Wtf is up with the nine club

[KrisJolson]

3 hours and 7 minutes of that dude?
No,thanks!

3 minutes every week is hard enough

[lurkluke]

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3 hours and 7 minutes of that dude?
No,thanks!

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3 minutes every week is hard enough

you have free will, my guy

[Abyss1]

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3 hours and 7 minutes of that dude?
No,thanks!

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3 minutes every week is hard enough

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you have free will, my guy

I always respected how every week there's an episode, but I havent seen skateline in a while... I gave it a watch to see if Gary is as annoying as he is on skateline...and I liked how nice club presented him, seeing his grommit kid skate video was kinda fun to see, and letting him vent about nike was probably one of the better parts, Crob actually wanted to hear him talk about his hatred lol

[DCLOVE]

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3 hours and 7 minutes of that dude?
No,thanks!

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3 minutes every week is hard enough

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you have free will, my guy

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I always respected how every week there's an episode, but I havent seen skateline in a while... I gave it a watch to see if Gary is as annoying as he is on skateline...and I liked how nice club presented him, seeing his grommit kid skate video was kinda fun to see, and letting him vent about nike was probably one of the better parts, Crob actually wanted to hear him talk about his hatred lol

I met Gary years ago spent a few hours with him, he’s a weird guy and the whole skate line persona isn’t as much of persona as just a slightly more streamlined and amped version of his actual personality but he is a nice guy and pretty smart and enjoyable to be around . He has loud brash opinions but they’re  at least reasoned and passionate , he’s not hating to just to hate, dude just genuinely loves the version of skating we all came up with and is forever nostalgic for it. He’s your one friend at the skatepark who never grew up and got a job and still living that skate life to the fullest except he’s sober and has a job.

[Star Whores Episode I: The Fellatio Menace]

Gary episode is pretty entertaining, skipped around a bit… the SOTY discussion until the end was some of the best stuff.  I like how Gary pushes all their buttons but keeps it mostly civil.  It was kinda interesting hearing his take on the innerworkings of Thrasher - gleaned some things from that for sure, and to hear them all allude to GH without wanting to say his name was sorta funny.  I can see why they’d be salty, he’s definitely roasted them a ton.  And I can see what y’all mean about there seeming to be beef between Nine Club and Gary, but I read it as Gary trying to challenge them to be better, in his own odd way.  The way the episode ends with him laughing to himself about potentially failing, seemingly having a breakdown, was pretty sick.  He’s a fascinating guy.

I always felt that he locked himself into Thrasher a little too early just before the whole skate Youtuber thing became a viable career and he can't help but be a little bitter that guys like GH have more creative freedom than him and don't need to give away a cut of the money they generate.

Side note: My conspiracy theory is that Thrasher signed him because they wanted to take some of the discourse and shit talking that happened at the peak of the Slap Forums and host it on their pages. His whole character represents the old thrasher bowl barney's image of a terminally online kid that cares too much about industry rumors.

[rkulla]

Are most of you skaters or life coaches? 

[somedudefromnj]

Are most of you skaters or life coaches? 

i for one am a poser with tricks

[Banned from the room]

I was speaking with someone earlier about the 9 club. They think it's wack. I don't really understand why they do. It's probably their circle of friends all think it's week industry crap.

I thought everyone loved Thrasher and wanted to keep it. That's why people don't want non skate fans rocking it? I don't understand that either.

If some kid who didn't skate and they ended up with an accidental article of awesome I would have brought um in.
It usually meant they was just too poor for nikes.

Anyway 9 club.

I said there's never been anyone on that you love? Of course they said yes. So I said they did that for you and gave a platform to the underground bland you love.
There's always going to be little things that I as an individual don't like. Sometimes things that no one likes but them. That's life.
We gotta be grateful for the times they do it all the way right by us.

I think it's geared towards people like me who love the history and wanna know about things that happened in other skaters lives.

Shortly afterwards I went to the ledge and got a bunch of photos taken by some rando.

I didn't even have to skate he just wanted photos.

[citycity]

I was speaking with someone earlier about the 9 club. They think it's wack. I don't really understand why they do. It's probably their circle of friends all think it's week industry crap.

I thought everyone loved Thrasher and wanted to keep it. That's why people don't want non skate fans rocking it? I don't understand that either.

If some kid who didn't skate and they ended up with an accidental article of awesome I would have brought um in.
It usually meant they was just too poor for nikes.

