Bam Margera is back! | The Nine Club #369

Bam Margera discusses a decade of getting Larry’d Up, why filming skate tricks for MTV became a waste of time, back in Tony Hawks Pro Skater game, skating for Nike back when he was 16 years old, making the first CKY video & made enough money to save his parents house, getting a DUI and ended up in 8 days in the hole, TWS Feedback, people that didn’t know who he was thought he was crazy and much more!

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Aaron “Jaws” Homoki’s Life in Arizona, Skate Culture, and Injury Recovery | Portraits – The Platfrm

Nobody jumps like Jaws. Aaron “Jaws” Homoki is the undisputed best in the biz (see his Thrasher covers). He’s got so much more in his bag than that, though!

In this episode of Portraits: Aaron “Jaws” Homoki, check in with the man and all that his local scene has to offer. The newest rider for Faces Skate Shop, Jaws explains his choice to buy a house in Arizona, where he grew up, and not plant new roots in California. Simply put, it’s where he feels comfortable, and he’s also able to make an impact of a different sort for the skate community. Reflecting on the days before social media, Jaws remembers the endless days of making edits with his homies—a special time that he still cherishes, and hopes to instill with others.

Jaws also gets us up-to-date with his recent knee injury, a torn ACL and meniscus. To all the people that told him, “You got to be careful, you’re going to be hurting when you’re older.” He didn’t listen and he’s glad he didn’t. So are we.

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TJ Rogers Looks Back on 10 Years Pro in Then/Now – The Platfrm

TJ Rogers has been G’d up from the feet up since his first pair of Osiris shoes as a kid, to the éS’ we recognize him in today. A pro for the past 10 years, TJ has been known to keep it fresh since the beginning. For example, he explains his technique to keeping his very first skateboard looking good when he was a kid back then, to now he compares it to his most recent pro model for Sk8mafia. You know what else hasn’t changed over the years? TJ’s positivity. Always smiling and thankful for his life on a skateboard. Tap in to for a blast to the past compared to the present on his trick selection, shoes, his favorite skaters, music and much more revealed in this episode of Then/Now: TJ Rogers.

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Carlos De Andrade | The Nine Club #368

Carlos de Andrade discusses winning Slam City Jam in 1996, moving to America, Chet Thomas getting him on World Industries & Darkstar Wheels, Ty Evans asking him if he wanted to film a part for a TWS video, buying properties in Brazil with his money from contests & sponsors, moving back to Brazil after they sold World Industries, skating in the latest Tampa Pro contest and much more!

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