Jamie Thomas - From Stealing Stereos to Trolling Rad Rat | Retro Rippers

[@TheNotoriousBIF]

Jamie Thomas is a super nice dude. Back in 2010 Zero had a demo where I live in Kansas. I got to the demo early, so my friends won’t have to rush to get me and my wheelchair out of the car. We parked in the accessible parking space and the Zero van was parked right next us. I had brought a board to the demo with the intention of having Jamie sign it, but that plan changed once Jamie saw the board. I had a “Chomp On This” Zero board I’d had since 2002 and Jamie’s face lit up when I showed it to him. “You have a Chomp board?… I don’t even have one of those!… would you be down for a trade?” is what he said to me. I had something Jamie, the owner of the brand didn’t even have and I have visions of boxes of shoes, cloths and boards coming my way, but I decided not to be greedy and traded the Chomp deck for a shirt for me and my friends and a tour board. Not the best trade ever, but I’m happy with it. After I found my spot at the demo, Jamie brought me some pizza and pop and then asked to see the tour board I got in the trade. He signed it and then walked away with it. I was like “WTF?”. About an hour later, Jamie brought back my tour board and it had been signed by the entire team. I couldn’t believe Jamie spent all that time doing something that nice for me. I spent the rest of the demo hanging out and talking shit with Dane Burman, Elissa Steamer and Tommy Sandoval. It was the best day ever. Two days later I was in a coma and when I came too, Jamie when check up on me through Instagram. Another cool thing is my Chomp board (the one I traded to Jamie) was taken all over the country as part of Zero’s 20th. anniversary tour/art show. I was pretty stoked seeing my board on display and enjoyed by other Skateboard Nerds like myself. Zero came to Kansas City on that tour. Unfortunately I couldn’t go because I was recovering from my second coma. I need to ask Jamie not to come to Kansas anymore, I’m tired of being in comas. Haha!

[@nikokaapa]

Super nice story! I want that Chomp board too, since it's my favourite video, most probably.

[@private13]

Fucking awesome story. Thanks for sharing

[@buttersstotch2014]

TheNotoriousBIF awesome story, glad you’re okay! I stopped paying attention to the video to read this lol

[@beemelonhead1]

I was der too haha

[@leekthomas737]

awesome, but he's still a jerk for taking your board

[@bleeb1347]

About 20 years ago, I bought a Zero board and it snapped within a few days. I was big into gaps at the time and I was pretty upset that it broke so quickly. Being an angry teenager...I sent the board to Zero and sent a letter complaining about the quality. Jamie signed a board, "Barry, you need to work on your landings. - J.T." and sent it to me within a few days. I was blown away. Like an idiot, I skated it right away and didn't save it, but to this day I appreciate the personal touch he put into customer satisfaction.

[@thirael]

riding that board is the bestthing you could have done with it

[@ColonelFlickage]

I don't think that makes you an idiot, he sent you that to keep you rolling. It was made to be skated

[@JustTooManyPuppies]

he sent it because you needed something to skate, you skated a deck handed to you from the gods basically. not everything has to be a keepsake.

[@bleeb1347]

@@JustTooManyPuppies it’s honestly one of my most cherished memories from a time period where skateboarding pros were exploding onto the scene, new companies being formed, and guys like J.T. And Ed Templeton really built the industry up to incredible heights. Ah, the late 90’s and early 2000’s man, it was amazing to be a teenager at the time.

[@RIPJimmyA7X]

Elissa steamer would be an awesome idea for retro rippers next. great content as always, I'm a huge nut for information of any kind so your channel is perfect

[@blake8675]

same, i'd like to also know her sexuality, she isn't exactly the most straight person in the world.

[@ianturnbow7011]

Elissa is a lesbian. She isn't shy about it. She and her girlfriend are in Thrasher's First Look for the newest mag. But, her girlfriend isn't the focus of the video. Rather, she's just in a few shots.

[@JillLeflour]

Vice did an Epicly Later'd on her ! It has a ton of information. :)

[@error.418]

Yeah, second the Epicly Later'd video, it's excellent.

[@jamalydude]

RIPJimmyA7X check the nine club homie for a lot of info

[@Icebears4ever]

LOVE Jamie Thomas! A very interesting guy, I interviewed him for "Pretending I'm a Superman".

[@deadbydawn93]

Cannot wait for the doc to come out!

[@Patrick_Andrews917]

Nice Goldfinger reference! :3

[@J-Stutters]

when is that documentary coming out?

