@@RealSkateStories You said it perfectly. Natas was at the peak of his power. That injury really hurt his skating career. A big guy like that too makes it even harder. But he wasn't a drug person and he was smart. He made a great life for himself.
Kids these days don't understand how difficult it was doing technical tricks on the boards back then.Plus the weight of the board too.Natas was doing tricks year's a head of everyone else.He was doing frontside kickflips on quarter pipes and one footed 180 Ollie's in 1988.I mean he had them wired too.Thanks for taking the time and energy to upload another blast from the past.Your footage always brings back great memories.Ps,hope you did well surfing in the masters.❤🤙
Pure gold! I remember when everyone was loosing their minds at the skate shop about Natas and his video parts.People were so stoked and animated in describing what they saw. His boards were so functional and responsive. I had 2 and remember my Ollie’s and dock drops were cradled so securely. Wall rides were so much more smoother and took less effort than other boards.However none of us could emulate his style exactly and I admire him to this day.
It's mind boggling that Natas was doing legit frontside flips on transition in 1988. It took the rest of skateboarding like 5 years to catch up to the stuff he was doing back then. Great videos my man!
Oh My God. I'm in that video with the COC shirt on walking with the 2 boards at 00:51, Harrisonburg, VA. WOW, blast from the past. Thanks!! Thank you for showing how this was done!!
Me and this other guy used to trade skate and surf mags back and forth in history class and one day he showed me Kaupas launching. Mind was blown. Good job keeping the history alive and enjoy the warm water.
¡¡NATAS!! Sí, mi amigo Mullen Y Spidey, viejo pero sólido y todos los demás; Es bueno ver el video. Extraño mi casa en Santa Bárbara y extraño patinar con todos los equipos. Gracias por llevarme a casa nuevamente por un rato. Las canciones fueron geniales..... Ven a visitar Atlanta alguna vez y tráelo. ! vive para siempre.
It looks like "today"'s moves.... only when you look at the cars do you realise just how damn long ago this was... 53 year old skater from London, I have had the Speedfreaks part tattooed on the brain most of my life.
Super grateful to you for filming and sharing this! Natas is an absolute legend on every level. Love your commentary and stoke, this is important skate history right here! Keep 'em coming and good luck in your comp!
I have heard that, and also heard it's not true...and also heard other pro skater's name used in that story besides Gino....so fun yes....fact? We need some proof.
Frontside 180 kickflip at 7:31 is insane for that era, and so beautifully done! Amazing footage, though I don't think the rap song is a very good fit for the visuals.
Thanks for your opinion. When I was filming in 88 with Natas Public Enemy was on heavy rotation. SO stoked to use a PE track in here. Appreciate your opinion but mine is 180 degrees opposite...nothing rolls with skateboarding as well as 90 hip hop beats.
I was born in 86 in Carlsbad so tony was x games tong and these guys I can’t remember. What was the timeline with bones overlapping Santa Cruz? Who did gonz ride for in 88? Etc plz
So YOU ( narrator ) filmed all this NK footage ? This vid jst popped up / took me bck to skate days . . . This footage is some of the best of sktbrding ever of all time
Thank you for this awesome video and the history lesson. I have a couple of important historical questions for you and because my current setup is an SMA/Santa Cruz Natas Panther II, I do believe that my questions are valid ones. 1. What is the trick called where Natas flies up the bank, ollies into the air and then takes his feet off his board, springs himself off the fence into the air with both feet, landing back on his board coming down the bank? 2. What were the size of Thunder trucks that Natas used on his signature pro model decks in 1986 - 1989 during his most celebrated years as one of the main innovators and pioneers of street skating? Thank you for reading my questions and for any information you might be able to add to the important history of Natas Kaupus.
I see the baby Sheffey in the old school Shut tee and a pair of Limpies(?) with the cojones to say, "I'm gonna sesh with--and do back-to-back ollies with!--Natas."
3:04 If anyone can tell me where another Natas fside pop shuv exists, let me know; I don't remember this trick from any of "speed freaks" or "reason for living" or "strange notes" and the way Natas does it is mint
Some of the first vid of Sheffey the world had seen. I remember when Sean and Greg Hunt drove out from Michigan and both had so much power and raw talent. Sheffey could b/s Ollie over everything… At Mach 1,000,000 Haha And Natas was the first person I ever saw front feeble anything
Because of the "Satanic Panic" and the belief that Natas, in an homage to the Dark Lord, changed his name, my Mom would not purchase the Natas deck I wanted.
I wanted to put some P.E. because that's what we used to listen to at this time, and was Natas' fave...I let the ambient sounds flow for the last half because the crowd and skate sounds were just to good!!
This is the best Natas footage I've ever seen. Thank you so much for this!
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@@RealSkateStories You said it perfectly. Natas was at the peak of his power. That injury really hurt his skating career. A big guy like that too makes it even harder. But he wasn't a drug person and he was smart. He made a great life for himself.
Sheffey with some big Ollie’s!!!
