Streets on Fire – Santa Cruz – 1989
Last week we had something new, so for this week lets go with something old. Streets on Fire from Santa Cruz Skateboards was a pivotal skate video to say the least.
Natas Kaupas’ part pushed the boundaries of what could be done on a skateboard. I’m sure if you ask anyone what they thought of this video when it came out they will mention Natas’ part. There’s some good backyard ramp action, and with one of the best soundtracks ever, this video is in my Top Ten.
Featured Skaters: Steve Alba, Claus Grabke, Jeff Grosso, Jeff Hedges, Jason Jessee, Natas Kaupas, Jeff Kendall, Corey O’Brien, Rob Roskopp, Neil Blender, and Christian Hosoi.
run time: 40 min 46 sec – Check it Out
AWESOME flick, I agree. Jason Jesse’s acting leaves a bit to be desired, but Skip Engblom as the guard was cool (he was in Animal Chin as the doorman too). Natas’ fire hydrant thing was just mind blowing.
I remember parts of that video so well. Just watched the whole thing. Thanks for posting the link. Amazing how far things have evolved.
…Some things will always be gnarly though.
Love this vid. Also one of the few places you can see footage of The Turf.
Update:
Natas is here:
http://sakaroule.blogspot.com/2010/01/natas-panther-1988.html
Check it out !
Hey Bevilacqua, thanks for linking to lletresmusica! -:)
Salut!