031: SKATEBOARDING VIDEOS ARE EVOLVING

Description from Amazon; "Among modern cities, New York stands alone as the quintessential skating town- the place where the revolution in street skating got its startWith manic intensity, creativity, cultural ferment and its tangled urban landscape, NYCs mean streets in the 80s was ripe for the birth of a new type of modern skating; where stairs, banks, handrails, and benches could be ollied over, into, and down. In Deathbowl to Downtown, New York is a central character to the unfolding of what would be celebrated as one of the most creative and innovative periods in the history of the sport and saw the rise of some of the sports legends."




Description from Amazon; "Nothing But the Truth is the story of the Nike SB team, on and off their skateboards."




Description from Amazon; "1st & Hope is a unique view of skateboarding through the lens of the Malloy Brothers (Thicker Than Water, Out Cold) as they capture Kenny Anderson and Brian Lotti "roll" through the urban landscape of downtown Los Angeles. This visual stream of skateboarding imagery is enhanced by the dynamic sounds of Beck."


Very luckily, all of 3 skateboarding videos recently I got were totally awesome!
The skateboarding culture still gives me a lot of inspirations, although I've stopped skateboarding since long ago. So I'm continuing to get those videos often still.

Yeah, actually the skateboarding industry has changed a lot especially in this 20 years. Not only Tony Hawk but also many other skaters became millionaires. We can find tons of skaters everywhere on the street. Many people are thinking it's metamorphosed as like a part of a main culture already. It might mean that skateboarding is not special anymore.
I can't say it's a good thing or a bad thing, but in fact, at least the quality of the skill and the expressions for videos for example, are getting higher and higher.

These 3 videos are very major videos. Means not independent. But their spirit is still like street kids, in good meaning.
Challenging, boldness, pride, vandalism... Those words sound like very primitive and old fashion, but every time make me exciting without any thinkings.

Of course I know almost every "sports" are very similar, but skateboarding is a little bit different for me. I can't say what exactly that is, but I think you can feel kinda same thing. It's not only a sport but also a culture...

Anyway simply put it's COOL. That's all. ;]