Anyway 9 club.

I said there's never been anyone on that you love? Of course they said yes. So I said they did that for you and gave a platform to the underground bland you love.
There's always going to be little things that I as an individual don't like. Sometimes things that no one likes but them. That's life.
We gotta be grateful for the times they do it all the way right by us.

I think it's geared towards people like me who love the history and wanna know about things that happened in other skaters lives.

Shortly afterwards I went to the ledge and got a bunch of photos taken by some rando.

I didn't even have to skate he just wanted photos.

Very sick

[manysnakes]

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genuinely not trying to be a hater, but the show, and live show especially feels so formulaic and sorta forced nowadays. Feels like they all just show up every week because they’re used to doing a show and not because they actually care or are invested in skateboarding anymore. Chris even alluded to wanting to escape being tied to skateboarding in a recent episode, like he’s pigeonholed or something.

Also the mental gymnastics they’re pulling on that recent show to somehow differentiate themselves from skate YouTubers or whatever is baffling. They really put themselves on this pedestal because they were pro at one point and have industry access, but they’re dropping shocked face thumbnails and clickbait titles on their videos. I don’t like the hypocrisy and lately I’ve just been getting a vibe that these dudes are a representation of the clicky, elitist side of the industry that you always hear about. Feels like the mask is coming off a bit.

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Crob has been pretty transparent he wants to be a big YouTuber but he knows he has nothing to offer the average person and it grates on his soul.

I think they missed their biggest opportunity after the adidas copa events stopped. They could’ve become a skate media event team and maybe transitioned into bigger stuff. Only Kelly really leaned into that with the judging.

Crob should be the next Tom Scott. He just retired from YouTube, after all.

[spooky electric]

more enjoyable than i was expecting - i listened to pretty much the whole thing.

it was pretty funny watching that SOTY bit at the end - gary's point and reasoning was pretty clear and sound, but they seemed incapable of processing the "Thrasher Magazine Skater of the Year" idea.

the whole nike thing was kind of weird, he didn't actually make any points at all...

also, i feel weird about this because i don't care how much money people make, but he brought it up so many times while not wanting to talk about it that now i kind of am interested in how much money he makes doing what he does - any guesses?

[manysnakes]

also, i feel weird about this because i don't care how much money people make, but he brought it up so many times while not wanting to talk about it that now i kind of am interested in how much money he makes doing what he does - any guesses?

@Newphone wanna weigh in?

[WhiteNerdy]

https://youtu.be/CPdcyfdc6yE?si=cK12dp0ZtNRs6vcL

New episode w/Gary rogers

Oldest skateline

[WhiteNerdy]

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New episode w/Gary rogers

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Oldest skateline

Correction: Oldest skateline on Metro channel. Other one is oldest on Ride Channel

[Haze]

Not that’s its gonna happen - but it would be funny as fuck if they all began drinking really frequently on the regular show / the live show. Like last live-show was so good, they try to ride that juice longer and stay getting hammered. You just see the whiskey come back one episode, then a fuckin vodka bottle is on the table during Tony Hawks Stop and Chat and he doesn’t want a shot.

[urbneathme]

Are most of you skaters or life coaches? 

dawg you of all people need to get your ass to a life coach. that would be a far better use of your money

[Dad Board]

more enjoyable than i was expecting - i listened to pretty much the whole thing.

it was pretty funny watching that SOTY bit at the end - gary's point and reasoning was pretty clear and sound, but they seemed incapable of processing the "Thrasher Magazine Skater of the Year" idea.

the whole nike thing was kind of weird, he didn't actually make any points at all...

also, i feel weird about this because i don't care how much money people make, but he brought it up so many times while not wanting to talk about it that now i kind of am interested in how much money he makes doing what he does - any guesses?

The mental gymnastics required to celebrate wearing Jordans but in the same breath demonize Nike is astonishing. I like Gary but not as much now after hearing that interview. He really needs people to know that he has no enemies, but he kept harping on it in a way that indicates he’s so above everyone that nobody could offend or do harm to him. Didn’t know he lived in Sac either, wonder if there’s any interesting stories about him floating around out here.

[Weededed]

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genuinely not trying to be a hater, but the show, and live show especially feels so formulaic and sorta forced nowadays. Feels like they all just show up every week because they’re used to doing a show and not because they actually care or are invested in skateboarding anymore. Chris even alluded to wanting to escape being tied to skateboarding in a recent episode, like he’s pigeonholed or something.

