I rode an Alva board back in the day......in England! 10" wide which was WIDE back in 77/78? Mid Tracks and YO-YO wheels as hard as rock......Tony in the dessert in a storm drainage pipe riding past 90 degrees from the floor was my inspiration.....He's da best 4 sure. I'm 48 now and still ride. Had a huge wipe out 2 days ago.....still feeling it where back then we'd have been straight back at it?
i like how all the other guys talk about each other behind their backs and say, "oh dude jay was the best hes was way beyond us"..." tonys time and balance were just so superior" good friends right there
Sid was based on a real person but was not the same as in the lords of dogtown. He was a boy that lived in the rich part of LA that had a pool. And he loved watching them skate and that, so he invited them all up to his pool when he was ill. He died of brain cancer
Tony and his family sill here in an diego , sorry to hear about one of your other doc vids got cut off sound due to a song confict. Great music in this movie , I watched all thos guys take over some of some pools remember everything like it was yesterday
The Z-Boys remind me of Pink Floyd. For Pink Floyd, the inspirational creative genius was Syd Barrett. He was the guy that got them to write their own songs, and to break the boundaries and be comfortable with being different. David Gilmour was the one with a lot of talent and a strong work ethic that made Pink Floyd "Pink Floyd". In the same way, I think, Jay Adams is the "Syd Barrett" of the Z-Boys, where Tony Alva plays the role of David Gilmour.
I WANT TO SPEND TIME GETTING TO KNOW YOU TONY BUT I WAS ALWAYS AT THE BILLIONAIRES BOYS CLUB BEACH WHAT'S THE WEALTH OF THE BABE STONING IN THE SUNSHINE THE LENGTH OF DAYS WITH THE TUBING IN THE PRESENCE OF HUMAN JUST GOT FUN HOLE IN THE PRESENCE OF COMMUNION WITH OUR GOD
Imagine being around for something that was so early in its existence. That you could do so little and be considered a pioneer. Trying making a name in skating today. It's almost impossible with what guys like rodney and daewon have done. Those are the most important names in skating.
Although skating and surfing are so extreme today, take me back to this era. I love watching Jay Adams and Tony Alva skate pools, As for surfing, I would rather watch Tom Curren or Shaun Tomson carving J Bay.
1:26 - 1:33 was the best way to describe him... people who call him a douchebag/tool, I get what u mean, but he changed as he matured... & even if he didnt change, dont judge people as it's wrong when people judge you as well...
The irony is the that dogtown fell because people soon found out that surf style didn't work for progressive moves. It wasn't until people went back to the more upright style that the moves left the z boys in the dust forever. Lots of hype surrounding the z boys. They got beat time after time in the pool contests.
kinda sucks how tony alva doesn't have a name like tony hawk. alva has done more for skating then any other skater in the world, but his name rarely gets mentioned.
I got my first Makaha in 1976 I was East coast ......... Pools , yeah. Skateboard Mag, yeah ... rubble embedded in my palms, elbows and knees? --yeah Tony Jay and Stacey ... they were the shit man, fucking rockstars competing with the fucking Clash and didn't even know it.... it was our time ---them there, me here. coolasfuckinshit Man!
@AICfreak911 Well first off I think the movie was just OK, I say this because if you compare it to the Sony Pictures documentary it pales in comparison and the guy who did play Tony Alva did a good job and some pics of tony and shia look so alike, cud just be me tho
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It's amazing to think this documentary is nearly as long ago from now as the z boys were from 2001...
one of the greatest docu
Last year at the St. Cloud Minnesota skate plaza I got the pleasure of meeting Tony he was a very pleasant guy to be around and he still rips
We’re lucky to have all that footage to see how it all started.
This guy is a sick ass skater and surfer!!! Mad respect
I rode an Alva board back in the day......in England! 10" wide which was WIDE back in 77/78? Mid Tracks and YO-YO wheels as hard as rock......Tony in the dessert in a storm drainage pipe riding past 90 degrees from the floor was my inspiration.....He's da best 4 sure. I'm 48 now and still ride. Had a huge wipe out 2 days ago.....still feeling it where back then we'd have been straight back at it?
