1985 Rage in the Badlands part 2 of 5

Upland 1985. To have been in that crowd....
Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Jeff Grosso(AM), Mike Mcgill, and Christian Hosoi.

[@whozyourdaddy]

I watched all these skaters so much as a kid that I could tell who they were just by how they skated. Tony, technical, lanky arms flailing. Cab , smooth as butter. Hosoi with that big flair. The 80's skate scene was such a great time to be alive. I miss those simple days.

[@mikedixon8830]

Dear 1985, please bring me back. I don't want to be here anymore, I want to come home. Thank you,

[@bassage13]

You need to invent the flux capacitor first, then you're set.

[@mizfliz9194]

Seriously.. everything about the 21st century sucks

[@thenapalmbrothershq5585]

Right on man

[@stackedpennies4377]

Save a seat for me

[@viehlee]

Mike Dixon i deleted Facebook and Instagram that helped a Bit.. I feel ya ..

[@chalupacabra1727]

RIP Grosso. We'll miss you brother.

[@tylerska8er749]

i googled "grosso" translates to "thick" and google showed me a soccer player

[@incrediblemeat]

He was such a legend.

[@juansaladzar]

@@incrediblemeat he was such a user…too bad brah 🙁

[@User_92020]

​@@tylerska8er749lol

[@User_92020]

What happened

[@chh_yeah2435]

The 80s and 90s damn I miss those times

[@ragnarsilverboard6803]

The world has gotten progressively worse since this contest.

[@Johnny7051MC]

Fucking awesome video!! I got my first board in 1985 for my 12th. birthday, a Powell-Peralta Lance Mountain Future Primitive, w/Indy's & Powell mini-cubics, I loved that board. From the early to mid-1980's when skateboarding really took flight, it seemed like everyone that skated had a Powell-Peralta deck, usually Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, or Ray Rodriguez(Skull-n-Sword). The Bones Brigade was everywhere with Thrasher bringing the latest stories & pics. George Powell and Stacy Peralta really built something special. To me, Powell-Peralta was the best skateboard company, best team(skaters), best boards, with the best graphics, hands down!! Also with Craig Stecyk, the ads. were ahead of their time.

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

I had three of those boards. They were the best. I still have one in decent shape.

[@derickdoveglass]

The music the attitude the lack of technology. It’s the perfect combo. And today we aren’t exactly progressing in good ways anymore.

[@phililpb]

as predicted by the unabomber

[@protectwhatisours6895]

Healthcare is much better than the 80’s. Technology is keeping the world connected almost instantly. Quality of life and education has improved.

[@lloydchristmas1086]

@@protectwhatisours6895 education has not improved at all. its full of ultra left wing ideology.

[@crazyralph6386]

Damn, Hawk was so focused and mature for a kid his age. You just knew that he would shine very early on.

[@ShawnOliver-ic9yl]

He was a dweeb Still is

[@drinklords8453]

So cool to see all the. Ha ha. Old pro's. My heroes from junior high years. Man we skated every day!! Best years of my life. I want to go BACK!! It was so rad!!

[@jamiemoffatt50]

These guys all still skate too in their 50’s. Got to meet most of them in the last few years here in Commiefornia.

[@topdeckdog]

These 'kids' were so freakin talented. That original combi is no joke!!! They didn't have videos, dvd's, youtube, etc to learn from. They had a couple of older crew in a couple of parks, the rest they figured out for themselves within a hobby that wasn't even cool. They didn't give a fuck, they just wanted to skate. Respek

[@atabadore]

awww, little tony hawk

[@charlescrosbie4485]

Smart interview by Tony Hawk to some dumb questions. He had it together even that young.

[@invertedhobbies9267]

Random in my suggested videos. I rode here (Pipeline in Upland) as a kid. Many, many summer days spent there. Loved that park!

[@jackosnn]

Rip Jeff Grosso. Legend!

[@User_92020]

What happened t9 him

[@lukascaliman7900]

​@@User_92020died from fentanil overdose in 2020.

