What a fantastic documentary!! I'm 45 now and have lived in Devon and skated Bristol since the 80s. I can totally remember that demo with Cards. It was the first time I'd seen pros skate. I just couldn't believe what was possible on a board. Wainwright ollied from the third bowl over the fence and had a sequence in RAD mag. We used to go there and I remember Spex ollied a whole one of the moguls after I had just learnt to early grad from one to the other then he bombed down and ollied out of the corner at the bottom of the moguls and I was speechless!! He was really friendly and talkative. A true legend!! God bless and long live Bedminster!!!
You might know .Jess .I'm from ashburon..like I say ..if everyone gets a chance they go for it.lot if love for Devon people c..but if you're a little man they close your case and class you as a little man..
Sick little film and lovely to see something with heart still standing out from the grey, consumer society that the UK has become the last coupla decades. Bristol is always fucking dope. SM5D for life!
As a Bristol boy, some of my happiest memories are of weekends and holidays skating the fuck out of Dean Lane, or Bedminster as us north Bristol boys called it. My best mate from those days is actually in a couple of shots in this - the young lad in the Anthrax t-shirt with his little brother in tow. I can vaguely remember him saying there were cameras down there one time. Can't recall where I was, but amazing to see the footage 30 years later. Good times.
My god!! Just stumbled on this and close to crying. I was 10 and at the skate park the day it opened. My dad lived in Northfield House just behind. My mum had a flower shop on East street...Paulines Florist and we also had a SKATEBOARD SHOP further down in Nelsons Parade. I remember Mark and Steve Galdies, Junior, Gary Holly (Think that was his name). Remember us skating for Bristol and all going up to London for a competition, had a blow out in coach on M4 if I remember. We all went down to see the Hobie team at Ashton Court too. Cooper helmets, ACS trucks, G&S FibreFlex, Belair Snakes.....it's all coming back to me now.
So stoked I've got a few tricks in here! Wish there was more Spex footage, but video cameras were so rare compared to today, when everyone has a camera capable of 4K video tucked in their pocket! Miss the old Deaner so much. The snake run (river run) and in particular PLANET ROCK and TOP BANK were so good!
What was the name of the tight as fuck little bank to quarter pipe behind the half pipe? I spent hours and hours trying to manual across the top then drop back in, bailed every time I still remember the excitement that rippled through the park whenever spex and dai showed up, happy days
@@yeahyeahbrother that was "the tube" or the "concrete wave" the smaller, longer version of Planet Rock. Before they built the halfpipe, it went all along the bottom of the big bank!
@@yeahyeahbrother it was only the whippy little "tube" that ran across the bottom. They cut a section out to build the halfpipe, which was originally about 10ft vert but cut down to 6 or 7ft by about 1988?
He skates for Lovenskate. You should check out his part from their last video “Don’t worry Gordo, the Universe will get us there”. It’s on RUclips. So much fucking style.
Oh my! That really takes me back. I spent so many happy hours there in 1979 when I was supposed to be studying at uni. I was old for skating even back then, but I didn't care cos it was so exciting. Then I left Bristol in and never knew that the scene and the park got bigger and better. I'm even older now - but still skating!
Really good film. I grew up living & skating in Bristol in the 90s and this is a great authentic documentary about an authentic scene. Thanks Thrasher Gods for shining a light on our dirty little corner of earth.
Being 47 now A real trip down memory lane watching this. Fond memory’s of setting of from my hometown of yate most weekends. Bus into Bristol, up to rollermania, look at all the decks I couldn’t afford .tony coffee watching us like hawks I remember lol. We’d Watch whatever skate video they had playing on the vcr in the window for a bit , then onto to the curbs at college green. Hour or so there and then off to dean lane for rest of the day. Good times and memories.
This made my evening seeing this. At 40 years old I used to skate this in the early 90s with wes and that. Bumped Into spex years ago at Glastonbury skatepark with his kids and it was the first time I'd ever met him, a mythical legend. His kids were on scooters at the time so I'm glad they've gone into skating. Some amazing memories. Mark from chilled heat actually got me back on board around 1999 when Yate skatepark was being poured, and he jumped the fence to skate it. Talked me into skating again. So if you read this Mark,huge thanks..
