How To Skateboard Forever | Steve Alba's True Grit

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Want to skate forever? Salba's got the sauce! Take a deep dive into the decades of experience as Salba shares his wisdom and passion for skateboarding that never ages. The true embodiment of From the Beginning Til The End!
Inspiring some of the greatest skateboarders of all time such as Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain and Jeff Kendall, Salba answers the question we are all too scared to ask, "How long can I skate for?"
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Produced & Directed by Joe Perrin
Main Editor: Richie Valdez
Assistant Editor: Joe Perrin
Camera Op: Joe Perrin, Tylre Wilcox, Nick Hanson, Matt Holland
00:00 Introduction
00:36 How long has Salba been skating?
00:50 Tony Hawk's first memory of Salba
01:10 Julie Alba, Steve's Wife
01:23 Vincent Price, Steve's childhood friend, Body Count
01:34 Corey Miller, Steve's childhood friend / Tattoo Artist
02:23 The Badlands
02:37 Salba's Pool Flyers
02:56 How Salba got hooked on pool skating
04:07 Salba's 3 choices
04:48 Lance Mountain's first memory of Salba winning Spring Valley
04:59 Salba's Spring Valley Contest plan
05:10 Hester Series #1 Spring Valley was the first official pro pool contest
06:10 Tony Hawk's school report from 1979 featuring Steve Alba
06:54 The idea of skaters not having longevity
07:33 Salba's collection
08:21 The first pool Salba skated
08:57 What Salba brought to pool skating
09:08 Flying planes to find spots, landing to skate them
09:42 Airplanes & Helicopters to satellites and drones
10:25 Finding a spot is as fun as riding it
11:37 Bringing positive life to The American Dream gone bad
12:55 Skateboarding takes a downturn in popularity
13:12 Jeff Kendall, NHS CEO, former Pro Santa Cruz rider
14:08 Salba staying true to skateboarding during the decline
14:43 Salba playing guitar
15:46 Band shots
16:05 Creativity
17:27 Salba's old skateboard collection
17:46 Salba's first pro model
18:40 How the name SALBA came to be
18:58 The Bevel Board
19:53 Stretching, taking care of self/ staying fit
20:16 Salba's advice to skate for as long as you can
24:15 How Steve Alba's Mother made it possible for skaters to get paid for photo incentives
26:18 Jesse Alba, Steve's Son
29:42 Salba Land
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@j-mac7401 10 ай бұрын

Yep Tony is right. I want to be him when i grow up _ a Bowl rippin, guitar shreddin, has aged like a movie star during the age Hollywood was all glitz and when movies were not all special effects/ CGI.... Salba is everything thats rad about skateboarding. Is was there to plant the seeds....

@EdwardBaker94 10 ай бұрын

The way he slid underneath the guard rail with his bike. Pure style.

@Z17xMachine 10 ай бұрын

Salba is a real legend in not only skating, but what it is to live.

@50yearoldskater 10 ай бұрын

I just turned 55 and while I rode some skateboards in the 70's, it wasn't until 1983 that I officially became a skater, so 40 years. That Salba has 50 under his belt is a massive accomplishment and inspiring to us all. Bill Dohr made a huge impression on me as well, keep ripping Salba!

@the_laybacks 10 ай бұрын

The history of skateboarding is so sacred. Not everyone needs to be a connoisseur of skateboarding history, but everyone needs to know at least the basics. It's like...here we are in 2023 on our skateboards. Maybe you're at a skatepark, a curb, a parking lot, or your drive way. There is an endless amounts of dudes who are responsible for where you are right now; Salba being one of those guys. You need to appreciate and understand why you are on a skateboard today.

@ilkoconsult 9 ай бұрын

Nice one Bro ✌

@SoloBueno1 7 ай бұрын

I strongly disagree. Anyone that wants to ride a skateboard is welcome as long as they don't act like a dick. No pre or co-requisites.

@baileyayyy5085 4 ай бұрын

or you know, let kids skate because its not that serious and they're going out to rip just like everyone else

@the_laybacks 4 ай бұрын

I guess it's just a matter of knowing your roots...

@adventureswitheddie6444 8 күн бұрын

Boredom mostly

@designguy65 9 ай бұрын

58 years old today. Still skating. Growing up in this particular age of skateboarding was special. The magazines dictated the pace of knowledge, culture and progression. Always good to see the history being shown.

