Silas Baxter-Neal's "Open Sequence" Part

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  • Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
  • Silas masters the angles of Portland’s geometry like a Northwest Pythagoras, employing fast feet and a sharp eye for lines. Study up on a SOTY.
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Комментарии • 369

  • @EditronSpawn
    @EditronSpawn 3 года назад +191

    This plaza looks absolutely terrible, I love it

    • @turbo8481
      @turbo8481 3 года назад +8

      Looks terrible, sounds worse. Lol raw street right there. Silas is the man.

    • @NickVanzwol
      @NickVanzwol 3 года назад +7

      Probably the worst / best spot you’ll ever skate

    • @hankwilliams3063
      @hankwilliams3063 3 года назад +1

      Chunky as fuck

    • @thomashoffstetter5767
      @thomashoffstetter5767 3 года назад +1

      Not a good spot trust me

  • @tonygonzalez9493
    @tonygonzalez9493 3 года назад +167

    The upstair ollie sequence after the last trick was just a cherry on top

    • @kus88
      @kus88 3 года назад +5

      the closing sequence if you will

    • @Rufusdos
      @Rufusdos 3 года назад +10

      It seems to be flat, just ollieing over channels.

    • @alveer3321
      @alveer3321 3 года назад +1

      😙🙏👏😘🌕☀️🤙

    • @ericduminil
      @ericduminil 3 года назад +1

      @@Rufusdos I think you're right. That''s insane, and harder than small stairs, because you can hang both trucks.

  • @brandonw.2066
    @brandonw.2066 3 года назад +170

    Still killing it after all these years. Skates the roughest spots too.

    • @skait174
      @skait174 3 года назад +1

      still looks like he had the 53mm on too.

    • @aaronovski9949
      @aaronovski9949 3 года назад

      Zzzzzzzzzz

    • @j.r.goepper9789
      @j.r.goepper9789 3 года назад +1

      The most crusty spots ever. I can only imagine how it would destroy your skin if you fell lol

    • @infinidominion
      @infinidominion 3 года назад +1

      I think this was all pretty much the same spot

    • @something_in_the_radiator1665
      @something_in_the_radiator1665 3 года назад

      @@aaronovski9949 were you asleep on the toilet?

  • @tacticsboardshop
    @tacticsboardshop 3 года назад +35

    Hell Yeah Silas!!! 🔥 If you've never been to those spots, they are the definition of crust.

  • @bumrodgers
    @bumrodgers 3 года назад +53

    I can't begin to express how much of an understatement "crusty" is for this spot. This is absolutely insane. I've dreamed about that fountain being only crusty lol. My feet and ankles are screaming just watching this. SBN is an absolute legend.

  • @coverlovercomics2579
    @coverlovercomics2579 3 года назад +36

    There is a question in skateboarding.
    Does the trick make the spot, or does the spot make the trick?
    Silas is the dude to make you ask this question forever.
    This was pure fantasticness!

    • @jimmyhill5265
      @jimmyhill5265 3 года назад

      Both but in this case the spot makes the trick

    • @coverlovercomics2579
      @coverlovercomics2579 3 года назад

      @@jimmyhill5265 when was the last time someone had more than 1 minute of footage at one spot?
      Nuff Said

  • @Chrisjonpage
    @Chrisjonpage 3 года назад +51

    I tried skating a parking lot near my house that was kinda rough yesterday, pushed around for about 8 seconds then left. This is amazing.

  • @anthonyorr8868
    @anthonyorr8868 3 года назад +96

    "you only adopted the crust. i was born in it, raised by it..." -silas, probably

  • @wegothefunk
    @wegothefunk 3 года назад +69

    The fact that kids will want to come to these spots after seeing this just shows how smooth he makes shit look. Those two parks are incredibly rough and difficult to skate.

    • @williamturner6045
      @williamturner6045 3 года назад +9

      Next X games will have new event. ..... X Games Gravel Street. They just glue a bunch of rocks together on the ground and say "there ya go"

    • @kevinalamo4250
      @kevinalamo4250 3 года назад +2

      Right? Like the few times he would get to a smooth slab of concrete, I'd be like: thank God! Beautiful spot but that ground is janky as shit

  • @toddwilson3702
    @toddwilson3702 3 года назад +22

    I've always been a fan of this man.

