The fact that Andy interrupted himself to address Wolf and apologize for interrupting him tells me all I need to know about this young man. Very solid dude.
@MinnieTHEcat99Ай бұрын
very Canadian thing to do
@sunburystudios823423 күн бұрын
That's when I stuck around for the rest
@chadpearson85972 ай бұрын
I don't think Andy realizes by wearing his helmet, setting the example. He is going to save so many kids' lives who will wear one because Andy Anderson does.
@vorpalblades2 ай бұрын
I think that's kind of the point.
@Ps1ClassicGameplay2 ай бұрын
It's such a good thing. You can see the difference between people who wear helmets and people who never wore helmets. Completely different level of coherence in speech. Slams to head are not good for the ole noggins thinking ability. This ain't a dig at those people but look at someone like jaws awesome dude and a skater but man has to think a sentence for 5 minutes and when he answers he slurs. You can watch older clips of him speaking normally and answering things normally.
@seymourglass262 ай бұрын
@@gyrate98 Crying because of your own brain damage or something else?
@seymourglass262 ай бұрын
@@gyrate98 I'll go with "special needs" on the records. Thanks.
@seymourglass262 ай бұрын
@@gyrate98 Maybe 'Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables' by the Dead Kennedys. I also love 'Raw Power" from Iggy and the Stooges, even if it's mixed like crap.
@DoubleSupercool2 ай бұрын
The fact that many skaters gatekeep how you look/what you wear while you are skating is the ultimate in being a poseur. Giving people crap for their clothes or style not being acceptable enough for "real skaters" is the opposite of what skating is all about. Turning up to a punk concert with in a 3-piece suit and short back and sides is more punk than turning up looking exactly like every other punk is "supposed" to look like.
@harvey_weenstain88572 ай бұрын
Exactly right it's just so lame
@RSpracticalshooting2 ай бұрын
i also hate how the punk scene gives you shit if you care about literally anything else. like, sorry i have more than one interest you boring loser.
@Clynikal2 ай бұрын
Skaters don’t gatekeep, posers do. Anyone who dumps on other people have self esteem problems.
@dvs6202 ай бұрын
@@ClynikalGo to a video where a guy slams and point out that he's not wearing a helmet. Then watch how many people defend the lack of a helmet.
@michaelryan38182 ай бұрын
The funny looks I get longboarding to work in business casual are great lol
@robbeaton21782 ай бұрын
Andy Anderson is a class act for always repping helmets. Not to mention being a brilliant dude and free thinker - gotta make sure nothing happens to a brain like that 🛹🔥
@Lowgarr2 ай бұрын
I cannot even imagine having Tony Hawk sitting across from me and saying all those great things. But Andy does deserve it, he's just on another level.
@stephenwelsch47282 ай бұрын
"Don't worry mom I just got to start skating and theyll see" I loved that
@fhlwrhqrhqfnb2 ай бұрын
We have the most ripped, head-tattoed, visually "macho" dude here (in the complete interview) wearing nail polish, talking about how much he values acceptance of different styles, talking about how being macho keeps us from being smart and protecting our brains, and telling us how it's healthy and important for men to cry. Turns out we ALL need acceptance, understanding, and support in order to be happy and healthy. It's not just the weak and the weirdos. He gets it. Thanks Wolf and Hawk for a really great interview. I really appreciate that you guys have so much honesty and vulnerability when so many people have entire shows just talking about how they're better than or judge others. Really, thanks so much. (I also think Andy is amazing and think we need more people with his kindness in skating.)
@ClarkHendrickson-c9v2 ай бұрын
Having tony compare you to mullen is arguably one of the greatest skateboarding accomplishment ever
@samuellaureano91592 ай бұрын
Having Tony Hawk praise you the way he did to andy must feel mindblowing
@DragonKrizАй бұрын
Thankfully he was wearing a helmet
@mellobotstudio2 ай бұрын
This young dude is wise beyond his years. His creativity and high level of intelligence shows up in anything he's passionate about. Lucky for us... it's skateboarding. It really is amazing to wonder how far humans can go, and being alive when one of the greats comes along and shows you what can be. I remember thinking how impossible a 360 kickflip was the first time I witnessed it in person, or a freaking darkslide! To be able to witness the shear drive and adaptive nature of humans is worth the price of admission.
