The Cult of Concrete

The Cult of Concrete
The story of Mark "Monk" Hubbard, and his history as the leader of the visionary outfit - Grindline Skateparks.
Directed by Michael Maniglia
Produced by Michael Maniglia and Micah Shapiro
Production Company: SubTerra Films
Original score by: Christian Ratsek
Post audio : Eric Oz

[@crazyneighbor3758]

"Na man you don't wanna do this!" "DUDE IM GONNA DO THIS"

[@ConfusionMagazine]

R.I.P. Monk.

[@ultrakool]

wha? was monk pushed into and buried into the concrete like JH was in giants stadium end zone??

[@inseitz6349]

Thank you for everything you've done for skateboarding Monk. Shred in Peace

[@christophersawyer253]

Lost another. Mark’s contribution will always be appreciated. RIP Monk

[@rayvaughan3197]

Damn! Only watched this last week and added it to my playlist 'Boardtalk Empires' only to hear now that Monk has passed away.... Respectful condolences to his family & friends.... his legend is literally set in stone! R.i.P

[@makingwinewidraisins]

R.I.P MONK you changed the world and our minds see u on the otherside of the portal.

[@anarchyzed1591]

"Two hundred years of american technology has unwittingly created a massive cement playground of unlimited potential but it was the minds of 11 year olds that could see that potential." Craig Stecyk 1975. Humans have been creating forms of art for well over 30,000 years. We have been making agriculture for only a little over 10,000 years. Somehow... it was more important to create superfluous pretty things than to figure out how to regularly feed ourselves.

[@elioth7795]

wow its almost like having forms of creativity and putting art into the world is as much of a human thing to do as eating and breathing. we want to spread love and be happy :-)

[@losmuertos7444]

RIP MARK. THANK YOU FOR OUR PARKS. HOUSTON TEXAS

[@dirtboy896]

Yup, i second that! H town

[@burnt_urethane]

Dude I wanna skate the Houston parks so bad!

[@vonshed]

We are all richer thanks to Mark and Grindline!!! RIP Mark!!!!!

[@TheArts19]

Love you Monk. You were cool to me and put me up for five days because of mutual friends. Another Badass passing..RIP Brother

[@nobs726]

This is pure skateboarding at its finest, captured on film!

[@couldbeany1]

RIP mark! you built the best park and will be missed.

[@secretcelebrity4368]

Forever ripping. RIP.

[@crawfaux]

Skateboarding needs more docs like this.

[@aaronwilliamson5059]

REST IN PARADISE MARK! Thank you for the session!

[@Clayton_Graul]

This is the BEST!!!!! Thanks for taking your time to put this together!

[@Mr3andrew3]

Thank you Monk, and Grindline. Your level of services and the raw joy you've brought to thousands cannot be overstated. Best, *A.

[@sympathystone1]

R.I.P. HUBBARD. GRINDLINE FOREVER. SKATE AND DESTROY.

[@tommyholiday9880]

This was such an inspirational video! Thank you

[@rivieratom]

REST IN'PEACE MONK NEVER FORGOTTEN

[@monkeywrenchdesignshop7856]

What a great film. Thank you. R.I.P Monk

[@endthedrugwartoday]

I forgot my skate shoes one time when I went to burnside and Monk gave me his. What a great memory.

[@johnbranch6607]

Herd of u ...there passed and beloved monk...journey

[@vaughnsorensen2350]

Thank you for the park mark, ur daughter is very nice

[@josephpeters7529]

Lived in. The PNW my whole life I'm 36 best parks I skated in my life thank you grind line

[@destroybabylon420]

rest in peace Mark

[@GLadislav23]

R.I.P. Mark big influence !!!

[@wyattevan270]

so much inspiration

[@BlindDude]

Hey I saw my home town skate park in this video at @18:20. Cool

[@Throwenshapes]

Great doc.

[@carlpaahana3404]

Wish i had that job building skate parks around the world. Seeing the future kids skating your creations.

[@uroprop]

23mins of pure passion

[@markprice2225]

The first 3-4 minutes of this was BS. 19 minutes of Pure Passion,...GNAR

[@MisterElement]

Thank You, Monk, thank you Subterra!!!!

[@TeamPuffyTail]

A true sculptor and skateboarder.

[@joslinnick]

Carbondale! That was the first time I lived in a town with a concrete skatepark. It does so much for a community to have someplace for kids to congregate.

[@borys444]

Props to mark and the rest of the team for having a vision and following through with it. Great stuff

[@JeffGreenwood]

What a great movie! Thanks for making this, I'll share it a lot.

[@richardbarclay9095]

What an amazing story. Truly inspiring. "If all you know is a kerb, you're going to build a kerb" best quote, in my opinion.

[@dschinella]

RIP MONK. As sick as Grindeline is, it would be nice to hear DREAMLAND as well.

[@wlogue]

R.I.P. Monk. One of the coolest dudes I ever met. I used to buy boards from Randy Hanford and his family when we were kids! Bike works was about a mile from here. And the Q! FUCK YEAH!!!

[@kytrapping5829]

Awesome work guys skateboarding bringing people together for years no matter what it’s magnetic

[@tbcky589]

Rest easy my friend!

[@nescafeandasmoke]

damn, sickest shit on the internet right now.... "Let me hold the nozzle!!!" fuck yeah.

[@FUNKYTRIPUNKY]

RIP Monk

[@ianbyers6508]

R.I.P.

[@BennnnyBoooom]

Awesome! Haven't seen some some of those faces for awhile! Rip Ballard Bowl.

