smfh
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Post by: StarRedReaper1993 on September 26, 2019, 04:16:59 PM
Justin Eldridge just seems to ooze white privilege.

What does his ethnicity have to do with it? If you dont think he was good enough to be pro thats a valid opinion to state, but theres no need to race shame just because you suck and will never in your dumb existence be able to achieve what he has achieved. Can someone please start a good thread?
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Post by: WastedHippy on September 26, 2019, 04:30:47 PM
I remember seeing his clips in Yeah Right for the first time and was like holy shit this guy is gonna change the game. His ESpecial part was sick, the Belmont nollie heel nosegrind is still a top tier banger. Then he disappeared for 10 years and appeared on the 9 club.

First time I saw him too but the time since I cant say I heard/saw a lot of him considering how much times its been. I do like him though, kind of like a lovable idiot
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Post by: EastKremer on September 26, 2019, 04:35:40 PM
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I remember seeing his clips in Yeah Right for the first time and was like holy shit this guy is gonna change the game. His ESpecial part was sick, the Belmont nollie heel nosegrind is still a top tier banger. Then he disappeared for 10 years and appeared on the 9 club.
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Ty screwed him in the editing room for Pretty Sweet. He had enough for a good solo-part but was put in a montage where Kenny Anderson just outshone everyone. That's before getting into the actual terrible editing too.

Dude was sick, always thought he was a bit of a weird fit on Chocolate at the time, would have fit Girl better. Almost no one on Chocolate until him hit sizable rails, let alone got pretty tech on them.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iemj0YCY5E

Never forget that this full part was excluded from Pretty Sweet and condensed into a few tricks in a montage instead smfh

He looks like the father of the Mcclung brothers
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Post by: SneakySecrets on September 26, 2019, 04:56:46 PM
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Justin Eldridge just seems to ooze white privilege.
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What does his ethnicity have to do with it? If you dont think he was good enough to be pro thats a valid opinion to state, but theres no need to race shame just because you suck and will never in your dumb existence be able to achieve what he has achieved. Can someone please start a good thread?

PM me and let’s brainstorm.  We’re going to knock these fuckers’ socks of.
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Post by: Cool Ceith on September 26, 2019, 05:03:24 PM
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Justin Eldridge just seems to ooze white privilege.
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What does his ethnicity have to do with it? If you dont think he was good enough to be pro thats a valid opinion to state, but theres no need to race shame just because you suck and will never in your dumb existence be able to achieve what he has achieved. Can someone please start a good thread?
He just seems to ooze McClung.
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Post by: Craig Lutzka on September 26, 2019, 05:09:12 PM
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Isn’t he selling golf tees or something?
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Golf tee toothpicks*
I’ve said it before on here, he’s gonna drive that company straight into the bunker.
Title: Re: justin eldridge had the most wasted career to skill ratio aside from obviousones
Post by: Yonnycage on September 26, 2019, 05:12:41 PM
I agree 100%. He was so fucking good in his prime. Seems like anyone who’s been called “The Next Koston” seems to have a curse of getting cut short. him getting hurt and CK’s accident made me realize this.
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Post by: FS-OverKOOK on September 26, 2019, 05:22:10 PM
dude was/is a ripper and I'm sure he's doing just fine in life...to say he wasted his career is dumb - it's his career so why the fuck do you care? plenty of footy to backup the ripness
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 26, 2019, 05:25:29 PM
He and cale nuske came out the gate doing insane tricks at the same time and kinda resembling each other and both flamed out at the same time from injury

I still think how lame it was he (of all white people) had a Nina “I don’t make music for white people” Simone board not too long ago
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Post by: Backheels on September 26, 2019, 05:44:35 PM
Yeah i was just thinking about this, lots of girl chocolate dudes wasted their potential and prime
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Post by: ziggy on September 26, 2019, 06:04:53 PM
nobody hates skateboarding like skateboarders
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Post by: poor alice on September 26, 2019, 06:14:48 PM
I agree 100%. He was so fucking good in his prime. Seems like anyone who’s been called “The Next Koston” seems to have a curse of getting cut short. him getting hurt and CK’s accident made me realize this.

You're on to something here; Rave, Eldridge and CK. Goddam time traveling robots!
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Post by: Swithflip on September 26, 2019, 06:27:31 PM
He is rich
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Post by: Toadfish Rebecchi on September 26, 2019, 06:45:54 PM
As stated earlier in the thread, he is definitely a McClung.