[@ProjectASkate]

Nice seeing you here Icebears.. Any life advice?

[@priceG]

**Crossing fingers for Mike V too**

[@Nightspeeds]

Damn, Ride The Sky a skipper? I could not disagree more, but different tastes of course. Though I think it had creative tricks in there as well. Very well rounded video on an awesome legend :)

[@jewnersey7413]

Nightspeeds I hit the premier for that! Watching a skate flick in a movie theater was legendary. Hope that piece is on KZbin, cause a re-watch is a must

[@Nightspeeds]

mierisdope I think all of Questionable is great too, but you cant compare it to Ride The Sky. Two completely different eras

[@SwoleCalibur]

Bike Dude McNatt hated on flip tricks??? Go watch his powell and 101 parts now!

[@flip_lange]

Ride the Sky will arguably always be the best part Chris Cole hast put out, he was so on point during this era! Every trick in that section is straight fire!

[@bradwalsh3398]

For sure this guy a dumbass look at Chris cole first trick that so hard and tech he does a 3 shove a cm high and thinks he’s all tech

[@diddlaontheroof]

I watched Welcome to Hell everyday. His part got me ao pumped to skate and pushed me to skate larger stair sets, bigger gaps, and roofs. That Iron Maiden song, hallowed be thy name goes perfect with his part. Still my favorite skate part to this day.

[@EWUFBIiswatching]

On some real shit, I appreciate what you do man. These videos are great, informative and entertaining. Thanks for everything man.

[@ReplayStation]

Using and selling a video of a 16 year old naked Jamie Thomas skateboarding would be distrobution of child pornography so yeah, I'd say Baker dodged a bullet on that one...

[@kyle-9203]

16 is legal in indiana. But yes they did but after their was many copy cats

[@err0r-403]

Not really, child pornography has to have sexual context. Not just child nudity.

[@stoopiosproductions3130]

What??? Naked???

[@Mateo-et3wl]

@@kyle-9203 that's legal consent. It doesn't apply to making or distributing media

ReplayStation nah they could like go to court and tell the judge to stop being serious about child porn/s

[@FirstNation1492]

Back in 98' third grade, zero seemed like a heavymetal skinhead crew to me.

[@error.418]

I mean he was going for a rock vibe, makes sense. But skinheads are usually punk, not heavy metal.

[@HeavyProfessor]

Anonymous User Yes, I’ve been to quite a few death metal shows...90% of people there always had very long hair. I was often the only preppy guy in the crowd.

[@psychosaucepan4841]

@steve sabroe Not true but okay lol youre an idiot.

[@aminestoisthebesto806]

Do a video on “hook-ups” skateboards. Remember those?

[@dxmanforlife]

You can still buy them

[@rynoX88]

I love the mid-late 90s skate board brands. My favorite.

[@thegap0]

ANIME TIDDIES

[@josebiux]

@@dxmanforlife Yup, i had one

[@pong86r]

that Misled Youth cover with Jamie Thomas was on my wall for years! Mike V, Kien Lieu, and Jamie Thomas= my top 3 favorite all-time skaters

[@LAUZERTV]

'king of the nerds dosn't like my video!' LOL

[@Huss_D]

I would love to see you do more of this series. I really like hearing the history of all the retro skaters.

[@herrreinsch]

*Ride The Sky is a skipper and 360 Hardflips are ugly, you're trying to fight with us, right?* Nah, love your videos man. I only watched a few of the nine club videos, but a ton of yours.👍

[@jcg9649]

herrreinsch of course you dont think 3 hardflips are ugly u on dat uhly ass bullshit outhere doing 1080 triple flips and ollie late impossibles

[@herrreinsch]

*@XXXbroomstick* I was just goofing around a little, you know, just like with the homies at the skatepark. Didn't meant it in a mean way.

[@toastcfh]

herrreinsch I watch a ton of your videos as well.

[@buttersstotch2014]

herrreinsch your profile pic = ❤️

[@tyhggb]

Chief kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWm5aGOrfLSsedU

[@troyithy]

1995 Jamie Thomas looks like agent 47 from the very first hitman game lmao

[@MiguelRockstarGarza]

Yesss. Jamie Thomas the reason I wanted to skateboard! Zero or Die ☠️

[@rynoX88]

Me too bro. Smith Grind was my first board I bought in '97

[@elroc1]

Zero was my favorite brand when I skated and Jamie Thomas my favorite skater. The “Leap of Faith,” even though he didn’t ride away, changed the way I looked at skateboarding. I wasn’t that good but I broke a couple Zero boards (that I saved up for) riding off picnic tables w the Leap of Faith in mind.

