Rant and Rave: Crappy Skateboards | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS

[@ethanwelles]

RIP Jeff Grosso. Man, if there's one Loveletters to watch now, it's this one. The man knew Skateboarding to its core. Rip in peace, OG!

[@kylebookout1789]

Damn straight man! Stay up.

[@beemelonhead1]

What?!?? :(

[@clickbait5714]

Didn't know he'd passed.

[@blairdoe6764]

Hope his son will be ok I've a 8 year old son too R.I.P

[@claytonbrown7120]

He was such a relief in this day of trumptards and corporate douchery.

[@arusure]

I've gone my entire life not hearing Jereme Rogers rap, why did you have to change that?

[@rsiv2761]

Andrew Doherty FR

[@arusure]

what in the blue hell does that mean?

[@chadmuskaa2806]

Now simply YT "J. CASANOVA "and proceed to die from laughter....

[@goetia13]

no shit. is that guy for real with that crap or is it a joke?

[@PeepGamePopoff]

yooooo hahahaha same

[@Brian-rp7dj]

Nothing makes me wanna go out and skate like pissed off Grosso

[@samstoner4984]

Its great

[@sloanramon6004]

I'm gonna go build a ramp.

[@indyplant6923]

@@sloanramon6004 did you build it?

[@cesarcervantes6997]

Jeff Grosso is highly admirable because of the encyclopedic knowledge of skate history he possesses. He has also been fortunate enough to have lived through it all, so access to him is not difficult. The newer generation like myself, has to dig to find all of this old history and consider how it shapes the culture today. Thank you Grosso for being a guide into the yesteryears. The thing I admire about you most is that you approach skateboarding with an ideology, a philosophy, and a fucking idea about what skateboarding means. Too many people today don't think about skateboarding from any kind of perspective and these same people end up doing "steezed" out flips because everybody else is doing it, like damn zombies. We suffer as an unlearned skate culture, out of touch with our foundation, put up for consumption, so we have nothing to build on in terms of actual community, and we all end up doing is meme-ifying content. and that too, WTF is CONTENT! It's so fucking capitalistic to think of skateboarding in terms of trick production and output. I wish we could just share ourselves as skaters, our true selves, no matter how stupid, or boring, or crazy our personality, and by extension our skateboarding. Fuck this, i'ma go skate before I start writing a damn essay on the subject.

[@vans]

Thanks for your comment, César! Glad that you love Jeff Grosso as much as we do. Keep skating, brother! If haven't seen all of Jeff Grosso's videos yet, check them out here: bit.ly/2e9j53D

[@pleaseenteraname.5857]

Andy Roy throwing up to the olympics lol.

[@coreygolphenee9633]

I'll watch if he's in the booth screaming big Doggie

[@Shiggity1231321]

Interesting that Vans does this because I always see Vans stores that are run by Zumies like managers with sxrillex haircuts and they don't skate

[@PanamaSabroso]

Right! I go pick up a pair of halfcabs as usual and this bitch is telling me how good they skate. AND STOP TRYING TO SELL ME THE SOCKS!!!

[@nalveyna]

Dont EVER get your board gripped at Vans in the mall they'll F it up every time

[@ruffryder135]

Its retail. They need that image cause sadly thats what brings customers makes them feel welcomed lol. But then you have their skate team. Thats where the gnarly shit is at.

[@sidwellsk8er]

@@nalveyna I never let someone else grip my deck. It's your job to grip your deck. If someone else fucks your grip tape up that's your fault. If you fuck your own griptape up you defend that shitty grip job and tell people to fuck off. If you buy a deck and the dude at the shop says, you want me to grip that. You say no, I can fuck my own grip up thank you.

[@fintanoclery2698]

@@sidwellsk8er well said.

[@SkateGirlAndrea]

Jeff hope this is an up lifter, here is one gal who's medicine is skateboarding. I couldn't get outside until I found skating, I struggle with many issues, survivors guilt one of them cause I had cancer as a kid. And skateboarding gives me another day, when I battle with depression and want to kick off, my little wooden friend says in my ear, "well if you do that you can't skate tomorrow, if you stick around at least you get to skate. It brings me new hope, so they can spend all they like, not getting in my head. You rock Jeff, I love loveletters.

