Old Dudes Post Up Here...

[dofrenzy]

@rockydennishead


I feel bad I didn't respond to your post earlier.....at the time I was "crowding" the board with posts and didn't want to seem like the Welcome Wagon because I am new at skating and not good at all.  In any case....

WELCOME! 

[dofrenzy]

@Frank and Fred

Cool shot bro!  Again....you gettin' some air....I look up to you and not just because of the angle of that shot.

[FUBAR]

Age: 48

Set up: Gonz Sweatpants 9.81
           OHJ II Team Rider Speedwheels 61 mm 97a
            Bones red's
            Ace 66
            Mob grip

Preferred terrain: Transition, Flatground, Curbs


Favourite skaters: Cardiel, &&, Huf, Reese Forbes

Music: QOTSA, Kyuss, Zepplin, 90's era Hiphop

Married: Divorced

Kids: 2 of them

Job: Retired US Navy (22 years)

Long time lurker, glad I found this thread!

Right on, another retired military dude! I retired in Nov after 24 years in the AF.

[manysnakes]

Pretty easy to identify children on here:
Hey, do you like communism and antifa?
Do you believe a man can have a period?

Whoa dude is this even legal?!

[ol man]

48
Board 8.5 minilogo
wheels 53 spitfire F4s
trucks- thunder
bearings bones reds

married- its a long story
kids- 3 none skate though
occupation-nurse
fave skaters: barbee, natas, kendall lance cardiel
terrain- curbs, terrible at tranny, but learning to love it
skill level- no skill, but enthusiatic!

[Hubba Bo-Tep]

48

8" Hockey x 52mm spitfire conicals 99a (for now, going classics next week... dunno what size though yet) x Indy 139 hollow forged x bearings, grip and other stuff that holds it all together.

married- nope but living that common law life.
Kids- nope.
occupation-project management
fave skaters of days gone by: natas, gonz, vallely, barbee
fave current skaters: Villani, Shinbongi, Dilo, Suciu, Tom Knox, Cookie, Louie Lopez, Deedz etc etc.  It's a long list 'cause skaters these days are fucking mental and I like that.
terrain- curbs, manny pads, flatground and getting the fear on flatbars.  Steered clear of transition after I annihilated an ankle many years ago.
skill level- basic scrub.

[Frank and Fred]

More solo sessions means more selfie slow-mo screen grabs. Trying to ease back into skating some bigger tranny... Exhausting...

[cky enthusiast]

damn fool you’re shredding

[Landmine]

My people 

Age: 40, skated into my 30s but cancer and recovery kept me off for too long and I'm basically re-learning everything
Setup:

• 8.5" AH Eagle
  Ace AF-1s
  56mm Satori wheels
  Bones Reds
  Rails, of course

Terrain: curbs, ditches, flat
Favorite skaters: Hewitt, Cardiel, Lance, etc

[Easy Slider]

@Frank and Fred truly impressive!

@Landmine welcome to the forums and stoked for you that you have recovered from cancer.

I realise that I have never properly posted up here...

Age: 43 [I started skating in 92 but stopped around 2001 (about the same time Dre dropped 2001), came back in 2020]

Set up:

• 8.38 Ishod dreamer shape soon to be replaced by the 8.5 Muska reiusse
• 52 Bones 100s down to under 50 now
• Indys
• Swiss
• Mob

Married: yes
Kids: none
Occupation: desk jockey
Fave skaters: Penny, Kareem Campbell, Gershon Mosley; Ishod, Delfino and many more.
Terrain: street (mainly schoolyards and parking lots)
Skill level: low but improving

[skatred]

Age: 41. Started mid 90's and stopped skating around 2002, and have just come back.

Set up:

    8.00 Taylor Kirby Death wish
    53 spitfires
    139mm Tiago lemos Independants



Married: no
Kids: 4
Occupation: Senior systems engineer
Fave skaters: Mike York, Tom Penny, The Muska
Terrain: street
Skill level: Terrible atm but getting in time to skate where I can

Shitty life decisions took me away from skating and I've considered coming back for years. Finally bit the bullet and it can sound kooky or whatever but skating has brought things into my mind and life I didn't know were missing.