[@WolfWould]

Thomas has a memory like an elephant. He remembered 20+ years ago an encounter at a demo. He was really cool to me both times. I saw Steamer at that demo before she was known too. It was Toy Machine, B.A. ,Satva. Good times

[@MannyHaarp]

Thank you for this awesome content. I remember being a hardcore Zero fan. I had the inverted bloody skulls deck with black widow bearings and skull wheels as well as a ton of swag from the brand. I looked up to Jamie a lot and he's still one my childhood heroes.

[@jacob_ian_decoursey_the_author]

Just bought my first pair of Straye shoes a few days before seeing this. So far so good. Very light with wide toes, which is nice.

[@lordperezident]

Jacob DeCoursey he owns straye?

[@derekperc]

I was surprised to see him pushing switch in '94. That was very rare.

[@dbspaceoditty]

not really. thats what makes him the OG goat. a lot of people skated switch back in the day. a lot of people thought koston skated regular.

[@kevinp1046]

BOOYAH! New kickflip wallride animation! I've always wondered what JT's music tastes are... it's obviously a big part of his videos.

[@jakelindahl]

Ride the sky was one of my favorite parts of all time, I'm surprised you thought it was a Skipper. And Jamie is the man, I went to a fallen demo in oceanside and they were out of the hats that they were giving away, Jamie gave me the hat off his head because there were no more. Down to earth guy forsure

[@derekgatzxx]

the flow in jamie thomas vid mixed with the music was the reason i fell in love with skating in the 7th grade

[@jimmylegs105]

Skip ‘Ride the Sky’? Dudeeeee you’re tripping. Such a great video with so many remarkable parts. All the parts are legit but you got Tommy guns Sandoval, Billy Marks, Slash and Chris Cole all those dudes parts are classic.

[@BLAS214]

After toy machine Billy Mark's went crazy

[@GregMuniz7]

Dude they have no idea that video is the best

[@andrewhaffner5304]

you should do a Christian svitak retro rippers!!

[@mcgnarley99]

yes!

[@Patrick_Andrews917]

1031!!! \m/

[@cotinz]

yerp

[@iamnotanumber100]

Hell yes !!! That 411vm section where he loses a tooth on a slam was insane.

[@MrFlavum]

Damn, I completely forgot about that guy. Had an amazing part in Label Kills

[@benmilner9672]

Awesome video, man. Jamie Thomas has been one of my favourite pros since I first discovered skateboarding 15+ years ago.

[@somguy5035]

In Breaking Bad when Jesse is constantly partying at his house, one of his passed-out guests is wearing a pair of Fallens.

[@trojanthegreat]

Amazing video Aaron, but as soon as I became aware of those drum beats it was really pissing off 😂

[@marccarter1350]

Worked his way out of the same deprivation that i came from. Hats off to him, respect.

[@paulmayerpiano]

Great video! I think everybody who watches this video will come away from it with a greater respect for Jamie Thomas, his intensity, work ethic, guts, and commitment level, as well as his integrity as a business owner and a person. Cool to see that he reached out to you and tried to make things right.

[@rossmcleister5839]

You’re a good dude!! Skate nerd for sure but in a good way. Props man!! You’re the nardwaur of skateboarding. I appreciate all the due diligence you clearly spend time doing to educate the “misguided youth”.

[@chrisnobles8114]

His 9 club interview was one of my favorites. I can tell you watched it also.

[@alexanderferus7816]

Skateboarding+ heavy Metal 🤘🏻💀 🤘🏻= super fucking awesome

[@dfgyuhdd]

I actually saw Jamie on that Invisible tour. It was great. I imagine that the person he had a conflict with was Laban Pheidias since it basically was his company and Laban tended to have a very strong personality.

[@ChiefEasy]

ryan Laban also tended to suck at skateboarding. Seen American Misfits? Terrible.

[@SillagorillaSkates]

I wouldn't mind being king of the nerds..

Eww

[@unmitigated-claustrophobia]

When Thomas calls you a king you are a king. King Rad Rat!

[@J.C.Dent0n]

I have a great memory of skating with Jamie Thomas in Canberra (Australia) way back in I can't even remember when (early to mid 90's maybe). He ollied the biggest double set of stairs at a school next to Belconnen skatepark. Absolutely no run-up and he nailed it first or second go. Then he tried a front side 180 down the stairs and slammed fairly hard. He was tough though. He gave me his old shoes because I was very pov back then.

