Jeff DeChesare | The Nine Club #405

Jeff DeChesare discusses where the nickname JeffWon Song came from, how he started doing crazy tricks & doing them consistently down big spots, thinking Plan B hitting him up was an April fools joke, feeling the vibe from the industry, inward heel down Hollywood High 16, witnessing his friend Tony Willie fall from a huge 3 story roof, his Jarritos sponsor, Triple flip down the triple set and much more!

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CHANNEL NINE: Torey Pudwill back on Plan B, Chad Caruso, Kyle Eggen Creature part

Welcome to Channel Nine. This week Vincent Alvarez joins Chris Roberts and the Nine Club to talk about Torey Pudwill back on Plan B Skateboards with his new part “Welcome Home Torey”, Budget Or Buttery, The Retail Report featuring Vu Skateshop in Baltimore MD, Kyle Eggen’s Creature Fiend part, FaceTime with Chad Caruso skating across America, Keenan Lewis’ part “IRL” and much more!

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Manny Santiago: Reconnecting with Puerto Rico Through Skateboarding | Portraits – The PLATFRM

Born in Puerto Rico, Manny Santiago moved to the United States with his family around age 5. He makes it clear that his upbringing in Lowell, Massachusetts, introduced him to skateboarding—and his life’s passion.

Manny splits his time between the U.S. and Puerto Rico and built a professional career on a skateboard, creating space and cultivating a scene for skateboarding to flourish on the island has become part of his life’s calling. In 2011, he organized the first Prince of Puerto Rico skate contest.

Portraits explores Manny Santiago’s early life in Lowell and chronicles his present-day life in Puerto Rico. Find out who were the biggest influences in his humble beginnings—from his first skate crew to his lifelong friendship with Dave Bachinsky. Then travel to the island with Manny to see where he rediscovered his Puerto Rican roots, made new connections, and started a movement to get local kids rolling into the professional ranks alongside him.

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