Midwest Melee 1983

[@billmillerflip]

That was one of my most favorite days as a kid. I lived about a mile from this ramp, it was my friend Rich Flowerday who had the ramp in his parents backyard in Lincoln, Nebraska. That's where I learned to skate vert. It was a very special place. When the pros came to town and skateboarded on my home ramp I was even more stoked to skateboard. The Midwest Melee, in 1983, was so successful that they repeated the Midwest Melee in 1984 (Midwest Melee II).

[@CRASSsk8s]

I’m here to say I also represent the Lincoln NE 1980’s/90’s skateboarding tradition. I couldn’t do vert though 😵‍💫🛹❤️

[@chrisp.frye-noodles8761]

i am so super-stoked and blessed.

[@Phil-ww1dv]

Cheers lads.

[@dennispresiloski3964]

The true golden age. So blessed to have lived it...

[@reidellis1988]

When Hosoi rode for Alva. I remember him saying he liked Prince and Sheila E.

[@brucewilliams1776]

Awesome! Thanks for capturing this important contest in skateboard history! I remember reading about it in Thrasher mag. When my band NIL8 was touring I couldn't wait to see Lincoln NE!

[@Apex_grind562]

Hosoi always showed early dominance . This is crazy for 83.

[@ron8935]

And full-on riding Alva😮

[@joshhammertimez9739]

absolute rippers to an absolute ripper of a B-52's song

[@franksojka8197]

thanx for the memories

[@TheOneHundredPercent]

1983. Board weighing in at about 4 kilos, lol. Little to no concave. A 2" nose, a 8" tail and a wheelbase of roughly 20 full inches, it's like landing on an 8X4ft sheet of plywood. Some of the most iconic tricks in skating were knocked out over the following few years.

[@borneoben14]

Thanks for sharing

[@SkateboardSoldier]

I had already left Cali and started skating around the world.

[@gigapus5050]

Talk super raw footage 😊

[@DAWIII]

Me: Backside Boneless 6:48! - Thanks Chuck!

[@kristopherkrueger4617]

Jeff Phillips?

[@austinisfullpleasedontmove653]

Yup

[@dannysargent1909]

Fausto on the deck❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️ Running shit since the start!!! And that Vert ramp is my kinda ramp. You could gick that shit up with no pads🎉😂❤

[@ParkSharksNC]

Sick one Chuck

[@able1039]

awesome!

[@markwaters4097]

Rich Flowerday's backyard!

[@yogidemis8513]

Got my first skateboard at 4½ years old in 1984 and I'm stoked to have skated thru the 80s, 90s, 00s to present day, I'm almost 45. It's been a privilege and lots of luck to be fortunate of not getting to injured where I had to quit like 90% of my friends had to. What a experience and one helleva ride. Hopefully I got another 30+ years left of Skateboarding in me. Watching the old school videos takes me back.

[@Ritff666l-e9e]

Is that Millennial ?

[@eduardopugliese6049]

EXCELENTE!!!

[@louisbankston4274]

we was selling CLAW in our shop in summer 85.

[@nkmcfrln]

That's Fausto? Nice job stepping on Malba's foot ; )

[@williamhanley7031]

Where is malba now, what's he up to. Kid could of taken out Tony and Christian if he kept skating. Poor soul. Props to Steve for keeping it real all this time to this day. Ledger for ever

[@yoyoskates]

@@williamhanley7031 malba is back, looks like he's back on track

[@williamhanley7031]

Just know the guy is a ledge much respect starting from early 80s. Wasn't intentional stepping. Way to stick up for your bro. bros with Steve didn't want to ask him personal matters while we toured the burn zones in Santa Rosa.

[@williamhanley7031]

@@yoyoskates epic.

[@ron8935]

​@@williamhanley7031.... Melba still rides he's 58 years old and I saw him at a contest or a jam session about a year ago he's still ripping😮

[@austinisfullpleasedontmove653]

Tex represents!!

[@bigalsspeedshop2826]

I wish ramp contests were still like this

[@dannysargent1909]

Man it would be the most awesome thing to transport Grant Taylor, Rainey Beres, Ravin Tershay Jimmy Wilkens and Kyle K back in time and blow people's minds no pads.😂😂😂

[@kristopherkrueger4617]

No Feelings is the best Sex Pistols song. Killer riff, lyrics say it all, applies to Malcom BIG TIME.

[@JohnSmith-rk6jy]

Bodies is the Best.

[@austinisfullpleasedontmove653]

Zorlacs young David Hebert

[@cod8140]

Where was this?

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Some kid's backyard in Lincoln, Nebraska that him and his friends built. Here's the full footage and the story behind it, cheers kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGPOkGmDmcujm9E

[@R1SKYB1Z]

Ah yes back when the only tricks were methods, Indy grabs and handplants

[@viehlee]

Imagine, 1945 is closer to 83 than 2023 😮

[@Ritff666l-e9e]

And

[@williamhanley7031]

No flat bottom. How do you react that quick heading to the next wall. That ramp is horrendous.

[@ron8935]

It has flat-bottomed just not much of it😮

[@MattTee1975]

They all grew up riding pools with no flat and a ton of vert. That's just how ramps were back then - not horrendous.

[@ron8935]

​Yes Sir..... We had Cedar Crest in Centerville Virginia..... Baddest ramp of the time but it needed 10 more feet of flat ....

[@henrys3629]

B52's Girls, Sex Pistols No Feelings

[@mermaidengine]

Would've sounded way better without the B-52's or any music. It's too loud. I would rather hear the wheels of the skateboards rather than the music super loud.

[@bigalsspeedshop2826]

Back when ramps had minimum a foot plus of actual vert.