In all honesty, this is probably one of the most important love letters. From the research gathered, Tatum really did take it to the air no handed before most… as far as film lets us to believe. I’m a “newer generation” skateboarder if you will, but he’s absolutely right. Fs and bs are two COMPLETELY different different things. Not treading on anyone, just stoked on skateboarding.
50 years later skateboarding is so mainstream ....this guy built one of the most basic foundation tricks ...that so many people have built off , lived and loved from and you don't celebrate the personality characteristics that it takes to be this sort of phenomenon.....it takes balls to be yourself .....real recognises real...
I know it difficult for kids think about. but imagine doing this shit back in the late 70's. with the boards they were riding. I'm watching every one of these fucking videos. thanks jeff for letting them video this!
Hey I remember like in 78 we would put a bmx innertube like a noose around the board and pull it up as you jumped and the board went with you and your feet stayed on the board as we did airs hitting top of banks..so the tube assured us like schools ya know...just a its bit I share like Mellow cat!!!!!!!!
Jeff Tatum. Fucking Bad Ass Dude. Jeff Grosso. Your laugh keeps the biggest smile on my face. I'm so fucking happy knowing you're still here after all the partys. Fucking Love This Episode.
It’s a coper similar to the plastic they put on the actual trucks. Basically yeah to help do board slides or roll ins without hanging up/sliding better
Jeff Tatum is a real O.G. in skateboarding.Don't be insulting until you've done HALF as much as he has.He's CONTRIBUTED to skating more than a few smart ass comments.He's a cool dude,damn you young guys are disrespectful.I am assuming your young,because anybody with skateboard knowledge knows this man is a BOSS.
Thanks for letting me have an opinion . Very republican of you 👊 Shit 80s transvestite pop taught me to never trust a man in make up . Dress like Motley Crew and Poison if you like but please stay from me . Extreme volume and peace ✌
humm, me too, i'v always wondered if most goofys were left handed, but so far like 65% of goof's i ask are like me goofy footed but right handed, i donno why i find this so interesting ... thanks,
I wish I could go back in time and skate with those late 70’s early 80’s guys and see all this. Plus I feel like things now a days are just so complex that I just like to see people do basic stuff now. Maybe I’m crazy but I think the older dudes are better than some of the new guys in a different way. Granted, you can’t compare JT to Luan, or any of the bomb street/tech dudes but if I could chose to skate with one I’d chose JT
This is why I’ll always prefer the park/transition skaters to the like x games/Nyjah type skaters. There’s something to just seeing someone nail a huge boneless or rock and roll boardslide.
no sky hooks...ha.. he was even freakin jeff out..dam...backside blow out of course is the baby air that just happens..your pretty much gonna hang up if your not compressed to hell.
Yeah pretty sure no one "invented" sex. lol. I could see how that would go... "Guys, guys, come here! I just came up with the craziest thing... Wait, just stay right there a sec... Cindy! Cindy, come here. Bend over a sec I want to show these guys something. You'll like it I swear..."
In all honesty, this is probably one of the most important love letters. From the research gathered, Tatum really did take it to the air no handed before most… as far as film lets us to believe. I’m a “newer generation” skateboarder if you will, but he’s absolutely right. Fs and bs are two COMPLETELY different different things. Not treading on anyone, just stoked on skateboarding.
J T deserves more coverage to his part of this wonderful mess we called skateboarding. Respect.
!00% agree btotha. hes the most humble person
Watching these vids again just reminds me how much skating SUX now.
No it doesn't.
Tatums a legend not spoken of much,but as someone else mentioned he's quite respected among other top skaters.
RIP Grosso. I love this show
The most fascinating episode of Grosso's Loveletters I have seen yet, out of many great ones. And Jeff Tatum's enthusiasm is very inspiring!
hell yeah...dude is a cool cat and deserves some props...Grosso is performing a great service to young boarders
JT nearly had me crying at the end there
All the young skaters should watch your videos.... Skateboarding has a great and rich history....
Peace bro........................... ;o))
Shout out to Jeff Tatum and the ending part of his interview classic!
these videos are fucking brilliant, love them
This guy is so weird that he's even freaking out Jeff Grosso, you can see it in Jeff's eyes.
