tk claims he's the best black skater

[HoneyBear]

People talk shit on his fakie to grind/slides like that's all he can do.He did a switch fs nosegrind in the baker tour video and he did a heelflip bs boardslide and he did a switch crook in baker has a deathwish.These days he has a wider trick selection then his baker 3 days.

[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

People talk shit on his fakie to grind/slides like that's all he can do.He did a switch fs nosegrind in the baker tour video and he did a heelflip bs boardslide and he did a switch crook in baker has a deathwish.These days he has a wider trick selection then his baker 3 days.

heelflip boardslides....ughhhhhhh gross.

[Tarquin]

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People talk shit on his fakie to grind/slides like that's all he can do.He did a switch fs nosegrind in the baker tour video and he did a heelflip bs boardslide and he did a switch crook in baker has a deathwish.These days he has a wider trick selection then his baker 3 days.

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heelflip boardslides....ughhhhhhh gross.

haha you really can't stand heelflips can you?

[OttoMaddox]

As far as I've heard it stands for Serious As Death. I don't know how he got it though

Simple As Death

[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

^yeah, that's it, simple as death.

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People talk shit on his fakie to grind/slides like that's all he can do.He did a switch fs nosegrind in the baker tour video and he did a heelflip bs boardslide and he did a switch crook in baker has a deathwish.These days he has a wider trick selection then his baker 3 days.

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heelflip boardslides....ughhhhhhh gross.

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haha you really can't stand heelflips can you?

For the most part, I hate them. Some people can do them well though. I like Lindsey Robertson's heelflips because he's got that ninja thing going, but usually heelflips are fugly.

[Albatross]

[2NTRFIG]

i cant believe that fools not on real anymore

[Baby Gerber]

What the fuck would Terry Kennedy know about a space shuttle.

[kinky john]

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Is there any footage of SAD online? It's murder trying to search for him because of his name (what's the story behind that anyway?). I can just about remember my friend having a video in which he had a part. We thought it was weird because he skated with a rag or a hankie in his hand or something.

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411 best of 4, curtis mayfield "Move on up". start of his part he walks into his apt slaps a black womans ass and says "No time for slippin"

he 5050s this rail at one part and if you look closely he has blonde eyebrows and a blonde mustache.

lots of great LA schoolyard footy. 5050 the high ledge at venice beach. skates that slanted manual pad way different than anyone else too. also some dope shit on picnic tables.

that issue is great. andrew reynolds profile no music, sad rookies, chad fernandez rookies, brad hayes rookies, cairo foster wheels w/ xzibit, adrian lopez wheels w/misfits, greco wheels w/the faction doin california dreamin, marc johnson profiles, jerry hsu wheels (when hes 15), rodney + daewon profile (epmd!), tons of good shit on that one.

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i cant find footage of SAD on youtube either.

i would also like to know whats the story behind that nickname.

[Tarquin]

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Is there any footage of SAD online? It's murder trying to search for him because of his name (what's the story behind that anyway?). I can just about remember my friend having a video in which he had a part. We thought it was weird because he skated with a rag or a hankie in his hand or something.

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411 best of 4, curtis mayfield "Move on up". start of his part he walks into his apt slaps a black womans ass and says "No time for slippin"

he 5050s this rail at one part and if you look closely he has blonde eyebrows and a blonde mustache.

lots of great LA schoolyard footy. 5050 the high ledge at venice beach. skates that slanted manual pad way different than anyone else too. also some dope shit on picnic tables.

that issue is great. andrew reynolds profile no music, sad rookies, chad fernandez rookies, brad hayes rookies, cairo foster wheels w/ xzibit, adrian lopez wheels w/misfits, greco wheels w/the faction doin california dreamin, marc johnson profiles, jerry hsu wheels (when hes 15), rodney + daewon profile (epmd!), tons of good shit on that one.

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i cant find footage of SAD on youtube either.

i would also like to know whats the story behind that nickname.

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thanks kinky john!

i still cant understand why SAD hadnt got some bigger sponsors back then, he had a good style and nice tricks for the era. i only remember one of his sponsor, that was Simple Shoes.

didn't he ride for Arcade skateboards too? Or am I mistaken?

[janes addiction sucks]

sorry that title is taken by the late, great keenan milton

[McCly]

I still don't get the whole race-classification thing. Doesn't "best black skater" just limit you? Why not try to be one of the best period?

[ROCKxADIO420]

he couldnt say that with a straight face.

[Beer Keg Peg Leg]

To determine the best black skater, all you have to do is examine his big money and his big cars, then ask yourself 'who do I think he is?'. You must then proceed to take a look at his chain, car, fame, and broads (respectively) and decide whether he is stunting on you all or not.

[krewkruxklan]

this thread is hurtful and offensive

[Buddha]

To all the people looking for SAD clips:

Gumbo

SAD TV

LA County (@1:24)

I'm pretty sure he had more clips In LA county but I couldn't find the rest of the video on Youtube.  SAD also had footage in one of the later Logic videos but I couldn't find that either. 

[gutterhead.]

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Here's a few I think of.  TK has skill nowhere near these guys.

SAD
Keenan
Ray Barbee
Jovantae
Bastien
Antwuan
Kareem
Jeron
Lavar
Pat Washington
Windsor
Devine
Stevie
Kevin Taylor
"That kid on Alien"
Tabias Walker (He was so sick on Invisible)

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Black dudes you didn't list that I'd rather see skate than TK:

Clyde Singleton
Lamare Hemmings
Aquil Braithwait
Everen Stallion (great name by the way)
Kevin Romar
Kevin Booker
Karl Watson
Theotis Beasley
Darren Harper

That's just a few off the top of the dome, there's many many more that are far more talented and/or easier on the eyes than fucking TK.

don't forget chris pfanner

[Gomez]

"who i'd rather see than tk" is completely different than "who is better than tk", and a lot of you guys are definitely confusing the two. whether you like him or not, tk does some really sick shit. fakie 5-0 on wilshire 10, gap to nosegrind on that spot that two stair flat something spot, that fakie tailslide someone posted, and the fakie lips he did for his ender and baker 3 and his second to last trick in his deathwish part were both really good. dude has gotten a fuck load better since his baker 3 part. think about it: no one else's deathwish part topped their baker 3 part except terry's, so that shows some real progression, especially since it was all throwaway anyway. he's far from the best black skater, but certainly not the worst. how you guys can compare majorly ledge skaters to someone like tk who skates mainly handrails is stupid. apples & oranges. as already stated, i doubt he believes he's the best black skater either.

[rawbertson.]

the one thing i can say about TK is he can actually do pretty much every regular and fakie trick really solid down stuff, with good style. a lot of pros can only do heelflips good switch, he can do them both ways really good, for example.

[H8R part 4]

^yeah, that's it, simple as death.

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People talk shit on his fakie to grind/slides like that's all he can do.He did a switch fs nosegrind in the baker tour video and he did a heelflip bs boardslide and he did a switch crook in baker has a deathwish.These days he has a wider trick selection then his baker 3 days.

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heelflip boardslides....ughhhhhhh gross.

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haha you really can't stand heelflips can you?

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For the most part, I hate them. Some people can do them well though. I like Lindsey Robertson's heelflips because he's got that ninja thing going, but usually heelflips are fugly.

haha, you're not alone gipper, i'm not a fan of the either.

heelflip = the poor mans kickflip

[Headcrusher]

To determine the best black skater, all you have to do is examine his big money and his big cars, then ask yourself 'who do I think he is?'. You must then proceed to take a look at his chain, car, fame, and broads (respectively) and decide whether he is stunting on you all or not.

gahhahahahahahahahah dude best post....