Loveletters : ATL

[bo golden]

[toque]

If I went to Atlanta I'd probably go to Ruin and steer clear of the "hEsH dUdEs RaGiNg" scene or whatever. 

[jorge]

If I went to Atlanta I'd probably go to Ruin and steer clear of the "hEsH dUdEs RaGiNg" scene or whatever.

Every single one of those "hesh dudes raging" is almost certainly much better than you despite being over 50 and not always sober.  If you go to Atlanta and not Stratosphere you are blowing it.  Plus its way closer to bars and Bell South, Ruin is pretty far out there.

[verylowimpact]

I generally enjoy the letters but no fucking thanks with this hick shit.

[Mundungus]

Pretty funny that Pat can't even get out of the car for 10 minutes to show the camera crew an empty lot under an overpass without bringing a beer along. It'd be bad for his brand to be seen sans beer I guess.

[bluntfullofmid]

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If I went to Atlanta I'd probably go to Ruin and steer clear of the "hEsH dUdEs RaGiNg" scene or whatever.

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Every single one of those "hesh dudes raging" is almost certainly much better than you despite being over 50 and not always sober.  If you go to Atlanta and not Stratosphere you are blowing it.  Plus its way closer to bars and Bell South, Ruin is pretty far out there.

I live in the city and still go out to Ruin when I need stuff

[bo golden]

I generally enjoy the letters but no fucking thanks with this hick shit.

awe, cmon man, dont be like that.

[planman]

I heard this was hesh dude circlejerk about a scene that's actually mad exclusive so I think this is the first episode of loveletters I'll have to pass on

[jorge]

This made ATL seem a lot more hesh than it really is, and totally omitted the more "street" side (Andy Howell, Brian Chung, Fred Reeves etc) but Stratosphere is rad and these dudes aren't "hicks"-they just like beers and bowls and are southern.

[Allen.]

It's crazy that Atlanta is all bowls, pools and Bell South...

[RIDEFLANNELV2]

Some of those dudes adopted southern accents late in life. Just sayin'.

[coreaf]

lots of bell but not lots of black blocks

also ruin rips

[bluntfullofmid]

lots of bell but not lots of black blocks

also ruin rips

black blocks isnt the same as it used to be. the metal seats are knobbed so your choice is to either skate flat (with no obstacles) or, if you can, skate the blocks

[coreaf]

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lots of bell but not lots of black blocks

also ruin rips

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black blocks isnt the same as it used to be. the metal seats are knobbed so your choice is to either skate flat (with no obstacles) or, if you can, skate the blocks

yeah i dig but there's still a lot of history. just thought it was noticeably missing since there was a ton of older bell footage and blocks is another instantly recognizable atl spot.

[heckler]

Longtime ex-Atlanta resident. It's a rad city. However, this video isn't about Atlanta; it's about ||| ATL ||| (AKA Stratosphere). All that stuff about "getting involved with the younger generation" isn't really extended to anyone who chooses to pursue a path that doesn't involve drinking beer and skating ramps, and you can ask most anyone who came of age in the greater Atlanta area over the past fifteen years how the Strat dudes (not all of them, for the record, but a few key players) vibed them out. They'll have an answer.

Also, Ruin is the best, and I feel like all anyone really regularly sessioned at Black Blocks was the flat. Mad love for Stormy, as well.

If you want a glimpse of the street scene in Atlanta, look no further:

[Joust Ostrich]

I got yelled at in the elevator of the Bell South building for doing 360 flips with my clipboard.

[bawtawdwon]

We don't need no more down south hehsters, Atlanta dope but scene vibe kinda weird

 we need some down south g's nomsayin where my g's at?

[coreaf]

We don't need no more down south hehsters, Atlanta dope but scene vibe kinda weird

 we need some down south g's nomsayin where my g's at?

you asked for it

[BacksideWallride]

Did they cover the 40 yard from way back? So fun and so close to Bell South

Usually don't fuck with the Letters

[bluntfullofmid]

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We don't need no more down south hehsters, Atlanta dope but scene vibe kinda weird

 we need some down south g's nomsayin where my g's at?

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you asked for it

horrible representation of the Atlanta skate scene, good representation of clout chasing

[Joust Ostrich]

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We don't need no more down south hehsters, Atlanta dope but scene vibe kinda weird

 we need some down south g's nomsayin where my g's at?

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you asked for it

[close]

horrible representation of the Atlanta skate scene, good representation of clout chasing

But it made the hesh crew seem way more tolerable, didn't it?

[TwisT]

I agree with pretty much all of Hecklers comment.

I’ll also add that the bridge spot, was treated like a private club up until they tried to save it.

The Atlanta skate scene way more diverse than this. This is just one piece of the pie

[Joust Ostrich]

where was the bridge?

[Burt Ward]

where was the bridge?

I watched it on Netflix.

[Monkey_Mcpott]

Based on all the videos with GT and friends including that dumbass Patlanata it never looked like a welcoming scene.

[Joust Ostrich]

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where was the bridge?

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I watched it on Netflix.

Fuck you Burt.  With respect.
Swedish version?  How was it?
 

[Burt Ward]

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where was the bridge?

[close]

I watched it on Netflix.

[close]

Fuck you Burt.  With respect.
Swedish version?  How was it?

Yep. Swedish. It was alright. The apparent Aspergers (never mentioned) of the main character, not to mention her leather pants made it fairly comical. Does that make me ableist? Whatever. Anyway, it wasn't enough to make me wanna watch the next season.

[I sniff Jim Gagne's butthole all the time]

oh, the bridge set in mexico is a great show! too bad it got shitcanned after 2 episodes. the autistic cop was kinda sexy too but i really had a crush on the mennonite killer lady.

[TwisT]

where was the bridge?

The spot that they were talking about the crackhead burned down, and claimed they wanted it for future generations

[Little Debbie]

yep Heckler and jorge nailed it. this is total circle jerk of a very small side of ATL skating. there were so many other things I wanted to see in this episode but I had a feeling early on it would focus on GT and Strat to the neglect of everything else going on. I spent several years in ATL in the mid 2000s skating a lot more than I am now, and loved all the Atlanta Hates Us blog posts, the Matt Creasy videos (especially the VHS one), SEC videos, etc. So many other important players in the ATL scene who could have had a chance to say something.