Watching these old videos is crazy now, you would never tell. It's kind of funny when they're talking about him making excuses and now we know why, I'm So glad he's happy now and doesn't have to hide who he is on the inside.
Yeah, finding out that he's actually gay, I had to rewatch this and it's so crazy. Now when they talk about him making excuses for not hanging out, you know why. You know why he was so close with Elissa. You wonder who all knew at the time of this when it was made. His sexual preference has no effect on his skateboarding. In fact, like a lot of them have said. Finding out he's gay makes him more rad. I'm just glad to see that BA can live his life without that weight on his shoulders of having to hide it from everyone and I love the support and feedback he has received throughout the community. Shows just another reason why skateboarding is such an amazing thing.
@@mortarsquad having female friends or being bf with one doesn't mean you have to be gay. It was just a refference for this particular scenario. Why do you even care tho? looking out for a man?
BA is kinda a sleeper. He never gets mentioned with the top guys but you even watch his old parts On tap or yeah Right and that shit would be crazy for today. He does crazy lines with tough spots and on top of that can still feeble a 15 no prob.
Hey kids, at 3:23 pay attention to the way Donny Barley ordered that western omelette at sal's diner. He's a very considerate young man and an excellent example to all of us... Spread the word...
fuck yeah I first saw this years ago and even though BA is one of my all time favourite skaters, the thing that stuck with me most is Donny Barley ordering breakfast. I don't know how everyone isn't this polite. BARRRRRLEY.
Damn, I remember an interview with Muska from the 90's where he talked about "throwing rocks at the f****ts" that walked down the strip by his place from a balcony. Small wonder why BA waited to come out.
IDK why Muska has this "chill" persona that he's known for because he seems like a total dickhead, and I've thought that ever since that Toy Machine video came out and all the rumors about his behavior at the premiere.
@@jasonweber5464 Sorry, but you're wrong on that. Rumors are one thing, but he definitely wasn't out yet when this video was uploaded. Vice sports has another video on him, specifically about him being a gay high-profile skateboarder. He specifically talks about being freaked out when he thought he might get outed before he was ready, or how hearing the f-slur all the time made him feel like it was really dangerous to even talk about to guys he knew for years.
I was about 12 years old hanging out at Groton Skatepark during that rainstorm under the pavilion when donny rolled up to film this. Im behind the cameraman sitting on a bench eavesdropping on all this shit getting my mind blown. Too fucking sick to actually watch the footage now......
this is super late and you probably won't see it lol but do you think height has any impact on skating? just wondering because I'm skate illiterate lol I just like to watch
@@kriggy11490 people say being shorter is better as your centre of gravity is closer to the ground, lots of pros are shorter however there is still lots of sick tall skaters :)
"You see some Bozos skating down the street and you're like, ugh. But for *us* it's different. *We* *really,* *really* *like* *it.*" That's some real talk right there.
Couldn't give one single fuck about this man's sexual preference. Seems like one of the coolest dudes on the planet. Definitely in my top five pick for best skaters of all time too. BA is the fucking man!
Man I was early 2000s skating was still super popular I was watching skating dvds most of which I still have. I can't believe this is 10 years old too.
I think that skating a memorial keeps it alive. You know the purpose of it from the ground up, the locals will yell at you, yet here you are, young as fuxx.... living your life and enjoying the dream... Skate, because life is meant to be lived.
thanks man. this episode is dope because Brian is a local.-Groton is like 20 mins from my house. And NO i never seen him or Donny Barley. lol--I find it odd & weird that pro skaters DONT save more decks.esp considering they get 20 free decks a month, and most n90's skaters traded decks to eachother at all contest...Epicly Latere'd wishlist~~Steve Saiz--Jeremy Klein-Jovante Turner--Dune~~Eric Sanderson(old powell Peralta/Ban This era--Brian freaking Lotti (gYeah)-all those Hokus Pokus H-street dudes-The Donger,Colby Carter, Ray Simmons etc--RUDY!!! Rudy Johnson...~The Gav! Tim Gavin must be a full episode, Not a CRAPPY Ray Barbee 5 minute turd. that was awfull!~~Collin McKay----Jeff Grosso-Chet Thomas--Spencer Fujimato(sooo much style for a lil kid!)---Probably want Rudy & The Gav To be full episode since BOTH are amazing speakers who are entertaining to listen to..--Porbably cause BOTH are proud of theyre past and just good people...Rudy & The Gav are like posterBoys for my/our 90's way of being skaters with the way they talk etc,,that's probably why i enjoy Rudy on the crail COuch etc...NOt to mention how successful and smart The Gav is..much needed episodes...my bad if you made some of these and im unawares Patrick.....thanks :)
Being from groton, he came to our skatepark today and just relaxed and skated, completely untouched. Not because it was a popularity issue (because he is god around here) but because it's fucking Brian Anderson, and the only thing better than talking with him about skating, is watching him skate.
