It's currently raining here in the wonderful city of West Lafayette, Indiana. For many skateboarders like myself, that means no skateboarding and lots of what I like to call YouTubing. I decided to throw a bone to all of you who are currently stuck inside and post five or so videos that I think are worth watching on a rainy day.
The first video I think you should check out is Nick Jensen's part in the Blueprint Skateboards video, Lost and Found. This British boarder has some of the cleanest lines on the other side of the pond and has some of the most dialed switch tricks in skateboarding. His switch kickflips and switch 'tre flips are extremely natural in appearance, making him one of my favourite skateboarders to date. Nick's part also features mastery of the roughest spots London has to offer. So kick it tea and crumpets style by watching his part. It got me hyped on skating and I'm sure it will do the same for you. See it here.
The next video I want you to watch is Guy Mariano's part from the Girl video, Mouse. He has a great style and trick selection to please his viewers, such that you could watch this part again and again and not get sick of it. Guy kills just about every schoolyard in So Cal with his highly technical bank to bench mastery. Watch it.
You should also watch Dan Drehobl's part from the Krooked video, Krooked Khronicles. He skates to Neil Diamond's Forever in Blue Jeans and let me just say that you will love that song by the time the part is over. Dan's got some of the best pivots in skateboarding and brings them to some of the most awkward spots know to man. If he didn't smoke 8 packs a day or whatever the ridiculous amount is, I'm sure he could easily be better at life than Clint Eastwood, Chuck Norris and John Wayne combined. Well, maybe not John Wayne, but you get the point. See it here.
Fourth in line is from the Adio shoes video, One Step Beyond. The ever stylish Kenny Anderson has a great part full of fluid lines, well balanced manuals, and the best backside tailslides hands down. This was actually the first skateboard video I owned, so the fact that I am still talking about how great this video is, is a testament to its quality. Another great feature in Kenny's part is his Las Vegas to Los Angeles (almost) nose manual. Bam Margera claimed that he say it happening from a plane, but thats aside from the point. Kenny's part is smooth and solid, and worth your time. The jazz music doesn't hurt the part either. Watch Kenny here.
The last video, for now, that you should spend some time with comes from the boys at Transworld Media and their video In Bloom. Mike Taylor has my favorite part in this flick. He has a solid and mature style, performing tricks in the way they are supposed to be done. He has plenty of smooth lines and holds grinds down some of the longest rails in skateboarding. His song, The Heist by Alf Diggi, is a perfect complement to his urban underground style. Watch his part here.
So hopefully you've check out these videos and the rain has let up. I put a tremendous amount of stock in them for hyping me up. In other words, they are all worth your time. If it hasn't stopped raining, keep watching more videos or go to sleep. I'm out.
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