Also the mental gymnastics they’re pulling on that recent show to somehow differentiate themselves from skate YouTubers or whatever is baffling. They really put themselves on this pedestal because they were pro at one point and have industry access, but they’re dropping shocked face thumbnails and clickbait titles on their videos. I don’t like the hypocrisy and lately I’ve just been getting a vibe that these dudes are a representation of the clicky, elitist side of the industry that you always hear about. Feels like the mask is coming off a bit.

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Crob has been pretty transparent he wants to be a big YouTuber but he knows he has nothing to offer the average person and it grates on his soul.

I think they missed their biggest opportunity after the adidas copa events stopped. They could’ve become a skate media event team and maybe transitioned into bigger stuff. Only Kelly really leaned into that with the judging.

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Crob should be the next Tom Scott. He just retired from YouTube, after all.

[Southernmost]

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also, i feel weird about this because i don't care how much money people make, but he brought it up so many times while not wanting to talk about it that now i kind of am interested in how much money he makes doing what he does - any guesses?

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@Newphone wanna weigh in?

Wonder if he’s making that Burnett money?! $$$

[Ty Evans Lightman]

Not that’s its gonna happen - but it would be funny as fuck if they all began drinking really frequently on the regular show / the live show. Like last live-show was so good, they try to ride that juice longer and stay getting hammered. You just see the whiskey come back one episode, then a fuckin vodka bottle is on the table during Tony Hawks Stop and Chat and he doesn’t want a shot.

After listening to latest screwball whisky episode, I think they need to put the bottle away.
The Christmas New Year episode was great because it was unexpected, chaotic and funny.
The second one felt like way less of a surprise and broke down a lot more because of Crob apparently getting more and more confused and not managing to focus. I can't tell if he was playing it up but it got pretty annoying after a while.
Yes, the arguing with Kelly was sort of amusing but even that felt like it was going the wrong way after a while. We don't need to hear grown men bicker or air their dirty laundry for four hours.
Also, as much as I love him, Jeron repeating over and over how much fun the episode is when things get chaotic also felt like blind optimism. Granted Crob is drunk and will need a ride home, Jeron's drinking too and he's getting behind the wheel too? I don't know. Save the screwball for special occasions.

I feel like they have finally got their live show down to a pretty well-oiled formula. Budget or buttery, yes. AI photoshops, yes. Soty debate, yes. Skate video banter, yes. Chat interactions, yes. It would be a shame to fuck that up.

Sidenote, all the bro-style gay/cock humour is getting tired. It gets worse when alcohol is involved. The big package's, Kelly's facials at Big Dean's etc... Way to go to alienate a community only just getting accepted by skateboarding.

[InkkeACAB]

crob clearly can't handle his drink, and pours himself much bigger measures than he does his co hosts
the show is much more entertaining when they have a drink, but that last episode i could hardly watch with all the completely unnecessary interruptions from chris, constantly butting in and asking what they were talking about, really annoying, let jeron hold the bottle.

[pizzafliptofakie]

me watching the Nine Club Experience Live

[Haze]

In my dark ass scenario they’re all fucked up off everclear by the middle of the show where it’s just dead air and cameras rolling.

(Except Jeron, who I love <3)

rkulla, can you donate $1000000 on live-stream and ask drunk Kelly to piss his pants on cam for everyone?

“Im fuckin pissing myself, dudes!! Hahaha!!”

[citycity]

I like the show a lot in all its forms. Just think it was embarrassing to see them get real odd when they drink. I like drinking! The x mas ep where they drank was fun! But this was kinda not too enjoyable.

[rkulla]

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Are most of you skaters or life coaches? 

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dawg you of all people need to get your ass to a life coach. that would be a far better use of your money

I'm poking fun at how so many online think of themselves as a guru. From Dyrdek and Mikey Taylor, to the low-rent anonymous versions punching up. Everyone seems to have everyone else's life figured out, yet few have their own.  I guess if we all would just take everyone _else's_ advice we'd all be enlightened by now

[manysnakes]

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Are most of you skaters or life coaches? 