@brains842 ай бұрын
If you don't protect yourself, nobody is going to do it for you. Good on Andy for protecting himself.
@Truthserum72 ай бұрын
Yeah dude I can’t believe he skates with a automatic
@Shawn-ff2rf2 ай бұрын
I respect his decision to wear a helmet but it's simply not as daring or cool when you wear them. Part of skateboarding is the danger and risk
@Truthserum72 ай бұрын
@@Shawn-ff2rf tru
@lefty94192 ай бұрын
@@Shawn-ff2rfHe isn't trying to be cool. He is being himself. Would football players be cooler if they played without a helmet? They get millions to do what they do.
@korumu2 ай бұрын
@@lefty9419football is played without a helmet, what are you taking about?
@sfirlaki2 ай бұрын
I hope more kids see Andy, and even if they don't get into skateboarding, just emulate HIM. Andy seems very willing to listen and learn, feeling like he has nothing to prove to others, and just does it for the love of the sport, and himself. What an awesome attitude dude, he WILL go far.
@tomas746Ай бұрын
If they’re going to become insufferable they might as well skate
@MonstaMunch1012 ай бұрын
I'm teaching my 5 year old son to skate at the moment and I get him to watch Andy Anderson vids to normalize wearing a helmet for him. It's working, he won't skate without it (not that I'd let him), nor will he let me skate without mine xD
@mevinsmiley52102 ай бұрын
Became aware of this dude 3 days ago & I'm legitimately addicted. Such a great personality & worldview. Great example for the younger gen.
@Benw37902 ай бұрын
A group of us went to a skate park like 16 years ago and we were all skating around the park for about 5 minutes before my buddy goes to board slide this super tall flat rail. Board slipped out and he bailed hard with no helmet. After helping him up, he was asking us for a dollar so he could grab something to drink. Of course all of us teenage skaters were broke af so we didn’t even have one. But once he asked everyone and everyone said no, he started asking everybody again. Long story short he ended up asking everyone so many times that we are started to get pissed off!! I decided to take him home. Just him and I and none of us were aware of concussions or how they worked at the time. We were like 17 years old. It took an hour to get home and he asked me where we were going, where we had been and why were we going, over and over and over the WHOLE way home. I was getting so mad and he just started crying.. he was so fucking confused and couldn’t understand why I was mad at him (I thought he was fuckin around). It was super freakin scary and super sketch. His mom’s a nurse so when I get him home, she knew exactly what was up. I felt so bad for him. He didn’t remember shit the next day. Really good skater, goes for normal boardslide during warm up and gets a proper, gnarly concussion just like that! Had skated huge gaps/stairs etc… had taken plenty of slams. But all it takes is that one little slip up
@isaiah15162 ай бұрын
I bought a helmet and the next skate session I warmed up without wearing it. I waxed a rail a little bit and didn't realize it would melt so quickly in the Florida sun. Landed a great boardslide and then went to do another and slammed my head pretty hard on the ground. Had a nice lump for a few days and am waiting for the weather to cool off. Now I wear my helmet to warm up...