[Frank and Fred]

. Finally bit the bullet and it can sound kooky or whatever but skating has brought things into my mind and life I didn't know were missing.

Doesn't sound kooky at all. Right now without skateboarding, I'd be a mess....

[CheeseSteak]

Age:33 next week
Set Up: 8.25 Hockey
             54mm Spitfire Wides
             139 Indys w/ Bones Bushings
             Bones Bearing
             Mob Grip
Preferred Terrain: SoCal Street plazas (most bang for my buck with limited time) - manny pads, Ledges
Favorite bygone skaters: Arto, Penny, Poppalardo, Marnell
Favorite Current Skaters: Ishod, Busenitz, Axel Cruys
Music: Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Band, Future Islands, Spoon
Married: Soon to be engaged
Kids: Small Dog
Occupation: Software Sales (for the money)
Favorite Video Parts: Bobby Worrest - Especial, Slash - Black and Blue, Arto - Menikmati, Dill - Photosynthesis, Danny Renaud - Mosaic

Put together this video for a Spike Jones short film contest a few years ago - thought it would be worth sharing -

[burm]

Can't recall if I posted in this thread already at some time, I think I haven't.. For all my life it seems I've gotten into skating for a few years, then fallen off for a couple when the friends have stopped and then gotten back into it again (when finding new friends or just new motivation). Started on and infamous Turbo II around maybe '94 or something, I'm turning 37 in November now.

The funny thing is that in my adult years it has seemed like every time I pick it back up I can pretty much continue where I left off, partially because I was never good enough to have skills I could have lost over time, partially due to doing other stuff like gymnastics that has some carryover effects.

After another hiatus of a few years I got back on a year ago and decided now is the time I learn to drop in on tranny. There has been a lot of new concrete parks near me where I could find transition low enough not to be afraid of dying. I surprised myself soon after by learning BS axle stalls and 5050s which have been great fun. I have now recently been able to do those on some more proper sized quarters as well, so I'm hoping to see some miniramp sessions in the future. The thing is, I can't rock fakie or tail stall at all, so I might need to get those on lock as well .

Other stuff I've been working on slowly is the kickflips of course and BS 5050 on ledges. When I only have an hour or less at a time to skate I tend to just do the stuff I know because it feels good and then maybe throw 5 kickflip attempts at the end when I'm tired and it's almost time to go.

[sbmfj]

Cool little edit there CheeseSteak.

Love that full pipe shot Frank and Fred, gotta try one of those someday.

Heres my old man rant...

Heard some guy call a fake f/s halfcab noseslide a f/s half cab switch back tail other day. Laughed pretty hard. Sounds aloot cooler as a switch BSTS I guess.. (and hes in his 30's, he should know better)

end rant.

Hope you all have a good Friday night session - looking forward to mine!!

[AitchBeeGayBuh]

So right now I’m readin an old TWS from 2002 check out with this dude who I skated with on Pharmacy who was a rad skater at the time n wanted to see if a video was anywhere on YouTube...

Just found it and this is the first video I was ever in part 1 13:25 complete with Adidas track pants, shirtless, n bleached hair at Chafee in its prime. Has to be from around 2000 when it was filmed. Also filmed a nollie flip backside tailslide that day but never made it in the video. It was the same time Mulder had a Chocolate ad doin the same move there on a lower ledge at the same spot. Always wondered why they never used that clip in the video...

Also the first parts of Brian Herman (World flow era) poopin on a 420 shirt in the credits, Tony Silva (pre Foundation), n Matt Allen (Flip flow era).

[dofrenzy]

Just some pics here….yesterday was one month since my “bowel resection” and I just set up a new board so I hit my ramp with below-coping mellowness for only 15 minutes (1st skate in about 6 weeks)….kickturns and pumping and such.  One pic is of the scar from surgery.  Hard to believe that one month ago I was cut wide open on an operating table, but here it is….the wonders of modern medicine….

