SMA Hobo Tour '89

[@rjm1292]

I think a lot of kids today fail to realize that these guys weren't doing tricks they saw some kid land on youtube or street league. They were inventing them and raising the bar for the next level and generation. The kids that talk shit on the original won't be skating much longer. If you don't respect it, you don't love it. It takes a lot of love to keep beating your self up skating for years and years.

[@clytor]

I am really happy to see so many people enjoying this video.

[@idmhead0160]

Dude, it's getting me hyped to go skating. Vallely as inspiring today as he was in 1989. Jason Lee was going off as well. Never knew of him at the time, but, man alive. He had some sky high airs off that jump ramp too.

[@victormcclain2732]

We’re still enjoying it. 😊

[@markprice2225]

This shit is crazy! I think the title is wrong tho?? Vallely left Powell, Jason Lee was with Stereo, Gonz was bullied outta The Alva Posse & joined Powell, Natas was the only SMA guy I know of

[@markprice2225]

And by '89 if that's correct, SMA would've been Under Santa Cruz. This must've been when they all got together to start World Industries, the 1st skateboarder owned/run business

[@veggieSxDBD]

Peace and thanks, Vallely and Ed and Jesse Martinez soooo dope. I was 13 lol

[@futurevintage1597]

the amount of pop these guys got out of them old tank boards still amazes me to this day

[@chillitv5906]

Mike Vallely your a champ, you gave your shoes to my Bro at a Sydney, Australia demo back in about 1997 just cause he asked and the crowd laughed. Legend

[@srfnma6813]

Matthew Lewis i was in the crowd... you are the gay guy who stole mine

[@montanaplease]

He was transitioning and needed women’s shoes

[@andrewkasten9326]

@@montanaplease birds food?

[@JM-tj2kl]

Mike V skating fast as hell and Jason getting tech. Still has the sweetest tre flip!

[@montanaplease]

Back then they were called 360 kick flips. Some jerk off rename them along the way

[@birdieerdie2349]

Amen to everything you said.

[@letsgooo1637]

Jason lee had so much style. Looks like he's a 2010 skater in 1989

[@birdieerdie2349]

Having the pleasure to see him skate in person, was life changing.sooooo goood

[@Deathskate]

En esa época y en los 90 ya había nivel sin ir al 2000 yo y amigos míos de la época de varias ciudades teníamos estilo bueno . ahora al.ver vídeos así y gente de ahora en 2023 no hay nada que envidiar veo hacer los mismos trucos en mini ramp y street que en el 89 y 95

[@lopwidth7343]

Definitely completely his own. You can easily recognise his style. And it's a style alright. Its beautiful to watch his shovits, mannys and kickflip 180s

[@g.prince6265]

Mike v.is killing it.🤘

[@jdmcnugent6808]

Damn.. Jason Lee was killing it.

[@einc70]

He was the goat. 1991 he joined Blind and made "Video Days" with Gonz, mariano..

[@danielbaugher826]

JD McNugent super good lol I'm not a real big flip trick fan but Jason's board spins like lightning it's way more fun to watch , love the launch ramp stuff man big air Japan's and etc love it

[@torr32]

Jason Lee hands down still my top 5 fave Skaters!thanks for posting!

[@skulleagletartat]

Props to your pops for shooting this, who would've have know it would be some of the only archival footage of that period in existence.

[@Nominay]

The irony is Jesse was probably more well known here still than Lee was. Lee was the new guy, a top am establishing himself. Jesse's heyday had been 2-3 years earlier ... he was a launch ramp/handplant/wall ramp guy who ruled the Venice Beach scene with aggression and flamboyant style. But he stuck around for a few years more as he was the first pro to hook up with Rocco at the dawn of WI, when it was "SMA Rocco Division".

[@danielmattar]

Nominay good point, it shows how fast evolution happened back then. Ps- another exemplo wasJeremy Klein on their first video, although Jesse Martinez killed on the vert ramp too.

[@boweybunny9943]

Jesse did some good tricks in this, too! Of course like you said he just started out more than the other two.

[@Mr.Burton98]

God the good ol days these were some of the best days for me

[@yokaibyte2133]

I skated in 89, I totally remember everyone skating like that. Skating has evolved so much.

[@StuffedBearSus]

Thanks captain obvious

[@yokaibyte2133]

@@StuffedBearSus ok party pooper, your welcome.

