Comments on: VG 23: Kevin Yee Leftovers section

By: onelovenohate

onelovenohate — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:30:38 +0000

kevin has always been unorthodox and he always will be, he’s way smoother if you watch him today, and i agree that he adds a lot to our SF scene. it actually makes me proud of him to see this old footage and to realize that the talented, creative skater i know today came from this younger, sometimes awkward version of himself. kevin has and always will be a very entertaining skater to watch. thanks for sharing, kevin, some of those slams were insane! the one where you landed in the water OUCH!!

By: fail

fail — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:09:18 +0000

actually, if you read what i wrote, i said “footage” was from earlier. i made sure to write “footage.” also, i was also very clear about the “from the midwest” part — and NOT a SF native — because i was simply pointing out that there are indeed actual natives that rip just as hard. that’s also FACT. i’m saying that one can’t disregard all other people for one who’s not even from the area. how long has he lived in SF? really. two years max? that’s not the issue. my issue is that ALL bladers hold down a region, not just one, including visitors. all who are dedicated pull just as hard. so let’s say you still lived in ohio and someone from SF moved there… technically, they would NOT be a native… again, just pointing out that natives holding down a region for years and years should deserve a little more footage than some kid not from the area. maybe in 10 years we’ll start talking “native” status.

and last i checked, kevin didn’t organize tuesday nights… ivan, victor, vinny, and so forth were holding tuesday nights at walnut creek since the park was nascent. i’m pretty sure some credible sources will be able to confirm this. again, other rollerbladers unite an area. all come out. just cuz one person says, “hey, let’s meet…” that doesn’t make them any more special than the support that comes out to roll. that’s the salient issue. so, yeah, he’s nobody special. get over it. all bladers who are dedicated are equals.

honestly, too, nobody is trying to be an ass. i was very clear about what i wrote. i didn’t deride anyone; i didn’t write “fuck you” to any other blader; i was very factual and tried to convey as cogently as possible that one blader doing certain tricks is NOT the end all of “progression,” as you made it “sound.” really, though, i believe arlo made the best comment about the “anything goes” in rollerblading is exactly where tricks like pantsliding might just take “creativity” a bit too far… so, i actually don’t have to like or appreciate it cuz i’m not trying to be a critic — cuz critics don’t do shit but sit around and critique. i roll, and i support ALL dedicated rollerbladers — not any one celebrity. we’re not pop, and we’re not fucking american idol. i state facts, buddy, not conjecture.

but since you’re going that route: i don’t ride on one rollerblader’s jock, as you made yourself sound when groveling about kevin yee. nice. i can act middle ages too. pencil/stiffy 720s for days. spin to win with maximum failshred. also, i lol’d when someone from above wrote he should stab himself in the face. lol. good times on the INTERNETS.

By: bballog

bballog — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:00:27 +0000

ummm.. B_F_G was not 10+ years ago idiot. And do you have a problem with the fucking midwest. I’m not allowed to live in California because I grew up in Ohio. Fuck you. All the pros in SF moved out to Santa Ana basically, Kevin rips not only tricks but blades for transportation and helped organize our now flourishing Tuesday Night Skate that unites most of the Bay Area. I’d say that’s a lot for a fucking rat. Nobody is glamorizing tricks that are remotely different. We are respecting them. Rollerblading is a lot like art criticism. You don’t have to like it, but you can appreciate it.

By: ally brightwell

ally brightwell — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:08:19 +0000

this made VG die a horrible death

By: failkevin

failkevin — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:36:57 +0000

oops. DL’s footage from B_F_G was 10+ years ago. and feinberg at that time was pretty intense too. shredding. lol. failblading.

By: failkevin

failkevin — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:34:20 +0000

remember that 10 years ago that DL was on that shit. and even before DL, there were all the old school rollers holding it down. just watch vg6 shit from the aussies. therefore, no, kevin isn’t actually progressive… rolling was quite creative since day 1 — we’re just seeing a revival of more tricks. however, honestly, sliding on your fucking pants isn’t exactly anything. ledoux has more shit on lock than failkevin. let’s stop glamorizing every single trick that is remotely “different” than we think we’re used to seeing; again, that shit’s been done before. he doesn’t have a fucking patent on any of those tricks. also, if i’m not mistaken, a rat from the midwest is not a SF native… no one blader holds down any one city more than another. get it straight. alas, i’m gonna go do pencil 720s while holding my dick: that’s progressive. wow. sooo creative.

By: bballog

bballog — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:16:22 +0000

this is 6 to 7 years old remember. So progressive. Just wait for his new shit to drop. Kevin is a the biggest shredder holding down SF.

By: YEEEEEEEEE!

YEEEEEEEEE! — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:25:20 +0000

so sick! Yee is rollerblading! I remember seeing his vg section and trying all the stuff he did. so f’ing hard. SHOCK INDEEEEEEED!

By: Guy Crawford

Guy Crawford — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:23:52 +0000

You sir are kooky, but very good indeed. I liked very much.

By: donkey

donkey — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:57:47 +0000

this was raw ………..and for being an old edit im very impressed

By: anola gray

anola gray — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:45:27 +0000

makes you see how anything can be tricked on with a bit of imagination,

rollerblading should appreciate people digging up old skool creativity like this, it coulda just gone in the bin and i for one am glad i saw it..

so cheers.

By: tum

tum — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:04:45 +0000

highest props for doing what you want

some was great, some wasn’t quite there in my humble opinion

i still prefer to see this over an attempt to imitate something that has been done before, and better.

By: Jeremy Cloe

Jeremy Cloe — Tue, 26 May 2009 06:40:48 +0000

That was really awesome Kevin.

By: Sigh........

Sigh........ — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:28:02 +0000

Sigh…………why oh why! Hope he has a good pants sponsor.

By: leftovers w/o microwave

leftovers w/o microwave — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:10:26 +0000

how SHOCKING!

Bonerslide ftl

By: Matt Hoodhood

Matt Hoodhood — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:15:34 +0000

haha some of those clips were cool as hell… others not so much but definitely interesting to watch

By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:51:24 +0000

excellentos

By: -.-.-

-.-.- — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:08:17 +0000

I don’t understand you people. This is so creative, why can’t you respect another man’s style? This is GOOD! These are only LEFTOVER clips don’t forget…

By: unknown

unknown — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:38:25 +0000

he should stab himself in the face HA!

By: Rollerdumps

Rollerdumps — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:30:46 +0000

That was sick. Interesting skating with laid back style. Dude owns.

By: rollerblading is gay

rollerblading is gay — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:07:15 +0000

i hated when yee did the ass slides. HATED IT. and uhh i STILL HATE IT

By: wow

wow — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:40:28 +0000

does not make us look bad. people looking in can’t distinguish anything. it’s all the same. don’t you rather think its a tad bit silly to think like this?

By: eh

eh — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:22:39 +0000

i never thought i would be asking to see spin to win shit, but i mean come on this was just fucking awful and makes us all look bad

By: blablabla

blablabla — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:14:16 +0000

hahahaha that was so cool ^^
and so funny :P

he has a bit the style of albert hooi…

By: kirk

kirk — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:49:13 +0000

that was fuckin NUTS.. i like the guy in the business suit comin down the stairs haha