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Title: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: GOKU on May 19, 2018, 06:27:29 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV-vMvgDnjc

Whenever people ask me my favorite skaters of all time, Donger is always one of the first (if not THE first) mentioned. Amazing pop, the very definition of the "less is more" approach. He maxes the fuck out of his tricks, no time for bullshit.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: shark tits on May 19, 2018, 06:35:17 PM
that was some lovely donger!
boston at the end, donger is most lovely in boston, i've always felt.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Battery Aziz on May 19, 2018, 06:44:37 PM
The best sounds in skateboarding at 0:34 seconds

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGRARGdgb2w
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Sundaynuggets on May 19, 2018, 07:01:42 PM
Him, Mike Maldonado and Gershon Mosely always had my favorite ollies
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: I sniff Jim Gagne's butthole all the time on May 19, 2018, 07:07:14 PM
don't call me donger
not fit to be
no picture kept will remiiind me
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: ogbawtawd on May 19, 2018, 07:31:51 PM
Very lovely. My all time favorite probably.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Owen on May 19, 2018, 08:36:20 PM
So sick. I also like that he does basic tricks- ollies,  180s, kickflips, pop shuvs, 360 flips, 5050, 5-0, lipslides etc but everything is done so solid. Everything is popped/grinded perfectly.   

How was the 5050 on the lamp post down that hill. Gnarly as
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: stephop on May 19, 2018, 08:42:41 PM
Like 25 years ago...

(http://i.imgur.com/95UIX94.gif)

Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Budo on May 19, 2018, 09:32:43 PM
^ Fuck, fuck.  What the fuck.

This kind of power is exactly what I try to do with my skating.  Warning, this can lead to injuries.

A tall ollie is the best trick to have in your bag. 
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Iceman on May 19, 2018, 11:36:44 PM
Like 25 years ago...

(http://i.imgur.com/95UIX94.gif)
that kickflip along with the ollie wallride in your avatar:

(https://media.giphy.com/media/Yb88YvB1uWPHq/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Fongstarr. on May 20, 2018, 12:10:20 AM
We need him on the Nine Club. Would be a great episode.....for only the old heads.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Bruh Man on May 20, 2018, 01:11:29 AM
We need him on the Nine Club. Would be a great episode.....for only the old heads.
Oh man that'd be a treat! Aren't kids into their historian shit these days? Dude was talking about "Tommy Gorilla" the other day at the park lol.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: mattchew on May 20, 2018, 06:04:23 AM
Easily one of the best to ever do it.

Seven Steps to Heaven is absurdly good.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Violator on May 20, 2018, 09:28:50 AM
The king of pop!!! His kickflips are one of the best.  Thanks for posting Goku
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Cthulhu! on May 20, 2018, 10:46:42 AM
I always thought he just looked so cool. I mean, who else gets turned into a Street Fighter character.

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4OE2LlxxWrc/Sm-3Eu_aZvI/AAAAAAAAFEM/fjFP9H0ddyI/s1600/dongergatechrome.jpg)
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: givecigstosurfgroms on May 20, 2018, 11:29:13 AM
He was (imo) a teeny bit radder when he was on h street.  He could do those ollie mondern methods.   Nice kfs he does in the OP.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Gray Imp Sausage Metal on May 20, 2018, 06:17:11 PM
love me some Donger!
My best mate back in Aus totally used to look/ skate like him too so it's extra nostalgic anytime I see footage of him
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Mongoloid on May 20, 2018, 06:47:02 PM
I've mentioned this before, but what I love about Donger is to me he embodies what street skating should be. I feel like he skates with a destination in mind, a purpose, and it is all part of his travels. Something very organic and natural about his approach to skating.

One of my all time favorites.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: booty on May 21, 2018, 04:27:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjlDfOjaVAQ

one of my favorites.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Gray Imp Sausage Metal on May 21, 2018, 05:24:44 PM
fuck yes, best album cover!
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: GardenSkater77 on May 21, 2018, 05:57:02 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Umg9wthXrdw
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Gray Imp Sausage Metal on May 21, 2018, 06:03:25 PM
yes, heavy connection to JTMR too!
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: BMCsteve on May 22, 2018, 04:19:33 AM
I went to a Maple demo around 1995 in Flint, Mi.  He was the first pro skater that I had ever seen in person.  I was 14 or 15 years old at the time and seeing him do some of this stuff in real life was mind blowing.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: emchen on May 22, 2018, 07:30:45 AM
Besides the pop, I never understood how he sorta mobs/kicks down for his kickflips, yet they suction up with a really satisfying & audible catch.

Also, must've been fucked up being called Donger in the 80s. Much respect to this dude.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: handsclapanin on May 22, 2018, 08:10:10 AM
Like 25 years ago...

(http://i.imgur.com/95UIX94.gif)

I can still hear that music kick in after he lands.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mNXxAfumF8&list=PL0Vkm1n8iLEMfDLyH3V-ruOuUnJ3RCrJf&index=19 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mNXxAfumF8&list=PL0Vkm1n8iLEMfDLyH3V-ruOuUnJ3RCrJf&index=19)
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: ungzilla on May 22, 2018, 08:23:20 AM
damn that first trick

to this day no one is going straight over the back onto full size handicap rails
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: silhouette on May 22, 2018, 08:45:49 AM
imagine the freedom that comes with having so much pop and control over and onto high stuff. everything turns into a potential spot. Donger is an all-time favorite and I like to think he embodied the idea of giving new form and purpose to some of the most street basics before it was hip, or even a conscious concept to most. to me he's a more urban version of Natas, a burlier version of Gonz and just as pioneering in his own regard.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Allen. on May 22, 2018, 08:55:21 AM
always liked the kickflip frontside grab over the oil drum from flat. Insanity.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: DISTANT RUMOURS on May 22, 2018, 01:32:50 PM
Always been a fan of Donger.
The perfect example of a man that knew his talents AND limitations.
His bag of tricks is not so deep BUT his tricks are done so well and he rolled with it.

Also a superhumble and respectable dude, kung fu fanatic etc...

Major respect for this dude.
Title: Re: Some lovely Kien "DONGER" Lieu vintage footy
Post by: Gray Imp Sausage Metal on May 22, 2018, 05:44:25 PM
Besides the pop, I never understood how he sorta mobs/kicks down for his kickflips, yet they suction up with a really satisfying & audible catch.
yeah, his kick flips aren't trad style but he's probably the only dude where you actually hear him catch them. his front 3s are truly a work of art.

Dude is getting some heavy ink lately:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg6jN2xHkIK/?hl=en&taken-by=kienlieu619
scroll through to the last vid, trad Japanese bamboo tattoos are not joke!