The Dagger board?
Song is "Hots On For Nowhere" by Led Zeppelin, on the "Presence" album
Just like Heaven
i like how all the other guys talk about each other behind their backs and say, "oh dude jay was the best hes was way beyond us"..." tonys time and balance were just so superior"
good friends right there
Goes to show how talented everyone was.
My dad saw Tony Alva and Stacey Peralta on wide world of sports in 1977. I was 4. The next payday I had a skateboard.
Sid was based on a real person but was not the same as in the lords of dogtown.
He was a boy that lived in the rich part of LA that had a pool. And he loved watching them skate and that, so he invited them all up to his pool when he was ill.
He died of brain cancer
Thank you for posting "Tony Alva - Dogtown And The Z-Boys."
Tony and his family sill here in an diego , sorry to hear about one of your other doc vids got cut off sound due to a song confict. Great music in this movie , I watched all thos guys take over some of some pools remember everything like it was yesterday
It was fun to be a teenager back then in SoCal. We all looked to Tony Alva to see how to have an attitude long before punk came along.
I met this man today, he was touring with the vans bus and they made a stop to the naval base here in pensacola fl. rad dude.
Tony!!!! yeahh!! great pioneer!!
The Godfather of skating boarding
met him yester day he is legit he is soo rad!
So still stoked in my old ass day . Hell yeH
The Z-Boys remind me of Pink Floyd. For Pink Floyd, the inspirational creative genius was Syd Barrett. He was the guy that got them to write their own songs, and to break the boundaries and be comfortable with being different. David Gilmour was the one with a lot of talent and a strong work ethic that made Pink Floyd "Pink Floyd". In the same way, I think, Jay Adams is the "Syd Barrett" of the Z-Boys, where Tony Alva plays the role of David Gilmour.
Totally man, someone pointed that out before, now I can't not see it!
I wished I grew up in their neighborhood in the mid seventies.
Right, Southern California in the 70's must have been an awesome time to be a part of that's for sure.
thanks dude. i knew the singers voice sounded familiar
surfing, skating, weed & muzik!
AWESOME!
I have this docimentary!
Tony’s the type of guy to ask if you want his autograph
I have to agree, when Alva came to Guidford it was pure
I WANT TO SPEND TIME GETTING TO KNOW YOU TONY BUT I WAS ALWAYS AT THE BILLIONAIRES BOYS CLUB BEACH WHAT'S THE WEALTH OF THE BABE STONING IN THE SUNSHINE THE LENGTH OF DAYS WITH THE TUBING IN THE PRESENCE OF HUMAN JUST GOT FUN HOLE IN THE PRESENCE OF COMMUNION WITH OUR GOD
@Cotahere I don't know the sort of xylophone one at the start but the more upbeat one is Hots On For Nowhere by Led Zeppelin
i agree , stacey peralta sponsord ton hawk when he was 14. alva started the 'vert air'. as shown in this doc.
Imagine being around for something that was so early in its existence. That you could do so little and be considered a pioneer. Trying making a name in skating today. It's almost impossible with what guys like rodney and daewon have done. Those are the most important names in skating.
forgot to add......now in BC, Canada riding a Longboard Larry DK Penguin.....sweet board.
He's just the coolest guy ever. He's the boss, Hands down.
It's Drexl from True Romance!!! Minus the scars... =O)
My Family I love you!
Gosh dayuuum! Alva was sooooo fine!
My moment I never had
luv these curly hairs...
He is amazing!
Led Zeppelin and Skating. What more could a man ask for?
Wow I didnt know about stacy, thanks.
hey, thats me!
Although skating and surfing are so extreme today, take me back to this era. I love watching Jay Adams and Tony Alva skate pools, As for surfing, I would rather watch Tom Curren or Shaun Tomson carving J Bay.
