Jeff Grosso | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 85

The show that has skateboarders talking – This week This week Jeff Grosso discusses growing up in Eagle Rock CA, moving to Arcadia, quitting high school a credit short a month before graduation, his first sponsor Variflex, getting on Powell Peralta, leaving Powell Peralta to turn pro for Schmitt Stix, his heavy drug use, smuggling a ball of hash through airport security for Hosoi, partying on Robitussin, nearly killing Ross Goodman, leaving Santa Cruz for Lucero Limited which turned into Black Label, overdosing and almost dying multiple times, working normal jobs to get by, getting on Vans and Antihero, how he feels about skateboarding in the Olympics, Love letters and much more!

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Jason Dill | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 83

The show that has skateboarders talking – This week Jason Dill discusses growing up in Huntington Beach CA, seeing skateboarding for the first time at 8 years old, his first sponsor House of Kasai, skating for Blockhead then getting on Black Label, dropping out of high school, 101 days, filming for Snuff and 20 Shot Sequence, getting kicked off 101, opening a mag and reading that he was now on Alien Workshop, partying and drugs, starting Fucking Awesome and much more!

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Alex Olson | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 81

The show that has skateboarders talking – Alex Olson discusses growing up in Santa Monica/Malibu CA, his dad Steve Olson, being un-schooled, getting flowed by Black Label, Toy Machine, Foundation, Jason Dill asking him to get boards from Alien Workshop, getting on Lakai & Girl Skateboards, almost getting on Gravis Footwear, leaving Lakai for Vans, then leaving Vans for Nike, moving to New York, starting his own companies Bianca Chandôn & 917, becoming vegan and much more!

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Christian Hosoi | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 77

The show that has skateboarders talking – Christian Hosoi discusses growing up in Hollywood CA, growing up skating Marina Del Rey Skatepark, getting sponsored by Stacy Peralta, leaving Powell Peralta with the hopes of turning pro for Dogtown only for them to go out of business, Brad Bowman hooking him up with Sims Skateboards, Turning pro for Sims, Meeting Mark Gonzales for the first time, Leaving Sims for Alva, designing one of the first shaped boards, skating in Lingerie, starting Hosoi skates at 17 years old, the rivalry between him and Tony Hawk, going to prison for Crystal Meth possession, finding god while in prison and much more!

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Aaron “Jaws” Homoki | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 76

The show that has skateboarders talking – This week Aaron “Jaws” Homoki discusses growing up in growing up in Phoenix AZ, Tony Hawk calling him to skate for Birdhouse, what he thinks a do-able height is for a gap, Turning Pro for Birdhouse, how skating the Lyon 25 went down, skating for Weedmaps, getting on CCS, what almost went down on El Toro and much more….

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Ty Evans | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 75

The show that has skateboarders talking – This week Ty Evans discusses growing up in Simi Vally area, getting his fist VHS camera, working on his first video Silver, leaving Planet Earth & Rhythm to work for Transworld, making the switch from Transworld to Girl/Lakai, the behind the scenes & the struggles of making skate films, Fully Flared, We Are Blood, maxing out his Amex card to make his new film “The Flat Earth” and much more…

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Jovontae Turner | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 73

The show that has skateboarders talking – This week Jovontae Turner discusses growing up in San Francisco, Jason Lee & Mark Gonzales calling him to ride for Blind, quitting Blind to ride for Planet Earth, only skating 3 days a week his whole career, getting on World Industries, skating EMB, selling product on tour, riding for Girl Skateboards, why he quit skating, his Girl X Tae reissue capsule and much more…

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Richard Mulder | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 71

The show that has skateboarders talking – This week Richard Mulder discusses growing up in San Dimas CA, entering his first contest at age 11, skating for Christian Hosoi’s company Milk, meeting Daniel Castillo Daewon song and the World crew, getting on Foundation, Chaffey school, quitting Foundation to skate for World Industries, Mike Carroll asking him to skate for Chocolate Skateboards, quitting DVS to ride for Nike, getting into selling Real Estate and much more…

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Jamie Thomas | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 68

The show that has skateboarders talking – This week Jamie Thomas discusses growing up in Alabama, working at Wendy’s, driving cross country with hotdogs and a microwave, sleeping at Embarcadero, his first board sponsor Experience, panhandling in San Francisco, riding for Invisible, getting a cold call from Ed Templeton to ride for Toy Machine, filming for Welcome To Hell, starting Zero, why he quit Emerica to ride for Adio, the rise and fall of Fallen Footwear, Straye Footwear, dealing with his “hoarding” of skate memorabilia and much more…

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