[@StuffedBearSus]

@@yokaibyte2133 you’re* hahaha public school fails another

[@i-never-look-at-replies-lol]

@@StuffedBearSus go back to the dumpster your original parents left you in

[@idmhead0160]

@@StuffedBearSus Why bother commenting? Nothing better to do that be an azz?

[@clgraff76]

That was dope

[@jameslowe2979]

This is from an era when if you spotted someone wearing Van's or Airwalk's you'd ask them if they were a skater. Good days.

[@SurjeetSumanAcharya]

Came here from CHRIS HERIA'S RECOMMENDATION 💪❤️

[@elijahkirkland2946]

Same

[@JonnyBeoulve]

YEAH!! Yeahhhh!! Yeaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!! COWABUNGA DUDE!

[@fogpumas]

+Jonathan Leack YEAH, Jon.

[@toynazi]

These videos are pretty sick! Glad I grew up in this era. Even happier that people were able to document these demos and post them years later. THANKS!!

[@seanvanginkel]

Thanks for uploading. Didn't know what I've miss, you've upload such a long time ago. Love to see the rest of your collection. Cheers!

[@poiionoia]

0:40 sickest 360 ever

[@hugomundo4826]

TROOOOOOOOO, BRUUUUH

[@skatechatham]

I was 13 at this time and would have been just like one of those skate rats, this video takes me back. Vallely is such a powerful skater, I forgot how crazy he was back then.

[@Surfmus]

In 1989 I was bmx racing with my Kuwahara kz1 that I still own, video on my KZbin. Then Bodyboarding, then skating in 1990 then surfing, 98-present. I skate/cruise sometimes. It is still fun but I make sure I don't slam, lol!

[@datguy9408]

BMX racing is soo rad, I always wanted to do a contest.

[@DemolitionLovers905]

Mike v is such a legend

[@kryptichands968]

Stoked to see this, thanks for sharing man !

[@gwaughd]

Jason Lee was so good. Thanks for posting this.

[@churchofsaintadams9322]

SMA totally ruled that erra and set a new standard in Hardcore street

[@Lavern4101]

I'm sure skateboarding feels just as good today as it does in the 80s and 90s. Still, I'm glad I got to be a part of the evolution era of it. At this point the game is set, skateboarding can't really evolve any further than it has and it's been that way for years. Everything was all new during my generation. And it was simply a different time. And sure I'm biased but so is everyone.

[@ernestoortiz8672]

I found this video like a week ago and I can’t stop watching it

[@idmhead0160]

Still at it???

[@ernestoortiz8672]

@@idmhead0160 nah I stopped around September when I got injured and stopped skating lol

[@idmhead0160]

@@ernestoortiz8672 Sorry to hear it. I hope you recovered well and start up again. Messed up my ankle, but, started up again 20 years later. Luckily, ankle is doing alright

[@ernestoortiz8672]

@@idmhead0160 nice yeah mine is a shoulder injury so it doesn’t affect my skating unless I’m jumping stuff but anything ankle/knee related scares me!! Haha glad you’re able to skate again though bro gotta keep pushing

[@caseykearin6310]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS! Piece of history right here kids, big boards, big wheels, big t-shirts. Before skating really took off, amazing!

[@reidellis1988]

I remember when I was 19. Rad shit right here.

[@kassieraine110]

Mike V riding that ducky World Industries double-kick board? Interesting watching these old vids, not only the progression of tricks, but evolution of boards too.

[@thehumanconversationalist1527]

I love how Mike's style is so fierce.

[@russslagel514]

Awesome! Thanks for posting

[@big3ye378]

This type of skating requires major energy and power

[@albertoalmeida3424]

I didn't know they could do 180 flips in 1989.

[@andresimionato157]

Obrigado pela postagem!!! From Braza nation

[@andreabordoni2665]

Of course Jesse Martinez looked outdated compared to Mike V and Lee, though he is still a living legend 🙌🏽

[@zepar221]

Not a helmet/pads or cell phone in sight. We didn't go out to play, we went out to SK8 or die.

that was a great video, never saw this back in '89.

[@HG-bs3en]

Mike V's back lip was gnarly as hell. I would much rather try that on a rail 10 times as high than a curb high one. Just asking to clip the floor and go back flipping. His style was so rad even back then. Fast and you could see he was genuinely skating for the feeling of it. Crazy to think that these dudes were paving the groundwork for all of us today. Pioneers, artists. I could only imagine how wild their minds must have worked, thinking of all the potential new things to try and things to innovate. If these dudes had the boards and the quality ramps that we have now back then, they would have been skating just as good as we do nowdays. That quarter that Jason Lee 360 flip fakied on looked like it was made of paper.