[@marissac870]

That's big of you. Congratulations. Its hard to leave sometimes for me. I know alot people have the same thing. Skateboarding has saved my life. It saves my life everyday. I've never been so happy. And it's on my board. And I'm still alone. But it's ok. I don't have a crew. I don't film maybe I should but share that love you got. I do. God bless

[@leejordan5937]

I hope you're doing okay skater gal

[@SkateGirlAndrea]

@@marissac870 So glad to hear it does that for you too. Keep at it 🙏

[@SkateGirlAndrea]

@@leejordan5937 Thanks, still skating, can't quit. Like Jeff said.

[@rickhart5612]

Thats powerful stuff, rock on sister✌️

[@ramiromares7617]

Fucking died laughing at the jeremy rogers part😂

[@rsiv2761]

Ramiro Mares "swag"

[@scottryan5781]

yup AND can't ever un-see/un-hear it....

[@juvedoo99]

Scott Ryan Yet you cant look away when you see it. A glorious train wreck.

[@southrules]

Ramiro Mares He's the vision street wear douche of today

[@BobWeaver3000]

48 yrs old.... rewatching this on a "balmy" 39F december 2020 morning.... headin' to the skate park - in a super-duper stoked state - after posting this comment. Thanks Jeff!!!!! Grosso Forever!

[@rydog7920]

God damn I miss this dude he spoke for so many of us with an unmatched knowledge and passion RIP Grosso

[@skater10abq]

I've watched this a hundred times. Couldn't say it better. RIP Grosso!

[@thrashtilldeath9406]

And more, always I need a cheers up

[@JustinJamesXJS]

Grosso is a boss.

[@ohfrickitsphil]

Bosso

[@chadmuskaa2806]

Now he needs that tattoo!!!

[@juvedoo99]

Jai Courvoisier Jeff "el Bosso" Grosso.

[@combover71]

Sorry you feel that way. i hear that he speaks very highly of you.

[@jontyfrench1099]

Jai Courvoisier fuck yeh dude! Peace !

[@dadoe]

Oilies

[@southrules]

Jack Denning Yeah, that douche commentator now works for Fox news of course

[@Nediler]

?

[@tranzco1173]

We used to do real oilies, where you go real fast in a parking lot and do slides on the oil patches. Surprised the old reporter guy knew about this famous trick I invented, but I was a pretty big deal back in 84-86 in the Pa Scene.

[@lindah3954]

The proper rock music for Oilies? You guessed it : "Far from Over" by Frank Stallone

[@tranzco1173]

@@lindah3954 My Favorite Frank Stallone song is "A Fathers Gift" available here on YT, very touching.

[@007punkrawker]

Grosso is right. There are rules. Act accordingly or we reserve the right to hate. Carry on

[@fuckbradscottfabian6]

"isnt it great, isnt it wonderful? were all here." love you jeff

[@joshcarter567]

Miss u grosso a true skater I miss when we where not socially excepted when skateboarding was a brotherhood of misfits

[@CurbBlurbs]

The best era is the present.... no matter what hear, the now is the best

[@bobs1474]

Grosso's decent into madness is being documented very well

[@fernandomaron87]

Nah he already went crazy in his heavy drug days, now he's just enjoying it.

[@cron205]

not at all dude GROSSO talks of true skateboarding not sportboarding because skateboarding is not a sport so EL heavy Grosso isent crazy at all because skateboarding is all about the 70's and 80's skateboarding not this new fake everyone looks the same skateboarding money bumps and rails is the #1 rule of true skateboarding no clones in old skateboarding everyone is different and having fun and not being a jock the way skateboarding should be old skateboarding only if your into everyone looks the same skateboarding then your not a skateboarder sorry

[@michaelamariani8814]

*descent

[@southrules]

Robert Scherer Shit, Grosso is the sanest OG on Earth

[@kristyy420]

It's so funny when he goes on an angry rant about something. I dont even know what hes talking about but I love it.

[@omegaappointments6933]

5:23 WHYYYYYYY RIP DUDE SHRED SHIT IN HEAVEN BRO

[@s.a.l.1974]

A little foreshadowing

[@wesleywayne303]

I love Tony saying they need us more then we need them right after Rob... lols, Rob & Bam the Mtv babies.

