The Handstand man can cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good!
October 5th, 2007 by Kilwag
Everybody sing!
Who can take a sunrise
Sprinkle it in dew
Cover it in chocolate
and a miracle or two?
The candyman Handstand man!
The Handstand man can
The Handstand man can cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good!
I’m not going to begrudge anyone from trying to make an extra buck off of a web site, but the Handstand Man is really, uh, pushing it. He’s got one claim to fame, and it’s a burly one to be sure, he’s ridden a handstand down the infamous Signal Hill. That’s gnarly, but he won’t show it to you unless you pay $14 for the DVD. He has some still photos for sale, but has graciously provided a few “free” pics for downloading as well as a couple of video clips you can watch for free, as if that is some kind of rarity. Let’s see, anything else? Most of the pics don’t show his face and he performs most of his stunts in track pants, sometimes even white sweatpants! The whole site is a trip:
“The ballsiest skateboarding action sequence I have ever filmed!!” As quoted by James, the video cameraman who filmed the stunt.
Hey kids! head on over to the Handstand Man, and look for his new model out on Skatekings - HA! I kid, but if ever there was a perfect match…
UPDATE: NEWS FLASH!!!!! The Internet is full of jokers! It has come to our attention that the Handstand Man was actually being impersonated in some of the comments. Those comments have been tagged accordingly. We fell for it. I even looked up some the email address and IP’s to see if he was being spoofed because some of the responses seemed over the top. Anyway, the real Handstand Man is not such a bad guy when he’s not calling you gay or inviting you to throw the first punch. The copyrighted images are still being replaced with these lovely artist’s renditions, and Brad is making a few changes on his web site as well. PLEASE! Let us never speak of this again.
[Source: South of the North]
October 5th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Big outta shape guy doing a perfect handstand is much more impressive to me…
YouTube Link
October 5th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
I like that the Handstand Man takes no responsibility for any mortal foolish enough to attempt his amazing stunt. I like that he lists his injuries like trophies. I like that he has no noticable knuckle injuries. On the angle of the decline and the probabilty that he’ll tilt with his own momentum, his knuckles should be gnarly and shredded by now.
I’m not paying $13.99 for any DVD that didn’t even close down the street for their STUNTS. It’s probably some geek with a DVD burner! I’m looking for it at Movie Madness in the XTREME section.
October 5th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
is that daniel gesmer or his fatter, older, gayer brother?
October 25th, 2007 at 11:56 am
hey guys!!
I have not made one penney off my website handstandman.com was hoping to recoup my share (over $5,000.00) of medical bills–total for four surgeries was over $100,000–due to complications caused by mrsa staph infection in my knee, which is why I had to have 4 surgeries.
it’s easy to critisize–I would like to see you bomb hill street on your FEET. two guys have died. I will be happy to take you to the same ER that I was taken too.
Peace!!
October 25th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
it is easy to see someone doing something stupid and point your finger and say,”what a dumbass”. sorry, i dont have sympathy for people getting hurt doing dumb things.
October 25th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
on the comment my knuckles should be gnarly and shredded… you’ve obviously never done a handstand on a skateboard, much less hit a speed of 20mph upside down in a handstand. I ride a Powell old school board, with risers, and 61mm or 65mm wheels, to keep my knuckles far away from the pavement. At the speed that I hit, something called the law of physics comes into play very forcefully–I weighed about 195lbs at the time of the stunt, and I am 6′ 1″ tall–in a handstand you are three to four times taller than a normal person who bombs a hill upside down. when you get the speed wobbles, you know you are about ready to get F*&^ed up if you don’t get off fast. I hit a manhole about half way down the hill. the teeth of the manhole ripped me off the board. when I come off the board, I push with my shoulders and land on my feet, turn 180 degrees, and run it out, if possible. my right foot came down good, unfortunately my left foot came down at an angle–the knee pads (padded, but with a hard neoprene plastic frame) dug into my knee cap, ripping it entirely out of the socked (severely ruptured patella tendon) my knee cap ended up on my thigh. At that point my leg buckled, and I spun in a back flip. I tried to put down my left hand to slow the impact, breaking my left wrist in the process. I landed on my back above my hip, and accross the middle of my back, and I clipped the back of my head–all on the edge of the concrete curb. yeah, it was three waves of intense pain, and than I passed out for one or two seconds. after that, I climbed out of the street to avoid getting hit by a car, and some friends took me to the ER in Long Beach, CA.
October 25th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
this guy is too easy….next
October 25th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
I’m really impressed now. Do you want to go on a date?
October 25th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
6′1″ and 195lbs, did you play football in highschool and this was the only trick you could do when the skateboarding craze swept through your school?
