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On 3/7/2002
jeremy cooper
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i just started riding bare-footed like a month ago, i like it better, you can really feel your board. a ty slide is a powerslide; you just roll forward, slide, and roll fakie. right know i'm trying to get really good a space walks, they're so fun.
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On 3/7/2002
Ben
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Bob, wouldn't it be worth trying a cable modem and setting up a server with that?
If you do that you could update everything very easily. I don't know what your current setup is..
What do you use Bob? What speed line, and how do you connect to it?
My point was the pepsi commercial that the dude had just asked about... the link may still be there.. and he could... i dont know, think about the good 'ole days
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On 3/7/2002
Bob Loftin
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haha,
The site will never be complete. I'll always be adding stuff.
As far as rebuilding the archive, I'm doing it slowly, day by day, keeping an eye on my bandwidth use compared to my income stream. Not going to let it get out of hand again, but now I have a lot more bandwidth to play with.
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On 3/7/2002
lexx
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ben, ur point is? lol...
bob, FINALY! When will it be complete? the site that is?
jeremy, i rode bare foot once, but never again... Any news on ty slide???
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On 3/7/2002
Bob Loftin
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Endovers -- there was a question a while back about the difference between endovers and walk the dog.
Both are on my site now...
Bob
http://www.bobstricktips.com
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On 3/6/2002
Ben
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Dude, someone just recently made a post on F-Flatland Freestyle Skateboarding Magazine, about that pepsi commercial!
they had it uploaded and everything, it was awesome
also, someone just talked about gorilla jumps and grips, some guy was talking about how he rides barefoot!
woh!
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On 3/5/2002
John O'Shei
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Kurt Lundgrin was the king of the spacewalk. He could spin a dozen 360's and go right into a full machete space walk. The other guy who ripped at that time was Steve ship. Both of those guys were protoges of Ed Nadalin who may be the smoothest flatland skater ever. Anybody remember the Gorilla grip? How about the California Pro team that did the Pepsi commercial at Carlsbad? How about the Torger Johnson pepsi spot, pierouite at speed?
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On 3/4/2002
Ben
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http://graphics.ignatius.edu/bdomzalski/freestyle/
Right now I have the basic design of what is going to be the History of Freestyle skateboarding!
If any of you guys could e-mail me and send me some info such as:
-World Championship placements from when they started to 1999
-When certain tricks came into being
-When certain records were broken
-Any other useful information you think would help other understand freestyle better
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On 3/4/2002 lexx
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not me sorry, lol.... Y did i even bother to say that i couldnt help???
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On 3/3/2002
jeremy cooper
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can anyone explain to me what a ty slide is?
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On 3/3/2002
lexx
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A space walk is exactly the same as tik tacing but u dont put the front wheels down. Just swing the nose back and forth in mid air. Looks kind of funny when i do it, so i try and avoid them. Ive never heard of a moonwalk:S..hehe
skate forever:quit never..
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On 3/2/2002
jeremy cooper
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so a moon walk and a space walk are the same thing?
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On 3/2/2002
Cliff Coleman
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Jeremy,
I'm not sure, but I think the correct term is Space Walk. It is very similar to Kick Turns except the front wheels don't touch the ground. Place your feet in the position you would to do Kick Turns. While turning the board from left to right let your front foot pivot on the ball of the foot like it would if you were putting out a cigarette with your foot. Keep the front wheels off of the ground when you do this. It works best if you have a slight uphill slope. If done correctly it will propell you the same way that Kick Turns do. I believe Torger Johnson was credited with inventing this trick.
Good Luck!
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On 3/2/2002
jeremy cooper
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what are moonwalks and spacewalks? how are they preformed?
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On 3/2/2002
steelwheel Bob
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Hi Rene!
I missed that last post.
Great work on that ESPN segment. I would like to talk to you about The Oceanside Legends Skateboard Expo
and seeking a re-connection to Pepsi and some other major sponsors for Skate Expos in Eastern Europe and
Asia.
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On 3/2/2002
steelwheel Bob
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Hi, Claude!
The "Triple Crown" event will be in Frostberg MD and is on Flat ground. I will be requesting the aid of east coast
GRS members to assist in the slalom part of the event.
The Gateway Classic II in St. Louis on Sept.1st will also be a "Triple Crown" event as well as the Boulder Classic in June.
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On 3/1/2002
jeremy cooper
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does anybody else out there still freestyle bare-footed besides myself?