[@ericdunlop4780]

Great video, I really enjoy the retro rippers series

[@kylesides559]

The welcome to hell part where he is doing the line under the bridge, if you pause it at the right time. It looks like someone's pissing under the bridge. Makes me laugh

[@ShaneAsman]

So, "I Got Nothing Left to Give" will be Jamie Thomas' last video part. Got'cha! lol, jk. Another fascinating video, Rad Rat. I love the idea of pros lurking in forums and putting out any rumors before they gain traction, or settling claims right at the source. I wish I could read those undercover stories.

[@zeoalexo]

it's funny, i just got an ad featuring Jamie Thomas

[@jraddd3477]

Fun Fact: the Zero skull is the same skull that Sid on Toy Story wears. Also Mystery was I believe owned by Zero or a sister company, Mystery was the Kiss tribute band and font from the movie Detroit Rock City which is an awesome flick!

[@grunions9648]

'fess up RR - you nicked that wall ride sound effect off THPS ;) Great video as always

[@PineappleStickers]

I got a Staph infection in my face a few years back. I asked the doctor how it happened and he basically shrugged. But that shit sucks, i spent a week on the lounge eating pain killers

[@mauimillen3484]

Any advice on filming by yourself All my friends that skate are usually busy and I don't want to wait till they can film me #AskRadRat

[@jewnersey7413]

Maui Millen hit the closest city and look for crews to skate with! That's on my planner for this spring. Selfie clips are pretty boring to watch & film

[@error.418]

tripod or get a camera rail for moving shots, and what Jewn said if you can swing it

[@fiatlux8828]

Man, I didn’t know Zero had declined that much. I haven’t skated in 12 ish years, but I usually bought Zero decks since they felt good to ride.

[@elusivelogic6704]

Adrian Lopez!

[@ShaneAsman]

As far as Zero boards go though: I once bought that three bloody skulls deck when I was about 14, and snapped it doing an ollie over a bush in some parking lot. lol, I know it probably wasn't the board's fault (same thing happened to an Element deck of mine [bigger ollie though]), but I still see it as some kind of bad juju and keep away from that company when buying future boards. "Dying to Live" was my first introduction to Zero, outside of the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series, and what an awesome video it was! John Rattray, Ryan Smith, Chris Cole, and Jamie Thomas' parts were mind blowing.

[@coryshumann5308]

i used to lovee Fallen shoes, still have this poster of Jamie Thomas front boarding this 4 flat 4 hubba and one of chris cole front blunting this shiny rail lmao i used to try to skate nothing but fallen shoes and i remember i had a few thomas "chief" pro models, the chris cole's, zero colab, slash ones that said "deathwish" on the back. good times, i miss that brand

[@Bowietheuberdog]

If you didn't like Ride The Sky, you don't skate

[@jigawhen]

have you seen sight unseen?

[@Tsotsiiidos]

I skate, and didn't like Ride The Sky.

[@juvenromero3715]

I watched the premier and it was cool, but for me it didn't stand out as much as other videos of the time.

[@joeyc3342]

I always wondered what that painting was called behind him, then randomly today I read on cnn (I know,I know) that it’s one of Japan’s most famous paintings called “The Great Wave”. I just thought I’d comment, cause ur vids are the first place I had ever seen it. Btw love the vids brotha, keep just being yourself, it’s ur channels greatest quality

[@falcosk8]

Glad you guys got over it. Interesting stuff. You gotta give Jamie credit. He worked his ass off on and off his board. Thing is not everyone is gonna like stuff. Some guys might like hammer after hammer, while others will like lines or more tech stuff.

[@grimcity]

I've been in a few online fights with Jamie as well, though we do mutually respect each other and we've hung out in person a few times. Also, when he mentions "forums," he's specifically talking about SLAP.

[@ItsDallasSallad]

grimcity creeps the Rad Rat... A lot of us at SLAP are guilty... ♡ Jim and Dan

[@grimcity]

LMAO

[@johnblazini7702]

Snitches get stiches

[@johnblazini7702]

grimcity ask him whr my stereo at g

[@nickkarasch]

Did you know that according to the SLAP forums everything and everybody are terrible?

[@AnthonyTran]

Great work as always!

[@jotarodriguez4967]

Great video man... I really enjoyed it.

[@AdventuresInSkateboarding]

I had a pair of fallen mids in 2007 and skated them in a combat zone. Loved them.

