The Story Behind America’s Largest Skatepark – The Skatepark Project
Learn the story behind America’s largest skatepark. Hear how the locals got together to advocate for their skatepark needs with Skate DSM, and who stepped in to support along the way. Find out what top pros think of the space and go behind the scenes at the Dew Tour Olympic Qualifiers. This is the story of Lauridsen Skatepark in Des Moines, IA – Winner of a grant from The Skatepark Project. Featuring advocates Brad Anderson, Kevin Jones, Norm Sterzenbach, and Jan Hill, along with industry insiders and pro skaters like Jagger Eaton, Sky Brown, Sean Malto, Ryan Sheckler, Amelia Brodka, Leticia Bufoni, Andy Anderson, Chris Pastras, Todd Richards, Dashawn Jordan, Mike Vallely, Samarria Brevard, Felipe Nunes, Axel Cruysberghs, Dan Mancina, Chris Gregson, Tracie Garacochea, Josh Friedberg, Alec Beck, Kim Woozy and more. To learn how to make a skatepark in your own town, head to www.skatepark.org and check out The Skatepark Project’s Youtube page. To learn more about the National Recreation and Park Association, go to NRPA.org
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Chris Roberts and the Nine Club talk an Mancina, Mike Anderson, Keep Pushing Inc and more live!
Dan Mancina for Bones Bearings
Dan Mancina has been skating Bones Swiss Bearings for over 10 years and he says they are best skate bearing you can get. Filmed and edited by Steve Regish.
Dan Mancina | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 226
Dan Mancina discusses growing up in Michigan, moving to Los Angeles, working at the skateshop ZJ Boarding House, getting diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa when he was 13 years old, starting to loose his vision at the age of 20, first getting flowed by Real Skateboards & Adidas, how he uses a white cane to skate, getting an Actions Realized board with Real Skateboards, starting his nonprofit “Keep Pushing” to get more visually impaired kids into skating, raising money to build the world’s first accessible skatepark in Michigan, filming for his new video part and much more!
Sandlot Times’ Spring Makers Market (2022)
A few weeks ago Ryan Sheckler held the Sandlot Times Spring Makers Market! They had a blast celebrating local artists, creatives and small business owners! The fun filled family friendly day was one for the books! Check it out.
The Nine Club EXPERIENCE LIVE! 194 – Tyson & T Funk, Violet Promo, Hubba Hideout
Chris Roberts and the Nine Club talk Tyson & T Funk, Violet Promo, Hubba Hideout and more Live!
Madars Apse | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 225
Madars Apse discusses growing up in Latvia, selling flowers to buy his first board, getting on Element flow through his local shop, going to college in Barcelona, gettin on DC shoes, moving to London for a year to finish school, getting Kingpin Magazine’s European skater of the year award in 2012, turning pro for Element, filming for his Element “Peace” part, working on projects in Latvia to make skateboarding legal at some Museums and Library’s, his Red Bull series “Skate Tales” season 2 and much more!
The Nine Club EXPERIENCE LIVE! 193 – There Skateboards, Money Time, Union Square
The Nine Club talks There Skateboards, Money Time, Union Square and more live!
PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: Amrit Jain – iDabble VM
Tom Penny is one of, if not THEE most legendary skateboarder to ever live. Amrit Jain was lucky enough to meet Tom in Spain and become life long friends with him. This is the story of the first day they went out filming.
Mark Oblow | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 224
Mark Oblow discusses growing up in Hawaii, skating early on with Christian Hosoi, Lance Mountain, Mark Gonzalez, Natas Kaupas, getting his photos published in Thrasher Magazine when he was in the 9th grade, skating for Vision Skateboards, why he turned down going pro, skating with Gator, working for Think Skateboards, filming and editing the Color video, Mike Ternasky being a mentor to him, creating Prime Skateboards along with Kris Markovich, why Vita Footwear ultimately went out of business, building the Quicksilver team, being with Dylan Rieder while he was battling leukemia, doing fashion photography, getting into chain stitching, his new upcoming line with RVCA and much more!
Lazer Crawford for Bones Bearings
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The Nine Club EXPERIENCE LIVE! 192 – Riley Hawk, Mark Suciu, Palace, Tiago Lemos
The Nine Club talk Riley Hawk, Mark Suciu, Palace, Tiago Lemos and more Live!