Mark Suciu in Stuttgart - Learning German and looking at spots | SOLO

We were working on an article with Mark Suciu for our recent issue while by chance it happened that Beirut played their first gig in years in Berlin which Mark did not want to miss out on. That’s why he flew over to Germany and planned to later on go skiing in Switzerland with his friend Ian from Coureur skate shop, who joined him on the trip. In between it fit perfectly to go filming with Torsten Frank and shoot some more photos for the article in Stuttgart. So we also booked a train ticket and spent two days with Mark who unfortunately arrived in town with a fewer and was greated by rain. But in the end it all worked out and we used the rained out day to look for some Lem spots and improve Mark’s German language skills.
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[@Spance-er]

The German police, "this is art...". Never in my life have I seen a collection of art peices resemble classic skate features so well lol.

[@garrytrinh3062]

I could watch Suciu talk spots for an hour. No skating required.

[@cedbea6135]

100%

[@theogrundy7445]

He needs to start a yt series or a patreon for it. It's the best

[@MudMargera]

@@theogrundy7445 na not everyone needs to be doing that

[@theogrundy7445]

​@@MudMargera did you enjoy it tho?

[@yojimboliferow]

If you've never watched somebody browse a library for a book.... this video is definitely for you.

[@SOLOSkateboardMagazine]

Maybe we’ll upload the extended version at some point 😆

[@gorlin912]

"he was trying to tell me the history of his family" 😂

[@gifterhater69]

quite a sad interaction tho, i felt bad for the old man, he seems kind

[@imadecoy]

@@gifterhater69 why sad? hes there to film not talk to some old guy

[@gifterhater69]

@@imadecoy yeah but that old guy seemed quite nice and so maybe just say a few words to him and politely tell him u got other stuff to do

[@ShivaRainchild]

@@gifterhater69 I agree with you. I was expecting Mark Suciu to be way nicer to that old lad. Those tricks are not running away and you should always respect your elders. 😌

[@gifterhater69]

@@ShivaRainchild especially since he was so eloquent and well behaved in other interviews

[@Jackbernini92]

I love the way Mark looks at spots, big source of inspiration

[@michaelwinkeler7327]

I thought i was the only one who still says "zeig mal thorsten". Legendary Lem clip 😂

[@landwirtschaft2116]

What's the background story to this?

[@DM-nz8qk]

@@landwirtschaft2116 back then u could buy skatemagazins in germany and everytime there where a 30 min video of german skaters in it. also a video of lem vellemin back when hes was like 14? and there was a clip where he said "zeig mal thorsten" and that was a little meme in the german skateszene :D

[@OGSkateshop]

ohjaaa bester mann! Mega Video

[@Jacobunny]

Man, Mark really does look unwell, poor bugger. Also, as a librarian I can say that is the cleanest looking library I've ever seen! Nice to hear Mark is a Calvino and Sebald fan too...

[@FlipFIicks]

looks normal to me what shows you he is unwell?

[@Jacobunny]

@@FlipFIicks The whole first section he just looks under the weather to me compared to other vids I've seen him in. Also seems to be a little laboured breathing when he speaks and is constantly covering his mouth with his hoodie when he gets close to talk to the filmers and crew, like he's got a cold/flu or something and is trying not to spread germs. But who knows, he might've been fine just looked a little less energy than usual to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@doused7641]

3:41

[@JephzaWestwood]

"Zeig mal Thorsten" - hat kurz im Herz weh getan. Geile Zeit!

[@BambiDebbieWoods]

Thanks Solo mag. What beautiful city.

[@michaelwurthner4362]

Danke für das tolle Video🙏

[@pedrosaari]

Very interesting to understand a little of Mark's mind, in a city with good spots.

[@lices]

Wow. That was just beautiful ❤

[@PusoSkateCo]

Such a cool video. Good job on the editing too ❤

[@_engid]

So cool seeing Suciu giving directions to the filmer. He's a visionary.

[@xXserdomiker99Xx]

Very very cool video, made my night. Lots of love ❤

[@SpiderMax95]

Mark Suciu is great. Love his skating and he seems like such a cool guy. Same in that video where he was at the pryamid ledges few years ago. happy he enjoys Germany :D

[@SurfRawFiles]

That was sick thanks guys

[@jejunefan17]

that one lady was so kind!!

