Don “Nuge” Nguyen – Stop And Chat | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts

Nine Club Stop And Chat with Don “Nuge” Nguyen to discuss starting 2021 with buying a new hybrid car then separating his shoulder at the park, recovery from getting knee surgery, working at Supreme, his cooking skills, riding for Baker, getting a tattoo of Daniel Castillo’s face by Reda, breaking down some of his clips, his board setup and much more!

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BEAGLE Tapes: Episode 47 – Lizard King

In Irwindale, CA, the Baker Boys skate a hip in the blistering sun. In the pursuit of “web clips” an uncommon term at the time, Don “Nuge” Nguyen and Brian “Slash” Hansen get tricks while Andrew Reynolds and Jeff Lenoce bake in the sun.

At a local Home Depot, Beagle spots a character in an unusual attire. With a matching Homer Simpson shirt and shorts, the man continues to scratch his behind while discussing local politics with his entourage.

Back to skateboarding’s most famous stage, Lizard King and the Green Room crew roll deep to the Hollywood 16 stair rail. With the usual warm up chants, “For Satan”, “Green Room”, “No Batlle, No War”, and “Do or Die For The Homies”, Lizard King hypes himself up and slides a frontside noseslide all the way to the bottom, first try. Four attempts later, the Lizard surfs one out. The crowd goes wild including Molly the dog (RIP). Circa 2009 – Beagle

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Don “Nuge” Nguyen | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 117

Don “Nuge” Nguyen discusses growing up in Oklahoma, the first person to ollie El Toro, riding for Hollywood Skateboards, staying at Kris Markovich’s house, trashing his house in the Foundation video “Cataclysmic Abyss”, bombing one of the steepest streets in America, Andrew Reynolds calling him to ride for Baker Skateboards, saving the day after the brakes went out on a Skate Rock tour in South Africa, playing bass in two bands, his company Volume 4, filming for Baker 4 and much more!

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