The long lost fourth McClung, Troy.
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Post by: coyote2425 on September 26, 2019, 06:55:31 PM
I remember seeing his clips in Yeah Right for the first time and was like holy shit this guy is gonna change the game. His ESpecial part was sick, the Belmont nollie heel nosegrind is still a top tier banger. Then he disappeared for 10 years and appeared on the 9 club.

I remember the Transworld spread that came out right before it. Sequences for the same tech, switch handrail shit in his section. He had good clips in Hot Chocolate, too.
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Post by: conqueso on September 26, 2019, 06:58:35 PM
hes for sure some kind of chadbro but his footage held up atleast
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 26, 2019, 07:00:49 PM
nobody hates skateboarding like skateboarders

Is that why he hasn’t had a part in over a decade?
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Post by: DanTheDoucher on September 26, 2019, 07:34:34 PM
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Justin Eldridge just seems to ooze white privilege.
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What does his ethnicity have to do with it? If you dont think he was good enough to be pro thats a valid opinion to state, but theres no need to race shame just because you suck and will never in your dumb existence be able to achieve what he has achieved. Can someone please start a good thread?

And here we have StarRedReaper, who is displaying his idiot privilege.
Title: Re: justin eldridge had the most wasted career to skill ratio aside from obviousones
Post by: versacekid420 on September 26, 2019, 07:47:46 PM
Dude was easily my favorite for years. Bought too many Theory kicks to count. Also bought his choc board exclusively until i realized the wood was trash.

Still watch this to get hyped though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_oTrpJ1lZU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_oTrpJ1lZU)

Eldy appreesh thread? Cmonn
so that clip at the courthouse brought a question I’ve been having for a while to mind. Would clips from the courthouse fly in a ‘street’ part today? Like I know they’re perfect ledges and what not, but it’s technically not a skatepark. Or is it? Idk what it’s considered now
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Post by: tranny in the streets on September 26, 2019, 09:33:14 PM
Doesn't he own some company with his brother now? I remember seeing that first clip in Yeah Right where he dislocated his finger, pretty cringey. Also, the second trick in the pretty sweet extras (sw front blunt) rollaway was one of my favorite things ever back then!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYJgA-x4qRY
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Post by: Rick_Kane on September 26, 2019, 11:07:09 PM
Don't care about Justin Eldridge, but the education system has failed OP.
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Post by: Fongstarr. on September 27, 2019, 12:20:18 AM
I always thought Cale Nuske was the that guy that had that hype but never even got close to fulfilling it.
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Post by: Atiba Applebum on September 27, 2019, 12:47:46 AM
I always thought Cale Nuske was the that guy that had that hype but never even got close to fulfilling it.

Nollie flip or heel noseslid clipper out of the gate
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Post by: Soft Boiled on September 27, 2019, 01:36:26 AM
I was always a fan of his skating, but after becoming exposed to his personality, I kinda don’t like him.
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Post by: radcunt on September 27, 2019, 02:31:10 AM
Hows he rich? Family? Business? Wife?
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Post by: SneakySecrets on September 27, 2019, 04:56:33 AM
Hey now, I’m not saying Justin is loaded, but the other day he was swimming in Scrooge McDuck’s gold coin vault and asked “Where’s the deep end?”
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Post by: Giza Butler on September 27, 2019, 05:25:27 AM
Didn't he hurt his back pretty bad to the point he almost can't skate?
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Post by: MyUserName on September 27, 2019, 05:42:10 AM
I was always indifferent toward his skating, but I fucking loved his Theory shoe.
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Post by: I.C. Weiner on September 27, 2019, 06:08:18 AM
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Dude was easily my favorite for years. Bought too many Theory kicks to count. Also bought his choc board exclusively until i realized the wood was trash.

Still watch this to get hyped though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_oTrpJ1lZU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_oTrpJ1lZU)

Eldy appreesh thread? Cmonn
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so that clip at the courthouse brought a question I’ve been having for a while to mind. Would clips from the courthouse fly in a ‘street’ part today? Like I know they’re perfect ledges and what not, but it’s technically not a skatepark. Or is it? Idk what it’s considered now

it's a skatepark. those perfect plazas in china also feel like watching a skatepark clip.
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Post by: Audrey II on September 27, 2019, 06:16:38 AM
who would you rather try to have an insightful conversation with, justin or chris joslin? keyword is try.
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Post by: The Ghost of Lenny Kirk on September 27, 2019, 06:22:10 AM
was never a fan of the guy but he always had the best graphic in whatever series he was in, which, suckered me into buying his decks more often than i would like to admit.
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Post by: tortfeasor on September 27, 2019, 06:35:32 AM
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Justin Eldridge just seems to ooze white privilege.
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What does his ethnicity have to do with it? If you dont think he was good enough to be pro thats a valid opinion to state, but theres no need to race shame just because you suck and will never in your dumb existence be able to achieve what he has achieved. Can someone please start a good thread?