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On 3/1/2002
Claude
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Hey Bob! May 27th is the weekend after the FCR/TLP event in Tahoe, Ca. Where is the event your planning? I should be available and living on the road in the area by then.
Russ and I have tentative plans to meet up in Tahoe so let me know and I'll keep in touch on the matter.
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On 3/1/2002
steelwheel Bob
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Congratz Maria! The ESPN spot was great. Hope to see more coverage op's in the future now that this has happened.
I have a date of May 27th set aside with FCCI for an event. I would like to stage, as a pilot project for a series, the 'Richy Carrasco King360 Triple Crown Classic', with flatland freestyle, slalom, and 360's.
We have been kicking this idea around for a while, so,
if you are up for it, lets nail this down and move on it.
Richy does not hav to be there, WFSA and GRS will run the event and pay a royalty or what ever works for you. I have had great responce and support for this modern day "Henry Hester Series' concept .
Let me know this week sometime what you think of this
and I will get things rolling
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On 2/28/2002
jeremy cooper
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that's cool that they are finaly realizing that skaters before 1990 are still alive and can still rip. i saw some pictures of it at the OSSJ web site, i wish i could got to one, that would be awesome. i saw a picture of per welinder at the OSSJ, that would be cool to meet him, he has always been one of my favorites. i have been waiting for the new birdhouse site to be up and running so i could e-mail them and try to get them to have per get a little footage for the new birdhouse video, that would be great. well, i'm gonna keep dreaming...
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On 2/28/2002
Maria Carrasco
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ESPN COVERAGE OF Old School Skate Jam - TOMORROW 3/1/02
Hey Everyone -- Set your VCR's to see the ESPN feature on this years' OSSJ. The first airing is tomorrow (March 1) at 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. ET -- (so that's 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. for us west coasters). The feature will be on EXPN2Day on ESPN2. Check out the web site for additional program schedule at: http://expn.go.com/tv/s/x2day.html.
Chances are it will repeat on March 8 and/or 15.
Thanks to everyone for cooperating with interviews and Todd Huber and the rest for organizing such a great event!
Note -- the final piece was produced by ESPN 2Day using footage that I supplied -- so final edit decisions were not in my control -- translation -- please don't be mad at me if YOUR interview wasn't included. Thanks again!
-- Maria Carrasco
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On 2/27/2002
Bob Loftin
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By the way -- I just added a text explanation with some tips to the Walk the Dog tip.
See...I really AM working on the site. I'll have better video posted soon.
Bob
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On 2/26/2002
Kenny
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Ben, as mentioned below, Bobstricktips.com is the normal response to your question, but you might also check out the video that Lynn Cooper is selling at skatelegends.com "Wheelin' in the Years" I think it's listed under skate products. Great footage of early 80's freestyle. He also sells Reverse Freestyle skateboards.
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On 2/26/2002
Ben Zacharias
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Hey i have been interested in this sport for a few years now and want to increase my riding level. I want to learn how to do some of the spins and slides that i have heard of people doing. The closet thing that i can get my hands on to use as a guide to learn these tricks though is "gleaming the cube" so if anyone out there has a site that they know of that shows these moves or a movie of sorts please e-mail them to me. peace and smooth riding ezacharia@radford.edu
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On 2/26/2002
Chris S
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Dan,
What great news. I've often wondered whatever became of him, especially since so many of the other 70s skaters have turned up. I saw him skate once at La Costa, when I was about 13. Bud Browne was there filming that day. If you ever get saw The New Goin Surfin. There's a scene of Ty racing and beating a Motoboard. That was the day I was there. They actually raced twice. The Motoboard won the first time, and Ty won the second, and that's what ended up in the movie.
Jeremy,
Endovers and walk-the-dog are definitely different tricks. Endovers are a series of rapid 180 degree turns where you keep both feet on the ends of the board. Walk-the-dog is a a series of rapid 180 degree turns, but the footwork's different. You keep your front foot in the middle of the board on the ball of your foot. Then you step forward with your rear foot and do a 180 from the front while the board pivots around the ball of your foot in the middle of the board. Then step forward and do it again and so on. Kind of hard to explain, but there's some video of it on
www.bobstricktips.com
If you think you're going to watch the clip over and over again, you might want to save it to your hard drive and watch it from there. Bob's had some trouble over the last year or so for using too much bandwidth. Saving it to your hard drive will save him some of that bandwidth. Also if you have time, go to some of his sponsors links since they're paying for part of that bandwidth.
Good luck,
Chris
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