#284 - Ira Ingram (aka CurbKiller)

Steve Olson & Steve Alba discuss meeting at the Fruit Bowl in Garden Grove CA, getting boards made by hand from school woodshops, Salba heating up plastic boards over the stove to give them a kicktail, skating against one another in the UASA contest, throwing trucks at the Sims van, the first sticker toss ever, the Big O contest, seeing tricks in the magazines and trying to figure them out, Hosoi's backside airs at the OP demo in Huntington Beach and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Steve Olson & Steve Alba 00:04:17 Meeting at the Fruit Bowl - Garden Grove 00:07:41 Dudes that were ripping Pipeline - Dave Hackett 00:12:47 Getting boards made by hand from school woodshops 00:17:32 Skate Master Tate makes Olson a board 00:21:12 Salba talks heating up plastic boards over the stove to give them more kicktail 00:30:06 Logan Skateboards 00:33:40 Skating against one another in the UASA contest 00:35:32 Salba turned pro at the Spring Valley contest 00:45:08 The Hoffmans - Upland Skatepark 00:58:33 Competing in the early contests 01:16:36 Olson throws his board at the judges 01:21:39 Where and when did Olson turn pro 01:24:15 Big O contest 01:26:21 Olson & Dunlap doubles slam at Hester contest 01:44:24 Food fight / throwing trucks at the Sims van 01:52:19 Texas trip with no chaperone - madness on the airplane 02:04:24 George Powell hooks up Olson 02:09:10 First sticker toss ever - Amarillo Pipe 02:23:49 Bringing a medic with them on sessions 02:30:02 Inverts - seeing tricks in the mags and trying to figure them out 02:33:59 Edgers 02:35:57 Christian Hosoi's backside airs - OP demo Huntington Beach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Feb 2h 47min

Matt Berger discusses growing up in Kamploops BC, coming up in Canada, Rodney Mullen calling him after receiving his sponsor me tape, Tony Hawk saying his local park was terrible so the city built a new one, having back and hip problems and getting experimental knee surgery, how he qualified for SLS, skating for Almost then Flip skateboards, stacking footage for a new part and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Matt Berger 00:00:52 Is that a Monster your drinking? 00:01:16 Recovering from injury - back and hip problems 00:08:32 Experimental knee surgery 00:19:36 Olympic experience 00:30:29 Coming up in Canada 00:35:57 Tony Hawk said his local park was terrible, so the city built a new one 00:38:19 Rodney Mullen is on the phone 00:44:36 What happened with Almost? 00:52:14 Qualifying for SLS 00:57:29 What happened with Flip? 01:10:39 China spots / Barcelona spots 01:15:16 Coming out with a video part soon? 01:28:24 Matt's YouTube channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Feb 1h 41min

Joe Monteleone & Kevin Perez discuss when and how they started working for Dickies, Filming & editing the Dickies "Honeymoon" video, what it's like filming with Jamie Foy, Kevin getting a job filming for Primitive then for April Skateboards & then Dickies, starting a new board brand with Blake Carpenter called Vinyl Skateboards, how important full-length videos are in 2025 and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Joe Monteleone & Kevin Perez 00:02:35 Dickies Honeymoon video 00:09:03 When they started working for Dickies 00:15:50 Filming with Jamie Foy 00:26:59 Kevin getting a filming job at Primitive 00:31:53 Skating with & filming with Shane O'Neill 00:39:58 Kevin filming for April and then Dickies 00:41:41 Full-length videos & their impact 00:47:16 21 days for Jamie Foy to film a part 00:56:40 Their Editing process 01:21:19 Vinyl Skateboards 01:26:09 Blake Carpenter 01:31:36 The importance of having a media department 01:37:48 Art Cordova 01:40:22 Dickies ads coincide with video pieces - Guy Mariano 01:47:54 Just gonna have fun with Vinyl Skateboards 01:51:11 Pineapple on pizza? 01:52:17 Joe's favorite skater - Diego on Vinyl? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Feb 2h 3min

Jaayfilms & Orio discuss how the idea to skate across America happened, all the people that were doubting them in the beginning, what they did to prepare for the trip, dealing with cops on the road, talking with Chad Caruso along the way, Bryan Arnett pranking them, skating through the snow, raising money for charity, skating across Japan next and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Jaayfilms & Orio 00:01:51 How the idea to skate across America happened 00:05:51 People were doubting them - what they did to prepare 00:10:03 Leaving from Venice 00:15:06 Their homie Adrien took a slam in the middle of nowhere and ended up in the hospital 00:21:07 Lots of support along the way 00:25:18 Talking with Chad Caruso along the way 00:28:22 Vlogging the journey 00:32:09 Dealing with cops on the road 00:38:59 The board that Jaayfilms skated 00:43:13 Vans hooked them up with some shoes & gear 00:56:24 Bryan Arnett pranked them 01:05:38 Skating through the snow 01:10:05 Orio's heart logo 01:14:20 Raising money for the trip 01:29:08 Giving out 100 boards in Downtown LA 01:35:39 Skating across Japan is next 01:43:08 How did it feel coming to the end of the trip? 01:48:32 Using different muscles when pushing 02:00:23 Jason highly encourages other people to skate across America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Feb 2h 18min

