Cory Keen & Dale Decker discuss how Dale got involved with Cory and Keen Ramps, Dale running CCS's TikTok account, modifying skate spots out in the wild, Cory's felony charge skating a gap into water, Dale's move from Michigan to California to live the skate dream, Cory rebuilt Thrasher's Wallenberg roll in, buying a Desert Skate Ranch and much more!
Timestamps
00:00:00 Cory Keen & Dale Decker
00:01:30 Cory uses YouTube as a tool
00:04:29 Modern day Thrasher Ramp Plans
00:06:36 How Dale got involved with Cory
00:09:38 The CCS TikTok
00:12:17 Cory is the tape measure guy
00:19:56 Has YouTube helped him get more jobs?
00:25:48 Thrasher Deathmatch
00:29:36 Keen Ramps number one seller is...
00:43:14 The most challenging thing
00:46:37 Modifying skate spots
00:48:44 Cory's felony charge
01:02:56 Skating the gap into the water
01:11:56 Cory rebuilt Thrasher's Wallenberg roll in
01:17:51 Dylan Jaeb fakie flip Wallenberg
01:25:07 Bob Gnarly
01:27:46 Dale's move from Michigan to California
01:32:35 Dale starting YouTube
01:46:00 Building The Nine Club Live table
01:52:50 Built a ramp for Kanye's Sunday Service
02:03:15 Chris DM'd Theo Von to come on the show
02:05:45 Desert Skate Ranch
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2:32:57
Live #82 - Mike York, Emerica's "Fire In Da Sky", Fernando Yuppie - 6/26/25
In episode #82 Mike York sits down to talk about his parts from Yeah Right, Mouse, Chocolate Tour & Paco. We also review "Fire In Da Sky" An Emerica film by Matt King, Fernando Yuppie Curva de Hill part, Atlantic Drift Episode 17 in Kazakhstan and much more!
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2:07:00
#373 - Steve Douglas
Steve Douglas discusses growing up in London & skating in the 70s, did Steve Rocco help start New Deal, Paul Schmitt’s secret factory producing Blind boards, Vision's biggest mistake was calling their distribution Vision, Selling Element Skateboards, Steve Rocco opening the door to skater run companies, the blank board debacle, starting 411 Video Magazine, the car accident that almost ended him, Bam Margera asking them to distribute CKY Landspeed, Sidewalk Distribution's heritage collections and much more!
Timestamps
00:00:00 Steve Douglas
00:02:45 Was Steve Rocco involved in helping getting New Deal started?
00:11:23 Andy Howell drew the New Deal logo on a napkin
00:11:57 Paul Schmitt was making Blind boards at his secret factory
00:20:17 Got a call from Jeff Klindt - what happens to New Deal when it gets old?
00:26:55 Mad Circle
00:33:02 Bank manager tells Steve the company is out of control
00:34:52 Vision's biggest mistake was calling their distribution Vision, They went from 70 million to nothing over night
00:36:49 Selling Element Skateboards
00:41:49 Give respect to Steve Rocco for opening the door to skater run companies
00:43:05 Blank boards
00:46:58 Growing up in London - skating in the 70s
00:59:07 The UK was the best and most influential skate scene outside of California
01:10:25 London Calling - getting uk skaters into the skateboard Hall Of Fame
01:21:57 Cab skating Joe Lopes backyard ramp
01:33:48 Car accident that almost ended him
01:53:49 Bod Boyle and Steve went to Dwindle after Giant
01:58:18 411 Video Magazine
02:07:26 Mike Ternasky thought 411 was speeding up skateboarding
02:14:28 Getting Lance Mountain involved in 411
02:23:31 Bam asks them to distribute CKY Landspeed
02:28:42 On video
02:33:12 Sidewalk Distribution 411 heritage drop
02:41:15 World Industries heritage fall 2025 catalog
02:43:39 A couple of Steve Rocco stories
02:51:00 The blank board issue
03:06:09 Steve was always told he skateboarded wrong
03:17:01 Armando Barajas
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3:37:08
Live #81 - Mike Carroll "Questionable" Part, Lakai, Early 90's - 6/19/25
In episode #81 Mike Carroll joins us to talk about the Lakai situation, the early days of Plan B including his "Questionable" part, the Blind Video Days video, how fast the the progression was going in the early 90's, Skate Trivia, Budget Or Buttery and much more!
Timestamps
00:00:00 Nine Club Live #81
00:00:10 Mike Carroll is in the building
00:05:00 Mike discusses Modus Operandi opening line
00:08:00 a quick virtuality reality line
00:22:00 We talk Lakai
00:30:00 Shoe talk
00:35:00 Mike’s DC ad was a bail
00:40:00 Mike’s Fully Flared line of Chris’s board
00:47:00 Mike’s Part in Plan B questionable
01:04:00 Jason Lee Video Days
01:11:00 Mike’s Part in Virtual Reality
01:21:00 Mike’s Part in Modus Operandi
01:30:00 Skate Trivia
01:58:00 It’s been great, thank you for joining Mike
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2:11:35
#372 - Paul Zitzer
Paul Zitzer discusses how he got his parents to fund an indoor vert ramp in Florida, the birth of the Skatepark of Tampa, why vert should be in the Olympics, how he got into commentating, skateboarding needs to show up for one another, opening his skatepark "Sprak", the one Birdhouse graphic he hated and much more!
Timestamps
00:00:00 Paul Zitzer
00:03:56 Got his parents to fund an indoor vert ramp for him in Florida
00:06:24 Cops accused him of murder
00:10:24 The birth of the Skatepark of Tampa
00:18:33 Vert skaters always got better job opportunities
00:19:53 Vert should be in the Olympics
00:27:39 Commentating
00:35:03 Free public skate parks - good or bad?
00:37:39 The Olympics didn't help - skateboarding has a lot of other problems
00:44:16 Skating Tampa Pro? - all eyes on you
00:45:52 Skateboarding needs to show up for one another - Nine Club event?
00:50:16 Damn Am - Sprak
01:05:35 Louisville Classic
01:08:42 Few young kids are getting into skateboarding
01:12:22 Less people showing up at events
01:16:16 Yuto vs Sora at Tampa Pro
01:23:57 Commentating for SLS
01:37:00 What is paul's role at Skatepark of Tampa
01:41:32 How he got involved in the far and high contest
01:44:07 The people behind the scenes
01:47:40 How much to skate at Sprak Skatepark
01:51:12 Slap cover
01:52:21 Skated for Airwalk
01:53:14 Birdhouse
01:59:12 Has never talked to Jeremy Klien in his life
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Hosted by Chris Roberts, The Nine Club is the show that has skaters talking. Each week, the show dives into raw, unfiltered conversations with pro skaters, musicians, actors, and artists who share a common passion for skateboarding.
New Nine Club episodes drop every Monday at 6 am (pst)