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In an alternative universe he is the modern day Penny and has epic sponsors that pay him big $$$

Impish sausage is definitely gonna blow up as a euphemism this year

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I met Tom Asta and Maurio McCoy at a spot in Nashville and they were very cool and mellow and Tom didn't skate but he stood still in place for probably an hour while the rest of us not skating were sitting down. It was really strange and impressive.

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I met Tom Asta and Maurio McCoy at a spot in Nashville and they were very cool and mellow and Tom didn't skate but he stood still in place for probably an hour while the rest of us not skating were sitting down. It was really strange and impressive.
Yesterday i saw another video for Asta's ender in the Misprints and there are some freezing stories from Nashville :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6lOoi8TfIo

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Asta is sick. I feel mirrored lines big time.

I feel like asta vs ishod for current world’s best is a healthy debate.
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it's ishod 11/10 times
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asta murdered philly/nj spots harder

sw front heel love gap

nollie heel back noseblunt the rail in trenton

low key one of best to ever do it


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Wait Nollie heel back noseblunt a handrail?


Andrew Cannon seems like a good guy but also like if he was 10 years younger he’d be a YouTube skate personality
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https://youtu.be/1lmDCrnYxio?t=2042
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holy shit. That is one of the best handrail tricks of all time for sure.


Documentary was really enjoyable. Tom seems like a great guy, and I hope with his more tech style of skating now he can have at least a decade more for his career

The Dean Malenko of skateboarding.

The board control on that blunt is so crazy to me. I can't even imagine what it feels like to do that.

@NoComply180  Cannon actually kind of is a YouTube personality now. He's the Santa Cruz brand manager and does a bunch of product reviews and other family friendly skate videos for their channel. Seems like a really nice dude, almost aggressively so.

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Andrew Cannon the type of guy who holds the door open for you when you're 20 feet away so you have to jog there to not keep him waiting
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dude is aging like fine wine. like his skating more now than i ever have. this was a good watch and made me like him even more. always had respect for the skill level but as was mentioned in this a few times, he wasn't really the most marketable dude back in his early career. i think there's more space nowadays for the older quiet fresh tech wizards like him and wade. hope he's got many more years in the can

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I have enjoyed Tom Asta's skating for years... but the title is beyond cringeworthy.
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I have enjoyed Tom Asta's skating for years... but the title is beyond cringeworthy.

Agreed on the title of the video, Asta has really grown on me in recent times, still kills it despite riding for B-tier companies. eS needs to give him, Wade D and TJ pro model shoes.
Venture Truck Height:

5.0 & 5.2 LO
STANDARD - 1.88” - 47.75mm
FORGED - 1.85”- 46.99mm

5.0 ,5.2, 5.6, 5.8 & 6.1 HI
STANDARD - 2.09” - 53.09mm
FORGED - 2.04” - 51.82m

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I met Tom Asta and Maurio McCoy at a spot in Nashville and they were very cool and mellow and Tom didn't skate but he stood still in place for probably an hour while the rest of us not skating were sitting down. It was really strange and impressive.
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Yesterday i saw another video for Asta's ender in the Misprints and there are some freezing stories from Nashville :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6lOoi8TfIo

I can confirm that it was in fact cold that week haha. He's from Pennsylvania though I doubt it was colder than anything he was used to. Still unpleasant though.

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Good watch. Bad title.

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this is how tom asta didnt win mystic sk8 cup 2022

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i hope @ORGANIKARL can get him back on LRG! That would be sick :)  i always thought it was dope him + billy marks were on the team, i thought they repped the clothes well!
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