  • @johnnyc.3261
    @johnnyc.3261 3 года назад +114

    As someone who lives in Portland and skated these spots a ton; this is insane. Fucking amazing video!

    • @lucasloy7587
      @lucasloy7587 3 года назад +5

      I believe it! The entire time I was watching the spot all I could think was “crusty”!

    • @thomascreech1696
      @thomascreech1696 3 года назад +7

      I literally thought "I bet that spot is WAAAAY harder to skate than this guy makes it look." lol

    • @CaalamusTube
      @CaalamusTube 3 года назад

      Where the hell is this?! I used to live in SE... this looks like some campus or something. Never been there.

    • @CaalamusTube
      @CaalamusTube 3 года назад +2

      PS found it... can't believe I walked by this forever :P

    • @shplinkshploink1393
      @shplinkshploink1393 3 года назад +1

      @@CaalamusTube where is it?

  • @kairu3779
    @kairu3779 3 года назад +17

    Silas signed a board for me back when he skated for Elwood. Seeing him skate and use Heatmiser for the Video really makes my day.

  • @danieklerr
    @danieklerr 3 года назад +8

    Really fire part. I love quick feet, and the precision of his fakie tricks down the stair sets is underappreciated.

  • @fhhu3167
    @fhhu3167 3 года назад +2

    This is one of my fav parts for this year
    The part shows what skateboarding is for me truly about
    Playing with architecture

  • @billjackson5543
    @billjackson5543 3 года назад +2

    So awesome that he uses Heatmiser for this gnarly Portland part. Much respect.

  • @j.r.goepper9789
    @j.r.goepper9789 3 года назад +1

    He’s been shredding for soo long. I’m glad I can still watch some of my fav skaters that I was into when I first started skating.

  • @JonCrocker
    @JonCrocker 3 года назад +50

    Now I know why I can't seem to find wax anywhere. It's all at this spot.

  • @jakemay814
    @jakemay814 3 года назад +14

    That stair bail looked ruff

  • @allenrivaschasco9935
    @allenrivaschasco9935 3 года назад +2

    Skater of the year forever will be skater of the year ❤️🤝🏻 thank you so much silas for this video part 😍✨ piece of art

  • @jiggs677
    @jiggs677 3 года назад +4

    The kids probably don't know but silas was the rage in skateboarding back in the day. Just the king. Glad hes still killing it ender is bonkers

  • @84vietskater
    @84vietskater 3 года назад

    Always good to see Silas footage!

  • @ChillhopMusic
    @ChillhopMusic 3 года назад +8

    Crazy how he makes a spot that probably nobody skates look like something people want to skate.

  • @armkidmustang
    @armkidmustang 3 года назад +1

    These spots are a total gem and blew me away the first time I came here, had no idea at the time Portland had insane spots like this

  • @Sammy-ej4pj
    @Sammy-ej4pj 3 года назад

    SOTY 2022.
    Let’s see someone clear that gap!
    Silas is The Best!

  • @robbglow
    @robbglow 3 года назад +2

    Best lookin spot evver, I can get over the crust with it that peaceful.

  • @JeffFadness
    @JeffFadness 3 года назад

    Every aspect of this is pure art. One of the best parts I've seen in a long time.

  • @Rmealue96gmail
    @Rmealue96gmail 3 года назад +13

    I was gonna say Portland is the roughest shit I ever seen but I've always dreamt of skating it all

  • @wwoogiee
    @wwoogiee 3 года назад +14

    did anyone notice Blueprint 'Lost and found' vibe in this footage?

    • @Thisisdarkdata
      @Thisisdarkdata 3 года назад +4

      Any footage with crusty spots and gloomy footage is gonna immediately feel like Blueprint vibe. BTW that was one of my favorite skate videos ever

    • @scottyovgy2
      @scottyovgy2 3 года назад +1

      Growing up in the UK, this would of been a dream spot!

