JERRY HSU
I've known Jerry for, how long, ten years maybe? A long time. I remember going on tour with him and Tyrone Olson back in the day. We both found T-bone so intolerably annoying that Jerry and I became instant BFFs. We were also both into shooting photos--he was working on his book Demo Chix and I was really into shooting the elusive T-Bone tre-flip. In any case, we've been bros ever since (we have matching tattoos to prove it!). For this episode Jerry gave me a six-hour VHS tape of really incriminating material from when he first started skating. Stuff like self-cheering, self-filming, sketchy mongo-ish pushing, weird trick selection, weird outfits, chain wallets, etc.--all stuff that people on the Slap message boards will basically crucify you for. I thought "There is no way Jerry is going to let me put this out." So I sent him a quicktime of the show, just to see if it would even fly at all, and he was like, "Who cares, I don't care what anyone thinks, I was just a kid." I thought that was pretty zen of him. Anyway.... Not to get all momish, but look how much this bud has blossomed and grown.
no that its here i dont know what to do.
Posted by: dirk | May 31, 2007 at 07:34 AM
fucking ripp nasty brahhh
Posted by: jmoney | May 31, 2007 at 10:23 AM
Hey Pat. Jerry. Thanks for sharing guys. The two of you are pretty much on the top of skate industry right now. Seize the opportunities. Pat, your show is incredible, so good. Jerry, you are the best, keep on progressing. Have you invented any tricks?? Something new in the trick book. Congrads on the new sponsors, and your wheels are very dope. thanks again.
Mike
When do we see Epicly Barletta??
Posted by: Mike De Camp | May 31, 2007 at 03:39 PM
Yes! A Hsupisode!
I've really enjoid Areyouok's skate style, photographs and overall personality (epic interview quotes). So it's really cool seeing this footage about him and where he came from.
I look forward to the next episode and "200 Troubled Teenagers" tonight. Keep up the great work. Much respect. Thanks Patrick & Jerry. :D
Posted by: Morbidpale | May 31, 2007 at 04:45 PM
I wonder what his parents do for living. Also I think it's crazy how he can switch between speaking English and Chinese.
Posted by: sto | May 31, 2007 at 05:51 PM
kids that are raised from birth speaking 2 languages can switch between 2 languages without even noticing it, and wont notice a difference if you switch in mid sentence by the age of 8.....
epic shit
Posted by: | June 01, 2007 at 12:18 AM
ive already seen the second one
Posted by: steve | June 01, 2007 at 05:45 AM
Part to link, links to the first jerry video of his bails from bag of suck. where is the new video!
Posted by: | June 01, 2007 at 05:58 AM
episode two just links to the slams episode!?
Posted by: | June 01, 2007 at 08:47 AM
do an epi[S]od[EA]bout him. i k[N]ow youre not reading this [SH]it and [E]ven i[F] you do, you just dont give a [F]uck what p[E]ople want to see but thats subliminal message to make [Y]ou think it would be epic.cheers.
Posted by: kopsai | June 01, 2007 at 09:47 AM
Part 2 Lame.
Posted by: | June 01, 2007 at 11:39 AM
This show is absolutely excellent - miraculous that anything to do with Vice should have soul. Keep it up.
Epicly Tim Von Werne? Now there's a story...
Posted by: gnarlito | June 01, 2007 at 01:00 PM
Why must you torture us patrick with a bonus repeat! Whhhy?!
Saying that it is amazing footage.
Posted by: James | June 01, 2007 at 02:39 PM
if you watch the first one and let it carry on you see the actual second episode not the slams.
epic
Posted by: tom | June 01, 2007 at 03:37 PM
the Part 2 links are right now
Posted by: VBS | June 01, 2007 at 07:17 PM
MJ said exactly the same shit about Alex Olson
Posted by: | June 01, 2007 at 09:29 PM
This show makes my week...every week...
Hsu has been my favorite skater for a while now.....Thanks Patrick...
DJ WOOL
Posted by: Dj Wool | June 01, 2007 at 10:17 PM
hso hstoked for the legit part 2.
Posted by: whoevs | June 02, 2007 at 12:11 AM
my idol! i love the guys approach to life. seriously epic episode!
Posted by: danboy | June 02, 2007 at 03:41 AM
This show is really well made. Patrick, you are a hero to skate nerds. The only thing that got close to capturing what this show does was ON Video, and that's dead and gone, so keep it up.
By the way, once enough of these are made, you should make a DVD with a bunch of episodes on it, I'd buy it.
Posted by: Kevin | June 02, 2007 at 08:15 AM
best episode yet. thanks.
Posted by: bret | June 02, 2007 at 06:24 PM
Does anyone know what kind of camera he used for the photo of the bloody drunk guy?
Posted by: the song is the single | June 02, 2007 at 07:26 PM
when will pat do an episode on greco or boulala?
Posted by: dirk diggler. | June 02, 2007 at 08:04 PM
Jerry Hsu is nasty,sick,raw and that's all there is to be said.
Tim O'Connor or good ol' Louie absolutely HAS to be done.
Posted by: Honor | June 02, 2007 at 08:21 PM
I'm sorry, but it gets very exhausting to listen to Marc Johnson's pseudo psychology and social analysis. Didn't we hear enough of his ludicrous banter in the Hot Chocolate Tour? "I have this idea that if you think it you can do it" (by the way, this is a repeat statement from the lessed watched "Modus Operandi" video). What a moron?! Are you kidding me? This is Marc Johnson's life in a nutshell: a great skater who for some odd reason feels that his limited intelligence is actually not so limited, so he can spew out these horribly uninspiring mini-lectures on life. It's like he's a high school kid who just read "Catcher in the Rye" and thinks he understands it, but doesn't have a clue. i'm sorry Marc, you are funny, but not very intelligent. And for those who think you are, i'm sure they too are on a similarly bland mental playing field.
Harsh!
Posted by: Marc Johnson is mentally dead | June 02, 2007 at 09:53 PM