@Mo11y666 10 ай бұрын

SALBA will always be the GOAT to me 🤘🏴‍☠️

@jayoray-ru7vh 10 ай бұрын

I grew up in Cape Town, South Africa in the 80’s and Salba was one of my inspirations. Great to see him still rocking and rolling out! A true legend of skateboarding. Thank you Salba

@gigapus5050 10 ай бұрын

This video should be so much longer I could listen to he's skate stories for hours😊

@AdventuresInSkateboarding 9 ай бұрын

The is a stenciled Salba on my wall with a message from him and there is always one setup ready to ride. His passion is contagious. I started skating at 41 amd now 46 i know on still have a lifetime of skateboarding ahead of me.

@TOMG12XU 10 ай бұрын

Hero status. Lines. Hospitality. SOLID. SOOO inspirational. Thank you both, Steve & Micke🖤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@damiandevine1643 10 ай бұрын

Salba eats gnar gnar cake for breakfast!!!. Absolute killer Dad, Skater, Artist🔥🔥🔥 Mad respect to him and all he has done for us all world wide.. Thanks to Santa Cruz for getting this together! So Rad👊

@denisrogers4358 9 ай бұрын

Legend. I’ll be 60 in Nov. Fondly remember LIVING to skate in the early 70’s and the coming decades. Salba, DogTown and skate life it’s influenced my attitude,my life ever since. I haven’t skated in quite awhile, but I’ll always consider myself a skater.

@scotthughes7440 10 ай бұрын

Wow! Salba with a drone scoping out pools! Saving old Pool Plaster! This video is Sick as ____!!!

@RealSkateStories 10 ай бұрын

Epic!! Salba has inspired so many generations of skaters and continues to do so! Very honored to see so much of my footage in here, thank you!!

@sheilabare5677 9 ай бұрын

Great memories, this POMONA BOY . Skated pools all around the I.E. , THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

@GenesisG70LaunchEdition 10 ай бұрын

Just watched it and as a kid who was born in corona CA, in 1986, started skating 1990- 2004, this hits home! I’m still in Southern California! It’s got a special place in my heart like it does for Steve! Keep shredding my dude!

@dadboard 10 ай бұрын

Man this was so damned inspiring. I love his perspective about not really being concerned with learning new tricks as much as just doing tricks you know on new spots. That something I just realized I relate to very much. I aspire to be like him except I’ll still be seeking out new street spots and curbs and shit when I’m 60

@ThaCurbdog 10 ай бұрын

Began skating in ‘87 and until recently, took 6 years off. I just set up a Winkowski and after watching this, I know I made the right choice. Huge props to all these pros I grew up admiring, who still throw down the urethane,

@JohnnygSawyer 9 ай бұрын

Salba intimidated me and my friends when we made that trip from Torrance to Upland. The Alba's, Olsen, Duane and Chris Miller would be there. We would just watch.

@no66 10 ай бұрын

Took a trip from Norway to Upland summer of 1986. Made a lot of friends at the park. We showed Salba a pool we found at an aboundoned house in Clairmont. He absolutly destoyed it. My regret is not stying in touch with those I met back then. Sorry...

@scottgajewski3925 10 ай бұрын

This was so awesome! Salba is a true legend! I wish this was like 2 hours.

@damiandevine1643 10 ай бұрын

Check out the 9club Salba addition 👍

@Tony-lv8uh 9 ай бұрын

Awesome!I often thought that Salba was my brother from another mother… same age, loved punk, made art,played in bands a and still skate…although not as great as him. A pure skater.

@balfaboy 9 ай бұрын

Steve you inspired a kid way back then frrom the East coast when the mags were first making it out here and while we had nothing to skate like out there, we made it happen on anything we could. It is awesome to see where skating has gone to. Transitionss all around us now. And stoked to see you well and still rolling! Thanks brother.

@jcgarcia1931 10 ай бұрын

Really wish i grew up in that kind of scene. Albas a renaissance man and seeing him at his age makes me realize its not a bad thing. Creativity, realism, and kindness... Way to go SAlba. Youre a hero and inspiration for us aging GenXrs.

@davidlopez1784 9 ай бұрын

I grew up watching him on the pages of skateboarder magazine in the 70’s. I’m the same age and I could never have imagined back then him still in the limelight ripping (nor myself skating ditches now for that matter😅)

@Theskatenerdchannel 10 ай бұрын

this was perfect.. salba is our father..he is santa cruz..tony hawk wants to be him when he gets older.. this is inspiring to me and ive been skateboarding for 23 years(im 35 know)..

