The Nine Club #265 · Show notes.
Salman Agah
About this episode
Salman Agah discusses growing up in San Jose, the "don’t tell Salman skate jam”, skating for Real Skateboards, pioneering switchstance, getting on Powell Peralta, going from Real to The Firm then to Black Label, winning SOTY in 1993, why he was never a video part guy, leaving Black Label & going back to Powell, opening Pizzanista & having locations around the world, inducted into the Skateboarding Hall Of Fame and much more!
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The guest
Salman Agah
Salman Agah helped advance switchstance skateboarding and later founded Pizzanista. His career includes REAL, The Firm, Black Label and Powell Peralta.
Chapters
- Salman Agah
- Opening Pizzanista & having locations around the world
- Growing up in San Jose & finding skateboarding
- getting on Powell Peralta
- his Early sponsors
- Salman talent scouted Jeron!
- The "don't tell Salman skate jam"
- The importance of getting on Powell
- The development of board sizes and shapes
- Pioneering switchstance
- Did Salman do the first late shove?
- Winning SOTY in 1993
- life after SOTY
- One of Salman's most embarrassing moments
- Going form Real to The Firm to Black Label
- Why he was never a video part guy
- Leaving Black Label and going back to Powell
- Skateboard graphics then vs. now
- Inducted into the Skateboarding Hall Of Fame
- Big Brother's most beautiful skater
Links
Talked about in this episode
Salman Agah The REAL VideoLP
Real "Kicked Out Of Everywhere" (1999)Skate Video Vault
Black Label "Blackout" (2003)Skate Video Vault
Videos / Articles
People mentioned
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Tommy Guerrero
Lance Conklin
Rick McCrank
Sean Cliver
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