Trends | Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS

[@dosvagos2703]

I see where Jeff's coming from and I agree. I started skateboarding fairly early '86 -'87 and in '89 I started coming into my own with skateboarding. Anyway, We left the country in '90 and I disconnected from skateboarding entirely (not by choice). We moved back to the States and I started skateboarding again around '95. However, I couldn't connect with what skateboarding was at that time mainly because I didn't recognize it. I was like screw it I'm just going to skate how I skate and I caught shit for skating "old school". I would watch my old Speed Freaks! tape, my go to hype tape and watch Eric Dressen (and Grosso) to get pumped. I quit again in '99 just sick of it all. Big mistake. But now in my late 30's I started again and realize that when it comes to skateboarding you're always welcome to be a part of it as long as your true to yourself and your skating and what it means to you. At this point, nothing makes me happier than trying to impress my wife by doing no complys, bonlesses, and weak ass kick flips as she shakes her head and lovingly rolls her eyes. Thanks for indulging me...

[@fruitlesspursuits_]

Thinking about you today, Jeff. We miss you. Love to Oliver, Lucero and everyone else you meant so much to.

[@Banjolution]

"Scissor kicking their way to glory." LOL. Classic. I like most of these tricks...

[@NSP70]

I love this series. In many ways, Grosso was the Anthony Bordain of skateboarding culture reviews. I love it.

[@threefirstnames123]

"Ahhhh I can't hear!" Was wondering when I was going to come across that gem. Thanks Grosso for the lessons and the laughs. Love and miss you brutha man!

[@RyanBOO1977]

Beat me to it !! Watched this episode a dozen times and now realizing that sweet sarcastic sound bite, I'm literally in tears. And I've forwarded this to a couple friends highlighting that part..uhhhhh I Can't Hear. All Ol' Schmitt Stix fans. Still laughing. Thanks

[@honey7809]

These "love letters" are my new favorite thing too watch. Never heard of it before, now I've watched them all. Jeff is a funny a smart dude. I'm from the old school like him, so I really get everything he says. Well done! Keep it up! ...I'm going to the bar.

[@davidbollenbacher4902]

This is the best love letter of them all. Classic Jeff Grosso.

[@AMMediaLab]

I think out of all the shows on my feed, I look forward to this one the most. Thanks for doing the Jeff Phillips episode amongst them all.

[@SDXStudio]

RIP Grosso. You're a trend that will never die.

[@raggingcoyote]

The biggest trend now is those damn tre flips

[@raggingcoyote]

soberpunk calm down bro i know they are called 360 flips i was just saying that tre flips are overated and the people who do them all the time calls them that

[@raggingcoyote]

soberpunk its all good bro nice name btw

[@alex1020]

+soberpunk I just say 3 flips

[@boneless4799]

Whatever, they are fun as hell

[@chillmon2149]

Patrick Ancona why

[@diegomendivil7101]

One of the most honest skateboarding video I've seen!

[@Man_Lantern_Skateboards]

two things I admit I did 1. a boneless where you hop up to something higher, then do a boneless off of THAT. If you ride regular you are planting your left foot then jumping and landing on your left foot AGAIN.You're just hopping with a skateboard it's bs but I did them. 2. In about 1990 there was a brief trend where you would mount two of your front bolts upside down so your sneaker would catch them when you ollied. It tore the Hell out of your sneakers and was entirely un necessary if you could ollie properly.

[@vans]

+lesterhalfjr good to know.

[@TheTilde]

+lesterhalfjr I have hard time seeing what' wrong with that, especially if you skate: 1) you were being silly. 2) you were experimenting.

[@vans]

Very rad. Thanks for weighing in.

[@ahabv4256]

O Jeff amava verdadeiramente o skate. Saudades desse incrível programa.

[@Mr3andrew3]

46 and still at it. When you lapse for a while, loosen up and get back to it- you'll surprise yourself and (gasp) learn new tricks. Great stuff Jeff G. and Vans, glad I found it. *A.

[@vans]

It's always nice coming across content that takes you back! Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding always take us back. If you haven't yet you can check out more from Jeff Grosso here: bit.ly/2pphDLP

[@vans]

For sure, we love the pool. But vert skating's in the cross-hairs too. Check out our vid at Southbank, or the Downtown Showdown in Paris.

[@misticformula1485]

Those Natas airwalks were fresh. Never knew they weren’t originally done in a scissor. I’m old school but not quite as old as Grosso so he’s schoolin me.

[@benhaney5843]

Gotta love Grosso: "There are no rules in skateboarding. That said, here are a bunch of rules."

[@wantmeX]

he was a fat old pig dude like he said lol

[@ohfrickitsphil]

Very good episode right there! I always yell at people who say FS Indy.

[@vans]

Totally rad. Thanks, man.

[@Machihekamake]

Thanks El Jeffe for your insight. RIP

[@BIGBLUETIGER96]

I like the frontside grind trend, that's as timeless as frontside airs too

[@mahogonyplec1]

Superbly controlled vitriol. Excellent.

