Popular Post donkpow Posted August 8, 2019 Popular Post Share #1 Posted August 8, 2019 Got my 'Vans' on so I won't blow off my BMX pedals. I am tweaked and ready to shred, pinch the biscuit, and launch into an air trick. So stoked I'll be putting on a show later at the park. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 8, 2019 Share #2 Posted August 8, 2019 1 minute ago, donkpow said: Got my 'Vans' on so I won't blow off my BMX pedals. I am tweaked and ready to shred, pinch the biscuit, and launch into an air trick. So stoked I'll be putting on a show later at the park. I used to have a shirt with a pic of a cow in sunglasses surfing that said "Udderly Radical". That was cool! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 8, 2019 Share #3 Posted August 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, donkpow said: Got my 'Vans' on so I won't blow off my BMX pedals. I am tweaked and ready to shred, pinch the biscuit, and launch into an air trick. So stoked I'll be putting on a show later at the park. This requires a "Shralp" tag. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted August 8, 2019 Share #4 Posted August 8, 2019 Race Face Aeffects and 5/10s are awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted August 8, 2019 Share #5 Posted August 8, 2019 25 minutes ago, donkpow said: Got my 'Vans' on so I won't blow off my BMX pedals. I am tweaked and ready to shred, pinch the biscuit, and launch into an air trick. So stoked I'll be putting on a show later at the park. Did you get this approved by our cool members, late and shootingstar, Couch and DH? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted August 8, 2019 Share #6 Posted August 8, 2019 The lingo was totally old skool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted August 8, 2019 Share #7 Posted August 8, 2019 I actually used to have a pair of Vans. Used to skate board with my son. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted August 8, 2019 Share #8 Posted August 8, 2019 You look good in green. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted August 8, 2019 Share #9 Posted August 8, 2019 Vans are a SoCal institution as the Van Doren brothers started the company here in the early 60’s. I grew up wearing them but honestly haven’t owned a pair in many years... I guess I’m no longer cool... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted August 8, 2019 Share #10 Posted August 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, Zealot said: I actually used to have a pair of Vans. Used to skate board with my son. I remember the first time I hopped on my sons skateboard and blew his mind. How did you know how to skate!?!? I had skateboards when I was a kid. They had skateboards then!?!? ??? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 8, 2019 Share #11 Posted August 8, 2019 1 hour ago, donkpow said: Got my 'Vans' on so I won't blow off my BMX pedals. I am tweaked and ready to shred, pinch the biscuit, and launch into an air trick. So stoked I'll be putting on a show later at the park. Don't you have to finish making that screen window thingy for your 'man' van first? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted August 8, 2019 Share #12 Posted August 8, 2019 1 hour ago, ChrisL said: Vans are a SoCal institution as the Van Doren brothers started the company here in the early 60’s. I grew up wearing them but honestly haven’t owned a pair in many years... I guess I’m no longer cool... Lol!!! I was in my 40s when I picked it up. He was really into it and so I decided to learn so that I could share his interest with him. He basically taught me everything. His friends always thought it was pretty cool that the ‘old guy’ could shred a little with them. ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted August 8, 2019 Share #13 Posted August 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Zealot said: I actually used to have a pair of Vans. Used to skate board with my son. I still have Van's. That's part of my name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted August 8, 2019 Share #14 Posted August 8, 2019 29 minutes ago, Zealot said: Lol!!! I was in my 40s when I picked it up. He was really into it and so I decided to learn so that I could share his interest with him. He basically taught me everything. His friends always thought it was pretty cool that the ‘old guy’ could shred a little with them. ? One of the funniest skateboard moments was when we were leaving after a baseball game. I had two hands full of crap and one of my sons buddies rides off except he rolled over a stone or such and kicked the board back towards me. I hopped on and rode the board all the way to the parking lot. But the funny part was I was the booster President at the time and the kids reaction “El presidente, nooooo”. I wasn’t sure if he was concerned about my well being or his board! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted August 8, 2019 Share #15 Posted August 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, ChrisL said: One of the funniest skateboard moments was when we were leaving after a baseball game. I had two hands full of crap and one of my sons buddies rides off except he rolled over a stone or such and kicked the board back towards me. I hopped on and rode the board all the way to the parking lot. But the funny part was I was the booster President at the time and the kids reaction “El presidente, nooooo”. I wasn’t sure if he was concerned about my well being or his board! Awesome! My son and his friends really loved it when I let them skitch.... ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share #16 Posted August 8, 2019 2 hours ago, wilbur said: The lingo was totally old skool! Old skool is the new kool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share #17 Posted August 8, 2019 2 hours ago, jsharr said: You look good in green. Yeah, biffed at the alligator pit. Threw a bomb and did a scorpion on the landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share #18 Posted August 8, 2019 2 hours ago, ChrisL said: I remember the first time I hopped on my sons skateboard and blew his mind. How did you know how to skate!?!? I had skateboards when I was a kid. They had skateboards then!?!? ??? We banned wood pushers from our park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted August 8, 2019 Share #19 Posted August 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, donkpow said: We banned wood pushers from our park. And we have skate parks... The difference between SoCal & Ohio I guess... sheot kids ride their skateboards on campus between classes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 8, 2019 Share #20 Posted August 8, 2019 24 minutes ago, ChrisL said: And we have skate parks... The difference between SoCal & Ohio I guess... sheot kids ride their skateboards on campus between classes... We have skate parks around here. And, I guess, not surprisingly a growing number of kids skateboarding. I remember when I was a kid, my older cousin was always begging my dad to let him know the next time we drained the pool so he could come use it for skateboarding My dad was pretty clear that was not gonna happen. But it is a bit like riding a bike. That cousin, 40 years later, can still hop on a skateboard and do some crazy sheot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21 Posted August 21, 2019 On 8/8/2019 at 2:30 PM, Zealot said: Awesome! My son and his friends really loved it when I let them skitch.... ? I am going through tons of old photos we’ve stored on a couple sticks. Just ran across these of my son and I skateboarding together: He was teaching me some rail slides. Damn, where did the time go??????? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted August 21, 2019 Share #22 Posted August 21, 2019 I just glued a piece of the sole back on my Kohl's sneaker. Can I be a cool kid, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted August 21, 2019 Share #23 Posted August 21, 2019 I was never one of the cool kids. I was a greaser...at 15 I was hanging out at the race tracks working on 1000hp motors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 21, 2019 Share #24 Posted August 21, 2019 On 8/8/2019 at 12:43 PM, ChrisL said: I remember the first time I hopped on my sons skateboard and blew his mind. How did you know how to skate!?!? I had skateboards when I was a kid. They had skateboards then!?!? ??? Priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted August 21, 2019 Share #25 Posted August 21, 2019 what is the world is on your head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted August 21, 2019 Share #26 Posted August 21, 2019 15 minutes ago, Airehead said: what is the world is on your head? If your asking me that question, it’s my hair. Poliosis, Mallen streak, piebald... developed a white patch in early 20s. Think “Rogue”, from X-men. As I aged, it steadily grew into a stripe, like the pictures. Because it was so pronounced, I started parting my fair on the other side and combing the darker hair over the stripe. But now that I’m mostly gray, it’s hard to tell. ? And, it’s another reason I like hats... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 21, 2019 Share #27 Posted August 21, 2019 5 hours ago, BR46 said: I was never one of the cool kids. I was a greaser...at 15 I was hanging out at the race tracks working on 1000hp motors. You were just a little late - would have been cooler in the 50s or early 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted August 21, 2019 Share #28 Posted August 21, 2019 41 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: You were just a little late - would have been cooler in the 50s or early 60s I was born in 1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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