What a fantastic documentary!! I'm 45 now and have lived in Devon and skated Bristol since the 80s. I can totally remember that demo with Cards. It was the first time I'd seen pros skate. I just couldn't believe what was possible on a board. Wainwright ollied from the third bowl over the fence and had a sequence in RAD mag. We used to go there and I remember Spex ollied a whole one of the moguls after I had just learnt to early grad from one to the other then he bombed down and ollied out of the corner at the bottom of the moguls and I was speechless!! He was really friendly and talkative. A true legend!! God bless and long live Bedminster!!!
Sick little film and lovely to see something with heart still standing out from the grey, consumer society that the UK has become the last coupla decades. Bristol is always fucking dope. SM5D for life!
As a Bristol boy, some of my happiest memories are of weekends and holidays skating the fuck out of Dean Lane, or Bedminster as us north Bristol boys called it. My best mate from those days is actually in a couple of shots in this - the young lad in the Anthrax t-shirt with his little brother in tow. I can vaguely remember him saying there were cameras down there one time. Can't recall where I was, but amazing to see the footage 30 years later. Good times.
So stoked I've got a few tricks in here! Wish there was more Spex footage, but video cameras were so rare compared to today, when everyone has a camera capable of 4K video tucked in their pocket! Miss the old Deaner so much. The snake run (river run) and in particular PLANET ROCK and TOP BANK were so good!
Oh my! That really takes me back. I spent so many happy hours there in 1979 when I was supposed to be studying at uni. I was old for skating even back then, but I didn't care cos it was so exciting. Then I left Bristol in and never knew that the scene and the park got bigger and better. I'm even older now - but still skating!
What a fantastic documentary!! I'm 45 now and have lived in Devon and skated Bristol since the 80s. I can totally remember that demo with Cards. It was the first time I'd seen pros skate. I just couldn't believe what was possible on a board. Wainwright ollied from the third bowl over the fence and had a sequence in RAD mag. We used to go there and I remember Spex ollied a whole one of the moguls after I had just learnt to early grad from one to the other then he bombed down and ollied out of the corner at the bottom of the moguls and I was speechless!! He was really friendly and talkative. A true legend!! God bless and long live Bedminster!!!
My god!! Just stumbled on this and close to crying.
Sick little film and lovely to see something with heart still standing out from the grey, consumer society that the UK has become the last coupla decades. Bristol is always fucking dope. SM5D for life!
As a Bristol boy, some of my happiest memories are of weekends and holidays skating the fuck out of Dean Lane, or Bedminster as us north Bristol boys called it. My best mate from those days is actually in a couple of shots in this - the young lad in the Anthrax t-shirt with his little brother in tow. I can vaguely remember him saying there were cameras down there one time. Can't recall where I was, but amazing to see the footage 30 years later. Good times.
God damn this was a good watch. I wished we had this amount of footage from my old park in Sweden
So stoked I've got a few tricks in here! Wish there was more Spex footage, but video cameras were so rare compared to today, when everyone has a camera capable of 4K video tucked in their pocket! Miss the old Deaner so much. The snake run (river run) and in particular PLANET ROCK and TOP BANK were so good!
Also wanna add what a seriously good piece of filmmaking this is. So well put together.
big up bristol
Thumbs up if you used to skate all day and get a mickey Finns for lunch! Loved this skate park. Specs Ollied higher than Natus I seen it
Oh my! That really takes me back. I spent so many happy hours there in 1979 when I was supposed to be studying at uni. I was old for skating even back then, but I didn't care cos it was so exciting. Then I left Bristol in and never knew that the scene and the park got bigger and better. I'm even older now - but still skating!
Really good film. I grew up living & skating in Bristol in the 90s and this is a great
Spex is a legend!! Awesome doc, thanks to everyone responsible for making it.
Being 47 now A real trip down memory lane watching this.
What a fantastic video. They had/have a great scene there. Skateboarding is a beautiful thing.
Great video! That bike slam though has to be one of the gnarliest things I’ve ever seen 😬
Skating,Art and Music....hand in hand in hand ....forever.
This is more than just skateboarding this is the best community I have ever seen
So well put together, and its not often you discover a bunch of amazing electronic music through skating. Love that
This made my evening seeing this.
Amazing! Love the History. Keep killin' it!