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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Rob Dyrdek | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 255

Rob Dyrdek discusses meeting Neil Blender and getting on G&S, getting on and helping form Alien Workshop, his first shoe on DC Shoes, Droors Clothing, the DC Video Featuring the Rob and Big skit, building the first skate plaza “The Rob Dyrdek / DC Shoes Skate Plaza” in his hometown of Kettering Ohio, Rob & Big on MTV, grinding the “square” rail in downtown for his DC commercial, creating the “Fantasy Factory”, how he came up with Street League, starting Ridiculousness, buying back DNA Distribution, SLS Trick Of The Year and much more!

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Kevin White | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 253

Kevin White discusses how ESPN got him into skating, getting his first clip ever with the crew from Rukus Skateshop in Louisiana, moving to South Central Los Angeles, getting flowed by Mighty Healthy & HUF, skating for Spider Skateboards, how he got on Illegal Civ, having a small role in the movie Mid 90’s, turning pro, officially getting on Adidas right after the Godspeed premiere, what it’s like traveling with the Hardies crew, why he decided to leave Illegal Civ, recovering from his recent knee injury and much more!

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