Toan Nguyen | The Nine Club – Episode 330

Toan Nguyen discusses how he got hooked up with Shorty’s at the Huntington Beach park, doing magic tricks at Denny’s & spinning things on his fingers, getting photo incentives as an Am, getting sponsored by LRG by meeting the owner Jonas at a rave, why he got kicked off Osiris, Shorty’s adding new riders after the “Guilty” video, why he got let go from Shorty’s, buying cars from auction and selling them on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace and much more!

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Pro Skater Ryan Townley’s Battle With Imposter Syndrome | Let it Kill You

In the next episode of Let It Kill You, we meet up with Ryan Townley, an icon for Welcome Skateboards and a strong figurehead in the world of skateboarding.

Ryan shares insights into his artistic background, childhood experiences and skateboarding career. We also hear from his close circle about his decisions to pursue both professional skateboarding and fine art. Ryan opens up about his struggles with imposter syndrome and the significance of being part of a family with a rich artistic heritage.

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Paul Schmitt | The Nine Club – Episode 329

Professor Paul Schmitt discusses downsizing his factory in Tijuana & working through COVID, working on boards for Cordano Russell, should board sizes be like shoe sizes, the most difficult & important thing to do while manufacturing a skateboard, what advances are being made for adhesives & glue to better our planet, hot press or cold pressed boards, will there come a point when brands sell boards that are based on peoples height, his proudest innovation in skateboard manufacturing, how many boards he’s made over his lifetime, how many people touched a board in the process of it being manufactured and much more!

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Aaron Snyder | The Nine Club – Episode 328

Aaron Snyder discusses growing up in Wisconsin & started to skate at 8 years old, Meeting Dave Mayhew & Tyrone Olson, getting on H-Street just before it transitioned to Evol skateboards, quitting Evol & riding for Maple Skateboards, hanging with Chad Muska & Tom Penny at the Carson Velodrome & getting on Shorty’s, being the original Am on Osiris, why he got kicked off Shorty’s after the Fulfill The Dream video came out, Ryan Kenrich getting him on Darkstar, got hired editing for UFO Hunters & MTV True Life TV shows, being a judge for SLS for a bit, working for Pepsi energy / Rockstar as an editor and producer and much more!

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The Dern Brothers | The Nine Club – Episode 327

The Dern Brothers discuss Dalton and Kanaan started to skate at Destins 13 birthday party at the Vans skatepark, Dalton getting sponsored by Bryce Kanights for Lifeblood Skateboards & sleeping on the warehouse floor, Kanaan getting on flow for Zero Skateboards & Jamie Thomas telling him to film as if he were filming for “New Blood”, Dalton going from Lifeblood to Heroin Skateboards, Destin stopping skating and got into making short films & went to school, Kanaan & Dalton getting on Fallen Footwear, Kanaan dressing as the Joker for Halloween Hill Bomb event 2019 & going viral, filming a segment for the Berrics in their backyard “worlds greatest quarantine”, their first YouTube video skating at Bams house, how being on YouTube is helping their skateboard careers, is it tough to get clips for video parts & film for YouTube videos at the same time and much more!

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