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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Sebo Walker | The Nine Club – Episode 308

Sebo Walker discusses moving in with Colin Provost in Huntington Beach, getting on Element Skateboards, living in a van around Stoner Park, going from Element to Stacks, getting into painting griptape, getting on Krooked Skateboards & skiing with Mark Gonzales, going bowling and turning pro, moving back up to the Pacific Northwest to raise a family, the Staples Center nollie flip manual and much more!

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Dew Tour: Focusing the Layers of Dave Bachinsky: Pro Skateboarder, Visual Artist, and Woodworker

He is famous for his kickflip down the infamous El Toro stair set and his impeccable skills on a mini ramp; Dave Bachinsky has come a long way since his first encounter with a skateboard in Lowell, Massachusetts, and since turning pro at 16. Decades later, Dave has branched out from being just a pro and has found skills that still involve his love for skateboarding in other forms. What first started as skateboard picture frames for friends around 2014 launched into Shapethree— handcrafted art, custom cutting boards, shelves, canoe paddles, and everything else in between made from upcycled skateboards. Dave’s creative mind didn’t stop there, and more recently launched Roll Forever— a space where skateboarding, NFTs, and art collide. Get a detailed look into Dave’s world as he chronicles his time from his first time competing at Dew Tour and beyond to where he’s at now.

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