Look back at the Iconic ‚The Chocolate Tour‘ Video as Chocolate Celebrates 25 Years of Its Release
In the summer of 1999, the Chocolate team embarked on a classic skate tour across the US and came back with a timeless video that multiple generations of skaters have been inspired by ever since. 25 years later, some of these clips have clearly stood the test of time.
If you’ve never seen this video, well, you’re in luck! Carve out some time and dive in. Some things never get old, and this video—from the skating, skits and squad just in general—is certainly proof of that notion.
“The Chocolate Tour” premiered on June 11, 1999 at the Directors Guild in Hollywood in front of an absolutely packed house. Maybe you were there? And like many (Every? Most?) of the videos this camp produces, it became an instant classic.
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Far from your average „tour video“ the Choclate crew has this to say:
„It’s the summer of 1999 and what the Chocolate team thinks will be a normal skateboarding tour across the USA, turns into a race against time with a new set of rules… Brushes with the law, forgery and fraud are just a few of the startling mis-adventures the Chocolate Brotherhood have on their way to saving the only other family they’ve ever known – the Girl team. Armed with a healthy respect for their elders, and a strong sense of camaraderie, the Chocolate team faces the overwhelming responsibility of being the last hope for their Girl brothers… or are they?“
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Personally, I’ve always loved this video… but I am a huge fan of tour videos. It’s just fun to see everything—not just clip after clip after clip. Highly entertaining, heavily inspiring, let’s all revisit (or uncover, depending on who you are) this classic skate video and help the Chocolate squad celebrate 25 years of an absolute classic.
25 years!? Wow. Let that soak in however you need to. This crew and this era is simply legendary. I’ll have this on repeat the rest of the week.
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