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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Chris “Cookie” Colbourn | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 252

Chris “Cookie” Colbourn discusses trying to get sponsored through Myspace, moving to Los Angeles, getting on Element Skateboards, why he didn’t have a part in the Element “Peace” video, leaving Element & getting on Worble Skateboards, filming for Ty Evans video “We Are Blood”, how he got sponsored by Mnt Dew, what it’s like skating with Man Ramp, skating for New Balance Numeric, working on a new VX part in his neighborhood and much more!

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Nicole Hause | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 251

Nicole Hause discusses her dad building a half pipe for her, getting sponsored by Hoopla Skateboards, going for the Olympic team & the struggles within competing, getting on Real Skateboards, how she got her nickname “Dicky”, getting on Nike SB, will vert be in the olympics, being invited to The Dime Glory Challenge, her newest Real part, turning pro for Real, filming for 2 new video projects and much more!

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