1990 - Sk8 TV - Tony Alva

The man, the legend, Tony Alva. "Ramps are just a hobby. Pools are serious business." Music track "Don't fear the Boogie" by the Los Angeles band Double D Nose

[@AMMAZZARE]

Best part is it’s 2022 and TA is still doing the exact same thing. Viva Alva!

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

Wow who's that young kid ,man can you believe its 2018 and this segment is almost 30 years ago,wow I'm 54 and still got the vert bug and I just started skating concrete and pools bowls...about 4 years ago we just got a city skate park with a ten foot pool it took some work couple weeks above hiring it everyday to get my ass up to the coping ,the 97 dutometer wheels and some Indus on a five cent Wal-Mart popsicle got me out of 37year retirement it was awsum still I got to learn on skating bowls and pools they are nothing like a half pipe half pipes are easy u need to have a plan it so easy to loose you speed in a bowl if you don't have good or smart lines may be by the time I'm 60 ill have it down....hah haha ha may the force of gravity alway be with u,or go with gravity I think is what I meant,right Bevis..

[@mattnuevo6334]

I first met TA at this pool.. (Carlsbad square) He later became my first sponsor.

[@reaper3539]

Tony seemed like such a cool dude, can’t believe he’s going to be 70 soon sheeeeeeeeeesh! time flies

[@srarcade]

Not many people would notice what total skill it takes to pull those lines with style!

[@wantmeX]

truee, everyone even some pro look like a rock skating this type of pool

[@dantana7747]

this was a fun pool in carlsbad Im sitting in the shallow end , hard to believe it was 23 yrs ago ...

[@neurocytohemotoxic]

I love how the narrator doesn't mention that Alva invented the frontside air.

[@fernandomaron87]

Yeah, i've noticed that too, he mentions instead that he's'Known for carve, grinds'

[@johnsambo9379]

Alva didn't care so why do you?

[@moetrymwm7807]

"It's not like a cookbook or anything..." Classic TA quote. Ruler supreme. Style Master, Innovator, Pack Leader, Legend. Nuff said!

[@TheArts19]

Ripping. That pool was legit.

[@mattnuevo6334]

You were there.. I saw you!

[@TheArts19]

Radddddddddddddddd

[@srarcade]

Man i envy you for that! This video was a great inspiration to me as a young skater in the early 90s. Tony made everyone wanna rip as hard as he did!

[@bumblescum64]

33 here....now 20 or so years later.still skating. i wish i had not stopped....started again. 2 runs at a local skatepark............first one was fine...second one,wiped out,rolled down a hill.

[@lotwizzard1748]

thx for giving the soundtrak cred

[@srarcade]

Right on man, thanks for letting me know. I put them in the description. They got a video on youtube to boot, great stuff, everyone needs to check them out!

[@anthonywade1849]

Tony alva the greatest of all time.

[@srarcade]

Man, you are probably right on the money. I have that tws very same interview of Tom in my archives, I am most definitely going to look that one up to be inspired again. Beautiful reply man, has not been said any better. Definitely a word in German or Japanese!!

[@jamesklatt]

If you have a chance to see Dogtown and the Z boys, go see it.

[@rickh3714]

Go buy the DVD as well if they still sell them. Great directing by S.Peralta. Good historical background. Great early surf graffiti art symbolism etc. Interesting ( post the film) to follow their careers, lives - some inspiring, some sad, some sad and inspiring. I rode bowls/vert in 76/77 which was very early for my area but these Z guys and gal (Peggy Oki- see her Ted talk, one of the better ones!) rode Vert in 74! Trying to find out the absolute date a kickflip was first landed. I met Ed Nadalin in 77 who first showed me (and others) 3 variants including what is now called an 'old school' kickflip which I first did a week later. I think Dennis Martinez did them in 76. Interested to know if anyone did them in 60's or early 70'?. I know Mullen likely invented today's standard kickflip, not so sure he invented the first! Despite my interest in kickflips I wish skating would get back to the more flowing style of the Z boys , and in freestyle Nadalin, Mullen or inventive style of Adams- but it is in good hands with the likes of the incredible Sky Brown, Isamu generation taking over!

[@goonsquad2.023]

Epic movie. I bought a copy and show my sons how it was done back in the day!

[@johnnydrama8709]

Skateboarding was hilarious back in the day.

[@BruceLanger]

i knew tony alva in lords of dogtown, amazing film!!

[@arthurpunked]

tony alva jay adams stacy peralta foram os pioneiros... queria ter vivido aquela epoca

[@ChemistryAmsterdam]

My first deck in 1979 Tony Alva

[@srarcade]

@eees888 Sweet thanks for that, I had no idea. I thought this was show produced track. I will give them credit.