@@dizla21 yes, the same. I used to skate sk8&ride on a Friday and the vert skater chap from chilled heat was often there handing them. Out to everyone. . I live on the Dorset coast nowadays, and there's and D. L. H stickers randomly on a lamppost down here.
mad sk8&ride was hectic! I had to sellotape my membership card together just so it would survive. Still remember it to this day blue and white and you had the shop out the back with all the old school Raleigh choppers. A plate of curly fries half way through ya skate was a must. Haha
I'm Mike, a skateboader from kenfig hill in south wales. I used to catch a train all the way from Bridgend station to Bristol Temple Meades then skate the rest of the way to bedminster skatepark (deane lane) in 1987 and 1988. It was a very sketchy area but was amazing back in the day. My favourite was the quater pipe at the bottom of the park. Spex was the mind blowing local superstar of the park, when he skated the quarter pipe, loads would gather to watch him, he totally ripped the park stylishly flying and tweaking out of the moguls etc. I skated with 'Box' (looks like he's in this video) and 'Theo'. We used to drag the quarter pipe to the band stand when it was wet. It was the initial training ground for me getting into vert which I ended up becoming sposored and did demos and comps for 10 years. They were the best times of my life.. Hi to Mark (used to skate bath vert skater) and Danny (used to skate worcester indoor vert).
My favorite part of skating culture is the respect shown to those who came before us, massive props to this doco for documenting this unappreciated aspect of the culture. Skate or Die mutherfuckers.
Man this was just what I needed after a stressful day….possibly the best skatepark documentary that I have ever seen but then I am biased because I lived this park. Originally jumping on the train to get there at weekends just after it was built, seeing the changes. Moved to Bristol Southside and saw the first of the demise…there was nothing left at all for long months except that weird triangular metal spine. Even the metal quarter pipe super slide in the wet was gone. That was my sketchy backside air at 2.55 couldn’t believe anyone ever filmed that. Still skating at 55 and Specs, I do still have a picture of you pulling a 5 foot backside air out of that metal quarter Truprint style. Mental. Love the rebirth but I miss that tree.
Amazing! Love the History. Keep killin' it! Thank you Spex and the team for sharing your wonderful stories. One day I'd like to visit your siick skatepark.
I’ve watched this a few times now and think it’s really genuinely brilliant. I’d never heard of Dean Lane before but after seeing this I went out of my way when I had to go to Bristol for work a few weeks ago to go and check it out. It’s a really amazing place and I couldn’t believe that it had passed me by for so long. Also, for weeks and weeks now I haven’t been able to stop saying Dean Lane Hardcore in a really heavy Bristol accent. Try it!!
Great doco... was there 85-90's continuously, would be nice to see more. My memory was - ... top bank air at speed, then continuing down to bowl 3 with either a split head or a nice air - then on down to the river run for a little pump, through to the quarter pipe.. repeat repeat repeat until something breaks or gets damaged:) They should have these parks everywhere... best memories and perfect for kids like us who were off the rails with nowhere to go. There was also a small metal quarter/pipe ramp to the left of the top bank which was tops for airing out of the back off - but sadly wasnt there for long.
Matt Beach sighting at 35:17!!!! I lived in Bristol from 90-93 skated the park a few times.....Mainly we skated the Lloyds plaza....Man that brought back the feels for me! Love Bristol skate scene!
There's something about skateboarding, graffiti and punk rock that just goes together so well and made me so excited about it back in the 90's. I'm glad to see it's still the same in some places.
Spent many a weekend travelling over from south wales in the late 80's Always exciting times making the trip over to Bedminister... everyone use to stop when Specs rocked up just to see his huge airs, flow and style.
Danny Wainwight! As soon as I saw a piece on Bristol I was hoping he’d be involved. He used to pop around my mates house in Cheltenham back in his Powell days and he was always such a top bloke. So good to see him back in Thrasher again! Just don’t mention the World’s highest Ollie!😂. So good seeing Split Prophets get some recognition across the pond too! Dat Kid, Bil Next, Res & co always on point!
