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Skateboarding => PHOTOS/VIDEO => Topic started by: GOKU on November 18, 2017, 02:24:54 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUlkG5W6l5o
God damn was this guy ever good! Ahead of the game...
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super fucking good, still watch his north part often but this is even better.
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Thanks for the reminder. Damn.
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Thanks for the reminder. Damn.
Serious loss for skateboarding that this guy's career didn't last longer.
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My theory why his skate career tanked; the time in which he entered the skateworld was weird, Ragdoll was huge -it was the spike belt era so Ted got left.
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Loved this part, but haven't watched it in so long. Thanks for the reminder Goku.
Had the song on my iPod Classic and shit.
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One of my favorite parts of all time!
^^^ https://open.spotify.com/track/6bpimLObdyWRO8Tzua7Tur
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I feel like I should go out spreading the word of Ted DeGros like a religious kook. You must love DeGros!
I remember I first saw him in Mosaic, and instantly fell in love. Decided that is how flip-tricks should be done.
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I remember looking at the sequence of the nollie f/s 360 heel over and over again, because it's amazing. Yeah, thanks for the reminder, I hope he becomes aware of this thread.
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One of the most talented skaters I ever had the pleasure to skate with. Watching him skate flat was insane. He has those nollie cab heels every try.
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One of the most talented skaters I ever had the pleasure to skate with. Watching him skate flat was insane. He has those nollie cab heels every try.
Best skater I've seen in person. I was 12, this was a skatepark demo. He did a long fs 5-0 varial flip out on the big box, first try. Caught the flip out super high. Also, until I see proof of the contrary, he OWNS nollie cab heels.
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5-0 fs flip was the shit
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super fucking good, still watch his north part often but this is even better.
Totally, that part was up there as one of the best debut parts going. Think it was one of my first skate DVDs, so it got rinsed hard, and still holds up today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcCnG3PncZU
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pretty sure there was another thread where he made an account and posted about what happened with his skate career
edit: http://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=66895.msg1816683#msg1816683
Let me help clear this up. this is my de-virginizing post, so if you think you've seen me on here before , you haven't, and hi Dallas, don't ask me what facebook does, it's buggy and deletes who it wants, you're always cool in my book. anyways.....
I "disappeared" because I didn't want to do the whole slow painful death spiral that most people do. You know how you see someone going from riding for DC, then to say......Osiris (no offense, but a step down in my book) then Recs (if you remember them) and eventually everybody starts their own company, and they're like "hey guys!!!! this is going to be great!!!!. It's going to be me and 5 other washed up dudes (no offense to some of my old friends who are still in denial) acting like we're still on the upswing!!, it's gonna be huge!!". but it never is. I've seen dozens of these last ditch efforts come and go and it's not for me. If I'm going to bust my ass for something, I'm going to get rewarded for it.
okay...let's clear up some stuff. I think I asked Zasflasky, not Russ to look into City, not Think for me. I've always liked City, they're not in the big leagues like the other guys, but they're a cool company full of young energetic underdogs.
listen to the mosaic commentary again. Tim calls me weird at first, then corrects himself, and says I'm not weird, I'm just so normal that its weird. I don't think any of the Alien/Habitat guys from the Mosaic tour (where I first met Tim) were used to someone who just wanted to live quietly and had a kind of "serious" attitude. like a "normie", not your typical skate misfit type. most people who knew me know that I've gotten into plenty of bad things in my life, but I kept it separate from skating.
That tour was horrible. I was so excited to be on tour with my idols and all the guys I wanted to be on a team with and build something great. I had no idea everyone there would be so jaded, negative and catty. it was weird. totally soul crushing for a bright eyed young kid from canada. I cannot tell you how many times the guys would storm into the hotel room with hookers and whatever drugs.booze they could get their hands on. fuck those guys. Danny Renaud is a great skater with excellent style and a lot of flair, but what a jerk. Tim O is sweet and sour, not just the sweet he puts out there all the time. Heath Kirchart was cool.
Coldplay was Kurt fillipone's Idea. I wanted "the lights go down" by ELO, but he was pushy and I got what his vision was. I like Kurt. still do. I can live with that on my record.
