Natas Kaupas

Burns

How old was he back in the day'? 40 something? never found out.

Burns

back in 1990, dude always looked old in videos.

youngEINSTEIN

peace, stein. . .

tick_tickler

i remember seeing him ride the buena vista pool by watsonville, ca in the late 80s...rolled up, destroyed the pool, left. old or not, dudes style was

sticky_dojah

boast1

goddamn this brought back some memories. that firehose song is i use to play that "wheels of fire" video so much that the tape eventually gave up and snapped on me. Natas wasnt in hocus pocus though... was he??

Burns

Natas wasnt in hocus pocus though... was he??

Nah, I was just bringin' out notha video by H-Street that was badass and fresh for the times. Has Danny Way in it though.

Can't forget the Search for Animal Chin or Public Domain. Except H-street was less known and beginning to produce some the most underated guys.

boast1

holy shit! i just noticed that the police guard in the wheels of fire part is skip engblom.

boast1

edit: that shit is streets on fire not wheels of fire. wheels of fire was the first one ..i've gotta track these down. I havent seen these in atleast ten years.

cpeetz

Thanks for those! Natas and Hensley, 2 of my favorite skaters ever!
Remember when Hensley quit skating to play pool
and learn the accordian?
I guess he just retired from Flogging Molly too.
Man he was the shit.

DWG

Thanks for those! Natas and Hensley, 2 of my favorite skaters ever!
Remember when Hensley quit skating to play pool
and learn the accordian?
I guess he just retired from Flogging Molly too.
Man he was the shit.

He became a paramedic too. Hensley changed street skating forever (along with Gonz and Natas).

The early H-Street days were a big period of innovation. Cats like Steve Ortega, Brennand Schoeffel, Brian Lotti... all those guys were doing some incredible stuff. Watch Lotti's part in Planet Earth's 'Now N Later' video... that shit is so good even today.





Anyone seen his 'feature' film, '1st & Hope', he just put out?

boast1

Thanks for those! Natas and Hensley, 2 of my favorite skaters ever!
Remember when Hensley quit skating to play pool
and learn the accordian?
I guess he just retired from Flogging Molly too.
Man he was the shit.

for me it was natas and the gonz. between those two guys, what they are doing and what they have done push me..
check out this 4 part bio on natas..

nzshadow

goddamn this brought back some memories. that firehose song is i use to play that "wheels of fire" video so much that the tape eventually gave up and snapped on me.

Holy shit, this thread is a blast from the past...

I first saw streets of fire (NZ is a long way from Cali), but had heard of Natas from some of the older dudes that skated. Me and my little grommet crew would play 'Natas could ollie that' every day coming home from school.

Then that damn fireHose song carved its way into my soul.



Shit, i just got lost in memories, for a moment i was 20 years younger, skating on the other side of the planet without a care in the world.

thanks guys.

kala

he stole that fire hydrant trick from tommy guerro

cpeetz

he stole that fire hydrant trick from tommy guerro

You mean Tommy Guerrero?

cpeetz

the gonz.

Another in my top 5 EVAR, maybe my #1 Fav.
Here's a classic, Gonz at the Sunset Carwash.
LA heads know the deal here, when you see this spot in
real life it makes you sick to your stomach just thinking about
this manuever.

DJPrestige

i'm diggin the shoes....i always skated in nike barkley high tops or vans....god that video brings back good memories. imagine my surprise and joy when i found out my company is doing business with a company partly owned by per welinder....powell and peralta..what!

Burns

the gonz.

Another in my top 5 EVAR, maybe my #1 Fav.
Here's a classic, Gonz at the Sunset Carwash.
LA heads know the deal here, when you see this spot in
real life it makes you sick to your stomach just thinking about
this manuever.

, thats insane, thats a life or death move man.