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Old 06-21-2008, 03:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Simply amazing.The inventor of the ollie impossible and dark slide.No wonder I broke my ankle so many times when I skated.
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Old 06-21-2008, 04:02 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 06-21-2008, 04:10 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 06-21-2008, 04:35 PM   #4 (permalink)
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He's the man. I love the handstand boardflips!
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Old 06-21-2008, 04:38 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Rodney Mullen is my favorite.
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Old 06-21-2008, 04:39 PM   #6 (permalink)
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No one could reside in the same hemisphere as Mullen in the freestyle world back in the '80s. Love seeing him adapt his amazing moves to the street. Primo slides are SICK!! Love live the Mutt.
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Old 06-21-2008, 04:43 PM   #7 (permalink)
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wait a minute! are you implying that theres people out there who hasnt heard of rodney mullen.
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Old 06-21-2008, 05:01 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Without Rodney Mullen, Street skateboarding would be 10 years behind where it is today. His ingenuity moved the sport far beyond where it was. Absolutely sick!!!!
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Old 06-21-2008, 06:30 PM   #9 (permalink)
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he did stuff 20 years ago that the pros today can only dream about.
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Old 06-21-2008, 06:52 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Good timing, seeing as it is go skateboarding day after all
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Old 06-21-2008, 07:15 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I hadn't heard of him til I played tony hawks pro skater on playstation...The first time I saw him do the darkslide on a vid I was like "what the hey...he can really do that"...flippin amazin....
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Old 06-21-2008, 08:06 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I know Rodney Mullen is amazing and I don't mean to be a hater, but check him out circa 1980. He is definitely looking more street nowadays.
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Old 06-21-2008, 09:27 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Old 06-21-2008, 09:36 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Old 06-21-2008, 09:45 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I would argue that Gonz invented dark "slides", but I think Rodney made them his b!tch. There is a whole series of "Dae Won Song versus Rodney Mullen." They both have such amazing control, but have different approaches to the super technical stuff. Dae Won, for example skates in what looks like a Home Depot on top of the aisles (where are the stuff is stored) and then has stuff hoisted up on forklifts to bridge the aisles. It's just super stupid. I love it.
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Old 06-21-2008, 09:55 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I was also thinking that the first person I saw do a dark slide was Gonz.
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Old 06-22-2008, 05:16 AM   #17 (permalink)
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I love the old school skating. When you exit the last downhill section at the loop, There is a Famous old school skate spot called the Euclid V on the right hand side. It is all gated off but its there.
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Old 06-22-2008, 07:29 AM   #18 (permalink)
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I know Rodney Mullen is amazing and I don't mean to be a hater, but check him out circa 1980. He is definitely looking more street nowadays.

Yeah, I remember this well. It was so bad ten. Stacy Peralta was bad too. He would just do long spins. haha
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Old 06-22-2008, 09:32 AM   #19 (permalink)
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So Mr. Bighit8, you know the other day when you were talking work / money / ride time and all of that? I'm self employed also and lately I've been getting my work-life balance by skating at Independance Park on weekdays @ 6:00 ~ 7:30AM or so. Of course I turn 46 thos year so I'm not skating like that. Heck, I wasn't @ 18 but what the heck. It's fun and on my way to work. You should come out. Fun spot on a BMX bike too.

I've been fighting a cold this weekend but if I'm feeling better I'll be there Monday for sure.
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Old 06-22-2008, 10:48 AM   #20 (permalink)
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So Mr. Bighit8, you know the other day when you were talking work / money / ride time and all of that? I'm self employed also and lately I've been getting my work-life balance by skating at Independance Park on weekdays @ 6:00 ~ 7:30AM or so. Of course I turn 46 thos year so I'm not skating like that. Heck, I wasn't @ 18 but what the heck. It's fun and on my way to work. You should come out. Fun spot on a BMX bike too.

I've been fighting a cold this weekend but if I'm feeling better I'll be there Monday for sure.
There is a large community of Old Guy Skaters out there hitting the parks. So Cal Skateparks dot.com is a good resource to find many parks and like minded individuals if you are so inclined.
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