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dawg you of all people need to get your ass to a life coach. that would be a far better use of your money

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I'm poking fun at how so many online think of themselves as a guru. From Dyrdek and Mikey Taylor, to the low-rent anonymous versions punching up. Everyone seems to have everyone else's life figured out, yet few have their own.  I guess if we all would just take everyone _else's_ advice we'd all be enlightened by now

The thing about Mikey Taylor I get, because he's petite bourgeois, very low-level rich and likely incredibly illiquid (one major downturn in the housing market and it's gone), so he has to keep the hustle up. But Drydek doing the "Life Hacking" bullshit shows how deep the rot goes into the brains of rich people, because he is easily worth $100m and unless he invested everything in shitcoins, his wealth is secured for generations, yet he still had to inflict his personality on us like every other rich dullard who has washed ashore post-Musk. It's not enough to be fabulously wealthy; you must also be constantly validated by strangers on the internet.

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Are most of you skaters or life coaches? 

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dawg you of all people need to get your ass to a life coach. that would be a far better use of your money

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I'm poking fun at how so many online think of themselves as a guru. From Dyrdek and Mikey Taylor, to the low-rent anonymous versions punching up. Everyone seems to have everyone else's life figured out, yet few have their own.  I guess if we all would just take everyone _else's_ advice we'd all be enlightened by now

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The thing about Mikey Taylor I get, because he's petite bourgeois, very low-level rich and likely incredibly illiquid (one major downturn in the housing market and it's gone), so he has to keep the hustle up. But Drydek doing the "Life Hacking" bullshit shows how deep the rot goes into the brains of rich people, because he is easily worth $100m and unless he invested everything in shitcoins, his wealth is secured for generations, yet he still had to inflict his personality on us like every other rich dullard who has washed ashore post-Musk. It's not enough to be fabulously wealthy; you must also be constantly validated by strangers on the internet.

I work in construction in the bay area (SJ-Palo Alto), and I've been lucky enough over the last 15yrs to have work with some of the uber rich people who live here.   Its likely due to having that much financial security that you think you know financial literacy better than most people...its the same shit I see with Gym/ workout people (Brogan/ Neen) who harp on about dieting and exercising for the general public. 

A few of my clients told me they get asked to do lectures all the time at stanford business school too

[Kook Me Amadeus]

What do Dyrdek or Mikey Taylor have to do with any of this?  Critical thinking and discussion don’t equate to giving life advice.  We’re just fans of the show who want to talk about it.  Why do you even come on here?

[rkulla]

What do Dyrdek or Mikey Taylor have to do with any of this?  Critical thinking and discussion don’t equate to giving life advice.  We’re just fans of the show who want to talk about it.  Why do you even come on here?

I come here sometimes because it's a thread about my favorite show. Same reason I read some of the comments on youtube and their IG posts, and their discord, etc.  I disagree that it's all just "critical thinking and discussion" and that you're all just fans of the show. You make it sound so innocent and wholesome, which is kinda laughable based on half the posts in the thread I've read. Even if you're not the one doing it, be real.

Also there's a huge "if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen" of people getting super offended about anyone saying anything bad about SLAP, when they're non-stop knocking almost everything the nine club does. Either way, I'm here for it.

[Kook Me Amadeus]

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What do Dyrdek or Mikey Taylor have to do with any of this?  Critical thinking and discussion don’t equate to giving life advice.  We’re just fans of the show who want to talk about it.  Why do you even come on here?

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I come here sometimes because it's a thread about my favorite show. Same reason I read some of the comments on youtube and their IG posts, and their discord, etc.  I disagree that it's all just "critical thinking and discussion" and that you're all just fans of the show. You make it sound so innocent and wholesome, which is kinda laughable based on half the posts in the thread I've read. Even if you're not the one doing it, be real.

Also there's a huge "if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen" of people getting super offended about anyone saying anything bad about SLAP, when they're non-stop knocking almost everything the nine club does. Either way, I'm here for it.

I feel like you're just sensitive/defensive because of all your conspicuous, unyielding support for the show.  Sometimes the only novel things to discuss are its negative aspects – and the show has objectively had some less than great moments – not all the criticism on here is constructive but a massive amount of it can be taken as such.  You'll also find tons of positive posts too, but you criticising the anonymous "low-rent" makeup of the board isn't a good look.  I think you're sorely underestimating the quality of people commenting here.  But it also seems like feeling "above the fray" is sort of your default so, if you're open to coaching, that's one thing you could possibly introspect on.