The Nine Club #260 · Show notes.
Kevin Staab
About this episode
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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The guest
Kevin Staab
Kevin Staab’s career spans skateparks in the 1970s, Powell Peralta, Sims and decades of vert skating. He revisits Del Mar, touring and progression.
Chapters
- Kevin Staab
- Breaking his femur
- Being a Bones Brigade'r
- Discovering urethane wheels
- Skating Del Mar for the last time during the filming of Thrashin'
- The contest scene
- Leaving Powell for Sims
- Board sales in the 80's
- The death of vert in the early 90's
- Touring with Lalapalooza
- Hanging with Chris Cornell from Soundgarden
- The first blunt fakie
- Seeing Mike McGill do a McTwist for the first time
- Losing his clothing company 90's and getting his first job
- Vert Alert
Links
Talked about in this episode
Kevin Staab skates Del Mar Skate Ranch 1983Adrian Demain
1985 Kevin Staab Del Mar Finals R5MajorDredd
Thrasher Savannah Slamma I (1987)OldSchoolSk8r
1990 - Sk8 TV - Kevin Staabsrarcade
Videos / Articles
People mentioned
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Jay Adams
Stacy Peralta
Tony Alva
Tom Sims
Jimmy Wilkins
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