Tom Penny "Hard Times but Good Times"
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
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Tom Penny. TP. The elusive, nomadic, soft spoken, humble one. If you don't know about Tom Penny, then like FLIP skateboards says, SORRY, REALLY SORRY! You just had to be there. Tony Hawk was once quoted saying: "If Tom Penny ever started skating Vert full time, we all might as well retire".
I met Tom in May 2011. In a crazy coincidence (or was it?) Vincent Alvarez was suppose to have come out with me to Barcelona to film for the video but got hurt the week before and couldn't come. I had no one to film with until Justin & Jesse came out a couple weeks later. It was like it was all meant to be. I gave Tom the temporary number I had and less than a week later he called me to go skate. The first day we went out to skate & film, Tom said he just wanted to do this 360 shuv drop in on this red brick bank. He said if he landed it we were all gonna go have Sangria on this dope Yacht type boat parked in the bay. Before we even got to the spot I showed him this quick wallride type spot. He liked it and we got the 360 flip fakie and the line with the wallie and the nollie flip. We headed to the drop in bank spot. Couple of tries and he did the 360 shuv in! We went and had the Sangria. Tom was super hyped! We got done with Sangria on the boat and we walk a couple steps and theres this banked ledge. Tom says hold up I got something. Does the Backside tail and the Backside Tailslide revert. We walk across the street and theres a similar obstacle but you can do tricks into the bank. Tom switch frontside flips into it like nothing! Tom was super happy. The day was ending and we headed to MACBA to rest and chill with friends. After being there for about 20 minutes Tom comes to me and says he got a line. I never saw a spot, let alone MACBA, where everyone sits down to let a skater skate. Specially MACBA! theres usually at least 100 people there on a good day. But once Tom started trying his line, everyone sat down. The place was quiet. The line is the Switch crooks, switch flip, & switch pop shuv down the set thats in this part. After he landed that it was a wrap! Tom couldn't believe the day had turned out the way it did and we called it after that for dinner and some Damm Lemons!
So salute to a real G who showed us how to flick properly and reminds us of what the goals of a true skateboarder is: to be a unique individual who uses the terrain available in his own creative way for the simple enjoyment a skateboard brings us. Fuck the Money. Fuck the Fame. Just go have fun on a skateboard!
Cheers to you Tom! Thank you for staying true to your roots, being down for the Skate Sauce movement, being a good friend, and keeping the spark of inspiration lit in all of us!
Peace, Love & Happiness
Skate Sauce
Music:
Cal Tjader "What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life" Jedi Mind Tricks "I Against I" (Instrumental)
I don't skate anymore but can still watch penny rip for days
Buy a board.
Go skate. Healthy for you
Get back into skating
Never give up brother
I'm now 35, old and kinda sore. But I still come back here to watch Tom skate. Penny was and is what skateboarding should be.
I could just watch Tom skate down that alley for the rest of my life.
we pray
he doesn't push skateboarding, he doesn't care how good he is, he doesn't practice tricks, he just skates. and that's what's insane about Tom. How good he is only cause of pure natural talent.
This is a very special part
Watching this one man comes to mind…
Mr. Mark Gonzales.
The flow. The style.
Both are legends in their skill sets. Inspirational.
Funny because when I was filming this with Tom I told him - let's just have fun and do it Gonz style 💯
there are very few skaters that you can say where you just want to see them skate you dont really pay attention to what exact trick they are doing but you are still always in awe when you watch him. his style is so laid back and mellow its insane
I’d love to see Tom at The Nine Club.
Thats the one i doubt we will get. Tom doesnt come stateside anymore.
That would be dope. Not holding my breath though lol
Would love to see that
That would be beyond dope
when ever I hear him talk, it blows my mind
Ikr is he has this gnarly deep English accent. Homie is such a legend. I've been binge watching all his footy lately
Same clothes, same hair, same tunes, same SIKK AS FUKK style....!
.....this man will ALWAYS be my Skateboarding hero, even though that would probably not concern him in the slightest! :D
Beautiful. A legend flowing so hard it reminds you why ya took that first push. BOOYAKASHA!
This part reminds me of his Flip Sorry-part. It's like sitting under a lemon tree in France, reading poetry...