[@JonnyDIY]

Damn Christian got HUGE air on that one after the roll in! 😱💕👍

[@TransferAir]

My first board was a Jeff Grosso & I was so proud of it. Still today these guys are childhood-heroes for me! 🛹✊🏼🤙🏼‼️ Thx for uploading this video!!! =]

[@josephgerman2948]

I used to live in badlands and still go there bout every month cause i moved , but man i wish i was a teen in the 80’s

[@chrismartin500]

hard to believe this was almost 40 years ago. Unreal. Great stuff, thanks for sharing.

[@cris-vv1pn]

Love these old skateboarding video s I'm 54 now still got box off my old skateboarding stuff,as I remember there's every type off krip wheels from 70 to 85 ,OG freestyle wheels, there's 3 OG type wheels ,bluebirds,Trucks there's box off them there's 15 decks + two I made in woodwork in school great woodwork teacher there's full set off protective gear had friend bring his friend check everything out come up will some stupid price told him politely go f..k himself as I've go no family I'm goin leave it to friend who used to skate with when we were 12 I used love skateboarding down hills ,half pipes, can't skateboard anymore due to injury s brain says let's go body go no chance great to see these old vides

[@Angryjazz]

Dig the kid with the feathered mullet and Ratt shirt at 6:53... I think we all went to school with that kid.

[@mineral520]

hearing tony say the pool is hard because it has a lot of vert....it's just so...as the kids say...chef's kiss.

[@Rockstarstatus420]

Been watching Tony Hawk since 85. He was a childhood role model of mine and its great that hes still sk8 till this day 👊😎

[@ayebing]

Jesus Tony Hawk talked like a forty year old back then too

[@joemcbee]

Haha I just read that after hearing the guy interview Tony. I thought, "man his voice is deeper now, but the mannerisms of his speech are exactly the same".

[@oscilation5678]

I was just thinking how Steve cabellero sounds exactly same now as then, and then scrolled down to see this. Haven't reached the Tony Hawk bit yet but now I'm looking forward to it.

[@peters8162]

Don't take the Lord's name in vain.

[@alexreid2393]

Peter S lol

[@ddl4374]

He was nerdy but now he's a multimillionaire with a happy well-adjusted life great wife and kids. So happy for him.

[@hellacatsFB]

Check out that crowd, there are people from every walk of life, old people, young people, guys and girls. I love that.

[@TonyCampCamppartyof4]

thanks for posting this , takes me back

[@edhalen5652]

It is dangerous thats why we love it till death! Its the passion of being on top of that board... Not many people know that feel and never will understand it

[@anotherbutt4chair454]

I was in 3rd grade man time flies lifes too short

[@derickdoveglass]

Even when Tony was Young his mind was so sharp and focused.

[@PunxInSolidarity]

That Combi Was Epic. Steep & Deep!

[@Lowgarr]

1985 Was a great year, it had lots of skateboarding and great friends.

[@oceanside756]

Tony has a Carlsbad Pipelines surf shop sticker on his helmet. That place is still in business.

[@CAyellowtail]

Man I miss this park. Pipeline in Upland was awesome. I still got a chunk of the coping from this pool, The Combi

[@faronthompson619]

Tony Hawk was 17 Steve Caballero was 21. they we're some young 80s dudes that would become skateboarding legends in the 90s

[@blakfloyd]

Grosso's mismatched Chucks was a cool touch.

[@guen4413]

I love it. I often do that and I wish more people would too

[@ragnarsilverboard6803]

And they all look exactly the same, amazing!

[@SPNKr16]

Boy rockin the 38s, that's authentic skate history for ya.

[@jonedsweeps6379]

Jeff Grosso frontside carve around the corner has so much power

[@richauger577]

I was there!!

[@darrellwest9339]

Still watching in 2018 !!!!!

[@aboutthemetal8783]

I remember begging my mum to buy me a black and a red pair of chucks so I could do the Jeff grosso look lol, she didn't, but I swapped one shoe with a mate.

[@skateboardcomics]

This is amazing. Grosso skating to 'Detroit Rock City' is unbeatable.