@ryanrowe1975 10 ай бұрын

Congratulations Steve

@gizmosfere 10 ай бұрын

Absolute Legend. Great to see respect being paid to a true master. Without Salba skateboarding wouldn't be what it is today. Thanks Salba

@Maayan12k 2 ай бұрын

This is so crazy being from upland and seeing salba around at different skateparks but not knowing the history behind where i grew up and him. It is true that street skating changed the game and kinda put this history in the background. It's also crazy, I grew up skating upland skatepark and playing guitar when I was 11-12. The spirit was in the air. Hope to meet this legend again one day.

@ba3audiovisualartist66 8 ай бұрын

Salba is a true Zen master. I met him at Kona back in 2017. He was one of the most genuine and gracious people I have ever encountered. I am also a proud owner of one of his hand stenciled skateboard decks (which I hang in my recording studio at home). His relentless passion for skateboarding and specifically pool riding is unmatched. So grateful that he still skates and is happy to do interviews like this. Aside from being rad AF, he has an attitude that's good for life. Sound wisdom from Salba always.

@russsmith9235 6 ай бұрын

So encouraging thanks to SALBA my doctor will never convince me to stop!!! From the father of GatorSkin, LIVE LONG AND SKATE ON SALBA!!

@agomodern 10 ай бұрын

$5,000 for his first Kryptonics signature deck? Add some more zeros to that! He has a museum in all of those boxes.

@Cashcrop91 10 ай бұрын

Facts !!

@wyattevan270 10 ай бұрын

Steve is awesome I once saw him at Louisville skatepark in 2008 he had spitfire bighead wheels and him just doing KICKTURNS in the full pipe was cooler than ANY other skater there skating he was going SO high and so fast front side thruster style kickturns at like 14-15 feet non stop for like 15 minutes lololol shit was gnarly guy is awesome

@JohnKirk 10 ай бұрын

I started skating in the mid 80's. We didn't have access to TV, videos or magazines etc where I was. A few kids moved to my little town from LA and brought stories. Their parents worked in the Valley, or SBC or whatever and they were the lifeline to the scene. It was like oral history. There were no pools and very few parking lots but we did what we could with what we had. Eventually a couple families built half pipes so we had two places to try transition. I heard about Alva, TH, Natas, Mag from these dudes and just stayed stoked. My first board was a Sims with Kryptonics wheels and gullwing trucks. I skated those trucks for several years, but changed boards a bunch. Today my daily is a Salba Tiger VX. I'm glad I got it when I did. I'm so glad I saw this. So many great memories!

@lightfoot.2000 9 ай бұрын

Life long! 🤘😎

@olddognewtricks2208 9 ай бұрын

25:45 you may not have cried but I freaking did. You are so right dude! I’m a stay at home skater dad and this just made my day perhaps even week. Thank you @SantaCruz for such amazing content.

@shanesparks9888 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic, thank you Salba and Santa Cruz! Loved every second of this and am so inspired and awed by the Legend!

@ericsharp5079 10 ай бұрын

What a legend! Absolutely inspiring!

@stargazer4625 10 ай бұрын

What a legend. I grew up skating in this era

@gloriahancock8358 9 ай бұрын

MAD RESPECT FOR STEVE ALBA!!!

@justinbishop7142 10 ай бұрын

He’s so rad. This was amazing. I’ll watch it again whenever I need some inspiration 🧡 THANK YOU STEVE🙏

@djdef5521 10 ай бұрын

Legendary Salba! Awesome to watch, hopefully there’s a part 2 of this a little longer with other OG commentaries from dudes like Duane Peters,Tony Alva, Steve Olson, Eddie Elguera, Stacy Peralta, Hosoi, the list goes on & on…

@followsuittrading 10 ай бұрын

One of the highlights of my years skating was ripping around a bowl in Seattle with Salba, Caballero, Mountain, Hosoi and Hassan. I am a street skater, but had to admire and respect these guys for their contribution, longevity, and pure love for skateboarding.

@mattylite 10 ай бұрын

This was not only amazing but heart felt, my life in a nutshell!! (by no means am I comparing my skills to S.Alba) Skateboarding is absolutely everything to me. I too can not imagine life without hearing the Skrrrrrrtt! beneath my feet. This toy has been and will always be, the absolute best part of my life, until the wheels fall off. I talk to my wife all the time about how I do not understand the world without skateboarding. I am literally scared and do not know how to even fathom life without a skateboard beneath my feet. Truly inspired by Steve and appreciate you sharing this insight on his life. Skateboarding and Santa Cruz for life!

@P1Brand 10 ай бұрын

Love and RESPECT! Thank you SALBA for being true to yourself, true to skateboarding and true to your passion!