[@srarcade]

@daylantin Decks with nose and tail symmetry started appearing around late 92. By late 93 most decks had shapes like today. They started getting a bit wider by the mid 90s and they've stayed pretty much the same since. I think the earliest deck I personally remember to be almost symmetrical was Mike Vallely's barnyard by World Industries

[@benhaney5843]

Mike Vs Barnyard came out in 89 and Rodney Mullen had a shape that I'd call somewhere between an 80s freestyle board and a modern popsicle shape even before that, for Powell. So your years are a bit off. By late 90, early 91, all boards were popsicle shape.

[@joninsco6359]

Alva, Denike ,Insco and with Alva Fausto Vitello a 1980 Whinchester Skate park, upper Key hole Session Corey O' Brian showed also. (Note) Steve Caballero was in Sweden with Mike McGill. Mike Stayed with Cab in S.J. most of the Summer to Practice for the Gold Cup Series. A Gold. Summer.

[@srarcade]

@Lainer1 Thats great stuff, i've seen some skate photography exhibits from that era and its really stunning. I have a interview with Grant Brittain from Sk8 TV that i can post up on here, i know its not dogtown days but its cool to actually see a photographer get some attention. Also got a interview with Lance Daws from 411 who ran Slap magazine back in the early 90s, i'll try to find that too.

[@thepo3560]

I Believe Alva Skateboards 1980/79 was the First Company to Market The Concave Design . Flat Decks were now the Past The Concave also Brought in a New Era. Again Alva, Passed all other Skateboard Companies in Design. J. INSCO SF Ca.

[@Lainer1]

I recall him and Jay Adams, and especially Glen E. Friedman and Craig Stecyk for their photographic abilities. I followed the Dogtown era while growing up, but more for the photography part. Loved the skating, but I would rather photograph it. LOL!

[@OldSchoolChinny]

@SmashingKinpumps: The guy at the beginning is Skate Master Tate,a.k.a. Gerry Hurtado,a big presence in skating in the 80's from managing Winchester Skatepark in the dead days of the early 80's,to commentating at most major NSA contests in the late 80's craze daze. Made a few rap records too.

[@srarcade]

... pools are serious business!

[@ariel1972]

Vision made "double-kick" prior to the barnyard and I believe Tom Groholski predicted the freestyle/streetsyle/popsickle thing in a tws interview. You could equate the merging of freestyle & streetstyle with the merging of reggae and hip-hop. So radical at the time, yet commonplace today with many practitioners. There is probably a single german or japanese word for this.

[@srarcade]

@CobraliciouZ This music was made by the shows production team for the segment. Musician Chuck Treece did most of the shows music.

[@vistacruiser70s]

Around those corners. That's what I am talking about.

[@yeaitsmemikec.2018]

by my old house in whittier..there was a pool in turnbull canyon ..it had some dogtown tagging from the 70s ...but the pool is now buried and jack hammered.....sucks...it got popular in the late late 90s and someone ate shit and got airlifted out... spot got blown... shitty....I bet TA has skated it

[@TuriyanGold]

You PAY YOUR DUES with pools with NO PADS. I had this on tape this was right after alva cut his dreads and I think one of the last episodes of skate tv before MTV started cancelling all the good shows. Its really strange watching this over 20 years later.

[@mattbpatterson]

@moldycheesefarts you ever skate a pool? Those reverts backside 180s are sick, I bet you'd mess your drawers trying to do that hauling ass in a pool. And he does it with style..get a clue man

[@srarcade]

@moldycheesefarts Yea, i've seen him do inverts lol don't worry. Ive been skating myself since 86. For me, the old school moves are the most fun and feels the best. So I can relate. Its just about letting go, flowing with it, not thinking about it, putting your mind elsewhere. I think pool skating captures that best. And thats how Tony rips, it shows in his style. Its not all about technicality or the next big trick for some people.

[@Swayzeo]

👍

[@daylantin]

When did they start making decks in the shape they are now?

[@iglooproductions]

@moldycheesefarts I'd have to agree. Tony Hawk could probably slay him in a pool, doing all types of tricks, and he never skates them. Alve basiclly never progressed.

[@tysonboy34]

why do so many people troll on youtube??? or dislike a video? obviously your one of three people who have a neggative view on something that is pretty cool. thats nice. keep it to yourself. noone cares. just saying

[@mrbones-pd8kp]

in all fairness if you can comment your positive views then its fair game for anyone who has a negative view otherwise the comment section may as well not exist

[@mattbpatterson]

@moldycheesefarts you ever skate a pool?

[@deanmclachlan5824]

Herbie Fletcher was skating pool in 1963 on clay wheels ?