[@robalexander7816]

+BennnnyBoooom i went by when it was bulldozed,saved a chunk,rests peacefully in my backyard.

[@mikesparrow7305]

I remember Tom Peha, he had a Pepsi halfpipe down the street from Dimmitt. If I'm not mistaken he skated the roof of the Kingdome before it was imploded. Great and important video.

[@tulumize]

rest in peace monk - I enjoyed watching this . your film company logo should pop up urlyer the advertisement for the next .thing too watch blocks a portchion of it . opening song was good , the classical music too !

[@subterrafilms1]

Thanks Mark G 🙏

[@IntrabuildV]

that switch line though

[@warshipzero]

"So the general contractors don't tell us what to ride" Epic words Memphis TN get on board, stop half assing your parks! Turn the lights on!

[@dandelcastillo8176]

For Monk we need to make build bowls not bombs the mantra of the future!

[@Breeder333]

You dudes gave me something to do. The rest has been a blur

[@takeawayfarm]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@user-lf6wx3ym1o]

love you Hubs.

[@jeremiahpanic7559]

R.I.P. MONK....

[@joshuahancock4619]

this gets me so stoked

[@shahromtaghizadegan]

Well done. Thank you.

[@lukaovsec]

awsome and inspirational!!!

[@mattd773]

Jan 2018 Not one dislike.

[@FarmerBenny]

This is awesome

[@kanescrimes4848]

Monk for president!

[@metzgnar]

RIP Mark Hubbard

[@joeyoung1498]

RIP Monk.

[@timothymchale7460]

Rip

[@keving1113]

We love you monk

[@dominicgarcia5891]

RIP MONK

[@brucewilliams1776]

Awesome 👍

[@jonathonmanfredi616]

rest easy monk, the world skating and diy culture will carry on your legacy forever

[@Psymon1471]

roll in peace Monk x

[@recommendedforyou_]

Pretty freakin sick I love this

[@incontruth4116]

All a skater can hope for is to have the body of 20 year old for eternity in the afterlife. Rip in Peace

[@SILENTSHOT2400]

Monk saved my life

[@sniffmatip3865]

Wonder how much it would cost to get these guys over to Scotland to fix livi 🤔

[@uroprop]

guy took a job with the enemy just learning how to build bowls

[@scottyk1763]

"You know why concrete is the best shit to skate?" "Why dude??" "Because it fucking lasts"

[@kylethrashleigh4593]

Rest In Peace Monk...

[@jessepurcell52]

🙏🙏🙏

[@aspiceproduct]

rad!

[@Maxo52]

🔥🔥🔥

[@jasonarmstrong7958]

Bad ass

[@intransition8548]

Build it and they will come.

[@shutemupfast5902]

Bowl Pack!!!

[@sallymaclenanne7420]

make bowls not bombs! GOLD! what's last theme playing?

[@Trev612]

I took a freight train from Roseville California to Portland Oregon to skate Burnside

[@markprice2225]

No ya didn't. C'mon Bro, Burnside??

[@Mr76Blitz]

YO DUDES FOR REAL THE GRINDLINE CREW (KEVIN LANCE) KNOWS HOW TO BUILD CONCRETE SKATEPARKS. THEY BUILD NORTH HOUSTON SKATEPARK (SPRING SKATEPARK) AND ITS THE RADDEST PLACE TO RIDE DUDES!! 79,000 SQUARE FEET OF SKATE SURFACE. THOSE DUDES RIP HARD!!

[@danh5150]

I saw several nice shots of Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark in downtown Houston as well. Excellent work to everybody involved. As an engineer, the quality of both Houston parks is readily apparent. Just wish they allowed bikes in as well.

[@pdxraves]

RIP monk

[@maxrayman]

Fantastic film, concrete porn!

[@theanimeman476]

Man! I have a broken arm and now i Want to go skate!

[@WorldGoneMad1312]

🔥 REST IN PAVEMENT MONK 🔥

[@robertcarpenter3020]

Here’s the thing I love grindline parks and over the years they have gotten better about listening to all the skaters in the communities they serve but those early years they really didn’t do street or plaza type parks and a lot of kids wanted those things as they weren’t able to skate the street spots in their towns or the towns just really didn’t have any of that infrastructure, and the stuff they were building was gnarly and not a skill level most kids were at.

[@evanfity]

this video was amazing! anyway you could tell me what this was filmed on????? seattle skaters forever!

[@subterrafilms1]

+evanfity , Hey thanks, glad you enjoyed it! We shot this on 16mm and DV.

[@evanfity]

Sub Terra Films awesome thanks yo! It looks super good and thick

[@dirtboy896]

I love the look and feel of the film shots. Takes me back to the 90s.

[@anotebgmot8793]

If you try to forget for a second that you're a skater and look at these concrete constructions from the eyes of a normal person - Try to Tell me that they don't all look like some Alien Facilities !

[@barreldreamz7852]

RIP monk... anybody know how he passed???

[@joshuahancock4619]

dream job

[@lamBETTERthanY0U]

do u have any idea how hard of work that is

[@joshuahancock4619]

yeah i like that shit. i want to build more

[@vegasthedog]

Fuck, man. RIP Monk

[@selfactualizer2099]

Its like yugioh cards falling from the sky

[@JohnnyBonesaw]

rip monk

[@codybonner2889]

the best people to ever live are concrete finishers who skatepark! that’s a fucking fact

[@thespacecatjenkins8539]

how did he die?

[@jamespradamindriverpl5182]

Hello Guys! Can You Send Me Some Projects Of Your SkateParks? I Wall Build Absolutely Pro Concrete Skate Park But i Need You Help! Just Answer Me.