Wad Templeton ever a good skater?

[Tracer]

Growing up he always had the worst part in videos, yet even in 2015 posters still jerk off to his parts almost 20 years ago. I don't get the Tempster hype, never did. Yeah he's a great artist, if you like that kind of fingerpaint style with no direction. Owned a company and basically ran Toy into the ground with his choice of China manufacturer. Nick Merlino is the best thing Tum Yeto has and he rides for Foundation.

Noseblunt, lipslide... Get real and spill your REAL opinion on Tempster

[ducky darnsworth]

this is what happens when the roller rink has free wifi.

[j....soy.....]

Coming soon....'Gonz......has he EVER been able to skate?'

Templeton was the shit.....same class as Jason Lee...Matt Hensley....Ray Barbee.....that idea...

[Tracer]

this is what happens when the roller rink has free wifi.

Dick you know how many girls are at roller rinks? Hope you're married because you're out of passes with me here.

[lk130]

He's sort of crunchy, but watching whats close to my favorite video ever This is Skateboarding it's what I judged him by. And he was one of the early early guys doing smithgrinds and bluntslides that I can remember learning from. Also he was in a pre-tony hawk skateboarding game with Daewon I can remember being pretty realistic and challenging around the time Thps2 was out. He did his own thing on the shoes

[Tracer]

Coming soon....'Gonz......has he EVER been able to skate?'

Templeton was the shit.....same class as Jason Lee...Matt Hensley....Ray Barbee.....that idea...

Please be joking, that is insulting to all 3

[fulltechnicalskizzy]

In 2003 Ed Templeton invented the smith grind and changed the world

[FROST YOUR TIPS]

Wad Tracer ever a good poster?

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

Wad LOL
Anyway, you're tripping if you ever thought he wasn't a good skater.
NOBODY had one foots like him and he held down an NBD (impossible noseblunt) for nearly 20 years.
Skated UP rails when many hadn't, never changed his dress style to please the masses, vegan from day dot, rad artist, great photorapher etc. etc. etc.
Did you even see his epicly later'd? Ed will always be in my top 5

[SodaJerk]

Growing up he always had the worst part in videos, yet even in 2015 posters still jerk off to his parts almost 20 years ago. I don't get the Tempster hype, never did. Yeah he's a great artist, if you like that kind of fingerpaint style with no direction. Owned a company and basically ran Toy into the ground with his choice of China manufacturer. Nick Merlino is the best thing Tum Yeto has and he rides for Foundation.

Noseblunt, lipslide... Get real and spill your REAL opinion on Tempster

Your troll is showing. Try harder, you're slipping.

[Tay]

He's sort of crunchy, but watching whats close to my favorite video ever This is Skateboarding it's what I judged him by. And he was one of the early early guys doing smithgrinds and bluntslides that I can remember learning from. Also he was in a pre-tony hawk skateboarding game with Daewon I can remember being pretty realistic and challenging around the time Thps2 was out. He did his own thing on the shoes

Grind Session!

[GinosGroceries]

He's sort of crunchy, but watching whats close to my favorite video ever This is Skateboarding it's what I judged him by. And he was one of the early early guys doing smithgrinds and bluntslides that I can remember learning from. Also he was in a pre-tony hawk skateboarding gamewith Daewon I can remember being pretty realistic and challenging around the time Thps2 was out.He did his own thing on the shoes

So Grind Session came out before Tony Hawk 1 but after Tony Hawk 2?
Seems about right

[Vibes of skating rocks]

Wad you ever a good speller? Fucktard.

[pinche gringo]

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[layzieyez]

Tempster was terrible on rollerblades.  You want to get on your knees and suck off Vallely instead since he plays rollerhockey.  No soulgrinds or pornstars though.  You inlining troll.

[givecigstosurfgroms]

  His part in useless wooden toys is really good.  He was happening the most right before street skating got the smaller wheels. Hes still super solid I'm pretty sure. Up untill not long ago he still skated gnarly stuff.  Thats pretty kool considering he had photos in the mags in the 80s.

[Esquivel]

Scrolling to the bottom of the thread without even looking at the comments, just to say that tracer must definitely be a troll.
And also that the "ignore" button does not work when he starts a thread
And also that Ed Templeton is one of the greats

[burl chung]

Watch his part in 1281 and then change your mind please.

