Geoff Rowley | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 140

Geoff Rowley discusses growing up in Liverpool England, getting on Deathbox Skateboards, coming to California for the first time, getting the cover of Transworld for the first time, quitting Airwalk to ride for Vans, designing his first vans shoe, filming for the Flip videos, almost dying in the back of an ambulance, skating the Staples Center hubba, the Vans Propeller video, his board company FreeDome and much more!!

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Peter Hewitt Joins Volcom Skate Team

Since the early stages of his career, Peter Hewitt has pushed the level of skateboarding in his own way and on his own terms. He came up in the late 80s and early 90s and has been a huge part of skating all over the globe. Resonating out of San Diego, CA, he is a prodigy of the early San Diego skate scene. He grew in parks such as Linda Vista, Mike McGill’s skatepark and any terrain in between and beyond. His childhood crew of skaters included Jordan Richter, Fred Orlande, Alphonzo Rawls, Danny Way, and the list goes on. Pete was able to maintain his drive through the 90s when parks were gone, wheels were small, and pants were way too big. While some 90’s pros quit skating, Pete kept the fire lite and ventured out to find anything that he could rip on. This included backyards. He pioneered the early days of Bellmar’s and Chicken’s pools. “Street‐Pete” also made an appearance here and there.

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Caesar Rosado 1988-2019 – Old Friends

We lost Caesar Rosado much too soon. Chris Loukides put this together in his memory.

“I was fortunate to have been able to skate and film with Caesar from about 2011 to 2017, mostly while I lived in Santa Clara. He welcomed me into the San Jose area, where I would have been lost without his friendship.

Caesar lived big on and off the board. He didn’t slow down for anyone. He was a true skateboarder. He jumped, he slammed, he battled. With Caes, even after a heavy session, he’d be eager to film me, the filmer, and when a trick was landed, he’d make sure the whole block knew.

Our sessions together were special, because his unfiltered energy and excitement was contagious. Sometimes he was a handful, but you could always count on him to hype you up.

He got me to look at things differently. It wasn’t all flash and high volume, he enjoyed the little things too. A barbecue in the summer sunshine, good food with friends, those were the things he always hoped for at the end of the day. Today I appreciate these moments more because of Caes.

Puerto Rico, the coqui frog, and barbecue chicken will always make me think of him. And any time I land a new trick, or a session is going off, I’ll wish he was there to bring the hype like he always did. I’m forever grateful to call him my friend.”

-Chris Loukides

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