pj ladd's wonderful oracle life

[jakeumms]

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Fuck, these fucking cults stole Koston, Sacha Tushev and now, my favorite skater....

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Wait, what cult is Koston in?

It's been said that he reports to David Miscavige these days. Not sure if that's confirmed or not though.

[Manolo]

[VHS ERA]

Why do people act like it he didn’t drop a great part last year

[Allen.]

Why do people act like it he didn’t drop a great part last year

He didn't

[jakeumms]

Why do people act like it he didn’t drop a great part last year

Your guess is as good as mine. I think some folks here said it was all the same ledges. I didn't trust my memory so I went and rewatched the part. It's really fucking good. Maybe it doesn't have the same impact as those first couple parts but he is definitely ripping.

My homie is Sikh and he's cool as hell. Everybody needs to calm down and watch PJ's TriColor part if you haven't already.

[miff]

Why do people act like it he didn’t drop a great part last year

The rough cut was full of makes that he wasn't satisfied with... sick part.

[cloudy]

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Why do people act like it he didn’t drop a great part last year

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He didn't

technically speaking, allen's correct - he didn't. his tricolor part came out august 2017. that being said...

I didn't trust my memory so I went and rewatched the part. It's really fucking good.

you aren't lying. the music selection [http://www.dholfoundation.com/4.html] now makes a bit more sense. starts at 16:06 for anybody looking for a refresher.



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I also #alexmidler when I take a selfie with PJ after being blessed by the oracle..... just kidding I do vinyasa like a real G and tag AO

damn, that's hilarious. can't believe i missed that. with midler's connections to the berrics, i would have figured he'd be more dianetically inclined.

[VHS ERA]

Lmao I even thought about the year before posting and still fucked it up.

[jakeumms]

Lmao I even thought about the year before posting and still fucked it up.

Lol I even looked it up and thought fuck it close enough.

[VHS ERA]

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Lmao I even thought about the year before posting and still fucked it up.

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Lol I even looked it up and thought fuck it close enough.

I forgot 2019 existed. I was debating 2018 or 2017. Also I’m drinking whiskey.

Anyway, PJ is a hermit, but he does have 3 great parts. It’s not like he’s a one hit wonder. He’s a legend and still having a solid career.

[Allen.]

You guys want PJ to have not left his soul in Boston in 2002 so badly that you’re acting like (most of) Really Sorry and Tricolor were anything but bland, flavorless skating.

His éSpecial part is ~1 minute of brilliance though, surprisingly.

[mareo]

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Yoga will help him skate longer.

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Who cares how long he is able to skate if we don't get to see any of it

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  I do.  I find the idea even more romantic if hes animal pube beard of on his own just skating .

Absolutely

[Jewlien Burford]

Shalom, this is cooked

[sk8ordontordie]

Everyone forgets about this part

[csb711]

Everyone forgets about this part

I like how he's wearing 'eS for the majority of this DC footage but it was too low quality for anyone to really notice

[ChrisLambe94]

Everyone forgets about this part

Smooth operator.

[Allen.]

Everyone forgets about this part

This part actually goes and was the last of the fun to watch PJ as far as I'm concerned.

[VHS ERA]

Everyone forgets about this part

Nice drop. May as well throw this in here too

[Madam, I'm Adam]

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Everyone forgets about this part

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Nice drop. May as well throw this in here too

As long as we're throwing out footage and parts whyn't I plop this one in the mix. Last two tricks hinted at the standard everyone expected him to exceed:

[HotnSpicyMcChicken]

The control on the fakie flip over the hip and the foot adjustment on the last trick were supernatural.

[givecigstosurfgroms]

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The control on the fakie flip over the hip and the foot adjustment on the last trick were supernatural.

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Why do people act like it he didn’t drop a great part last year

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He didn't

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technically speaking, allen's correct - he didn't. his tricolor part came out august 2017. that being said...

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I didn't trust my memory so I went and rewatched the part. It's really fucking good.

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you aren't lying. the music selection [http://www.dholfoundation.com/4.html] now makes a bit more sense. starts at 16:06 for anybody looking for a refresher.



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I also #alexmidler when I take a selfie with PJ after being blessed by the oracle..... just kidding I do vinyasa like a real G and tag AO

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damn, that's hilarious. can't believe i missed that. with midler's connections to the berrics, i would have figured he'd be more dianetically inclined.

I thought that Indian drum song he used was sick and matched really well with his tricks, yoga seems like a pretty cool thing to be into and some of those old hindu scriptures are really wild, good for him

[poor alice]

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The control on the fakie flip over the hip and the foot adjustment on the last trick were supernatural.

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So much agree.
Supernatural is the most appropriate word for the foot adjustment / balance in that. Gobsmacked

[Manolo]

Compared to a lot of "legendary" pros there's a lot of PJ footage out there, he's definitely not milking it. It's also easy to appear bland when taking PJHWL as a reference.

[iKobrakai]

Everything about these parts rules and nothing sucks.

[ArtVandelay]

Awesome title for the thread. I think most people agree that Pj’s WHL part is one of the greatest parts of all time. Kinda crazy to have that as your debut part because I don’t think he could’ve ever topped it. But he didn’t need to. He made a great contribution to skating and gets to float of that for a lifetime I think.

[VHS ERA]

Happens to people who have prolific debuts all the time. Musicians etc. WHL is Illmatic. Nas dropped plenty more great albums but some will always just say it’s not as good as Illmatic.

[silhouette]

Just rewatched his Tricolor part again and it's indeed still fucking sick, crazy how insanely good people can be yet people still find ways to talk shit (I remember people saying they were let down by that part), his style makes all the tech super watchable (which I find rare) and his trick selection is full of taste, he doesn't just do complicated ledge tricks, he does the good kind of them in lines with flow and his determined landings still get me. Sure he's not hauling ass through Boston crust anymore for a VX shop video, I miss that PJ too but his WHL part wouldn't be as unique if he just replicated it, he's clearly moved on from that phase that was close to twenty years ago already now, (unfortunately) people should have stopped being delusional by expecting something as innocent and pure as soon as Really Sorry dropped, we're lucky we even got to get WHL.

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Also a throw back to when the Berrics didn't completely suck.

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Everyone forgets about this part

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Nice drop. May as well throw this in here too

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As long as we're throwing out footage and parts whyn't I plop this one in the mix. Last two tricks hinted at the standard everyone expected him to exceed:

[FOGDOG]

PJ Ladd's Wild Wild Country