i think its more about the failing upwards shtick that he presents on the nine club combined with his appreciation of golf, kayaking, and having travel as a hobby (which i am also guilty of).  as i said above i do think a lot of it is shtick but i dont care i love it.  dude cracks me up on the show and is able to sneak in some pretty interesting points.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iemj0YCY5E



holy shit at 1:17.... was that in Pretty Sweet? 
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Post by: Yonnycage on September 27, 2019, 06:41:24 AM
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Justin Eldridge just seems to ooze white privilege.
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What does his ethnicity have to do with it? If you dont think he was good enough to be pro thats a valid opinion to state, but theres no need to race shame just because you suck and will never in your dumb existence be able to achieve what he has achieved. Can someone please start a good thread?
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i think its more about the failing upwards shtick that he presents on the nine club combined with his appreciation of golf, kayaking, and having travel as a hobby (which i am also guilty of).  as i said above i do think a lot of it is shtick but i dont care i love it.  dude cracks



holy shit at 1:17.... was that in Pretty Sweet?
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Haven’t watched it in a while but I’m pretty sure it’s in the trailer at least...honestly the more I think about it the more aggravated I get about how badly Spike fucked that video up. I was so hyped on it when it first got announced.
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Post by: somedudefromnj on September 27, 2019, 07:10:46 AM
who would you rather try to have an insightful conversation with, justin or chris joslin? keyword is try.

When I met Eldy at an es demo back in the day it was the only awkward encounter I ever had with a pro.

Still bought all his shit though
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Post by: doctorkickflip on September 27, 2019, 07:19:23 AM
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Justin Eldridge just seems to ooze white privilege.
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What does his ethnicity have to do with it? If you dont think he was good enough to be pro thats a valid opinion to state, but theres no need to race shame just because you suck and will never in your dumb existence be able to achieve what he has achieved. Can someone please start a good thread?
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PM me and let’s brainstorm.  We’re going to knock these fuckers’ socks of.

I have an idea for a thread that is about how things were better "back in the day"
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Post by: honey island on September 27, 2019, 07:53:49 AM
you know whats crazy? in 5 years time you'll still be able to buy new crailtap boards with eldridge, roberts, mike mo, biebel, wilson, names on it.
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Post by: Allen. on September 27, 2019, 08:39:42 AM
you know whats crazy? in 5 years time you'll still be able to buy new crailtap boards with eldridge, roberts, mike mo, biebel, wilson, names on it.

Jeron has to have dirt on Mike and Rick... the dude with the paralyzed foot has put out more than him
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Post by: Sativa Lung on September 27, 2019, 08:44:44 AM
Justin Eldridge just seems to ooze white privilege.

I agree but that's not as bad as being an bully online. Can you imagine a white privilege cyber bully?
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Post by: phillip dominguez on September 27, 2019, 09:32:41 AM
Didn't he hurt his back pretty bad to the point he almost can't skate?

Yes.  He talks about it in one of the first Nine Clubs.  He says he basically couldn’t walk had pain just doing anything.  He says he would have to lay down in a car while his girl at the time would take him to doctors appointments trying to get the issue resolved.  Apparently it took quite some time to get it worked out. 

He definitely got fucked by Pretty Sweet taking so long to come out.  A lot of people on those companies seemed like they did when the final edit came out, and had their shit condensed to a few tricks. 

Going back and rewatching his footage he had some quality stuff.  But yeah he does come off as a spacey, lack of any general knowledge type of guy on the nine club, but it’s entertaining to me.   Seems like a genuinely nice guy too, just kind of out of it as far as anything outside of his fort building, kayaking, healthy living bubble. 

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Post by: D10S on September 27, 2019, 10:03:59 AM
Justin Eldridge just seems to ooze white privilege.

like crob, roger and kelly...
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Post by: DannyDee on September 27, 2019, 10:06:18 AM
I agree 100%. He was so fucking good in his prime. Seems like anyone who’s been called “The Next Koston” seems to have a curse of getting cut short. him getting hurt and CK’s accident made me realize this.
CK was a prodigy, but I never got the next Koston vibe from him. It seems Malto got pushed as that. He also had a pretty bad injury though.
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Post by: Yonnycage on September 27, 2019, 02:58:39 PM
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I agree 100%. He was so fucking good in his prime. Seems like anyone who’s been called “The Next Koston” seems to have a curse of getting cut short. him getting hurt and CK’s accident made me realize this.
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CK was a prodigy, but I never got the next Koston vibe from him. It seems Malto got pushed as that. He also had a pretty bad injury though.