@Irishknukldrgr Ай бұрын

Salute one of the best things in the development of technology was to get to see all the old footage of the Salba's skate .I was only able to see pictures when it was huge and I was young . stay strong ,never stop..legend

@arthurwanderstheworld 10 ай бұрын

Wow imagine if Tony hawk is looking up to you 😱😱

@ScamLikely9327 10 ай бұрын

Watch his podcast with Rodney Mullen if you wanna see Tony fangirling over one of his friends.

@damiandevine1643 10 ай бұрын

Tony used to be spat at. One of the reasons he wouldn’t go to pools with them. Gotta pay your dues. Not just rock up….

@sheributler6986 10 ай бұрын

What would i do to go hang with Salba - in his garage. So many stories and in my mind artifacts.. I would bring a 12 pack of beers and let this legend talk the day away..... one of my all time favorites.....

@todds79jag 9 ай бұрын

You don’t need the artificial joy🍻.. I was thinking the same thing, how great it would be to kick it with him in his garage and have them show you all of his memorabilia

@ericduminil 9 ай бұрын

Don't bring beers. Bring a board, a mountain bike, a yoga mat and a bass!

@crazyralph6386 5 ай бұрын

@@ericduminilyeah, he doesn’t look like the beer drinking type lol! dude does not look 60, that’s for certain.

@fernandomaron87 3 ай бұрын

Till this day he gets stoked when he finds a pool. So cool to see.

@vetealpeoug9819 10 ай бұрын

70s skate speed ¡! Yesss..💯

@shannonhaley9126 9 ай бұрын

89-90 @ the haunted hole in san juan capo, SAlba told me to "loosen them trucks, you want to float around this pool like water". Fun times with Alva, Duncan, White brothers & both Albas at that spot.

@troydigiantonio2535 3 ай бұрын

I loved that place , so many good riders there every day,

@merdith6 3 күн бұрын

What a great story. I remember those old magazines showing him in pools.

@RattPackBoi 10 ай бұрын

50 years of skating and still killing it

@georgefrank5711 10 ай бұрын

Found a pool in 1988, skated it, spray painted my name in it, in 2008 I opened a TWS and found a Salba photo from that pool. It's framed and on the wall at home today

@monkist 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing this! If anyone, Salba deserves this! 1000% respect!🙏

@tgpmanutd 10 ай бұрын

Favorite skater! Salba is the best.

@nickaguri 10 ай бұрын

salba is a damn legend

@julienbaut5784 10 ай бұрын

Great video, really enjoyed it ! 👍

@jivadaya6439 8 ай бұрын

@11:52 THIS right here has always been what skating is all about for me - PURE POSITIVITY 🤙

@williambrining-zg3fh 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Steve you were one of the one's I would follow. I'm 66 now with neophrophy in my legs and feet so can't skate anymore. God bless you and family and keep on keeping on.Bill.

@jaewan234 10 ай бұрын

I'm grateful to live & sk8 in SALBA LAND! Salba is a super hero!!

@Joselimamd 10 ай бұрын

Steeeeeeeeeve ⚡️🖤⚡️

@75YBA 10 ай бұрын

Full on. VIVA ALBA!

@johnneira 5 ай бұрын

Great to see this Documentary made. And Tony was definitely the right ballast to put the rifts into perspective.

@rickydasler6354 10 ай бұрын

Awesome. Looking forward to it.

@JB-js4xi 10 ай бұрын

🎉 Super sick....totally describes Salba.

@PeterApgar 10 ай бұрын

That photo of Bill Dorr doing a frontside grind in Thrasher is etched in my memory. It blew my mind that a guy in his 60s was ripping at that level.

@philliplarkin3453 9 ай бұрын

I just watched this and it is truly inspiring me at the age of 59 to pick up my skateboard and go and grind some gnarly coping.

@randihotlin 10 ай бұрын

A true legend amongst legends. Thank you Lord Salba🙏🛹🎸

@clifford_2zero7 Ай бұрын

How this has only 3.7k likes at 170k views idk but it deserves a hell of a lot more! So rad that you guys set up the "veterans" and that a lot of these guys are still getting respect that they deserve 🔥🔥 Salba was before my generation as I was born in '87, but respect goes where respect is deserved. Core skateboarding right here that helped evolve the lifestyle on its steps to my version of skateboarding that I found and adored back in '99 all the way til infinity 🤙🤙

@jenkims1953 10 ай бұрын

That is insane that he can still skate like that at 60 something

@sd1r_ 10 ай бұрын

This is the best, skating for fun forever. Fuck ya alba 🤟🤟

@JoseSantiago-hv3xm 7 ай бұрын

God Steve Alba is such a cool ass dude and a great soul!!! I have his Tiger board- it’s soooo sacred to me! What I wouldn’t give to sit and have a beer with him, and hear all the sacred skate war stories! Or even skate with him! What a legend! 🤙🏼

@neillunderhill6907 9 ай бұрын

Such a great documentary; message. That was awesome!

