What Youth: Fairly Normal - Andrew Allen

“This dude looks like he should be in the Misfits.” We can’t remember who said this while watching Andrew Allen’s Hockey 2 part, but we back it. Although he’s maybe a little too nice. With style, power, a nonchalant demeanor and unassuming approach, Andrew has become one of our favorites. So we loaded up the gear and went to spend some time in his old stomping grounds, an odd OC community called San Juan Capistrano to see where it all started. We pet llamas, saw where he started skating and toured his childhood home all before heading to LA to skate with Terp and AVE. But it’s all there, go watch, all new Fairly Normal starring Andrew Allen.
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[@TheSLICEonU]

I was looking forward to chill videos like this of Dylan when he was older.

[@Krizzee]

Captain Perineum it was a sad day

[@mhmera]

"You can just do something simple and it'll look good"
best quote from a professional skateboarder

[@dhedetrc]

yes!

[@TheNickMartinez]

hes definitely the best at making shit look good

[@Mordorer]

Mohammad Era yes great quote but, none of it is simple. Lol

[@MylesBebe]

best quote ever

[@MewN.]

I gave Andrew and his Dad a cab ride when they were on vacation and showed him where the skatepark is he was cool enough to come session with the local kids, this guy is so underrated and a nice guy as skateboarders we mature its not all about jumping down thirty stair handrails all day we could all do that if we wanted its about how you do what you do! Rock on Allen!!!!!

[@gravenightghoul]

i love how andrew has that dad/teacher look lmao

[@scottb8454]

his dad use to be a proctor at a high school actually

[@HD-uc7lk]

Andrew Allen doesn’t care about being the best, he doesn’t care about learning the hardest tricks or shocking people with something new. He skates because he enjoys it, and it’s fun to him.

[@gio-mz3ty]

Pacer P I love that

[@7teenagesmokers309]

I really didn't know who he was until his Hockey II part and the song selection and how raw and powerful his skating was, I was an instant fan.

[@7teenagesmokers309]

And that whole alcohol explanation he says, is so true. I couldn't have said it any better.

[@maxonteamone]

7teenageSmokers watch his "prevent this tragedy" part. It's on another level of gnar.

[@AtilioEscobar]

One of my new favorite skaters.Sick style. Including his clothing selection. And automobile. Ha.

[@RobbieHormillosa]

Atilio Escobar what car is it?

[@erapvp]

rip van and dylan, allen is the man

[@TheOrangization]

Song at 4:49 is Johnny And Mary, by Robert Palmer, in case anyone wants to know :)

[@jared7234]

TheOrangization thank you

[@brickpig]

TheOrangization ta.

[@notch7751]

Dylan Forever

[@patrickrainey305]

my favorite fairly normal. gets me so hyped to be human but also to skate

[@albertoestrada820]

That was straight. talking about being happy sober is rad.

[@seymourcutts6952]

The rich mans Freddy Gall

[@gabrielalvarez1189]

Seymour Cutts Perfect 👌 comment !

[@noahcuevas3836]

yo his mom was my 3rd grade teacher wtffff

[@rickjames5470]

no fucking way haha

[@creepyLegend8]

hahahaha at marco huh

[@Wylie77]

Really enjoyed this What Youth never disappoints

[@daves5574]

I always come back to this video. AA is definitely one of my favorite skaters and has truly influenced my outlook on skating and trick selection. Criminally overlooked.

[@talktal]

this dude is the nicest guy in the world. i never knew who was in the late 90s but my old friend ryan knew him from working at 411 and i met him once and after that he was always just so nice and cool with me. good to see he made it in the skate world.

[@afauxican_american]

"I remember when I saw this, I was trippin', so you're like 'DANGGG'."

[@MrEdit74]

Allen your cool dude man. ! Iam 46 and doing my best to skate every free moments !

[@doekebekius1271]

Andrew is soo cool!

[@JK..INFX.D....]

This guy makes awful shit cool; his car,his clothes , This song. ANDREW ALLEN RULES!

