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Skateboarding => PHOTOS/VIDEO => Topic started by: i used to skate on June 23, 2022, 01:08:19 PM
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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/old-friends-catch-up/id1523520991?i=1000567426304
Pretty good listen. I’m sure Slap will have some things to say about his self adulation.
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Yikes he doesn’t hold back
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What happened between him and suciu?
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Frankie Spears always struck me as an interesting case in the skate world. On paper he should have so many "cool guy" points.
He is from the Tri-State area (dunno if he is from the city), came up with Tyshawn Jones, rides for a cool-ish legacy board brand, and is/was on a big shoe company.
Tyshawn and Frankie shared a part together as little kids in an old indie VX video from the early 2010s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgI216w27Lg
The video part is unlisted on YouTube BTW, interesting tidbit.
He didn't get any billing with Supreme like Tyshawn and all the cherry kids did in that era, Adidas has never done anything with him despite Spears being on/flow basically since Tyshawn if I recall correctly.
It seems like Spears kind of was placed in front of a lot of the same opportunities as Tyshawn Jones. And yet the difference in their career trajectories is astonishing. While Tyshawn is a once in a generation talent and the difference in skating ability and style between him and Spears is huge, Sean Pablo kinda rode in on that same wave and has had multiple colorways with Converse.
Sean Pablo is alright at skating sure, but Frankie Spears nollie flipped into the Miami Triangle lol. I don't think it's a skill question.
Can any NYC /industry heads on burner accounts chime in here? Is it an attitude thing? People don't like his style? His fits? Did a specific thing happen?
There seems to be more at play than he just didn't quite cut it to make it big. Maybe that, maybe I'm just bored and on the outside looking in.
He's also insanely talented at skateboarding. Not the best style in the world, but it's crazy that Spears gets barely any love from NYC skate world hubs like QS or the skate industry at large.
Probably won't listen to the podcast lmao.
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He’s definitely closer to Tyshawn skill wise than Sean Pablo lol. He just doesn’t seem super marketable or memorable. But every time I see him skate it’s fucking dope.
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I think if you compare anyone to Tyshawn they're going to be found lacking but yeah Frankie Spears' style isn't exactly easy on the eyes and Alien 2.0 (besides the Joeys) is sadly boring.
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“I’m not being cocky it’s just facts”
Idk it seems like Franky can’t accept that skateboarding, even a contest, isn’t entirely objective. even tho he did technically difficult tricks, that doesn’t mean he’s entitled to the win automatically
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Yo, did that video part ^ just end with a back 270 to front smith grind on the handrail? Or was that just a sloppy 270 lip? Also some of the most enjoyable Tyshawn footage I've seen, he was killing it at an early age. Thanks for sharing that.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPEVHQjKkmo
Here's his real street part for reference.
Honestly, I like this kid.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPEVHQjKkmo
Here's his real street part for reference.
Honestly, I like this kid.
@Madam, I'm Adam I totally agree that his real street part was sick, I especially like the kinked rail grind to hippy jump out. But I feel that the music and cinematography didn't necessarily help his skating translate into a win of the highly coveted hearts and minds. Plus he was up against some real talents. I could easily see why someone would say Frankie Spears had the best submission, but I don't think it was anything like an open and shut case. I thought Milton Martinez, Chris Colbourn, and Jake Anderson had the best parts actually.
*edit- oh man, I just listened to some of his interview. He sounds delusional.
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i don't think it's that deep, he's just a long island bro to the core with weird style
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This generation’s Greg Lutzka
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPEVHQjKkmo
Here's his real street part for reference.
Honestly, I like this kid.
I like frankie spears waaaay better than tyshawn
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Anyone who has had two hip surgeries and acl by age 24 is putting in work.
Kid rips.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPEVHQjKkmo
Here's his real street part for reference.
Honestly, I like this kid.
Not gonna lie probably didn't even watch it because wasn't really into him but holy shit that was nuts
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he may be right. that part was sick, no filler.
same with matt berger who got 3rd
milton won and only had a couple serious bangers
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He was robbed. That part was totally fucked, he fakie heeled into the NYC courthouse bank. Also he has ties to the five families and his sponsors are probably afraid to stop sending him product
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Have not and will never listen to that interview but claiming to be robbed at a contest has to be one of the funniest fucking things ever.
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He was robbed. That part was totally fucked, he fakie heeled into the NYC courthouse bank. Also he has ties to the five families and his sponsors are probably afraid to stop sending him product
Lolol imagine shier in a sit down a bunch of mob bosses negotiating an adidas contract.
It’d be a funnier image if corporations in the us weren’t 10x as ruthless as any made man back in the day.I mean Coca Cola has foreign death squads to squash unions.
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I have no idea but looks like Frankie is a suburbs kid while Tyshawn is a inner city/projects kid. Supreme deemed Tyshawn cool and took him under his wing, propping him to the position where he is today. Just another example of: it’s not what you know but who you know.
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He's good but he has Paul Machnau style
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hey maybe next time stop dumping all your eggs into one incredibly forgettable internet contest basket
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s)
Whatever happened to Frankie Heck?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s)
Whatever happened to Frankie Heck?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuQu-9j52G4
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hey maybe next time stop dumping all your eggs into one incredibly forgettable internet contest basket
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hey maybe next time stop dumping all your eggs into one incredibly forgettable internet contest basket
Doesn't change anything. Like "hey frankie, steve hamburgers doesn't like the competition you entered so you didn't really get robbed".
