ROUGH CUT: Louie Lopez's "As You Wish" Part

[Berky]

Somehow an hour doesn’t seem long enough. I’ll be rewatching this a lot. Louie is the fucking best

[BootsWithTheFerg]

Edging meets skateboarding. Not shaming anyone for watching it in one sitting but feel like some of u lying about that at least half of u. This is the sort of shit u fall asleep 2 and not in boring way but in a hypnotized trance kinda way.

[stephop]

Dude has something wrong with him. He did a ton of difficult tricks over that were already perfect.

[GrayCellGreen]

Dude has something wrong with him. He did a ton of difficult tricks over that were already perfect.

Louie is nowhere near as bad as Wade D. I feel like that dude has a problem.

[davy]

anyone know about the fa boards that he is skating? i noticed that his nose and tail kicks are not as steep as most fa boards are (at least thats what it looks like to me, could be totally wrong tho). does he have a special shape made for his pro models?

[rocklobster]

anyone know about the fa boards that he is skating? i noticed that his nose and tail kicks are not as steep as most fa boards are (at least thats what it looks like to me, could be totally wrong tho). does he have a special shape made for his pro models?

He mentions at 19:15 "it's a twin tail" after snapping his board, would be cool if FA did a Twin.

[versacekid420]

I know there isn't a "best" skater, but damn, he's definitely one of the best to ever do it.

Gotta love an hour of raw Louie 

PAUSE !!!!!!

[Jewel Runner]

I usually get bored after about 10 minutes of footage.  This should take a week to watch...

Can't relate

The only hours that go by as fast are the ones skating

Louie is so good on his board I love him

[TheDraught]

That thumbnail is frightening. Looks like he could have decapitated himself there.

Great watch, really hope he will still win SOTY. He's turning 30 this year on November 26 @Burnett

[ollied10stairsin8thgrade]

I live in paris and i walk by the spot for the ender at least a few times a week. always hoped something would go down there but just figured nobody would be willing to risk their life for a fuckign trick. love the cover he got there with the guy looking up at him. seriously one of the most fucked spots out there

[Candied cigarettes]

I’m sure it’s been said here but goddamn it louie is a gift to skateboarding

[Crust]

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Dude was never going to get SOTY over Tyshawn with such a limited bag of tricks.

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anyways an hour is nuts. This got me all pissed off again at the SOTY decision. Louie definitely deserves the crown IMO.
But I don't pay that much attention to SOTY, was this from the year where Tyshawn Jones won for the second time ?

I am right there with you on that salt - absolute bullshit he didn't get it! Masterpiece right here!

Yes, it was 2022, when Tyshawn won it again.

I considered Louie, Nyjah and T Funk all more deserving of it that year than TJ.

[Scarecrow Radio]

Yeah Louie definitely should have won in 2022

[CrappybsflipDownthe5stair]

This is fucked. Louie is a beast, the raw footy only shows how good he is. Half of these throwaway would be makes lmao

[Tyroneshoelaces]

people used to give me shit for loving Louie when he was younger, love that now it's undeniable.  he could get SOTY this year for this video from last year and I'd be happy.

been saying this a while but Louie is literally in a Sorry-era-Arto-skill-level window

[Luddite]

Whats the inside out hoodie all about?

[moshandwallies]

Whats the inside out hoodie all about?

So he has a plain hoodie with no graphic. He also does it with tees

[vestibularmotor]

Whats the inside out hoodie all about?

Have you not noticed this is a thing in skating haha?

[OldieButFrenchie]

people used to give me shit for loving Louie when he was younger, love that now it's undeniable.  he could get SOTY this year for this video from last year and I'd be happy.

been saying this a while but Louie is literally in a Sorry-era-Arto-skill-level window

this got me thinking.....given how young he was sponsored and how productive he is, he might end up with the most footage ever for a pro career. And his throwaways are...not throwaways ?? I still haven't finished watching but so many times I wonder: why does he do it again, shit was perfect!



edit: holy crap that fs feeble transfer at 19'55 is right over very dangerous looking spikes. Getting impaled for a vid is not worth it IMO.....  also just found out a british skater cut out the lower bar to make the Paris bank from the Thrasher cover skatable. and then Louie comes in to do that..... 

[backside_frontside]

Louie is the master of the quick bonk/grind transfer. Back nosegrind 180 bonk, heelflip nose bonk the bike rack, feeble transfer, 5-0 transfer, front feeble pop-out to hill bomb etc. etc. He's the master of that.

Also shoutout to the Harrisburg spot, ultra bust.

[PlugSkullcandy]

also just found out a british skater cut out the lower bar to make the Paris bank from the Thrasher cover skatable. and then Louie comes in to do that..... 