[@bluehacker122]

usually 80s looks extremly cheesy on videos, but in this particular clip it looks pretty chill and cool. glad to see an old vid that captured the 80s in positive way

[@jonedsweeps6379]

Bruh what

[@awesomeadam7658]

I could watch these old school videos all day. Oh wait I have.... Oops

[@QuaidShun]

Steve Caballero is such an OG

[@SporeZoo]

I bet they all hated these competitions, skateboarding is not about who's best, it's about having fun.

[@ericbrammer2245]

Fun to watch how many 'Rock-Slide&Rolls' were pulled by these skaters! I did my first one in June, 1980, on my Kryptonics Foamcore deck (had p-Tex on the base, no rails yet/ever), totally by accident by coming into a corner of a Bowl, with too much speed, and trying a Rock&Roll. Mind, you, being from Vermont, I didn't get to Skate Vert much, but I was, the Stoked to have pulled a 'Trick' no one else had (yet) claimed. I expect that others did it, too, b4 me, but, I didn't hear of such in my very-short visits out West. FF a few years, and, Yup, they're doing that as part of their routines. Progress; It's evolution on FF! "PSR"

[@blizteredthumbs7911]

38 this month and still got a board, still love to get the air flowing without walking :D Anyone here regular stance? Push with right foot. Every skater I met was goofy.

[@blizteredthumbs7911]

@john can I grab a b please Bob? ...

[@johnjeffery6638]

Goofy all the way!!

[@walmartshoppingcart2163]

Regular here, definitely agree. None of my friends skate regular

[@alexreid2393]

Regular here too. It really does seem like the rarer of stances doesn’t it?

[@JonnyDIY]

I'm regular, but my brother was goofy. We grew up skating at same time 🤙

[@Randyh9]

Vision put some of these out on DVD awhile back. It was a set. When I saw it, I almost had a heart attack. You might still find it. But then again a lot is right here for you! :)

[@BGAMESBrasil]

Lembro que +- em 1990,ter um shape Hosoi ou Steve Cabalero era um sonho distante ,mas mesmo assim com shapes simples ,até mesmo comprado usado de algum amigo mais endinheirado ,era muito divertido estar com a turma do skate! Época inesquecível!

[@jdc8352]

THANK YOU!!!

[@Finallybianca]

Oh to be able to go back to 1985 with some Bagel Bites

[@jasonchristian958]

Grosso.... Legend 😎👊 Greatly missed by many !

[@Randyh9]

I love that part too. It was great timing. He also skated to them during his qualifying runs at Terror in Tahoe.

[@Painless1992]

Damn how much skate contest audience have changed. From grown people to monster energy kids nowadays.

[@charlesgress4752]

This is what kids should be watching

[@richmartzeni946]

I remember running into Cab at a skatepark in San Jose and stopping short thinking "whoa..dudes a legend...".

[@skyybluu3118]

So awesome! Those we're the best days

[@advick42]

Not one damn cell phone. Amazing

[@JosephDelgado687]

If there was more cellphones back then it wouldn’t be so hard to find old footage

[@sk8rMike360]

Probably one of the gnarliest things ever built to skate

[@lc9929]

Quality on these videos are great.

[@JamieJoel]

U see Stevie lives I. His parents garage & saved his money & bought his 1st house when he was in his late 20’s I KNOW HE MISSED that tiny garage sometimes

[@anobadapat2991]

old days is the best days of our lives

[@anotherbutt4chair454]

Not sure how the you tube gods got me here?🤷🏽‍♂️but thanks.

[@socalrcguy1]

are you u kidding me, mcgill and hosoi are the ones who showed hot to skate that pool and air was everywhere

[@puppetshow360]

Really, who gave this a "thumbs down"?

[@ale2184]

Some cop.

[@JustLikeHeaven77]

Security guards.

[@bugglemagnum6213]

19 freestyle skaters

[@pingpong5342]

those who saw the desimals

[@fintanoclery2698]

Caballeros dentist

[@darbyadvert]

What's better than a young Tony Hawk skating to the Toy Dolls?