    • @outrider18
      @outrider18 3 года назад +1

      are we this old :D

    • @danielneemann9338
      @danielneemann9338 3 года назад

      @@outrider18 damn is that old? i think the part is very much like Lost and Found. when i used to skate these spots i was really into that video. i could picture the song in it too.

  • @d-_-b5295
    @d-_-b5295 3 года назад +6

    The entire part was filmed in one spot. Nice

    • @drivenbyfate
      @drivenbyfate 3 года назад +1

      2 spots, Keller and Lovejoy. Both are some crusty spots.

  • @willemcollier7909
    @willemcollier7909 3 года назад

    Just so good, as always with this dude.

  • @JiefSkate
    @JiefSkate 3 года назад +6

    This part is making Lawrence Halprin’s work shine.

  • @kdp8381
    @kdp8381 3 года назад

    Oh my! That whole spot is just incredible - surface, design, feel. Plus, SBN smashing it! Yes!

  • @DRchachaaaaa
    @DRchachaaaaa 3 года назад +1

    Aunthentic flavorful skateboarding. Quite rare these days. Well done.

  • @JHibbeln93
    @JHibbeln93 3 года назад

    Love the sounds in this! You can hear the crust, so sick!!

  • @supernewuser
    @supernewuser 3 года назад

    Always happy to see new Silas footage. Really creative part. For some reason I thought he was going to gap to the street at 0:38 and tailslide drop tailslide a 1:01.

  • @Badnewsbass
    @Badnewsbass 3 года назад

    So dope. I love that it was all filmed at the same place. Makes feel like I watched a love park part portland version.

  • @MusingsofAsclepius
    @MusingsofAsclepius 3 года назад +2

    Wow a whole part here. Rad Silas 🔥

  • @ezramarks6081
    @ezramarks6081 3 года назад +30

    Crusty ass ledges and ground! Amazing spot tho

  • @Inkdrawing66
    @Inkdrawing66 3 года назад +14

    And now, bring over there Tom Knox

    • @jimmyhill5265
      @jimmyhill5265 3 года назад +3

      I would love to see buetnz skate here

    • @Rufusdos
      @Rufusdos 3 года назад +1

      @@jimmyhill5265 He and SBN are friends I believe.

  • @Rufusdos
    @Rufusdos 3 года назад

    Perfect form in an imperfect situation! More power to you Silas. That last slam made me wince, but you came back!

  • @alexanderbertallo1995
    @alexanderbertallo1995 3 года назад

    Crusty spots - awesome part!
    Much love from Switzerland

  • @morgangleave8518
    @morgangleave8518 3 года назад

    AWESOME. Love everything about this. And what a location!

  • @gustavopezzodipanepicallo2648
    @gustavopezzodipanepicallo2648 3 года назад +1

    Killing it always! Genius! And please adidas, make Silas shoes again we need it

  • @YNWA346
    @YNWA346 3 года назад +22

    I can never not enjoy a SBN part.

  • @davidm3614
    @davidm3614 3 года назад +5

    There’s some real haters in this comment section already. Y’all must not skate/know who this man is. SOTY 2008

  • @MrSkateBaron
    @MrSkateBaron 3 года назад

    That was an Arthouse skate video and i loved every second! Skateboarding is beautiful!

  • @absurdstuff
    @absurdstuff 3 года назад +2

    Great nod to Portland with the Heatmiser track. Spots look amazing but also so difficult to skate. Ripping

  • @skateboardsecret7597
    @skateboardsecret7597 3 года назад +8

    He just skated the same spot but made a part out of it that’s kinda crazy

  • @natesanchez2402
    @natesanchez2402 3 года назад

    Amazing HEs showing how difficult that terrain is an pulling major moves!!🙏

  • @DooDooSmile
    @DooDooSmile 3 года назад +13

    The hangup on the curb made my body cringe, guys a trooper

    • @jschnabes13
      @jschnabes13 3 года назад

      Same here bro, that must have fucking hurt bad on that crusty ass ground!

    • @Rufusdos
      @Rufusdos 3 года назад

      Exactly.

  • @SoberAF83
    @SoberAF83 3 года назад +1

    Can we all just stop and thank God for these creative architects that have built these concrete play grounds for us? I mean, come on. That spot is a skaters wet dream.

