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RODNEY MULLEN! IS THE KING
This man turned pro when he was thirteen. He started skateboarding on January 1st 1977 at the age of 10 after months of pleading to his father for a skateboard (his dad was a doctor and did'nt want him skating but after new years festivities his dad promist him a board and when he woke up could'nt go back on the promise) Much of the tricks we do on the streets today come to us courtesy of Rodney Mullen.In the 80's he skated for "Powell Peralta" as a member of the infamous "Bones Brigade", where he performed smooth freestyle lines for thier many videos of that era.
He also stared in (and did the freestyle stunts for Christian Slater)in 1988's hugely popular "Gleaming the Cube"(i watched it again a few weeks back with my cousin.Remember Bede!)
During the 90's He skated for "Plan-b" and this is where he did his most technical and impressive tricks.Plan-b's videos were one of the best of the early 90's (my favorites are "The Questionable Video" and "Virtual Reality"). This is when Rodney(and everyone else at that time!) got his most tech. eg. "1 1/2 kickflip to casper slide", "casper slide 360 flip out" and the ballet like freestyle opening to his section on "Second Hand Smoke".
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