[@cisek42]

right on, keep up on that archive project, one of my fav teams from that time

[@marcossantana7829]

what a gem

[@boloby]

This video is timeless. Thanks for uploading it. I love finding old rarities like this, especially stuff from the birth of the modern street era. There will always be dumb kids who can't appreciate anything that isn't full of flippidy-doo-da switch stuff, but there are a lot of kids who are smart enough to understand and appreciate the classics (as evidenced by all the young pros who've thrown a bit of old school into their bag of tricks).

[@alecsowder520]

good for whoever was blessed enough to see this is person

[@pierrewikberg]

Insane, just insane. Thanks sooooo much for uploading this.

[@scottvillanueva3797]

Mike v is fuckin killing it.

[@Airik1111bibles]

Freaking LOVE this time period, Mike V changed street for so many of us . It was Natas that really made street a park for every small town kid , but Mike made street dangerous for our bodies LOL 😆.

[@lidettemicciche6418]

Man makes me want to build a ramp In my back yard, dudes could sk8 for real 😎👏

[@Royfokker73]

Thanks for the upload. I remember that tour. Jesse used to rip, seems like he was not into it that day.

[@c.5879]

How to get views by a calisthenics legend 101

[@eliasvaldiviezo4346]

Hell yeah.... So cool video bro...!..

[@hugomundo4826]

Insta get up and skate video right ther, mah brothers and sisters. LET'S SKATE!

[@abbeyglencircle]

Skate jam!!!!! Yah that late 80’ thing.

[@mikebythesun]

Thanks for posting this, man. Its great to see Mike and Jason so young. They had such great style back then, but a few years later they were even smoother. Bummer on Jesse though. That dude RIPPED up the scene, its too bad he was having a bad day and didn't get much attention in this video. Not as well known as the others but he had a strong name for himself. Much respect.

[@Donkeysj]

Awesome!

[@spiker702]

7:42 Nelson "Ha ha"

[@commentsrdumb]

Jason Lee was a beast..Mike V reminds me of Westgate...or should it be the other way around?

[@bryonkibildis]

I skated with Mike V once at dogtown Mesa AZ around this time. Amazing times!

[@tomobrien5345]

It was a trip to see Jesse Martinez & Jason Lee. In my memory that's separate eras. Mike V though.....

[@TobiasJayne]

Takes me back...

[@ponchdiaz5852]

This is 2 raw!!!!

[@bryonkibildis]

Hi Mike! Remember dogtown in Mesa Az? Wish we could ride again.

[@veggieSxDBD]

Peace, i remember the summer this and hokus pokus ...had a shut shark ventures n toxic wheels 13yrs old sooooo dope ... than came heroin , KIDS DONT USE NEEDLES ITS A LIFE CHANGING DECISION THAT RUIN YOUR LIFE, STAY FREE ✌🏻💚NJ732

[@MarcS4R]

mike v is killing it...

Barely anyone does backside 360 ollies ... Love how Lee's method his front foot just hovers above possible disaster... Mike is a speed freak.. love seeing him flow and he's laser focused.

[@Lorijenken]

Mike V, my fucking hero~!

[@tomhenning2809]

this here is a gem. Thanks!!

[@mikebythesun]

Anyone know where to find any footage of the "Cadillac Tour" with Natas?

[@MushroomPot420_69]

Jason Fucking Lee!!!!!!!!!

[@lopwidth7343]

The kid in the white t-shirt is definitely Jason Lee. You can recognise his kickflips and Manny shovits anywhere

[@gdgbjbfgcbjn]

All them guys going 100% Jason Lee wow! Guy has always been insane.

[@zacharymontoto9646]

Great skating and great songs by devo playing in the background

[@MillCityShogun]

Mike with that power and Jason just so smooth.

[@bgab2211]

I came here because ive been skating since the mid 80s. Skated a couple SMA world decks. I have no idea who Chris Herria is.

[@Lavern4101]

@Nominay Jesse looks a little behind the times in this video, still stuck in the mid 80s era where Jason and Mike were obviously the future of skating. Jesse ripped it on Rubbish Heap though.

[@idmhead0160]

Early grab 360 method on flat 🤣🔥

[@MRREE-zw6xc]

Crazy Mike V shreds just as fast and gnar still to this day. What a badass! And Jason lee!! Before Earl! Lol P.s. im back in style according to this video Haha

[@Voice-over-animals]

The think I like most about these videos is how if you did this nowadays you would be ignored.

