Steve Van Doren | The Nine Club – Episode 315

Steve Van Doren discusses his dad working for another shoe brand prior to starting Vans, starting to work at Vans when he was 12 years old, where the Vans side stripe came from, working with Tony Alva and other skaters to develop the first Vans skate shoe, Vans appearance in the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High, the Vans Warped Tour, having to file a chapter 11 in 1984 then selling the company in 1988, Rowley’s Staple Center statue, VF Corp coming into the picture in 2004, The origins of the waffle sole and much more!

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Rune Glifberg | The Nine Club – Episode 313

Rune Glifberg discusses growing up in Copenhagen, Moving to California with the Flip team in the early 90’s, Going pro for Flip, making his mark in the X Games, why he never got into the Mega Ramps, Kareem Campbell asking him to ride for Axion Footwear, being in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video games, finding Ali Boulala, Arto Saari & Bastien Salabanzi, skating in the Olympics and much more!

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Sebo Walker | The Nine Club – Episode 308

Sebo Walker discusses moving in with Colin Provost in Huntington Beach, getting on Element Skateboards, living in a van around Stoner Park, going from Element to Stacks, getting into painting griptape, getting on Krooked Skateboards & skiing with Mark Gonzales, going bowling and turning pro, moving back up to the Pacific Northwest to raise a family, the Staples Center nollie flip manual and much more!

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