Author Topic: First Favorite Skater (Read 7764 times)

Coco Santiagos Kitten · « **Reply #120 on:** July 28, 2020, 02:23:39 PM »

Jason Lee.

GoldenGateHeights · « **Reply #121 on:** July 28, 2020, 02:28:26 PM »

Friends older brother showed me Non Fiction and Cow, really gravitated towards Cardiel, TNT, Drake Jones, and Tommy.

TimidEricGreatJob · « **Reply #122 on:** July 28, 2020, 03:02:13 PM »

My neighbor gave me his copy of Maple's Black Cat so my first favorite skateboarder was Jerry Hsu. Still holds pretty strong.

figureitout · « **Reply #123 on:** July 28, 2020, 03:12:32 PM »

Andrew Reynolds and Heath Kirchart, both still top 5 to this day.

Shout out Dylan, Austyn, Jake Johnson rounding out my top 5.

DeBobby is right there as well.

Lukabrazi · « **Reply #124 on:** July 28, 2020, 03:16:58 PM »

Brian Wenning / Anthony Pappalardo - Photosynthesis

Mr. Fink · « **Reply #125 on:** July 28, 2020, 03:18:41 PM »

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Mike V

Morning Jazz Radio · « **Reply #126 on:** July 28, 2020, 03:29:38 PM »

Keenan Milton

FerranRD · « **Reply #127 on:** July 30, 2020, 06:36:06 AM »

between Sid Melvin and Brent Atchley

newMe · « **Reply #128 on:** July 30, 2020, 06:56:56 AM »

Natas. Used to have his Streets on Fire part on repeat....

ok boomer · « **Reply #129 on:** July 30, 2020, 07:04:42 AM »

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Eric Koston. He was almost everyone’s favorite at the turn of the century.
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No one else has said Koston so far. Everyone is ashamed now to admit they were fans at some point! Koston was really cool on VHS especially for a kid watching him. In skateboardings social media era he just looks like a giant kook.
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Nah I loved koston growing up I don't give a shit about his personal life.
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101 Koston was pretty much legendary at the time; especially circa Falling Down (1993). Gang Starr’s “Now Your Mine” definitely set a tone. Some local skaters in Denver wrote “Eric Koston Is God” in wax at our Safeway/Parker Gaps spot. It was a different time. There was a mystery to him and that all went out the window by the turn of the century. Now, all bets are off. He’s still a legend, but somehow a total dork too.

What was funny about the wax graffiti is that someone else crossed out Koston and wrote in Mischker, who was my elementary school friend’s older brother and the first older skater I looked up to. Locals rule.

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givecigstosurfgroms · « **Reply #130 on:** July 30, 2020, 07:25:20 AM »

Jason Jesse then Ray Barbee. Ed Temp for a second. Armondo Barajas. Butchered his name. Matt Hensly.

Garbagewagon · « **Reply #131 on:** July 30, 2020, 07:40:32 AM »

Laban

Dick_Hurts · « **Reply #132 on:** July 30, 2020, 07:51:53 AM »

Ban This was my first video and Frankie Hill was the man!

Sizzla · « **Reply #133 on:** July 30, 2020, 07:54:19 AM »

Sizzla mi first favorite pro mi favorite pro still, Ras Matt Field. Be I strong wen eva dey rise against us.

BieberStance · « **Reply #134 on:** July 30, 2020, 08:04:16 AM »

Rowley and bob bournquist. don't ask me why

MyUserName · « **Reply #135 on:** July 30, 2020, 08:37:32 AM »

Muska.

fakie nollie · « **Reply #136 on:** July 30, 2020, 08:48:40 AM »

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Muska.

First video I saw and liked was Fulfill The Dream and Muska immediately became my favorite first.

Lenny the Fatface · « **Reply #137 on:** July 30, 2020, 09:03:25 AM »

Chad Muska because it was 1999/2000.

Rasmus · « **Reply #138 on:** July 30, 2020, 09:54:20 AM »

Rune Glifberg was Danish AND in a video game, so that basically left me no choice

Then I found out about skate videos and a friend got sorry (because of Rune), and then Rowley and Arto was added to the list (this was all in a relatively short time frame)

lordrandall · « **Reply #139 on:** July 30, 2020, 07:14:57 PM »

Eric Koston. Menikmati was just released in the last year.
My homie had it on VHS and we would watch it almost daily. His part blew me away.

CHONGO · « **Reply #140 on:** July 30, 2020, 08:33:39 PM »

the bird man

Tommy G · « **Reply #141 on:** July 31, 2020, 07:04:28 AM »

I used to watch all the commercials in the Tony Hawk games and Bob Burnquist was one of the first guys I saw. He blew my mind with all the insane tricks and stunts he could pull off. Koston was my second favorite when I watched his eS K6 commercial with the switch backside flip over the loading dock ramp.

AlexOlsonsDashiki · « **Reply #142 on:** July 31, 2020, 07:14:45 AM »

David Gravette. The first exposure I had to skateboarding that wasnt THPS/viva la bam was through the transworld mags my middle school would get. It was right around the time And Now was coming out. Kenny Hoyle and trapasso were favorites as well. I also saw Wes Kremer doing a shifty flip for a billabong ad that I thought was sooo sick.

Current favorite? Jake Johnson

Wheelbyte · « **Reply #143 on:** July 31, 2020, 08:04:15 AM »

Russ Howell, got his book in the early 70's as a young kid

unemployedbartender · « **Reply #144 on:** July 31, 2020, 08:37:05 AM »

COLBY CARTER on them yellow bars

layzieyez · « **Reply #145 on:** July 31, 2020, 08:46:37 AM »

Hosoi, first favorite

Tiago, current favorite

Coincidence?

fs1/2cab · « **Reply #146 on:** August 31, 2020, 01:44:08 PM »

Geoff Rowley. Because of THPS 4 and Sorry.

Currently Ray Barbee

TheDraught · « **Reply #147 on:** August 31, 2020, 03:10:06 PM »

I really liked British skater Mike Manzoori (and now Sole Tech or independent filmer, or both, I don't know) when I was young because he was my age, sponsored by Powell-Peralta which was the shit then and he did tricks I liked.

I once saw him at a contest and he was doing impossible stalefish grabs over a quarter pipe hip at least 5 five high which I really liked (and actually as I am writing this I would like to see somebody do again).

After the contest we went to McDonald's and he was sitting there with some other skaters as we walked up to the counter. So I told him I liked the impossible stalefish and some other tricks as well I have forgotten since.

He was really friendly and said something like cool man, and shook my hand. We then walked to the counter and one of my friends who was behind me said, "Right after you walked away he shook his head and all his friends were laughing at you."

I still cringe when I see his name in the credits of some video.

In some interview before that I read he was into The Velvet Underground, which I am still listening to 30 years later, along with a whole range of other bands and artists which I would maybe never (or much later for sure) have discovered.

So thanks Mike.

corndogs · « **Reply #148 on:** August 31, 2020, 03:24:42 PM »

Ray Barbee, 411 issue 11. Playing guitar and skating. I was sold.

Seventyfrigginseven · « **Reply #149 on:** August 31, 2020, 03:29:04 PM »

Hensley

Author Topic: First Favorite Skater (Read 7764 times)

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