[@TheOfad]

3 flip to fakie, front 3 mute grad, back threes off the little kicker - epic!

[@Slippedndipped]

Thank you for this, fucking fantastic.

[@JobyP]

Lee & Hensley had that Shirt... Mike V skated Fast.

[@Nominay]

Lee was a valuable presence in the skate scene for nearly 4 years before he finally got a video part in Video Days.

[@kwote]

Rad! The 360 Flips especially!

[@montanaplease]

Yeah somehow along the way 360 kick flips got renamed treflips.

[@Nominay]

The difference is in 1989 the people who could loft a 360 ollie off a ramp like that numbered in single digits; now thousands could do it. One thing I'm not sure young skaters today are aware of if they were watching ... boards were significantly heavier back then - it was harder to defy gravity!

[@t3gt2000]

Yeah, I remember these good ole' days!!!!

[@elmercyperro]

vallely already showed so much aggression then.... skinny guy, but he could still hold his own...

[@BrettFosterDotNet]

poor Jesse getting no love! Thanks for this video man! It reminds me why i used to like Mike V so much. But damn Jason Lee was soooooo good! This is before he was even pro right?

[@idmhead0160]

Love me some ollie mute grab

[@emptysetowl9715]

Mike sweating his entire front pants. Looks hot there. Thanks for sharing!

[@Lavern4101]

@DerAngriff I prefered skateboarding back when it was considered dead (early 90s) by the mainstream. Just seemed more special back when it was more underground. Just happy I got to experience that era, kids today wont ever know that feeling.

[@Lavern4101]

@garageink74 Did you ride for powell?

[@puggzdeathmarch8967]

Jason Lee before the fame or blind. shit he was good.... I wonder if he still hops on his board and just shreds.

[@garyacey]

Doesn't anybody know how to deinterlace video before they export it?

[@StickyManMaxxx]

what's that?

[@garyacey]

StickyManMaxxx I don't know if you are being a smartass or not, so if you really don't know, when you import old analog video (like old VHS and Betamax tapes like this footage was originally recorded on) into a computer and you are going to view it on a computer or some other progressive scan format display, the interlaced analog video will show annoying horizontal lines (watch as the skaters skate by, especially when the camera is panning quickly, and look at the kids sitting on curbs or other stationary things in the shots like the buildings or the ramps). It's especially noticeable if you pause the video and watch a freeze-frame of an fast motion shot. If you have the capability to import analog video to digital, whatever software you are using to export the files digitally should have the capability to de-interlace the video, making it "progressive scan" and removing most of these annoying lines and flicker (although you still will probably be able to tell it's old analog video, it's not quite as annoying to watch). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinterlacing

[@StickyManMaxxx]

Gary Acey no I was asking seriously! I looked around but most articles/sites like to be a tad over descriptive...so thanks for the explanation. I'm editing a load of Hi8 tape footage so I'm guessing it's the same

[@clytor]

Gary Acey I definitely see it. Weird, I haven't actually watched this in a while. Did the default KZbin viewer window get bigger? I feel like it's less noticeable in a smaller window. Anyway, I need to look into de-interlacing this. It is annoying. I have a bunch of other demos to import. I unfortunately only have an older version of iMovie right now. I don't know when I will be able to pick up a copy of Final Cut. If you have any tips or suggestions, Gary, please let me know.

[@craigmitchell5501]

@clytor--hey man, ive seen pretty awesome classic skate stuff on youtube for years, but never anything like this, a straight up old school demo from the golden age, this is amazing, these guys were my heroes, id like to see all you have, ill check your channel, thanks for posting, great, great stuff! So much innovation happening right on camera:)

[@OPTIKPRODUCTIONS]

Crazy that this footy is now 20 years old. . . Makes me feel pretty old

[@terrybates5509]

Crazy that this footy is now 30 years old. . . Makes me feel even older

[@idmhead0160]

@@terrybates5509 Try 33. Damn I'm old!!!

[@shakeandbreak2938]

Is Mike riding a barnyard prototype at this point?

[@clytor]

Been slacking on it...so many projects.

[@stephenloflin9984]

Vallely so strong......love the Devo

[@pressureflipin1992]

Jason started off on world industries/SMA when they were teamed up, he went over to blind shortly after.

[@GhostVIPS1]

Who videoed this? I was there that day!

[@djantix1200]

3:03 Jason......damn!!!

Only guy missing was the Gonz ! :)