@lukemilwright2 ай бұрын
Wolf r u super afraid that Hard Rock Nick the multi billionaire is suing you? Hahahaha
@Benw37902 ай бұрын
@@lukemilwright lol what are you talking about homie!?? 😂😂
@28russ2 ай бұрын
I did it just cruisin down a nothingness of a hill. Went for a walk with my girlfriend and decided to cruise down the barely even a hill so pushin pretty fast and just carvin like I was surfin. Carved too hard backside, wheels slipped, I came off running backwards and after about 3 steps I tripped over my own foot, went down backwards and whiplash smashed my head into the concrete. I got up and was like, shit that was pretty hard, oh crap I'm bleedin a lot. Big splat of blood on the concrete lol. Girlfriend had a look and said that's pretty bad might need some stitches. So I was just like bummer better walk home and go to the hospital then......5 mins later and the concussion kicked in and I was like, what happened, where are we, why am I bleeding, what happened, I feel dizzy, oh look I'm bleeding, there's a lot of blood, why am I bleeding, what happend, where am I??? lol. Lucky we weren't far from home so she said sit down and I'll run and get the car, she went and got the car, took me to hospital and I got like 8 or 10 stitches in the back of my head and admitted over night. The weird thing now is I can remember not being able to remember lol. And that was just cruisin. Can happen anytime. Andy's a smart dude. 🤷♂
@rodneysmart97742 ай бұрын
My buddy, 5mph mistake on a bicycle (pro mtb) ..... coma for 3 months.
@slow88LX2 ай бұрын
The idea that the "cool" kids don't wear helmets is an indictment of the culture.
@NitroCigarette2 ай бұрын
It's also an indicator on how skewed ''cool'' is in the eyes of youth. They're so fixated on LOOKING cool, but hey if you're dead or turned into a potato, you can't do any of that ''cool'' stuff anymore.
@perc31362 ай бұрын
Helmets are lame never gonna change
@perc31362 ай бұрын
@@NitroCigarettehelmets just don't look good in skate videos bro that's what it's all about , of course they're fixated on looking cool especially if your making skate vids tryna get sponsored
@ObscuraDeCapra2 ай бұрын
@@perc3136 Literally posting this under a video about a dude that somehow gets sponsors and makes money with a helmet. This is what's known as cognitive dissonance. Get concussed less.
@perc31362 ай бұрын
@@ObscuraDeCapra just saying brotha that's why dude never wore helmets !
@erickwinter64022 ай бұрын
Brain damage is not cool ergo helmets are cool. Simple as that kids. Bobble head or vegetable the choice is easy. any Anderson is by far the coolest skater ever for promoting the use of helmets. The skater that will save hundreds of lives through his influence. I used to skate with Tony at Del Mar. We wore pads then, which was mandatory, but I still fully pad up. I could care less if other people think I'm a dork. It does not matter how good you are when you skate the park, if your wearing a helmet your smart, which is very cool!
@harvey_weenstain88572 ай бұрын
I don't skate but if I did I would fully bubble wrap myself lol screw what any macho dummy thinks 😂
@Fatelvis22 ай бұрын
@@harvey_weenstain8857 I wear padded shorts and a helmet shit sometimes I even wore a reflective vest but being that I am in my 60's riding a surfskate on bike paths I escape most scrutiny
@ryno4ever4332 ай бұрын
@erickwinter6402 helmets aren't going to prevent brain damage, but they will prevent you from dying and maybe lessen the severity of brain damage.
@BP-iz2ltАй бұрын
being a little bitch about helmets is even worse than wearing a fucking helmet jesus grow up let them live
@MrLvngscrfcАй бұрын
Thank you for giving Andy the recognition he deserves! Great guy and great skater!
@DstrtdMnd2 ай бұрын
Came here for my respect for the helmet and got unexpected brilliance about Jeff Ross. This is one cool dude
@ferryvantichelen65212 ай бұрын
I'm 34 and started inline skating (again) during covid. Andy Anderson made me decide to always wear a helmet. I'll be happy I did when I fall and when I see kids making the same smart decision because they saw me do it.
@lasagnahog76952 ай бұрын
The anti-helmet attitude shows how much more emphasis the skateboarding community places on aesthetics opposed to actually skating.
@OscarMeyerJonАй бұрын
Who are you? And where do you get your information? I can tell you that aesthetics mean jack shit if you can skate. Didnt you hear the part when he talked about showing up with a helmet to the park when he was a kid? He said "Dont worry mom, they just have to see me skate" or something to that effect. Meaning the older kids didnt give a damn about him wearing a helmet when he started shredding. If your good, then you put in the time, and you get the respect..... Period.
@BP-iz2ltАй бұрын
you mean skaters have opinion dont dont care about your rules and laws? cry me a river
@Xfacta12482Күн бұрын
@@OscarMeyerJon How can you watch this video and then have that kind of response lmao.
@maccmoses2 ай бұрын
At 8:15 he talks about people making fun of the tricks you choose to do and that makes me so angry to hear that Skateboarding got to a point where Skaters were making fun of other Skaters. Thats not what skating is supposed to be,it's supposed to be about having fun and expressing yourself. Skaters need to make sure that that never happens again. Skaters are supposed to be united as Skaters and not click up. It's like when I hear people trashing others over pushing Mongo like it's fucking matters,WTF People,Skaters are already the outcasts and some of you wanna act like the people thatve picked on us since the beginning. I started in the Early 80s when being a skater automatically meant you were a dork and the jocks and preps used to pick on us so we came together and anyone that loved skating was in and part of the group,you just had to love skating. It doesn't matter how good you are or how you skate you just gotta love Skateboarding. That picking on each other shit makes me sick and that's why I didn't play sports or ever wanna be a preppy asshole.
@hashbrownsRL2 ай бұрын
Agreed. On pushing mongo: it can actually hinder your skating (shorter lead up time, awkward balance switching back and forth) so I would always recommend to other skaters to teach themselves to push normally (with your back foot). Never from a place of malice, more from a coaching POV. I say that as someone who used to push mongo and got way better once I learned to push normally. But yes, skateboarding is a form of expression and not about seeking others' approval.
@jasond79782 ай бұрын
It's so sweet to see Andy getting all this attention lately. Dude shreds.
@Horrordelic2 ай бұрын
Andy Anderson is one of the best and really does his own thing, mad respect !! i will buy a helmet like he got as well now, about time!
@Jordi_Llopis_i_Torregrosa962 ай бұрын
You go Andy! Glad one of the coolest skaters right now is extra safe. Wouldn't want a skate scene without Andy.
@01NATHAN108 күн бұрын
Andy Anderson has saved at least ONE child's life by teaching him to wear a helmet, God Bless this man!
@mrkang40802 ай бұрын
Never heard of this guy, never skated in my life, never looked at a skate video in my life but somehow Andy keeps showing up in my feed... what a great guy.
@HRM.H2 ай бұрын
CTE is no joke. Props for him wearing a helmet
@mitch91862 ай бұрын
Helmets don't prevent CTE
@One777oto72ideАй бұрын
@@mitch9186 this is misleading. You can still get CTE even if you wear a helmet. But having a helmet is better than not having one.
@sgtjonzoАй бұрын
@@mitch9186bulletproof vests don't stop all bullets, still better to have one
@archiechoke232 ай бұрын
Andy takes skating to a whole other level.
@BillFowАй бұрын
Andy just follows his intuition, that’s what skateboarding is all about. 0:44
@lostvagabond3652 ай бұрын
andys insight is a thing of beauty
@sixter4157Ай бұрын
I just discovered Andy a week ago. Thank you KZbin.
@jasonvelez73172 ай бұрын
I cannot even imagine how Andy is sitting amongst giants, staying humble, propping up a positive individualism persona that doesn't require %^#! on someone else, and has the full attention and respect of two legends! Multiple masterclasses in simultaneous session here! ❤️
@dudermcdudeface36742 ай бұрын
When I was growing up, anyone wore a helmet got called a f**. Lots of people died. So wear a helmet.
@Michael_Hunt19 күн бұрын
Lots of people died? Who?
@dudermcdudeface367419 күн бұрын
@@Michael_Hunt What, you want names? I got about half a dozen names, bro.
@MichaelFoster11715 күн бұрын
@@Michael_Hunt don't be such a smartass, growing up in santa cruz there was a famous incident of a dad in his late 20s who died cracking his skull at jose avenue skatepark. It's happened to lots of guys, don't be so sure of yourself.
@TheRealJohnMaddenАй бұрын
Dude, the “life before cell phones” comment is so insane. I remember breaking my arm while out skating and just showing up at home with a cast a few hours later.
@jwil4252 ай бұрын
This kid is a gift to skateboarding 🙏 love his flow 💯
@flavio-pАй бұрын
I’m late to the party. Old head. I used to skate in the 80’s and 90’s. I saw the Tony Hawk interview with Andy. What a great guy. Now im hooked. I’ve never seen anyone skate like this. It’s like a mashup of all the greats with each trick polished…
@shannonpatrick772 ай бұрын
Andy is a a top notch individual just listen when he says he doesnt keep things from his parents
@Underpantsniper2 ай бұрын
Andy is a true inspiration!!
@Margarinethebutterlover2 ай бұрын
I grew up watching skateboarding, and it was always about not giving a f#4k what others think. Be a maverick.
@nicknorthcutt76802 ай бұрын
Its really cool seeing his impact on the industry, i fuck with it.
@canadianeastcoaster5142Ай бұрын
Tony and Jason are a great collab. I had Faction on sirius back in 2014, was greatness.
@ZebulaJams2 ай бұрын
Ever since I was a kid I’ve worn shin, knee, elbow pads, and a helmet. 1. For protection, 2. Because I’m a little more daring to try things with the extra protection. I care about my body
@AnExPor2 ай бұрын
Full face motorcycle helmet legit saved my life. Full face downhill helmet saved me from brain damage, if not my life, at least twice. I LOVE HELMETS!
@BP-iz2ltАй бұрын
DID YOU TRY IT WITOUTH THE HELMET? if no you suck at logic homeschooler
@Benw37902 ай бұрын
CTE is real too man.. I don’t blame him
@jaysonmacmillan75032 ай бұрын
Dave Mirra had CTE and it literally killed him sadly 😢
@mitch91862 ай бұрын
Unfortunately helmets don't do anything to prevent CTE
@cwj273328 күн бұрын
@@mitch9186they lower the chance of it happening. of course nothing in this world will ever be truly risk free if there’s inherent danger to it
@masonsims84572 ай бұрын
I’m just starting out at 30. Being new and learning at a park where NOBODY is wearing helmets the pressure is real to not wear one. Should have watched this video. I busted my head open a couple weeks ago not wearing one. I’m still at it but never without a lid
@richnubbz49102 ай бұрын
i'm a snowboarder, we have a term for his style of skating in snowboarding... its called "relatable riding" , I'm 44 a disabled vet and am never going to be able to spin to win or rail tricks at my age. luckily there's a nice online community for a "gray on a tray" like me
@Mydigitalepitaph2 ай бұрын
One important thing to consider about a head protection is that a helmet that doesnt fit you correctly can be lethal due to secondary impacts from the helmet to the skull. Always get your helmet bought in person after getting it professionally fitted. (I survived a large crash on a mountain bike due to my helmet. It was nearly split into 2 pieces from the crown due to impact and i had a crater shaped hole in the side of my helmet. Would image my head would have been split open without it). Wearing a skate helmet wont protect you from facial injuries, so be careful if riding with a helmet as the sense of safety in wearing a helmet can make you feel "safer" and may make you try tricks you wouldn't normally try
@sammore47452 ай бұрын
Without freestyle back in the 80's there would be no street skating today. As Ellis said, it is amazing to watch the evolution of skateboarding unfold to acceptance of all styles. Blast, Cards would.
@vorpalblades2 ай бұрын
There would still be street skating.
@sammore47452 ай бұрын
But it would not have as many cool tricks without the freestylers, mainly Rodney, bringing the flips.
@RSpracticalshooting2 ай бұрын
Andy is one of the best ambassadors for skateboarding that it's ever had.
@casesandcapitals2 ай бұрын
"I didn't mean to cut you off." "No, it's your interview buddy, go for it." I've known these two dudes existed for about 3 days and I already like them so much lol
@accessiblelinuxgaming14 күн бұрын
I've fallen 100 times on a skateboard and I've hurt myself in so many different ways, but I never hit my head proper. This last fall was almost nothing as far as what my body took, but I slipped out and hit my head on the asphalt in just the right spot. I got up immediately on my hands and knees and went into instant headache. My eyes were sensitive to light. The rest of my body tingled and I started sweating like crazy. I took in deep breaths as I sat on all fours. I couldn't walk for 20 minutes. I think my body was trying to cope with the impact and trying to resist falling unconscious. I've been thrashed out before and I felt cocky, but this last little fall just hit me in the right spot. Don't play around with it. You don't want to bash yourself in the head. Wear a helmet while you are learning. It's not cool to get knocked in the skull. All it takes is getting hit in the right spot.
@rickitynick44632 ай бұрын
New level of respect.
@bernstock2 ай бұрын
I 100% agree with Tony on all counts. To have that genuinely said to you by Tony Hawk is nothing short of historical. And here we have the most ego-free genius crushing it & not letting his immense talent go to his head. I know Rodney Mullen must watch Andy like a proud father. I sure f**in do! And so does Hawk. Right on Andy, keep inspiring the world✊🏽
@matthewpeterson3329Ай бұрын
Andy is setting a great example for young skaters. When I was a kid skating (50 years ago, I'm old), we had a more punk, anti-style attitude. So there wasn't a dress code, and if you showed up wearing branded shirts, you stood out as a poseur until you showed off your skills. And helmets were barely a thing. My older cousins skated professionally, and surfed for G&S, and when I saw them start to wear helmets, I knew it must be important so I started wearing one too. I really looked up to them and wanted to emulate them. I caught a little grief for it around the neighborhood, but it was worth it.
@DanCohoonАй бұрын
dude is a class act
@candyapu32 ай бұрын
I’m old enough to remember when seat belts were not yet mandatory by law. People who had them in the car, but wouldn’t use them on purpose as to not look “gay”. Intentionally not wearing a helmet for a sport that involves jumping down concrete stairs is actually insane that people still don’t for ego reasons.
@Liefpj2 ай бұрын
I heard the same thing about ski helmets vs bike helmets. Ski is for multiple hits, bike is one fall and replace…🤔
@Mr_jz_122 ай бұрын
Scotty cranmer is the definition of why you should wear a helmet.
@kenc49072 ай бұрын
Yeah for sure. I knocked myself out when I was 15 riding dirt jumps by myself. Cracked my helmet and passed out, I don't even know how long I was out. If I wasn't wearing a helmet I would have died in the woods as a teenager.
@k_sae16762 ай бұрын
Scott Cranmer was wearing a helmet. He hurt his neck
@Mr_jz_122 ай бұрын
@@k_sae1676 he also had part of his forehead removed (it was actually in another state than he was for a while.). Hed be dead if he wasn't wearing his helmet. Also if you take that out just the fact of HOW the accident happened should be enough to show you to always wear one.
@pt3rf3cti0n_72 ай бұрын
That attitude is #1, imagine his mom watching him show out!
@BillFowАй бұрын
Andy just follows his intuition, that’s what skateboarding is all about.
@tyfighter4509Күн бұрын
I love how dudes at Andy’s age would be like “awesome concussion story” but Tony’s like “that’s traumatic” completely serious.
@erikpeterson70Ай бұрын
I hope this makes a permanent change for the better with skating culture. The social stigma against helmets when i was growing up was a big thing that kept me away from it. I suffered a severe concussion when i was 10 because of a seizure i had in a parking lot, and so i had to be careful about hitting my head, and because people would make fun of you MERCILESSLY for wearing a helmet while skating, it made me stop trying to learn it and get better at it. I wasnt going to risk another concussion, and i wasnt going to keep doing it if people were just going to make fun of me for it. I think theres historically been a little too much gate keeping around skating in general historically, and im glad to see that thats been changing for the better
@ryanrowe197517 күн бұрын
Great skater
@lane23762 ай бұрын
I had my first concussion at 11, bombing a hill on a borrowed board with loose trucks. I barely remembered anything from the week before and nothing from that day at the time. My buddy walked me home no knowing anything was wrong, but I didn’t “come to” until we were almost to my house. I was literally sleep walking. Walked in the house eyes glazed over, told my parents I thought I hit my head, and burst into tears I was so scared. Luckily my dad was a wrestler and had experience with concussions. I started BMX last year and better believe I wear my helmet every time.
@xerxestelevision6666Ай бұрын
Tbi changed my life. Wear your helmets kids.
@fromtheptothab16 сағат бұрын
i like this dude. more skaters should wear helmets.
@SteamCheese111 күн бұрын
Andy is setting is a great example. And I love the fact that skating in the last 15 years has become more open towards "weird" skating tricks like dancing, freestyle and primo tricks. Black Ninja is also a great example for not giving a fuck and using "illegal" tricks.
@terrapin62 ай бұрын
Dude used to be at competitions at our local bowl in Vancouver back in the day. Nice dude, great skater
@ryanryzaАй бұрын
Jeff Ross is “self-defercating”. Yeah, I reckon you could say that about him 😂😂😂
@JoshuaTootell2 ай бұрын
In mountain biking, you get people questioning you if you AREN'T wearing a ton of gear.
@the43rdparallelthrift342 ай бұрын
No joke. If you aren't wearing a decent body protector (on top of the rest of the kit), I wouldn't go near a mountain on a bike. I damaged some ribs and bruised my lung, falling on my bike while picking it up to lift it over something in my path, not even mountain biking.
@BilobateDrip2 ай бұрын
At 13, I was riding my BMX bike down a gravel hill, and my father's dog was running with me. Not thinking about it, I turned the opposite direction towards the side the dog was on, and the dog took a right and crossed the front wheel. My face broke my fall. I woke up in the gravel with my pants down, walked a quarter mile to the house with my pants still down, my face perfectly split down the middle with pure roadrash, maybe 40-50 cuts. My helmet was a full face, but I wasn't wearing it. My bell got rung, and I got the snot scared out of me. Pay attention and wear a helmet
@kimohayes98Ай бұрын
That Sinead shirt is rocking ❤
@mike_majoraАй бұрын
Bro I don't even skate, and I could listen to this all day
@BrianMakesMovies2 ай бұрын
What a great podcast this was
@OhushiАй бұрын
Andy is the goat!
@Rob.S-2 ай бұрын
They have to get Andy and Rodney together, that would be the best
@brasshouse-ogАй бұрын
He’s basically like the Gordon Ryan of skateboarding. Like he’s the first one that’s an A+ in every category of it. Freestyle, street, vert, flatland, grinds. He’s better than everyone at all of them.
@Heathcliff_henselАй бұрын
Lol not really
@rboes2082 ай бұрын
Love this dude!!
@mickleman52Ай бұрын
Not a skater, but I'm a cyclists who rides mostly in a city, and the amount of people I see without a helmet is astounding. Ask anyone who doesn't wear a helmet why, and they will give you some lame excuse like helmets are: expensive, uncomfortable, hot, annoying, single use, etc. Ask anyone who uses a helmet why, and they will tell you a gnarly story about that "one accident". For me it was a few years ago, when I was riding on a paved running/walking/biking path during a light rain storm. I am coming up to a part of the path that is covered by a bridge, and I see a dude wearing a bright white t shirt standing on left hand side of the path (on coming traffic side). I give him a bit more room and before I know it I am flying over my handle bars. I proceed to land on my back, skid 10-20 feet, and smack the back of my head hard enough to crack my helmet in half. I then get up to see what had happened, and that is when I see that the guy, who I had assumed was a walker/runner/jogger/etc., was actually a cyclist who had left his all black folded up all black brompton in the path (aka invisible). The guy then tries to play it off like I wasn't paying attention, to which I was just like "you have no idea how stupid/dangerous what you just did was. NEVER just leave a bike in a bike lane like that, especially not when it's raining out, and double not when your bike is folded up and all black like that. What I saw was YOU standing in the bike lane, not your booby trap of a bike." To make this whole thing even more avoidable, the place the guy had stopped to wait out the rain had plenty of room to do so not in the path. Thanks to the helmet, I was able to walk it off with some minor road rash, a few good bruises, and a nasty case of whiplash. tl;dr wear a helmet.