[@LargeInCharge77]

Attention whores and business men

[@mconahan]

Don't ever stop Jeff. I'm weeping tears of joy.

[@jasielcalixto]

I still can't tuck my knee even after 29 years skating. I always do it like a frog

[@sk8erEkaJ]

make your own style

[@jasielcalixto]

Thanks, Jake

[@southrules]

Jasiel Calixto I felt cool when he said that because I can ONLY do frontside airs tucking, I kinda wanted to grab the other way some but never could

[@jasielcalixto]

southrules you're lucky

[@CurbBlurbs]

Good skating is your skating and mine

[@getradvideo]

7:53 is all that needed to be said

[@JamesAlby]

New text message ringtone.

[@Lordylbc]

That news narrator called ollies "oily's" 😭

[@STdoubleDs]

And we thank him every day for it.

[@TheSpanky122]

Lmfao

[@CurbBlurbs]

Steve Doocy... Fox News morning show... his son is a White House press journalist

[@Absoluteherbivore]

It’s funny how the letters gets me more stoked to skate than some of my favorite skate parts from recent memory. Grosso always brought the passion.

[@HenrysPokeCorner]

The best and realest thing on the internet.

[@vans]

Glad your stoked about this video, Henry831film! If you haven't already, you can catch the rest of Jeff Grosso's videos here: bit.ly/2e9j53D

[@KennyNapp]

Henry831film you get em buddy

[@benhaney5843]

Grosso: "There are no rules." Also Grosso: "There are rules!"

[@jayc1676]

He did just admit to being a hypocrite in this clip.

[@suckit2565]

Bro is mad about the bean plant

[@Daveinbrewtown]

Tuck your knees

[@thekid6109]

Lmao

[@Garf2O]

also whoever edited this fucking killed it, 10/10

[@jmorra]

Thank you O Jeff, for keeping skateboarding as it should be -- void of any marketable qualities whatsoever. NO OLYMPICS!!!!!

[@RyanLynnWood]

Tony Hawk saying the Olympics needs skateboarding more than we need them. Solid truth.

[@brianrochman1443]

Tony Hawk sold out decades ago!

[@winsomelosenone]

I hope that skateboarding leaves such a bad impression in the olympic comittees mouth that it gets banned. I can already see a future where soccer moms become skate moms, and elitist entitled adolescents will dictate to us how "skating should be." Skaters will divide into factions, and the colympic skaters" will be like, "Well we don't need your brands, we'll make our own!" Then they will begin to rain upon the public a pasteurized, family friendly variant of skating that will run our brands that we love out of business, leaving us reminiscing of "how skating was." (Kinda like Grosso lol.) Some of us will hang up our Quasi boards for some olympic wood because it's better than not skating, while the rest of us will choose to fall on our blades, (kill ourselves, not rollerblade, yeet) knowing we had a good run. Kill me now. Please.

[@Arrica101]

winsomelosenone I actually can't wait to see it at the Olympics, drugs testing skaters, I don't fucking think so. here comes Johnny right out of the pub and onto his board. It will make a complete mockery of the whole thing. who ever thought of taking it to the Olympics is a fucking moron

[@lindah3954]

Didn't skateboarding already lose its cool card and underground status from the X-Games? Kind of like tattoos going from biker gangs and hardened criminals in the 1960s & 1970s, to today with 100 lb Soccer Moms with full tat sleeves. It doesn't carry the same heaviness.

[@lotwizzard1748]

@@Arrica101 $$$

[@lotwizzard1748]

invest now get rich

[@joshbarth9469]

I would love to see it turn out that everyone fucks around until Olympics skateboarding is banned. However, I'm sure the people who end up there will be well vetted and contracted to act a certain way.

[@silverblueberryband]

The Jeremy Rogers footage was so cringing!

[@um8064]

thank the universe for men like Jeff and for videos like these

[@vans]

It's a new episode of Loveletters to Skateboarding! Now you know what bugs Grosso. What do you have to rant about?

