i took my sons, 15 and 16, to see dogtown & z-boys friday night. i’m not a skater, and i don’t know if this movie is old news to any of you…but man, what a time that must have been. and what a crew. i got to see a few good frames of larry bertlemann but what most impressed me most was watching them surf their local spot (the Cove??). it was like these guys were surfing through the ruins of coney island after the apocalypse. kudos to the filmakers, serious documentary filled with life’s lesson. 3 thumbs up.
i took my sons, 15 and 16, to see dogtown & z-boys friday night. i’m > not a skater, and i don’t know if this movie is old news to any of > you…but man, what a time that must have been. and what a crew. i got to > see a few good frames of larry bertlemann but what most impressed me most > was watching them surf their local spot (the Cove??). it was like these > guys were surfing through the ruins of coney island after the apocalypse. > kudos to the filmakers, serious documentary filled with life’s lesson. 3 > thumbs up. …Check the archives under Dogtown/z-boys,I listed a Jay Adams model/z-flex skater on the board page too,have fun!!!Herb
thanks Herb…i looked and saw you guys had reviewed it like a month ago. did you surf the cove?? was all that structure sticking out of the water wood, or steel or both? it looked like somethingh out of thunderdome. back to paying bills…>>> …Check the archives under Dogtown/z-boys,I listed a Jay > Adams model/z-flex skater on the board page too,have fun!!!Herb
Hey Ramon - That spot was where the old “Pacific Ocean Park” used to be. The pier remains caused typical sand build up and occasionally it got good. As a kid, that place was on every kid’s agenda. For me, it was right up there with Disneyland. The old roller coaster used to scare the shit out out of us. I don’t remember when it closed but it was quite awhile ago. http://theimaginaryworld.com/POP.html
hey thanks for the link with the pics John. in the movie the were taking off and shooting through what remained of the pilings on the south side of the pier structure, i guess… a real ‘heads up’ kind of place, i’m sure!>>> Hey Ramon - That spot was where the old “Pacific Ocean Park” > used to be. The pier remains caused typical sand build up and occasionally > it got good. As a kid, that place was on every kid’s agenda. For me, it > was right up there with Disneyland. The old roller coaster used to scare > the shit out out of us. I don’t remember when it closed but it was quite > awhile ago.
Hey Ramon - That spot was where the old “Pacific Ocean Park” > used to be. The pier remains caused typical sand build up and occasionally > it got good. As a kid, that place was on every kid’s agenda. For me, it > was right up there with Disneyland. The old roller coaster used to scare > the shit out out of us. I don’t remember when it closed but it was quite > awhile ago. My favorite part was about the full bore commitment to breaking into new ground. Jeff Ho and that whole experimental shaping and no holds barred attitude is great! lock yourself in the shaping bay and be as off the wall as you want to be. Same attitude trancended and imbued into the young skulls of mush influenced by the Ho gang. Very Cool!
hey thanks for the link with the pics John. in the movie the were taking > off and shooting through what remained of the pilings on the south side of > the pier structure, i guess… a real ‘heads up’ kind of place, i’m sure! …I remember my dad taking my brother and me to the P.O.P. JUST BEFORE IT CLOSED.They use to have nickel rides day (wednesday I think?)just like the pike in Long Beach.One of the last rides we went on was the bumper cars,very rusty,so rusty that when I bumped my brother Ray, the metal contact rod, attached to his car that ran along the ceiling broke off and landed on the hood of his vehicle,just missing his melon!My dad said then that the park was probably going to close-down soon,within that year, it did.Oh yeah,the rollercoaster was super hairy,it swayed more than it rolled. …After the closing, my dad would take us fishing ,Redondo,Hermosa,SantaMonica,LongBeach,SealBeach,HuntingtonBeach.He liked the P.O.P. area because it was a straight shot drive from Bell,Ca,on surface streets(Bell being eastside L.A./SantaMonica being westside L.A.)about 10 miles thru south-central.He’d fish,and we would either fish or surf.It wasn’t all that tough of a spot as they made it out to be,I never got hassled,but then again my dad would party with most of the locals,and he was seriously a big guy that the military taught well,and survived. …The debris in the water was all over and moved around,leashes/no leashes it didn’t matter,great wave when it was on .Herb
My favorite part was about the full bore commitment to breaking into new > ground. Jeff Ho and that whole experimental shaping and no holds barred > attitude is great! lock yourself in the shaping bay and be as off the wall > as you want to be. Same attitude trancended and imbued into the young > skulls of mush influenced by the Ho gang. Very Cool!.. …I would like to thank Jeff for giving me that kind insight.Herb
My favorite part was about the full bore commitment to breaking into new > ground. Jeff Ho and that whole experimental shaping and no holds barred > attitude is great! lock yourself in the shaping bay and be as off the wall > as you want to be. Same attitude trancended and imbued into the young > skulls of mush influenced by the Ho gang. Very Cool! It was an era when many things, including life, cars, hanging out, work, and sport, were anchored by the goal of art/style - not money. A guy I work with saw some cheesy tv show about the Hamptons, east coast playground of the rich. He said one of the interviewed dimwits spoke of that “lifestyle” as being “one of aspiration”, as in aspiring to have the most money etc. There is a huge difference between aspiration and inspiration. “Dogtown” showed the latter. I saw it Saturday afternoon, one of 5 people in the audience. I’m 46 years old - and I was the youngest person there. Wonder what that means… Nels
It was an era when many things, including life, cars, hanging out, work, > and sport, were anchored by the goal of art/style - not money.>>> A guy I work with saw some cheesy tv show about the Hamptons, east coast > playground of the rich. He said one of the interviewed dimwits spoke of > that “lifestyle” as being “one of aspiration”, as in > aspiring to have the most money etc. There is a huge difference between > aspiration and inspiration. “Dogtown” showed the latter. I saw > it Saturday afternoon, one of 5 people in the audience. I’m 46 years old - > and I was the youngest person there. Wonder what that means…>>> Nels . …It drew a good audience here,and of all ages…it’s definitely not mainstream.Herb