The good old days

Have you ever dreamed of the good old days of skating, when skating was so pure and fun that u didnt even care about competitions or skating to just compete with each other.

I myself personally miss the skating when i started out 6 years ago. It was a time of lighting trs, tarmacs, fattys & majestics. Somehow i do pity the new kids. They havent been through what we've been through to just understand how our skating is like. Kids nowdays are either friendly or nasty.

But im on my lucky stars, rarely do i meet nasty kids. I just tell them in order to enjoy skating, u do need to have fun. I do remember this kid asking me how to get sponsored. All i did was just shrugged and asked him to skate for the fun of it, and if u get spotted, lucky u.

But now i shall just go on skating and making friends. cuz skating is always fun. i love skating. how bout u.

Heheh, me circa 1997. Lighting TRS, Alien Workshop pants!!!! w00t!

Posted online by on 25 Aug '03

Does anyone have any hoax videos I've been looking everywhere.

Posted by jason on 8 Dec '06 1:18 AM

hey nick, remember skating at marine parade with the rest of the guys??
we are startin to skate again, but this time...just normal sakting along ecp lah.... if u and dave are interested, we shall meet up again to roll yah.

Posted by andrew chew on 2 Nov '06 7:24 AM

I came to this site and suddenly all those good memories came back to me like it was yesterday. Me and my homies grinding rails,curbs, tricking out my Roces, talking about the cool skating gear that we couldnt afford , watching mad beef and the hoax series..........that really was a better time.............damn i miss them days!

Posted by josh on 8 Aug '06 4:14 PM

Man... you mention those goodies that brings back awesome memories. Those Tarmacs... i miss my old flames. CDS, Senates...Jurong East Canel Rails Rocks... those times.. remember there is a team called fudge.. played with those guys,, NMiss ya dudes. Where is everyone now.

Posted by Rusty on 28 Jan '06 11:10 AM

cds detroits drilled at penisula plaza.. will also pass by tis spitfire shop.. lightning trs n tarmac the hottest stunt blade of their time..super expensive boneless kneepad to protect whenever i land on my knees after i airborne from stairs..not to forget lassy or lazy legs..to tighten those boots..and also the finger file from my sis to file the groves so can grind better.. hahha..n only heard of eleven grind,frontside,backside and mizuo or something lidat last time...never heard of wat fishbrain etc..or mayb im just ignorant..and also not forgettin cross colors white a long keychain...

Posted by sam on 12 Jan '06 12:13 AM

Hey any of you old schoolers remember the opening song off either hoax 2 or 3, i think it was hoax 2 on the intro had a bad ass bass line and lyrics something like 'watch him bleed' ya know?

Posted by snare on 29 Aug '05 3:53 AM

does anyone have the old movie called the adventures of Mr. Mooseknuckle? if so e-mail me cus i may want to buy it off you. e-mail me at steveoyeahdude42@aol.com

Posted by Scotty on 6 Jul '05 10:56 PM

Hey does anyone have the movie the adventures of Mr. mooseknuckle? If so e-mail me i would maybe wanna buy it off you

Posted by Scott on 6 Jul '05 10:54 PM

i have lots of old school skate videos for
sale including every vg and every hoax if your intrested email me at ukmed1@yahoo.com

Posted by matt king on 16 Jul '04 5:19 PM

shit.... i never thought i would see other skaters that would harp about Hoax 2. i seen that vid like 200 times b4 my vcr croaked....sorry happy turps... i had to throw away my copy of Hoax 2 with the vcr.

Posted by Pikachu95 on 14 Jan '04 5:57 AM

I Need a copy of Hoax 2, Anarchy Across America. The copy I have is dead and I am suffering suffering from withdrawal without my beloved movie. If anyone knows anyone who has an unwanted copy please get in touch.

Posted by Happy Turps on 2 Dec '03 12:31 PM

I remember back in the day of the Hoax, and Hoax 2. When I found that the owner of 50/50 took my eldest sister's virginity years before. When senate was sued for all their packaging. My set of Randy "Roadhouse" Spizer anti-rocker wheels, in the crayola box, and my mom stealing my 976 sippered hoodie... still haven't see it since!

bitch

Posted by Corprin on 12 Oct '03 2:32 PM

oh yeah,i rmember on th the time pretty much ,i like it so much.. "18 days"- my first skate video.And "Hoax 2 Anarchy across america !"the best video ever,i mean.