100% born a raised in groton lived 3 houses down from his childhood home on gold star hill my mom used to baby sit BA when he was young he's the unsung hero of groton
I remember that tour. I skated with you guys at More Skates in Lancaster PA. You guys were totally cool with me joining in the demo. I remember all the locals yelling get off the floor! Ed and Mike were atop a quarterpipe, they were both trying like "nose wheely" (Maldanados Words) tech trick on this flattop long pyramid, and I said to Ed do you care if I skate with you guys, he looked dead at me and said go for it. I was trying a benihana over this hip, at the time the trick wasn't well known, I remember Steamer asking what it was and me not knowing what it was called. It was a blast skating alongside these legends at the time. Thanks for having me, and thanks for making it memorable. Landing that trick and hearing the Toy Machine team going wild cheering was a great moment in an otherwise boring life. Thanks Ed!
Woah barley. I forgot about barley! Anyways, I hope the kids watching this realize how crazy these guys were. I know some of this stuff looks standard nowadays, but these guys kicked the door open for gnarly street skating.
I remember Elissa ollieing the Bayfront stage gap pissing off all the Miami skaters, like "just an ollie? I saw Bad Brad switch flip that gap!" But now I realize that her, being like the best girl skater at the time, made her an attractive prospect to Ed so he could try and get girls to skate (and buy boards.)
You guys do a great thing, I remember the days of our first skateshop in London ontario getting my first Pro (Danny Webber , 'telephone 'ole) from CALIFORNIA BOARDS on Dundas East. Bloody cream..
Welcome to hell was a milestone in my life. 12 years old and learning how to skate, WTH stayed in my VCR 24/7. I loved BA's part and His awkward flow that seemed sketchy but actually wasn't because it was HIS style. Man I miss those days.
In addition most of these people work for a living unless they are fortunate enough to get sponsored. Would you say the same about any other sports person (or musician or useless celeb) that they should "be usefull to society" ? i doubt it. I get your point about damage to public property but i think it'd great that skaters/rollerbladers etc have the creativity of mind to look at a ledge, rail or some other object and use it in a totally new and different way.It is not about vandalism in any way
Maybe because that it doesn't matter that he's gay or not its a video about skating not about being gay like what does it should never come up thats his business.
JT is one of my favorites of all time just because when I was growing up he was my absolute favorite, and his old parts and his style are still amazing- I still think his part in Welcome to Hell is one of the best and probably my favorite of all time, BUT... he kind of seems like somewhat of a dick. The whole thing with him and Marisa Dal Santo, on one hand he gave her her first video part and hooked her up with boards and put out a guest model for her that sold really well, and he gave her a job at Black Box, but on the other hand, you have to wonder if she would have ended up going pro had she come up under someone other than the chief. I mean she won gold at X games what, three different times? And she had what's still regarded as the best female video part of all time (Strange World). But she never went pro? When people like Leticia Buffooni got all this success while being infinitely less fun or interesting to watch skate. Even Breana Geering is seeing more success than gnar-Mar ever did. Idk why I'm ranting about this stuff that has nothing to do with BA whatsoever though lol.
i don't skate but you gotta appreciate all art forms whether it relates to your life or not.. this guy is fuckin' great at what he does.. congratulations to him. knew his dream and made it happen!