Ryan Decenzo & Tyson Bowerbank discuss how Tyson got on Darkstar then Almost, Ryan riding the same shape for 15 years, starting 2 Cents Skateboards, trying to make money in skateboarding, Tyson has 3 jobs, Dwindle imploding, the key to an ollie impossible, the height & length of Wallenberg & El Toro, Ryan partying the night before trying to hardflip Hollywood 16 and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Ryan Decenzo & Tyson Bowerbank 00:02:25 Must be the vitamins 00:05:36 2 Cents Skateboards & Tyson getting on Darkstar then Almost 00:11:26 Ryan's been riding the same shape for 15 years 00:15:58 Starting a brand - Nuts and Bolts 00:18:45 Ryan trying to break an Impact board with his butt 00:20:25 Trying to make money in skateboarding - Tyson has 3 jobs 00:24:50 Not much money in skateboarding - Ryan riding for Red Bull 00:35:05 Busenitz winning run at Tampa 00:40:34 Chris Joslin at SLS 00:43:07 Tyson born and raised in Utah - how he got hooked up 00:48:50 What happened with Powell 00:50:50 How long was Ryan on Darkstar 00:54:19 Dwindle imploding 01:02:43 Salt Lake City, Utah has spots 01:04:55 Tyson's impossible noseslide 01:07:51 The key to an ollie impossible 01:18:42 Wallenberg height 01:22:20 Measurements for El Toro? - Ryan nollie'd El Toro 01:26:51 Partying the night before trying to hardflip Hollywood 16 01:32:18 Trey the Tank 01:43:04 Tyson talks about turning pro for Almost 01:50:16 Vote with your dollars 01:56:10 Moses Itkonen 01:59:43 Black Plague - beer sponsors 02:09:28 2 Cents team hats 02:16:54 BS 360 crook - Chris can do the NYC nosegrind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Dec 20242h 25min

GX1000 Yabai, Sal Barbier Memory Screen and reissue 23 talk, Primitive Wildfire, Ambition snow skates dreadlock, Chris Joslin’s Joyce part, SOTY talk, The owner of Brooklyn Projects skate shop Dom Deluca calls in and much more Timestamps: 00:00:00 Nine Club Live #76 00:03:00 We had Erick Winkowski on the show! 00:05:00 SOTY talk and Elijah & Austyn Beef 00:18:00 Dom Deluca calls in 00:21:00 Tradeshow talk, Magic 00:46:00 GX1000 Yabai 00:54:00 Sal Barbier Memory Screen and reissue 23 talk 01:05:00 Primitive Wildfire 01:31:00 Ambition snow skates dreadlock 01:51:00 Chris Joslin’s Joyce part 02:00:00 Happy Holidays Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Dec 20242h 11min

Erick Winkowski discusses quitting drinking but drinks mescal occasionally, getting stuck in a giant cylinder, getting on Santa Cruz, building his own room with 55 shelves, why he skates shaped boards, does he believe in Bigfoot & skin walkers, the secret to handplants and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Erick Winkowski 00:00:48 The Mescal snake 00:07:25 Quit drinking 6 or 7 years ago 00:13:57 Still doesn't drink, but drinks mescal occasionally 00:32:59 Alcohol withdrawals 00:35:14 Stuck in a cylinder 00:46:33 Getting on Santa Cruz 00:52:21 Skating from Seattle to Mexico 01:03:22 Built his own room with 55 shelves 01:08:58 Why he skates shaped boards 01:13:43 Turning pro - Charles Memorial Skatepark 01:28:55 Tom Asta game of skate 01:39:51 Camping in Montana - bears 01:51:20 Does he believe in Bigfoot & skin walkers 02:01:51 Pack it up, we're not camping here 02:10:43 Ghost dog 02:13:26 Skating street on his shaped board 02:16:41 Secret to handplants - inverts 02:25:42 Skateboarding is becoming a little bit crazy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Dec 20242h 39min

Alexis Ramirez' "SK8 Mafia 2024" Part, Zander Mitchell "Dial Tone", Digging Through The Chocolate Skateboards Archive, 30 years of Chocolate, SOTY 2024 speculations and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Dec 20242h 22min