Louie Lopez 'West End'

[ArtVandelay]

Apparently Louie Lopez is releasing a new video part tomorrow called West End. The SOTY race is getting heavy! Anybody have details on the video?

Updated: http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/louie-lopez-s-west-end-part/

[Powdered Toast Man!]

Loui Lopez ‘West End’ ‘SOTY part’

[pizzafliptofakie]

Guarantee they're going to reveal that he's SOTY at the event. The formula is too obvious.

[happenstance]

agreed ^

Has Thrasher ever had a premier for a part? Burnett even had something in his IG about it this morning. Seems like a setup for a SOTY surprise video. All about creating a narrative these days.

I think Gip said it in another thread that no one has had a greater impact on skating this year than Tiago. Popping high and sliding long has changed. One photo of a sculpture wallie Louie did sticks out in my mind and nothing else.

I’m sure this part will be great but will it change skating? I hope so.

Add Tiago to the list with Guy and Evan Smith.

End presumptive rant.

[micky682]

agreed ^

Has Thrasher ever had a premier for a part? Burnett even had something in his IG about it this morning. Seems like a setup for a SOTY surprise video. All about creating a narrative these days.

I think Gip said it in another thread that no one has had a greater impact on skating this year than Tiago. Popping high and sliding long has changed. One photo of a sculpture wallie Louie did sticks out in my mind and nothing else.

I’m sure this part will be great but will it change skating? I hope so.

Add Tiago to the list with Guy and Evan Smith.

End presumptive rant.

But watching Louie makes me want to go skate.

[happenstance]

Don’t get me wrong, love his skating. This year just seems like the most obvious choice.

[Atiba Applebum]

Seems early to do it. They usually whittle down the online list.  Then again, the Thrasher posts of this have lots of pics of really young Louie in it, which def lends credence to this being a soty event

Also, it’s his birthday today...

[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

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agreed ^

Has Thrasher ever had a premier for a part? Burnett even had something in his IG about it this morning. Seems like a setup for a SOTY surprise video. All about creating a narrative these days.

I think Gip said it in another thread that no one has had a greater impact on skating this year than Tiago. Popping high and sliding long has changed. One photo of a sculpture wallie Louie did sticks out in my mind and nothing else.

I’m sure this part will be great but will it change skating? I hope so.

Add Tiago to the list with Guy and Evan Smith.

End presumptive rant.

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But watching Louie makes me want to go skate.

Congratulations.

[Betaphenylethylalamine]

You didn't skate in the 90's early 2000's if Tiago doesn't get you hyped to skate

[heckler]

I feel like when Thrasher announces SOTY depends on their media schedule. I remember they announced Chris Cole the second time midway through December, whereas they announced Grant before Thanksgiving in 2011.

I'd be really surprised if this isn't a SOTY part, and good for Louie if so, but this pick seems a little sterile given everything that's happened this year (the past few months especially). I was hoping Tiago would pull above politics for a victory, a la Wes Kremer, but Louie's definitely been groomed for SOTY over the past few years and I can see this move pleasing plenty of industry types.

[Jerkstore]

hope this aint some more vanilla stuff from him

[DannyDee]

agreed ^

Has Thrasher ever had a premier for a part? Burnett even had something in his IG about it this morning. Seems like a setup for a SOTY surprise video. All about creating a narrative these days.

I think Gip said it in another thread that no one has had a greater impact on skating this year than Tiago. Popping high and sliding long has changed. One photo of a sculpture wallie Louie did sticks out in my mind and nothing else.

I’m sure this part will be great but will it change skating? I hope so.

Add Tiago to the list with Guy and Evan Smith.

End presumptive rant.

Is Thrasher hosting the event? I'm pretty sure we've seen premieres for online parts. Last year they did for Kyle Walker and Elijah's, and I'm pretty sure there was an event for Mason Silva's red baloon part this year.

[RCB3]

I feel pretty confident Foy will get it. He has a ton of stuff still coming out in Ty's "Flat Earth," which comes out in early December, and heard he's releasing something before the end of the year with the fs crook on El Toro in it. Would be happy with Louie winning though. They both deserve it and same with Tiago.

[botefdunn]

Foy and Louie are exceptional skateboarders.

Tiago is an evolutionary step, simultaneously forward and backward.

[Swithflip]

Biggest rail of the year will make one more SOTY: Gonzales, Walker.

