Origins of the Stalefish

[Iceman]

So wait - who did it first?

I been down with the fish since 87ish. James Kelch was the first one I saw do one. At EMB in the 80s there were always a bunch of dudes posted up on the stage just doing different ollie grab variations (& usually street plants).

is that you grabbing stale in the late 80's in your profile picture?

[The Mess]

So wait - who did it first?

I been down with the fish since 87ish. James Kelch was the first one I saw do one. At EMB in the 80s there were always a bunch of dudes posted up on the stage just doing different ollie grab variations (& usually street plants).

it seems the birdman was first in 85. at least as far as airs go.

[Getty]

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So wait - who did it first?

I been down with the fish since 87ish. James Kelch was the first one I saw do one. At EMB in the 80s there were always a bunch of dudes posted up on the stage just doing different ollie grab variations (& usually street plants).

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is that you grabbing stale in the late 80's in your profile picture?

Yup. I figured I had to post something in this thread...

[Iceman]

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So wait - who did it first?

I been down with the fish since 87ish. James Kelch was the first one I saw do one. At EMB in the 80s there were always a bunch of dudes posted up on the stage just doing different ollie grab variations (& usually street plants).

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is that you grabbing stale in the late 80's in your profile picture?

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Yup. I figured I had to post something in this thread...

that's rad. and the rest of your post tells me you probably have some great stories from back then.

[Chavo]

This is a 1986 video of Hawk doing a stale gay twist (6:50) and frontside (10:46). Unreel (Vision's video production company) may have released it in one of their many contest compilations, but this is the same footage in Psycho Skate.

[frontsideindy]

This is a 1986 video of Hawk doing a stale gay twist (6:50) and frontside (10:46). Unreel (Vision's video production company) may have released it in one of their many contest compilations, but this is the same footage in Psycho Skate.

@Chavo - thank you for posting that video - made my day - one of the first pool videos i have seen as a kid.
so good to see stuff already 30 years old and still so tough - perfect styles and sick tricks - also for today standards
in a bowl competition. Best think is that most people in the video are still ripping today.
Skateboarding is the fountain of youth.

[radcunt]

This story is great and everyone should read it. Here’s an alternate link for the future


http://deadhippieportfolio.squarespace.com/web/2019/2/15/gonz-and-hawk-the-origins-of-the-stalefish-tws-2016.html

[fineslime]

the roast beef is the pound for pound worst skateboarding grab... yes, even worse than the benni.

[Mongo Lloyd]

the roast beef is the pound for pound worst skateboarding grab... yes, even worse than the benni.

Agreed, and feels very fumbly to perform.

Just an awkward ugly trick.

[jorge]

I always assumed stale fish came from stelmasky inverts.

[fakie nollie]

the roast beef is the pound for pound worst skateboarding grab... yes, even worse than the benni.

I ran this so hard at every park when I was a kid. It took a skate friend to tell me to knock it off

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

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the roast beef is the pound for pound worst skateboarding grab... yes, even worse than the benni.

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I ran this so hard at every park when I was a kid. It took a skate friend to tell me to knock it off

I did em (RB) out of the fly out until I found out I could actually grab stale. Did a couple but haven't done one since, but the stale might come out during a big fly out sesh.

Wanna snatch a stale in an actual aerial, but also, fuck that...

[radcunt]

stales off a launch ramp like a reverse melon was my favorite shit as a kid.  Probs why my back is now fuckin rooted

[switchfrontshuv]

Nobody gives a fuck about your stalefish old man

[Banned from the room]

I learned chicken salad grabs first.

People told me it was a beef but they was wrong.

Beef is back hand

Chicken front

[Banned from the room]

Hey does anyone know what the CIAA is in 80s skateboarding.

I've heard two people use this term now in aNegative.

No one explains

[Dick Dastardly]

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^roast beef, i think.

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That's front hand in between the front of your legs

Nah roast beef is back hand. As others have said front hand is generally called a chicken salad

[versacekid420]

I’m sorry but tweaking a roast beef fly out may look really dumb, but it feels so good. Like going back to an ex, you know it’s wrong but baby I’m home

[Coping Grinder]

Never saw it answered, but I was always taught that a fresh fish was just a backside stale fish.