[@MrPlasterbrick]

Vans Bullshit nocomply tricks when playing skate. No complys can be gnarly as hell in a street line or on a vert ramp etc. But when you impossible no comply or muskaflip no comply in a game of skate, thats just you not quite being able to do your trick so you put your foot down halfway through it. I could also do that if I spent an afternoon learning how to flip something and then jump back on my board once its landed, you nerdling fuck, but i was out getting my ass handed to me trying to bs air more than 6 inches out of the coping. You are the reason those lame fucking berrics rules exist, you weasel-eyed autist. Go put flourescent shot shorts on, slap some duran duran on the stereo, and do a primo desiderio routine or some shit, you kook!

[@carlos_sk8s370]

Vans the new "Thug life" skateboarding... stupidest shit ever man.... skateboarding wasn't meant to be clean and you dress nice with brand new equipment and all matching clothing and shit..... and fuck Nike man that pisses me off. I can't watch have of the fucking skate videos today because of the stupid music chosen and the way they act.... frickn cringe fest..... it needs to be more hardcore like back then. More skaters like David Gonzalez, Geoff Rowley, frickn Tony Trujillo you know??? More Motörhead more Metallica WE NEED DIE HARD SKATEBOARDING AND MORE THRASH METAL!

[@tilioforeign]

keep making these jeff!

[@frocker151]

The all gear no idea crew. Anyone who turns up to a session with a quiver of boards can fucking do one.

[@cron205]

its about time ive been losing my mind waiting for the next episode to happen Hail To EL heavy GROSSO this show is my BIBLE

[@SuperJulio2008]

So good lol Roasting J. Casanova and shit hahaha Needed this after Dylan's passing. Thanks Vans amd Grosso. You guys rule!

[@vans]

Thanks for the shoutout, Julio! We always enjoy getting positive feedback from you guys. Be sure to watch the rest of the Loveletter episodes here: bit.ly/2e9j53D

[@alek0stoev878]

Andy Roy throwing up after the tokyo olympics made my day

[@jwm2352]

I love the Tokyo clip how the guy paints the board and then sits back and looks at it and nods with such utter reverence

[@chadlovell5982]

There are generations of folks that were completely marginalized,fringe dwellers who often had to break the law to do it. Guys and gals who got arrested if lucky, beaten up and arrested if not. Folks who are cool with all that so then created accessibility for those who followed. Multiple skate parks in most city's. The underground nature of things has changed obviously, and I guess that's okay. Don't speak for all. But I wouldn't change it all if I could. Grosso was a treasure. New folks are finding him .and that's a good thing. Yeah, he tends to strike that fucking nerve..RIP..R.I.P.

[@Sreybk]

We will miss you Jeff. This was one of your best episodes.

[@JayChuckOnFire]

I love this channel more every time I watch it! Love it to millions of bloody bits!

[@vans]

Hey, Justin! Thanks for sharing that. If you thought this was rad, catch more from Jeff Grosso's Loveletters to Skateboarding here: bit.ly/2yDCO51

[@BrettHaleyJr]

The best episode to date.

[@vans]

Thanks for the love, Brett! Happy you got a kick out of this one. If you haven't already, you can catch up with the rest of Grosso's Loveletters here: bit.ly/2e9j53D

[@davidwasneverthere8149]

Agreed

[@cabdragon333]

Thank you Jeff Grosso for all the skate knowledge and passion.

[@Souran123]

I feel Jeff on the style... It's hard to tuck your knee though!

[@indyplant6923]

It’s easy tuck your fucking knee kid

[@davidvillarreal8380]

Oh man cant get enough of this series! Please keep doing this videos!

[@vans]

Thanks, David! Glad you're as stoked on Grosso as we are. In the meantime, you can catch more from Grosso's Loveletters here: bit.ly/2dol8zx

[@vheck56]

should rename these to Grosso Cries Like a Bitch Again and Again

[@KyleJohnson-rd8wd]

That bukowski poster in the back man lol forever gold Jeff always. him checking out is a true loss

[@guerrillawarfare9869]

8:37 "train me" 😂

[@toynazi]

Grosso speaks most of what I have been saying in my small area for years. But I get hate for calling out the fakes and mall shop supporters. Grosso is the TRUTH!

[@channelgong]

I'd love to hear Grosso talk about how amazing Reider's natural born talent, and others who are just born to skate.