@andrewkissel741 10 ай бұрын

This should just be the preview. This man has so many stories.

@b.williamerickson9230 9 ай бұрын

Great video, I grew up in Upland skating in the 80”.s and remember seeing Salba skate Baldy pipe as a grom. Things I’ll never forget. Been rocking a Salbatage hat lately cause of Badlands roots. Super sick

@mechanicalman1068 9 ай бұрын

Here’s my Salba story. As a teenage skate punk in Northern California in the 80’s, I guess he wasn’t so cool because I needed a new deck and his was marked way down and super cheap. Maybe it was an old model. I bought it and planned on painting because I guess I didn’t think he was cool. Don’t remember. So I’m 15 with rattle can of black paint and an off duty cop tackles me, roughs me up and arrests me for having a spray can as a minor. He even fabricated a charge of graffiti. So Salba is responsible for my misdemeanor record as a minor. Thanks a lot.

@lurker-mq4fp 3 ай бұрын

SALBA always seemed more relatable growing up watching the Powell & Santa Cruz videos. I wasn't doing 720s, or going 12' like Hosoi etc. To last until 60 in such a destructive activity is amazing.

@joecosta7626 10 ай бұрын

in the 80's Steve Alba was skateboarding Respect Steve

@buckodonnghaile4309 9 ай бұрын

So was Micke.

@rickybong3401 10 ай бұрын

Only knew the guy by name for many years, turns out he's cool af!

@xaoskuntablast3354 10 ай бұрын

The most truthful statement in this was " Salba is Santa Cruz ". Great series S.C, let's see more .....

@ianhindley2587 9 ай бұрын

Amazing, what a legend.

@woodnbikes Ай бұрын

Keep pumping out those Salba decks Santa Cruz, He earned it!

@fuji4202 9 ай бұрын

Salba never sold out like Tony . Respect Goat Badlands .

@rawxtir 8 ай бұрын

Well done- good edits.. big ups to salba family and SC for supporting

@HithisisDevin 10 ай бұрын

W Steve

@rexbryson7083 10 ай бұрын

Lance " oh jazz is kinda cool, oh look there's that guy still playing jazz" ❤

@supfer4515 9 ай бұрын

much love, I want to skate this much

@Astarothican 8 ай бұрын

Legendary Company. Awesome energy. Rah.

@yesmaybe630 10 ай бұрын

I am inspired! Thanks, S.ALBA

@snails9505 10 ай бұрын

60 yo/o and still scouting pools, amazing

@forevergnarlygaming3943 9 ай бұрын

going through a knee injury right now this really help lift my spirits and know that were in this skateboarding thing for life

@SchnellVITALVINYLVLOG 10 ай бұрын

Legend

@luddite333 9 ай бұрын

love that phone message from angry lady on answering machine....funny as hell !

@nickm9705 10 ай бұрын

In the late 80's when i was a kid riding the Pipeline. My best memories was when Micky and Steve would roll in and take over the park and kick me down with stickers.

@la-eddy2694 10 ай бұрын

As a 39 year old getting back into sk8in this past two months, I really enjoyed this and is inspiring

@justinbishop7142 10 ай бұрын

He’s still so fucking cool 😎.. for real. What a inspiration 💪

@JudiOyama 10 ай бұрын

Very cool! Can't wait to see it. Congrats Steve.

@JudiOyama 10 ай бұрын

Super awesome movie. I met Steve when he was 16 and we've been friends ever since. I stayed at his house at the Upland Amateur contest, there were like 17 boys staying over. His mom put me in my own room and said you don't need to stay in here with those stinky boys. Fun memories. We are still skating in our 60's.

@michaeljohn8905 7 ай бұрын

Thanks to SALBA ,Tony ,lance ,Steve ,Mike ,Micky,Tommy,Mark,Jesse,Jeff,Neil … and btw if you can’t put the last names to these guys you weren’t part of our world. These guys were my Hero’s . Thank you so much for all you guys have done. Changed my life. You guys are loved the world 🌎 around. Sorry I missed so many names.