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Darren Navarrette

Dec 18, 2023

About this episode

Darren Navarrette discusses why he’s known as the Vertical Vampire, meeting Jamie Thomas and getting on Etnies in 1994, the journey getting from Minnesota to California with tow trucks, turning pro for Creature Skateboards, the vert button, getting on 151 after Creature folded, bootlegging Creature product then getting back on Creature, tax troubles and EA Skate his brand Skeleton Key and much more!

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The guest

Chapters

1. 00:00:00Darren Navarrette
2. 00:00:50Origins of the Vertical Vampire
3. 00:07:14Meeting Jamie Thomas and getting on Etnies in 1994
4. 00:12:27Our Supporter: AG1
5. 00:14:03Starting skating in 1984
6. 00:16:10P.I.S.S. (private indoor skate spot)
7. 00:26:19Handrail skating
8. 00:33:32The journey getting from Minnesota to California
9. 00:37:28When vert died
10. 00:46:30Sticking with vert through the lean years
11. 00:53:42Ditching his friends to go on a skate trip with Creature
12. 01:07:02Skateboarding is professional wrestling
13. 01:14:17A pound of greens got Darren to California
14. 01:15:59Turning pro for Creature
15. 01:18:52Creature going out of business
16. 01:27:52The vert button
17. 01:30:17Getting on 151 after Creature folded
18. 01:34:20Getting back on creature
19. 01:38:28Darren's small problem with Emerica
20. 01:39:16Tax troubles and EA Skate
21. 01:49:42Bootlegging Creature product
22. 02:09:08Who does Darren look to for inspiration
23. 02:15:00The older you get...
24. 02:20:09Darren's brand Skeleton Key
25. 02:33:15Music in skate videos
26. 02:41:19Coming up with Skeleton Key
27. 02:58:06Longboards - yes or no

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Talked about in this episode

The CREATURE VideoCreature Skateboards

Videos / Articles

20 Years of the Vertical VampireThrasherMagazineCreature Feature: Navarrette's C.S.F.U. PartCreature SkateboardsCreature Feature: Navarrette's Part from Born DeadCreature Skateboards

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