Ronnie Sandoval | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 185

Ronnie Sandoval discusses growing up in San Pedro CA, trying to learn inverts, his first sponsor Transitions Skateshop, getting flowed Almost boards from Daewon, getting on Krooked Skateboards, when Channel Street will re-open again, getting on Dickies Clothing, filming for the Vans video “Take It Back”, breaking his kneecap in two, taking care of his body to heal, getting a session with Julien Stranger, turning pro for Krooked and much more!

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Allysha Le | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 184

Allysha Le discusses growing up in El Segundo CA, getting her first board, skating with her dad, entering her first contest when she was 9 years old, getting on Termite Skateboards, leaving H-Street for Hoopla Skateboards, turning pro for Hoopla but felt like she didn’t deserve it, calling Darren Navarrette to ask for Creature boards, getting on Dickies Clothing, skating contests, doing commercials and movies, filming a video part and much more!

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Neal Mims | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 183

Neal Mims discusses growing up in Jacksonville FL, looking up to Caine Gayle, having part of his calf muscle amputated, drinking at a young age, coming to California for the first time and skating with Jeremy Wray, getting on Platinum Skateboards, leaving Platinum to skate for Deca Skateboards, filming for the Transworld video “Feedback”, still drinking, skating for World Industries, finding out he had an 8 year old daughter back in Florida, driving a Taxi Cab, getting sober after asking a friend for help, starting the Neal Mims skate Academy, being a coach/mentor for some team USA skaters and much more!

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Ragdoll | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 182

Ragdoll discusses growing up in Las Vegas and Arizona, getting his first board, coming to California and skating with the Jamie Thomas and the Zero team, filming a Digital part, getting on Black Label, how he got the nickname Ragdoll, riding for Pig Wood, why all the firecrackers, filming for the Pig Wood video “Slaughterhouse”, using the same song as Anthony Van Engelen, the rumors of him on drugs, dealing with an eating disorder and depression and much more!

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Dave Duncan | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 181

Dave Duncan discusses growing up in San Diego CA, his first board with steel wheels, getting on Alva, turning pro and being the Alva team manager, skating contests in the 80’s, traveling the world building skate ramps for contests, Thrashin’ the movie, starting Focus with Christian Hosoi and Eddie Reategui, The Daggers, building the Vans Combi Pool, announcing skateboard contests and much more!

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Garrett Hill | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 180

Garrett Hill discusses growing up in San Fernando Valley CA, skating with Paul Rodriguez and Mikey Taylor, meeting Jamie Thomas at age 15, taking the train down to Vista to skate with the Zero team, filming for the Zero video “New Blood”, leaving Fallen Footwear to ride for Osiris, skating in red and black pants, filming for the Osiris video “Feed The Need’, switching from Zero to Threat Skateboards, getting back on Zero, the viral video of him slamming with coffee’s, retiring from skating, his Color X coloring book, becoming a Cardiovascular ultrasound technician and much more!

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