[Esquivel]

Wad LOL
Anyway, you're tripping if you ever thought he wasn't a good skater.
NOBODY had one foots like him and he held down an NBD (impossible noseblunt) for nearly 20 years.
Skated UP rails when many hadn't, never changed his dress style to please the masses, vegan from day dot, rad artist, great photorapher etc. etc. etc.
Did you even see his epicly later'd? Ed will always be in my top 5

too right!

[iKobrakai]

[lk130]

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He's sort of crunchy, but watching whats close to my favorite video ever This is Skateboarding it's what I judged him by. And he was one of the early early guys doing smithgrinds and bluntslides that I can remember learning from. Also he was in a pre-tony hawk skateboarding game with Daewon I can remember being pretty realistic and challenging around the time Thps2 was out. He did his own thing on the shoes

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Grind Session!

Yeah awesome game idea

[KUberry]

I like his quick line in This is Skateboarding where he front blunts the bench then fs heelflips the small set immediately after

[Shredface]

Fuckwad!!

[rejectpaul]

Growing up he always had the worst part in videos, yet even in 2015 posters still jerk off to his parts almost 20 years ago. I don't get the Tempster hype, never did. Yeah he's a great artist, if you like that kind of fingerpaint style with no direction. Owned a company and basically ran Toy into the ground with his choice of China manufacturer. Nick Merlino is the best thing Tum Yeto has and he rides for Foundation.

Noseblunt, lipslide... Get real and spill your REAL opinion on Tempster

watch his parts and decide for yourself.
which video parts have you watched of his? have you not seen Jumping of a Building or Life is Leisure, both of which are almost 20 YEARS OLD
Temspter rules, and Tum Yeto have a lot of good people on beside Dick Burrito, but he is still good though.

[Pipe Dreamer]

His section in Useless Wooden Toys was very innovative at the time, cutting edge tricks like front & back foot impossibles, one footing ollies over benches and a lot bigspin variations. He then stayed relevant through running Toy and upping his game on Handrails in the naughties when that was the shit. So anyone who made all the through the 90`s and beyond after coming up the late 80s were good skaters no doubt, He entered loads of comps and was always did more exciting runs than say Mike V in my eyes, Nose blunts, impossible tail grabs, quality heelflips etc

[drunkenshredder]

I can't believe this is even a topic. Tempster is still relevant today. You can tell that he had to work hard to be great at skateboarding... Skateboarding needs more Templeton's, he's given everything to skateboarding.

[bentmode]

Tracer, making a nynah like late run at POTY

[DannyDee]

Growing up he always had the worst part in videos, yet even in 2015 posters still jerk off to his parts almost 20 years ago. I don't get the Tempster hype, never did. Yeah he's a great artist, if you like that kind of fingerpaint style with no direction. Owned a company and basically ran Toy into the ground with his choice of China manufacturer. Nick Merlino is the best thing Tum Yeto has and he rides for Foundation.

Noseblunt, lipslide... Get real and spill your REAL opinion on Tempster

Have you not seen what Blake Carpenter has put out in the last year? Ed's a legend, and Toy Machine has one of the sickest teams around right now.

[art hellman]

Skateboarding needs more Templeton's

there will never be another Templeton.  he definitely can stand shoulder to shoulder with any other 'legend'/pioneer of skateboarding

he was a major influence on me getting into Fugazi and Sonic Youth and other cultural stuff outside of skateboarding.  

saw him skate at a couple of different demos during the absolute peak of Tum Yeto (between Welcome to Hell and Jump off a Building and then also after JOAB).  even with the insane about of rippers present at each demo (Barley, Anderson, Getz, Maldonado, Bam, Fowler, etc.), Ed was always the last-man standing and still putting on a show for everyone (usually by blunting the entirety of some obstacle).  

also, he was rocking dickies and white shoes and getting flack for it.  he should be the patron saint of kids' skateboarding styles today

Ed is the best.  

edit:  Jamie is probably most often considered the rail-hero of Welcome to Hell, but Ed's is still the most re-watched for me (with Maldonado and Barley very very close behind)

[franquietits]

Templeton is an historical figure in skating. Maybe the standard of skating surpassed him long ago, but doesn't really matter.
I always thought that contest story in his epicly later'd was so interesting. 80's stylists against a few skater's who were the next generations changing of the guard.