[@skateslam2719]

3:57 apparently that board on the right can go through solid matter!

[@zacwoodley1407]

Grosso's the man tells it how it fucking is

[@cnacks4835]

"the defience of skateboarding full speed at a wall" I've been laughing for 5 minutes.

[@simonvance8054]

I couldn't care less if a trick is trendy or not, I like the tricks I like and always will...if people dislike how I skate because of it that's on them...maybe they shouldn't care so much!..

[@alextoddskates]

no comply 180s

[@forshigity5000]

not a trend

[@alextoddskates]

serious trend

[@ohfrickitsphil]

Minivan Dan No Complys in general. "Oh yeah, look at me, I'm old school!" Man, just shut up, you have no idea!

[@alextoddskates]

youre not old school unless your board is 9 inches and you can fastplant in 12 ft secctions

[@ohfrickitsphil]

Minivan Dan I'd say 10 inches, but that's personal preference, I believe.

[@MrSimondaniel3]

Love these vids and JG but i think Jeff's projecting his feelings onto everyone. I like seeing saran raps, and stalefish airs. im 37 but i wasnt physically there where they were originally done.. its a bit odd because ollies and grinds are repeated millions of times... and thats great. I don;t think every pro would agree with him. Yes certain tricks get played out but if u love skating with a pure heart, they never really get old. as for most of the other comments, 360 flips never get old for me. watching them , i mean.. i can't do them except on carpet im not a great skater

[@nothing-2-live-4]

if you pause at 5:07 is that ANOTHER gonz video? they put the hippie flip in earlier too.

[@jaredelmore1]

this is my favorite fucking love letter episode! holy shit. everything in a nutshell. basically. right?

[@khogg3581]

It's amusing how skateboard culture is defined to be about not giving a fuck about what others think, being a creative individual, and respecting others for their individuality. Then there are these conversations and debates among skaters about what's cool and what's lame. So much for skateboarding being about individual expression and mutual respect. I say we should all just skate and appreciate. Rip it up my friends!

[@nathanmidgette7231]

Dude Jeff is awesome and same with Vans the best skate shoe ever in history

[@2.7petabytes]

RIP JEFF GROSSO, YOU WILL BE MISSED!!

[@onyxtheomega9046]

FUCKING TRE-FLIPS!!!

[@chiplyas5817]

all skateboarding is good skateboarding.

[@bluewidow9151]

You were born in the 90s I'm betting 94

[@chiplyas5817]

​@@bluewidow9151 i was 15 in 1994.

[@williamhanley7031]

Word!

[@TomsGarage007]

I agree, as long as they never bring back mandatory tricks in contests, it's pretty close with every single skater popping treflips, I wanna see some bert slides in place of a kickturn or a 360 fingerflip instead of a tre

[@scottyk1763]

EXACTLY. Someone could just be rolling around n I'm stoked. Any skating done by someone who fucking truly loves it is good

[@brock3989]

what is the clip at 4:02 from?

[@jayfunk5988]

Still cracks me up his monty nolder story. RIP Grosso

[@vans]

Not a bad idea. No guarantees, but I'll pass it on!

[@cron205]

I got my suran wrap thread the needle trick from curb dogs skateboarding 1986 and im dam good at it its my favorite skateboarding trick to this day

[@franklinjackson3637]

Dude was so freaking funny. We miss you Jeff

[@m1kh4pvp]

scissor kicking their way to glory~ HA

[@Burger-urger]

And a six figure paycheck 🤘

[@bananemitschale]

gotta send a loveletter to the loveletters

[@RossSchoonover]

all of ck1's late shuv tricks in that nike tour were sick. nollie back heel-lateshuv!

[@cheatopher]

Never thought of it like that, great video

[@DIRTYDAG]

funny shit man! my wife says I'm turning into a crotchety old man. I watch Grosso and I'm like "fuck yeah! I'm not alone!" I'm just your average overweight 40 something teenager that hates change! Rock on Grosso

[@termikes174]

haha, there's a shit ton of us!

[@squareonevideo]

So good!

[@impalapez]

true, sheffey's late shove its were something to witness

[@MrLongduckdoong]

Leykis loves it!!!

[@michaelclanton5077]

grosso make your own channel

[@johnmatrix3171]

anyone know what the intro music is? 0:03

[@vans]

Hey John! You can check out the music from this episode, listed here: "Here's a Ghost You Can Find" and "The Answer" by Ghost

[@1ironaut538]

+Vans funny how the answer is The Answer

[@johnmatrix3171]

thanks

[@skateboardinjordan]

Keep it simple and original, and it'll stand the test of time

[@taoantrim]

where's the video that dill's interview is from?

[@alexlabarda2871]

we miss you Grosso

[@supakidgalaxy]

Can we have all of the letters on a DVD for sale?

[@nicblauth3493]

What was the hands on the ground wall ride called

[@realgwolf]

Just Nic a wall walk

[@t100base]

this video is pretty much the definition of skateboarding.