Earl the Pearl guessed the closest. Borderlands 2 is awesome. I'm not over skating though, Its more of a social thing for me though, and all the skate homies are in vancouver/vic and phoenix.
don't know what happened with any girl/lakai stuff. I probably came off overeager and presumptuous. I could see that, I just loved those guys though. oh well. I should have just gone over to some teams I could have gone on trips with. anyways......
that pretty much covers it. I live in the Richmond hills in the Bay Area. I can hear cows from my house. I start work at 630 most days. Iam a "tree climber". I have an embarrassing link I'll post.
http://aplustree.com/blog/a-plus-team-official-movie-trailer/ (http://aplustree.com/blog/a-plus-team-official-movie-trailer/)
comeback is doubtful, but I still like to skate.
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he was the sickest and the way he left skateboarding was honorable. and he's on the a-team now, so that awesome
that north part is up there with PJ Ladd's WHL part in term of impact, everyone I know was freaking blown away
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One of the best/most underrated ever. I grew up in the same area of Canada as him and would always hear stories of crazy tech shit he was doing when he was super young. Such a shame Alien and Santa Cruz didn't work out. Same with Lakai. Crailtap has dropped the ball so many times :-\
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Made Coldplay bearable
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Made Coldplay bearable
and there can be no higher praise, really. Agreed, amazing, spiked belts thing probably also true.
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that north part is up there with PJ Ladd's WHL part in term of impact,
?Well it didn't have one eighth the circulation that PJ's part had. Impact? -Hard to go up against Wonderful/Horrible life.
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that north part is up there with PJ Ladd's WHL part in term of impact,
Exactly, everyone who saw it was amazed. But not that many had the chance to see it.
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^Like the velvet underground, North is the best for sure. (edit velvets were not big sellers in there time)
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This was my favorite part of Ted's. He was and is one hell of an amazing skater.
https://youtu.be/l35dm0E8kyo
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This was my favorite part of Ted's. He was and is one hell of an amazing skater.
https://youtu.be/l35dm0E8kyo
Thanks for that, I haven’t watched that in ages. That was a fun time in Vancouver. Made me miss skating 401, just the sound of those tiles, one of my favorite spots ever. RIP Crolly.
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While taking a morning shit looking at my stack of old mags. I found an ad with the pros and ams of Santa Cruz from way back. Ted, Alex Carolino and Alex Moul are all pros. Tommy Fynn is am. So weird to see how times have changed to now.
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it's almost as if time has passed
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it's almost as if time has passed
thanks for the kook haha your pointless response was much needed
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBT9BsBtjMQ&t=7s
*higher qualtiy
had the song on my ipod too
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One of my all time favorite parts. His skating was ahead of his time.
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No...I think his skating was time appropriate.....it's not like everyone in Mosaic were doing acid drops....
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Made Coldplay bearable
calm the fuck down
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His skating was ahead of his time.
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I miss Mitch Charron's skating more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMxyn924FT0
That section is so good. That whole first Antisocial video was amazing.
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Speak of the devil.....
https://youtu.be/UnrIVgI3ziU (https://youtu.be/UnrIVgI3ziU)
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That 411 part is my favorite of his. So many tricks that are inherently ugly that he made look good. 5-0 f/s flip out, tailslide hardflip out, front nose 270 the ugly way. Always loved this dude's skating.
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always enjoyed his footy, sick he made an account 5 years to say what's up
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calm the fuck down
Calmer than you are, dude.
Calmer than you are.
But in all seriousness did you actually think I was talking about bearable in the sense that I started to get into Coldplay after watching that part?
Maybe I should have been clearer but that part was sick as fuck and part of the reason that it was was the song, it made me not want to mute that shit is what I meant.
Now if I ever stumble across that song I have warm fuzzy thoughts about Ted DeGros and his fucking beautiful style and execution.
Am I seeking that song out?
No.
The part and the song went great together, that's all.
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Love when slap shines a light on these things
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I miss Mitch Charron's skating more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMxyn924FT0
That section is so good. That whole first Antisocial video was amazing.