50 years later skateboarding is so mainstream ....this guy built one of the most basic foundation tricks ...that so many people have built off , lived and loved from and you don't celebrate the personality characteristics that it takes to be this sort of phenomenon.....it takes balls to be yourself .....real recognises real...
Fuckin a. We're all a bunch of freaky weirdos
@@jonedsweeps6379 FREAKS AND GEEKS FOREVER
Thanks for this Grosso.
Alice Cooper invented backside airs?!
MrDanielHawes Faaaaar Ooooouut man...
Oh, just saw yours, didnt mean to snag on you ,..
Frank Zappa fucked Alice cooper and didn’t tell him about the A...I...D........
😂🤣😂🤣
I think Jeff Tatums way cooler than Alice Cooper...
respect JT...one of my favorite loveletters.
I know it difficult for kids think about. but imagine doing this shit back in the late 70's. with the boards they were riding. I'm watching every one of these fucking videos. thanks jeff for letting them video this!
Staab sickest backside ollie ever!
Jeff tells so much more accurate skateboard history here than ive ever seen
Damn that was so entertaining. JT is awesome!
Great interview
- nice guy Jeff Tatum...fun dude!
Hey I remember like in 78 we would put a bmx innertube like a noose around the board and pull it up as you jumped and the board went with you and your feet stayed on the board as we did airs hitting top of banks..so the tube assured us like schools ya know...just a its bit I share like Mellow cat!!!!!!!!
I learned about JT from the pipe skating letter but holy shit dude is rad. Shout out for making one of the best tricks ever.
I remember seeing pics of JT doing these stand up tile carves in the mags. Insane.
One of the best letters
I fucking love skating.
Still
My favourite episode yet
🔥🔥🔥
awesome learning new things everyday and i love the old school boards
If there was some way to just subscribe to Grosso's Loveletters without getting the whole Van's conglom that would be great!
I love them both so much. Goddamn...
Jeff Tatum. Fucking Bad Ass Dude. Jeff Grosso. Your laugh keeps the biggest smile on my face. I'm so fucking happy knowing you're still here after all the partys. Fucking Love This Episode.
so gnarly :D
I had no idea! Cool to learn.
3:16 that wedge by his truck? To keep from hanging up maybe? Never seen that before
It’s a coper similar to the plastic they put on the actual trucks. Basically yeah to help do board slides or roll ins without hanging up/sliding better
Copers go between the wheels . That thing is called a lapper.
great stuff man
I agree. I can do some really good front Ollie’s on like 6-8 ft QPs but I can only backside on banks
Jeff Tatum is a real O.G. in skateboarding.Don't be insulting until you've done HALF as much as he has.He's CONTRIBUTED to skating more than a few smart ass comments.He's a cool dude,damn you young guys are disrespectful.I am assuming your young,because anybody with skateboard knowledge knows this man is a BOSS.
He doesnt have to look like a creep, though.
@@jimmytgoose476 😂😂judgmental much? He’s got his own personal style, your comment sounds way cringe-worthy and judged
Thanks for letting me have an opinion . Very republican of you 👊
Shit 80s transvestite pop taught me to never trust a man in make up . Dress like Motley Crew and Poison if you like but please stay from me .
Extreme volume and peace ✌
1:52 is that Jason jessee skating Sadlands?
Totally sadlands
Yep
Awesome
2:42 upland skatepark in upland, ca?!
Kevin Anderson the Worm would be a good interview .He had a early airs thingy ,he still works at E.T. in hermosa beach.
Molaría que le pongan subtítulos para que mole más todavia
Right on!
best trick ever
Here's my question:
He mention that after he went backside edger and did backside blowouts? What's a blowout?
Unintentionally passing the coping but still making it .
Gezzz why isnt this video everywhere!! JG and JT together. Its fuckin biblical. People share the fuck outta this for skateboarding sake.
5:11 is why grosso was the greatest
Grosso keep em comin please ?!?!!!!
Awesome guy! JT!!! JT Air!!!
Backside always made more sense to me because I played baseball as a kid I think. I'm more comfortable opening my hips that way
legend!