[@RowlandJosh]

@moldycheesefarts his skating isn't about tech skating or tricks its about grinds and carves and putting style in skating.

[@srarcade]

@moldycheesefarts Because he did it before anyone else. He was a pioneer like the video says, he helped invent the sport, so that does make him pretty great. Sure, lots of guys can skate better but only Tony can say "i did that first". Check out the Lords of Dogtown movie.

[@papuacantik]

Was that a white bucket hat that alva was wearing?

[@Mr76Blitz]

T.A. RIPS!!!

[@sinosinuj]

ramps are hobbies

[@Painless1992]

I'm having a brain meltdown. Can someone help me? I remember someone saying in his interview something between the lines that "skateboarding culture is like a dog brawl/skateboarders are like dogs who will jump onto you if you do something wrong and are going to call you out what are you doing" and that was towards kooking yourself or selling your values in skateboarding. I was sure it was from Sk8 TV but I have rewatched all the interviews the past days and I can't find it. I'm pretty sure it was an 80's elite or upcoming pro at the time. I just wanted to quote it badly in these days and times but I can't remember it correctly. I'm having this anxiety and obsession if I can't remember some things correctly.

[@srarcade]

Definitely sounds like Tony but it wasn't on this Sk8 TV interview. I watched this segment probably 100 times when it was originally aired back in the day I think I had it memorized.

[@Painless1992]

srarcade Yeah, I had a vague feeling that I heard those words with Tony's voice that's why I posted it here, but I'm not entirely sure and sadly I'm having a hard time remembering it.

[@Painless1992]

It was more about the stuff you do outside skateboarding yet is connected with skateboarding, what's your opinion/view and your values in skateboarding. In other words it was more like you're "kooking it" if you are faking it, if you're a jock in skateboarding, if you're taking questionable sponsorship deals or paychecks using skateboarding, if you're acting etc. and fellow skateboarders will call you out for it.

[@CobraliciouZ]

whats the name of the song

[@SmashingKinpumps]

is that p rods dad in the beginning? it looks like him

[@MustLoveGames]

@moldycheesefarts u dont get skateboarding at all do u?!

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

I will,I will I probably buy I like to have my own copy... What up this house I keep waiting for that predator music to kick....hah ha thanks.

[@SSDecontrol94]

That story is being deboggled right now, other people were doing them as well

[@MikaylaTgirl]

Looks like his trucks caught up at end of his line 00:36

[@alejandroquiviracalvo6472]

if you look good you have everything.....can I have switch treflips just looking good??....coz I cant do those and Iam a pretty good looking boy....coooommonnnn!!!!....style style style.....puaaaaaghr

[@cornpop1363]

sk8 master bate! lol

[@paulandrew4820]

rip taters

[@bsdacameras]

I feel like tony alva was so bummed when skating started turning into the "tricks" an stuff, where in his generation it was all just about basic carves and stuff

[@fernandomaron87]

bsdacameras He started the tricks era with the frontside aerial

[@farmhandfilms]

sk8 tv..that's the best we had back then sort of..idunno...awesome 'nickelodeon' biopic for jay i guess...fucking 500 to 800 pools...that's being rather spoiled I'd say!

[@lowmazda626]

where's Jay

[@WlSEGUY]

he said BOWL lol

[@marcot5386]

Proper shit

[@saintchristophertwo]

tony haircut to indy bonk

[@TuriyanGold]

You don't get the politics of linking your youtube to twitter or facebook. People cant say things they want to because of issues. Workplace issues, family, friends, but as a form of protest, or support, they like or dislike videos and when they do a message is posted on their social networking. It brings in people and more votes. It give you an idea of the audience/demographics if anything, the politics.

[@evaldoferreiranegreirosjun3710]

Dt BH BR.

[@lavishmcronald]

@moldycheesefarts man I think your totally missing the point of why people skate.

[@dantana7747]

,,,,,

[@ImagoCanis]

Still doing that derivative surf skating in the 90's? No wonder Peralta went so much farther...

[@ImagoCanis]

i'm sorry you got your feelings involved on the internet

[@ImagoCanis]

more like staying resistant to change. who you are should always change unless you think you're doing life right. spoilers; if you're gonna die eventually you're doing life wrong

[@alexandre15083]

@moldycheesefarts do you even know how to carve?Have you ever surfed?You probably skate like Ty Page.......What if TA doesnt give a shit about new tricks?Isnt skate just having fun and feeling free?Maybe for you is just for calling the attention of the other boys....... I know lots of good transition skateboarders that suck pretty bad carving a pool .They just want to start learning the little tricks before even learn how to carve, grind...........

[@KATMANDOOEE]

Jay Adams is better.....