After watching this & checkin' out B.A.'s skating. He has now become one of my favorite skaters. Dude is pretty sick! Hope he has some success with 3D.
i gotta alot respect for dudes like brian anderson i watched him and other pro's in the 90's which influenced me to skate in the 90's im still skating now and i always will be a skater
I used to think i watched a lot of videos as a kid, but fuck! if i had youtube in high school with all this skate footage on here i would have never gotten into college.
funny how most pro skaters will say that they liked demo tours because their fellow skaters were more like teammates. yet, a ton of them say they hated team sports because it involved teams lol...not judging, just making an observation
Oh and btw (that means by the way) you didn't even correct my toolbox comment, I literally spelled it the way you tried correcting me. Have fun being either oblivious or pretentious bud (that means buddy).
well uh idk if you're aware of this very simple fact but this is the youtube comment section, not a language class so if you couldn't tell by now I'm making fun of how boring and over reactive you were to my original comment
Yeah fair enough... I mean a little look into the daily life of a good skater is great, but they should really steer clear of judging someone's physical appearance. The only thing that has to be pretty are the tricks.
Watching these old videos is crazy now, you would never tell.
It's kind of funny when they're talking about him making excuses and now we know why, I'm So glad he's happy now and doesn't have to hide who he is on the inside.
Yeah, finding out that he's actually gay, I had to rewatch this and it's so crazy. Now when they talk about him making excuses for not hanging out, you know why. You know why he was so close with Elissa. You wonder who all knew at the time of this when it was made. His sexual preference has no effect on his skateboarding. In fact, like a lot of them have said. Finding out he's gay makes him more rad. I'm just glad to see that BA can live his life without that weight on his shoulders of having to hide it from everyone and I love the support and feedback he has received throughout the community. Shows just another reason why skateboarding is such an amazing thing.
the people interviewed in the episode that probably knew while filming are elissa steamer, phelps, odell and jerry hsu.
4 sure...
Madeline Monahan My question exactly
@@mortarsquad having female friends or being bf with one doesn't mean you have to be gay. It was just a refference for this particular scenario. Why do you even care tho? looking out for a man?
@@j.w.213 I was answering some trump voter who deleted his comments, he was saying bad things about gays
"He was like man i just wanna smoke this bowl and i was like wo this dudes bummin"
Every time I come back to rewatch this I think about your comment and when Bryan actually says that and it cracks me up for no reason at all
Literally , got an ad after he said that
“I know you need to get stoned right now, you’re so hurt”
BA is kinda a sleeper. He never gets mentioned with the top guys but you even watch his old parts On tap or yeah Right and that shit would be crazy for today. He does crazy lines with tough spots and on top of that can still feeble a 15 no prob.
And that's on homophobia
He’s on my top 5 skaters. Sick ass style
@@thisanthrope666 gimme a break. BA is quiet and doesn't wanna be in the limelight. Thats why people forget about him sometimes. And that's okay.
i feel like that has something to do with guys who have very common “normal” sounding names be overlooked in general. brian anderson, ryan smith, etc.
Hey kids, at 3:23 pay attention to the way Donny Barley ordered that western omelette at sal's diner. He's a very considerate young man and an excellent example to all of us... Spread the word...
fuck yeah I first saw this years ago and even though BA is one of my all time favourite skaters, the thing that stuck with me most is Donny Barley ordering breakfast. I don't know how everyone isn't this polite. BARRRRRLEY.
Isnt this expected? It's kinda sad that you had to point it out and remind people.
Your music is incredible. Cool to see you representing positivity and polite manners!
Being from that area... It's a Groton thing
Yea I dont see why that's a spectacular thing. Unless you're a degenerate asshole, you're probably going to order your food in a similar manner.
Damn, I remember an interview with Muska from the 90's where he talked about "throwing rocks at the f****ts" that walked down the strip by his place from a balcony. Small wonder why BA waited to come out.
IDK why Muska has this "chill" persona that he's known for because he seems like a total dickhead, and I've thought that ever since that Toy Machine video came out and all the rumors about his behavior at the premiere.
Thank you so much for mentioning this! Important to keep these kinda people honest....
Come out to what? Word was out way before BA. It didn’t matter then, either
@@jasonweber5464 Sorry, but you're wrong on that. Rumors are one thing, but he definitely wasn't out yet when this video was uploaded. Vice sports has another video on him, specifically about him being a gay high-profile skateboarder. He specifically talks about being freaked out when he thought he might get outed before he was ready, or how hearing the f-slur all the time made him feel like it was really dangerous to even talk about to guys he knew for years.