Mitch was/is the best. Such an interesting looking style. His shared part with Mc D in Port Moody Blues is great.
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Speak of the devil.....
https://youtu.be/UnrIVgI3ziU (https://youtu.be/UnrIVgI3ziU)
Did i just see Ted DeGros skate the Revive park? :(
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Speak of the devil.....
https://youtu.be/UnrIVgI3ziU (https://youtu.be/UnrIVgI3ziU)
Crazy times.
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Once you reach a certain age....kookin it is inevitable......
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its so hard to keep it real, forever.
ted was ahead of his time.
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Fucking YouTube kooks! Unfortunately, ted knows aaron kyro (Braille Scientology) through me. One of my biggest mistakes in life was helping kyro out: never has there been a more narcissistic person on this earth, never.
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Hi this is Ben De gros. I just wanted to inform you that Ted had nothing to do with us going to the Braille house. That was my error in judgement. I have been trying to grow a channel and it was hard not to feel influenced by some of the bigger channels on youtube so I was the one who asked to see if I could skate there hoping I could make contacts and get exposure. I never actually spoke with or met Aaron and I know Ted doesn't actually know him either. Again, it was an error in judgement on my part and I can see how us going there could really rub some people the wrong way. I will now be focusing on keeping the content of my channel much more focused on product reviews and the occasional tutorial and let it grow at an organic pace without clickbait and cheesy filler. I just wanted to respond to this and clear up any misconception you may have had about why we went there. Also, I have nothing against other youtube skaters but I do find that most of the content entertainment and not very entertaining at that. I will focus on useful content and maybe there will be another video of Ted somewhere his old fans find less offensive. Leave Ted out of my kookery. He's innocent and still awesome.
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I have been trying to grow a channel
Going to the Braille house isn't your biggest error in judgement.
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Ted was an asshole.
Great skater, but an insecure person. He never went far, because it was a pain to be around him.
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Hi this is Ben De gros. I just wanted to inform you that Ted had nothing to do with us going to the Braille house. That was my error in judgement. I have been trying to grow a channel and it was hard not to feel influenced by some of the bigger channels on youtube so I was the one who asked to see if I could skate there hoping I could make contacts and get exposure. I never actually spoke with or met Aaron and I know Ted doesn't actually know him either. Again, it was an error in judgement on my part and I can see how us going there could really rub some people the wrong way. I will now be focusing on keeping the content of my channel much more focused on product reviews and the occasional tutorial and let it grow at an organic pace without clickbait and cheesy filler. I just wanted to respond to this and clear up any misconception you may have had about why we went there. Also, I have nothing against other youtube skaters but I do find that most of the content entertainment and not very entertaining at that. I will focus on useful content and maybe there will be another video of Ted somewhere his old fans find less offensive. Leave Ted out of my kookery. He's innocent and still awesome.
haha i love this so much. i was definitely thinking you would show up on a revive board after that video and figured i have greatly over estimated you.
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Hi this is Ben De gros. I just wanted to inform you that Ted had nothing to do with us going to the Braille house. That was my error in judgement. I have been trying to grow a channel and it was hard not to feel influenced by some of the bigger channels on youtube so I was the one who asked to see if I could skate there hoping I could make contacts and get exposure. I never actually spoke with or met Aaron and I know Ted doesn't actually know him either. Again, it was an error in judgement on my part and I can see how us going there could really rub some people the wrong way. I will now be focusing on keeping the content of my channel much more focused on product reviews and the occasional tutorial and let it grow at an organic pace without clickbait and cheesy filler. I just wanted to respond to this and clear up any misconception you may have had about why we went there. Also, I have nothing against other youtube skaters but I do find that most of the content entertainment and not very entertaining at that. I will focus on useful content and maybe there will be another video of Ted somewhere his old fans find less offensive. Leave Ted out of my kookery. He's innocent and still awesome.
I've actually came across some of your review videos, specifically the truck ones and your videos are a million times more watchable than those dorks who are posting clickbait about using iPads as skateboards etc.
