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Mike Vallely | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts - Episode 138

The Nine Club5 skaters recommend it · 12 mentions, 2019 to 2024
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830K views · 7 years ago · Interview

Nine Club podcast episode 138 with Mike Vallely, hosted by Chris Roberts. He covers growing up in New Jersey, Powell-Peralta, World Industries, Steve Rocco, Street Plant and fronting Black Flag.

Why skaters like it

Recommended as a storytelling episode that gives newer skaters a feel for skate culture and stoke. One commenter calls it Mike telling his whole skate life story.

“it's really just Mike telling his skateboarding life story. And it's captivating, fun, and Real AF... dude is genuine.”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/Parkourskater2024 · 22 points

Hey guys, my name's Adam Miller and I rode for Street Plant for about a year and a half. Mike decided not to make an official response just in case he wants to open the project up again in a few years. He has been doing a few world tours with Black Flag and Street Plant just hasn't been making the profits for him to keep it a priority over Black Flag. He is focusing on music because it allows him to support his famil

u/OctoberRust132023 · 7 points

Source: [VIDEO] Creator: [LINK] I put an * after interview because it's really just Mike telling his skateboarding life story. And it's captivating, fun, and Real AF... dude is genuine.

u/morninowl2024 · 6 points

I would say that's pretty much the beginning phase of skating that we all need to push through to become a 'skater' by using that emotion as motivation. Most skaters I know had dug themselves into some parking lot or garage for months to get the basics down. That said, it's all unnecessary because hardly anyone cares about beginners, and most non skaters are impressed at people who can ride comfortably. The best kind

u/burger11182023 · 2 points

I feel like 99% of people aren't honest about how long they've skated haha I just caught one guy here saying he skated for a year while he was sitting on feeble grinds on round rails and hardflipping in a line lol Maybe he is just a genius but he didn't seem that athletic either. Turns out, another Redditor goes digging into his stuff and finds him skating way way back and saying to people he basically lives at a loc

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