Everyone said f** back then. Even gay people called people f*****
i love how jerry always has a cameo
Donny Barley seems to articulate BA's persona as skater better than anyone. I love hearing him talk of Brian.
I was about 12 years old hanging out at Groton Skatepark during that rainstorm under the pavilion when donny rolled up to film this. Im behind the cameraman sitting on a bench eavesdropping on all this shit getting my mind blown. Too fucking sick to actually watch the footage now......
BA holds it down for us tall skaters
fuck yeah.
jupp...
lol real shit tho...
this is super late and you probably won't see it lol but do you think height has any impact on skating? just wondering because I'm skate illiterate lol I just like to watch
@@kriggy11490 people say being shorter is better as your centre of gravity is closer to the ground, lots of pros are shorter however there is still lots of sick tall skaters :)
You can see Ed is still hurt from all them departures
"You see some Bozos skating down the street and you're like, ugh. But for *us* it's different. *We* *really,* *really* *like* *it.*"
That's some real talk right there.
Couldn't give one single fuck about this man's sexual preference. Seems like one of the coolest dudes on the planet. Definitely in my top five pick for best skaters of all time too. BA is the fucking man!
??? What happn
Im only am able to like straight ppl
Man I was early 2000s skating was still super popular I was watching skating dvds most of which I still have. I can't believe this is 10 years old too.
Donny is such a cool ass dude. I live a few blocks down from him. He’s killing it in real estate right now, and still shreds.
OMFG Met Brian Today Holy shit best day Of my life BA 4 LIFE!
I think that skating a memorial keeps it alive. You know the purpose of it from the ground up, the locals will yell at you, yet here you are, young as fuxx.... living your life and enjoying the dream...
Skate, because life is meant to be lived.
love how muska talks down on jason dill being artsy n shit... look at him now tryna be artsy
The San Francisco Streets were so barren back then. Packed to the brim all day everyday now.
"If he's gonna be happy, than I'm happy" Ed...so dope ✌🏻💨
i like the way chad muska is still the way i remember him; not one for words, but when it comes to skating he is top quality.
One of my favorite epics
Nothing bad against Brian but now that we know his taste in men it makes sense the look he gave to man at :35-:40 at hubbahideout
My favourite skater ever. Love you BA.
How badass is that he just came out of the wood works and ended up skater of the year. Elissa is rad to watch too.
Vice has some of the coolest vids ever, why did it take me so long to find these guys?
thanks man. this episode is dope because Brian is a local.-Groton is like 20 mins from my house. And NO i never seen him or Donny Barley. lol--I find it odd & weird that pro skaters DONT save more decks.esp considering they get 20 free decks a month, and most n90's skaters traded decks to eachother at all contest...Epicly Latere'd wishlist~~Steve Saiz--Jeremy Klein-Jovante Turner--Dune~~Eric Sanderson(old powell Peralta/Ban This era--Brian freaking Lotti (gYeah)-all those Hokus Pokus H-street dudes-The Donger,Colby Carter, Ray Simmons etc--RUDY!!! Rudy Johnson...~The Gav! Tim Gavin must be a full episode, Not a CRAPPY Ray Barbee 5 minute turd. that was awfull!~~Collin McKay----Jeff Grosso-Chet Thomas--Spencer Fujimato(sooo much style for a lil kid!)---Probably want Rudy & The Gav To be full episode since BOTH are amazing speakers who are entertaining to listen to..--Porbably cause BOTH are proud of theyre past and just good people...Rudy & The Gav are like posterBoys for my/our 90's way of being skaters with the way they talk etc,,that's probably why i enjoy Rudy on the crail COuch etc...NOt to mention how successful and smart The Gav is..much needed episodes...my bad if you made some of these and im unawares Patrick.....thanks :)
I must have watched Welcome to Hell 500 times.
I watched it 3-4 times a day for a couple years, eating Captain Crunch and then skating.
I basically learned 360 flips watching his part in Yeah Right over and over. They're just perfect, no steeze, none of that bullshit.
Brian Anderson so dope yo! He easily one of the best top 100! He is so understated. Feel like he got looked over a lot.
"one of the best skate boarders ever" ... falls on his ass. haha that cracked me up
mark gonzales epicly later'd???????
fuck that poser
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Seeing all that old skating footage makes me realise/remember how much the 90's rocked and were way more awesome then the 00's.
