#315 - Steve Van Doren

Steve Van Doren discusses his dad working for another shoe brand prior to starting Vans, starting to work at Vans when he was 12 years old, where the Vans side stripe came from, working with Tony Alva and other skaters to develop the first Vans skate shoe, Vans appearance in the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High, the Vans Warped Tour, having to file a chapter 11 in 1984 then selling the company in 1988, Rowley's Staple Center statue, VF Corp coming into the picture in 2004, The origins of the waffle sole and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Steve Van Doren 00:00:58 How they named Vans shoes back in the day 00:02:45 Starting working at Vans when he was 12 years old 00:05:47 Steve's dad working for another shoe brand prior to starting Vans 00:08:31 How Vans was created 00:10:53 Where the Vans side stripe came from 00:14:11 Working with Tony Alva and other skaters to develop the first Vans skate shoe 00:28:01 Vans appearance in the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High 00:34:11 Having to file a chapter 11 in 1984 00:39:45 Selling the company in 1988 00:44:40 BBQ'ing and being the face of Vans 00:48:22 The Vans Warped Tour 01:00:11 Building the block skatepark in Orange 01:04:59 What happened with the Combi Pool? 01:08:20 How Steve felt when his dad sold Vans 01:15:38 All the great Vans events 01:23:29 Vans involved with the Olympics? 01:27:29 The Bones Brigade reunion 01:30:31 Bringing a plexi glass ramp to Catalina to be on the Today Show 01:30:58 Steve Caballero's signature shoes 01:33:24 Geoff Rowely's signature shoes 01:36:27 Rowley's Staple Center statue 01:42:07 VF Corp coming into the picture in 2004 01:48:11 The damn Daniel moment 01:50:11 The MLB pitcher that wears vans 01:56:49 Ave's new shoe release 02:03:07 Retirement? 02:06:39 Steve and waffles 02:09:36 The origins of the waffle sole 02:17:50 Steve's charity work 02:27:55 Being inducted into the skate hall of fame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices