Animal Chin 30 Years - Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Mike McGill & Lance Mountain 2/4

It’s been 30 years since the original members of the Bones Brigade-Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain, Mike McGill, Tommy Guerrero-gathered at the Chin Ramp. This piece includes interviews with the team, Chin Ramp builder Tim Payne, and photographer Grant Brittain, alongside several well-known pro skaters who were hugely influenced by the climactic scene in The Search for Animal Chin. Watch your favorite skaters rip the iconic ramp again, inspiring each other not only to recreate some of the timeless moments captured in the video from which it takes its name but to push each other to new heights as they continue the search for Animal Chin.
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“The Search is Never Over” on ABC November 13 at 4:30 pm ET.
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[@Francisah]

If you don't have a smile on your face throughout the whole video, you're dead inside.

[@JUSTDUNNIT21]

Francisco Santiago SOOOO TRUEEE MAN

[@kuririn1975]

Bro I was tearing up

[@chrisseely6740]

My friends and I cleaned out a huge freakin drainage ditch for 3 days after this movie came out, because it resembled the Wallows! Bones Brigade was the Shit!

[@danb2140]

Amen to that bro

[@connorwilcox4244]

Well I do feel dead inside after not smiling at that ;-;

[@levibailey6256]

This is literally the coolest thing I've ever watched in my entire life like no joke

[@catcrapinahat]

Woa this is epic

[@jcbvortex22]

I thought the same thing! Man it makes me feel a little old too. But still cool

[@fogtown3027]

Legendary shit to this day

[@itsMrNoble]

You’re literally the coolest thing I’ve ever watched in my entire life, mate, if anyone is...

[@gdgbjbfgcbjn]

Epic no doubt, brings me back! Can't imagine how them guys feel. Pretty cool!

[@webcrawler9782]

"they're skating like 16 years olds" Here you go 16 years old skaters! no pressure...

[@swampwatergatorbaby]

Web crawler skating like they were 16 year olds. Even then they indirectly pushed everyone to get better.

[@DatBoiAntix]

16 year old skaters? In this day in age? Probably like finding a unicorn. They're all stuck at home watching youtube. Oh wait...

[@dabesaroundnstuff920]

16yo skaters.. as in skating their bones off No pun intended

[@RopieIsMopey]

good thing im 17 gives me an excuse

[@haikat4]

If I had access to a ramp like that I'd really try to learn to skate like that

[@ArcienPlaysGames]

The "They've been skating for like 3 hours" bit almost made me tear up. 30 years later and they're still kicking ass. Absolute legends.

[@olivergowen13]

Just cool to be able to skate with all the homies again and them still be alive. That was heavy. We all wish we could do that.

[@frankvanrijn964]

And here I was, thinking only Hawk was still skating and being a legend. This was hands down one of the coolest videos I have ever watched!

[@johncoleman7308]

Lance Mountain literally skates for Nike and I think he’s still on Flip. Caballero still has an iconic pro shoe for Vans and skates bowls.

[@bellofortis2020]

@@johncoleman7308 and McGill has a skate shop on the central coast somewhere for like 30 years now.

[@SuperstarBR]

Cab has never stopped putting on a clinic at skate expos and events and is a true gentleman with it all.

[@stephenbianchi7141]

I teared up a little when they started gettin' it.

[@adam-remy8377]

I got a little watery eyes myself. Damn man, those were the days.

[@billystutz55]

Or when the Chin music at the end comes in

[@saskwash8182]

Stephen Bianchi me too!

[@dillionrichards4402]

Stephen Bianchi for real man this is like so amazing to see how these guys are still so young at heart and how a simple piece of wood has kept them together as friends for 30 years

[@gabrielpicek2531]

Its a travel back to their youth, I also felt it

[@DaveyGa]

RIDE - I'm horribly fkn depressed and in my 40's, but this shit still made me smile through all the shit like it did 30yrs ago. Feelin' the love.

[@ride]

Sorry about the depression but we are stoked to be able to put a smile on your face.

[@corey8677]

dude, im 38, i suffer from depression, ptsd and a fucked body from being hit by a drunk driver and left for dead. but i still skate and it makes me feel YOUNG AND ALIVE!!! Get on a board and get into life! Its all in the mind and YOU control your mind. Think of people in wheelchairs or worse and if you can walk you can skate. peace.

[@DaveyGa]

cosmic fire Hey Brother, strength to ya. I do try n get out on the board, got fked knees but push through it. Watching my 8yo boy learn to sk8 is unreal, I could never do that shit at that age. Yeah I know there's ppl WAAY worse off, I was born a white male in a rich country so should have no cause for complaint, but you nailed it with "it's all in the mind" which for me is a very dark, scary place. Thankfully sk8ing has been with me the whole time, it's a ray of light.

[@ltabarah]

Get it out my man how inspiring is this, grey beards recreating the 4 man grab

[@eelaws]

Hey Dude, I had messed up knees from skating and basketball among other things. I tried an exercise called Eccentric squats once for about 5 minutes and they fixed them. No joke. look that up on youtube or follow this link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jl6qZaSKhrdsras

[@WhatsTheDifferenceTV]

Steve is like the cool grandpa that everyone wants

[@christinaroberts9784]

Eva is the chief of the best chicken

[@christinaroberts9784]

KidCorgi.Com c

[@christinaroberts9784]

KidCorgi.Com A

[@JustinJaiC.]

KidCorgi.Com He's not THAT old, dipshit.

[@PurpleMonkeyBritches]

Justin DeVaughn, Steve actually does have a grandson.

[@scroob72]

I was in 8th grade when Chin came out. My friends and I watched this video at my buddies house over and over until it was like 3am. We knew every line and emulated everything they did. This video was my best years as a kid. Watch chin, hit up a ditch or the launch ramp session, rinse/repeat.

[@MrMJkingofpop94]

Who else played Steve Caballero in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2!? ♡

[@infowazz]

my brother had his deck, other neighbor had Hawk, other Lance Mountain, McGill. I had a Kevin Staab.

[@bonoxs]

The best feeling over came me watching this!! My childhood love for skating is back!! Thank you

[@sonofhorror1995]

I know just how you feel. If it didn't hurt me so bad to skate, I would get back into it, but I just can't anymore. That is why I settled for skate 3 as an alternative, but it still isn't the fun of struggling all day just to get finally land that trick that has been so elusive.

[@supdew7289]

Eric Bono me too bro, me too!

[@kristyy420]

it's such a wholesome upload

[@bonoxs]

James Topham Since 85, I've never stopped. Always pushing .

[@donjohnson5653]

Rock on man✌👊😎

[@4amyoutube432]

Fuck I'm flooded with emotion,just beautiful,really beautiful.

[@UnkleBen]

i know, literally teared up half way through the video, giant smile on my face.

[@dr.c7434]

Used to watch "Search for Animal Chin" over and over as a young teenager and wanted so badly to skate like them. I'm 46 now and haven't skated in almost 30 years and I'm in tears watching this. These guys inspired me back then and still inspire me now. Unbelievable!!

[@ismaelgarcia7292]

I used to watch lords of dogtown Over and over. I’ve never seen search of animal chin. I will tonight tho. I just watched street dreams and that was a wodnerful film too!

[@jamesbaker7166]

How do you think it mAkes a 60 year old skate dog from the pool riding daze of 1975-80??.? Started when the wheels were steel in 70 and stayed with it til 87

[@Indicasativa55]

I’ve been searching since I first saw this film in the early 90,s and as hard as I’ve searched I’ve never found him nor an insane vert ramp in the middle of nowhere

[@hugofregosorivera4043]

You should grab your skate again!!

[@amind1317]

I hack sawed an old roller skate plate in half screwed the plates on to a 2 x 4 drew animal chin on it and skated it as best as I could on ramps. Lol! Animal Chin was super inspirational to have fun! That VHS tape lived in my parents VCR. LOL!

[@davoupnya3202]

I am 54 and have skated since I was 4 ! I will skate till I die, it is a way of life !!!

[@blondie3850]

Can you do a 900

[@Scr3amapillar]

@Davo UpNYa: just sport can give you this emotions. Same for me with freeriding in powpow. No matter on skis or snowboard. Climb up till the top, enjoy the view, the silence, the beauty of nature, and then just go. Let it go - feel the flow. 37 right now. But 14 again in the outback. ✌ out and cheerio. 😎

[@troygrooms5724]

Hell yes brother!

[@Brutuszilla]

Same. I'm 45. Haven't skated street since I was 16. Just bought a board and hit a dark parking lot . After an hour it all came back to me. My wife was like wtf? I said yea, It's still inside of me. I really felt this clip, I knew exactly the feelings they felt when they hit that ramp all those years later.

[@davoupnya3202]

@@Brutuszilla I hear ya bro, that's awesome ! Stay safe and have a blast !

[@thesouth50]

When I was younger, I thought tony was the coolest guy on the planet and his bag of tricks were unbeatable/unbelievable. But after all these years and all the documentaries and videos like this that are out, all I can do is think how humble these guys turned out and classy they are. And lance mountain has since become my new favorite guy to see doing vids. You can tell he was and is a great guy

[@davoupnya3202]

I skated with Tony when he was first starting to skate at skate parks ! Can't hardly believe I was better skater then him at that time (very short time) !

[@billclinton1071]

This might be the most wholesome video on the internet :')

[@chrisstutts3690]

ok bill

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

Bill Clinton lol the internet is kinda making me hate the word wholesome for some reason 😂

[@hybridgarden]

But did you have sexual relations with that woman?

[@eriesurfer10]

this made my 51 year old ass smile laugh and get tears in my eyes seeing them together on the ramp and esp Johnny Rad! These guys inspired me to skate and have fun. I found chin! I can no longer skate due to arthritis in my knees but shit man, this video makes me want to try again. Lance was always my favorite. If you can find it, buy the Bones Brigade video hits cd. has songs from the videos and a bunch of Johnny Rad including live tracks!

[@davidpainter6940]

Same here bro

[@mikkoitasalo8940]

Ohh i really so hope you tried out skateboarding again! How did it go?

[@mateuszw383]

Give a thought to the carnivore diet. It cured my arthritis. I am starting skating at age of 31!

[@DiabloOutdoors]

Erie... get your board out and ride on your arse if you have to!

[@SongJLikes]

You gotta try to get back on… skate in bursts, take it as easy as you have to…. But you owe it to yourself to find a way to enjoy it again…. It’s changed my life, yet again, just like it did when I was 12

[@Norman-Bates-60]

I was born in 1983, my brother was born in 1975.. I remember my brother had this movie .. We would watch this movie all the time, in the late 80s. Gleaming The Cube was a cool movie also.

[@SavageBalls]

This is skateboarding, man. Friends having fun on their boards.

[@DiabloOutdoors]

Yup, true...

[@matthewhardman2111]

This gave me goosebumps. Absolute LEGENDS!!

[@No24us]

"If you look too hard for Animal Chin, you're never going to find him" - Johnny Rad

[@bokhok99]

In 1986, I was 12 years old, had a Valterra skateboard and didn't really know what really good skateboarding looked like. We lived Louisiana, so the videos took a while to get to us, and at that time you had to rely on your friends getting a VHS copy from another friend before you actually got to see it! So It was probably 1988 before I saw this video and we all probably have different emotions or memories of how we felt when first watching it but we all probably agree we loved it! Watching this short film on the 30th anniversary fills me with such happiness. The guys I have admired for so many years seem vulnerable, older and yet they offer no regrets they just get out there and skate! When my little girl is a bit older, I look forward to showing her The Search for Animal Chin and hope that she understands the message behind the film. Thank you Stacy, Lance, Tommy, Mike, Steve and Tony. You took me back to age 14 and a sense of simple enjoyment that I hope the younger generations can achieve. Kudos!!

[@tymmac007]

So awesome, Nick!!

[@flow2tech]

Nick Foster Hilarious.. I had the same board.. I saw this and thought I'll never be that good on ramp... So idolized Guerrero because he was more my style with street.. Those were the days

[@johnsonbeyeriii]

Fuck yea homie!!! Couldn’t have summed it up better myself

[@nega9000]

Wasn't the Valterra Ramp Champ was it? Shitty board, but what a great graphic! I then went on to a Rob Roskopp ramp and was always a bit more Santa Cruz than Powell but man, those old skate vids from back in the day. Nothin else like em!

[@TheHSIHP]

I was 11 and had a Valterra too!

[@bigriver3278]

....we watched this a hundred times for motivation and followed it up skating all night....great soundtrack!

[@tylerdurden4096]

Bought back a lot of memories. Video not only turned back time for those guys . It turned back time for those of us who were young back then. I didn’t even have a Powell Peralta . Had a Hosio , Sims Jeff Phillips , Madrid Eddie El Guerra , Schmit stix John Lucero, Santa Cruz Air tech . Im 47 now & I still remember those boards & names .

[@davidwin7984]

These guys made skating cultural, so stoked to see them still having fun rippin it up. Time to dust off the board.

[@catinthehat8412]

it was so good to be a skateboarder in 80,s not meny people were in to it felt special

[@aidensdad300]

Amen brother!

[@Ralph_Sandwich]

Growing up in southern California in the 80s skateboarding was more popular then than it's ever been. It was basically mandatory to skate if you were a boy in so cal back then.

[@catinthehat8412]

@@Ralph_Sandwich were I lived it wasn't as popular less people in western Australia

[@naturemum8905]

wow this is possibly the greatest thing ive ever watched

[@jonosborn6558]

We watched that video over and over again. Sooo many classic lines; just pure fun, then and now.

[@Soldmysoulforablurayplayer]

Steve Caballero my favourite skater since I was 12 back in 1988 and seeing real skating for the first time in Police Academy 4. I long since stopped skateboarding but still watch a lot and I watch this video with a tear in my eye and a smile in my heart. Look at their faces at the end, that is the meaning of life right there.

[@COLLECTIVEskateshop]

that double tail tap though! rippin' style, holmes.

[@TheViketube]

Guys, I discovered this video just a few days ago and to be honest, it brought a few tears in my eyes!! At first, I thought, no way, they didn't/couldn't do it, but then, I watched, and watched, and re-watched, etc... :) Good job guys, keep it up, you have been/are/will forever be an inspiration for so many people out there!!!

[@impking5156]

Back then in 1987 we borrowed this movie on VHS cassette in our skate shop, gave our ID as a deposit, because this cassette was only available there once and we watched it countless times. That was the best and most beautiful time in my life!

[@toddback]

Watching these guys skate together brings back so many good memories! Makes me wanna hunt down my old crew!

[@MiguelRamirez-nm5kw]

puts a smile on my face seeing them this happy legendary stuff right there

[@Tigerbythetoe]

Man, it’s been that long?! My first “pro” skateboard was a Tony Hawk mini...tracker trucks, rib bones, tail and a nose bone. Man I wanted that board to last forever. These guys were my idols. I still get all excited when I think of those days. And I still look at curbs the same way. A few years ago I was going into the Shoprite to buy some food and outside were some skaters. Me being like 40 at the time I saw them just like me and my friends those 25 years ago. One kid bumped into me said “sorry sir..” and then asked me for some change! I tried to stike up a convo with them about skating. They couldn’t believe that an old guy like me had broken in the very curbs they were skating on. Me and my friends would buy candles inside the grocery store and wax those curbs up and grind them til they were skateworthy. They looked at me like I was some kook. It was kinda sad really, I expected a different reaction kinda like “hey cool!” I walked away after giving the one kid some of my change feeling the shortsightedness of their youth. We were little shits in those days too! Always getting in peoples way, scaring old ladies, getting kicked out of parking lots. We thought we’d never grow up and skate forever. Some things never change.

[@GaelissFelin]

Moose Overlord this was a great story man. it's ok that those kids didn't get it - they'll look back one day and probably feel the same way when they see younger skaters

[@Airik1111bibles]

Haha that's funny man.... I'm 46 and getting back in to skating. 20 years ago I started up again and the whole vibe had changed, the kids were way more negative and very unapproachable . The culture is changing again and that 80's and early 90's vibe is coming back . Im buying a shaped board and getting into shape, also my home town is building a new skatepark. My goal is to go back and skate my old spots😂

[@sganzerlag]

I'm getting back into skating. At 46. Don't care what the current generation of skaters thinks.

[@palehorse1511]

My first pro deck was the same one, bro. Good 'ol Tony Hawk Mini. Was so stoked to get that thing way back when. I am 43 now and haven't skated in almost 20 years but still have a shop deck in almost perfect condition from a local spot that closed well over a decade ago. Very good condition Independent trucks on it with excellent Powell Swiss Ceramics ABEC 9+ bearings. No clue what the wheels are, lol. I really should break that sucker out and push. Seeing vids like this really make me miss those insanely fun times with great friends.

[@Tigerbythetoe]

Pale Horse That’s awesome to hear that you’re gonna get back on a board bro! Hey and with a shaped deck too. I been wanting to get an old school shaped deck setup myself. You know something big and wide I can feel comfortable on. Im inspired bro!

[@StopScrollingStupid]

This shit almost made me shed a tear👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿still the best sk8 team ever!!!!

[@darkknightlight]

Prent Boogie : 100% agree

[@Mr.Conaway]

You had the perfect opportunity to say shred a tear and you didn't use it 😅

[@Boneless_Tony]

im a real nigga bc i actually shed a couple

[@baby-sharkgto4902]

I'm not crying, you are!

[@homefront3162]

Woodstovk AGREED

[@Flernaffinor]

Animal Chin began 9 years of hardcore skating for me. This brought back a lot of memories! So cool!

[@forsakenlife4873]

My teenage years when my skating was exploding as I learned so much on a daily basis. Here I am now at 45 years old, and smiling ear to ear watching this. It brings back soooo many memories of how many times myself, my brother and friends would watch this and then get so pumped up to go out skating. Man, those were the days. The Bones Brigade and Animal Chin will live on forever.

[@dennymayeda2176]

I don't know what happened between to skateboarding between the Dogtown era and the Bones Brigade era, but thank God these boys took it to a whole different level of skateboarding. Im Stacy's age, and to see what the guys are doing on these ramps is absolutely awesome! It brings back memories of my youth!

[@bucknards1898]

Awesome memories seeing this movie the first time in the 80’s. I’m still skateboarding at 45 and love it 😍

[@RussRockwell]

Word... Me too!

[@Steve-vm1fi]

Giving me the feels to see these dudes skating together again!

[@liamskutca8372]

there is no top comment in this section cause there was no negative comments

[@tymmac007]

If you gave a negative comment than you must really hate life in general. This is 100% pure, positive fun!

[@wigwam579]

ANIMAL CHIN!

[@drtydawg73]

still the best skate video ever! the chin music at the end made me cry. I lost count of how many times I watched this video when I was younger, even my sisters and parents knew the words off by heart after a while. great days.

[@RogDeller]

I am not even a skater, but this video touched my heart, seeing these guys having fun as they used to have many years ago 👍🏻

[@Rubmaster]

The bromance is real!

[@Ste_VO]

Absolutely beautiful! I grew up watching these guys, emulating them, and watching this now really brought back many memories of me flipping through page after page of Transworld or Thrasher, cutting pages out and hanging them on my walls. So thankful to have skateboarding in my life!

[@NicoleMaxwell]

Ditto!

[@dickdevosboss]

Transworld has a new meaning these days

[@ELECTRICEYEMEDIA]

Did you have punk rock show flyers up next to those Thrasher centerfolds? I did. Ha!

[@nathanadams4345]

This is so epic...words cant describe

[@xyzd70]

It's beautiful to think that when these guys were coming up people didn't think you could have a career let alone skate past your 20's and here we are today with these legends twice that age and ripping just about as hard as they did when they were kids. If it wasn't so cold and shitty out I'd be fired up to get some right now

[@JohnDoe-le7ml]

don't let that stop you. I used to skate in February when there were still plenty of snow, salt, slop and everything else. LOL, who am I kidding? My knees are pretty wrecked and I complain when it's colder than 45. We're supposed to get one nice weekend this year. I may try to hit the park up the road from me. Seeing videos like this - despite them being 1000x better than I ever was - makes me want to re-learn everything (and probably acquire another 8 or 9 concussions. )

[@xyzd70]

John Doe I know I shouldn't be complaining about the weather but it's hard to be motivated to skate when I get a mean indian tear after skating for like 5 minutes, then there's the fact I can't feel my feet when it's cold out and there's just a bunch of autumn to deal with, all the crap falling out of trees to add onto the broken glass, pebbles and grime that's just part of the occupational hazard of skating through a crusty city. I'll deal with it but I am not gonna be a happy camper especially when winter rolls around

[@JohnDoe-le7ml]

no worries man, just giving you a hard time. LOL, I shouldn't be though since I'm in the same boat. Weather up here in PA is the same deal. It gets cold, and I get miserable... and by cold, I mean dropping into the 40s. So when it hits the 20s in a month or so, I'm gonna be a bitter pain in the ass to everybody around me.

[@xyzd70]

John Doe It's all good dude, idk about you but the weather today was pretty mellow so I got to cruise then hit up my kinda local park for a bit. Ate shit but fun times were had

[@zeedause5289]

Not just the best skate movie ever, the best sport movie ever, one of the best movies ever. These guys are responsible for skateboarding today.

[@AAAskeet]

I've seen this video 30-40 times and it still makes me happy.I am 50 and grew up with these guys being Gods.

[@mattbarnett7985]

Anyone else tear up a little when they all first saw the ramp.... they all looked so happy.

[@ClydeW893]

no

[@jamesbaker7166]

I was building ramps from 74-87 every place I lived,I was a carpenters worst nightmare,ripping multiple sheets of plywood to build ramps.Funny thing,Now I,m a 60 year old carpenter,RETIRED.

[@runawayuniverse]

I remember ordering Animal Chin shortly after it came out from California Cheap Skates. So awesome. So many memories.

[@tymmac007]

LOVED Cheap Skates!!!

[@bassage13]

runawayuniverse I still have a stack of old CCS catalogs.

[@joeyambrose3489]

Hot damn!!!!! Getting a CCS catalog in the mail was some good shit back in the day!!!

[@wukillaforever3659]

runawayuniverse ...long live ccs

[@jaco9719]

Dude this is legit one of the coolest things ever, got me teary!

[@landminehopscotch3617]

The great thing about skating was challenging yourself, challenging your friends and companionship. The skaters in my school fought everyone back in the day, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a skater fight another. Decades later I’m still friends with them. Loved this video.

[@iannamico]

animal chin is th reason i started skatin and still skate to this day.. stll searching for chin. thanks bones brigade

[@KNBProds]

i didn't realize it but I was smiling the whole time. i can't wait to see who does what next on it!

[@ride]

Us too. Ride has a couple more Chin videos to come, then Woodward will post some videos with younger rippers and then we will have the ultimate Chin show on ABC: World of X Games - The Search is Never Over" Nov 13th at 4:30pm ET.

[@timmarshall2491]

Awesome! Can't wait to check it out!

[@frankchialastri7374]

It doesn't exist it

[@Bassboy1972]

There’s never been a group of skaters I’ve respected more than these guys!

[@cagolan]

Bones brigade still tearing it up ! Those guys are the kings of vert, full stop.

[@beeeeej]

I tore my ACL 4 months ago. Awaiting surgery and a long road to recovery. I've never been so depressed in my life because I can't skate or run with my 7 yr old son. This video made me feel good.

[@Mdsub101]

I watched The search for Animal Chin so many times growing up. This is a flashback to my teenage years. Thank you Bones brigade for the countless hours of entertainment & inspiration.

[@ericphilipp8654]

So many amazing memories! That was a great time in my life. Thanks Bones Brigade for being a big part. I am still looking for Animal Chin as much today as I did back then.

[@ddwalker3744]

This movie meant alot to us as young skaters

[@kbomb1235]

Steve Caballero's board was the first skateboard I ever owned. It was Silver with a Blue Dragon on the base deck. Damn I miss that board.

[@jackofallboardsNEW]

What a bloody ROCK SHOW that was! To each and everyone of you legend rippers, thanks for the STOKE!

[@ysidrolopez2913]

The inspiration of a generation, thank you all for such amazing memories. My friends and I watched "the Search for Animal Chin" so many times. It was the movie that inspired me to start skating and I even had the pleasure of meeting Lance in Glendale CA and Mike in Carlsbad. God bless you all and your families.

[@JamesTheManiac]

I absolutely love videos like this. It's so awesome seeing all the old school stuff and history of skating!

[@karalis290]

This makes me so happy :)

[@samkupper]

i love this so much makes me smile

[@caymccarp34]

Just fantastic, I remember watching it , going skating, coming back in for lunch , watching some more than back out skating. 👍👍👍

[@ca9968]

The OG "Dream Team"! So good to see them all in one vid again!!!

[@zzzleepyhead9101]

making me cry at 7:30 in the morning. Amazing.

[@muddywatters4886]

This is an incredible moment in skateboarding history. One for the ages

[@ColeZoerb]

I'm sure this could put a smile on ANYONE'S face!

[@PeterParker-xk6oc]

I still got the search for animal chin on vhs lol im 33 years old now and still skating and snowboarding and i gotta give major props to these guys for keeping strong n keeping it going

[@pittsky]

I own this VHS. Awesome to see these guys 30 years later ripping it up like we used to do it.

[@MartinKohoutekchannel]

I was hoping it will never end! What a fun video to watch!

[@gioson4092]

Makes my heart fill with joy. This is so awesome!

[@Nox-Eldar]

They still got it :) Awesome video, skateboarding has progressed so much I remember watching this on Vhs ^_^

[@demroshed8053]

Just insane stuff ...seriously. 50 year old guys shredding up a vert like that that most people even a quarter of their age can't do.Just amazing ! Sk8 for life fo sure is how these guys live .No age barriers at all

[@conspiraciesarejustgreatst2059]

It's amazing that these guys can still rip on that ramp 30 years later. They are almost old enough to be young grandparents but they can still rip as well as most guys can on a ramp like that

[@mikehagen3785]

The Bones Brigade. So awesome. When the Animal Chin video came out, my buds and and were blown away. Cuz Thrasher only had still shots, we never knew what the pros looked like in motion.. it was awesome. Lance Mountain was my fave back then. they are all awesome tho

[@beobe99]

Same here man, my Friends and I were about 12-13 years old at the time and we watched it everyday one Summer. Lance was the funniest no doubt and I can still hear my buddies rehearsing Guerrero saying "Yeahhh Cornielous" (or whatever the word is).. So good!

[@mikehagen3785]

I live in Wisconsin and we all picked up the California drawl for awhile.. our parents didn't get it. So funny now

[@kuririn1975]

I remember busting my ass trying to get new subscribers when I was a paperboy for the Orange Country Register, because they had a point system for how many subscribers you had an how many new ones you have. These guys had I remember a blue stain with red figure Lance FP board with Blue Ratbones wheel, and blue schmidt II rails. I never got the points to get it. But damned if I did not try. I keep searching on Ebay for a replica or something of that board. Maybe one day this old broke down Soldier will get that stick

[@happilysingle8385]

Can I ask a question, because I don't know about this stuff. Could they compete today with the skills they have? We they still be on top?

[@cagolan]

@@happilysingle8385 Maybe not on top, but they've still got some skills. It's mostly because of their age they don't go mad and try extreme tricks. Younger people can coz they heal faster. That's kind of it really. So those guys could probably still bust out insane tricks (and i mean for 50 year old's, some tricks in this video are pretty sick if you think about it), but the injury isn't worth it sort of.

[@vanzahn]

Utter legends. This is so so sick :) the Bones still have it!

[@dosvagos2703]

What a great video. Good Job RIDE Channel. I will forever be down with the Bones Brigade. I used to get so much shit in the mid 90's for still liking this, because it was "corny old shit" Now those same people are realizing what's up.

[@JohnDoe-le7ml]

it is "corny", and I don't mean that in a bad way. Not everything has to be perfect. Even Hawk said there were certain parts that seemed weird but are now catchphrases to many others. But it's what we grew up on, and I wouldn't trade a second of it. Watching this mini-reunion (supposedly there's a full blown special on the way that Tony keeps mentioning) made me smile in a way that I haven't in a long time.

[@camaro25]

Same here. I remember I went to Blockbuster video to rent a movie when I was younger and they had movies for sale. I was looking through them and one of them was the Bones Brigade Video Show. My mom bought it for me and I still love that video.

[@tonystark-yb7dl]

Still a legend @ 40 yrs of age keep it up dudes god bless you inspired us all.

[@nickkilislian2877]

I’m 46 and still skating..these guys are still my heroes after 30 years! Much love ❤️

[@GeofclavzOfficial]

"Check the footage of Tommy on that ramp, none of us could do it right now" - Awesome

[@premo0]

Do you know what he was referring to?

[@dlee6985]

Man.....this made me feel nostalgic and depressed. So happy for these dudes, it's awesome to see them re-experience the chin ramp and still killin it at their age.

[@dougjtds]

Damn, this video is awesome!!

[@ride]

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[@chiefkirby9982]

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[@SerendipitousProducts]

Wow I watched the original as a kid wishing I was Tony Hawk. To see this happen is one of the coolest, amazing things ever. It’s like they walked out on the ramp and it was on. Very cool. Didn’t miss a beat.

[@Mr_Green_Life]

I found this video because I was showing my son the legends. I actually got the okay to skate again from my wife & purchased a board today.I’m joining my son who is 17 and I am 45 years.

[@THECLEANKINGS]

What an incredible documentary style, animal chin recreation video. Straight up legends coming back together again. Love it.

[@snakehips3131]

Look, the guy said it was a tan house with a brown roof.

[@MatthewJBRO]

Here's a tan house, there's a tan house, everywhere's a tan house.

[@S0lar8470]

I almost cried watching this. What you all have meant to my whole life for these past 30 years, I can't begin to put into words. I know how modest you all are, simply because of the humility that you all exhibit. But you are my heroes. I loved my Guererro deck- it was my favorite deck of all time. And each one of you have distinct spots of overwhelming joy in my life. I can't begin to thank you all enough. BTW, you guys shredded that new Chin ramp!!!

[@JSC178]

I remember the first day I rode my red Guerrero deck with they yellow flames surrounding the dagger. Man, those were the days! First board was a Mark Gonzales, 2nd was a Christian Hosoi, 3rd was a Tony Hawk, and 4th was a Tommy Guerrero.

[@micahharford2413]

I was smiling the whole time. This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.

[@fsmith93]

I love and appreciate how important it was for them to come back and do this, too all us kids that lived the Search for Animal Chin, ...this was EPIC!!!

[@strvggler]

Can't even imagine how proud Stacy must be of all of them

[@trenken]

Endlessly proud. Hes the one that found them when they were so young and not even that great when he found them. To see all of them go on to become so successful and inspirational to so many kids in the 80s and 90s and beyond, and especially tony who is a cultural icon beyond skating must just be insane for him to think about.

[@AWS-Blading]

Forever young...

[@keithcopes107]

Yes!!

[@joedanero5360]

I want to be forever young

[@stewietk]

this is skateboarding and why I love it an the community it comes with

[@MrAntsrules]

from 10 to 14 I skated everyday with my friends and when we were not we were watching bones brigade videos great memories!. I just started ramp skating again at 47.

[@Mr.BigDaddyBronco]

I can believe these guys can still rock this shit. So rad. I love Steve

[@grandwaha]

Used to watch Animal Chin and all kinds of Bones movies when it would rain with my friends mid 80's it would get us so pumped to skate when it was nice weather again

[@Boneless_Tony]

dang, that sounds super rad.