[@travisguide4516]

jamie has turned every stone in my mind seeing all the handrails he did nobody could beat him even if they have done more there is nothing quite like him.

[@claysoggyfries]

I just learned how to sex change revert and one foot revert today

[@rodrigog5654]

I read that Fallen is coming back , not with Jamie but it’s coming back.. can you do a video about it ? Thank you , saludos de México!

[@Mystninja]

Where are they know. Lindsey Robertson and Ryan Smith

[@iamnotanumber100]

Mystninja ... good choices 🤘 Lindsey doing that bs heel 180 down Wallenberg contest and landing so casual was insane.

[@th3rd3arplan3tradio]

Mystninja I asked that same question on someones channel a while back. I don't see ryan smith on berrics, only on thrasher classics.

[@jasondashney]

As of this past summer Ryan Smith was in Vancouver and is starting up his own brand. He's doing much better now, getting his shit together and I really hope it works out for him. He's a good guy.

[@neontetra1000]

Jamie Thomas will always be famous for the Leap of Faith. That Ollie will never be forgotten.

[@jameshust8888]

One thing out of this video that broke my heart was about fallen shoes I had probably 10 pairs of them at one time with them being my favorite company. One thing they should of put in there was just like toy machine zero and fallen lost quite a bit of pros right before fallen closed it's doors as well

[@a_rabid_raccoon]

17:43 the "trolling trolling rad rat" part

[@Sk8nRock]

Am I the only one that didn't notice the background track and isn't bitching about it?

[@error.418]

Nope.

[@calska140]

That thrasher KOTR threepeat was crazy, I happened to be really paying attention to thrasher at that time. King of the Road is usually pretty good but Zero went after it hard AF for those 3 years.

[@kevinandrewsphoto]

- I recently rewatched Ride the Sky. Which was an absolute favorite growing up. And I honestly think it’s one of the most underrated videos ever made. Chris Coles part above reproach. Tommy Guns is amazing. Billy Marks is a favorite. Rewatch it my friend. And to your remark on it not being tech.. Chris coles first trick is a back 180 nose grind switch big heel flip out.

[@JohnSmith-ix5gx]

ah Jamie Thomas I think it was around 97 .I never met him

[@kaciepeacock8112]

Jamie is from my hometown, Dothan, AL. I never met him though.

[@2004alikaandme09]

Who is this? My name is Mark I’m from Dothan and use to skate with Jamie.

[@kaciepeacock8112]

2004alikaandme09 well my name is already here...

[@reluctyupp85]

I used to live in Enterprise, AL - used to skate with Jamie way back in the DLX days

[@Hapasan808]

I remember your old channel! Used to watch it back in 2007. I was a big fan of Rodney Mullen (still am) and I wanted to learn how to do freestyle tricks, E.G. Walk the Dog. So your channel's trick tips were helpful. I wonder if I wrote a comment with my old channel.

[@JanoyCresva]

what ws the name of it?

[@Hapasan808]

@@JanoyCresva Sorry I know your comment is 2 years old, but his channel is just his name, "Aron Lawrence." You can try search "how to walk the dog skateboarding."

[@andrekee8463]

dude your like the nardwuar of skateboarding, really good stuff bro, appreciate the videos!!

[@mr.purple4203]

More like he watches the skateboarding podcast and then repeats it on his channel like he did research.

[@yabbolabbo9913]

@@mr.purple4203 leave.

[@earlmcmanus194]

The first time I heard Iron Maiden's "Hallowed by thy name" was watching Thomas's Welcome to Hell part.

[@seanissomething]

If anyone hasn’t seen it, PLEASE watch Jamie’s part in Chomp On This. It’s my fave part from him. A lot of different stuff in there.

[@PaxAnarx]

Please do a video on Anthony Shelter. He's sick, skated for iconic teams, has his own company (All I Need Skateboarding) and is a key part in the World Industries revamp.

[@burrowsgod]

i knew all this about back in the day...but still rad to hear it again

[@error.418]

k.

[@bmoredubber1353]

Can you give a link to all the Pros' old merch?

[@deven4866]

Just google jamie thomas garage days

[@error.418]

garagedayscollection.com/

[@Bravo-Too-Much]

Did any see Jamie’s comment on here? He’s still whiny about it. MORE THAN A DECADE LATER.

[@fatass4985]

He did the music match with the zero video too. “Ooh the red, white, and blue”

[@brucegainz6648]

learned double flips on a punk zero 7.75.. 15 was a cool age for my "skate" life... wish they remade that graphic with a foil bottom

[@LEsconz]

I'm 23, when i was 12 zero were the fucking punks, the first guys i saw in videos hitting huge rails and gaps. The skulls, the bails the deck graphics !!! Was the fucking goog time !