  • @wowisjake
    @wowisjake 2 года назад

    Bruh that ender is soo sick. If y'all never skated these Portland spots they are straight cheese grater rough and really kinda hard to skate, especially Lovejoy. So it's all the more sick to see Silas putting it down there and getting really really creative. So hyped

  • @turtleboypurp
    @turtleboypurp 3 года назад +3

    that fall on the clip up the curb to the stairs is exactly how I imagine myself trying that lol

    • @jimmyhill5265
      @jimmyhill5265 3 года назад

      I watched him do that

    • @jimmyhill5265
      @jimmyhill5265 3 года назад

      Everyone went silent until he started moving again

  • @incsk8
    @incsk8 3 года назад +10

    Just the other day I was thinking that i had a lack of Silas footy in my life.

  • @japaone1
    @japaone1 3 года назад

    Pure art. Lovely!!

  • @Bb186fo
    @Bb186fo 3 года назад +2

    New Silas Part!? Was breaking the speed limit on that click Lol

  • @nickramos3417
    @nickramos3417 3 года назад +3

    How can you skate that rough ground, absolutely amazing

  • @AlexNiedt
    @AlexNiedt 3 года назад

    That ender slam looked terrifying, and that ender was insane. That's the kind of ground I enjoy watching people skate but definitely don't want to skate myself.

  • @FedWay_SeeJay
    @FedWay_SeeJay 3 года назад

    the crust is real. mad props for skatin that gnarly shit🔥🤝

  • @swif8192
    @swif8192 3 года назад

    whattaa dope spot!!!!! bunch of cool lines.

  • @GambleTheStreets
    @GambleTheStreets 3 года назад

    Soo good. Got me hyped to skate, I love an edit which unveils a spot. Simple, fun & inspiring cheers!

  • @sk8rMike360
    @sk8rMike360 3 года назад

    Nice work, Silas and Tristan! 🔥

  • @johnnyboy2653
    @johnnyboy2653 3 года назад

    A piece of Art, great part.

  • @dirtdiggler2440
    @dirtdiggler2440 3 года назад +28

    You will not know how bonkers this part is unless you have skated there.

    • @aaronovski9949
      @aaronovski9949 3 года назад

      Thanks for the clarification I was almost falling asleep

    • @Jordi_Llopis_i_Torregrosa96
      @Jordi_Llopis_i_Torregrosa96 2 года назад +1

      @@aaronovski9949 because you're a proper fool that's why you were falling asleep

    • @aaronovski9949
      @aaronovski9949 2 года назад

      @@Jordi_Llopis_i_Torregrosa96 nah, no fool here, simply a really bad video part, really basic tricks with lots of visuals, almost all part skated in the same part of the city, super boring music , zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz and more f zzzzzzzzzzzzzz no effort in the skate lots of effort editing , if that hurts you is your problem

  • @criddler_9738
    @criddler_9738 3 года назад

    That’s how Ptown needed to be skated. Thank you for this part folx. Silas is a SOTY picked by the old man.

  • @normanCLAN
    @normanCLAN 3 месяца назад

    Went to this spot. Silas is a GOAT

  • @danielkoster8510
    @danielkoster8510 3 года назад +1

    How the hell does he make this pebble ledges grind and slide so smoothly, completely in awe

  • @TheIdontcare444
    @TheIdontcare444 3 года назад

    Skateboarding is in such good health, it's amazing, it's at an all time high right now, this is dope as f

  • @steffenoevani9321
    @steffenoevani9321 3 года назад +4

    Weww. That sequence is really open.

  • @SakosTechSpot
    @SakosTechSpot 3 года назад

    That spot looks so dope and fun. Wish I could skate there too 🤙

  • @ratscavage
    @ratscavage 3 года назад

    Just another reason why silas is the best

  • @bryanadamsVGC
    @bryanadamsVGC 3 года назад +5

    The roughness you here at the first spots are reall. its brutal

  • @TheTjark57
    @TheTjark57 3 года назад

    can´t stop Silas!

