Ron Allen | The Nine Club – Episode 314

Ron Allen discusses getting his first skateboard in 1974, his first sponsor Gullwing Trucks, skating in his first contest, getting on Vision Street Wear, how much his first pro check was for, leaving Vision for H-Street & filming the “Shackle Me Not” video, starting Life Skateboards with Mike Ternasky, Sean Sheffey in the Life video “A Soldier’s Story”, starting Fun Skateboards, his Krooked guest board & video part, being “babysat” by Stacy Peralta and much more!

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Gary Rogers | The Nine Club – Episode 311

Gary Rogers discusses making his first sponsor me tape and not sending it to anyone, meeting Joel from Metro & how they started Skateline NBD, the Crailtap camp showing him love early on, why Mark Suciu is his favorite skater, The Ride Channel wanting Skateline NBD, getting sober, Pushing For Pink, bringing Skateline NBD to Thrasher, ending up in the Bake & Destroy video, doing announcing work for X Games, SOTY and much more!

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Rodney Smith | The Nine Club – Episode 309

Rodney Smith discusses skating in the 80’s, meeting Tom Groholski, starting Shut Skateboards with Bruno Musso, going to the Cow Skates contest in Ohio with Mike Vallely, creating new shapes for skateboards out of necessity & hand making boards when Shut first started, starting Zoo York with Eli Gesner & Adam Schatz, selling Zoo York in 2001, the opportunity to work with Dave Chappelle but instead having to work with Ashton Kutcher, finally saying goodbye to Zoo York and much more!

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