[@VikingAF1111]

Welcome to hell is still the best video of all time

[@jessesmodernlife]

Ya'll should peep his The Nine Club interview, it's super good.

[@rustyshackleford6755]

Jamie Thomas fight at 18:00

[@onebadhombre7158]

Rusty Shackleford thanks dude! You da man!!

[@raymondmancillas9120]

right to da commercial fucker!!!

[@JanoyCresva]

@@raymondmancillas9120 if you are still seeing ads on youtube then you really suck at the internet.

[@JanoyCresva]

what was his old channel?

[@zachariahtaylor-black3918]

Rusty Shackleford, is that you Dale?

[@K31R616]

Sid from Toy Story wears a Zero t-shirt. You know, because he's cool as fuck.

[@GunganDungeon]

You really remind me of Chris Stuckman.

[@Nebdev]

Bruh

[@Dthesun]

You nailed it lol

[@Koa51911]

Click Here to get Ratmanized.

[@81wolverine81]

Which shoe had the number 23 on the heel?

[@MrDigger82]

Sal barbier shoes

[@yellowdartsnobrd1080]

I don't mean to be an ass, but 9:35 we call a frontside grind, not a frontside 5-0. I know you're all about respecting history Rad Rat, so I think that's important. fs 5-0 is for street, not pools.

[@danielj6824]

My favorite skate shoes were fallen’s. I bought three pairs of the same shoe because the way the looked and held up.

[@eap61789]

Nice video, I remember the beef between you two... the only thing I would of liked to hear about was Circa and Zero’s sister company Mystery. Still a nice vid.

[@Mattress99]

The Chief

[@JustinBA007]

RIP Fallen. The best shoes that have ever existed amd ever will exist. I got some Strayes now that are really sick though.

[@turtlelee9359]

Fallen is back and JT isn’t even a part of it 🤷🏽‍♂️ I cant even get behind it again. Favorite skate shoe ruined.

[@jonathangarcia5545]

I found Jamie thomas' California drivers license at gpx skatepark in Grand Prairie tx when I worked there

[@th3rd3arplan3tradio]

It's crazy that jamie & muska were on the same team in their prime days, circa shoes. No wonder chris cole went over to dc shoes, I was confused but now I know. Fallen was done for, I wonder where's jon allie, adrien lopez, alex gall, etc. Most of the zero team was on circa.

[@NeedyForMusic]

Wow! I've always wondered what that message was in Baker 2G back then, I was like 11 or 12, my brother and his skater friends didn't get it either, I guess no one did lol.

[@younglobwedge]

So there was three mass quits from Toy?

[@seanylewl]

hey man, is the bed for this video just a drumtrack? It's kind of distracting

[@stella-vu8vh]

Yeah, I think it is. What the fuck, it's really distracting.

[@toastytoasty88]

What ever happened to Evan Hernandez?

[@JanoyCresva]

he's like 300lbs now

[@FuturaBaby]

Can you do a video on how Maple and Speed Demons went from a legit brand to being in walmart? I was always curious how this happened.

[@jamalydude]

FuturaBaby maple and speed demons sold so well and became staple names thus appealing to department stores and children

[@FuturaBaby]

Sure, I can understand that but how/why did the quality of the product go down so much? They went from good quality boards to crappy Walmart type boards. Does the factory have a "shitty quality" option?

[@jamalydude]

FuturaBaby yeah I think the wood they use is super cheap and they make a lot of profit for the price they sell them at even if it’s low price, shitty wood, shitty, trucks and wheels, shitty grip, mass produced and sold nationwide . Only kids would get adequate use out of them. Basically if you had a kid who wanted a board but thought he might quit it would be more feasible to buy him the 40$ maple complete then a 100$ good deck

[@elusivelogic6704]

Didn't know this happened til I saw your comment! Darkstar is next, allegedly.

[@stella-vu8vh]

I haven't heard much about darkstar but its absolutely bonkers seeing skateboarding get to that level. Jeez.

[@chimyshark]

you gotta add the music back in the background like your older vids! this just sounds like a news report. I still like the info, but it's not fun to watch, so I just put it on in the background while I work on something else.

[@retro_jojo3159]

Another great video Mr. Rat

[@JanoyCresva]

WHat was his old channel?

[@6.thedollar415]

It's called "Aron Lawrence" I think