Omar Hassan | The Nine Club – Episode 293

Omar Hassan discusses staying at the Blockhead house, winning the Marseille bowl contests 4 years in a row, how the roll-in grinds in pools started, the first to do a padless 540 in a backyard pool, beating Tony Hawk in 1990 at the San Jose Mini-Ramp contest, Muska winning a demo by grilling burgers for the kids, Chicken and Screamin’ Squeegees, his backyard pool, going on Volcom trips, some of his gnarliest slam, the recent Independent documentary “30 Years and Grinding: The Omar Hassan Story” and much more!

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Matt Price | The Nine Club – Episode 292

Matt Price discusses taking a different approach to shooting photos, his recent Closer magazine Louie Lopez cover that went viral, meeting Grant Brittain & getting hired at The Skateboard Mag, leaving The Skateboard Mag and going to work at CCS, being recognized out in public for Kader’s 100 Kickflips video, does he ever go through camera madness, his first experience with roman candles, getting covers as a photographer and much more!

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Luis Mora | The Nine Club – Episode 291

Luis Mora discusses moving to California from Nevada, filming skaters for companies and not getting paid, struggling in LA to make ends meat, meeting & working for Lamont Holt, taking the leap to build his own YouTube channel, helping to shine light on unknown skaters, his friends turning on him for doing YouTube videos, going to Japan for the first time, starting his brand Erased, his recent Lakai x Erased collaboration and much more!

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Selema Masekela | The Nine Club – Episode 290

Selema Masekela discusses moving to Carlsbad California, falling in love with surfing, working at Transworld, becoming team manager for Planet Earth, Rhythm & Adio Footwear, starting Alphanumeric Clothing, why he first turned down announcing for X Games, getting the call to go on Tony Hawks Gigantic Skatepark Tour, Tony Hawks 900, breaking the Kim Kardashian sex tape story on his E! show “Daily 10”, returning to X Games, his father Hugh Masekela and much more!

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Clyde Singleton | The Nine Club – Episode 289

Clyde Singleton discusses growing up in Jacksonville Florida, going “pro” for Acme Skateboards, The Chronicles Of Piff Huxtable & Clydes Corner, impersonating John Montesi on the phone to get on Vision Street Wear, ruining Jamie Thomas’ purple Planet Earth pants, meeting Natas and Gino and getting fully on 101, staying with Fabian Alomar, passing up the opportunity to ride for Menace, leaving 101 for Sal Barbier’s company 23, falling off a bridge in Prague & waking up in ICU, the beginning & end of Aesthetics, the move to Zoo York, his Minority Report video, going to culinary school, the return of Aesthetics, his podcast “WCRP on Skateboarding” and much more!

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Jamie Foy & Patrick Praman | The Nine Club – Episode 288

Jamie Foy & Patrick Praman discusses how Patrick got on Real Skateboards, their approach to skating big rails, Patrick’s turning pro surprise, Jamie’s New Balance SeaDoo ad, what’s it like skating Hollywood High 16, Jamie’s Sonic The Hedgehog slam aka The West Coast Humbler, Patrick’s arm breaker slam, the overcrook argument, what are Jamie & Patrick working on now and much more!

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NKA Vids – Nigel Alexander | The Nine Club – Episode 287

Nigel Alexander (NKA Vids) discusses getting his first job & sponsor by 118 Boardshop, meeting a young Paul Rodriguez, getting his first camera, making the Forecast video, starting skatesite.com, making a push on his YouTube channel & working with Network A, his first check from YouTube, finding skaters for his youtube videos, working for Powell Peralta, dealing with YouTube comments and much more!

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