[@aidancamargo1248]

i love how the bowl looks just like vans combi or vice versa

[@JSC178]

Skateboard decks I owned back in the day... Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Mark Gonzales, Christian Hosoi, Tommy Guerrero.

[@cakedboy3179]

R.I.P. Jeff Grosso

[@davetbassbos]

That Steve Caballero has a sweet bunny hop in transition.

[@smilergrogan1725]

Wow.. Hawk was 16 there??!! Looks 12!! And still killing it in 2021!!!

[@Scotty-P]

Golden age stuff!

[@justinbolivar8103]

Lord please bring back the 1980s

[@jeffreylieberman3369]

Christian Hosoi was awesome! I still remember when it came down to him or Tony Hawk winning the extreme games back in the day. One of them was going to become famous. I was actually voting for Christian Hosoi. Tony Hawk still cool, but I was a Hasoi fan first.

[@nicholasmesa3588]

Crowd reaction at the end was great! 😆😆

[@garse70]

Upland…OmG lots of vert. That’s the gnarliest bowl in the world.

[@keemosobee3067]

Who the heck was judging the contest?! Hosoi shredded it & even the crowd knew it!

[@MrSh4des]

That's what I'm saying. There must have been some sort of rigging hosoi is on a different level than everyone else in all these competitions

[@morizenfoche]

Fausto RIP and Eric RIP - they saved skateboarding so you all can have it the way it is now.

[@Smittyschannel]

neat to see Stacy there; diff stage in life after the Dogtown era

[@minnesotafats8140]

3:27 that girl was perfect; hardly any makeup , perfect bone structure….People we’re better looking back in the day

[@DbeeM]

Christian kicked ass , dude was silky smooth and clean .

[@jacobjames1171]

scariest thing i ever skated was thst combi pool. coping for sure. big walls too.

[@paulshamblin6260]

Hasoi really was good. It looked easy to him.

[@johnkelley158]

Grosso’s inverts. So good

[@PaoloLimauroparapente-natal]

A big session with the Kiss singing "Detroit rock city".... It will never happen again :(

[@Surfmus]

I remember wearing G&S and Surfers Alliance in 1988 to attend 7th grade in #PuertoRico

[@Randyh9]

This was the second contest in 1985 and the next contest that year was Mt.Trashmore (ramp was white). I think you mean the contest in 86 when he hit the cop (ramp was brown). Hard to pick a favorite. :-) But if I had to today, it would be Trashmore 85.

[@Randyh9]

@138FrOsTy138 Hell yeah! Nice one bro!

[@tab9100]

yo that pool is fucking gnarly its like a vert wall pool damnn

[@Eskilz40]

Yeah it looks like Tony hawk was having all kinds of trouble with that pool lol

[@rocker8692]

When I skateboarded in high school I was considered a loser and outsider,now if you skateboard in high school you're cool.

[@GunPoor]

Eddie Reategui videobombing Grosso's interview is entertaining.

[@toddlecher4097]

BONES BRAGADE!!! VISION STREET WEAR, were the days

[@slanderman3296]

In the words of mix alot......THATS RIPPING

[@anthonylangley5156]

Carlsbad Pipelines sticker on the helmet! Now that is G! Hell ya Tony

[@matthewstollar2678]

anyone know this era of wheels they were using seem to be double wide. are they street cubics, double radial?

[@voltaire2001]

@Randyh9 thank you.i used to have this video.looks like millers slam spooked the rest of the skaters and their runs.

[@shannonwilliams1941]

Tony Hawk really is the Babe Ruth of skateboarding 🛹

[@marklemcke3321]

This was the glory days of skating . It just doesnt seem like it used to

[@peacetree5000]

Chris Miller,Jeff Phillips,and Blender were the best...

[@tommack8650]

Tony Hawk at 1:55 - "shit" they're all tough! Awesome footage! Those were the days...

[@christco120]

I thought he said it too, but when I went back I am pretty sure he said "shoot"