[@seanjamesjawns108]

Pressure flip the king of trick trends

[@southrules]

Monty Nolder was the shit! Also, Natas was the shit!

[@robinstark1047]

crailslides look really cool SEND GROSSO TO THE GULAGS

[@joshlewatowski6152]

I still love ya grosso though....I thankyou so much for what I have done with the letters.

[@kevincannon2847]

80's sk8ing was lightning in a bottle... Greatest era ever!

[@t100base]

i hear that a lot. wished i was apart of that era. i experience mid 90's to early 00s which had it's own mystique.

[@christianhaffer6355]

what interview was that with Dills input

[@owenspeulstra2741]

"scissor kicking their way to glory" this made me die lol

[@owenspeulstra2741]

lol yes

[@lucidstranger]

Lol I still like crailslides, ima always do a boneless too in honor of Jeff phillips.

[@durrrrrfdurf]

who's painting is that i love it

[@tomvertz5875]

Still missing the love letters and Jeff....og legend

[@woop313]

fuck yea episodes keep getting better and better. yeah dill!

[@xxTh3B4ll3rxx]

R.I.P ❤️

[@samkupper]

R.I.P Jeff Grosso

[@edwardbernays8617]

told you..lakewood, steve olson...definately gonna need to see this stuff fellas...quit holding back

[@ezrhino100]

Richie Jackson is incredibly underrated. amazing skater.

[@mooomaan123]

best video ever

[@RevJenkins13]

finally, I'm glad you had the balls to call this shit out.

[@Frosty3047]

3:55 rip Ben Raemers

[@jameslaspesa6834]

Love letters 😍

[@seanm7831]

Anyone know the song in the beginning?

[@timcratty4222]

Darude: sandstorm

[@claysoggyfries]

In 2016 No Complys and Ollie Sex Changes were the trend

[@Okshake]

what was that richie jackson video?

[@AspiringSpaceWizard]

I still love crail slides🤓

[@anhiirr]

im just glad the prodigy/wunderkid generation has pushed the middle ground/skater towards shaped boards/rails/large hangers....ace/indy/venture/thunder making bigger hangers these days. While the flippy trick, light board hollow truck tablet/slim profile riders can still proliferate in THAT direction. This is a trend i can back the widening of the skate spectrum. Slappies are at an all time high and ppl are now riding 10" thunders what a time to be a skater/own a quiver. All these re-issued ojs/bones/santacruz wheels. 92a/95a/97a. For slick parks or other surfaces. Its looking like a PEAK era in skating id bite HARD now before things take turn in the industry and generally in the economy. Or buy up some re-issues or random wheel/blends/shapes now and have a backup-stock pile incase things really get busty. Lil skate rats are still air dropping into ramps and doing plants bc they can ollie/do flip tricks its such a revival in my eyes.

[@TheAwkwardCantaloupe]

The whole highwater/cuffed pants shit needs to stop

[@racer-4x]

skinny jeans with white belts

[@HostmorkeCZ]

Wow grosso I thought you were better than this. My "trend" is just an Ollie, I love them.

[@christopherlute6365]

What about the trend shift from baggy pants + small wheels to tight pants + giant wheels sometime in the early 2000s.

[@t100base]

think that started happening in the mid 2000's. funny cause now baggy pants are a trend again. except now the people are a lot snobbier.

[@peppercakeman]

photo at 1: 31 !!??

[@soundgrounds]

Crailslides are dope.

[@DAWIII]

I liked the Video, and all the others.

[@nathangrayvideo]

yeah. it's hard to watch them all in order

[@indiglo1971]

Speaking of crail, there used to be a trick called a creeper. It was a crail sweeper. Then again, some of you may of never heard of a sweeper.........

[@caseya35]

That's my go to trick cause no one knows how to do em

[@indiglo1971]

Casey allen The restoration of Israel is prophesized in the Bible. Amos 9:15, Ezekiel 38:16. It happened May 15, 1948.

[@linusgrafstrom8700]

indiglo1971 I do those from time to time. I've never met anyone else who does. Same thing with Staple Gun's.

[@timcratty4222]

Haha I keep the quarters very clean my friend

[@BonelessBen]

+indiglo1971 backside creepers are the best

[@gitar1hero1qaz]

no discussion of the yo flip? what about back disasters? man this shit was hilarious would watch again

[@brianbradley1345]

Oh my God 3:46 is my local park. (For right now)

[@big3ye378]

Kickflick late shuvits were the best trend

[@ticoskate]

Good shit right here

[@libertard6101]

I’m sooo into Jeff’s awnry punk attitude

[@PjMartinskate123]

I want to be friends with Jeff Grosso

[@lawrencesmokingangele8785]

And hears , the newest shit!, Acid drop , into a 14ft pool , without the board! Killer!

[@JimDosh87]

Yea a DVD would be Rad.

[@superskateboardingentertai9228]

Where the pressure flips at?

[@newgrounds90]

body varials are the new trend

[@johnfitzgerald1879]

God, I miss Jeff. RIP.