That ender was insane... Whole part was crazy, dude is one of the few OG skaters left that didn't sell out..
Tom Penny in Catalonia, super style!!!! I like this guy!
Still my favourite vid - can't believe this is from 2012!
What a legend
damn feeling this music, thank you for sharing. Tom Penny is one of my favorite skaters growing up and i still look up to his style. I was 16 when I saw Flip sorry, now i'm 28
Oh Penny. You magical individual. Keep shinin brother.
One of my all time favorite parts. Never gets old
that first clip of that little line he did filmed from the roof , its just perfect, the place, the sound of the birds, the people placement , the guy that gets impressed by the 360 flip, and the car that comes after penny, its like a movie, really sick part
Life is a dream come true
What a nice quote, Penny is truly a beautiful mind
0:35 man that lil line or w.e youd call it from the opening where hes just ridin around carvin around the pylon/poles w.e to the tre.......you can tell he loves skating about as much as day 1 as ever.....the purity the greatness that is tom penny
Yup that was all his idea!
I've had the privelege to see this guy skate in real life...
That day, and the day I've met Lance Mountain, were the best days of my life...
Tom Penny true legend!he has been skating longer than I have been living!! , , , , ,
Every now and again i need to watch this part. Its so nice how the music and the skating go together. Plus seeing Tom legacy carrying. The arm steeze at the first 5-O frontside out is amazing. And the quote at the end!! Everything is.
Thanks Steven! From what Tom has told me, this was the first part he got to work with a filmer on. We chose the music together and he had the idea for the intro of his skating down the alley. Unbelievable and amazing spirit. The definition of a legend and I've met quite a few, none can compare. Magic.
Does anyone else just love his style?
I remember when this vid came out. I was hyped for new penny footage, i still watch it to get in the mood for a session. Vincent alvarezs part is such a great watch too.
so happy i bought the DVD, theres so much more Penny
So relaxed and easy going, one of the most inspired, chilled and natural.
th best skater for long, he was and still be my fav skater
Yeah man!, Just when ya think ya can't like Penny more, he throws a JMT instrumental in the mix, pure gold.
tom penny is still amazing. from watching him as a kid to now. he kills.
40 years old had this guy.
The music in tom penny clips is dope almost every time. Nice. Peace from Austria!
same tom penny as he ever was, nonchalant on point style!
THE JMT BEAT FITS PERFECT
Penny Penny!!!
we need everyday a new Pennyyy!!!
It's like when you're riding in a car and you look out the window at all the buildings go by. And you start to skate those buildings and curbs in your mind or even with your fingers, squinting one eye. It's all one glorious line. You never fall. It doesn't even cross your mind. Thats how Tom Penny skates.
i love watching tom penny skate every trick he does is so easy to him
Smoothest style ever !!
i love watching tom penny skate every trick he does seems effortless
The reason he is a legend and the thing that separates Tom from other legends is that he doesn't have to be mainstream to be famous on the skate scene. The skate scene is the one who chases Tom.
Tom Penny is like bigfoot. Mysterious creature
which needs big shoes
Great video. After reading the information about filming it, i had to rewatch it right away. More skate history in Tom Penny's skateboard timeline. Thank you...
After second watch i forgot to mention i love how it ends. He aplogizes for being done and fades back to obscurity and legend. Not sure how often any footage was dropping around this time but it seemed periodic at best until recently?
He is like unicorn, when he appears it is truly amazing and majestic.
I remember my first skate vid Uno. I don’t know how many times I watched his part. In 2020 Tom Penny is still my favorite skater. Penny + skateboard = Picasso + paint brush. I love this mans style.
Always great to see Tom skate.
This is one of the most epic parts that I have seen. Legendary Status.