1:26 - 1:33 was the best way to describe him... people who call him a douchebag/tool, I get what u mean, but he changed as he matured... & even if he didnt change, dont judge people as it's wrong when people judge you as well...
man me and my friends still tear the streets on our mini series', carving, annoying pedestrians and cutting up cars is what its all about
@znb324 Yeah I think so too, I was gonna post his section of the film on youtube but it was already on and it had so many views I decided not to.
just saw the movie!
THE MAN!
The irony is the that dogtown fell because people soon found out that surf style didn't work for progressive moves. It wasn't until people went back to the more upright style that the moves left the z boys in the dust forever. Lots of hype surrounding the z boys. They got beat time after time in the pool contests.
kinda sucks how tony alva doesn't have a name like tony hawk. alva has done more for skating then any other skater in the world, but his name rarely gets mentioned.
Long live skateboarding.
I got my first Makaha in 1976 I was East coast ......... Pools , yeah. Skateboard Mag, yeah ... rubble embedded in my palms, elbows and knees? --yeah
Tony Jay and Stacey ... they were the shit man, fucking rockstars competing with the fucking Clash and didn't even know it.... it was our time ---them there, me here. coolasfuckinshit Man!
oh shit he does still thats a trip
Wow, he look like Gary Oldman in True Romance!
Wish Christian Hosoi was part of this documentary but he must’ve been in the throes of his demons still at that point.
Dunno its taken straight from the film
@PizzaHero92
Parkour is pretty much taking over now. Though Skateboarding seemed great.
hots on for nowhere . is the name its on zeps presence album
Herbie Fletcher was skating pools 12 years before Alva was
lords of dogtown go search this movie, it will learn yo a lot about skating history!
i wonder how old rodney mullen was when tony was this famous
Does Shia LaBeouf look eerily like Tony Alba or is it just me?
awsome
Yeah, same here!
i dont know shit about skating...but i know tony alva is the shit
Hots On For Nowhere
2nd Runner up - Jay Adams...
Unacceptabley unexpected
its funny how they're pretty much riding mini longboards
it's hard to believe that the current tony alva had such a big ego back then.
He looks like a young Dimebag Darrell in some photos.
I cant find anything on sid
Like the movie lords of dogtown
@cudelhiphop Good spot man, never noticed
@SwitchRich Haha totally see it
Still can't believe that's Gary Oldman
Hots On For Nowhere from Presence
he nowadays looks exactly like Gary Oldman in the movie true romance- I wonder if that is a coincidence?
Hots on for Nowhere - Led Zepplin
the best
@AICfreak911 Well first off I think the movie was just OK, I say this because if you compare it to the Sony Pictures documentary it pales in comparison and the guy who did play Tony Alva did a good job and some pics of tony and shia look so alike, cud just be me tho
I think he's part mexican but grew up in LA
does stacie peralta have one
anybody know what song that is? im pretty sure its zeppelin but not sure of the song.
its funny how skating has changed
Izeike did not cut tony for surfer sure .
anyone know the name of the song that comes in at :36?
His dad was definitely mexican but Im not sure about his mum
@s8ter4life5407 Surfing the greatlakes is pretty sick
haha im not trying to do that :) that was a joke, i made this channel as an editor to upload edits
There was abot 3 comments i saw saying 'Alva sucks, Tony Hawk is the best'
@bkh91171 thanks!
how do you know tat?
of course
so fucking cool !
he comes from an mexican american family
Whats the name Of the Zeppelin song?
He says in this video he wanted to be the best and that he got a lot of money and fame from doing so!
and whats about jay adams man?¿
"No not necessarily, i might have done that a few times but usually i just let my skating do the talking" hahahahahahahah: 1:48
What song is this
he looks like Blake from Workaholics
@trollingdouche wow, you really live up to your username!
wtf? he was the "micheal jordan of skatebaording", micheal jordan is the jay adams of basketball