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- KMartSheriff, on 07/06/2008, -1/+43Tony Hawk Pro Skater has ruined me. I know that guy is probably amazing, but I just kept waiting for him to grind off random ***** and get 50 ft in the air while doing stupid amounts of spins/grabs/tricks.
- inactive, on 07/06/2008, -1/+39Thank you, Tony Hawk games, because you have managed to make all real life skateboarding videos look boring.
You mean to tell me that real skateboarders don't do 360 flips to a hardflip, while transitioning into a triple kickflip--all while doing at LEAST a 720--every time? - Armstrong3, on 07/06/2008, -9/+39boring.
- inactive, on 07/06/2008, -0/+22God I miss my skateboarding days when I watch these vids.
Does anyone remember when he had the worlds longest boardslide?
Submit that *****. I would but I'm not cool enough for the front page :( - dougbdl, on 07/06/2008, -3/+24I don't want to get all you skateboarders pissed, but I have seen those guys do that a million times.
- rileyhallwood, on 07/06/2008, -2/+18guy's a legend, one of the true pioneers of skating. his boards are still produced and sold in lots of shops, including his old school wide tails. great guy.
- inactive, on 07/06/2008, -0/+14Damn, your last sentence there pretty much summed up exactly what is wrong with Digg.
Shame this is what it's become... - aydoubleyou, on 07/06/2008, -3/+16Times have changed, skateboarding has gotten a lot crazier.
He's definitely good, but I know amateurs who can do all of that. - BobTheTaco, on 07/06/2008, -1/+14Talk about anticlimactic....
- bloogey, on 07/06/2008, -1/+13seems like there are alot of skaters on digg
- seantubridy, on 07/06/2008, -0/+9Yeah, but guys like this did it first. That's like saying Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta and Jay Adams suck because they can't do what skaters do today. These guys were the first to walk up to a pool and say "I think I'll try to skate up these vertical walls and defy gravity" when no one ever thought of it or knew if it was even possible.
People who knock this don't understand how progress occurs. You wouldn't see the level of skating you see today without guys like this. - soulflow, on 07/06/2008, -5/+14I can do that.
- aydoubleyou, on 07/06/2008, -0/+9Thats my point, they arent his age. Theyre younger and they can do just as much.
Im just saying that the pace in skating has increased a lot over the past decades. - AmericansRevolt, on 07/06/2008, -2/+9this is like showing dale earnhardt in a race he lost in when you could show his daytona victory when he was all but retired.
- 4LeggedtriPod, on 07/06/2008, -5/+12Reply button. Look for it.
- Jade10145, on 07/06/2008, -0/+6Its cool looking at old school skatet boarders and watching them ride, do tricks etc. but I kind of look at it like looking at old action/special effects movies. Ya, they were pretty cool back then, even cutting edge for their time, regardless they did wow you for the time. But now the movies are ridiculous, especially compared to the movies of the past. What you have to remember is that those old action movies gave birth to the new genere of action movies. Sort of like the orginators of skate boarding gave something for the newer riders to build on. I respect Cabellero for being at the birth of skate boarding and inovating. Even though the tricks don't have as much dazzle as todays tricks, you have to put it into prespective.
- inactive, on 07/06/2008, -0/+5Does it matter who gets stories to the front page?
No, frankly it doesn't. But say I found something really neat (that nobody else submitted) and wanted to share it with the community, and with my 'friends' being reserved for well, actual friends, there is literally no hope it's going to get FP'd.
Ack.
Time for something new... - Nath2k8, on 07/06/2008, -0/+5Or wannabes either way :)
- beskurrd, on 07/06/2008, -1/+6Not a whole lot of air, but regardless pretty damn good run IMO.
- seantubridy, on 07/06/2008, -0/+5For all of you who say this is boring and don't appreciate what he has done for skating, here is Caballero 21 years ago in his prime - inventing tricks that are a staple of skating today. You'll probably still be bored but at least know what you're talking about.
http://digg.com/extreme_sports/Skateboarding_21_Ye ... - rileyhallwood, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4i think people are missing the point here, he was one of the first guys to do this stuff, of course its not that hard now but youve got to remember he invented about 1/4 of the tricks people do in bowls today. once you learn to ride these ramps like Cab started, you really appreciate it. example: last night.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rileyhallwood/2640747 ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rileyhallwood/2641561 ... - windycityhxc, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Idiot.
- green1152, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Don't forget his shoes. They're still mighty popular.
