That first wall ride was huge. Looked like he had to be at least a good 8 feet up. Love the tweaked out method as well. Guerrero had certain tricks that looked rad as hell. And the board varial or whatever that was at the end was sweet as well.
A true street skater that did not have to throw in vert antics to win a contest. I Hope he did win it. This was so hype and truly some bad ass style. The flow between land and air was amazing - so damn smooth! I am pumped!
Animal Chin reference… lol Tommy Guerrero at Best was amateur back in those days. Never understood how he became pro.And no you don’t become pro just from style alone
I was to obsessed with Natas to recognize just how good Tommy G was back then. I think it was because Powell was seen as the brand name club...Plus they made those ridiculous BONITE decks at the time LOL didn't help gain street cred when your board turns to mush in a week. Don't leave it in the rain ya just come back to a a set of trucks under grip tape 🤣
not sure if he landed that varial off the launch ramp; i feel the video edited some of his parts. Still one of my favorite street idols growing up. He'd pop huge ollie airs off launch ramps!!
Tommy is gnarly that boardslide to shoulder point thing was too dope! P.s. I’m the tenth subscriber... welcome to double digit subscription status homie!!!
The thing about this run is that he wins with his style, not with his tricks. Kind of evil. Like Holmes vs. Hawk. No matter what new tricks Tony made up, Christian still demolished him with his style. Boy, am I showing my age. Nice to see. Last trick looked like a fs shove-it thing-a-ma-bob.
Dude no your not showing your age trust me those were the golden ages of skating still better then today's style with these little tooth picks they ride. Tommy/natas/gonz/ Shawn shaffy from (shut) cab. My favz. Board I rode was definitely tommy/natas.
Tommy, Jim Theibaud, Natas, Mick-E Reyes, Gonz, Sheffey--who incidentally came from not too far from where I am in Maryland right now--Holmes, and then the H-Street crew blew it up and it went underground like a Supernova into a Black Hole. Good times, great skaters, awesome tricks, and sweet lines. I do understand what Mullen did with the tech part, but why doe no one pull a Method off a kicker any more? Or a Judo? I remember Bill Danforth at the demo (circa 1986) throwing a MEAN 360 Judo off a launch ramp, landing it and rolling away, tattoos and all. That was good stuff!
LOL! The only thing that shows your age is calling it a "thing-a-ma-bob." All the new tricks are thing-a-ma-bobs as near as I can tell. Can't even tell what they are without watching them in slow motion.
Just think of how much style the skaters today could have if they instead weren’t so busy doing tricks like 360 kick flips to blunt slide down 12 stair hand rails. Tony Hawk should’ve concentrated more on his style like Christian has so he had instead of always inventing new tricks. I mean, I think the only trick that Christian has so ever invented was the Christ air, But he sure had that cool dude style specially with his shirt always tucked in like he had a mini cape on And he was Superman
What was considered style is after he’s done with the trick he bends his legs a bunch. Tommy Guerrero at Best was an amature and nowhere no where near pro material for that day and age.
That is one of the greatest wallrides ever recorded, in 40 years. He and Natas was probably the only ones doing lipslides and kickflips in contest runs at the time. Guerrero could skate vert and had the probably highest ollie japan to date. Despite the course being designed mostly for vert-specialists, Guerrero often placed high in them. Yes, from 1988 and onwards street skating became more technical. The video-skater emerged. But put them in the same room and Guerrero would win with speed and style.
Tommy Guerrero on vert has me on the ground laughing. There is seriously five-year-olds today that are better on vert than he ever was and I am not exaggerating. Watch the animal chin movie and you will see how good he is on vert.
THAT WALL RIDE AT THE BEGINING WAS LEGENDARY!!! WOOOOOO!
That first wall ride was huge. Looked like he had to be at least a good 8 feet up. Love the tweaked out method as well. Guerrero had certain tricks that looked rad as hell. And the board varial or whatever that was at the end was sweet as well.
i was just getting ready to say that lol
This the cleanest run ever my fav skater all time period style power speed tommy g had it all
even in a modern contest that would be a rad run! T.G u rock!
He wouldn’t even be considered an amateur at a modern contest.
Unless you are talking about woman’s skating
@@montanaplease There is more to skating than doing nothing but kickflips
I LOOOOOOOVED THAT BOARD!! EVEN WITH BONEITE!!!
me too!!! I got the re-issue and was NOT the same at all!!
A true street skater that did not have to throw in vert antics to win a contest. I Hope he did win it. This was so hype and truly some bad ass style. The flow between land and air was amazing - so damn smooth! I am pumped!
No vert tricks, er, antics. Anything you say, bud.
"Antics", LOL. Well said.
Gonz was there, so Tommy probably didn't win.