Posted by rememberingkris on 3 Oct '03 4:21 AM

Anyone remember the misty flip? Rise Above, Cement, Medium, Pawn, 976 Skate Launderings? How about BOSS bearings, CDS Detroit, the K2 Fatty, the original Lightning TRS? Or Mad Beef? The Hoax, Hoax II, Hoax 3 and 4 (4 was the last one I watched ~ 1997). T-bone TV?

Anyone recall the whole hip hop revolution in skating, all thanks to the original wigger, Josh Petty.

What ever happened to Matty Mantz, Randy "Roadhouse" Spitzer, or Chris Edwards?

Posted by shu on 19 Sep '03 2:13 AM

and who can forget..

ROCK AND ROLL SKATEPARK at PETAIN ROAD !!

Posted by TRS on 10 Sep '03 9:46 PM

the good 'ol days..
I started in 93 back when i was 14 and rollerblade was still under prince..

remembered drilling holes on my TRS to fit the CDS soul plates, using SENATE metal grind plates to do curbs (i still think it's miraculous) and watching Local Demo's of the old team rollerblade (calvin, keith, JOHN).. monday, wednesday, friday North entrance national stadium for teamn rollerblade training..

Can't believe people actually once used Macroblade ES's to do rails !

those days ROCKED!

Posted by TRS on 10 Sep '03 9:44 PM

err sorry for the R(A) ass shot of that pic, haha. i'm thinking of having an old school gallery, just need to send me, raihan an email of just 2 pics with a recommended size of 640x480. if u cant get it that big, its ok. anyone with me?

Posted by Raihan on 10 Sep '03 6:10 AM

aah no wonder hence the name urbanplayground, the area where i live, also has this playground that i skate for as long as i remember. haha also dubbed 'playground'. lol. altho i dont know about whether blk14 is still around. the playground at my place has been renovated to accomodate metal curbs so that bikers and skateboarders dont thrash it.

Posted by Raihan on 10 Sep '03 6:08 AM

Wah lau, very nostalgic. I started to really skate in 95, thats when my bro bought the very first Daily Bread Mag... i was about to go into hockey, but aggressive seems so so much better.

Was skating with the east side ppl at that time, i wonder what they are doing now. Was most of the time at Blk 14, but we called it "Playground" back in those days... its also partially why this site has the name urbanplayground.

Hey, do post all your memories here... very good topic.

Posted by (O_o) nickpan on 10 Sep '03 12:17 AM

Those were the days....its funny cos i was watching HOAX 2....brooke, brian smith, b love and arlo....and i was wondering if anyone still watches the old school stuff anymore...i thought that it would be interesting for skaters to see how the sport and especially the "Royale" was starting to take shape as early as the mid-1990s. But whatever....I was reading "Daily Bread" and Brooke Howard Smith said..." The only things that you take from skating are F***ed up knees and Good Friends". So....skate hard and for as long as you can cos this is as good as it gets.

Posted by Prior_2 on 30 Aug '03 1:08 AM

oh man...the balerina marble curbs.. lol i shld get back my rec skates and beef em up wit grind stones and CDS Detroits again and skate wit u in 97...haaa. God i miss those days...

Posted by Zai on 30 Aug '03 1:08 AM

Ah Hungry, the most memorable crew i ever had. Will always cherish those memories.

Posted by Raihan on 26 Aug '03 10:18 AM

yeah...i do really do miss those dayz .....especially the HUNGRY CREWS back in 99 (hung hung) like my bro. ben-a -dick,wan bloop, amri west & everybody....lolz ......TO ALL ROLLERS OUT THERE, KEEP ROLLING HAVE ALOTSA FUN SKATE HARD.......

PEACE OUTSIDE......AHAHAHAH

Posted by g_zeezam on 26 Aug '03 1:56 AM