[Easy Slider]

Just some pics here….yesterday was one month since my “bowel resection” and I just set up a new board so I hit my ramp with below-coping mellowness for only 15 minutes….kickturns and pumping and such.  One pic is of the scar from surgery.  Hard to believe that one month ago I was cut wide open on an operating table, but here it is….the wonders of modern medicine….

Great to hear that the surgery went well and you‘re back on the board.

[Landmine]

@dofrenzy hell yeah!  The backyard mini looks cool too.

[Frank and Fred]

Nice work @dofrenzy Also, jealous of your TF.

[dustyassrocketswitchv]

this thread is quite depressing. I believe I shall kill myself before getting to this point in life

[dofrenzy]

 @Frank and Fred

Thanks Man,  gotta ask though, what’s a TF?!?!  Trying to figure but can’t…..

Edit - Is it Training Facility?  I think it’s Training Facility.  Some of these acronyms can be hard to figure!!!!  Google helps, but I had to include “skateboarding” in the search or it just came up as “The Fuck”.  I used “xtremeskater.com” mini ramp plans as the basis for my TF.

[dofrenzy]

@dofrenzy hell yeah!  The backyard mini looks cool too.

@Landmine

Thank you!  I am super proud of my ramp.  Just from an “exercise” perspective, it is helping to keep me in the best shape of my life.

[dofrenzy]

Great to hear that the surgery went well and you‘re back on the board.

@Easy Slider  I appreciate the support.  Over the course of 2 years skateboarding has been a huge benefit for my life and I am stoked to be getting back to it.

[dofrenzy]

this thread is quite depressing. I believe I shall kill myself before getting to this point in life

@dustyassrocketswitchv  Leave us your board stash before you go!

[cky enthusiast]

this thread is quite depressing. I believe I shall kill myself before getting to this point in life

why wait

[Sleazy]

Age:33 next week
Set Up: 8.25 Hockey
             54mm Spitfire Wides
             139 Indys w/ Bones Bushings
             Bones Bearing
             Mob Grip
Preferred Terrain: SoCal Street plazas (most bang for my buck with limited time) - manny pads, Ledges
Favorite bygone skaters: Arto, Penny, Poppalardo, Marnell
Favorite Current Skaters: Ishod, Busenitz, Axel Cruys
Music: Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Band, Future Islands, Spoon
Married: Soon to be engaged
Kids: Small Dog
Occupation: Software Sales (for the money)
Favorite Video Parts: Bobby Worrest - Especial, Slash - Black and Blue, Arto - Menikmati, Dill - Photosynthesis, Danny Renaud - Mosaic

Put together this video for a Spike Jones short film contest a few years ago - thought it would be worth sharing -

cool video. i'm also a fan of leisure shirts

[Fhk]

Age: 44
Set up: Always changing it up but I'm stuck on this atm.
8.5 FA
144 Indy Ti
55 classics
Bones reds
Jessup

Preferred terrain: Anything other than flat ground and the 3 things I have in my driveway..but that's my only option these days.

Favourite skaters: Pepe

Music:  90's Rap, Reggae

Married: Yes

Kids: 4

[Landmine]

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@dofrenzy hell yeah!  The backyard mini looks cool too.

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@Landmine

Thank you!  I am super proud of my ramp.  Just from an “exercise” perspective, it is helping to keep me in the best shape of my life.

I'm jealous dude.  I want to build my own now that I'm in a house with a backyard, but the lumber prices went nuts at the same time I finally had the space and free time to do it.  One day though, one day!

[yghartsyrt]

don't know if i posted already in this thread.

44 years. started in 1988 and stopped around 2006. Started again in 2019, but managed to destroy my body every 6 months for several months (getting older sucks).

current setup:
Heroin Eggxorcist 9,4"
F4 Conical 52mm 99a
Ace 55
Pig Rails

Mostly skating curbs and flatbars at the local semi DIY.