Natas was the skater we all wanted to be in the late 80s, his ollies were the stuff of playground legend
Kids these days don't understand how difficult it was doing technical tricks on the boards back then.Plus the weight of the board too.Natas was doing tricks year's a head of everyone else.He was doing frontside kickflips on quarter pipes and one footed 180 Ollie's in 1988.I mean he had them wired too.Thanks for taking the time and energy to upload another blast from the past.Your footage always brings back great memories.Ps,hope you did well surfing in the masters.❤🤙
Pure gold! I remember when everyone was loosing their minds at the skate shop about Natas and his video parts.People were so stoked and animated in describing what they saw. His boards were so functional and responsive. I had 2 and remember my Ollie’s and dock drops were cradled so securely. Wall rides were so much more smoother and took less effort than other boards.However none of us could emulate his style exactly and I admire him to this day.
I love how he was going for it in the demos, it’s so great to see the people you admire genuinely enjoying themselves.
Just something special about Natas' wall rides - he really surfs those walls.
I can watch Natas ollie, launch, and wall ride all day
Yeah he didn't just bash his wheels onto the wall and drop/slide down. He carved and could create speed on his wall rides
It's mind boggling that Natas was doing legit frontside flips on transition in 1988. It took the rest of skateboarding like 5 years to catch up to the stuff he was doing back then. Great videos my man!
caught the board in best tom penny fashion lol
All the while skating heavier boards and not pussy popsicle sticks!💪
I was there 0:52 Off The Wall Skateshop in Harrisonburg Va , Natas and the dudes put on a show man , blessed day ✝️
Getting air was everything back in the day. Natas sure did it with style and grace. Love and respect from Australia
Natas is the man! He was truly ahead of his time. A pioneer of street skating outside of Rodney Mullen!
probably my favorite skater. real street skating, alley-oop wall ride..sick!
Absolute legend. 🤌 Idolized him growing up, for both his style and the "gnar" factor.
Frontside flip @7:30 is incredible
skyscraper boardslide! great finale . Great to see the rest of that tape!
What an animal!
Him & Gonz, forever the best, they changed the game....those demo's too, when we were total outliers...good times for sure! Thanks for this!!!
Oh My God. I'm in that video with the COC shirt on walking with the 2 boards at 00:51, Harrisonburg, VA. WOW, blast from the past. Thanks!! Thank you for showing how this was done!!
Me and this other guy used to trade skate and surf mags back and forth in history class and one day he showed me Kaupas launching. Mind was blown.
Good job keeping the history alive and enjoy the warm water.
Thank you. Same! I remember the first shot I saw of Natas. He was doing a slob grab wall ride over some stairs I believe. Mind completely blown.
Natas was my favorite skater when I was a kid and started skating. Thank you very much for these gold nuggets!!
Natas, was my first skater I met. one I never forget
This upload is amazing 😍 this is a humanitarian service right here! Should be called "how to look beautiful on a skateboard pt1."
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Such an inspiration to us in the street ❤️🤙
Thankyou Natas !!!
Only 800 views! wow criminal.
this needs to be shown at School.
Know your past and those that came before you.
SHEFFY is just raw POWER!
Thank you.Natas rules
Cool to see the landsdowne footage!
I got me a natas board and ride that jawn everyday to work much love too the pioneer ❤❤❤❤
Great Tricks by Natas Kaupas at that time. I am a fan of it. 👍🤘
¡¡NATAS!! Sí, mi amigo Mullen Y Spidey, viejo pero sólido y todos los demás; Es bueno ver el video. Extraño mi casa en Santa Bárbara y extraño patinar con todos los equipos. Gracias por llevarme a casa nuevamente por un rato. Las canciones fueron geniales..... Ven a visitar Atlanta alguna vez y tráelo. ! vive para siempre.
Buena onda!!
Grande Natas Kaupas! Um dos meus skatistas preferidos dos anos 80!
Natas mini - my first real deck 1989
Natas always had a smile and looked like he was having fun. Love the frontside flip on the quarter.
It looks like "today"'s moves.... only when you look at the cars do you realise just how damn long ago this was... 53 year old skater from London, I have had the Speedfreaks part tattooed on the brain most of my life.
Feels like yesterday.
Nice speech intro Bro!
indispensable skate history. thank you for posting man!!!
You are total crushing it! Awesome commentary and edits. Thank you for keeping up the great work!
These are so good, thankyou especially for the commentaries, the best 👍
OG gnarly work🏆
3 minutes in and let me tell you how many people were doing front shoves off the nose back in 88....NO ONE!!!
AMAZING!!! thanks for sharing this to the world!!
Super grateful to you for filming and sharing this! Natas is an absolute legend on every level. Love your commentary and stoke, this is important skate history right here! Keep 'em coming and good luck in your comp!
Thanks so much Shane!! I will keep this rocking because of comments like this!
ahhh man u r legend! natassssssss
skateboarding really reached a high point with Natas around, dude was skating another dimension. time traveler.
even after all these years. Natas footage is still the bomb shit. He will always be a legend to me.
One of my favorite all-time greats! Fun fact: Gino Iannucci is one of the 3 kids that props up the box at 12:20 for Natas to board slide.
