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Willy Santos

Dec 25, 2023

About this episode

Willy Santos discusses the early days skating contests, getting sponsored by G&S, almost getting recruited by the World Industries camp, choosing to skate for Tony Hawk over Rocco, filming for the Birdhouse videos "Feasters" & “Ravers”, skating for Duffs then getting on Vans, designing multiple pro shoes for Vans, why he ultimately left Birdhouse, starting Willy’s Workshop, hangin with Jeremy Klein and much more!

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The guest

Chapters

1. 00:00:00Willy Santos
2. 00:02:20Born in the Philippines
3. 00:05:48The start of Willy's skateboard journey
4. 00:12:22Willy's early inspiration
5. 00:14:25Our Supporter: AG1
6. 00:16:01Willy the contest skater
7. 00:18:18Almost getting recruited by the World Industries camp
8. 00:19:34Tony Hawk buying Willy's left over G&S boards and screening Birdhouse graphics over them
9. 00:21:04Choosing Tony Hawk over Rocco
10. 00:23:01Why didn't Willy go with Rocco?
11. 00:29:24Turning pro for &
12. 00:35:00Why Willy left Birdhouse
13. 00:39:25Filming for the Birdhouse video "Feasters"
14. 00:45:04Getting on Vans
15. 00:45:31Skating for Duffs
16. 00:47:36The Birdhouse video "Ravers"
17. 00:49:29Kelly sent fan mail to Birdhouse
18. 00:52:15Jeremy Klein and Hook-Ups
19. 01:01:57The g&s "Stun" video
20. 01:03:54The Union Wheels "Right To Skate" video
21. 01:06:07The Transwrold video "Uno"
22. 01:09:35Birdhouse "The End"
23. 01:16:06Jeremy and Heath's part in "The End"
24. 01:20:48The bullring
25. 01:23:58Willy the skate coach
26. 01:27:00Willy's Workshop
27. 01:37:13Using Beatles songs in a skate video
28. 01:39:52How often does Willy skate these days
29. 01:43:17Still wearin' Vans
30. 01:53:01Goin' to Hooters with Jeremy Klein
31. 01:54:10Who was Willy's roomie on tours
32. 01:57:50Cold calling Jeremy Klein

Links

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• Willy Santos's Instagram
• Willy Santos's website
• The Nine Club on Spotify

Talked about in this episode

G&S - Winona Riders (1991)Zembo Temple of Skate and DesignBirdhouse RaversAndru RondeauBirdhouse "Untitled" (1993)BuddytheAmericanBullyBirdhouse "The End" (1998)Skate Video VaultTransworld "Uno" (1996)Skate Video Vault

Videos / Articles

Birdhouse Skateboard's First Video (1992) - "Feasters"RIDE Channel

People mentioned

Names and linked moments checked against the episode’s auto-generated English captions. This is a first-pass selection.

• Andrew Reynolds

  Mention at 56:22

• Guy Mariano

  Mention at 26:13
• Henry Sanchez

  Mention at 42:00

  Henry Sanchez — The Nine Club #236Episode 236
• Jamie Thomas

  Mention at 1:45:33

  Jamie Thomas — The Nine Club #341Episode 341 Jamie Thomas — The Nine Club #278Episode 278
• Jason Adams

  Mention at 46:08

  Jason Adams — The Nine Club #268Episode 268

• Jeremy Klein

  Mention at 36:31
• Julio De La Cruz

  Mention at 1:06:55

  Julio De La Cruz — The Nine Club #363Episode 363

• Matt Hensley

  Mention at 12:34
• Nate Sherwood

  Mention at 42:39

  Nate Sherwood — The Nine Club #361Episode 361
• Steve Rocco

  Mention at 18:16

  Steve Rocco — The Nine Club #404Episode 404

• Tim Gavin

  Mention at 1:04:13
• Tony Hawk

  Mention at 4:40

  Tony Hawk — The Nine Club #400Episode 400

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