London’s Very Old Skateboarders | City secrets

London’s Very Old Skateboarders | City secrets | Time Out

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6 жыл бұрын

There are loads of weird and wonderful London social groups. Rock art enthusiasts, Panini sticker collectors and Quidditch players. Here are some of Facebook's Very Old Skateboarders, who use social networking to meet up in the city. It's a whole new way of looking at skaters in London...
Photo and footage: Lewis Khan, from the Facebook Exhibition,

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@nestormerinoayala9827 6 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Skated as a kid, stopped when I was 24, and started up again when I was 39, after being diagnosed with diabetes. Being on your board is one of the best feelings in the world! It is wonderful that we all share in on it no matter age, nationality, or gender. Keep doing what you do. Lots of love from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

@hoganzeros3572 6 жыл бұрын

Nestor Merino Ayala guelph here! Well said

@mnapwo21 3 жыл бұрын

I am almost 62 and just started to skate and I enjoy so much! 3 years ago I strated to surf. I feel so alive! I will look for your facebook group to joint you. Portugal

@fannys941 3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Way to go! I'm a 57 year old female skateboarder.

@batcheeboy5077 4 жыл бұрын

just found this today,i'm 60 year old skater myself,(man)i got into it through surfing as well,most surfers do a bit of skating,but for me it took over,no 5 hour drives,no crowded line ups,i'm a loner so it suits me,its very addictive,and i can skate every day if i want,i got ramps,ledges kickers,i made in my own garden

@Oxcilic 3 жыл бұрын

couldn't agree more. i used to ski every winter my whole life but switched all that time and energy to skateboarding. i love how there's no queues or long drives

@pepper5128 10 ай бұрын

So cool

@retrosc88 3 жыл бұрын

Just started again after a 20 year break. Seeing these folks is so inspiring. Keep going and never give up !

@johnroth8383 2 жыл бұрын

Steve Crain? Do i know you? You ever live in Westchester/LAX area?

@afrobizkit 4 жыл бұрын

Two people disliked this? Two people who apparently have terrible lives and no longer have the ability to like anything.

@madagekartonowy4935 Жыл бұрын

This is the best thing i found on the interwebs in years. Just beautiful :)

@iridetsg 6 жыл бұрын

Ladies, you made our day! Respect!

@City2x 6 жыл бұрын

Love and respect from Seattle Wa. Seeing this really made my day!

@jimmytgoose476 Жыл бұрын

This is bloody brilliant , coming from someone who got cheers and looks of disbelief for slaloming in the park this afternoon - and I'm only 57 😃

@go4ahike976 6 жыл бұрын

I wanna be like this when I’m their age

@LifeCoachCarmen 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I got a longboard for my 52nd birthday present and loving IT!!!!

@jlegg561 6 жыл бұрын

Girls thank you for this vid its made my day. Lots of respect and love from all the london charlton park skaters

@surfing.4ever 6 жыл бұрын

amazing ladies! such an inspiration!

@fullbloodskater 6 жыл бұрын

Badass!

@defeathate 6 жыл бұрын

Love and respect from Windhoek, Namibia

@andyholton7564 6 жыл бұрын

You guys are awesome! Mucho Respect!

@DFrag 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@TheeHitch 5 жыл бұрын

Very inspirational!

@smangen 4 жыл бұрын

You are awesome. 🤘

@thegreatapeband1128 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! Love it

@Jerimboplaysgames 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing

@anointingofseer2596 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's just so cool!

@onfeetonfeet6630 3 жыл бұрын

People grow old because they stop playing......Respect!

@johnroth8383 2 жыл бұрын

i was taking my god daughter to the park on her "barbie bike" when she was like 7. She threw a hissy fit unless i took my old skate down hanging in the garage to ride with her (i told her i would break my neck on that old skate! but she persisted). I was about 45 at the time.. hadn't skated for years before that. After "sawtoothing" down a steep hill on the way to the park that day... i was like.. "damn! i can still skate!". I am 63 and skate every weekend, and occasionally go out on an after work night skate. I will skate until i can't. As Jay adams once said.. "you didn't quit skating because you got old, you got old because you quit skating" lol.

