Wtf is up with the nine club

[Kook Me Amadeus]

O Dell episode was worth the watch.  also, can someone lock up the Beatrice thread already?

Oh sweet summer child.  Someone will just fire up a Vans Keepsake thread and pick up right where it left off.

Also I dig how you chose the Nine Club thread as the place to make an appeal to sanity.

[burm]

For some reason I’m lowkey planning canoe trips now…

[ndsr]

For some reason I’m lowkey planning canoe trips now…

We talking up river or down river style?

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For some reason I’m lowkey planning canoe trips now…

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We talking up river or down river style?

I feel like up river would be ditching the canoe half way and jumping on your friends motorboat… it might be the reality but not the goal.

[Kook Me Amadeus]

Nigel Alexander (NKA Vids) discusses getting his first job & sponsor by 118 Boardshop, meeting a young Paul Rodriguez, getting his first camera, making the Forecast video, starting skatesite.com, making a push on his YouTube channel & working with Network A, his first check from YouTube, finding skaters for his youtube videos, working for Powell Peralta, dealing with YouTube comments and much more!

Timestamps
00:00:00 Nigel Alexander
00:04:22 Skating both switch and regular comfortably
00:06:03 First job & sponsor was 118 Boardshop
00:06:51 Making the Forecast video
00:10:06 Starting skatesite.com
00:13:10 The Proof video
00:14:40 Our Sponsor: Athletic Greens
00:16:15 Making the push towards YouTube and working with Network A
00:22:39 His first YouTube check
00:23:24 Jeron was Nigel's plug in high school (for skate product)
00:26:04 How Nigel got his first camera
00:31:39 The YouTube thing
00:44:38 Finding skaters for his YouTube videos
00:51:20 The effects of being a YouTuber on one's mental health
00:54:27 Nigel's upload schedule
00:57:46 Misconceptions about YouTube
01:05:02 is YouTube still as lucrative as it used to be?
01:05:30 The importance of YouTube thumbnails
01:09:39 Andy Schrock
01:12:12 Finding your niche on YouTube
01:15:17 Nigel's relationship with P-Rod
01:32:32 Notable moments while filming
01:38:29 Andy Anderson going big
01:41:25 Andy Anderson doing freestyle in the olympic park contest
01:43:25 Andy Anderson overload on YouTube?
01:45:02 working for/with Powell Peralta
01:51:40 Dealing with the YouTube comments

[6ix9ine]

Sike the whole interview is just him talking about how he got beat up by a 'friend' for 2 hours

[PalaceButtPlug]

Ima start calling sativa strains "athletic greens"

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For some reason I’m lowkey planning canoe trips now…

[close]

We talking up river or down river style?

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I feel like up river would be ditching the canoe half way and jumping on your friends motorboat… it might be the reality but not the goal.

have a gnar and thank you for the laugh

[ish_wav]

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I've never watched an NKA video but I just assumed he was some young dude, same as most other Youtubers. Was not expecting this older leather-skinned looking geezer wtf.

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You’re a fucking asshole.

[hotdogsweatpants]

You’re a fucking asshole.

My apologies. I DM'd Breezer as soon as he posted this info and deleted my post. I just made a shitty poorly judged comment based on the thumbnail. Sorry for the offensive post, this was not intentional.

[lewisnewton]

NKA Def gives me the creeps… Scientology? New Age New Age Christian? I dunno just a goof. Also, as much as I want to like Crob I feel like he doesn’t know jack shit about anything lol

[streetmeat]

who says 'fascinating' more, Crob or Robert California?

[the canadian suit]

Nigel says he thinks Forecast was the last successful video and Kelly immediately mentions Fully Flared

I liked that

[TheWineClub]

Nigel says he thinks Forecast was the last successful video and Kelly immediately mentions Fully Flared

I liked that

I took it as he meant that for himself because he was quick to say that Proof was very unsuccessful and forgettable, which I agree.

[Banned from the room]

I wanna hear Clyde on all platforms. He's one of my heroes in skating. Always has been. Theirs very few skaters on earth id rather see skate irl.

Maybe Sheff and Kalis are #1
Jack Sebak is pretty frickin high on the style list too.
But yeah Clyde is tops too.
He's right there with Kien Lieu and the Natas style too.
Cardiel. Oyola...
Brandi is the top of the style food chain too for certain tricks. His Nollie fs 80s are better than Dills. Dills nollies were second to none in my opinion.

Coakley also stupid high on my list but I've seen that right in my eyes before and I'm talking about idk.....

Oh some of my skating heros over the years.



Nigel Alexander video... Does he address the home bathroom fight and the resulting 911 call?


 

[Joust Ostrich]

I wanna hear Clyde on all platforms. He's one of my heroes in skating. Always has been. Theirs very few skaters on earth id rather see skate irl.

Maybe Sheff and Kalis are #1
Jack Sebak is pretty frickin high on the style list too.
But yeah Clyde is tops too.
He's right there with Kien Lieu and the Natas style too.
Cardiel. Oyola...
Brandi is the top of the style food chain too for certain tricks. His Nollie fs 80s are better than Dills. Dills nollies were second to none in my opinion.

