[Whyatt]

BIRDMAN in his 50's

[andy popp]

Looking forward to watching this documentary on the history of Dean Lane Skatepark in Bristol - I was there often around the time the film starts in 1978. To be honest, I had no idea it still exists.

[Duma]

That was great, cheers Andy

[andy popp]

I've now managed to watch most of this; its fantastic. What I thought was really interesting was a kind of continuity of an ethic or a style. The original concrete transitions were so tight and aggressive they were almost unrideable. It seems like they promoted a super direct, aggressive style of skating that still exists today even though the park has gone through 40+ years of changes (all starting with a mere a accident, the council workers who built the first version having no idea what a skatepark was). I suppose the same thing happens in climbing communities, where a particular style gets perpetuated over time..

[SamT]

Yeah -  lovin that. 

But gutted I didn't keep up with my skating over time.  Can just about land a kickflip on the flat these days, but skating something like that scares the beheebies out of me.  So much potential for pain!!.

Here's a blast from the past.. My lad at london road bowl... We used to skate it just before the council introduced the anti skate measurses..

[andy popp]

[lagerstarfish]