The Nine Club #373 · Show notes.
Steve Douglas
About this episode
Steve Douglas discusses growing up in London & skating in the 70s, did Steve Rocco help start New Deal, Paul Schmitt’s secret factory producing Blind boards, Vision's biggest mistake was calling their distribution Vision, Selling Element Skateboards, Steve Rocco opening the door to skater run companies, the blank board debacle, starting 411 Video Magazine, the car accident that almost ended him, Bam Margera asking them to distribute CKY Landspeed, Sidewalk Distribution's heritage collections and much more!
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The guest
Steve Douglas
Steve Douglas grew up skating in London in the 1970s. His work in skateboarding includes New Deal, Element, 411 Video Magazine and Sidewalk Distribution.
Chapters
- Steve Douglas
- Was Steve Rocco involved in helping getting New Deal started?
- Andy Howell drew the New Deal logo on a napkin
- Paul Schmitt was making Blind boards at his secret factory
- Got a call from Jeff Klindt - what happens to New Deal when it gets old?
- Mad Circle
- Bank manager tells Steve the company is out of control
- Vision's biggest mistake was calling their distribution Vision, They went from 70 million to nothing over night
- Selling Element Skateboards
- Give respect to Steve Rocco for opening the door to skater run companies
- Blank boards
- Growing up in London - skating in the 70s
- The UK was the best and most influential skate scene outside of California
- London Calling - getting uk skaters into the skateboard Hall Of Fame
- Cab skating Joe Lopes backyard ramp
- Car accident that almost ended him
- Bod Boyle and Steve went to Dwindle after Giant
- 411 Video Magazine
- Mike Ternasky thought 411 was speeding up skateboarding
- Getting Lance Mountain involved in 411
- Bam asks them to distribute CKY Landspeed
- On video
- Sidewalk Distribution 411 heritage drop
- World Industries heritage fall 2025 catalog
- A couple of Steve Rocco stories
- The blank board issue
- Steve was always told he skateboarded wrong
- Armando Barajas
Links
Talked about in this episode
Videos / Articles
Skate Shop & sponsors
Guest pro models and picks from brands discussed in this episode, from our shop:
EL 92 CLASSIC DECKElement · From $49.95 USD
EL SEAL DECKElement · From $49.95 USD
411VM LOGO LAPEL PIN411 Video Magazine · From $11.95 USD
ELE BUILDER CORD L/S BUTTON UPElement · From $65.00 USD
People mentioned
Jamie Thomas
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