Ripping style holmes! Clean as f#@k!
This is when skateboarding had heart and even mediocre punk rock was great!🗽🔥🇺🇸⚡️🎸
Guerrero's finest hour IMHO
Talk about banging in the 80's. 👏👊🛹
Amazing run. Tommy G was the first skater I saw do street.
yapple dapple!!
Animal Chin reference… lol
Tommy Guerrero at Best was amateur back in those days. Never understood how he became pro.And no you don’t become pro just from style alone
I was to obsessed with Natas to recognize just how good Tommy G was back then. I think it was because Powell was seen as the brand name club...Plus they made those ridiculous BONITE decks at the time LOL didn't help gain street cred when your board turns to mush in a week. Don't leave it in the rain ya just come back to a a set of trucks under grip tape 🤣
haha bonite was lame; I wonder what they have to say about it in retrospect
An apology would not suffice.
@@rebusd Flight
I know some of the video was edited. Still Tommy was my idol growing up, wanted to skate like him.
not sure if he landed that varial off the launch ramp; i feel the video edited some of his parts. Still one of my favorite street idols growing up. He'd pop huge ollie airs off launch ramps!!
Tommy is gnarly that boardslide to shoulder point thing was too dope! P.s. I’m the tenth subscriber... welcome to double digit subscription status homie!!!
Me too! I had like 4 of them. LOL. It did look like a mute to melon.
warm up tricks for skaters now
Yeah, all the kids warm up with 8 foot wall rides and airs. Then, they move on to doing a bunch of tired kickflip variations.
Yeah, now they would warm up with a 360 kick flip down 8 foot tall steps something that Tommy Guerrero couldn’t even Ollie down back in the day.
@@montanaplease No one cares
What is the song? I think it was also In the ban this video
The thing about this run is that he wins with his style, not with his tricks. Kind of evil. Like Holmes vs. Hawk. No matter what new tricks Tony made up, Christian still demolished him with his style. Boy, am I showing my age. Nice to see. Last trick looked like a fs shove-it thing-a-ma-bob.
Dude no your not showing your age trust me those were the golden ages of skating still better then today's style with these little tooth picks they ride. Tommy/natas/gonz/ Shawn shaffy from (shut) cab. My favz. Board I rode was definitely tommy/natas.
Tommy, Jim Theibaud, Natas, Mick-E Reyes, Gonz, Sheffey--who incidentally came from not too far from where I am in Maryland right now--Holmes, and then the H-Street crew blew it up and it went underground like a Supernova into a Black Hole. Good times, great skaters, awesome tricks, and sweet lines. I do understand what Mullen did with the tech part, but why doe no one pull a Method off a kicker any more? Or a Judo? I remember Bill Danforth at the demo (circa 1986) throwing a MEAN 360 Judo off a launch ramp, landing it and rolling away, tattoos and all. That was good stuff!
LOL! The only thing that shows your age is calling it a "thing-a-ma-bob." All the new tricks are thing-a-ma-bobs as near as I can tell. Can't even tell what they are without watching them in slow motion.
The song please ?
I have the clamshell VHS
1:06. What should be call that trick? Maybe a stinkbug grab wrist twirl to varial to backside method?
Schneer used to do those to fakie
@thenoisytrain wouldn't it be a mute board varial?
What should we call the last trick? I am thinking "stinkbug grab varial to backside method"
Can anyone tell me what year this was?
1987
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huh?
McRad - Weakness
Whats the name of the song ?
Not sure, but, it's on the Public Domain video.
Weakness by McRad
Just think of how much style the skaters today could have if they instead weren’t so busy doing tricks like 360 kick flips to blunt slide down 12 stair hand rails.
Tony Hawk should’ve concentrated more on his style like Christian has so he had instead of always inventing new tricks.
I mean, I think the only trick that Christian has so ever invented was the Christ air, But he sure had that cool dude style specially with his shirt always tucked in like he had a mini cape on And he was Superman
TG; OG
Stink bug varial to method
Looks like he can get no speed
What was considered style is after he’s done with the trick he bends his legs a bunch.
Tommy Guerrero at Best was an amature and nowhere no where near pro material for that day and age.
That is one of the greatest wallrides ever recorded, in 40 years. He and Natas was probably the only ones doing lipslides and kickflips in contest runs at the time. Guerrero could skate vert and had the probably highest ollie japan to date.
Despite the course being designed mostly for vert-specialists, Guerrero often placed high in them.
Yes, from 1988 and onwards street skating became more technical. The video-skater emerged.
But put them in the same room and Guerrero would win with speed and style.
Tommy Guerrero on vert has me on the ground laughing.
There is seriously five-year-olds today that are better on vert than he ever was and I am not exaggerating.
Watch the animal chin movie and you will see how good he is on vert.