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was always a fan of he's little mosaic section
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Ted was one of the first people that had what we would now call "robot style". That was the big appeal of his North part - just how perfect he does everything. He does quick lines where his feet are immediately set up for the next trick and rolls away with very little body movement. It was refreshing at the time and totally different.
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Fucking YouTube kooks! Unfortunately, ted knows aaron kyro (Braille Scientology) through me. One of my biggest mistakes in life was helping kyro out: never has there been a more narcissistic person on this earth, never.
Im dying to know more about this since I’ve seen you post about growing up with him.
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Ted was an asshole.
Great skater, but an insecure person. He never went far, because it was a pain to be around him.
nah, i'm insecure and bitter enough myself that i wouldn't hesitate to talk shit. But I spent enough time around Ted and he was pretty down to earth, not the most outgoing, but nobody owes you that.
and as far as not going very far, he was pro for santa cruz and were talking about him now so...
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I honestly love that every few years a thread like this pops up because Ted DeGros is the best.
I'm surprised TKF or a similar smaller company hasn't at least done a guest model with him yet.
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Hi this is Ben De gros. I just wanted to inform you that Ted had nothing to do with us going to the Braille house. That was my error in judgement. I have been trying to grow a channel and it was hard not to feel influenced by some of the bigger channels on youtube so I was the one who asked to see if I could skate there hoping I could make contacts and get exposure. I never actually spoke with or met Aaron and I know Ted doesn't actually know him either. Again, it was an error in judgement on my part and I can see how us going there could really rub some people the wrong way. I will now be focusing on keeping the content of my channel much more focused on product reviews and the occasional tutorial and let it grow at an organic pace without clickbait and cheesy filler. I just wanted to respond to this and clear up any misconception you may have had about why we went there. Also, I have nothing against other youtube skaters but I do find that most of the content entertainment and not very entertaining at that. I will focus on useful content and maybe there will be another video of Ted somewhere his old fans find less offensive. Leave Ted out of my kookery. He's innocent and still awesome.
Ben I am sorry buddy but that is not entirely true. We all met first back in 01 at the Dorm. Yes Ted and Aaron weren't close back then but to say they didn't know one another isn't accurate either. Aaron spent his first year in university at ubc, due in big part to the influence of the Canadian scene. Certainly we all knew each other though. I apologize for jumping the gun and thinking that Aaron had something to do with you guys both being at Braille house, but you could see where that mistake came from, being that it's Aaron's company. This video does nothing to touch Teds reputation in my eyes, Ted was the best skater back then and nothing will ever take that away. Good luck with your channel, I hope that you can be an exception to the usually awful content of you tubers, so good luck with that. Honestly it was awesome to see Ted on board again, my personal frustrations and opinions of Aaron is what came out during my initial post and I should have at least mentioned how sick it was to see Ted do a perfect tre flip and to be skating in general.
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Thanks mtvic. I appreciated reading that. You are correct Ted did meet Aaron at the skate Dorm. My post was a kneejerk reaction to my first Slap hazing. I do want to clear up a couple of things on my part. It was in poor taste of me to get so defensive and obviously try to distance Ted and myself from Aaron or Braille. I haven't met Arron so I haven't had the opportunity to form a genuine opinion of him, however, I admire what he has been able to build for himself through his efforts.
As for the Braille House, I had a great session there with Ted and the few staff members I met were very kind and welcoming. I have experienced a lot of vibing and cliquiness in skateboarding and I didn't get any of that there. They have fostered an environment of inclusivity and I respect that.
I would also like to note that I can totally see how the first available footage of Ted skating in a decade being at the Braille House was a bit of a dick punch in the eyes to any remaining Ted De Gros fans who do not like Aaron or Braille. It was a bit of a blind spot to me as I am pretty used to the state of youtube these days and as a person posting youtube videos I am more forgiving to other youtubers.
I might also mention that I find the vast majority of content on youtube pretty unwatchable and I try to keep my content useful and on topic. I did get a little vloggy for the last couple of months but I will be shifting back to reviews and tutorials with no trends or clickbait.
Also, I love Ted's 360 flips too. He has been better than me at them for 22 years and even though he barely skates he can still throw them down as nice as ever. I hope to capture a few more before we are old and grey.