October 25th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
hey Kilwag–
regarding my sweatpants (…and white sweatpants)–is that supposed to be some sort of fashion crime?? I started skating in 1978. Adidas sweatpants were comfortable and popular, and I still like to wear them skating. I’m not going to pay $80 for quiksilver jeans, or some jeans Ryan Sheckler is promoting. and if you are trying to imply that handstand skateboarding is gay, or my attire is gay–I guess you should post that photo of you with the gay haircut, gay t-shirt, and gay wrestling shoes. By the was, I’m part Irish, and I boxed in school. I hope to run into you sometime, and you are welcome to throw the first punch!!
October 25th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
I did everything and more before you little pukes came on the scene. we started skating in 1977, and I did not weigh 195lbs back than. skateboarding is about doing what you can do, and enjoying it. that’s what makes it cool–not following the rules of jocks and assholes– but I guess that’s what you guys want it to be, now that you think street skating is all there is!!
October 25th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Wrestling shoes? Huh? Part Irish? Who cares?
My point about the sweatpants… don’t seem like a wise choice for downhill riding of any kind, kind of like those guys who wear shorts and flip flops on motorcycles.
Gay? I didn’t bring it up. You did. Are you hitting on me?
October 25th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Too funny, a guy accusing us of being a bunch of street skating youngsters when those kids think this site is run by a bunch of old Barney’s.
October 25th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
How old are you? (rhetorical question)
October 25th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
goodwill has a great deal on pants if you want to update your 1977, or was it 1978, attire. whatever year your feeble old mind recalls as the beginning of your journey to skateboard stardom on the internet.
October 25th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
hey brad can you flip the board while riding on your hands?I hear this guy named Rodney Mullen can.
October 26th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
I bought my Adidas in 2005, and more in 2007. I like em–I really don’t care if you guys don’t. sometimes I wear jeans, which I understand are more cool. yeah, I know Rodney Mullen can do a one handed mule kick to his feet–I don’t claim to be Rodney Mullen. I was 42 when I crashed on Hill Street, and I’m 44 now. I cannot do any street skating (Ollies and Rail grinds, etc) because of extensive scar tissue in my knees–but I think what they do now is amazing. I don’t critisize anyone who skates–I say skate and let skate. and if I was a journalist, I would try to interview someone (and get a copy of the crash and other footage) before posting a maliciouse bunch of horse shit about whatever it is that they do. and I think you did bring “gay” up first–you’ve certainly done everything you could to imply it “candyman” etc etc. kind of shows your immature attitude towards a skill which you obviously do not fully comprehend or appreciate, as well as your less than stellar abilities as a “journalist” and yes, I have been published in a real and much more respectable source than yours. (why is the email to the editor not working??) enough said about you sophmoric “Barneys”.
October 27th, 2007 at 8:29 am
I got dibs on “Sophmoric Barneys” as a band name. Would look nice on a t-shirt too.
October 27th, 2007 at 8:33 am
now thaz funny!! I knew you guys were worth at least one trite t-shirt saying– “the sophmoric Barney’s Skateboard club”
October 27th, 2007 at 9:26 am
Why in the hell would anyone want to pay 13.99+ to watch a video that deserves 15 seconds of fame on YouTube at best.
October 27th, 2007 at 9:33 am
I have to also disagree with the physics behind your statement that jeans are more cool. Actually the lack of material between the knee area and the ankle area, in shorts, is way more conducive to keeping your body from overheating than a pair of jeans, where the heat gets trapped.
October 27th, 2007 at 9:35 am
brad aka handstandman!! Says: October 26th, 2007 at 11:05 pm “kind of shows your immature attitude towards a skill which you obviously do not fully comprehend”…..you know skateboards are designed to ride with your feet?
October 27th, 2007 at 9:42 am
brad aka handstandman!! Says: October 26th, 2007 at 11:05 pm “I think you did bring “gay†up first”…. well according to my exhaustive hours of re-reading this post, the word “gay” 1st appeared with brad’s quote “handstand skateboarding is gay, or my attire is gay..gay haircut, gay t-shirt, and gay wrestling shoes”
October 27th, 2007 at 9:58 am
email to the editor works, it’s just not hot linked, or in some places it’s hot linked but you have to replace the “At” with @, it’s not consistent, but obvious any way. editor at this website.
If you must know, my kid has been watching the movie Madagascar, in which there is a scene where the lion gets shot with a tranquilizer and starts hallucinating to the soundtrack of The Candyman, and that’s the first thing I thought of when I read the Handstand Man. It was more a comment on playfulness than your sexuality, which you seem insecure about.