[@kevinnewkirk2948]

Love you Jeff it’s so sad to see a great one go. You will live in us forever 🖤

[@joshuapowers4623]

Gotta love the irony of most of this being about how skating isn't & shouldn't be an organized sport with everyone being the same, and it ends with Jeff listing things that would make it just that. Rules, etiquette, doing tricks a specific way or don't do them, ect.

[@310Face1]

One of the best Loveletters. Tell it like it is Grosso ! Thanks

[@eddiebernays514]

this guy is my spirit animal

[@vans]

We love Grosso too, Khum Dhan! Such a cool and funny dude! If you enjoyed this video, you can catch his other clips here: bit.ly/2dol8zx

[@eddiebernays514]

Vans I just watched love letter too lol

[@bernardthomas6232]

Thank you skateboarding! 😄 🔥

[@ryanhagerty4244]

Did that fuckin guy say "oily"?

[@mexifoodlover]

Love the Chris Russell call out 💯

[@michaelamariani8814]

"Breeeath 1, 2" 😂 Grosso your my fuckin favorite!!

[@vans]

Glad that you're stoked about Grosso, Michaela! Thanks for watching! If you haven't already, feel free to catch all of the Jeff Grosso videos here: bit.ly/2h2DBDf

[@geobrad71]

Jeff was the voice of all that matters in skateboarding.

[@q4ent1n]

Rip Jeff Grosso.

[@samrobertson9051]

that mint ross goodman deck in the background. Ooo la lay.

[@Boviathan]

I was born in 85 but I grew up on Shorty's . They were my idles. Shit is dead now all I see is Longboards. and most of the time they're not even riding them they're just carrying them. I see kids on BMX bikes and I yell out DO A BUNNY HOP and they look at me like I just asked them to jump off the roof and land on their hands.

[@BillBondsHasAPosse]

I liked H Street n PlanB n Choco/Girl

[@montyplaid]

"Breathe, one two" The mini ramp contest!" Laughed my ass off

[@albertwilliams1697]

grosso you rule and your so right bout all this shit. I agree !

[@vans]

Thanks for the shoutout to Grosso, Albert! We're hyped you enjoy him as much as we do! You can catch all of the Grosso clips here: bit.ly/2h2DBDf

[@FRIGIDBASTARDS]

So many words of wisdom in this. Thank you for everything grosso

[@cron205]

DP is the only master of diaster

[@jtstachsag7564]

Jason Bouskill I saw him break his collarbone on the Rad-Ramp loop in Costa Mesa when I was 11. 16 years later...smashed his Trish in the Alano parking lot.

[@marcelboogaard5449]

I hope Duane isn’t the master of diaster cause that sounds like shit. Disaster is more punk rock 😜

[@seeblues1672]

I like how grosso says skating isn't a sport but in the description it says "vans top athletes"

[@FalseCast]

10:40 ....Nobody fucking remembers Jeff Phillips.

[@asfaltoskateboards454]

We need this guy in this exact moment of history more than ever.

[@suicidalpepsi]

3:15 oil-ees. lol.

[@muvs32pap]

This episode is possible the best of the series, encapsulates everything Gr0$$O!

[@hanneswonner9270]

I want to click the like button about 100 times!!!

[@vans]

Thanks for watching and commenting Hannes! We're stoked that you enjoyed this video. If you're down, you can catch other Jeff Grosso videos here: bit.ly/2dol8zx

[@johnlab3629]

I watch this every few days. Love you grossman

[@ianblackburn2645]

he is really pissed

[@fernandomaron87]

10:15 he seemed sad that people are forgetting the OG's 😢 Respect always. RIP Jeff

[@brycenielsen2919]

I love doing "oilies"

[@kameronnaeole7680]

Jeff nodded at my once.... I felt like I was doing something right "bs 5-0s as fast as I could once I seen grosso cuz I didn't have frontside grinds down" lol

[@kopingkiller]

Lol god damn Grosso fucking rules!!!!!!

[@vans]

We're stoked that you enjoy Grosso as much as we do, kopingkiller! Thanks for watching! If you haven't already, feel free to catch all of his videos here: bit.ly/2e9j53D

[@kopingkiller]

Vans yep seen them all at least twice. Waiting for new one 😂

[@johnfodo4129]

missed ya Grosso glad your back broski

[@chadmuskaa2806]

J. CASANOVA! " Word around town"

[@Wanderlyeu]

jeff grosso is my spirit animal

[@andrewinfosec]

"there's rules... there's etiquette..." < this is not skateboarding

[@shawnjimenez5334]

Grosso gets nothing but respect!! Keep up the show and the rants!!