Absolutely loved skating this place back in the late 80’s at the age of 12-16 we all use to save up our school lunch money through the week to catch the train over from Cardiff on the weekend. So good still see people ripping up the park and awesome that the older guys are keeping it going. Bristol was the main UK skate scene back in the day, we were lucky to be so close to it 👊🏻
Wow. Most amazing shit I've ever seen. I've skated my whole life and will always love it but I've never seen anything quite like this. Seeing the different decades and how they transformed was so cool.
I skated there from the mid 80s to the early 90s. I lived in London but would come down to Bristol every couple of months. There were a bunch of us from the UK hardcore punk scene all skating together. We weren’t that good to be honest but it was just a great place to hang out. I stopped skating when drumming became too important to risk an injury. Shame but got lots of great memories.
Best times of my child hood in the 80s at bedminster Park I remember natas and that, spex with hand plants and one foot airs from bowl 3 it was a brilliant atmosphere and every one made it a top vibe
To me its fucking crazy that this vid just came out.. I've only just moved to Bedminster this september just gone and have been lucky enough to skate this crazy janky skatepark! Bombing down the hill from the top to that huge quater feels so sketchy to start with haha, but I've never skated a park quite like it before. Even got a chance to add a cheeky tag when we were down there too. So sick to get an insight on the history of this glorious spot, cheers Thrasher
45 now; used to go there in the late eighties, or mid 80s , 1991 or so..brings back memories. thinking of getting into it again after 30 years of shite life
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What a fantastic documentary!! I'm 45 now and have lived in Devon and skated Bristol since the 80s. I can totally remember that demo with Cards. It was the first time I'd seen pros skate. I just couldn't believe what was possible on a board. Wainwright ollied from the third bowl over the fence and had a sequence in RAD mag. We used to go there and I remember Spex ollied a whole one of the moguls after I had just learnt to early grad from one to the other then he bombed down and ollied out of the corner at the bottom of the moguls and I was speechless!! He was really friendly and talkative. A true legend!! God bless and long live Bedminster!!!
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Such .the end stop star t. Is....0h wernt Tracy spex die and that pric...glorifying
You might know .Jess .I'm from ashburon..like I say ..if everyone gets a chance they go for it.lot if love for Devon people c..but if you're a little man they close your case and class you as a little man..
Sick little film and lovely to see something with heart still standing out from the grey, consumer society that the UK has become the last coupla decades. Bristol is always fucking dope. SM5D for life!
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As a Bristol boy, some of my happiest memories are of weekends and holidays skating the fuck out of Dean Lane, or Bedminster as us north Bristol boys called it. My best mate from those days is actually in a couple of shots in this - the young lad in the Anthrax t-shirt with his little brother in tow. I can vaguely remember him saying there were cameras down there one time. Can't recall where I was, but amazing to see the footage 30 years later. Good times.
I went to South street school and lived at exmoor St.great days x
My god!! Just stumbled on this and close to crying.
I was 10 and at the skate park the day it opened. My dad lived in Northfield House just behind. My mum had a flower shop on East street...Paulines Florist and we also had a SKATEBOARD SHOP further down in Nelsons Parade. I remember Mark and Steve Galdies, Junior, Gary Holly (Think that was his name). Remember us skating for Bristol and all going up to London for a competition, had a blow out in coach on M4 if I remember.
We all went down to see the Hobie team at Ashton Court too.
Cooper helmets, ACS trucks, G&S FibreFlex, Belair Snakes.....it's all coming back to me now.
So stoked I've got a few tricks in here! Wish there was more Spex footage, but video cameras were so rare compared to today, when everyone has a camera capable of 4K video tucked in their pocket! Miss the old Deaner so much. The snake run (river run) and in particular PLANET ROCK and TOP BANK were so good!
I did spot ya. Also great to get an interview with spex.
What was the name of the tight as fuck little bank to quarter pipe behind the half pipe?
