Peter's grandparents are from Czech republic and as such he came to visit them from time to time. Grandparents of my friend knew Peter's grandparents so ... one day my friend came to our local park, Stvanice (Prague, where Mystic skate cup is held annually) with Peter Smolik. And our group of skateboarding friends end up as Peter's local guide for a few days. Truth to be told, we didn't skate much these few days he was in Prague. We spend most of the time in pubs, drinking beers, smoking joints. Having good time. Nonetheless, a few weeks before he arrived we finished our DIY project. We fixed old concrete, water tank (4 meter deep hole in the ground with banks all around. You can find it even today, it's on the Vitkov Hill. When you visit Prague, it's the hill with the huge statue of a man on a horse. The water tank is near the actual military tank which is in front of national military museum located on that hill.) with a little bit of concrete here and there, cleaning it up etc. , but the thing was still extremely steep, rough and dirty. The best of us could do fs ollie and that was pretty much it. One afternoon, Peter wanted to skate and we thought, maybe he can do something there. So, onward. We arrived at the spot, he tried to cruise around, a few olies. And then? He did nollie bs flip, 360 flip, fs flip and a few more tricks in just a few minutes and he was satisfied and we returned back to the chilling in pubs. It was probably the most insane showcase of skateboarding skill I could see with my own eyes to this day. Peter is a great guy in the every aspect of the word.
True story: circa 2004 I was like 13 years old and skating with a friend outside a local surf/skate shop when a couple older guys walked up to us. I was skating a Brandon turner board and one of the older guys was like "your board I know that guy brandon turner.. I know all the shortys guys.." I didn't recognize this guy at all but I knew of peter smolik and had actually seen at least one of his video parts around this time and was impressed so I asked him if he knew peter smolik too.. He was like "I am peter smolik!" He looked so disappointed haha he was still cool and gave us sk8mafia stickers. I had those for a long time after that. My friend gave me so much shit the rest of the day for not recognizing him lol.
Man I can’t think of shortys without thinking of my dude Adam. He was a huge shortys fan and is who got me into skating around 99 and we skated until about 03-04 until his untimely death He was my best friend in the world. Sadly he got schizophrenia and killed himself. He was all about Osiris shoes and shortys boards and hoodies. I’d give anything to kick it with him one more time RIP buddy. I hope you’re up there still skatin bro!
Tosh got dicked around by element and they eventually just stopped paying him, same with papalardo and converse, shame since his shoe made them the most money
Man, I was in high school 1999-2003 and I had the Peter Smolik shirts board with him rolling the dice and the pigs behind him. Best board I ever had my dad bought it for me. I also had the Peter Smolik Osiris shoes. Dope shoes. So nostalgic it's crazy. I was a Shortys ride or die skater. I remember meeting Smolik at United Boards in Long Beach way way way back. He was working the registers. There was always pros hanging around there and was so stoked to have met him.
I was at the first tour for sk8mafia when they came they to Milwaukee. When all was said an done a my buddy an i walk out to chill with the team outside the park. While talking with smolik with out a studder he asked if we could find him an 8 ball. I was like 16 yo WTF lol
You have a great setup and style dude. I can tell you were really out there back then and into it. Kids like me had to go out of our way to find good skate stuff. Anything available I’d get. I miss that shit. Now everything is accessible which is good in some ways but watching everything grow was crazy.
Really like your Retro Ripper series, Aron. I can see that you put in quite a bit of research, and you weave all of your findings together in an easy-to-follow and entertaining way. I was way into skating from the mid 90s to the early 2000s, and I can say that of the few Retro Ripper videos I've watched of yours that what you say is both accurate and insightful. You also do a great job reporting in an unbiased and respectful way. Please keep up the tremendous work. What you do is greatly appreciated!
I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now. Thank you so much for digging into the history of skateboarding with such great attention to details and context. Your content is priceless!
Ol' Dirty Smolik! I absolutely remember those shoes and the pants that went along with them. They were a sheen material that reminded me of track pants/windbreakers.
HAPPY ツ aka H m m m m N i c e B i k e all joking aside I think he recently got sober, but don't know how many bridges he's burned...deathwish guys are pretty loyal tho so maybe if he shows he's serious Baker/Deathwish might let him back on...vice did an Epicly Later'ed on him but it was basically him just being fucked up
Getting those shoes was the stokest I've ever been - close second Sal 23's a few years before. Crazy what shit we were into then. "Retro Rippers" - fuck I feel old at 30.
