Early 2000s San Jose video “Mijos” - Mark Suciu, Peter Raffin, Zach Wallin

[The Big Dawg]

2004ish full length San Jose video, “Mijos”. I hadn’t seen the full video uploaded before on YouTube. This video was in heavy rotation when I was growing up - featuring a very young Mark Suciu, Peter Raffin, Zach Wallin, and a surprisingly good Aaron Kyro part.

[goodatmeth]

Ok wtf I'm gonna need a history lesson on Aaron Kyro.
Ridiculous manual skills

His part starts at 31:26.

[A Not At All Naughty Chemist]

Ok wtf I'm gonna need a history lesson on Aaron Kyro.
Ridiculous manual skills

His part starts at 31:26.

I remember seeing an Aaron Kyro part on Vianouzrips or something, i always liked his skating. I vaguely remember one wheel mannys as well.

He tells his story a bit in this vid

[WavyDavy]

Ok wtf I'm gonna need a history lesson on Aaron Kyro.
Ridiculous manual skills

His part starts at 31:26.

That part is some YouTube skateboard History. Around 2007 you entered skateboard in YouTube and this was one of the first thing that popped up. In combination with the requiem for a dream soundtrack this was some wild shit back then for all of us whose fav skater was Rodney mullen

[goodatmeth]

So did he just kook it from the start or how did he not become a legit pro?

[CossRooper]

Insanely gifted and creative skater. Seems like major goofball so I can't fault him for securing the bag through youtube.

What I can fault him for is literally everything he's done on youtube after approx 2013 -- the pinnacle of grown adults making content and jokes aimed directly at like 12-14 year olds, clickbait, and just a constant content churn. and i'll also fault him for the Scientology. from my POV it's the worst possible arc for someone that used to have quite a bit of buzz

[manysnakes]

So did he just kook it from the start or how did he not become a legit pro?

Seems like he correctly recognized that pro skating is a fool's game where ~100 pros (out of thousands) manage to earn more than $100,000 a year.

[blanketcircuit]

soooo good. on an SJ video binge rn, anyone have any history on this ?

[pedro_mayn]

Expand Quote

So did he just kook it from the start or how did he not become a legit pro?

[close]

Seems like he correctly recognized that pro skating is a fool's game where ~100 pros (out of thousands) manage to earn more than $100,000 a year.

Or like many before (and after him) where he didn't match whatever criteria it is, i.e. can't hang in the van etc.

Seems that's the thing to me. I mean, look at the shit he puts out on his channel.

[mareo]

Expand Quote

So did he just kook it from the start or how did he not become a legit pro?

[close]

Seems like he correctly recognized that pro skating is a fool's game where ~100 pros (out of thousands) manage to earn more than $100,000 a year.

I really doubt around 100 pros make more than 100k a year. Not even 50 I think, but happy to be proven wrong tho.

[Beeda Weeda]

clikced to see suciu, turned off when i saw braile man boy

[GetSnaked]

oh my god dude, i am so happy right now.  watched this about 10 years ago and it kinda re-organized the idea of my cities skate scene.  This was essentially the history that preluded skating as i knew it.  Got a lot of music from this video.  Love all the little montages in between. 

[Abyss1]

I got the ghetto fabulous 3 tape in storage.