I spent hours and hours trying to manual across the top then drop back in, bailed every time
I still remember the excitement that rippled through the park whenever spex and dai showed up, happy days
@@yeahyeahbrother that was "the tube" or the "concrete wave" the smaller, longer version of Planet Rock. Before they built the halfpipe, it went all along the bottom of the big bank!
I started skating it in 87,by that time the half was already ancient,never knew it stretched right across the bottom section,I would.have loved it
@@yeahyeahbrother it was only the whippy little "tube" that ran across the bottom. They cut a section out to build the halfpipe, which was originally about 10ft vert but cut down to 6 or 7ft by about 1988?
God damn this was a good watch. I wished we had this amount of footage from my old park in Sweden
@Mr.J JOK3R ändå rätt långt ifrån en "gammal" park tänker jag?
big up bristol
alright me babbers!
Also wanna add what a seriously good piece of filmmaking this is. So well put together.
Homie with the dreads at 34 min is amazing
Jordan thackery! Kills it
He skates for Lovenskate. You should check out his part from their last video “Don’t worry Gordo, the Universe will get us there”. It’s on RUclips. So much fucking style.
such a sick park gassed it’s finally getting more attention
I’m GASSED too
Nikolette Krissoff british things :)
It’s was hilarious when I read it because I’ve never heard anyone say that before 😂
Nikolette Krissoff lmao
Full of GAS over here
Thumbs up if you used to skate all day and get a mickey Finns for lunch! Loved this skate park. Specs Ollied higher than Natus I seen it
32:51 that was brutal!
Helmets kids.
KO'd
Yeah thats why I'll always wear a helmet no matter how awkward they look lmao
Great video! That bike slam though has to be one of the gnarliest things I’ve ever seen 😬
Oh my! That really takes me back. I spent so many happy hours there in 1979 when I was supposed to be studying at uni. I was old for skating even back then, but I didn't care cos it was so exciting. Then I left Bristol in and never knew that the scene and the park got bigger and better. I'm even older now - but still skating!
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Really good film. I grew up living & skating in Bristol in the 90s and this is a great
authentic documentary about an authentic scene. Thanks Thrasher Gods for shining a light on our dirty little corner of earth.
SKATEBOARDING'S THE BEST!!!
Skate documentaries are the best
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Spex is a legend!! Awesome doc, thanks to everyone responsible for making it.
Being 47 now A real trip down memory lane watching this.
Fond memory’s of setting of from my hometown of yate most weekends. Bus into Bristol, up to rollermania, look at all the decks I couldn’t afford .tony coffee watching us like hawks I remember lol. We’d Watch whatever skate video they had playing on the vcr in the window for a bit , then onto to the curbs at college green. Hour or so there and then off to dean lane for rest of the day. Good times and memories.
This made my evening seeing this.
At 40 years old I used to skate this in the early 90s with wes and that.
Bumped Into spex years ago at Glastonbury skatepark with his kids and it was the first time I'd ever met him, a mythical legend. His kids were on scooters at the time so I'm glad they've gone into skating.
Some amazing memories.
Mark from chilled heat actually got me back on board around 1999 when Yate skatepark was being poured, and he jumped the fence to skate it. Talked me into skating again. So if you read this Mark,huge thanks..
Remember seeing them chilled heat stickers bombed everywhere around bristol as a kid
@@dizla21 yes, the same. I used to skate sk8&ride on a Friday and the vert skater chap from chilled heat was often there handing them. Out to everyone. . I live on the Dorset coast nowadays, and there's and D. L. H stickers randomly on a lamppost down here.
mad sk8&ride was hectic! I had to sellotape my membership card together just so it would survive. Still remember it to this day blue and white and you had the shop out the back with all the old school Raleigh choppers. A plate of curly fries half way through ya skate was a must. Haha
Absolute masterpiece, enjoyed every minute of it, thanks! 😁
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I'm Mike, a skateboader from kenfig hill in south wales. I used to catch a train all the way from Bridgend station to Bristol Temple Meades then skate the rest of the way to bedminster skatepark (deane lane) in 1987 and 1988. It was a very sketchy area but was amazing back in the day. My favourite was the quater pipe at the bottom of the park. Spex was the mind blowing local superstar of the park, when he skated the quarter pipe, loads would gather to watch him, he totally ripped the park stylishly flying and tweaking out of the moguls etc. I skated with 'Box' (looks like he's in this video) and 'Theo'. We used to drag the quarter pipe to the band stand when it was wet. It was the initial training ground for me getting into vert which I ended up becoming sposored and did demos and comps for 10 years. They were the best times of my life.. Hi to Mark (used to skate bath vert skater) and Danny (used to skate worcester indoor vert).
