Loveletters: The Rowan Special w/Ronnie Sandoval | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS

What is a Caster Disaster? Who gets credit for the first Ollie? First grind on a handrail? Who was Grosso’s favorite skater in 1990? Best 360 flip? In this Special Edition Love Letter Grosso sits down with Vans’ newest signature pro, Rowan Zorilla, and San Pedro’s finest, Ronnie Sandoval, after a day of skating to see how much the youngsters know about this thing called skateboarding.

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Nine Club EXPERIENCE #87 – Aurelien Giraud, Lance Mountain, Giovanni Vianna, Hunt Supply Co

We discuss the Nike SB Inverted With Lance Mountain and Donovon Piscopo video, FaceTime with Jason Hunt from Hunt Supply Skateshop in Nashville that was destroyed by a tornado, Aurelien Giraud’s “Street Part”, Giovanni Vianna for Primitive Skate, Spitfire’s “Arson Department 5” Video, FLYTECC, Stussy – How Original and much more!

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Dom DeLuca | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 186

Dom DeLuca discusses growing up in Brooklyn NY, opening his first skate shop in Brooklyn called Brooklyn House, working in the music industry, being an MTV VJ on Headbangers Ball, opening Brooklyn House in LA with Kareem Campbell, bringing Street Wear Fashion to Fairfax, why he has never sold shop boards, why he decided to sell his Brooklyn Projects clothing brand clothing to Zumiez, what skate shops need to do to stay in business, are brick and mortar stores coming back and much more!

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Ronnie Sandoval | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 185

Ronnie Sandoval discusses growing up in San Pedro CA, trying to learn inverts, his first sponsor Transitions Skateshop, getting flowed Almost boards from Daewon, getting on Krooked Skateboards, when Channel Street will re-open again, getting on Dickies Clothing, filming for the Vans video “Take It Back”, breaking his kneecap in two, taking care of his body to heal, getting a session with Julien Stranger, turning pro for Krooked and much more!

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Allysha Le | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 184

Allysha Le discusses growing up in El Segundo CA, getting her first board, skating with her dad, entering her first contest when she was 9 years old, getting on Termite Skateboards, leaving H-Street for Hoopla Skateboards, turning pro for Hoopla but felt like she didn’t deserve it, calling Darren Navarrette to ask for Creature boards, getting on Dickies Clothing, skating contests, doing commercials and movies, filming a video part and much more!

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Neal Mims | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 183

Neal Mims discusses growing up in Jacksonville FL, looking up to Caine Gayle, having part of his calf muscle amputated, drinking at a young age, coming to California for the first time and skating with Jeremy Wray, getting on Platinum Skateboards, leaving Platinum to skate for Deca Skateboards, filming for the Transworld video “Feedback”, still drinking, skating for World Industries, finding out he had an 8 year old daughter back in Florida, driving a Taxi Cab, getting sober after asking a friend for help, starting the Neal Mims skate Academy, being a coach/mentor for some team USA skaters and much more!

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