Love his Steve Alba designed board. One of my influences. Pretty rad.
Being from groton, he came to our skatepark today and just relaxed and skated, completely untouched. Not because it was a popularity issue (because he is god around here) but because it's fucking Brian Anderson, and the only thing better than talking with him about skating, is watching him skate.
100% born a raised in groton lived 3 houses down from his childhood home on gold star hill my mom used to baby sit BA when he was young he's the unsung hero of groton
He liked to "watch all his favorite goofie footed skaters skate regular with a mirror"...I sense a metaphor
Vice, I love these skate documentaries!!! 👍🍻
I remember that tour. I skated with you guys at More Skates in Lancaster PA. You guys were totally cool with me joining in the demo. I remember all the locals yelling get off the floor! Ed and Mike were atop a quarterpipe, they were both trying like "nose wheely" (Maldanados Words) tech trick on this flattop long pyramid, and I said to Ed do you care if I skate with you guys, he looked dead at me and said go for it. I was trying a benihana over this hip, at the time the trick wasn't well known, I remember Steamer asking what it was and me not knowing what it was called. It was a blast skating alongside these legends at the time. Thanks for having me, and thanks for making it memorable. Landing that trick and hearing the Toy Machine team going wild cheering was a great moment in an otherwise boring life. Thanks Ed!
Crazy looking at the phones and 480p upload quality we had ten years ago!
Woah barley. I forgot about barley! Anyways, I hope the kids watching this realize how crazy these guys were. I know some of this stuff looks standard nowadays, but these guys kicked the door open for gnarly street skating.
I remember Elissa ollieing the Bayfront stage gap pissing off all the Miami skaters, like "just an ollie? I saw Bad Brad switch flip that gap!" But now I realize that her, being like the best girl skater at the time, made her an attractive prospect to Ed so he could try and get girls to skate (and buy boards.)
You guys do a great thing, I remember the days of our first skateshop in London ontario getting my first Pro (Danny Webber , 'telephone 'ole) from CALIFORNIA BOARDS on Dundas East. Bloody cream..
Welcome to hell was a milestone in my life. 12 years old and learning how to skate, WTH stayed in my VCR 24/7. I loved BA's part and His awkward flow that seemed sketchy but actually wasn't because it was HIS style. Man I miss those days.
In addition most of these people work for a living unless they are fortunate enough to get sponsored. Would you say the same about any other sports person (or musician or useless celeb) that they should "be usefull to society" ? i doubt it. I get your point about damage to public property but i think it'd great that skaters/rollerbladers etc have the creativity of mind to look at a ledge, rail or some other object and use it in a totally new and different way.It is not about vandalism in any way
BA is the Tom Hanks of skateboarding.
EEEErrrrr.... No, he is gay, not a p3d0, but ok.
When hes watching the skate videos in the mirror. Bro I was dying. Lmao.
Maybe because that it doesn't matter that he's gay or not its a video about skating not about being gay like what does it should never come up thats his business.
I've had the pleasure of meeting BA and I fanned out superhard lol. He's a rly nice, tall, softspoken, scary guy lol
Always loved Brian Anderson and his varial flips.
My boy aaron and me were obsessed with welcome to hell. I had a pair of sheep skate shoes. The ed Templeton model of course.
Seems like Jamie doesn’t like people at first who have talent. Passed up on Malto too.
And didn't even watch Figgy's sponsor me tape.
JT is one of my favorites of all time just because when I was growing up he was my absolute favorite, and his old parts and his style are still amazing- I still think his part in Welcome to Hell is one of the best and probably my favorite of all time, BUT... he kind of seems like somewhat of a dick. The whole thing with him and Marisa Dal Santo, on one hand he gave her her first video part and hooked her up with boards and put out a guest model for her that sold really well, and he gave her a job at Black Box, but on the other hand, you have to wonder if she would have ended up going pro had she come up under someone other than the chief. I mean she won gold at X games what, three different times? And she had what's still regarded as the best female video part of all time (Strange World). But she never went pro? When people like Leticia Buffooni got all this success while being infinitely less fun or interesting to watch skate. Even Breana Geering is seeing more success than gnar-Mar ever did. Idk why I'm ranting about this stuff that has nothing to do with BA whatsoever though lol.
