Rodney Mullen Section - Second Hand Smoke

[@jeremiahhuffman2964]

Never seen a skateboarder with more soul than this man. Legend.

[@Madgeney]

First time I saw this I cried, it’s so beautiful. Still gets me all these years later too. What a legend.

[@villiantwo]

Same bro. ..I couldnt believe what i saw. .. would watch this everytime i went skating with the song in the back of my head.

[@veryfrozen3271]

We call him rondey jesus mullen. Even the modern shape of the skateboard we ride qas invented by his imagination. Rare for a sport such as street skateboarding to still have its founder alive.

[@boronizer848]

My youth... Fisheye VHS Skateboard Videos. And Mullens Part on SHS was from another world.

[@theyliveglasses4667]

Me and the team used to watch this section til the VHS got fuzzy. All time greatness.

[@rdu239]

I remember this was in black and white right?

[@yurcivicsux2245]

Was an amazing time to be a skater.

[@guyfromsouth1976]

It's like a travel machine for me , so good memories at his period .

[@Widderic]

This is what got me to pick up a board all those years ago.

[@BlendtutsES]

Same. My cousin showed me this video; next day I bought my first skateboard with my savings... and was pissed because it was raining and couldn't use it for days ;P

[@mg659er]

Most creative/ innovative skater ever. Give a frrruck who you are!! You’re not topping two years let alone his career!! Come at me!!!!!

[@Xpayne1]

3:36 so freakign sick!

[@delanoarts3703]

There are some of his biggest tricks he had ever done he doesn't do big often its all about innovation and creativity with Rodney it's a treat to see him do big

[@EronBeilkeITC]

An awesome song [Dream on][by Aerosmith] and An Amazing skate vid part done by the great Rodney Mullen. This was the 2nd video I saw in 1994 & immediately bought a skateboard [right] afterwards. A mix of flatground 'freestyle' skating & street skating. Enjoy.

[@bmc868]

He is a legend.

[@nova423]

I had this tape as a kid. Brings back so many memories. IIRC, Jeremy Wray had a sick part in the video as well.

[@reallyquitetired]

"Iiiiin tttthe white room *huge front side flip over Carlsbad gap* with black curtains..."

[@kappo3740]

I find it interesting how he progressed. In the early 90s he pushed mongo switch but the late 90s to early 2000s he pushes normal switch.

[@ater379]

Watch some of his recent interviews. He started skating switch only because his hips were so worn out he couldn't skate his normal stance. He was in constant pain but relearned everything switch instead of stopping. He recently got his hips replaced and one was worn to a sharp point.

[@kappo3740]

@ater379 Yeah I think I remember hearing about that, him switching stances completely

[@glenwalters8333]

Board control and balance second to none! First time I have seen all of those Casper Slide variations. Are you kidding me????

[@glenwalters8333]

Oh, the Casper slides!!!!!

[@Steviestr8]

Remember when you landed a hard flip and thought you were getting good, then this came out and you sucked again... Lol classic

[@Steviestr8]

@L G yes sir!

[@Steviestr8]

@L G of course i do, man... miss you bro... how are you? You were always a great dude

[@skatetodeath666]

Exactly ha

[@skateboarderscloset7374]

best Mullen part. a lot of these tricks would be worth while in a part today

[@blakegriplingph]

_And John Rodney Mullen cast himself from the suburbs of Gainsville, Florida. After ten years of kickflips, ten years of endless championships, freestyle would finally come to an end, street skating, would be his escape from freestyle's decline. But it had not always been this way, Mullen had once been a champion of the Skate Gods._

[@PilotIndex]

How is Rodney Mullen still getting better? He said that he didn't want to fade in public but he's much better now than he ever has been.

[@linguisticness]

ooooh really?!!? can you suggest some vids to check the contemporary growth?

[@h8_mE]

THIS GUY!!!

[@fanatamon]

Love Mullen

[@djchangman]

Imagine being that good legend

[@vibecentral257]

this is a classic

[@guacamolemole7524]

Oh boy. I watched this in 0.5 times speed and I got really excited of the foot position switch in that casper spin thingy. That's nasty!

[@guacamolemole7524]

Also, the ender i watched at full speed. I got so much from this thank you.

[@mrgerbeck]

Inspiring pairing of a song to a video.

[@tadhg3]

I think the most amazing thing is how he was the best in the world at freestyle, then transitioned into arguably the greatest street/tech skater of this period. You can see here he looks all sketchy as is still adapting. Pure talent!

[@acmeelmerfudd8147]

Wow..i think i've never seen this video before. And i thought i would know all stuff about Rodney

[@XivicX]

The prolific magician!

[@BritMemes]

I miss the late 90s/early 2000s so much i hate the modern world it's absolute shit and not worth living in

[@phototrap1]

HIS TRICKS ARE NEVER. FINISHED.

[@commentosincero]

God

[@sofsof8663]

the few of us on this earth who can realize the sheer innovation of this man will be forever engrained as a golden gem during the most trying times in humanity.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

It must be the shoes.

[@paulanger2048]

What is it about him? There's plenty of guys doing all kinds of tricks. For some reason, the guy is just mesmerizing above all others.

[@gerardlewis4634]

Because he was the first. He invented soo many tricks. No one skated like this in the 90s and early 2000’s.

[@vendrawks]

OK GUYS! I need to know what shoes these are, been scouring on the internets without finding anything. Anyone nostalgic enough to remember these shoes? The White ones!

[@reallyquitetired]

I'm pretty sure they're the original Etnies Sal 23s (before they were rereleased as the és launch model).

[@reallyquitetired]

chomponkicks.com/category/sal23slb/

[@JuneEmpireOfficial]

Долой Штолле!

[@migle1166]

Redondo beach

[@Jwowski]

I'm 42, people wanna come at me sideways....then i show em what i can do, i hack their phone and tell them to leave me alone.

[@user-lg1oo6ev7k]

Get m rod