Really, your best bet would have been to say “ha ha guys, very funny. I enjoy skating the way I choose, it’s too bad you don’t find it enjoyable as well.” It would have eorked a lot better than calling everyone gay and challenging them to fight. You know.. take the high road.
October 27th, 2007 at 10:08 am
and do a handstand down it;)
October 27th, 2007 at 10:54 am
b-rad I notice that your crappy site doesnt allow the comment and input of others. Are you concerned that people might post bad things about your video on the site itself or that people might flood the site with requests for refunds? I bet you could get a few bucks for your vintage board on E-bay, that ought to help out with your medical expenses and prevent any further injuries to yourself in the process.
October 27th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
I’m coming to portland next week. I heard someone at burnside butt jumped from the bricks up top, down the big wall. I will attempt this stunt, handstand style in my dolphin shorts, and if any of you burnside locals give me any crap, i’ll drink all your pabst and procreed to beat you so bad you’ll be crying out for barry Baritski!
October 27th, 2007 at 1:05 pm
No, I heard it was Danny Way and that he is going to bomb drop the White Stag sign into Saturday Market where he will enjoy an elephant ear and purchase scented candles.
October 27th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
so B-rad, have you bombed that hill since it served you up like a terd pie?
October 27th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Yes, i have been practicing backwards daffies down hill street. I skidded on a rock and ended up doing the splits at 50mph. Thank god i had my madrats on.
October 27th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
but can you do a kickturn on a facewall?
October 27th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
I didn’t call everyone gay–just you Kilwag–but that was after seeing that photo of you in college, which even you admitted was kind of goofy. so, like you said, I will now take the high road–thanks, it’s been fun, but not real fun. yeah, I’d rather crash going down a steep hill while doing a handstand on a skateboard at high speed, than hang out with you guys.
October 27th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
we would rather you crashed going down a steep hill while doing a handstand then hang out with us anyhow.
November 2nd, 2007 at 8:25 pm
To Kilwag, aka editor–
I find several of your statements to be false and defamatory–I would like you to remove this article about my website handstandman.com immediately.
thank you for you anticipated cooperation, Brad.
November 2nd, 2007 at 8:29 pm
A wise man once said… Want in one hand, Shit in the other… guess which one fills up first.
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:38 pm
brad you are a dueshbag and you deserve every agonizing moment of your life. the fact that you acquired 100k in medical bills is a testament to the level of stupidity required for your particular niche area of skateboarding. You deserve a runner-up medal from the Darwin Awards.
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:43 pm
brad, I have been your website, now I see why you throw around the word ‘GAY’ so frequently in your posts. I bet your brother-in-law built your sight in a weekend for a pack of Oscar Meyer weiners and half rack of Zima.
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:47 pm
pssst… hey Brad, has anyone ever bought one of you crappy, overpriced,gay hand signed pictures? I thought not
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:53 pm
“Handstand Man crashed near the bottom of the hill. Gravity was simply to snappity!!”…..I love this quote directly from brads website.
November 2nd, 2007 at 11:09 pm
I would like you to remove this article about my website handstandman.com immediately.
I’ll get right on that.
This thread would have died long ago if you weren’t still fanning the flames. You do more damage to yourself every time you hit “submit.”
November 3rd, 2007 at 4:51 am
to Ryan Heckler,
yes, several of the photo’s have sold. not everyone is a geek and a hater like you, with nothing better to do than to go around lurking on the internet, waiting to find someone or something to critisize, because you don’t have that particular talent yourself. the photographer has had a cover on Thrasher magazine, a very respected skateboarding magazine. the photo’s are copyrighted, so if you guys think I am kidding about taking them down, I would advise you to consult with an attorney before we send you a demand letter.
November 3rd, 2007 at 6:32 am
Ha ha ha ha. Very funny. I finally realized this thread isn’t for real, it couldn’t be. The handstandman is actually a 13-year old kid in Singapore and you guys are just playing along with him for fun.
Ha ha ha…. Where can I get those 61mm wheels?
November 3rd, 2007 at 9:16 am
Thrasher is a respected skateboard magazine to 14 year olds at best.
November 3rd, 2007 at 9:19 am
copyrighted images huh, well I will be sure and copy and paste your ugly mug wherever I can……….and I piss on you and your retarded cousin who plays a lawyer in the local highschool play.
November 3rd, 2007 at 10:16 am
dude, brad, why didn’t you tell us you had such a pimpin myspace site? Link
another link
hmmmm…guess those aren’t quite copyrighted images anymore are they? they’re my art now Bitch!
November 3rd, 2007 at 10:55 am
Brad. Your wish is our command.
Now if we just ignore you (That means you too Heckler) will you go away?
November 3rd, 2007 at 10:58 am
nice, we made it into the top ten posts by comments. now if B-rad thehandstandman would just oblige us with more fodder, I think we could take the top spot..