[@rembobo112]

Favourite episode next 2 remy please keep this up do more skaters like this really good stuff!! Seriously

[@alanrivas2950]

Aw Dylan rieder

[@Absjfirnsjd]

could tell andrew got a bit upset even saying his name

[@erapvp]

this isn't new, it's a reupload

[@Bondiacat]

even if this was made before dylan passed away, he was probably upset knowing the condition he was in at the time.

[@erapvp]

InterestingMan223 yeah, fair point

[@JohnHill]

love this dude

[@Trihsten]

John Hill get cancer

[@Bludcharg4214]

Lady woah dude john hill is a nice guy

[@hugo7191]

When i watch a video he always on the top comment its boring

[@coreymclaurin861]

He is so nice and happy that it comes odd a bit weird to some, like he is always super ecstatic , as if he's on drugs, I'm sure he isn't though

[@tylercox7520]

whats a koom

[@clemfitzsimmons685]

This is my favorite one!

[@patsolo]

This was nice. Keep em coming.

[@_nomote_]

Andrew Allen will always be my favorite, right next to Johnny Layton.

[@cahmron]

He's so rad!!

[@miguelcarrillo1019]

can you do a off beat of John fizgerald or ben kadow

[@deathinwinter]

andrew got cake

[@Fugazi_rolex_]

you the man Andrew

[@ratscavage]

One of the best switch pushes in the game. Shit’s strong 💪

[@alicyamania]

What a chill nice guy

[@DelScully]

dylan

[@1m_Just_James]

my favourite pro

[@comradesandwich9437]

i'm 30 seconds in, this is lookin so nice. I think i'll watch the whole thing. I'll come back with an update when I'm done :)
edit: I'm backto say holy smokes it was so much better than I even thought it would be. i've been a huge fan of a.a since that 411 part forever ago. I gotta say, I generally enjoy the fact that i stay away from the internet but in turn i unfortunately miss awesome things like this. southern california looks beautiful man. I've been in NY my entire life but i'm moving out there this summer. should be fun. ok i think i'll watch the A.O one now talk to you later.

[@alpineflauge909]

love the guests

[@DanielJohnson-mg8nt]

sombody please link the intro song

[@mrchoptop5482]

my idol

[@shineperishingrepublic]

he's really cool

[@derrygerryhatrik3908]

He looks like professor snape on that last picture in the end

[@OhZena]

4:54 what video is this ??? And song too??

[@robertjackson5768]

Kyrxn it’s just a compilation of his recent clips, but the song is Johnny and Mary by Robert Palmer

[@mikeferony2173]

whats the intro soooong

[@Brotha_J619]

Allen is so dope

[@ProdByClockwerk]

The first 8 seconds he kind of sounds like Templeton and from that side shot at 0:07 he kind of looks like Ed too haha.

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

yo his car is sick

[@Krizzee]

Nice car. I met Andrew at the zine premier

[@the_ancient_ways]

Andrew’s the best

[@strawberryjpeg6000]

man i wanna skate so bad

[@eskimobabie96]

anyone know the opening song???

[@rembobo112]

just found it! : ran night scott gilmore

[@kathyletman]

Lookin Good Andrew! Lv KathyLetman

[@NAKALADA_SKATE]

YeahRight...a maze job with Andrew Allen

[@kolbytard]

He does some crazy shit

[@daniellee1324]

Ily AA

[@carstennielsen4869]

What song is the second last song? its the jazz song...

[@felixdrucker]

Song at 3:30 ?
Please help me out love that melody

[@lucasotto5810]

If anybody knows the name of the song at the end, its a killer tune and id love to know what its called!

[@rembobo112]

ran night scott gilmore!

[@DanielJohnson-mg8nt]

shazam cant even find the intro song

[@rembobo112]

ran night scott gilmore!

[@laurenceiswaycool]

what was the intro music?

[@maxgreen2707]

SOTY!!!