- everfresh59, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Mike McGill, Steve Saiz, Natas Kaupas, Ray Barbee, Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk; True pioneers of skateboarding. From Street to Vert to anything. And just for the record, Steve is 43 in that video. I'd like to see you ***** punks try that.....
- wastingtape, on 07/06/2008, -1/+4The thing that strikes me about these pro skateboard videos recently on digg is how the skaters appear to effortlessly float through the air. I don't recall gravity being so gentle.
- green1152, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3It depends on how many friends you have that will digg it up out of the upcoming stories page.
- AuburnTigers, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3what?
- radiofreebc, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3When I was a kid, he was one of the first pro skateboarders I ever saw give a live demo. He was in Hawaii shooting "Animal Chen", and I thought that the Bones Brigade was the *****! Years later, I was media at the Slam City Jam in Vancouver, and had the opportunity to interview him for a project I was working on...as well as Tony Hawk, Tommy Guerrero, Willy Santos, Ethan Fowler and others. I found Steve's interview to be the best (by far) and his positive, professional attitude impressed me a great deal. He is a true skateboarding legend, and when people hate on him...they need to understand that he's not in his 20s anymore...he's 43!
I'm sure most of the idiots slamming Steve (and vert) can't even drop in on a vert ramp, much less do frontside invert reverts...so shut up and watch a true skateboarding legend in action.
...and I'm sure if you asked either Rodney Mullen or Tony Hawk about Steve Caballero, they'd have some respect for the guy. He's the person who taught us all how to "draw the perfect line"...so stop hatin' and start skatin'! - cgruber, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3wtf did that have to do with the parent?
- bonlebon, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Keep these skateboard geezers videos coming :D
- inactive, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Trust me, gravity is not gentle. Gravity is a broken foot, a concussion, a busted lip, another broken foot, and variety of cuts and bruises that leave ugly, ugly scars. Gravity is so many trips to the emergency room that the triage nurse recognizes you the instant you walk through the door, and wants to see the video of how you got your injury (because he knows you have video).
Yes, I'm the mom of a skateboarder. :) - tobster85, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3haha fruitboots....
- qster, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3Not far off! :P
http://youtube.com/watch?v=z7A9_atZYsg - sparkmonkeyz, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2I have skated with him at the Sunnyvale skatepark. He lives in San Jose, and still is pretty good, but you can definitely tell he's getting older.
- wellyuk, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2He did all that before them. He created a load of tricks. How many tricks and how much influence have your amateurs created? No one is saying old wonky head is better than skaters of today, however he was a pioneer and without his influence, skating would be a different game today.
- l800LEMMINGS, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3punkorama 2 is playing in the background
- kavutu, on 07/06/2008, -13/+15Guy skates like a doo doo chaser!!!
- Nappuccino, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2I don't quite agree... but I'd say that Mullen's videos are much more impressive than this one.
- FinalSight, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2No Rodney Mullen though? He pioneered the ollie, kickflips/heelflips, and more. How does he not get a mention in your "true pioneers of skateboarding?"
- wellyuk, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Digg didn't put the story on the front page. It's users did. It's a democracy. Stop your whinging.
- papashawn, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2It's that punk-o-rama CD i got when i bought a pair of Vans in 8th grade.
- somegezzer, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Steve Cab is so knarly/committed that because of an old injury had to have his head fixed in one position. Instead of any normal person giving up skating and having it fixed forward he had it fixed pointing slightly to the right so he could still skate.
How can you call that gay? In fact anybody who calls that gay is a wannabe street skater who has probably only every managed to do ollie standing still in their living room holding onto their sofa. - Nappuccino, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2That is a good point... are there any Mullen competition videos floating around?
- supermanly, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Instead you'll get someone with friends submitting the same article on a different page actually FPing.
- aydoubleyou, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2I didn't intend to mean that Cab or any of those skaters suck. They definitely shred. I thought I made that clear.
- inactive, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Much respect for this high risk sport.
- gamben0, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2He doesn't really do anything digg worthy in the vid. Great skater, but this was just an average run.
- pooty2, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2Whats the worst part about blading?
Telling your parents that you're gay! - kappuru, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Yeah, I'm not sure they could with that consistency though, not most ams.
Especially not miller flips or mctwists, no one does those anymore. - TheLastEskimo, on 07/07/2008, -0/+2How can you say Cab is not a legend? Were you even alive back then? If so, you must have just come out of your coma.
What a dick! -
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