[@Lengsel7]

"....Swag!..."

[@chriscox4936]

God I hope I don't die crying about nostalgia like like this.

[@jeffreylawton3156]

There's so much truth here I might rub one out to it.

[@GorillaBiscuitz]

My favorite thing about him was that he was full of shit and had no idea what he was gonna say next, but he was overflowing with love for skateboarding. He's the friend, the Dad, the dude at the park who's answer will always be just go skate. Whatever life throws at you, just go skate and everything will be ok.

[@cooperfranco]

Hateletters to skateboarding?

[@robscaglione1960]

Jeff is so right about all the things that are ruining skateboarding.i skated to skate and have fun.no rules nobody yelling at me how to do it.its about freedom and your bros pushing each other to learn new stuff.building ramps or pouring concrete to make your own skatopia.life without my wooden toy just isn't life.i could go on forever.thanks again to all the legends who made me driven to do the thingsi did on my board

[@NoBrakes23]

#oilies

[@squishy654]

Jeff, I am getting so ghey for you after starting to watch these. I am sort of a pirate and innovator in the drone community and we are dealing with similar cultural pains that skateboarding has already lived through. We have passionate pirates enjoying a status quo and it's getting sold out. It's been enlightening to find parallels and similarities between your insights and what I see in other aspects of my life. I wish there was someone like you in the drone industry speaking out and telling it how it is and helping define the culture for the community before it gets way out of hand we end up riding popsicles for decades in stagnation and hating on each other.

[@SandlapperSam]

I agree i got bummed when skateboarding became mainstream when all the small shoe brands died and everyone is wearing addidas and Nike's. When all then local shops closed and they put a zummies and vans store in the mall. When people started switchinf there shoes to go skate so they didnt scuff there new shoes...pathetic.

[@MrOuest]

'Then we all get in the way and fuck it all up with our notions of how it should be instead of just letting it be.' RIP Grosso

[@nite_owl_was_here]

Hey Grosso, I know you cant read this but I really need you right now. I'm completely lost and I miss you. I'm trying to find my way but its so hard. We love you, we always will.

[@bennyshambles]

I have that same Gun Club “Fire of Love” poster. Nice. Man... Grosso is sorely missed. This was the best show; so funny, informative, and inspirational. We really need something like this or have a special someone revive Letters. Not sure who could fill those giant shoes though.

[@Dav2112]

Love how you straight up tell it how it is Grosso, no bullshit, just straight to the fucking point, that’s what I love about you so much. I’ll never forget Gonz, Cardiel, Blender, Lance, you, Lucero, Duane, Phillips and all those other dudes from the early days, I’ll watch old school vert and bowl contests over any of the modern street league stuff, even the Vans Pool Party, I just skip through and watch the legends league and maybe the Masters from time to time, they really should have Grosso as a main commentator for the entire Legends division in my opinion.

[@djbrotherelectric]

Loved his perspective so much, He literally started and ended with a contradiction and yet the contradiction was 100% spot on. Grosso forever

[@jimmybass375]

but did you also love his perspective?

[@djbrotherelectric]

@@jimmybass375 I guess at the time, 11 months ago. Do you fish, play bass guitar or like bass music?

[@djbrotherelectric]

@@jimmybass375 yes, both

[@alexbakker6601]

Thanks for the sermon, pastor jeff

[@GrayFalls]

Recently learned how to tuck my fucking knees on a frontside air. Might sound stupid, but got a little emotional bc I had this episode in my mind during that time. RIP Grosso we miss you so much

[@Burger-urger]

Rest in peace Grosso I fucking miss you man 💔

[@markrice1048]

so good hearing ur rant...take the words rite outta my mouth....old school all the way...!!!!

[@vinneyboombotz727]

I 35 mm shots of Neil blender ,Mickey alba back in 82 brother....old punk and old wide boards ....

[@aggroed]

fuck your rules, Grosso. endorsing corporate vans. I love you, Jeff