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The Nine Club #412 · Show notes

Brian Wenning

October 5, 2026

About this episode

Brian Wenning discusses coming back to The Nine Club eight years later, dealing with his substance abuse, doing drugs in skid row in downtown LA, hitting rock bottom, getting arrested October 27, 2021, detoxing in county jail, solitary confinement & hallucinations, getting sober, getting back on a board, still riding a 7.75, filming the DC video, the DGK guest pro model that sold out, his jail-tablet and much more!

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The guest

Chapters

1. 00:00:00Brian Wenning
2. 00:01:26Filming the DC video
3. 00:04:44Substance abuse, walking with a cane, and divine intervention
4. 00:05:36Arrested October 27, 2021 & Detoxing in county with no bail
5. 00:07:12Solitary and hallucinations
6. 00:10:32Restraint chair and the needle
7. 00:13:19Loaded .44 and the standoff
8. 00:14:46Five-year plea deal
9. 00:29:43New teeth and sobriety paying off
10. 00:31:21Photosynthesis
11. 00:36:06What a pro graphic is supposed to be
12. 00:38:04Getting back on the board
13. 00:45:09Started skating at five, quit for basketball
14. 00:49:24The jail tablet
15. 01:06:02Switch back 50s and skating with a clear head
16. 01:19:36The DGK board
17. 01:23:07Why he can’t get a passport
18. 01:24:00Pray for the man that prays for something that may never happen
19. 01:28:04Eastern Exposure and Goldfish
20. 01:28:50Graffiti pit switch back 180
21. 01:29:33Walking the yard to Jelly Roll
22. 01:32:22The 7.75 DGK that sold out
23. 01:36:18Nuts and bolts

Links

• Brian Wenning's Instagram

Videos / Articles

Classics - Brian Wenning Photosynthesis2010 · ThrasherMagazine Brian Wenning — The DC Video2003 · Thrasher Magazine

Skate Shop & sponsors

Brian talks about his DGK guest pro model in this episode. DGK picks from our shop:

DGK GUADALUPE CREW/SWTDgk · From $70.00 USD DGK ONYX SSDgk · From $34.00 USD DGK TRIPPY MATH SSDgk · From $32.00 USD DGK MUNI DENIM JEAN 34 WASHED INDIGODgk · From $80.00 USD

People mentioned

• Robbie McKinley

  Mentioned at 00:03:06 — Late friend; how Brian first met Chris

• Jose Canseco

  Mentioned at 00:06:51 — Jail detox hallucination story

• Tony Hawk

  Mentioned at 00:24:27 — Fellow inmates recognizing him from skating

  Tony HawkThe Nine Club #400 Tony HawkThe Nine Club #100 Tony Hawk - Stop And ChatThe Nine Club — Stop And Chat
• Kerry Getz

  Mentioned at 00:30:36 — Riding shotgun during his road rage

• Danny Way

  Mentioned at 00:40:00 — Photo with Danny Way in the Barcelona subway

  Danny WayThe Nine Club #195
• Fred Gall

  Mentioned at 00:41:13 — Ads from that era

• Steve Rodriguez

  Mentioned at 00:41:23 — Keeping in touch with old NY friends

  Mentioned at 00:59:45 — Brooklyn Banks after reopening

• Spike Jonze

  Mentioned at 00:42:57 — Shot the photo on Brian’s DGK board

  Spike JonzeThe Nine Club #78
• Marc Johnson

  Mentioned at 00:54:27 — Saw him do the switch back tail 3 shove

  Marc JohnsonThe Nine Club #36
• Mike Sorrentino

  Mentioned at 01:21:23 — Owner of the treatment facility

• Steve Olson

  Mentioned at 01:27:43 — Connection to Steve Olson

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• Josh Stewart

  Mentioned at 01:29:14 — Possible Static video line

  Josh StewartThe Nine Club #82
• Shane Heyl

  Mentioned at 01:36:42 — Has his own bolt company

  Shane Heyl & Nikolai PiomboThe Nine Club #271 Shane HeylThe Nine Club #46

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