What a fantastic video. They had/have a great scene there. Skateboarding is a beautiful thing.
This is more than just skateboarding this is the best community I have ever seen
Skating,Art and Music....hand in hand in hand ....forever.
My favorite part of skating culture is the respect shown to those who came before us, massive props to this doco for documenting this unappreciated aspect of the culture. Skate or Die mutherfuckers.
Yeah mate, it really stands out from other activities/sports/life styles in that way. Gives it a lot more soul
Legendary hardcore Dean Lane, man how I would love to skate that spot
As someone who has, I can say you are missing out big time.
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Man this was just what I needed after a stressful day….possibly the best skatepark documentary that I have ever seen but then I am biased because I lived this park. Originally jumping on the train to get there at weekends just after it was built, seeing the changes. Moved to Bristol Southside and saw the first of the demise…there was nothing left at all for long months except that weird triangular metal spine. Even the metal quarter pipe super slide in the wet was gone. That was my sketchy backside air at 2.55 couldn’t believe anyone ever filmed that. Still skating at 55 and Specs, I do still have a picture of you pulling a 5 foot backside air out of that metal quarter Truprint style. Mental. Love the rebirth but I miss that tree.
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So well put together, and its not often you discover a bunch of amazing electronic music through skating. Love that
Amazing! Love the History. Keep killin' it!
Thank you Spex and the team for sharing your wonderful stories.
One day I'd like to visit your siick skatepark.
I’ve watched this a few times now and think it’s really genuinely brilliant. I’d never heard of Dean Lane before but after seeing this I went out of my way when I had to go to Bristol for work a few weeks ago to go and check it out. It’s a really amazing place and I couldn’t believe that it had passed me by for so long.
Also, for weeks and weeks now I haven’t been able to stop saying Dean Lane Hardcore in a really heavy Bristol accent. Try it!!
Sooooo good......makes me happy and makes me sad at the same time...I wanna time machine to go back 30 years 🤙🤙
Great doco... was there 85-90's continuously, would be nice to see more. My memory was - ... top bank air at speed, then continuing down to bowl 3 with either a split head or a nice air - then on down to the river run for a little pump, through to the quarter pipe.. repeat repeat repeat until something breaks or gets damaged:) They should have these parks everywhere... best memories and perfect for kids like us who were off the rails with nowhere to go. There was also a small metal quarter/pipe ramp to the left of the top bank which was tops for airing out of the back off - but sadly wasnt there for long.
All hail cardiel
Rad wee documentary, smashing job everyone involved. Sick to see Greg Davis still skating.
visiting again this summer!
Big up Bristol, Could only dream of having deaner or M32 as me local 👌👌
Matt Beach sighting at 35:17!!!! I lived in Bristol from 90-93 skated the park a few times.....Mainly we skated the Lloyds plaza....Man that brought back the feels for me! Love Bristol skate scene!
Such a great scene! Great video!
This is skateboarding!!!!
There's something about skateboarding, graffiti and punk rock that just goes together so well and made me so excited about it back in the 90's. I'm glad to see it's still the same in some places.
Spent many a weekend travelling over from south wales in the late 80's
Always exciting times making the trip over to Bedminister... everyone use to stop when Specs rocked up just to see his huge airs, flow and style.
no way i met Spex at the surf wave at brizz, didn’t even realise it was him, sound guy
Danny Wainwight! As soon as I saw a piece on Bristol I was hoping he’d be involved. He used to pop around my mates house in Cheltenham back in his Powell days and he was always such a top bloke. So good to see him back in Thrasher again! Just don’t mention the World’s highest Ollie!😂. So good seeing Split Prophets get some recognition across the pond too! Dat Kid, Bil Next, Res & co always on point!
