Author Topic: The Tony Alva Story (Read 4776 times)

ChuckRamone · « **on:** September 17, 2020, 08:30:49 AM »

Anyone gonna check this out tonight at 5 PT?

Frank and Fred · « **Reply #1 on:** September 17, 2020, 08:39:26 AM »

Yes. Alva seems to have a massive ego but his influence is undeniable.

ChuckRamone · « **Reply #2 on:** September 17, 2020, 08:44:19 AM »

Quote from: Frank and Fred on September 17, 2020, 08:39:26 AM

Yes. Alva seems to have a massive ego but his influence is undeniable.

Yeah. That kinda sucks. Most people who have had the spotlight on them from a young age tend to have inflated egos. But I do want to see what kind of old footage they use.

Deputy Wendell · « **Reply #3 on:** September 17, 2020, 08:52:41 AM »

The Tony Alva Story...

...definitely needs to be told yet again.

Frank and Fred · « **Reply #4 on:** September 17, 2020, 07:46:33 PM »

More Bill Danforth please.

TwisT · « **Reply #5 on:** September 17, 2020, 07:59:07 PM »

"Every skateboard documentary is just a bunch of grown men talking about how cool they were when they were kids"
- my girlfriend
^{I'll watch it by myself later}

Gabagoolslide · « **Reply #6 on:** September 17, 2020, 08:35:00 PM »

Anyone have a link to the Todd Falcon documentary? ‘Skateboarding revelations journey to the final level’

MareVitals · « **Reply #7 on:** September 17, 2020, 08:44:43 PM »

Quote from: Gabagoolslide on September 17, 2020, 08:35:00 PM

Anyone have a link to the Todd Falcon documentary? ‘Skateboarding revelations journey to the final level’

Want to see this shit so bad but can't bring myself to pay $25

banksandledges · « **Reply #8 on:** September 17, 2020, 09:05:07 PM »

When did Holmes get a neck tat?!

Powdered Toast Man! · « **Reply #9 on:** September 18, 2020, 03:28:22 AM »

Of everyone they put elijah berle talk about copying lol

Barely 15 minutes in and so far so good,
just had to pause for a sec and come here to @GAY
to check out 15:53

conqueso · « **Reply #10 on:** September 18, 2020, 03:37:29 AM »

yeeeesh. these dudes love themselves way too much...

Frank and Fred · « **Reply #11 on:** September 18, 2020, 06:56:36 AM »

It was hard to watch that post-film q and a. while Alva has clearly evolved, his ego is still rampant only now he wants you to know he's a guru who is trying to share positivity with the world. i'm just in a bad mood and cynical...

breezer · « **Reply #12 on:** September 18, 2020, 08:44:24 AM »

I ran into TA at the airline check in desk.........it was the morning after the Propeller premier and I was trying not to fan out when I spotted him......anyway he was super cool and even though out interaction was barely 30 seconds he seemed like a nice dude. Looking forward to watching the video later......

fongool · « **Reply #13 on:** September 18, 2020, 08:57:50 AM »

Quote from: TwisT on September 17, 2020, 07:59:07 PM

"Every skateboard documentary is just a bunch of grown men talking about how cool they were when they were kids"
- my girlfriend

dudes really are a bunch of Uncle Ricos

doublesteveburger · « **Reply #14 on:** September 18, 2020, 09:26:53 AM »

I’M ALVA!

ndsr · « **Reply #15 on:** September 18, 2020, 09:36:48 AM »

Quote from: MareVitals on September 17, 2020, 08:44:43 PM

Quote from: Gabagoolslide on September 17, 2020, 08:35:00 PM
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Anyone have a link to the Todd Falcon documentary? ‘Skateboarding revelations journey to the final level’
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Want to see this shit so bad but can't bring myself to pay $25

Let’s go in on it. I think we could swing 12.50 a piece!

HeavyLiquid · « **Reply #16 on:** September 18, 2020, 10:27:24 AM »

lmao at the gonz at 34:55

phillip dominguez · « **Reply #17 on:** September 18, 2020, 03:30:52 PM »

I used to work at a shop in the early 2000s, I was out on a smoke break, and saw him come out of the shop and walk down the street. When I went back in I asked damn, what was he doing here. The other guy working said he was trying to get us to buy Alva decks, and I told him no one wants that old shit. I just started laughing and told him that was Tony Alva you just said that to. My co worker just said, really, well he came off of as an arrogant dick. Fuck that guy.

backinaction · « **Reply #18 on:** September 18, 2020, 07:23:12 PM »

I started watching it and was confused - I had seen it before.

Vans accidentally posted it to their channel early this spring and it was up for a couple hours and I caught it then.

