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Classic Skate Teams | Jeff Grosso's Loveletters To Skateboarding | VANS

Vans3 skaters recommend it · 4 mentions, 2014 to 2016
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Jeff Grosso sits down with Tony Alva, Scott Foss and Tony Hawk to talk about what made certain skate teams classic. An episode of Vans' Loveletters to Skateboarding series from 2014.

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Gets linked in threads about skate team history and in roundups of Grosso's Loveletters episodes. Also pulled out when people debate team culture in skating.

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/skurksugga2015 · 5 points

Idunno so much about the "betrayal of skateboardings roots" argument. I wasn't there at the time, but from what I gather this sort of team machismo has been a part of skating since day one. I imagine the z-boys used to get pretty douchey back in the Dogtown era, and people used to spit at and boo Tony Hawk during his heyday. Grosso agrees! [VIDEO] Either way, I gotta admit I really like the whole drama circus they've

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u/RipplyNipple2016 · 5 points

I'm going to settle this thread. Team Pepsi [VIDEO]

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