Did emerica not want Jerry doing his own clothes? With SciFi Fantasy seeking to gain popularity, you'd think they'd way to be attached somewhat to Jerry, but maybe that's small potatoes to them
i don't think that was the issue, as when asked by the interviewer about whether or not jerry's emerica contract had any sort of non-compete clause, jerry said that smaller companies like sole tech wouldn't really consider those types of things. those types of contracts are typically reserved for the bigger corporations (which is why i think we see a lot of the nike dudes decked out in the swoosh from head to toe).
as a side note, i kind of liked how the interviewer only
slightly knew how things worked in the skate industry. it made for what i thought were some awkwardly funny moments. like when he was genuinely surprised that a majority skaters eventually lose all their sponsors - that was pretty funny. he's like, what? really? why don't people just do like
cab and age gracefully into skateboarding throughout their 40s and 50s? and jerry was like, yeah,
, let's just all have an iconic shoe and an untouchable legacy.
also liked the anecdote from the interviewer about how, as a little kid, he and his friends once bumped into marc johnson and asked him if they could film him say a little something for an intro to their homie vid. and mj was just like straight up - "no." lol. and jerry was like, yeah, marc has many different moods.
edit: was also bummed to hear jerry say that he could have gone into a lot more detail on the stories he told during his nine club interview, but that the dudes never really asked any follow up questions. that's stephanie tanner-ish.