I don’t know what to think about this… it was discussed in the cover thread. I mean if you « open » a spot it’s sure somebody will come and skate it… even if it’s gnarly

Anyway the last time I walked by the spot (few months ago) it was still skateable, the lower bar isn’t going to be replaced for a long time I guess

Fun fact I lived a few streets away 10 years ago - at the time I never considered the Paris paved banks as skate spots… i NEVER looked at this kind of things in a skateboard related POV. Imaging people skating it NEVER crossed my mind

[OldieButFrenchie]

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also just found out a british skater cut out the lower bar to make the Paris bank from the Thrasher cover skatable. and then Louie comes in to do that..... 

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I don’t know what to think about this… it was discussed in the cover thread. I mean if you « open » a spot it’s sure somebody will come and skate it… even if it’s gnarly

Anyway the last time I walked by the spot (few months ago) it was still skateable, the lower bar isn’t going to be replaced for a long time I guess

Fun fact I lived a few streets away 10 years ago - at the time I never considered the Paris paved banks as skate spots… i NEVER looked at this kind of things in a skateboard related POV. Imaging people skating it NEVER crossed my mind

dude! same. it's like that thing at Canal Saint Martin (I have hard time calling it a bank even.....). Back in the 90's my buddies who were really into the fresh/tech approach only wanted to skate marble spots! Like le dome or Bercy....So paved shit was just not even considered.

[l1ll1ll1]

just watched. in my opinion, he's one of the best to ever do it. so much style, so much control, seeing some of the spots in person just makes you realise how easy he makes it look.

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also just found out a british skater cut out the lower bar to make the Paris bank from the Thrasher cover skatable. and then Louie comes in to do that..... 

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I don’t know what to think about this… it was discussed in the cover thread. I mean if you « open » a spot it’s sure somebody will come and skate it… even if it’s gnarly

Anyway the last time I walked by the spot (few months ago) it was still skateable, the lower bar isn’t going to be replaced for a long time I guess

Fun fact I lived a few streets away 10 years ago - at the time I never considered the Paris paved banks as skate spots… i NEVER looked at this kind of things in a skateboard related POV. Imaging people skating it NEVER crossed my mind

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dude! same. it's like that thing at Canal Saint Martin (I have hard time calling it a bank even.....). Back in the 90's my buddies who were really into the fresh/tech approach only wanted to skate marble spots! Like le dome or Bercy....So paved shit was just not even considered.

I live a few streets away from the Canal Saint Martin bank and damn it’s fucked up. Good thing there is a fire station just 10 meters away, in case you need first aid

Also I’ve seen people skating banks just by the lock (not sure if it’s the right word for écluse) across the street from the Jemmapes skatepark

Props to Louie

[WarmUpZone]

Whats the inside out hoodie all about?

At the time all of this was filmed, Louie had a pretty tight apparel contract with Volcom (he is even wearing a bunch of the clothes from the "Louie" capsule in the footage... he has since left Volcom for Noah). I imagine there were times where he was out filming and realized it would be unprofessional (if not a contract violation) to have other clothing brand's logos on his torso so he flipped it inside out.

On another note, this footage is amazing and Louie is the best.

[lurker_and_poster]

If I woud be vans management announcing a big new skater and it woudnt be Louie - I woud  be disappointed about my company and myself.

If you don’t love Louie and don’t want to skate like
him - there is something wrong with you.

usually he got it first time, doing it really well second and picture book perfect third time.

And if he struggle  working for a trick - the real magic happend

[cant stop]

Loved every minute of it. Also made me think of fakie 5-0 halfcab flip to nosemanual. What a dream trick. Louie could do it.

[totallyradical]

...finally finished it.  This would have been 30 minutes without all the celebratory high-five footage.

I've never understood the hype for Louie.  He's good but I feel like he consistently skates below his level.  Hence being able to land the same trick a dozen times in a row.  The Primitive am video was leagues ahead of anything in here.  I'm glad he didn't get SOTY.  Maybe during a slow year they'll throw him a bone like AVE.

[versacekid420]

...finally finished it.  This would have been 30 minutes without all the celebratory high-five footage.

I've never understood the hype for Louie.  He's good but I feel like he consistently skates below his level.  Hence being able to land the same trick a dozen times in a row.  The Primitive am video was leagues ahead of anything in here.  I'm glad he didn't get SOTY.  Maybe during a slow year they'll throw him a bone like AVE.

i almost took the bait

[Scarecrow Radio]

Fastbreaks must be a really great shoe. Dude has two of his own pro-models and he's skating Fastbreaks in at least 40% of this footage