@steebzs 3 жыл бұрын

Note to whoever jobs it was to catch this wonderfull thing on film. Skateboarding is a sport, performed on a board. So try, to film the skater, riding on the board, and dont zoom in to much. You could even move with the camera, so following the person, in a shot. Its not that hard, to film. Skateboarding can be more difficult, respect for the ladys:)

@geraldevans2688 Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@clarejaap8599 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@just1bobm793 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 57 and I'm back on a board and why not.....

@benoduartebd 3 жыл бұрын

Right on if you love to skate you still are enjoying life,and we should you know when I was a teen it was like whatever, but at 48 I skate like it's my last time everytime. Because it might be soon, I hope not.

@just1bobm793 3 жыл бұрын

Cool....

@tulahaha 2 жыл бұрын

Well done

@viento99 8 ай бұрын

0:40 - The editor cut out the full scene of her crash with that giant concrete block 🤣

@thedandywarhol3653 6 жыл бұрын

When i thought i've seen it all

@bravoalley228 6 жыл бұрын

How to find out more information about this facebook group?

@IntrabuildV 6 жыл бұрын

facebook.com/groups/VeryOldSkateboarders/

@artyommaksimo7700 5 жыл бұрын

Круто

@Hotwire_RCTrix 3 жыл бұрын

Buy a surfskate ladies, they are way more fun.

@seigneur278 6 жыл бұрын

Longboarders*

@garymcgill4048 4 жыл бұрын

WELL , I STARTED, SKATING BACK IN 76, NOW IM 57 I WANT TO START AGAIN,

@batcheeboy5077 4 жыл бұрын

@@garymcgill4048 do it while you can dude

@fannys941 3 жыл бұрын

They're skating skateboards as well.

@deantaylor1512 3 жыл бұрын

Gary Mcgill exactly like me ... same age and start ... bought a long board and literally surf the street... do it .... just remember the little punk skater you once were ... would he have bothered with wot people thought... I think not ...

@Laufield 3 жыл бұрын

This is Tony Hawk’s mother

@timmckenney9012 3 жыл бұрын

Be careful girly.. u dont need a broken hip dear...

@paulward4268 2 жыл бұрын

Tim Mckenney - I hope you'll appreciate the same kind of comments when you get to that age!! 🤪🤪🤪

@timmckenney9012 2 жыл бұрын

@@paulward4268 I won't make it that Long.. shred till dead

@paulward4268 2 жыл бұрын

@@timmckenney9012 Hahahah-- that's the spirit!!! I'm with you 💯% !!! 👍👍👍👍

@timmckenney9012 2 жыл бұрын

@@paulward4268 it's all love Paul.. if you get a chance check Greg out on TalkinSchmit. He got some really great interviews w some very historical legends in skating... Pancho Moler has a pretty good one.. went from skating to acting for rob zombie... He was my security guard back in the day.. dwarf turned Giant...so proud of him.. peace love and empathy since 2018' .. no room for nothing else. Thank you for your understanding Mr. Ward

@paulward4268 2 жыл бұрын

@@timmckenney9012 Hey Tim - thank you so much for the heads up on that - I will search that out asap👍. I'll be very interested in hearing those interviews , especially from the old timers - cos I'm one myself - I hail from the long ago days of 1977!! The Dogtown boys in the US, John Sablosky, Mark Baker and all the others here in the UK - they were my heroes. Followed the Bones Brigade for years until life got in the way, and like the rest of us, I got distracted and forgot about skating. But purely by chance I caught a clip from 'Rollin' Down the Years' here on YT, and jeez it's all come flooding back - and what an absolute Joy it is😃😃 So I'm digging out my skate, and going for it, even though I can't do as much as I used to!!😂 As you said -"Shred till Dead" right? Thanks so much for passing the info on Tim, and Huge respect back to you Sir. Thrasher!!! 🤪🤪💯💯👍👍👍