Coakley also stupid high on my list but I've seen that right in my eyes before and I'm talking about idk.....

Oh some of my skating heros over the years.



Nigel Alexander video... Does he address the home bathroom fight and the resulting 911 call?

You'll be best served if you're interaction ends with witnessing him ride a skateboard.

[kookdusoleil]

Man this NKA dude has absolutely no edge. I can't believe they stretched a conversation about YouTube as long as they did

[WhoCareZ]

Man this NKA dude has absolutely no edge. I can't believe they stretched a conversation about YouTube as long as they did

Clearly you missed the part where P-Rod knocked up Nigel’s sister

[radcunt]

That Nigel dudes clips always pop up on my youtube, he's always doing dogshit promo vids for && and shooting the Powell dipshit squad, I can't stand that Vlog style.  Cant stand him swingin' the camera on himself too for some reason. 

The Ira episode was cool, but Crobs whole weird obsession about talking about himself and getting commentary jobs at the start was fuckin' bonkers and dragged on forever, then Kelly kinda had a lil snarky snap said he's just shit at it.  Then they were kinda pushin' Ira out the door at the end making for a really awkward situation where Ira was trying to do that sweet tribute to Zane.  Crob seems to head up each ep these days with a rant about himself. 
Watched the start of this NKA one and his rundown of youtube gave me a brain tumor.Weird show, but still better than Hawk and Ellis's shitpile. Hope the Bunt stays good.

[lewisnewton]

Ya I watched that episode with Blabac and Crob seemed to not know what 3200 speed film is… he has been in the game 20+ yrs,  self produces a YouTube show,  and has interviewed many other photographers and videographers and doesn’t understand the concept of film speed? I dunno just seems disrespectful to his colleagues lol it’s hard to watch the show when I’m following the stories better than the hosts lol
Also Jeron and Chris are always doing damage control anytime something remotely negative is said, super annoying.

[Clayton]

Always thought Nigel dude was corny. Gave the listen a chance. Ended the pod by claiming he gained 20lbs of muscle in a month by just doing pushups and taking amino acids, and that taking creatine after quitting drinking reverses the effects. Instantly devolved from corny to kook.

[lurkluke]

watching a recent Live one and Crob got real snappy at Roger. It was very uncomfortable.

[Kook Me Amadeus]

Finally got through this.  Fifty percent of this interview is a how-to guide for milking it at skateboarding.  Crob’s obsession with cracking the YouTube formula is hilarious.

Pretty cringey how conceited Nigel is, dude really is such a character… certainly a kook, I was somewhat entertained but he does give me the creeps.

[DISTANT RUMOURS]

Always thought Nigel dude was corny. Gave the listen a chance. Ended the pod by claiming he gained 20lbs of muscle in a month by just doing pushups and taking amino acids, and that taking creatine after quitting drinking reverses the effects. Instantly devolved from corny to kook.

I've been working out naturally for YEARS. 20lbs In a month? Yeah right ... it takes months/years to add 20 lbs of "real" muscle.

PS: creatine rules though

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Always thought Nigel dude was corny. Gave the listen a chance. Ended the pod by claiming he gained 20lbs of muscle in a month by just doing pushups and taking amino acids, and that taking creatine after quitting drinking reverses the effects. Instantly devolved from corny to kook.

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I've been working out naturally for YEARS. 20lbs In a month? Yeah right ... it takes months/years to add 20 lbs of "real" muscle.

PS: creatine rules though

I feel like Huberman is telling about new creatine benefits all the time, so maybe there's something to the claims

But I recall seeing some video from NKA about getting fit for skateboarding or getting better while aging and he had like 5 cans of supplement powders with him at the skatepark and had a whole regimen he would take before during and after a session. Couldn't tell whether he was the swindler or the swindlee...

[jgonzalez]

watching a recent Live one and Crob got real snappy at Roger. It was very uncomfortable.

Caught that too. Iirc rog mentioned something in the chat and Chris snapped at him to stop mentioning it because it’s ruining the flow of the conversation between the hosts.

[6ix9ine]

Is it just me or has the standard of the nine club just totally fell off in the past year? I can't remember the last time I was excited about a new episode. It seems like almost every person they get on is some b-tier industry vet at this point.

[matt_2993]

Is it just me or has the standard of the nine club just totally fell off in the past year? I can't remember the last time I was excited about a new episode. It seems like almost every person they get on is some b-tier industry vet at this point.

I'd somewhat argue the opposite. Chris actually tries to prepare and revisit the guests work these days and has proper questions. The b tier guests are often the filmers or industry dudes behind the scenes with more stories than skaters themselves.  But in the end I still feel like it's kind of a sinking ship and the dudes behind the 9 club are in a constant race to make some sort of career for the rest of their lives

[Frank and Fred]

They really need to get Clyde on there asap, as cleansing of some kind...

[Style Police]

They really need to get Clyde on there asap, as cleansing of some kind...

Clyde's coming to LA via IG to be on Hawk vs Wolf pod. Hopefully he swings by the 9 Club. Good promotion for his podcast.