I have heard that, and also heard it's not true...and also heard other pro skater's name used in that story besides Gino....so fun yes....fact? We need some proof.
Thanks again for posting this stuff. My childhood , waking up in the morning watching his video part and then skating everywhere.
Another great Director's Cut! Keep em coming!! Thank you!!!
Awesome! Cheers for posting!
dig the sheffey gems and so many nbd's by Natas!
Holy shit the airwalk body varial!
The spin kept me in. Going off kept me Cool. The wall ride at 2:23 was Humongous
incredible never before seen by many stuff.
Truly one of the all time greats
Thank you for uploading this ❤
gotta have that PE - so sick
Just thanks!
Dope❤
I think you said it all brother.
Love the D.R.I. hat
So good, thanks! interesting to see all these behind the scenes materials as I used to watch his video parts all the time as a kid
Que lo que! Yo vivi en RD.
Natas, what an irreplaceable style
Frontside 180 kickflip at 7:31 is insane for that era, and so beautifully done! Amazing footage, though I don't think the rap song is a very good fit for the visuals.
Thanks for your opinion. When I was filming in 88 with Natas Public Enemy was on heavy rotation. SO stoked to use a PE track in here. Appreciate your opinion but mine is 180 degrees opposite...nothing rolls with skateboarding as well as 90 hip hop beats.
Was also really surprised to see Natas doing this at this time.
I was born in 86 in Carlsbad so tony was x games tong and these guys I can’t remember. What was the timeline with bones overlapping Santa Cruz? Who did gonz ride for in 88? Etc plz
Bones (Powell) and Santa Cruz were the biggest companies in the mid to late 80's as well as Gonz' sponsor: Vision
sick
King
So fly.
So YOU ( narrator ) filmed all this NK footage ? This vid jst popped up / took me bck to skate days . . .
This footage is some of the best of sktbrding ever of all time
Tear it up.
this amazing!!! is that sean sheffei looking like a little skinny dude?!!!
Full gnar.
Fucking awesome
Thank you for this awesome video and the history lesson. I have a couple of important historical questions for you and because my current setup is an SMA/Santa Cruz Natas Panther II, I do believe that my questions are valid ones.
1. What is the trick called where Natas flies up the bank, ollies into the air and then takes his feet off his board, springs himself off the fence into the air with both feet, landing back on his board coming down the bank?
2. What were the size of Thunder trucks that Natas used on his signature pro model decks in 1986 - 1989 during his most celebrated years as one of the main innovators and pioneers of street skating?
Thank you for reading my questions and for any information you might be able to add to the important history of Natas Kaupus.
I see the baby Sheffey in the old school Shut tee and a pair of Limpies(?) with the cojones to say, "I'm gonna sesh with--and do back-to-back ollies with!--Natas."
His FS wall rides were the best.
I never noticed until watching this almost 40 years later that sheffey and natas have similar styles.
Fkkn damn.. flow to die for. Him & Stranger footy from bitd.
Thought I was gonna see footage of that gonz and natas double wall ride for a sec
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
Sean Sheffey with the Shut NYC shirt.
3:04 If anyone can tell me where another Natas fside pop shuv exists, let me know; I don't remember this trick from any of "speed freaks" or "reason for living" or "strange notes" and the way Natas does it is mint
I believe a young Gino Ianucci is one of the kids holding up the funbox for the wallride at the end.
Caught frontside flip in 88 🤯
Some of the first vid of Sheffey the world had seen.
I remember when Sean and Greg Hunt drove out from Michigan and both had so much power and raw talent.
Sheffey could b/s Ollie over everything…
At Mach 1,000,000
Haha
And Natas was the first person I ever saw front feeble anything
👍🔥👍
The first all-terrain machine
Man. What could've been if Natas never broke his ankle.
7:32 this is the first first flip front I’ve seen in a skate video.
i film super 8 on a bealieau 4008. i hae seen this photo before and i was always thinking where is that fisheye. looks so good. i need one
Yeah man, the C-mount Century 3.5 Sick lens but the 5.7 was my fave! Those cameras are magic.
Me transportó al pasado por unos minutos, gracias por compartir tremenda historia
Janky ass obstacles like the ones we would build around the same time lol.Those were the days!
First to be videoed kickflip wallride.
That FS flip! Were folk doing them that way in 88??
Heck no. NBD all day!!
So ahead of everyone, frontside kickflip 7:30 or what later was called "Muska flip".
so raw so sick - street league feels like golf compared to this !!!
Frontside flip frontside shuvit frontside bluntslide way ahead
Reminds me of Eric Winkowski!
natas was great skater..wut does he do now
Because of the "Satanic Panic" and the belief that Natas, in an homage to the Dark Lord, changed his name, my Mom would not purchase the Natas deck I wanted.
Sheffey rips
you should do audio commentary all the way instead of this rap...
I wanted to put some P.E. because that's what we used to listen to at this time, and was Natas' fave...I let the ambient sounds flow for the last half because the crowd and skate sounds were just to good!!