[@cheeco102pro]

Can someone tell me what kind of camera/lens/tape/film gets these kinds of colors? At 7:45

[@fakejordans909]

Sickmode

[@Unstable_Luis]

Funny 'cause now there's a song called Sicko Mode

[@EliZevin]

Yo! Love your guys vids. What gear do you use?? Camera and mic???

[@bulkohontisbeerbrainz8793]

makin tricks look all casual but then eatin shit hard sometimes .that's life , good stuff

[@nikkisixx5744]

Anybody know the model/ year of that Oldsmobile??

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Could be an 89 or 90 Cutlass Calais, I'm not sure though.

[@kamelbouknadel8106]

Can you tell me what type of camera you used for shooting this video? Sony FS7, BlackMagic? Thanks!

[@whatyouth6390]

Mainly RED and Black magic. Various cameras for the skate/ archival footage. Thanks!

[@1SkAtIn4LIfE1]

Does anybody know what this video was shot with???

[@ryanensor7844]

so sick

[@systemsandlogistics]

damn this was good!

[@mafia2tcm]

People go watch his GPH part it's dope

[@fuji4202]

Ryan sale out ! Allen keeping thing real

[@Soggywafflesyrup]

Dude, what type of shirts does he wear? Like the polo with prints type shirt he wears.

[@skatefever14]

They're just old man shirts, you can find em at any thrift shop

[@satchelyork]

@@skatefever14 or as I call them, shirts

[@skatefever14]

@@satchelyork lmao, I was such a youngin 2 years ago. I'm calling them shirts now too

[@Gabehappy]

I fucking love AA. he’s so sick and you don’t see that body type a lot in skateboarding.

[@QuietCam]

Hell yah

[@christianw6111]

What kind of car is that?

[@tylercox7520]

Is that a Cadillac el dorado he's driving?

[@nayr497]

Definitely not a Cadillac;) I drove a Dodge Dynasty, this is either a DD or one of the other GMC cars that looked just like it. Drove my buddies around in it, called it the Couch on Wheels because the backseat was so plush.

[@Xtreamfails212]

What camera is being used ?

[@rubentavares4662]

what kind of camera is this shot with?

[@enriquerivera9621]

this is so sick i live in the same town as him and grew up here

[@Nobodyimportant696]

I can't believe AA quit AH for FA!

[@patrickrainey305]

can someone please let e know what this was filmed on

[@Xtreamfails212]

patrick rainey im tryna figure that out too

[@thecitizenjoan]

Were those Osiris D3's??! or DVS's

[@AL_KING777]

The Downtown Cat D3 all the way

[@cameupinthedrought]

whats the ending song

[@rembobo112]

ran night scott gilmore

[@topramenraymond7005]

Kinda seems like he's getting into a dad bod lol

[@bsoccer626]

What's the last track?

[@rikkiel.772]

scott gilmore - ran night

[@thebogsbogs]

Rik Laging thanks man

[@HardlyBrandon]

SAN JUAN PAN

[@kevinburzynski9351]

What is the first song?

[@senordingdong5531]

daure - sandstorm

[@senordingdong5531]

*darude

[@rembobo112]

ran night scott gilmore

[@counterconformity]

lol that abandoned factory is so cliché been skating there for years

[@gorryman]

well fuck , new favorite shee

[@kennethfrancis6209]

Chrysler new yorker

[@rarepleasures8117]

What a hottie

[@SandlapperSam]

Glad you are not skating Nike or Adidas i dont know why people dont wanna skate skater owned brands.

[@hineskittvelvett198]

4:30 Code for I got fat

[@jestemKozakiem]

ahahaha point on dude

[@teganmacey7996]

sjc

[@bryanhawkins9418]

No shade to AA but I don’t understand how his style/skill is special enough to be pro. It’s fun to watch him skate, but I don’t understand the hype. He skates like The Gonz skates now, at 53...

[@jsmith10170]

style matters

[@From96TilDeath]

He actually was super gnarly back then but I remember him saying that he messed his ankle up so bad, he can't really do that insane stuff anymore

[@TheSLICEonU]

Chill, relaxed, sick style, but still doing fucked up tech shit.