@djSpinege2 ай бұрын
will will
@AaronJohnson-o3z2 ай бұрын
I've always skated with helmet, but with protech wake bucki laski what ever, saved me a thousand times... But been stunned of my progression by the judgement of people and better at my local... Blah blah but im inspired and busting out the board and giving it ago
@seanwilliams58482 ай бұрын
That title was spinning me out
@SteveMoylan9 күн бұрын
Having Tony Hawk call you Rodney Mullen is a different level of skateboarding
@drinkswatereАй бұрын
I remember I used to ditch my helmet in my front yard bush when my mom couldn’t see. Fortunately I made it out okay but I had some CLOSE calls. Later in life I got head injuries outside of skating and it sucked and still does. Can’t imagine what it would be like if those dives I took as a kid got my head combined with what happened later. Wear a helmet because you aren’t any more special than the people who didn’t and are now screwed for life.
@brian1772 ай бұрын
I remember being some of the only kids on the mountain with helmets skiing in the early 90s - hockey helmets. My parents wore toques. Now we have a massive array of brands, styles, etc. It has totally flipped, and the people not wearing helmets are the outliers. And you better believe my parents have long since ditched their toques for helmets. Helmets, folks. Helmets, helmets, helmets. You only have one noggin.
@charlescushman86252 ай бұрын
My friend’s husband died bombing down a hill and not wearing a helmet. He hit a rock and got pitched. Unfortunately she didn’t know what happened. He just didn’t come home. It took her a couple of days to find him in a hospital where he was in a coma (he had no ID on him either).
@OGPAPERBOY772 ай бұрын
In the words of a legendary group of gentlemen from Shaolin “PROTECT YA NECK!” Helmets are cool nowadays You can customize them and add flavor. Freestyle should be in the Olympics its very technical and I enjoy watching it.
@heyyomikey73312 ай бұрын
I've always worn a helmet in action sport I've done, just gave me more confidence. Also, think if you crack or break a helmet, that could be your skull.
@tylercummins2967Ай бұрын
See kids it's ok to wear a helmet while doing any sports. Andy Anderson is bringing a movement that skateboarding has needed for years! Come on guys put on them helmets!
@Darkangel-w1f2 ай бұрын
Sick ass prison art handkerchief in the back of Tony hawk right there, HAWK WOLF… wonder who drew that.
@SongJLikes2 ай бұрын
You can go harder if you wear a helmet
@_JamesBrown2 ай бұрын
I remember wearing a helmet snowboarding in the late 90's. Everyone made fun of it, but go to the mountain now. Every person on skis or a board is pretty much wearing one.
@Crismodin14 күн бұрын
A friend's owner of a company was out walking his dog while on a powered electric scooter, no helmet, his dog cut in front of him, he got knocked off, hit his head on the concrete - unconscious - a nurse on her morning jog found him called 911. He died several days later AFTER brain surgery. He was very successful, had an RV business here in the valley in Arizona. This was within the last 3-4 years.
@mikedruce17012 ай бұрын
"I AINT EVER GAUNNA STOPPPPPPPPPP"
@roystonlodgeАй бұрын
I had my concussion snowboarding. I lost all sense of direction, but not my sense of balance, so as long as I had my buddy with me to tell me where to go I could keep boarding. I was also the only one with a driver's license that day so I still had to drive folk home. They told me where to turn. lol. Probably some bad decisions that day.
@LenoxMusic-wu3uy2 ай бұрын
Where there’s a will, there’s a will
@Coopdegras2 ай бұрын
I'm a moto guy we always buy the most expensive helmet we can afford because we only have one head. Protect your Mellon kids!
@poja822 ай бұрын
Man, this is historic.
@frankrossjr.2855Ай бұрын
Andy speaks for himself as if he is talking to anyone. Never been on a skateboard, but I follow the guy because of the skill he has. I think wearing a helmet is a great choice, to protect the noggin’. ❤️💯✅