Those bowls bring back some memories from when I was a kid skating down there.
Absolutely loved skating this place back in the late 80’s at the age of 12-16 we all use to save up our school lunch money through the week to catch the train over from Cardiff on the weekend. So good still see people ripping up the park and awesome that the older guys are keeping it going. Bristol was the main UK skate scene back in the day, we were lucky to be so close to it 👊🏻
Big up for Bristol skateboarders and everyone who make possible the Deaner! 🛹🛹
Only came across this the day before I move back to Bristol. I thinks its time to start skateboarding again
so awesome DJ Die is in this!
that DieMantle tune
Skate Muties from the 5th Dimension? Hell yeah!!!
Well, I never... DJ Die, D&B Legend! Max props too on covering uk skating history. BOOOOM!
Wow. Most amazing shit I've ever seen. I've skated my whole life and will always love it but I've never seen anything quite like this. Seeing the different decades and how they transformed was so cool.
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More of these types of videos please!
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I skated there from the mid 80s to the early 90s. I lived in London but would come down to Bristol every couple of months. There were a bunch of us from the UK hardcore punk scene all skating together. We weren’t that good to be honest but it was just a great place to hang out. I stopped skating when drumming became too important to risk an injury. Shame but got lots of great memories.
Fucking awesome. Thrasher needs more of these
Awsome doco! Pure gnarlz!
amazing documentary!
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Amazing. Thanks blokes.
Amazing how skating boarding has come💯💯🤙
This was awesome!
Best times of my child hood in the 80s at bedminster Park I remember natas and that, spex with hand plants and one foot airs from bowl 3 it was a brilliant atmosphere and every one made it a top vibe
Do one on the SANTA ROSA SKATEPARK in CA! That place is still the same since the 90s
Awesome!! good job!
Great memories, remember when it first opened, remember Specs, great to see him again. Still got the Z-Flex.
Good documentary. Bristol has a few spots.
This was great
Amazing video
Thrasher.....you need one of these docs on Southsea!
To me its fucking crazy that this vid just came out.. I've only just moved to Bedminster this september just gone and have been lucky enough to skate this crazy janky skatepark! Bombing down the hill from the top to that huge quater feels so sketchy to start with haha, but I've never skated a park quite like it before. Even got a chance to add a cheeky tag when we were down there too. So sick to get an insight on the history of this glorious spot, cheers Thrasher
That tandem bike slam was so ropey
Yeah neither of them got their hands out! Straight to the face....😓
Ouchhhh
Love the Gloucestershire accent in Thrasher Magazine
DLH!!! Fucking so sick, always a blast, so stoked to see footage from the 2019 fun day!
Banging Big Up the Deaner
So dope to see Spex’s kid Bear getting on Yardsale
It's got it all, local legends, legendary visitors, history and DIY! Latest generation looks shit hot too!
So good
dope film
Wicked film - so many faces - so many memories.
Beautiful, I’m a local at my skatepark like most here and this gives me that vibe. Great people, gnarly tricks, weed and of course fucking shit up
6th time I’ve watched this so cool that the skatepark literally up the road from me is on thrasher
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fucking yessssss was wondering when this would be available online
I Love You @ThrasherMagazine
So rad!
best skate park got so many memory's
This is so rad
45 now; used to go there in the late eighties, or mid 80s , 1991 or so..brings back memories. thinking of getting into it again after 30 years of shite life
Sick doc!
mind blown, killer doc...
nuts. i never knew about anything about the bristol scene really. tonnes of good music from there but yeah this is dope as....
Great film
glad split prophets were in this
thank you
29:26 holy shit man haha that was beautiful. This is a great fucking piece, thanks thrasher.
Grew up skating at deaner,epic times
Metal - punk and skate in the blood-
Reminds me of the 90s here in Maryland
Such a sick video.
Yo this is sick
Hell Yeah Bristol Massive!!
Feliz 2020👍💕
Skateboard passion "it is the THING that catch you "for your whole life"
Big upss Bristol lot