  • @mrcrocs6592
    @mrcrocs6592 3 года назад

    I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a part of Silas which doesn’t include a wall ride of some sort. He’s killin it with this rough ass concrete, wonderful!

  • @sonnyzadeh
    @sonnyzadeh 3 года назад

    I love this concept of demolishing a spot in a video.

  • @WheelMarks
    @WheelMarks 3 года назад

    Amazing part!
    What an awesome spot too

  • @stevennorthcut9860
    @stevennorthcut9860 3 года назад

    Damn that place looks fun. Dude still got them fast feet. Smooth style on some really funked up ground. Fire

  • @utubit22
    @utubit22 3 года назад

    He's so good!
    I miss seeing him skate. Especially in Japan...
    Him and Busenitz should do a shared trip part there before they peace out

  • @damientoll2940
    @damientoll2940 3 года назад

    Pebble-mix stuff is gnarly! Flesh grater. That was heaps gnarlier than anything done on smooth crete 🔥🔥🔥

  • @burrowsgod
    @burrowsgod 3 года назад

    This spot is paradise if you skate in Yorkshire England..great part regardless...

  • @kingkench888
    @kingkench888 3 года назад +4

    Keep Shredding Fellas

  • @JunkBondTrader
    @JunkBondTrader 3 года назад

    A non Elliott written Heatmiser track?! Seriously deep cut. Respect.

  • @rustygunzgamez
    @rustygunzgamez 3 года назад

    Ayyy Heatmiser, perfect for a Portland part

  • @firearmretreat
    @firearmretreat 3 года назад

    Loved watching him for like 20 years bow

  • @tylerp3327
    @tylerp3327 3 года назад

    Once a SOTY, always a SOTY. Silas can do no wrong.

  • @trebledsoe2481
    @trebledsoe2481 3 года назад +1

    So sick and great to watch

  • @ubuv
    @ubuv 3 года назад

    This is the roughest yet smoothest part ever. Fucking rugged.

  • @JezOrbe
    @JezOrbe 3 года назад

    I miss this dude! Still rips and still one of my faves 🔥🔥 dang that ground looks pretty rough, i feel like I’d be dead with my face melted if i bail there 😱

  • @squinteastwood7108
    @squinteastwood7108 3 года назад

    Lord of the CRUST glad to see some new footy

  • @jimmyhill5265
    @jimmyhill5265 3 года назад

    You don’t know how gnarly these clips are if ur not from Portland or haven’t been to these spots. The ground is terrible

  • @zeedause5289
    @zeedause5289 3 года назад +1

    Daaaamn that’s sick, I’ve never seen someone skate the cover of tranquility base hotel & casino before!

  • @michaelcortez924
    @michaelcortez924 2 года назад

    Soo weird how skateboarding is barely getting to a point where skaters will become mainstream athletes with the Olympics but new casuals will not know legends like this man who's been killin the game for the past 15 yeara

  • @nicoluminous
    @nicoluminous 3 года назад

    That was freaking RAD!! Super Shredder

  • @MrEdit74
    @MrEdit74 3 года назад

    Cool spot check and shredding every corner

  • @Kaje05
    @Kaje05 3 года назад

    So sick. Big ups! 🙏

  • @lucasloy7587
    @lucasloy7587 3 года назад +1

    Fuck yeah Silas! I thought I was the only one who skated to Elliott Smith! Woot woot! #Heatmiser

    • @franciscofrank6175
      @franciscofrank6175 3 года назад +1

      Dylan

    • @lucasloy7587
      @lucasloy7587 3 года назад

      @@franciscofrank6175 man if you have any links to songs by “a friend named Dylan and two others” I’d be stoked! I’ve never heard his earlier stuff before heatmiser!

  • @fahim2jz529
    @fahim2jz529 3 года назад

    really enjoyed that part

  • @kevinalamo4250
    @kevinalamo4250 3 года назад +1

    Silas Baxter- Neal is a bad ass name

  • @123123tyler
    @123123tyler 3 года назад

    Made my day

  • @allanreyes5520
    @allanreyes5520 3 года назад

    watched it twice in a row. Kind of spot i like..reminds me of EMB