I'm watching it again anyway.

able · « **Reply #19 on:** September 18, 2020, 08:20:06 PM »

Quote from: HeavyLiquid on September 18, 2020, 10:27:24 AM

lmao at the gonz at 34:55

“My cousin said she thought he (Tony Alva) was hot. If SHE thinks he’s hot, I’ve got to start skateboarding”

Wtf? Hahahaha!

Scannerpunk · « **Reply #20 on:** September 19, 2020, 08:47:45 AM »

Quote from: TwisT on September 17, 2020, 07:59:07 PM

"Every skateboard documentary is just a bunch of grown men talking about how cool they were when they were kids"
- my girlfriend

^^^^This^^^

Not so much a "documentary" as it is a vanity piece. Just a bunch of dudes saying over and over how cool Alva was/is.

I'm not saying he doesn't deserve the hype, but it really felt like 50 minutes of "Alva is cool," "Alva is the best," "TA is beast" etc. Did this really add anything new to his story that hasn't already been covered?

I did enjoy all the old photos and ads they pulled though, which leads me to believe this would have been better/more appropriate as a coffee table book.

breezer · « **Reply #21 on:** September 19, 2020, 10:25:31 AM »

Quote from: backinaction on September 18, 2020, 07:23:12 PM

I started watching it and was confused - I had seen it before.

Vans accidentally posted it to their channel early this spring and it was up for a couple hours and I caught it then.

I'm watching it again anyway.

I saw the link on my YT feed and thought, 'I'll watch that later'............and then it was gone, thought I had imagined it....we had to wait a long ass time to see it.

Coco Santiagos Kitten · « **Reply #22 on:** September 19, 2020, 11:19:53 AM »

Saw Doug "Pineapple" Saladino and had to explain to my girlfriend why that's funny.

Madam, I'm Adam · « **Reply #23 on:** September 19, 2020, 12:31:48 PM »

Watched a bit of this. Was sad seeing Grosso talk to Alva toward the end, Jeff seemed fragile.

Why is Eric Goff nicknamed "Arab?" Always wanted to know the story behind that.

j....soy..... · « **Reply #24 on:** September 19, 2020, 10:49:02 PM »

I enjoyed goth Alva.....

SneakySecrets · « **Reply #25 on:** September 19, 2020, 11:08:46 PM »

It’s pretty impressive that even at his age he is still limber enough to suck his own dick.

Hanna Schygulla · « **Reply #26 on:** September 20, 2020, 06:44:29 AM »

This is completely tangential to TA, but near the end where Grosso's baring his soul to us in his garage, I really couldn't help but notice a prominent vintage circa '95 - '96 TSA Clothing sticker among all the other more Grosso-centric decals. One of my favorite obscure skate anecdotes is that apparently, when Grosso was at his lowest and living in an old Quonset hut in Costa Mesa, amazingly Tom and Muska in their salad days would occasionally come visit him, in what I imagine was basically a pretty Feck in "River's Edge" scenario. I assume that this sticker comes directly from those "sessions", which is pretty neat.

Deputy Wendell · « **Reply #27 on:** September 20, 2020, 07:19:28 AM »

Quote from: Hanna Schygulla on September 20, 2020, 06:44:29 AM

This is completely tangential to TA, but near the end where Grosso's baring his soul to us in his garage, I really couldn't help but notice a prominent vintage circa '95 - '96 TSA Clothing sticker among all the other more Grosso-centric decals. One of my favorite obscure skate anecdotes is that apparently, when Grosso was at his lowest and living in an old Quonset hut in Costa Mesa, amazingly Tom and Muska in their salad days would occasionally come visit him, in what I imagine was basically a pretty Feck in "River's Edge" scenario. I assume that this sticker comes directly from those "sessions", which is pretty neat.

here's to things that are "tangential to TA"

these kinds of comments continue to replenish my faith in Slap--i did not know that Muska and Penny did that, and if so, i fucking love it...no matter how piled out he was, Grosso deserved it.

nerding out on skating and skate history is an integral part of being a skateboarder, and i bet Grosso would approve of your perspicacity (and good eye) here friend...

fs1/2cab · « **Reply #28 on:** September 20, 2020, 11:36:36 AM »

I don't want to come across as an asshole, but what did he accomplish that we should care about him?
Again, don't want to be a dick, just curious.

breezer · « **Reply #29 on:** September 20, 2020, 12:01:34 PM »

I don't want to come across as an asshole, but what did he accomplish that we should care about him?
Again, don't want to be a dick, just curious.

watch the damn film and report back!!!

Author Topic: The Tony Alva Story (Read 4776 times)

Frank and Fred

Deputy Wendell

Frank and Fred

conqueso

Frank and Fred

doublesteveburger

Coco Santiagos Kitten

Hanna Schygulla

Deputy Wendell