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s)
Whatever happened to Frankie Heck?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuQu-9j52G4
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hey maybe next time stop dumping all your eggs into one incredibly forgettable internet contest basket
That’s Frankie Decker lmao. Frankie heck is the huge bald guy who looks like a burnside local but secretly rips tech tricks on Shake Junt.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s)
Whatever happened to Frankie Heck?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuQu-9j52G4
also:
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hey maybe next time stop dumping all your eggs into one incredibly forgettable internet contest basket
That’s Frankie Decker lmao. Frankie heck is the huge bald guy who looks like a burnside local but secretly rips tech tricks on Shake Junt.
He's back in DFW, where he grew up, after being in SoCal for a bit. Not sure who's been hooking him up lately, but he's definitely been ripping out here. I know he's tight with Neen since he's been out here but not sure if he's still getting the Baker/DW hookup.
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Wasn't Frankie in the same season of Camp Woodward that Jake Wooten was in?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s)
Whatever happened to Frankie Heck?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuQu-9j52G4
also:
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hey maybe next time stop dumping all your eggs into one incredibly forgettable internet contest basket
That’s Frankie Decker lmao. Frankie heck is the huge bald guy who looks like a burnside local but secretly rips tech tricks on Shake Junt.
Oh wow I’m an idiot, but this part was gnarly both Frankie’s are gnarlie I guess
http://youtu.be/ZRO9awI_FHY
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More gnarlie frankies
http://youtu.be/YB0fEfmsOA4
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He's good but he has Paul Machnau style
that killed me hahaha
but seriously, Machnau's a lowkey legend
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Skilled but his style stank
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He's good but he has Paul Machnau style
This is painfully accurate.
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Yeah, he rips, but who wants to be the guy known as the Torey Pudwill of long rails?
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Honestly, the X Games comment was really petty. I get that the tricks he did were really difficult, but come on man. Obviously the contest is about more than just doing the hardest tricks such as style, creativity, etc. Also, just because the spot is in NY, doesn't make it harder. For all of the crusty ground spots and cellar doors, there are still a lot of perfect spots in NY.
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Show me one Franky/Frankie that doesn't rip and/or go to Hollywood
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Show me one Franky/Frankie that doesn't rip and/or go to Hollywood
That's not possible.
All Franky's, Frank's and Frankie's are rad.
Law of nature.
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Honestly, the X Games comment was really petty. I get that the tricks he did were really difficult, but come on man. Obviously the contest is about more than just doing the hardest tricks such as style, creativity, etc. Also, just because the spot is in NY, doesn't make it harder. For all of the crusty ground spots and cellar doors, there are still a lot of perfect spots in NY.
Plus its 2022, we got innumerate wheel formulas for that shit now. C'mon son!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbPcZz3s_JI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbPcZz3s_JI)
From 2014
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He's good but he has Paul Machnau style
This is painfully accurate.
TJ does too
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hey maybe next time stop dumping all your eggs into one incredibly forgettable internet contest basket
Doesn't change anything. Like "hey frankie, steve hamburgers doesn't like the competition you entered so you didn't really get robbed".
Don’t fucking yell at me I didn’t ask for this
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hey maybe next time stop dumping all your eggs into one incredibly forgettable internet contest basket
Doesn't change anything. Like "hey frankie, steve hamburgers doesn't like the competition you entered so you didn't really get robbed".
Don’t fucking yell at me I didn’t ask for this
Yell? Haha wtf
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hey maybe next time stop dumping all your eggs into one incredibly forgettable internet contest basket
Doesn't change anything. Like "hey frankie, steve hamburgers doesn't like the competition you entered so you didn't really get robbed".
Don’t fucking yell at me I didn’t ask for this
Yell? Haha wtf
I just don’t understand why you’re yelling at me
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s)
Whatever happened to Frankie Heck?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuQu-9j52G4
also:
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hey maybe next time stop dumping all your eggs into one incredibly forgettable internet contest basket
That’s Frankie Decker lmao. Frankie heck is the huge bald guy who looks like a burnside local but secretly rips tech tricks on Shake Junt.
Oh wow I’m an idiot, but this part was gnarly both Frankie’s are gnarlie I guess
http://youtu.be/ZRO9awI_FHY
That Frankie Heck part gooooes. Did Baker ever fully put him on? Dudes dope.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GStWr9Azb6s)
Whatever happened to Frankie Heck?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuQu-9j52G4
also:
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hey maybe next time stop dumping all your eggs into one incredibly forgettable internet contest basket
That’s Frankie Decker lmao. Frankie heck is the huge bald guy who looks like a burnside local but secretly rips tech tricks on Shake Junt.
Oh wow I’m an idiot, but this part was gnarly both Frankie’s are gnarlie I guess
http://youtu.be/ZRO9awI_FHY
That Frankie Heck part gooooes. Did Baker ever fully put him on? Dudes dope.
nope unfortunately. still fishing around it seems for a board sponsor which is ridiculous. also, this interview (or at least the part being mentioned) is very cringe. having that attitude gets you nowhere in skateboarding, this isn’t the ufc where someone gets ko’d and calls it bad reffing. milton obviously had better footage and jake’s was easier on the eyes whilst also still being heavy. he earned bronze, he got bronze, way to shoot yourself in the foot on any further competition wanting to put you on the roster.