I had the sag pants and the shoes. They were actually really sick but the material was awful. I’m pretty sure mine ripped and I threw them away. The shoes were dope tho.
I had totally forgotten about Shorty's!!! My friend who really got me into skate culture was aaaaaallllll about Shorty's, TSA, Spitfire, and Osiris... I don't remember him being too into Smolik, oddly enough... fun trip down memory lane! 👍
Mike G which just brings me back to my original question... why did they call it "boned"? tweaked makes sense but how does the word "bone" mean to tweak it out?
In the same respect how does "tweaked" really make sense? Because the lingo s so deeply embedded in the skate lexicon. If you think about it it really makes as little sense as boned. Its just lingo of a different generation.
sorry, i was just having a simple back and forth with Mike G but i gotta agree with him 100% on this one. Derek Jones is really showing what is wrong with the skateboarding community.
West SIIIIIDE!!!! Great episode. Muska was the household name at the time, but Smolik was doing crazy progressive flip in flip out tricks. I remember being sooo hyped on his Fulfil the Dream part: the skating, the If You Ain't Got A Keg song. Still dope right now..
Can you discuss age and skating, more specifically in relation to how long people will be be able to skate in the future? As skating continues there's more skaters, better technology, and people are going more towards low impact skating. I think it would be a dope topic to explore, and even athletes in sports like basketball and football are playing longer. Hopefully I can still skate in my 30s and 40s.
I met him at a demo once . I just happened to be skating his pro deck and I didn't know it . He went and took the trucks off his deck and gave his board to me . It was like a 8.25 and I rode a 7.5 so I never could use it , but it was cool
it would be soo sick if shortys got revived and started a new team in 2020! i seriously think it would be a success partly because of a nostalgic aspect, but holy shit,if they put together a sick team with these new insanely good skaters nowadays, it would take the fuck off!!!
I owned a skate shop/skatepark in the late 90's and I remember selling the Peter Smolik shoes. I had a pair and I still have two pairs of those velcro cargo pants in storage. It was cool at the time but I hated the shoes. They were like wearing blocks of wood on my feet. No heel cushioning at all. Loved Smolik's style though.
Yes rad rat I got a suggestion that I think you'll be down to do, Gershon Moseley what is going on with the sweatiest man in skateboarding outside of SAD
Peter's grandparents are from Czech republic and as such he came to visit them from time to time. Grandparents of my friend knew Peter's grandparents so ... one day my friend came to our local park, Stvanice (Prague, where Mystic skate cup is held annually) with Peter Smolik. And our group of skateboarding friends end up as Peter's local guide for a few days. Truth to be told, we didn't skate much these few days he was in Prague. We spend most of the time in pubs, drinking beers, smoking joints. Having good time. Nonetheless, a few weeks before he arrived we finished our DIY project. We fixed old concrete, water tank (4 meter deep hole in the ground with banks all around. You can find it even today, it's on the Vitkov Hill. When you visit Prague, it's the hill with the huge statue of a man on a horse. The water tank is near the actual military tank which is in front of national military museum located on that hill.) with a little bit of concrete here and there, cleaning it up etc. , but the thing was still extremely steep, rough and dirty. The best of us could do fs ollie and that was pretty much it.
One afternoon, Peter wanted to skate and we thought, maybe he can do something there. So, onward. We arrived at the spot, he tried to cruise around, a few olies. And then? He did nollie bs flip, 360 flip, fs flip and a few more tricks in just a few minutes and he was satisfied and we returned back to the chilling in pubs. It was probably the most insane showcase of skateboarding skill I could see with my own eyes to this day.
Peter is a great guy in the every aspect of the word.
Super pribeh ✌️
Incredible story man! Glad to hear he is as rad a guy as he seems
From the title, I thought you uncovered that peter smolik was a murderer lmao!!
weaverbeats2 same
that was his click bait intention
weaverskates same
Exactly. Fix the title u neek.
Weaver Skates me too lmfao
True story: circa 2004 I was like 13 years old and skating with a friend outside a local surf/skate shop when a couple older guys walked up to us. I was skating a Brandon turner board and one of the older guys was like "your board I know that guy brandon turner.. I know all the shortys guys.."
I didn't recognize this guy at all but I knew of peter smolik and had actually seen at least one of his video parts around this time and was impressed so I asked him if he knew peter smolik too..
He was like "I am peter smolik!" He looked so disappointed haha he was still cool and gave us sk8mafia stickers. I had those for a long time after that. My friend gave me so much shit the rest of the day for not recognizing him lol.