November 3rd, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Danny Way is a skateboarding god–at least you guys said one intelligent thing. and if you really want 61mm wheels, they are Sector Nine. you can purchase them on the internet from alot of companies, and Ebay as well. they are great for bombing hills (right side up or upside down) because its a nice soft wheel which goes right over ripples and small pebbles without crashing. Now, will you guys please peace out!! You’re all very funny, and I wish you good luck in the future!!
November 3rd, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Oscar Wilde was Irish too!!!!
November 3rd, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Lame.
November 4th, 2007 at 7:47 am
Y? r u irish?
November 6th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
the number one reason I did not release my crash as a clip for free on youtube or whatever, is that alot of skaters do not understand the physics and difficulty involved in handstand skating down a steep slope–as you said, it is certainly not for everyone. the dvd is about 10 minutes long, and has explanations of the steepness of the hill, and why I got body slammed. also has some humorous outtakes and footage of my recuperation on crutches, etc. there is no way I could get 10 minutes compressed and released based on my equipment and limited knowledge of computers at this time.
November 6th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Good luck Brad.
Everyone else, please think before you comment further. I’d prefer no tot have to close comments on this thread.
So help me, If I have to pull this car over…
January 6th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
hey kilroy,
update–I have shut down my website, could not afford it. I am planning a couple of new stunts in Jan and Feb 2008. safety gear etc. will be utilized. will let you know when the videos drop to u tube and to Revver.com
happy new year!!!
brad—
March 18th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
YOUR HANDSTANDS ARE WEAK….I’M BETTER AT THEM…I’LL DO IT DOWN THAT PUNY HILL…GIVE ME DIRECTIONS
May 25th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Hill Street is on Signal Hill, in the middle of Long Beach California. I would love to see your video of you going down the hill, even on your feet. once you get there, you might change your mind!!
July 29th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
handstandman here–I guess I get the last laugh–I was on The Late Show with David Letterman on July 18th–making me the first and only handstand skateboarder in history to get on a top rated late night show!!!
July 29th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
considering how lame late night shows are, I’m sure you fit in perfectly. Is the video of your appearance somewhere to be found, I could really use a good laugh at your expense….besides, we need to make sure and get that shit posted on your MySpace site…
July 29th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Dang handstand man, you should have given us a heads up! We can’t tune in now.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
you’re so modest handjobman, you can ollie right? Like on your feet? can you do kickflip?
Wouldn’t it be ironic if you were doing some stupid handstand down hill street and someone just ran your dumb ass over and you were paraplegic and then could only do handstands?
July 29th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
OMG, i just watched the video clip of him on the lame show. Brad you should have stopped while you where ahead, oh, Rodney Dangerfield called and wants his facial expression’s back. You couldn’t even make it one solid block and you expect us to believe you bomb a hill like that? until I see the video of this alleged feat, I’m going to have to call you a LIAR. Before you get your panties all in a bunch, just remember, we wouldn’t have known about your craptacular stunt if you hadn’t come here and bragged about being on TV with it. by the way, at the end of the block, you looked like you were expecting a scooby-snack and a pat on the head for performing your stunt…….http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/dave_tv/highlights/index/php/bigshowhighlight.phtml for those of you curious , play the video recap of week of 14-18 and at the 5 minute mark you will see the glory that is Mr Brad The Handstandman, bu tbe warned his death defying stunt is not for the faint of heart
July 30th, 2008 at 8:31 am
[...] Friend of the site Brad the Handstandman was on The Late Show with David Letterman on July 18th. Can we call him a friend of the site? Sure, why not, after all the heckling, veiled threats and assorted rigmarole. The Handstandman post is almost in the top five of most comments on a post. Such lively discussion is usually reserved for Airspeed, Benji Galloway and Wormhoudt in San Jose. I can’t help but feel that a true friend of the site would have given us the heads up before he was on national television. You can still watch it on Late Show highlights. Just head on over to Dave’s site and click on the video link for “”Late Show” Rewind: Week of July 14-18, 2008.” Handstandman is about halfway into the clip - after Ricky Gervais and before Rosie Perez. The video player is a little buggy, and you have to sit through a short commercial. SnA comment army, please remember, we’ve been through all the name calling already. [...]
July 31st, 2008 at 10:49 am
http://revver.com/u/brad4286/ …….It gets better yall. here is a quote from mr brad’s own video site,”About Me:
Description:
Old school classic handstand skateboarder–I am probably the best in the world for excellent form and for being able to go down rippled and difficult slopes at speed while maintaining perfect form.” however, as seen on the tonight show, short flat sections give him hell….and is he old school or is he classic?