Category: Interview

Kelly Bird | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 259

Kelly Bird discusses growing up in Houston, meeting Rick Howard and the Blockhead team, turning pro for New School Skateboards, getting on Real Skateboards, moving towards the industry side of skateboarding, working for DC Shoes, leaving DC and working with Rick Howard and Mike Carroll for Lakai Footwear, the Fully Flared video, going to work for Nike SB, what it’s like working for a huge corporation, pro shoes vs. colorways and much more!

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Mariah Duran | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 258

Mariah Duran discusses growing up in New Mexico, getting flowed by Meow Skateboards, quitting high school basketball to focus on skating full time, being an alternate for X Games, doing local fundraisers to help raise money for her flight & hotel for being X Games alternate, getting invited to SLS, using her X Games winnings to buy a car and drive to California, getting on Adidas, the Olympics and much more!

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Zack Wallin | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 257

Zack Wallin discusses growing up in San Jose & meeting the Tilt Mode Crew, getting flowed by Real Skateboards, his part in Tilt Mode Bonus Round, getting on Enjoi, working construction while being pro, nollie back 180 wallenberg, being on DVS and touring with Jeron, the Transworld kickflip cover, getting on New Balance, ruining his achilles in a hot dog suit, Thrasher’s King Of The Road, leaving Enjoi and much more!

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Vern Laird | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 256

Vern Laird discusses venturing out into downtown Philly for the first time as a kid, discovering Love Park, Philly dudes coming up in the early nineties, when Brian Wenning & Anthony Pappalardo came on the scene, announcing Tampa Am contest’s, filming for 411, working for Satori Wheels and moving on to Bones, working on “1st And Hope” with Brian Lotti, almost getting a Transworld cover and much more!

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