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80s skating was so unbelievably gay 🤣

He’s like a metronome untill he ads an extra

They all give blood props for the 540

A few years back we picked up ol Ben Schroeder and drove up to jake’s funeral in SF and I picked his brain about this ramp and him winning the lip trick contest. lip tricks are my thing and Ben was a master at combos (I.E. the disco grind.

So epic. It just shows how high the level of pro skateboarding was at that time too. Before specialized disciplines of pro skateboarding. Few current pros have ever reached these levels. I've often felt sorry for the skaters that turned pro for some lame company or not, yet were never skating at a professional level. I was very close to many of them. God bless them all.

Young Eric right at the beginning

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Thank you for producing and sharing these videos. As a new skateboarder, I really appreciate the context that surrounds skateboarding. Somehow I think it makes me a better skater. :)

In the last years it's been revealed that he didn't invent the ollie. But credit for him for popularizing his approach to it. Althought the street ollie we all do is Rodney Mullen's version of it.

I remember reading in a magazine that this ramp was called "Burts Elbo"

Seems like yesterday.

I'd just started skating when Risk it came out.

Laidback wallie blunt to fakie? Such sick style❤

I was mastering my ollies when this was filmed.

I feel like Lester should have one. U really couldn't win a competition with that Mctwist though.

SIck vid. I was there for the highest air contest. Most vivid memory of the day was talking ish about what a pompous ass Hosoi was while he was right behind me in line for drinks. He pretended not to hear but he looked annoyed. He had two hot chicks on his arm, I guess he was just more interested in them than me.

0:51 that looks like the same ledge/curb that jef hartsel skated in rubbish heap

That was sick as shit . That's all I got . Late.

Meanwhile dude also makes some of the sickest music

The first spot, maybe Tri-Wall in North Fresno?

Cara Beth forever!!! ❤️❤️

Wow, what a valuable video!!! Huge thanks for uploading this amazing historical footage, along with the commentary of how it all came to exist! The 'Wheels Of Fire' video from 1987 has always been my favorite, and for anyone familiar with that video, the end scene, entitled "The Ramp" (Raging Waters' Boomaramp), has always captivated me! It showcased Hosoi, Roskopp and Grabke. I don't know what it is about that footage, but it just took me somewhere...to a very happy place. Maybe it was a combination of the grainy footage, the slow motion scenes, the "What's So Strange About Me?" song, the era of skating (which I was also part of in 1987) or just that sunny blue sky with the panoramic mountains across the entire horizon. Whatever it was, it just takes me somewhere each time I watch "The Ramp" scene (which is less than 5 minutes of video). My curiosity has often gotten the best of me, and over the many years I have tried researching any kind of Raging Waters skate video or photo footage of the Boomaramp, but with very minimal results....almost as if it has never really existed or has been covered-up. The only recollection I have really ever had, was again, my reference to the 'Wheels Of Fire' video, along with some fuzzy memories of seeing this in a few skate magazines way back then or simply the buzz in the air through word of mouth by skate friends at the time. To my delight, I have stumbled upon this video purely by chance today and was blown away to discover an entire hour of skate footage and background information that's entirely dedicated to the Boomaramp. Wow, just wow! What a different perspective to see so much new footage surface! Totally made my day (hell, my life) to find this!!! Also, @ 26:03 there is mention that Mike Chantry has "stacks of footage from Raging Waters". Oh man, how I'd love to see all of that stuff come to light sometime!!!! Again, enormous thank you for this valuable upload! It's so much appreciated!

TR you're videos are the best!! Still watch my favorite videos of yours every chance i get! That bertleman surf stories was excellent

I have only seen this in mags/video during the eighties in europe. I am loving this

Andy Berendsen fuqin rips!!!! -that flyout was incredible, he landed in some transition too. Edit this interview is amazing. Listen up 'skate culture'; "the skaters complained and complained while the rollerskaters and bmxers were appreciative."

The ramp makes me wonder HOW MANY skateboards went FLINGING off of it from skaters DIRECTLY into the faces of lazy river floaters by... Tat looked SOOOO RISKY and dangerous!! I am GLAD there is nothing like that today. That sort of thing would NEVER EVER 'fly' today.

I remember seeing this in mags n vids. Such an epic time. I only had small minis and street to skate but I always begged for this ! 🙏 now I’m old and cruise the perfect parks of today so I guess that’s fair. lol

Did this area eventually become a skate park? Anyone know?

The most legendary ramp of all. Made Animal Chin look like a miniramp. One of the X-games ramps, in 2003 perhaps, looks something similar. Always wondered why it weren't more footage from the ramp. Did Hawk ever skate it? Have only seen 5 minutes of the doc yet. Interesting content!

Shef and Andy Howell

This was dope. I met Jim and Julian at Oceanside 2, early street contest. Great X

Well, he was pigeon toed. That makes it easy.

Kids, if you ever hit your nuts… Sit your butt on the floor and have a friend get behind you hooking his arms under your armpits. Now have him pick you up just an inch or two off the ground and bounce your butt on the ground. You’ll feel relief immediately. IDK why nobody knows this? We did it in wrestling all the time.

Thank you bro. Thanks for your contribution and inspiration. That was a great video.

May favorite era of skateboarding. And two of my favorite video parts. I'd love to learn all the nose bonk variantions and one-footed ollies. So lovely

I remember staying with my aunt & uncle in Martinez the Summer of 1989 and wanted to go to Raging Waters so bad, just to watch or see in person. Never got farther than Walnut Creek. Mostly skated the Pleasant Hill Mall.

Anyone who has to try to talk themselves up as much as that toothless guy deep down knows that they aint worth much.

Monty Nolders Christ Airs!!!!

Marvelous

What an awesome guy and what he did for skateboarding!!

Yea John Gibson in the mix killing it!!

Luv this channel .. real deal from 80,s golden sk8 era.. stoked on the footage.. remembered seen wheels of fire over n over seeing raging waters ramp was just a dream..

Remembering seeing pictures of this ramp back then and thinking it was otherworldly at the time🤯

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Nobody skated that place harder than Mickey and Steve Alba.

Andy's the man! Love from boreal mountain!

This edit is 🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥🔥☠️☠️ brother….keep ‘em comin’

I secretly LOVED these songs I remember every note 30+ years later. A 7th grader Hardcore kid couldn't couldn't admit that ,LOL. they way it was in the early 90's. These 2 were on there own shit. True Architects.

Chris Miller’s ally oop BSA @45:20 is so rad!

Being in the SF bay area skate scene, I really thought that all of our skate spots would just be forgotten. It's amazing how much of it is being remembered and shared.