That man is a true wizard... That Jedi Mind beat in the back fits his style so well too.
man... tom is so relaxing to watch
Was always a Dream to have a skate Sessio. With the Legend
Same! Cant believe I got to film him and become friends. Like he said, lifes a dream come true
king of the board
that beanie is a damn inner-circle of understanding amongst skateboarders, he made his mark before skateboarding was even really gaining any notoriety in society, the shit he did over the chain back in the day was far, far ahead of what was being done by one , let alone at one spot, in one session, all NBD's. I definitely always recognize him on account of the beanie with the visor. Like it's still popular, skate trollin around, terrorizing any and every major city he might be visiting.
flanzashreddah Great words! :)
flanzashreddah That was legendary but I think he changed skateboarding more when it comes to gaps and jumping down stairs and even over rails. The way he does switch kickflips and frontside switch kickflip over rails in his etnies part is something that wasn't done before that. I think that video is from 97 and just a few years ago people were rolling around on small wheels doing weird ledge tricks and everything was very slow. Then this guy comes and just does a kickflip over a 10 stair in a line. I think that's his biggest contribution to skateboarding. And is not only that he did it but the way he did it. Everything looked so relaxed and legit. He's a legend and a first ballot hall of famer.
Tom Penny forever a great one.
i'm buying the video now. thanks for posting this, Skate Sauce.
never seen someone look so chilled out while skating like that
THE KING OF STYLE. PENNY RULED IN THE LATE 90s.
THE GOD.
Ruled Forever Flip Skateboards
Still rules
His parts in the Flip Sorry videos were sick too
That was Magic! Been waiting for this... Thanx Skatesauce!!
Love you Tom
love every little bit of penny footy
Nice Msg Dude "Life Is A Dream Come True" Tom Penny
The song plus Penny make this part a trip
Wow what a treat to see tom penny footage always good to someone so passionate about skating
he has the chillest style ever, one of the best parts
Always Amazing watching him skate.
Desde que lo conoci al poco tiempo de empezar a patinar cambio mi pensamiento y cada ves fue creciendo mas las ganas de poder patinar con el !!!!
Si alguien cercano a el pudo leer estos 2 comentarios quisiera de corazon que le digan que el es alguien muy importante para mi ! y que mi sueño como persona es patinar con el almenos una vez !
El me enseño atraves de videos que el skate es algo unico que el skate es un arte que el skate es todo !
Muchas gracias a los que leyeron !
thats Penny the ole G HE still has more style then he knows what to do with hes been skatin since before most the kids skating today even knew what a skateboard is.
PENNY
then there's this generation of kids who grow up thinking that skateboarding is all about the street league and massive handrails.
1:44 one of the most stylish tricks I've seen.. smoothest revert ever
tom penny was a master! he was the smoothest ever.
he still is in my book
Tom penny is my kusin
Legomovies ya right
I love when he says "oooohhhh" after the ollie fs fakie manual fakie flip out.
So fresh, so clean🍄
I know it's weird, but in morning I usually read the Word, cup a joe, and watch Penny clips. 🙏
chill bruh not a bad way to start your day!
Strictly Business not at all
Sounds like a dream corm true
tom penny style legend forever
Everything is awesome in this video :)
WOW! Tom Penny has just become one of my fave skaters :'D
I count no toe touch on the super long switch Manuel kick flip out super legendary TOM PENNY
Yes, i love to watch this style way more than the skateboard scene as it is today. It's very technical and on a high level nowadays, but no fun to watch (in my opinion). I like real own styles not robot style skating... That sucks. I love the 90's , I'm glad that i grew up skating in that era.
mathice couldn’t agree more especially about the “no fun to watch” part I have no hate for skateboarding of today or the pros of today by no means but it’s hard to get into and enjoy compared to 90s-2000s skateboarding
he still has big pants. awesome. and we all know penny rips, so its nice to see to him show us somethin...pounds for days and so glad to see him put haters to shame. skatin always!!
love this PENNY part!
this part is amazing
Perfectly put. 90's was just raw as fuck, everything about it.
i SO enjoyed the footage of him just cruising down the street. fakie slalom. don't forget this man can do switchbackside flips on vert....
legend.
thanku
forever a legend w
He may not be the best anymore but he is still the best
tom penny is my hero
Class.
we'll always love to cruise down that street.. peace
he was my brothers bestest mate and still going strong- xx
Your the best tom !!!
It's strange to think that normal people out there are sitting on ledges or benches and they are seeing this legend do his thing and they have no clue.
one of the best parts in a while.
Beast!
Blessed
I watch this atleast 2-3 times a day
Life is a dream
This hits so hard all together. The last trick omg
what a master...
Fuck i miss the 90s. Penny, kirchart, templeton. Skate or die