Musk's getting booted from toy machine helped his career 10x
I no longer skate, but Welcome To Hell changed my life for the better all those years ago.
Wow Jamie Thomas seems like he's strict about putting riders on. He rejected malto!
i don't skate but you gotta appreciate all art forms whether it relates to your life or not.. this guy is fuckin' great at what he does.. congratulations to him. knew his dream and made it happen!
BA is just so goddamn cool
Does anyone else laugh at how he says in 00:09 " oh and theres M&Ms 'if you guys want M&MS and i got you some gum" . sound like a funny movie line
welcome to hell era was the golden age of skating. sick documentary
omg that hubba at the begining is freaking CLASSIC
After watching this & checkin' out B.A.'s skating. He has now become one of my favorite skaters. Dude is pretty sick! Hope he has some success with 3D.
I CANT SMOKE N WALK DOWN THOSE STAIRS LET ALONE FLY ONNA SKATE BOARD DOWN IT💨
Dude that mirror trick is genius
He has been my favorite skater since Welcome to hell
Hella sweet & seems super down to earth .
i gotta alot respect for dudes like brian anderson i watched him and other pro's in the 90's which influenced me to skate in the 90's im still skating now and i always will be a skater
SKATEBOARDING IS THE TIME OF OUR LIVES ©
"Woah this dude looks like he just got out of fucking jail...like...cool!"
Man skating took such a hit when Phelper OD’d
rainbow love forever!!!!!
I used to think i watched a lot of videos as a kid, but fuck! if i had youtube in high school with all this skate footage on here i would have never gotten into college.
It's insane. There are so many accomplished pros that i've never even heard of.
25:45, Jamie is nuts.. barefoot wow. Love this whole episode, Brian's hilarious.
Do what you love love what you do
I feel like Jake Phelps prob took a lot of adderall as a kid, without a prescription
Brian Anderson goes in the store for icey hot comes out with Bengay!!! Wow that just got weird!!
I lived in SF when BA was thriving there. Was always so stoked to see his tall ass skating down mission st.
funny how most pro skaters will say that they liked demo tours because their fellow skaters were more like teammates. yet, a ton of them say they hated team sports because it involved teams lol...not judging, just making an observation
Chad muska has always came off as a tool
hubba post anti-skate has got me hooked into watching
Interesting to see him before he came out
knowing that he's gay i had to re watch this.. and still! so fucking bad ass go BA
why is phelps always such an obnoxious toolbox tho every vid I see he tries so hard
idk if you can read but I'm knocking his personality and how he acts, not his work ethic
Oh and btw (that means by the way) you didn't even correct my toolbox comment, I literally spelled it the way you tried correcting me. Have fun being either oblivious or pretentious bud (that means buddy).
well uh idk if you're aware of this very simple fact but this is the youtube comment section, not a language class so if you couldn't tell by now I'm making fun of how boring and over reactive you were to my original comment
how egotistical can a person be smh
just who he is dude, always been like that.
Him an fred Gall are so rad
So cool about the mirror video concept, Bruce Lee use to mirror Muhammad Ali's boxing matches because Lee was a southpaw fighter and Ali was orthodox.
YES!
that front blunt should be on the 100 dollar bill or something...
I love getting these candid type narrative docs. Keep 'em comin.
nobody else out there like BA. dude's the fucking man.
Yeah fair enough... I mean a little look into the daily life of a good skater is great, but they should really steer clear of judging someone's physical appearance. The only thing that has to be pretty are the tricks.
I fucking love these epicly later'd(s)
haha regular footed heath! that tripped me out for some reason
B.A has always been skater of the year.
"I guess it is pretty disrespectful" lol understatement of the century
this was great, very interesting
BA sliding the N word in the vid is crazy 😂
Gay boys can skate too.
I love this guy. I feel like this video didn’t get enough views
Ed looked so sad and mellow in this episode, it sucked seeing him like that. Brian Anderson is flippin sweet tho cant deny that for sure.
props to donny barley for seeing BAs potential and getting him over to the coast and get him on toy machine
The comment section reaffirms my faith in humanity.
That's not a trait that is exclusive to skaters. We should all strive to be like that. You only live once, might as well be as happy as possible. :)