Ha, fool was at my house every day cuz Preibe was my roomate? I never put 2 and 2 together til I moved out of Lamont St.
My friend took me to peter smoliks birthday party at this bar with a pool table, i talked to him for a little bit, hes super chill
@@joshuasmith6346 hell yeah
@@joshuasmith6346 is this THE Josh Smith?! Is your Brother Jesse? Minot, ND native by chance?
@@pjtyra2106 san diego California native
Best skating style of all time no question !!!
Peter is quite a character. His skills back in the day were jaw dropping.
Peter Smolik was a huge influence on my skating and my life at the time. Thank you for this video and your hard work. What a trip down memory lane.
Man I can’t think of shortys without thinking of my dude Adam.
He was a huge shortys fan and is who got me into skating around 99 and we skated until about 03-04 until his untimely death
He was my best friend in the world.
Sadly he got schizophrenia and killed himself.
He was all about Osiris shoes and shortys boards and hoodies.
I’d give anything to kick it with him one more time
RIP buddy. I hope you’re up there still skatin bro!
Word rip
RIP the Bro
Smolik little known scientist and innovator in sagging pants technology.
Smolik is King !!! Great video
I still remember that Shorty's hardware video. Smolik was the king of the hardflip and had smooth hip hop style back then. Sick part
Early nineties baggy pants were more cleverly designed - They were simply short/cut off at the bottom so when you sag them they barely touch ground
Nice man. Tosh Townend could be a good episode, I wonder what happened to him
Yasss. That SU part... holy smokes
Colt Cannon also!
Jon Faulkner working construction now
Tosh got dicked around by element and they eventually just stopped paying him, same with papalardo and converse, shame since his shoe made them the most money
Tosh is selling Toyotas somewhere in california. Yeah, its true.
Smolik and turner were such a combo
Steve Olson from Shortys!!!
☝🖒
So good
Nostalgic as fuccck
T town legend!!!
Steve was an old friend. I saw him in the magazine in 1995. What's this about being a rapper? Whaaaat?
Shortys tsa axion es and Nike basketball shorts that’s all I used to skate in! Man 1998-2001 was the most fire skate period
Man, I was in high school 1999-2003 and I had the Peter Smolik shirts board with him rolling the dice and the pigs behind him. Best board I ever had my dad bought it for me. I also had the Peter Smolik Osiris shoes. Dope shoes. So nostalgic it's crazy. I was a Shortys ride or die skater. I remember meeting Smolik at United Boards in Long Beach way way way back. He was working the registers. There was always pros hanging around there and was so stoked to have met him.
i owned 2 of them... best deck ever.. ccs baby
haha I like the new wallride intro
That advertisement with the Velcro and huge pants is amazing in retrospect.
Quality content as alwayz RadRat ! Massive respect bru
"Everyone needs to have more than one pair of shoes, including murderers"
Retro rippers are my favourite videos
When i lived in SD he lived in my building. We would kick it and play wii golf and smoke. Hes a character.
Best youtube channel known to mankind
Drew V True
Drew V agreed !
Drew V True
Drew V if you wear Osiris in 2017
Collin Noreen that whole brand and style was for fake ass jock skaters.
Halfway through this video, I realized I owned those pants...
The storm was my favorite back in the day. I still think of it every time I hear the doors "riders on the storm"
DOPE! That High5 video was so dope, Tom Penny shredded in that too.. Smolik has always been killing it!
I was at the first tour for sk8mafia when they came they to Milwaukee. When all was said an done a my buddy an i walk out to chill with the team outside the park. While talking with smolik with out a studder he asked if we could find him an 8 ball. I was like 16 yo WTF lol
AHAHAHAHA
I love that Smolik posted this on his Instagram and called it out. Would love to hear a follow up from him, sick skater
Retro rippers is the best series!
"the storm" was wayyyyyyyy ahead of its time.
FR3 jerry hsu famously claimed that the storm is still the most embarrassing video he's ever been a part of.
ok? so thats his opinion... opinions are like kids... nobody cares about anyone else's except theirs.
FR3 haha whoa man, I was just sharing some info. No need to get pissed. I always thought it was interesting that Jerry thinks that.
not pissed at all... was just using my pun on opinions..... guess i shouldve worded it a little better.... my bad
The Storm is still resounding in my mind.
You have a great setup and style dude. I can tell you were really out there back then and into it. Kids like me had to go out of our way to find good skate stuff. Anything available I’d get. I miss that shit. Now everything is accessible which is good in some ways but watching everything grow was crazy.
Matt Hensely the legend
Did you know he's a founding member of Flogging Molly..
Smolik was my favorite skater growing up.
Anyone remember an old Osiris rider Chris Dobstaff? He fucken ripped
yes chris dobstaff did rip. spent a weekend skating with him at skatepark of tampa pro in 2002 something. super shredder and super chill dude.
Man his part in Osiris The Storm, first part too with that dope ass music lol hella shredded.
His part in Fulfill the Dream was the best. It still is.
"You see me rockin' the Slimer-green, homie?!?"
Jonas Polsky fake ass buster
It's kind of sad to see what happend these super talented skaters discarded like trash
All my jeans pre 2004 had an upside down U wear mark on the heal.
I thought this channel was really good before but you have improved even more, you're the most informative skateboarding channel on UA-cam.
Wow this channel is sick!!! Keep the vids coming!!!
Murderers wear DC, too.
Dmitry Ponder probably all of them
And probably every single molester wears nikes.
Dmitry Ponder murderers wear Isotoners.
Dmitry Ponder last i heard tosh rides for dogtown skates
Molesters wear new balance
01:57 to this day not many skaters can deliver grinds as smooth as that
Really like your Retro Ripper series, Aron. I can see that you put in quite a bit of research, and you weave all of your findings together in an easy-to-follow and entertaining way. I was way into skating from the mid 90s to the early 2000s, and I can say that of the few Retro Ripper videos I've watched of yours that what you say is both accurate and insightful. You also do a great job reporting in an unbiased and respectful way. Please keep up the tremendous work. What you do is greatly appreciated!
It's pronounced "SMOH-LIK", not "SMAWL-IK."
Other than that, great video! Peter is an OG and was my hero when I started skating.
It's the midwest man, we pronounce everything like that. Tomato Tomato. Not like he said pepe like peepee or something cuz you're just being a dick.
I've been watching your videos for a few weeks now. Thank you so much for digging into the history of skateboarding with such great attention to details and context. Your content is priceless!
Ol' Dirty Smolik! I absolutely remember those shoes and the pants that went along with them. They were a sheen material that reminded me of track pants/windbreakers.
peter smolik was my favorite back in the day
How about Chet Thomas ! He used to ride with Globe Shoes so long ago. It would be awesome to know what he does nowadays.
darkstar. end of story
The globe chet IV was one of my favorite skate shoes ever
Hes somewhere doing hardflips.
I believe he's a Realtor now along with owning Darkstar
@@llamov Dammit lol i was gonna say that
I always wanted to know what happened to Satva Leung??
Wow man talk about a throw back
priest beat him up
I believe satva ended up becoming a DJ at some point
He has a wife, a couple kids and does video stuff in San Francisco.
Sk8mafia Saturday's was genius. I remember checking it out weekly
My first deck!
I miss the late
90s early 2000s best time
For skateboarding
Yeah boi!
How about doing a retro rippers on Simon Woodstock?
ABD ua-cam.com/video/DFCWx8eA28Q/v-deo.html
No mention of Pacific Drive, or Troubleshooters..not to mention a dozen other things
do an episode on antwuan dixon
watch his documentary
Blah blah blah jail blah blah blah drugs blah blah blah alcohol blah blah blah prison blah blah blah wasted career
HAPPY ツ aka H m m m m N i c e B i k e all joking aside I think he recently got sober, but don't know how many bridges he's burned...deathwish guys are pretty loyal tho so maybe if he shows he's serious Baker/Deathwish might let him back on...vice did an Epicly Later'ed on him but it was basically him just being fucked up
He's not retro
antwuan dixon's story is so sad man. he should come back.
Getting those shoes was the stokest I've ever been - close second Sal 23's a few years before. Crazy what shit we were into then. "Retro Rippers" - fuck I feel old at 30.
Great video as always....Smolik, besides being a great skater had great swag.
I'd like to see a video on Olsen, Smolik's old Shorty's teammate.
I've been waiting for this one!!! 👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥
I run into him all the time randomly lol.
the shoes details is super sick
Man if anyone had a pair of Osiris Smoliks in size 12 US. I will pay you 💰
I used to wear D3s every day in 5th grade! My friends called them globetrotters. Great for recess kickball.
Do Ron Allen.... Circa H-Street... 1st dude to get a Thrasher cover sliding a rail...
Word
Had a Smolik deck by Voice when I was a kid. Also he had a small part in this video called Livitluvit360shuvit.
that boards sick. i still have it new in the wrap 👌🏽
Stevie and Penny got me and my friends on tech
I have seen him skate with his bro Michael in summer 1995 in Prague (Stalin statue) and he was like a level from another galaxy!
I had the sag pants and the shoes. They were actually really sick but the material was awful. I’m pretty sure mine ripped and I threw them away. The shoes were dope tho.
Impressive video. I can see the improvement in quality and is very well researched! Good job mang
great episode man, loving the #retro rippers..cant wait for the next!!
I had totally forgotten about Shorty's!!! My friend who really got me into skate culture was aaaaaallllll about Shorty's, TSA, Spitfire, and Osiris... I don't remember him being too into Smolik, oddly enough... fun trip down memory lane! 👍
Videos are getting better and better
how come when you tweak out a grab or ollie it's called "boned"? tweaked makes sense but why boned?
ty evans i want to know it too
Mike G ok but that still doesn't explain where "boned" comes from. why is a tweaked out indy called indy nosebone?
Mike G which just brings me back to my original question... why did they call it "boned"? tweaked makes sense but how does the word "bone" mean to tweak it out?
In the same respect how does "tweaked" really make sense? Because the lingo s so deeply embedded in the skate lexicon. If you think about it it really makes as little sense as boned. Its just lingo of a different generation.
sorry, i was just having a simple back and forth with Mike G but i gotta agree with him 100% on this one. Derek Jones is really showing what is wrong with the skateboarding community.
Really ENJOI the content you put out. Been watching it constant, keep it up!
I thought Smolik actually got a body. I thought skate mafia is really stepping their game up for a minute.
Bro, what happened to Lennie Kirk? Dude killed it in Time code then just disappeared
He ended up taking The Bible too seriously and became a pastor/minister (according to Rob Dyrdek in some interview)
I loved these shoes!i think i even have a pair of them left somewhere in the basement!
AARON SYNDER! FIND HIM!
Agreed!
West SIIIIIDE!!!! Great episode. Muska was the household name at the time, but Smolik was doing crazy progressive flip in flip out tricks. I remember being sooo hyped on his Fulfil the Dream part: the skating, the If You Ain't Got A Keg song. Still dope right now..
Great work! A Steve Olson (shortys) episode? He had a Chrom Ball interview not too long ago
Can you discuss age and skating, more specifically in relation to how long people will be be able to skate in the future? As skating continues there's more skaters, better technology, and people are going more towards low impact skating. I think it would be a dope topic to explore, and even athletes in sports like basketball and football are playing longer. Hopefully I can still skate in my 30s and 40s.
Do an episode on Kris Markovich.
Painless1992 color and invisible parts - bad asss!
I met him at a demo once . I just happened to be skating his pro deck and I didn't know it . He went and took the trucks off his deck and gave his board to me . It was like a 8.25 and I rode a 7.5 so I never could use it , but it was cool
I honestly forgot about Skate Mafia. Thanks for reminding me!
these videos are dope! bringing back memories.. appreciate this!!
I back your channel, always interesting.
Great channel and an awesome video. Keep up the awesome work, Rad Rat!
Very informative video! Subbed!
it would be soo sick if shortys got revived and started a new team in 2020! i seriously think it would be a success partly because of a nostalgic aspect, but holy shit,if they put together a sick team with these new insanely good skaters nowadays, it would take the fuck off!!!
The American Tom Penny
Per Welinder next time
Tomasz Wcisło great idea
Creager did in a picnic table so more difficult than a little banch but anyway Smolik was ahead of this time for sure.
Do one on Diego bucchieri that guy ripped when I was young.
errl gray "the butcher" fuck ya he ripped
Isn’t he from Brazil?
argentina
Alex Chalmers
The Storm is my favourite Skate-Video ever.
love these longer very well explained videos
I owned a skate shop/skatepark in the late 90's and I remember selling the Peter Smolik shoes. I had a pair and I still have two pairs of those velcro cargo pants in storage. It was cool at the time but I hated the shoes. They were like wearing blocks of wood on my feet. No heel cushioning at all. Loved Smolik's style though.
It’s scary how much we have in common. Subscribed!
Fulfill the dream was the best sk8 movie ever
I wonder if that murderer was a good skater.
I had the ODS and the pants with the Velcro! Felt so cool haha
Yes rad rat I got a suggestion that I think you'll be down to do, Gershon Moseley what is going on with the sweatiest man in skateboarding outside of SAD