Fuck yeah to that, cheers Jeff!
whats with the kids face paint?
It explains how the evolution of an arial..we all did this process of the kick turn.
Someone had to do it first . Tatum was on the ground floor for vert and pools . There are fantastic pictures of him from 76/77 .
Being goofy foot, I found most things back in the day were made for regs. I just adapted and find backside 25 plus years later easier.
are you right or left handed?
Right
humm, me too, i'v always wondered if most goofys were left handed, but so far like 65% of goof's i ask are like me goofy footed but right handed, i donno why i find this so interesting ... thanks,
most skaters are goofy it should be called regular
No they arent. Most are regular footed by a long shot
thank you jeff tatum!
Bad ass !
yes.
so sick
Thanks, bud! :)
Rad Shit. O.O.G. Freakin out the squares!
RIP Grosso, u fuckin legend
RESPECT TO THIS DUDE
When he rolls into the park and everyone looks at him like he's a kook, do you ever think he says "I invented the ollie"?
"No Velcro, no Skyhooks!" HA!
Dude is a FUCKING LEGEND! And half the people who skate dont even know who he is. It's bullshit!
Fun fact Alan Gelfand didn't invent the frontside ollie either, he learned it from Jeff Durr.
Many relevant Jeffs in skateboarding.
Is that div @ 4:01
I wish I could go back in time and skate with those late 70’s early 80’s guys and see all this. Plus I feel like things now a days are just so complex that I just like to see people do basic stuff now. Maybe I’m crazy but I think the older dudes are better than some of the new guys in a different way. Granted, you can’t compare JT to Luan, or any of the bomb street/tech dudes but if I could chose to skate with one I’d chose JT
This is why I’ll always prefer the park/transition skaters to the like x games/Nyjah type skaters. There’s something to just seeing someone nail a huge boneless or rock and roll boardslide.
this dude is sick!
Bravo
"centripetal force"
Centripetal force is defined as the force the makes a body follow a curved path so...
Yeah, this is 100% correct. Jeff Tatum seems to have a decent enough working knowledge of 101 physics.
Stfu nerd.
He throws out flite skateboards yah!!!! Stevie Derrah Newport RI
yeeeeew oceanside, california!
Jeff Tatum is rad
First time I ever seen Grosso speechless.
I live by the no velcro no sky hooks motto.
oh my .
I would say Jeff Phillips invented the Phillips 66. Most moves are an amalgamation though.
Grosso is the SHIT! Its good to see him not all whacked out on drugs. Everybody has their drug faze. But im glad he made it through all that.
Not everyone....
Grosso don’t give a fuuuuuuck and I love that about him.
guy seems like a riot
Jeff Tatum is the best
Jeff's a rad metal dude.
Nah....he's more than a bit creepy .
After the interview Grosso's probably like "what the fuck just happened" ?
Hardly, I am sure Grosso found respect for Tatum... so does Duane Peters.
Not to mention that they're both from San Diego [Down South] and into metal. So was Lucero. Grosso skated Tracker before Independent.
Please tell me that IS a tattoo
What, the face-paint looking thing?
Joe Kidger Whatever the fuck that stupid looking shit is, yeah
southrules his little mustache looked fake to hahaha
Nice words at the end, grosso would of appreciated it
Never Forget 4:10
i think its our good buddy mike perez doing that..looks like him.
what about Art Godoy's BS ollie at McGills in 1988?
What about it ?
should have put in Godoy.
king diamond's cousin?
maybe its just an older house and it hasnt been remodled since the 80s
JT gonna shred for ever
Magnets!
no sky hooks...ha.. he was even freakin jeff out..dam...backside blow out of course is the baby air that just happens..your pretty much gonna hang up if your not compressed to hell.
"you dont fuckin know me" -JT
Grosso and Tatum ALL Deezy baby!!
Backsides have always seemed easier to me even backside kickflips.
Yeah pretty sure no one "invented" sex. lol. I could see how that would go... "Guys, guys, come here! I just came up with the craziest thing... Wait, just stay right there a sec... Cindy! Cindy, come here. Bend over a sec I want to show these guys something. You'll like it I swear..."
Jeff Dewer and Jeff Tatum....