I kinda meant that in the sense that he could do whatever he wanted on a board, if he thought it he could land it kinda thing. It also speaks to his ability that he never got hurt once his whole career. He was on some ninja shit.
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Post by: jimstolz on September 27, 2019, 06:03:54 PM
who would you rather try to have an insightful conversation with, justin or chris joslin? keyword is try.

Joslin is too redneck for me. I just wouldn't vibe with him. If he could get me the Monster Zero hook-up I'd be set for 12 hour shifts tho

Eldy is ridiculous but his level of basic-ass white boy love for the simple shit in life and the wonder and excitement about every new thing he learns is endearing
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Post by: jimstolz on September 27, 2019, 06:04:44 PM
Uh-oh. Excuse me. Rockstar.
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Post by: dooley on September 28, 2019, 02:30:17 PM
Every time Eldridge speaks, a brain cell dies.
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Post by: burntout on March 12, 2024, 04:05:30 PM
His personality sucks
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Post by: burntout on March 12, 2024, 04:10:12 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/TwZkkvgN/IMG-0287.jpg)
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Post by: Joust Ostrich on March 12, 2024, 08:24:41 PM
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I remember seeing his clips in Yeah Right for the first time and was like holy shit this guy is gonna change the game. His ESpecial part was sick, the Belmont nollie heel nosegrind is still a top tier banger. Then he disappeared for 10 years and appeared on the 9 club.
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Ty screwed him in the editing room for Pretty Sweet. He had enough for a good solo-part but was put in a montage where Kenny Anderson just outshone everyone. That's before getting into the actual terrible editing too.

Dude was sick, always thought he was a bit of a weird fit on Chocolate at the time, would have fit Girl better. Almost no one on Chocolate until him hit sizable rails, let alone got pretty tech on them.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iemj0YCY5E

Never forget that this full part was excluded from Pretty Sweet and condensed into a few tricks in a montage instead smfh


That was plenty good.  He looks like he's 23 in that.  So logic would tell me that it was filmed 42 years ago.
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Post by: whale on March 13, 2024, 06:22:00 AM
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I agree 100%. He was so fucking good in his prime. Seems like anyone who’s been called “The Next Koston” seems to have a curse of getting cut short. him getting hurt and CK’s accident made me realize this.
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CK was a prodigy, but I never got the next Koston vibe from him. It seems Malto got pushed as that. He also had a pretty bad injury though.


When Eldridge came to scene, Koston was the undisputed king of skateboarding, basically setting the standards as how pro’s skate with his video parts.
When we started seeing Eldridge clips, there was expectation that he could be the next ”that guy” but obviously that didn’t happen.

When CK or Malto came, Koston’s era was over and nobody had that same ”aura” anymore.
Skateboarding has evolved so much, I doubt there will ever be another ”next Koston”
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Post by: skate_or_dingus on March 13, 2024, 08:12:02 AM
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I agree 100%. He was so fucking good in his prime. Seems like anyone who’s been called “The Next Koston” seems to have a curse of getting cut short. him getting hurt and CK’s accident made me realize this.
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CK was a prodigy, but I never got the next Koston vibe from him. It seems Malto got pushed as that. He also had a pretty bad injury though.
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When Eldridge came to scene, Koston was the undisputed king of skateboarding, basically setting the standards as how pro’s skate with his video parts.
When we started seeing Eldridge clips, there was expectation that he could be the next ”that guy” but obviously that didn’t happen.

When CK or Malto came, Koston’s era was over and nobody had that same ”aura” anymore.
Skateboarding has evolved so much, I doubt there will ever be another ”next Koston”

 Yuto
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Post by: Bristol_Palin on March 14, 2024, 03:51:55 PM
People are making accounts on an anonymous Internet skateboard forum to talk trash on Justin Eldridge and he’s definitely just at home playing on his iPad looking up recipes he wants to try, new golf gear and maybe going on Craigslist for a used kayak.
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Post by: Aerozzmith on March 14, 2024, 06:17:30 PM
Relocated his finger back from oblivion
Great skater
Great golf swing (golf sucks but it’s a beut)
He’s way less hate-able than many
Title: Re: justin eldridge had the most wasted career to skill ratio aside from obviousones
Post by: biggietoms on March 15, 2024, 01:47:44 AM
Relocated his finger back from oblivion
Great skater
Great golf swing (golf sucks but it’s a beut)
He’s way less hate-able than many

its tru.

eldridge has always been more interesting than malto, i swear