[sharkin]

^{Wow it's almost like SOTY is just another advert for Thrasher}

[dirty ol man]

Biggest rail of the year will make one more SOTY: Gonzales, Walker.

won't this year. people have figured out how to lock into rails on that feeble shit and can surf x amount of feet now.

tiago foy and louie are all pretty fucking eligible but if you've met Phelps in person you realize how much of a loose cannon dude is, and is on some dictator shit regardless of who actually killed it the most.

and politics which thrasher is supposed to be above re: Guy

[Atiba Applebum]

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Biggest rail of the year will make one more SOTY: Gonzales, Walker.

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won't this year. people have figured out how to lock into rails on that feeble shit and can surf x amount of feet now.

tiago foy and louie are all pretty fucking eligible but if you've met Phelps in person you realize how much of a loose cannon dude is, and is on some dictator shit regardless of who actually killed it the most.

and politics which thrasher is supposed to be above re: Guy

huh?  when has the mag ethos ever not been petty and self-aggrandizing?  it's the "bible"

[Atiba Applebum]

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Biggest rail of the year will make one more SOTY: Gonzales, Walker.

[close]

won't this year. people have figured out how to lock into rails on that feeble shit and can surf x amount of feet now.

tiago foy and louie are all pretty fucking eligible but if you've met Phelps in person you realize how much of a loose cannon dude is, and is on some dictator shit regardless of who actually killed it the most.

and politics which thrasher is supposed to be above re: Guy

huh?  when has the mag ever not been petty and self-aggrandizing?  can you tell me any other mags than the "bible" that has banned people?

[Tyroneshoelaces]

Louie is in the window and really skating at a level on par with the flip guys in the sorry era.  it's incredible.  he's been casually destroying shit all year.

Tiago is doing the exact same thing.  as someone who said earlier, if you started skating in the late 90s the dude embodies that era and is a 2017 version of a no bullshit ripper skaterat.   he would fit perfect in They Dont Give a Fuck About Us, one of the heaviest vids of the early 2000s.  it's uncanny.


i'm happy with either and i'd love to see louie get it but would also love to see tiago get it.  how sick would it be if both got it

[IHOP]

I actually can only think of one trick louie did this year, the back shove it over the rail in thrash and burn. I am a big louie fan but if Tiago doesnt get it,  thats really the last straw for me paying any attention to the SOTY shenanigans. 

Also gotta say, Foy and Louie will probably be neck and neck for second after his part.

[youaresofucked]

I feel pretty confident Foy will get it. He has a ton of stuff still coming out in Ty's "Flat Earth," which comes out in early December, and heard he's releasing something before the end of the year with the fs crook on El Toro in it. Would be happy with Louie winning though. They both deserve it and same with Tiago.

Yea that fs crook is probably going to be in the Flat Earth video he has a full part in it but I still think Louie is going to get it there are more politics in his favor

[Silky Johnson]

Anyone make it out to the premier?

[yatallfreak]

On Nora's insta story at the premiere the crowd was chanting SOTY right as I think Burnett was finishing giving a speech before the video played. Probably just be the crowd being hyped though

[Molte]

agreed ^

Has Thrasher ever had a premier for a part? Burnett even had something in his IG about it this morning. Seems like a setup for a SOTY surprise video. All about creating a narrative these days.

I think Gip said it in another thread that no one has had a greater impact on skating this year than Tiago. Popping high and sliding long has changed. One photo of a sculpture wallie Louie did sticks out in my mind and nothing else.

I’m sure this part will be great but will it change skating? I hope so.

Add Tiago to the list with Guy and Evan Smith.

End presumptive rant.

Then what list does Busenitz belong to?

[Atiba Applebum]

On Nora's insta story at the premiere the crowd was chanting SOTY right as I think Burnett was finishing giving a speech before the video played. Probably just be the crowd being hyped though

I think it was just a birthday party

[Hevonen]

So when is this online?

[Jerkstore]

So when is this online?

probably when west coast hits 9am

[MintySandwhich]

Tiago is amazing, and so is Louie.

But neither one of them have accomplished as much as Foy has this year.

This is gonna be a close one for sure!

[Ronald Wilson Reagan]

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Biggest rail of the year will make one more SOTY: Gonzales, Walker.

[close]

won't this year. people have figured out how to lock into rails on that feeble shit and can surf x amount of feet now.

tiago foy and louie are all pretty fucking eligible but if you've met Phelps in person you realize how much of a loose cannon dude is, and is on some dictator shit regardless of who actually killed it the most.

and politics which thrasher is supposed to be above re: Guy

David killed it and deserved it that year. Stop crying about it, Guy even cosigned the decision.


I could see Foy winning it along with Tiago. Louie still hasn't done anything notable. Don't give me winning Tampa Pro- somebody wins that shit every year, and they seldom also get SOTY for it. If his part that premiered last night is insane, I'll give him credit, but right now he just comes off as an industry insider golden boy