[@a7xSkateboarding]

She was looking for something

[@MudMargera]

@@a7xSkateboarding haha for sure

[@atiithe]

@@a7xSkateboardingbeing kind and helpful actually feels good, u know… I think it’s called empathy, where u put yourself in someone elses shoes and try to feel the feelings they feel. There doesn’t have to be an ulterior motive

[@SteveSmith-ze5mw]

@@atiithe There is always an ulterior motive. Welcome to earth...

[@atiithe]

@@SteveSmith-ze5mw No there isn’t

[@sebastianmayer8271]

Geil,voll die entspannten vibes beim Filmen mit Thorsten ❤

[@Clarke1982]

Learning German isn't so easy. Mark has the accent down though. I've been at it for 5 years and my British accent still comes through a lot. Tolles video, vielen dank.

[@rickbata]

I didn’t want this to end.

[@Mannyroots7]

A young legend

[@spanishead2426]

Suciu is soo chill, such a nice person

[@michaelgrier6365]

Those black/gum superstars are fire 🔥

[@michaelgibis]

So good 😊 🔥

[@waxcomb]

Quite enjoyed this skate tourism. Didn’t even mind the Beirut this time

[@symsdhk]

I dunno i just love the color and the audio is so pleasing

[@fhhu3167]

Awesome

[@CollinGill7]

what a beautifully skateable city

[@_....J........................]

I lived and worked in Stuttgart for the summer of 1998.

[@liambis9336]

8:19 Mark Suciu with a Nikon F2 (?). Anyone got a link to some of his photos if they're posted anywhere?

[@cite_online]

The "wild Marble" is called Travertin. Its origin used to be in Stuttgart.

[@_NullAchtFuffzehn]

der gleiche Stein wie unterm Hbf? Wieso -used to- , gibts kein Travertin mehr in Stuttgart?

[@ryanrowe1975]

Legendary moment

[@CollinGill7]

this was rad

[@huskworks]

Of course Mark loves Calvino. Nice video

[@liamgallagherrr]

any one know what shirt or jacket he’s wearing at 8:46 thing is super cool

[@user-ls9bb1mz7l]

what camera are you using Mark?

[@deciduousdiscipline9592]

Sick

[@pietheintunnel4626]

It looks like a quarterpipe, but you're not allowed to skate it because it's supposed to be art. What was the artist thinking? I don't understand it.

[@meindlmeindl6713]

That Quaterpipe was a Part of the Concreteform of the ,,Kelchstützen'' from the new controversial Railroadstation Stuttgart 21 which is in Construction since 10 Years. A complete Disaster that costs more than 10 Billion Dollars. Now that Concreteform is called Art.

[@Marcel-Marcel]

Skate and destroy..

[@WenzelAudio]

♥

[@-fromVHSwithlove-]

♡

[@Santiago_MX]

sick

[@natephillips6441]

🙏

[@williamrafter2312]

This is pretty much how I would have imagined he would live

[@CollinGill7]

caring about how the sun makes the shot look and how many times hes gonna push is what makes mark an artist

[@atiithe]

that first spot looks like a temporary skate park in the middle of a square

[@armkidmustang]

look how they lay the bricks on those banks to just try any sort of skate stopping, that's insane

[@josephgcharlton]

hellride?

[@mikemagazine2503]

Please dont upload videos at 50fps 😭

[@Niiikos47]

what are does pants!?

[@dartology]

That art was made to skate.

[@williamgass9242]

Mark Stuttciu

[@waytoowhat]

13:22 Haha clarification XD

[@ByteRide_40496]

Hab die kunst and der treppe immernoch nicht verstanden

[@manuelwan2770]

Suciu went to heaven 7:50 LOL

[@ehj.skaterchris]

🛹🛹🛹

[@handdancin]

4:11 that girl was def into him

[@TheBrechbuehler]

zeig mal thorsten!

[@chodaldomination]

mans directing his own footage lol

[@reza_dc2]

would have been cool if he went to a football match.

[@MissingScrew27]

of course theres some beirut paying ahaha

[@henryfullmer9318]

Old people telling stories is like skaters showing their clips 😂

[@danimal818]

shawty pulled up with the peppermint oil

[@Miroslavspek]

Travertin 12:13 mark 😂😂😂😂 not granit, not marble

[@jonathanlofton]

is it just me or is he slowly turning into rodney mullen?

[@ILIKETURTLES939]

hahahaha

[@looseygoosey23]

Felt off

[@GeFarr]

Thailand better 💯

[@Fuckyournegativeenergy]

Love that !!

[@lickerofwindows]

'These are not ramps, these are art' Theyre ramps tho

[@mattdestroyed]

What a hipster.