Ive never actually heard the commentary on the Him vs 4 dudes, and that just makes it even better. I seriously want Mike V on my side in a brawl. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Ninja Edit. That dude is wicked crazy. He's apparently not afraid to fight anyone, or get arrested, or anything. He plain gets down on it.

I think Ive seen almost all the youtube videos on him now, and they are all good.

Hawk is absolutely bad <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" /> too. But him and Mullen are on completely different levels....One has invented over 20 tricks on a vert ramp...the other has invented over 20 tricks on flatland.

Anyone see the Mega Ramp? That would be nuts riding that thing!

And of course there's this I think Aussie guy that kicks the ramps <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" />, but the ramp then kicks his right back. He ends up walking away from this. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> Knocks his shoes right off of him. The Vert ramp itself is 30 ft. tall.
Jake taking on the Mega Ramp

And here are a couple vids of Danny Way on the Mega Ramp. He even jumps over the friggin Great Wall of China.
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On the freestyle side Mullen is definatly one of the best. Remember Per Welinder? He was a pioneer as well.

Growing up on the central coast of California I knew a few sponsered guys (3rd street Los Osos locals <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />). I grew up with Frank Hirata, a short mexican kid that was in Bones Brigade and is featured in the video Public Domain. My cousin John Larson almost went pro as well. He could ollie trash cans and fire hydrants all day long.

Sam Cunningham, Ross Goodman, Steve Caballero, Tommy Gurrero, Jim Thiebeud, Lance Mountain and Christian Hosoi ar e few others I've had the pleasure of watching and/or skated with......now I'm fat and old. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Caballero is a fun one to watch too.

Not sure who a lot of the guys you mentioned are. I am only 25. Were any of them part of the Z-boys? Can't forget Powell Parelta(sp?).

Monty, you ever seen the movies Lords of Dogtown, and Dogtown and the Z-Boys? Pretty cool movies about the history of skating. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

I saw that. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> I was a little after that era. My first board was a Santa Cruz Jammer.

Tony Hawk and Caballero were the only ones that had thier own boards at the time and they were just starting to come up with concave boards.

Frank Hirata We were friends in JR high back in the 80s in Los Osos. I was better then him back then. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

theres alot of talent on here but i honestly think if Mark Gator Rogowski would have taken street to an entirely new level and as far as vert its Tony Hawk and Jay Adams

Used to like Natas Kaupas when I was a wee lad. Awesome street skater. Streets on fire was a good video.

This all brings me back to when I was a kid. Did my share of skating but it did't go any where, I needed something that I could hold on to. I ended up BMX racing. I have been all over the contry racing. My bike frame was costom built by CycleCraft in Daytona, FL. I still own it and should probably get it back out (getting to heavy).
All those videos are making my knees and ankles hurt. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

I had two surgeries last year to put my knee back together from a snowboarding crash. I dont think I'll ever ollie staircases again. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

my oldest brother brought up a good point about getting old......"There's always snowmobiles". <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />