Kevin Staab | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 260

Kevin Staab discusses skateparks in the 70’s, discovering urethane wheels, seeing Mike McGill do a McTwist for the first time, the first to do a blunt fakie, getting on Powell Peralta, skating Del Mar for the last time during the filming of Thrashin’, board sales in the 80’s, leaving Powell for Sims, the death of vert in the early 90’s, touring with Lalapalooza in the 90’s, breaking his femur, the Vert Alert demos 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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Mike McGill | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 254

Mike McGill discusses growing up on the east coast & getting into skating, how he got on Powell Peralta, his fist published photo in a magazine, inventing the Mctwist, opening his shop and getting his park built, filming The Search For Animal Chin, being a stunt double for Christian Slater in “Gleaming The Cube”, seeing Alan Gelfand do a ollie for the first time, Vert Alert 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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Brandon Turner – Stop And Chat | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 86

Brandon Turner Stops by and Chats with the Nine Club about helping skaters with his new recovery center West Side Recovery, winning Trick Of The Year with his switch hard flip down Wallenberg, getting fully on Shorty’s & beef with Sammy Baptista, filming for a new Mafia video, his clothing company with Sammy Baptista “Gift Intl”, the Hongo brothers from Japan and much more!

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